The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-09
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News in Con-
densed Form.

+ Garrison.-when gasoline she was
using to clean silk exploded, Miss EN-
ma Duchene of Emmett was nearly
killed.
Bantry.-Growing lemons for some
| time, Mrs. Johnson has one that
weighs two pounds and is twelve
inches in circumference.
Kindred.-On Jan. 8, 9 and 10 the
farmers institute, under the direction
of the state officials, and the local
poultry show will be held here.
Reynolds.-Discovering fire in her
! home, Mrs. Della Ekerman, "a years
old and bedridden, crept to a window
and dropped into the snow, crawling
| on hands and knees in her nightgown
through snowdrifts to a barn. She
may recover.
Grand Forks.-Because the Grand
Forks ministers raised complaint
! against the annual custom of the
! Grand Forks Commercial club in. serv-
ing "Tom and jerry at the New
Years day open house, that feature
was absent this year, frappe taking
it's place.
Grand Forks.-Thief River Falls and
Grand Forks are competing for the
next annual meeting of the Satersdol-
get, an organization made up Of
residents of Satersdol, Norway,
now making their home in the north
west. The directors met Thursday,
but no definite decision was reached
and a second meeting will be held in
January.
Carrington.-A destructive fire start
ing at $3.50 a. m. Thursday destroyed
the Niles hotel and other frame build
ings adjoining. 1t was feared the bust
ness section of the town would be de-
stroyed. The pumps in the water
works failed to work, and the water
supply in the standpipe had been ex-
hausted. Firemen fought the flames
by carrying water from wells. The,
loss is $40, 1000.
Grand Forks.-Over 1000 pounds of
mail was posted in Grand Forks the
opening day under the parcel post
plan. One Grand Forks firm alone
mailed over $50 parcels of tea and cof-
fee for delivery to points within the
first three zones. Indications are that
the local offices will be heavily pat
ronized. About $50 parcels were ham
died during the first day of operating.
The e system seems to be a we'll
established department here:
Fargo.-The strife between the reg.
ular practitioners and the chiroprac.
tors of the state has been transferred
to Fargo. Warrants we're secured on
the complaint of James Sullivan, rep
resenting the medical association,
against Doctors Hoard, Nelson and
Newsalt and also against the manager
of the Viavi company for practicing
without a license. The local defend.
ants say they welcome the action and
cite the recent acquittal of two chiro.
practOrs at Minot.
Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. An
houncement of the proposed plan of
the United States government to find
opportunities for men who are tired
of city life and wish to engage in farm.
ing was enthusiastically received by
the North Dakota Development league.
Representatives in congress will be-
asked to support this plan which will
provide for the establishment of
branches of the division of informa-
ton Of the department of commerce,
and labor in Chicago, New Orleans.
and San Francisco.
Fargo.-Several thousand contest
ants are Interested in the North Da-
!kota corn show, to be held in Fargo,
Jan. f4-17.. The exhibit will be the.
fifth annual and the corn to be shown
will be that grown on the .fve-acre:
tracts under the auspices of the Bet
ter Farming movement, that grown by
the school children Of the state in the
different county contests, for which
Nash Bros. Of Minneapolis, Fargo and
Grand Forks offer awards, and that
under the pure seed division, for which
the a of Trade of Duluth and
North Dakota seed houses send prizes.
The prizes for the Better Farming
movement are furnished by the First
National bank of Fargo and the Rog-
ers Lumber company of Minneapolis.
The state is divided into four districts
for competition for the $500 cash
prizes put up by these two concerns.
North Dakota's corr show had a
somewhat humble origin. Prof. Rand
lett of the North Dakota Agricultural
! college conceived the idea and the
Fargo Commercial club gave him $3.50
! for cash prizes. This drew 149 ex.
hlblts. The second year the CONNER.
cial club renewed the same offer and
the real estate men added $3.50 more.
This resulted in a greatly increased
exhibit.
The third year President Weiser
and Cashier Irish of the First National
bank in Fargo announced during the
sho they would give 81, 900 for the
best corr grown in 1911. This led to
about 1000 entries at the show held
last year and an exhibit that aston
ished the visitors, many of the former
residents of Iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri, could scarcely believe North Da-
kota could grow such corn as was or.
hibited.
Carrington.-Six frame buildings in
this city were DESTROYED nv fire which