The Hope pioneer., 1916-12-28
n. D. News
Important DoInss
" Of Past Few Days "
H Throughout the
State. Edited and
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Fargo.-yhirty-on North Dakota
steers, averaging 1890 pounds topped
the market here at the opening rounds
when they sold at S8.35. This was the
largest consignment of quality stuff re
ceived here last week.
Harvey, N. D.-Fire destroyed thu
girls dormitory of Sheyenne River
academy, after routing the inmates in
their night attire. Several had diff
fculty in escaping, and many lost al;
their clothes except those they wore
jamestown, N. D.-Emil F. Wiese, a
prominent farmer living seven and
one-half miles southwest of Eldridge
Stutsman county, was instantly killed
in an attempt to thaw out cap on a
metal gasoline barrel with blow
terch.
Bismarck.-An eight-hour day fol
justices of the supreme court of North
Dakota Is the schedule promulgated b.
Justice-elect j. w. Robinson of Fargo
The clerk would be required to report
an hour earlier, Just to get the bust
ness in trim for the justices.
Bismarck.-The Fifteenth Legisla,
tive assembly, in place of deficits in
all the way from Is to % funds, as
has usually been the case, will be
asked next month to remedy vacuums
in not more than three, at the most
and probably in but one fund.
Mott, N. D.-The original board o!
county commissioners, recently ousteG
by Governor Hanna and restored, TEN
porarily, by the district court for STARK
county, met Dec. 1S pursuant to last
months adjournment and conducted
business at the old stand. as usual.
Minot.-Fire starting from all eXplo
sion of gasolene used in coffee urn
at restaurant here with loss estimat
ed at 100000. The Office of the Minot
Daily News in the building was burned
out. The Flatiron building was four
story structure occupied by Offices and
apartments.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota su
preme court, in decision just handed
down, holds that Mary Rosse, widow oi
J. F.. Rose, cannot recover damages
for the death of her husband from
Harry j. Cooper. father of Nolan
Cooper, who is said to have killed
Rosse. The district court of Trail
county had awarded damages to Mrs
Rosse.
Bismarck.-Requisition papers have
i been issued for the return Of Mrs. Lul,
Day Of jamestown to California to an
swer a charge OF stealing diamonds
and cut glass valued al $4,000 from
Mrs. Jennie A. Rogers of San Diego
Mrs. Day is also wanted by officials
in Berkeley on charge of kidnapping
the months old child OF Airs. Anna
Schneider, it is alleged.
Bismarck.-The supreme court has
been asked to decide whether Bessie
R. Nixon Of Fargo, mother and sole
support of seven kiddies, the Oldest
II and the youngest two, and with an
income of only 50 the month, is enti.
tied to a mothers pension. More par.
tfcularly, the court is asked to deter.
mine whether North Dakota's moth
er's pension act is constitutional.
Bismarck ck.-Governor-elect Lynn j
Frazier has declared in favor Of state
highway commission to receive all au.
tomobile license fees and it is report
ed here that such recommendation will
be embodied In his inaugural address.
Mr.. Frazier and his newly appointed
private secretary. N. A. Mason, of Vim.
bleton, have been in jamestown to in.
spect the hospital for the insane.
Washington, D. CA bill granting
the state of North Dakota $4,000 acres
of land to aid in the maintenance of
the new normal school to be estab-
lished at Dickinson has been intro.
duced in the United States senate bv
Senator A. j. Gronna. The bill is now
in the hands Of the committee on pub.
lie lands, and there is good reason to
expect that it will be reported favor.
ably.
Bismarck.-The supreme court OF
North Dakota has reversed decision
rendered by the Morton county dis.
trict court in favor of Alexander Nc.
Kenzie of St. Paul against the village
OF Mandan for the setting aside of spe-
cial assessments on his property for
paving and sewer work. Mckenzie
filed suit in lower court on the grounds
that the village council did not proper.
ly advertise for bids