The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-05-30
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News In Con-
densed Form.

Bourassa's general store, the loss be-
ing estimated at $4O,O 900.
st. John. = There was a loss
OF about $4,000 in a fire which
destroyed the st. John opslah gu1o
Ivet's drug store and the A. N. Bouras-
sa general store here.
Observation-Disclosures at jamestown,
college made good in the presentation
of the farce What Happened to Jones.
Harbert KroeZe assumed the leading
role, Miss Hazel Kepford directed the.
work.
Ellendale.-Frank DUNCAN, who shot
and killed James Cole at Fullerton.
hanged himself in his cell. It is sun.
posed he was insane. His wife was.
committed to the insane asylum in,
March and died there on April 2,
Fargo.-Dr. q. W. Durham, the we'll
known veterinary of this city, was at
Davenport, this week where he or.
dered a mad bull to be killed, and was
told that a COW that had gone mad
had also been killed only a short time
before.
Forman. - Dependency was the
cause of the suicide of Wilhelm r..
Rehbein, aged Is, a Ventura farmer.
whose body was found hanging in a.
sod shack on his farm. He had climbed
upon a cracker box, adjusted the moose.
and then kicked the box aside.
Bismarck.-Asst. Atty. Gen. Alfred
uge announced that he would re-
sign July 1. He has also withdrawn
from the judiciary race in the Fifth
Judicial district. He has formed a
partnership with Purcell & Diyet of
Wahpeton and will devote his time to-
private practice.
Flasher.-The new Congregational
church was dedicated, with IMPOSING
ceremonies. Church workers from the
entire state We're present. The an.
nual conference of the Missouri Slope
congregational association was held
here last week. The association has
made remarkable gains in western
North Dakota the past year.
Mandan.-The Missouri slope grouu
OF the Bankers association was or
sanized here and includes the bankers
OF Mclean, Burleigh, Logan, Mcintosh.
Emmons, Morton, Oliver, Mercer,
Dunn, Mckenzie, Stark. Hettinger.
Adams, Bowman and Billings counties,
and the unorganized county of Sioux,
n will be affiliated with the North
Dakota Bankers association.
Mayville.-Every male member of
the 1912 graduating class of the May
Vile normal school has been elected
to a teaching position in the state, and
the indications are that this one nom.
Der also will be selected for a place
before commencement time arrives. A.
Il. Frederickson is the latest member
to be elected, receiving the position of
superintendent of schools at Penn.
Courtenay. VIM. Long, employed
upon the farm of VIM. Brown near
Courtney. was struck by lightning and
Instantly killed. He was working in
the field when the blow descended.
knocking him to the ground. His
team ran away and when he was found
ne was apparently dead. The body
was rushed to Kensal in hope that a
physician might be able to revive him
but it was without avail.
Bismarck.-While James Mcdonald
and James Hedmark were driving to-
Bismarck from Glencoe, where they
went down after a wagon load of
tentage and equipment from their win
ter camp, the pole dropped from the
neck yoke and frightened the team,
which ran away overturning the
wagon and throwing both occupants
violently to the ground. McDonald's
arm was caught under the wagon box
and broken. Hedmark escaped with
some severe bruises.
Fargo.-Fargo college will celebrate
Its tWenty-fifth anniversary with fitting
ceremonies commencement week. Edu-
Gators from all over the northwest
will be invited. The exercises will
be held in the First Baptist church
One Of the features will be the re-
cltal OF Fargo college history from
the day of its foundation to the pres
ent year, which is said to be the most
successful in the history of the school,
Andrew Bruce, Judge of the North Da-
kota supreme court and former dean
OF the law school at the University OF
Minnesota, will deliver the commence
9 address Saturday evening, June
9. DR.. R. A. Beard, pastor of the
First Congregational church, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon the
following Sunday afternoon. Com
mencement week exercises will last
until June 10.
Bismarck.-The department Of edu-
cation sent out notices of the May ap-
preparation for the common schools
The appropriation for three months:
ending May 20, amounts to $646,416.61,
the largest by $4,000 ever made at
one time. Each school receives over
81 for each pupil.
Devils Lake.-A midsummer educa-
tional meeting for which a call will be
issued to all superintendent and prin-
cipals Of educational institutions, will
DC held at chautauqua If present plans
are carried out. The session will come.
as an outgrowth of the recent confer
ence held at the state university.