The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News In Con-
densed Form.

Harvey.-Dr. T. H. Druen was cen
victed here of practicing al q veter-
mary and failure to secure a license.
Harvey.-Jacob Fischer, asgrain buy
er, was killed while crawling under
moving cars. He leaves a widow and
I've children.
Mandan.-It is said there are from
100000 to 100000 back taxes in this
city that can be collected if proper eff
tort is made.
Mayville. While attending a dance
Gordon Stewart, aged 81, was taken
with a coughing fit and died in less
than an hour.
Minot.-Christian Pike, a prisoner in
The city Jail, committed suicide with a
razor, presumably hidden in the bed
ling of the cell bunk by a former pris-
)ner.
Bismarck.-A disastrous fire here
resulted in thu total destruction of the
grade house of the Standard Oil COM
pany's plant and the death of Fore
man Derner.
Dawson.-Pinned under his automO-
bile for two hours with two ribs and
his leg fractured, Frank Whitman, OF
this city, was rescued by R. N. Knox
er, a farmer.
Stanley.-Andrey Holo, who lived
a few miles southwest of this city.
committed suicide at his home by
hanging himself with a halter strap
in the barn. The cause of the rash
act is attributed to melancholia.
Williston.-Thomas Allen has been
unable to secure the bond of $4,000
fixed by the Mckenzie county justice
before whom he was arraigned on the
charge of murder, and remains a pris-
oner in the Mckenzie county Jail at
Shafer.
Fargo.-William Ford, colored, aged
sixty-fve, formerly a porter in.
one of the hotels here, was found froz-
en- to death in one of the city parks.
The weather here is intensely cold.
The mercury registered II below at
midnight. Ole Swenson and Tom OF.
son, Clay county farmers, left Moor
head late Tuesday night to drive to
their homes. Olson reached home in
q half.frozen condition. Swenson has
not been found.
Lisbon.-The annual convention of
the Ransom County Sunday School as.
sociation vas held in. this place Mon
day and Tuesday. The presence of
two state workers, Rev. A. Snow OF
Fargo, general secretary, contributed
much to the success of the meeting.
The following officers were elected:
President, Rev. A. Rasmussen, Ender-
lin; treasurer, H. E. Schaaf, Lisbon;
secretary, Mary S. Jones, Lisbon; as
sistant, Ina Norton, Lisbon.
Hope.-Chief of Police johnson ar
rested a man who was wanted by the
Minnesota p~enitentiary authorities az
. parole breaker. His rearrest was
brought about by Henry Dfflage, with
whom the man had been working the
past summer, and in whom he hads
:onfided while under the influence of
liquor. On the arrival of the deputy!
from Saltwater, Dillage went to him,
and demanded the blood money" but
as he had not made the arrest tta
reward was turned over to the police
Mandan.-Efforts of the residents
of New Leipzig, this county, who
sought to change the name of their
town to Lawther, have been defeated
In their move by the federal govern
ment. 1t appears that the movement
to make the change in the name was
not carried to completion by those
who were in charge when the cam
paign was launched. The result was
that in railroad circles the city was
known as New Leipzig, while the peo-
pie of the town called it Lavther.
Under the governments order the
town will be known as New Leipzig to-
the postoffice, and the campaign foy
the change probably will be -abanr
| doned entirely.
F~airmount.-A binder expert by the.
name of Joseph Smith, who for q
number of years has been employed.
on the Adams farm during the har-.
vest and threshing time, committed
suicide in Breckenridge by taking poi
son. But little is known o f.fthe man
there, except that he came from Mich.
tgan, and it is believed that he has a:
brother in Grand Rapids. Smith came
J TO breckenridge over d mOnLu ago
from the Adams farm with over $780,.
! He was a man that drank heavily. At
the time of his death there was not
q cent on him. He was known and
identified by a number of people in
Breckenridge and Wahpeton. His
brother was notified.
Kenmare. - Effectiveness of the
North Dakota Medical act against
chiropractors will be determined in the
trial of G.. G. Wood and his wife, Of
this city, which will start at Minet
| Dec. 10. The husband was arrested
last summer and his wife was made
a defendant in a like criminal action
several weeks ago, the purpose Of the
prosecution being to determine wheth-
er or not the present law held good
against that school of practice. There
are only nine ch~iropractors. in tho
state whom the ruling would directly
affect. The National Association of
Chiropractors will back the fight Of
DR.. and Mrs. Wood. it having delegat-