The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25
N0rthDakota
News Notes

Elgin.-This town is to have an
opera house.
The Wahpeton Commercial club q
q membership campain on.
Park River.-The Park River n
declared 10 per cent dividends.
Tower City.-John Schmidt shipped
three carloads of fat cattle east.
Calvin.-Dan Porter sold his team
Of Percheron mares for $1,000.
New England. New England now
has a wholesale harness factory.
Surrey.-Lots are being sold in the
new towns along the Fargo-Surrey cut
of.
Leeds.-Leeds is making an effort
to land one of the demonstration
farms.
Garrison.-The First State bank has
increased its capital from $4,000 to
$25, 200.
Pembina.-The twenty-one banks in
Pembina county have $2,3S7,849.17 on
deposit.
Observation-Disclosures has effected
a temporary oranization of a CONNER
cial club.
Lignite.-N. II. Scott lost his farm
home by fire; most of the contents
were saved. "
Holiday. = The new bank building
has been completed and is now open
for business. cd.
Leeds.-Leeds is making extended
preparations for a farmers institute,
Jan. ~ and %.
Cleveland. Stock has destroyed
considerable flax and the owners are
asked to settle the damages.
ROlette.-The savings bank organ-
lied in the grade schools in Rolette
is meeting with decided success.
Tolpa.-A petition is being circu-
lated protesting against the proposed
pardon of S. A. Florin, formerly of
Lakota.
Grand Forks.-The Cooper trial cost
Trail county $6,830.10, and the auditor
has sent Grand Forks county a war
rant for the same.
Hettinger. = Peaceful Valley town.
ship, is organizing a creamery; 119
COWS have already been pledged and
fOrty-three shares of stock subscribed.
Northwood.-Over $4,000 pounds of
timothy has been marketed at North
wood this season, and the farmers
have been paid over $40, 1000 for the
same.
Mandan.-A new candidate for con-
gress in the Third district has just
doomed up in the person of A. M.
Packard of this city, president of the
| Man69n citv nonnroioojon
Rugby. The dedicatory exercises
for the new court house have been
indefinitely postponed. 1t is thought
they may be held sometime about the
middle of February.
Fargo. - The North Dakota
state railway commission t~elegraphed
Senators McCumber and Gronna of
North Dakota protesting the appoint
ment of Judge Hook to the supreme
bench.
Cando.-The basement of the Metho.
dist church has been fitted up with
a fine room for boys, a kitchen and
other conveniences, and is heated in
%dependently from the auditorium, so
1t a be used at any time.
Dickey. - At the meeting of the
Farmers Elevator Co., it was decided
to rescind the motion of last June,
declaring a 10 per cent dividend, as
many stockholders had not paid up,
although the company had done a
good business.
Valley City.-Mrs. David Sansburn
was severely burned about the body
when a can of oil with which the hired
girl was lighting a fire in the kitchen
stove, exploded. She succeeded in
extinguishing the blaze by wrapping
some blankets about her body.
Langdon.-The Cargill elevator in
this city was destroyed by fire of un-
known origin. There were 60, 900
bushels of grain in the structure, and
the total loss above the salvage will
be about $4,000 or 100000. The fire
had a good start when discovered.
Fargo.-Fire of mysterious origin
completely demolished the big granary
and machine shed on the farm of Will
Rood, about three miles west of Sabin.
Mr.. Rood was away from home at the
time, looking after business in Canada.
The farm was in charge of the fore
man, who cannot account for the blaze.
Within the past five years Mr.. Rood
has sustained considerable loss on his
farm from fire. Two big barns were
destroyed previous to this.
Fairmont.-A combination of forces
will be brought about in H%ankinson to
secure a good water supply for the
city, the board of aldermen having
laid plans whereby the electric light
ing, the 500 railroad and the city will
combine to secure UGH a supply. The
board already has an estimate on the
cost of installation, the water to be
secured from the 500 railroad. wells
and he electric power station to fur
nish the power, while the city will in
stall the necessary equipment to han
die the supply for the citizens. At a
recent general meeting of Hankinson
residents the proposition received en-
dorsement and the present plan is in
accordance with the decision then