The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-10-17
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News in Con-
densed Form.

Fargo.-More than s225,0 900 a day
Is pouring nto the banks of Fargo
as a result of the grain drafts. This
money comes from grain dealers and
is what the farmers are receiving for
their crops. In spite of the scarcity
of labor few, if any, machines are
idle, and threshing is progressing en-
couragingly.
Grand Forks.-It will require only
about a week or ten days to finish
threshing in the eastern section Of
North Dakota. Machines are nearing
the n d of their runs, and the grain
is reaching the elevators as rapidly
as it can be hauled there by the farm
ers. In the western section of the
state operations are somewhat later
than in this region.
Crosby.-The 3-year-old son of Aus
tin Ustenson, residing north of this
city, had a very narrow escape from
drowning by being immersed in a
rain barrel. The child was playing in
the yard when his mother missed him
for a moment and he was found in the
barrel with only his feet protruding.
He was unconscious for a time and
was thought to be in serious danger.
Velva, N. D.-Some fine garden ex-
hibits have made their appearance.
Leo Jaskoski holds the championship
for roots so far, having on display a
rutabaga weighing fourteen pounds,
a nine pound beet, and a four pound
carrot. So far as known, Mike Stieff
Is unchallenged in the raising of
sweet potatoes in North Dakota. Some
New Jersey sweet potatoes have been
successfully raised.
Grand Forks.-John Olden, firing Of
life, put a bullet through his head
here, his dead body being found in
the Northern Pacific railroad yards.
Olden lived three miles from Drayton,
N. D., on the Minnesota side of the
Red river and was a wealthy farmer,
we'll known throughout that section.
He had been dead several hours when
found. Dependency due to illness is
believed responsible for his act.
Grand Forks.-Considerable snow
and sleet fell in North Dakota We'd
nesday night. At Walhalla it started
showing early and fell for several
hours. Pembina and Neche also re-
port snow Devils Lake had sleet and
Grand Forks had a fall of rain during
the early part of the evening. Other
points also reported rain and sleet.
Threshing will not be seriously affect
ed unless the moisture supply be-
comes more plentiful than at the pres
ent time.
Adams.-Henry Trustad met with a
serious accident when in some unac-
countable manne his right arm was
caught in the drive belt of the blower
of his separator and twisted and ter
ribly mangled before the machine
could be stopped. After he was freed
from the infringement the muscles Of
his arm above the elbow still lay
caught between the pulley and the
belt. He was at once rushed to Adams
from the scene of the accident, eight
miles northwest of here.
Bemidji.-More than 5000 acres of
fertile lands in Clearwater county,
from which the T. B. Walker interests
have cut the timber, were sold to the
Homestead Real Estate and Loan
company of Grand Forks, N. D. The
tract, together with 1000 acres in the
town of Roosevelt in this county, will
be disposed of to settlers and an eff
fort made to specialize in dairying.
The Walker interests have left rs, 900
acres of cut-over land in Clearwater
county and under the direction of J..
J.. Opsahl Of this city the big tract is
being coloniZed.
Fargo.-Senators La Toilette and
Bristow may clash in North Dakota
this fall if present plans are carried
out. Senator La Toilette has notified
the regular republican state central
committee that he will arrive in the
state about Oct. 20 to make an extern
sive campaign. Senator Joseph l..
Bristow of Kansas will also arrive
about Oct. 20 and will make a stump.
ing tour for Roosevelt and the state
progressive ticket. The progressive
state central committee will seek to
g have a joint debate between the two
u senators. If La Toilette and the regu,
lar republicans do not consent to the
t joint debate the progressives intend
d to set Senator Bristow's date in Fargo
q to coincide with the appearance of the
Little Giant" and the two progress,
sive senators will address different
n meetings on the same evening.
Q Bismarck. = Eddy county repeated
this year and again won first prize in
It the industrial show for the best ex-
. hibit by any county in the state. 1t
is a great honor for the "littlest"
d county in the state to have twice won
n first place over all counties making
9 an exhibit at the big state show.
a Richland and Barnes counties tied
for second place and will divide sec.
ond and third money. Morton county
y got fourth place. Mclean, Hettinge1
B. and Dunn were tied for fifth place
8 The exhibits this year were of higher
>. class than last season and Eddy coun.
ty had stronger competition than be
n fore. All the exhibits have attracted
a great deal of attention and are re
garded as being great advertisements
n for the counties represented.
It Crosby.-A crop of oats raised this
D., year by c. ]. Clark on the Erickson