The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-18

ISOLATION at the annual meeting here.
Minot.-It is predicted that Minot's
building figures will reach the million
dollar mark for 1915, almost doubling
last years figures.
Havana.-Elsie More, Z years Old,
was burned to death In q flre which
destroyed the E. More home near here.
The child was trapped in the basement.
Courtenay.-Mrs. G. 8. Clark of Far.
go was elected president Of the Pres.
byterian Women's Missionary society,
which held its annual meeting in this
city.
Hazelton.-At a meeting of citizens,
sentiment in favor of a change in the
form of government was pronounced,
and 1t is likely the city plan will be
adopted.
Grand Forks.-O. j. Sorlie Of Bux.
ton has announced himself q candidate
for the republican nomination for lieut..
tenant governor against A. T. Kraab.
ell, the only other candidate in the field.
Devils Lake.-With the selection OF
New Rockford for the next convention
the North Dakota Medical society com.
pleted Its business sessions. DR.. v.
]. La Rose, Bismarck, was elected pres.
ident.
Wilton.-An increase of $500 tons
daily in the capacity of the Ignite
coal mines here by sinking a new shaft
has been authorized. Last year the
mines produced more than 200, 900 tons
of coal.
Page:-June Fl and % will be gala
days in this village, these dates being
set for the annual race tournament.
Purses a~ggrgegating $1,000 have been
provided and many fast events are
scheduled.
Minot.-Colonel Scarlet, a veteran
Of the civil war and of the Fenian
raids and Reil rebellion In Canada, ia
dead at his home. He was one of the
most picturesque of the pioneers OF
this district. He was 70.
Fargo.-United States Senator
Knute Nelson Of Minnesota has accept.
ed an invitation to deliver an address
1t the North Dakota state fair in Far.
60. Tuesday July Is Is the date Oh
which Senator Nelson will speak.
acknowledgements l.. B. Hanna's
petitions for the United States Senate
have been filed with the Secretary Of
State at the Capital. Gov Hanna ia
the first candidate for the Senatorial
toga In the state to file his petitions.
Bismarck.-It has just been announc.
Cd officially by Thomas Hall secretary
Of state, that 29,O91 names are attach.
ed to petitions filed by the city of New
Rockford for a vote on the removal of
the state capitol from Bismarck to New
Rockford.
Devils Lake.-The last echo Of the
suit Of Senator A. ]. Gronna against
Silver Sermugard and Colonel J. M.
Bloom, publishers, wal heard in dis.
trict court here, when stipulations were
filed by Attorney D. v. Brennan dis.
missed the two $4,000 suits.
Williston.-N. G. Phillips has applied
to the city commission for a franchise
to operate, a natural gass well to sup.
ply this city and other nearby towns
with gas for heating, cooking and light.
ing purposes. Mr.. Phillips is positive
natural gass can be obtained within
two or three miles of the city.
Experimentation exercises for the
agricultural and manual training high
school Of the North Dakota Agricultur.
al college will be held June 8 and 8.
The program has been completed and
will be given by the class Of % In the
Little Country theater at the institu.
ton.
Fargo.-Fifty automobiles will join
the National Park highway tour, run.
ming from Bismarck to Medora, accord.
ing to word received by R. ]. P. Hardy
Of Fargo, secretary of the organization
that is handling preliminary plans for
the Twin Cities to Yellowstone Park
automobile run the latter part of July.
Targo.-The twenty-sixth annual
convention of the North Dakota Sun.
day School association will be held at
1T Devils Lake June 10, II and Is, &C.
cording to announcement sent out
from the associations headquarters in
this city by the general secretary, Wal
tor A. Snow. The convention will in.
cluds addresses by the greatest array
of talent that has ever been assem-.
bled at q Hike convention In this state.
Observation-Disclosures hundred dol.
lars in gold and certificates Of deposit.
also clear deeds to eleven 40-acre
tracts Of land In this district and in
Wisconsin, were found in q tin tobacco
box at the G. q. 4ranum shack, IA
miles from Wyndmers. The find clears
q mystery that has puzsled tho attor.
neys and others interested In the case,
and gives Mrs. John Olson. of Fred.
erick, Wis, IN estate valued at approx.
imatsly $4,000.
E1lendale.-The less in the recent
IRE here. now IL oonservatively ssti.
mated at 1926. 900, Of which about one.
fourth is covered by insurance. The
new Nlendale which will be built win
b practically f1rspreof. Nearly every
business man is ready to construct a
areproof building to take the place Of
the one destroyed.
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