The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-05-09
NOrthDakOta
News Notes

Pembina. The old courthouse:
building here is advertised for sale on
May %.
Velva.-The Minot district assem-.
bly, of the Methodist church will hold
it's annual meeting in this city June 10.
to 80.
Taylor. - The citizens of Taylor
have petitioned the railroad commits
sioners for an order for a new loading
platform.
Fargo.-Thomas Murphy, a promi-
nent business man, for twenty-nine
years a resident of this city, died after
a long illness.
Grand Forks.-Oficiais are at sea
in their effort to locate the murderers
of an infant whose body was found on
the Red river.
Hope.-While driving in a wagon,
to the ear of which he had attached
a drill, Patrick Larkins, living near
Pittsburg, N. D., was killed.
Valley City.-Frank Walker, IS
years old, and a resident of Valley
City for nearly twenty-five years, took
his life at his farm home just west of.
Valley City.
Dickinson.-A fight is in progress.
between the Northern Pacific and the
Milwaukee railroad for the contract.
for handling mail into the territory
south of Mandan.
Fargo.-Lucky Bob St. Henry, the
famous North Dakota aviator, will.
soar in his airship during the North
Dakota state Elk's convention on the,
afternoon of June 5.
Fairmont.-L. N. Abbott of Fair
mont and A. c. Divet of Wahpeton
have announced their candidates. for
representatives from the thirty-second.
and thirty-third districts.
Williston. - Williston will be the
place of meeting for the North Da-
kota Firemen's association this year.
The tournament, it is expected, will
be bigger than any previously held.
Glendale. - At a meeting of the
board of trustees of the Glendale
normal and industrial school at Ellen
dale, Professor A. S. Kingsford of the.
Moorhead state normal school faculty
was elected president of the institu-~
ton.
Grand Forks. - Another infant
murder was unearthed in Grand Forks.
when the body of a baby was taken
from the Red River, heal Central
park. There is no clue as to the.
Identity of the perpetrators of the
crime.
Linton.-Miss Bertha Stoecker, a
Linton school teacher, was seriously
injured when an automobile in which
b was riding between here and EN-
monsburg was overturned. Two ribs
were fractured, her left hip was in
jured, and she was badly bruised in
the mixup.
Bismarck.-The first annual gath
ering of the North Dakota division of
the society for the %friendless met in
the commercial club hall Thursday.
May 2, afternoon and evening. Rev.
DR.. E. A. Fredenhagen, Kansas City.
the national superintendent, was pres
ent and participated in the sessions.
North Portal, Saskatchewan. -
Thomas Barlow of Washburn, N. D.,
was found in his immigrant car at
the quarantine barns with part of his,
head completely blown off. He had
used a shotgun which he discharged
by fastening a wire from the trigger,
to his right foot. The man was so.
years old and was on his way to Carl
stat, Alberta, where he had a home
stead on which he lived sever months
The wife and daughter were waiting
at North Portal to clear the customs
house.
Neche.-Great enthusiasm has been.
created in the good roads movement
IN Pembina county because of the
Meridian automobile route which
passes through the central part of
the county. The Pembina County
Meridian association, which is q
branch of the state organization, of
which former Governor Sarles ts
president, has marked the route
through st. Thomas, Glasston, Hamil-
ton. Bathgate and Neche. From
Neche to Bathgate much work has
been done and the road through Penn.
bina is in fine condition.
Ashley.-John Guthmueller, living
southeast of Ashley, had the misfor.
tune of having the sight of one of his
eyes lost. Mr.. Guthmueller had a %
caliber rifle, the barrel of which had
some lead in it which he tried to re-
move. most of the lead was removed
and he intended to put a CARTRIDGE in
the barrel and shoot the rest of it out.
But the cartridge would not 70 into
the barrel and he took a small piece
OF iron and tapped it very gently on
the cap, but not gently enough to-
Keep the cartridge from exploding:
when the thing exploded the can flew
backwards and lodged itself in Mr..
G~uthmueller's left eye, which caused
the loss of his eyesight. DR.. Maerck.
lein dressed the eye and the patient
is getting along nicely.
H1llsboro.-The above telegram was