The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-22
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MlnOt.-MlnOt is TO nave d i've SloCh
exhibition in July.
Bismarck.-The color of the hunting
licenses for 1912 is pink-instead OF
blue, as last year.
ing lis expected to be completed by
September 1, 1913.
Hankinson.-A lot of bullheads have
been taken this winter from Lake
Elsie, near H%ankinson.
Lakota.-Fire, which broke out in
the A. o. U. w. hall, damaged the
structure to the extent of $1,000. The
origin is unknown. The loss is COW
cred by insurance.
Carrington.-When a contest is
launched by relatives of the late Anne
c. Edwards against the will by which
she bequethed most of her estate to
the Congregational denomination, a
hard fight will be opened.
H. A., McConviIIe Is Paroled.
Bismarck.-H. A. McGonville, who
formerly was treasurer of Cass
county, was paroled after serv-
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tence of five years. His crime was
the ENLIGHTENMENT of a sum over 81, 1000.
Devils Lake.-Although informed
that he could not live, Louis Combe
Of Sullivan township. who has been
treated at a local hospital, refused to
divulge his past or give the address Of
relatives. He died practically among
strangers, and up to this time no kins-
men have been found to take charge
of the body.
Valley City.-The commissioners of
Barnes county have appropriated an
additional $4,000 to be put with a
like amount from the Better Farming
association to hire three experts to
superintend scientific farming in this
section this year. The work will be
under the direction of Charles Schroe-
der of the University of Wisconsin
state farm.
Harvey.-Because the name, the
One Hundred Dollar An Acre club,
has proved to be misleading as to the
real objects of the organization, the
Wells county farmers who are mem
bers of the association have changed
the name to the Wells County Better
Farming club, thereby p%atterning
after the state association, which
also used the One Hundred Dollar an
Acre idea in the title when originally
launched.
a Forks. - The Great North
ern Oriental limited No. 2, east
bound, was wrecked at 5:15 o'clock a.
M, midway between Bartlett and
Doyon in Ramsey county, two people
were seriously injured and a dozen
more suffered injuries, but not of a
serious nature. William Princeville,
engineer on the train, had both legs
and an arm broken and may die. One
OF the occupants of a day scoach also
suffered severe injuries.
Rugby.-That the legislature was
without power to eliminate the drug
permit filings from the office of the
clerk of court, thereby reducing the
salaries of those officials, is the con-
tention OF George Watson, clerk of
court of Pierce county, in an action
launched against the county. The
new law became effective after the
clerks were elected to their present
term and they are making their fight
on the plea that the legislature can
not, under the constitution, reduce
salaries during the tenure of office.
Fargo.-John W%iebusch, a tenant on
one Of the Wheelock & Wheelock
Cass county farms in the vicinity of
HARDWOOD, had a splendid potato crop
this year. He put twenty acres into
potatoes. There was a total yield Of
4.34 bushels. after deducting all
losses. or an average of ZIG bushels
to the acre. The potatoes being of a
late variety necessarily brought a low
er price than had they been early
Ohlos. This crop was sold at As cents
a bushel. or marketed at a total of
$1,938.30. making a return of S98.41 per
acre.
Fargo.-One hundred farmers from
the vicinity of Darcy, N. D., organized
a potato growers association, sub.
scribed $4,000 for the erection of the
potato warehouse and signed con-
tracts to plant varying acreages of
potatoes this spring. Darcy farmers
have not been raising large crops Of
potatoes. but are interested in the in
dustry. The meeting was addressed
by Leslie Welter, of Moorhead, Mimi.
a prominent potato dealer. Mr.. Welt.
er will conduct the potato house for
the farmers, and will dispose of the
stuff.
Grand Forks.-That the so-called
liberals of the Icelandic Lutheran
church have departed from the orig
inal teachings of the denomination ia
the holding OF Judge Templeton in
the famous Icelandic church contest
involving the church both in the Unit.
ed States. Canada and Iceland. Judge
Templeton holds that the %so.called
conservative element has retained
the teachings of the Bible, as laid
down, and that they are entitled to
church properties in cases where
there have been divisions of congre.
cations.
Washington.-The house, committee
on rivers and harbors has agreed to a
survey OF the Red River Of the North
advocated by Representative Helge.