The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-08-01
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News In Con-
densed Form.

Wheatland.-Mrs. Frank Smylie is
In a serious condition as a result Of
a runaway in which she was dragged
more than a mile and a half before
the runaway team was stopped, when
1T ran into a fence. Mr.. Smylie and
an infant child were thrown from the
buggy, but escaped serious injury.
Devils Lake.-Nearly an inch Of
rain fell over central North Dakota,
bringing the total for July up to five
and one-half inches. Reports from
Leeds and Church's Ferry indicate a
slight hail storm there. Harvesting
of early barley and winter rye, which
was started before the storm, has been
resumed.
Devils Lake.-Charles Haspel, a
Great Northern switchman of Devils
Lake, shot himself to death. Haspel
was 26 years old. and is survived by
a widow. He was riding on the front
of the switch engine about five weeks
ago, when it hit a speeder. His leg
was injured. 1t is thought the acct
dent caused dependency.
Bismarck.-While a team belonging
to Fred Nelson, Of Cromwell, was
standing hitched in front of a grocery
store or of the animals became rest
less on account of being bothered by
the flies and crowded its mate onto a
hitching post. The inside horse start
ed to jump around and fell on the post
which passed in front of the hind legs
killing the animal.
Jud.-Falling between the wall and
the side Of the bed. with his face
pressed closely against the quilts, the
6 months old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G.. Anderson of this place, was suf-
located. Mrs. Anderson had left the
house for a few minutes, and during
that time the baby had awakened, roll
ing over toward the wall, and fell,
head downward, where it vas found
shortly afterward by the mother.
Minneapolis. About sixty thous-
and men are needed in the harvest
fields of Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Montana, where a crop
that country advices to the railroads
say is going to break every productive
record in the history of the northwest
Is rapidly reaching maturity. The
greatest cry for labor ever heard in
the vast country west and north from
Minneapolis is growing louder every
day.
Bismarck.-A. ]. Murray, sent to the
~penitentiary from Cass county on a
charge of grand %larcency, made his
escape from the states prison Sunday
morning at about 3 o'clock. 1t appears
that Murray had been confined in q
dungeon as he was apparently insane
and was about to he Sent to the
jamestown asylum. He secured a saw
In some manner and cut the bars and
got out. He stole a horse and saddle
which was later found neal Mckenzie.
Westhope.-An wheat fields in this
vicinity have been considerably dam.
aged by a small insect attacking the
stalk. Ten per cent of the stalks are
already down and considerable dam
age is anticipated unless some remedy
is found or the pest leaves the fields.
The bug is yellow, one-thirteenth Of
an inch long, has six legs on the front
Aol1 VI 1I6 OOoy duu lao I"O AOl 1los
Local people are considerably exer-
cised over the possibility of great
damage from the pest.
New Rockford. - New Rockford ia
the central energy station for con-
struction work on the new Great
Northern line from Fargo to Minot
now.
1t has been authoritatively an
nounced that New Rockford will be
made the division point for passenger
and freight trains operating over the
line, the runs Of the crews beginning
at Breckenridge and GAINESVILLE ter
minating here, while the same holds
true Of the crews operating between
this city and Minot.
New England.-A very narrow es.
cape from drowning at this place oc.
Cured when the Felix brothers, who
live about six miles south of town, &C.
companied by Miss Johnson, attempt
ed to cross the bridge v the Can.
non Ball. The team walked off the
approach to the bridge and the whole
party was carried down stream. The
boys and the team made their escape
by swimming but Miss Johnson stayed
with the wagon box and floated down
until the box lodged on a wire fence
Constantine Murphy swan the rive,
and rescued her.
Leeds.-The annual fair of the Ben
son county association will take place
here July 81, Aug. l and 2, and the
managers have made plans to make
it the biggest fair that has ever beer
held here. An exhibit of bloodet
stock bids fair to be the feature al
q great many stock growers in thi.
section of the state have declared tina
they would make entries, while sew
eral have already forwarded theil
lists. Premiums of a more liberal ma
ture than have been offered in pre-
vious fairs are being hung up thi
year. With the outlook for a BIZ
crop excellent the fair will profit &C
cordingly.
ADMINISTRATIONS is to have an
other band. A large number of tn
little boys gathered at the city hal
anil revived the LaMoure Juvenil
band. They have secured the sery
ices of bud Ormsby" as instructo