The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-11-02

North Dakota, National Guard, died al
her home following a fve-weeks' i'll.
ness Pneumonia, which set in after
kidney trouble developed, was the i'm.
mediate cause of death.
Sentinel Butte, N. D.-Injuries sus.
tanned in the Elks' roundup at Dickin,
son last July were indirectly espon
slble for the death of John Batcheller
Stoddard, one of western North. Dako.
ta's best known ranchers, who has just
passed away at his home here.
Frank S. Talcott, warden at the
North Dakota state ~penitentiary, has
returned from the east, where he at.
tended the annual national prison con.
gress in Buffalo, N. Y. The congress
In Warden Talcott's opinion, was one
OF the most successful ever held.
Bismarck.-Captain Angus Fraser is
no more. It's Major Frazer now. Gov.
ernor Hanna has just signed the com.
mission which rewards one of the old.
est, most efficient and most popular
men In the North Dakota national
guard with an important promotion.
Janiestown.-The Rev. Hugh L. Bur.
leson. who was elected bishop of
South Dakota by action of the house
OF bishops in session at St. Louis, was
former rector of the Grace Episcopal
church OF this city and was former
dean OF Gethsemane cathedral of
Fargo. u
Blsmarck.-Forty thousand dollars
worth Of the million dollar league ex.
changes stock was sold during the first
week following the granting of a char.
ter. declared a Lacquer. One solicitor
sold $3,4O0 worth within less than a
week, a majority of the "a shares hav.
ing beer taken in Burleigh county.
Nsmarck:-.The Equity Cooperative
facKlng company, a million-dollar
North Dakota corporation with home
offices In Fargo, has just been issued
a charter by the secretary of state. Ap.
pllcat1on for the charter was made
some time ago, but it's granting was
Withheld pending the determination of
certein cooperative features OF the
corporation.
Fargo.-Farmers and business men
of North Dakota will show their fel.
lowmen at the International Live
Stock exposition at Chicago December
to IL what North Dakota can do and
Is doing in the development of the live
stock industry. Incidentally they will
study exhibits Of live stock at the show
and half OF the farmers plan to pur.
chase pure.bred stock for breeding pur.
poses.
Observation-Disclosures of the Tri-State
Flood Control congress, to direct a con.
ference that will be held in Fargo Nov.
ember IL, was perfected here at a con.
ference of local food control promot.
ers. With the selection of the confer:
ence date 1t also was announced that
Governors BurnGuist of Minnesota,
Byrne Of South D.kota and Hanna of
North Dakota had accepted invitations
to attend.
Grafton.-For the twenty-third time,
Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson of
Fargo was elected president of the
North Dakota w. c. T. U. at the an.
nual convention held here. Resolutions
were adopted demanding that the gov
ernor appoint a woman to the state
beard of control. Another resolution
condemns Sunday baseball. Women
suffrage and national prohibition were
approved.
Wiiton.-That Ignite mines of this
section and Western North Dakota
will he called upon to furnish a great,
er quantity of coal than ever before
because of the high prices and recog.
nized possibility Of an Eastern coal
shortage, is the belief of mine owners
here. Already tremendous ordera
have been placed for delivery and the
force Of miners is being rapidly in.
'ereasing demand for feul.
Fargo.-Equity officials report stock
sales for the new packing company
have passed the 100000 mark and that
sales ere now being made at the rate
OF more than. 100000 a day. Most of
the sales SO far made have been among
farmers. An interesting phase of the
movement is that far off Montana is
taking a hand and sales are already
reported from that state. South Da.
kota and Minnesota are also contribut.
ing to the result with prospects of still
larger interest.
Fargo.-The fiscal year ending i IN
June, 1916, WAC a most prosperous per.
iod for the Northern Pacific, as shown
by it's annual report, filed with the
North Dakota railroad commission. In
gross and net earnings the. year was
far ahead of 1918. The gross for 1915
was s75,939,230.65 as compared with
$63,l71,652: go in 1918; the 1916 oper.
ating expenses were $40, 1865, SAILS 5
and the 1915 $37, los, O48.S8. The in.
crease in revenue over 1915 was SIP,
767,57S.O6, while the increase in op.
Grating expense was but $685. 62.9 81.
Jamestown.-The growth Of North
Dakota educationally is pictured in the
report issued by E. R. Edwards of this
city, state high school inspector, In
which Is shown that all the high SCHOOL,
In the state, with a few exceptions, are
enjoying an increased enrolment. OF
~ achOoIa which ho inupcc4ad tbjo