The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-10-26
North Dakota
Happenings
~ important Events ~
Of Various SEQ. -
tions Of the state
repo:ted during
last few days.

was carried out.
Cavaiier.-Cavalier entertained the
North Dakota BaDtists' state conven
ton last week, the sessions opening
on Wednesday and continuing until
Sunday. DR.. Frank Peterson, Mime.
apOlis, was among the speakers.
Flasher.-The worst fears Of friends
and neighbors were confirmed, when
Coroner Kennedy OF Mandan %uneartl.
ed the charre6, bodies Of p. B. Wilkin.
son and his daughter, Gladys, In the
smoking ruins OF their home. six miles
south of Flasher.
B1smarck.-The executive board of
the North Dakota State Nurses asso.
citation held its annual session at the
Mckenzie hotel. Much routine bust.
ness was t%ranacIed, in addition to the
admission of IA me :1bers, swelling the
associations quota to 275.
Devils Lake.-Ernest Gum. 4 years
old, was dragged to death when
his foot caught in a plow drawn by Il
runaway team. The boy was dragged
a mile. The lad had been riding with
his father OH the pillow, and, in attempt.
ifg to jump, became e%ntangled in the
machine.
Fargo.-The ~newcoming farmer will
find North Dakota a thoroughly good
state in which to make Il home for
himself and family, a y a bulletin pub.
lished by the Great Northern railway.
North Dakota today has shown her
visitors hundreds of comfortable farm
homes. The 'shacks' of pioneer days
on the t%recless prairie has passed.
Bisnarck.-With 101 teachers en-.
rolled, the largest in the history of
Burleigh schools, the county institute
held at the Knights of Columbus hall,
In the Hinckley building, proved a
very gratifying success. Instructors
were present from all parts of the
county, an unusual amount of interest
being exhibited in the programs.
Bismarck.-The fact that members
OF Co. A. First North Dakota infantry,
probably will spend election day on the
Mexican frontier, at Mercedes, Tex,
will not prevent their voting in Bis.
marck. Especially prepared absent
voters ballots have been dispatched
to the border by County Auditor Fla.
herty, who has received applications
from Bismarck guardsmen.
Fargo.-The Northern Pacific live
stock special sent through the western
section of North Dakota, manned by
experts from the state experiment sta.
ton. was brought back to Fargo. after
delivering the message of stock rails.
ing to thousands Of farmers. Twenty.
two towns and cities on the Linton,
Mott and kildeer branches OF tho Nor.
thern Pacific were visited.
FarSo.-The lied River Valley De-.
velopment association of North Dakota.
made UP of the six counties along the
Red river, and probably Of the next
tier OF counties back from that stream,
will be formed at a conference here,
probably November 12, under the cal.
OF a Specially constituted commission
OF six members, recently created by
the Fargo Commercial club,
Grand FOrks.-Three officers Of the
North Dakota National Guard eyehanc.
ed fire with MeXicans across the Rio
Granite, near Mercedes, Te:%.2. recent.
ly, according to The report. but none
was injured. Lieutenant fred Moore
OF Grafton. Sergeant Herbert Meszger,
Company NJ, and Captain Mclean Of
the hospital corps were involved in the
shooting, the report states.
Hismarck.-Apparantly Quite a mum.
Ler OF farmers have this T&ar grown
one or other of the .o-calied rust re.
sistant varieties OF Durum wheat. eth.
err d $ or d /. writes i'rol. II. l.. Boley
Of the Agricultural college. ANY farm.
er in the state who has grown either
OF these "heats and viii sell to the
College a two-bushel LOT can have a
report made as to it's milling value
without cost to him.
Observation-Disclosures Riddle IS proving
a merry c%onundrum for kiideT county
officials. Likewise 7. Chance ha" pro.
v1ded the authorities an opportrnity
Tor action. 1t develops that Sheriff A,
"A. Prlcc is paying the penalty for the
negligence Of somebody else in guard.
Ing Riddle-Chance combination of an
elopement, but Chance is lodged in the
county jail at Steele, accused of steal.
Ing both the 1%6-yearold daughter and
the automobile of Fred Riddle.
B!smarck.-The demand for good lit,
e%rature in North Dakota schools is
growing. This is especially true of the
consolidated and rural schools. Institu
tons Which asked for one box last veal
are making application for two and
three now. The public library commits
sion, of which Mrs. NJ. C. Budlorg is
librarian, has 283 travelling libraries in
circulation through the state. Each
library is composed of Is volumes, il
for school use, or fifty, if for commun
ity consumption.
Bismarck.-Not in years have prairie
fires been so great a menace to North
Dakota as they have this fall. Reports
are coming in from all parts of the
state Of severe loss from fires which
fortunately to date have been confined
within a limited area.
Bismarck.-"Line" elevator compan
les are leaving North Dakota about a;