The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-08-24

celVeu Wnen a SaSOllne loren ne was
using exploded.
Osnabrock.-Twin sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. James French, living a few miles
2rom here, were burned to death when
a shed in which they were playing
caught fire. The boys were 6 years
old
Fargo.-No decision on the location
of the proposed Equity packing plant
will be reached until some time in DC.
tober, according to c.. j. Lee of the
site committee. Several cities have
entered bids.
Fargo.-Fargo's active campaign to
obtain one of the proposed federal
land banks was launched, when a com.
mittee named by President G. o. Fol.
lett of the Fargo Commercial club held
its first meeting.
Golden INTERPRETATIONS are being
circulated all owe the county for the
purpose of bringing to a vote, at the
fall election, the matter of increasing
the Iumber of county commissioners
from three to five.
tO1 I1C1llOSlo Va
the North Dakota Bar association have
received advance notices of the an.
nual convention of the state attorneys,
which will be held in Devils Lake on
September 5 and G..
Bismarck.-The annual district con.
ference of the American Sunday school
union will be held in Bismarck October
10 to II. All of the missionaries Of
the society working in Minnesota and
North Dakota will be present.
Fargo.-William w. Co1Ten, we'll.
known sportsman and local business
man, dropped dead While trying to
get his automobile out of a mudlole
on the highway several miles from
this city. His wife was with him.
Bismarck.-The state board of equal.
ization convened at the state capitol.
The day was devoted to hearing coun.
ty auditors of various counties, some
Of whom wanted their assessments
lowered and some left just where they
were.
Fargo.-At' the meeting of the ex.
ecutive committee of the board of di.
rectors Of the North Dakota Fedora.
ton OF Labor held in Fargo, a legisla.
tive platform was drawn up to he
recommended for passage at the next
session Of the state legislature.
COnway.-With one field of wheat
going eighteen bushels an acre, farm.
ers Of this district are hopeful of a bet.
ter wheat yield than they had a month
ago. The farmer owning the eighteen.
bushel yield was about to plow the
grain under when prevailed to harvest
and thresh.
Fargo.-Crop losses, particularly
those in North Dakota, have been
greatly overestimaed. as to their prob.
able financial effect upon the coun.
try, according to A. G. Chamberlain,
agricultural expert. He presented data
showing areas OF production and prob.
able yields.
New E~nsland.-k,a Kardner, prom.
inent business man in this CITY and
we'll known in Western North Dako.
ia, was killed in an automobile acct.
dent in Wyoming, according to IN.
formation received here. Gardner and
a party of tourists Left for a Western
ZIP lCCcltly.
Fargo.-With a conference of the
Federal farm land board set for Sep.
TENDER l, the Fargo Commercial club
opened a campaign for the establish.
ment of the proposed banks in this
city. Fargo's claim as a shipping CEN
ter will be the plea about which the
city will build it's case for the, location
of a bank here.
Bismarck.-Tamed by their expert
ences in South Dakota, confronted
with organized groups of citizens in
many North Dakota cities, and with
Canada's doors barred to them, the In.
dustrial Workers of the World, who
threatened to become a tremendous
problem to the police of North Dakota,
seemingly have ceased their activities.
Grafton.-George Nelson, Is years
old, the youngest alleged horsethief
with whom local officials ever had to
deal. The lads home is in Minneapo.
lis. James Sedivy of Walsh Center,
makes the charge against Nelson. The
boy, working for Sedivy, is accused of
departing in the night with a horse.
The boy and horse were found short.
ly afterwards.
Grand Forks.-Unless the 1915 wheat
now held by farmers and elevators in
North Dakota, is kept from the mar.
ket and retained as seed for 1917. local
authorities claim that the prospect for
a good crop next year is poor. So ga.
rlous has the problem become, that
an investigation is being conducted in
an effort to have the remaining wheat
from last year be held over for seed
purposes. instead of being placed on
the market for sale.
Fargo.-Pleading diversity o. citi.
zenship, E. +. Ladd, president OF tho
North Dakota agricultural college, sill
ask removal to the Federal cou:. of
the 100000 suit filed against him in
Chicago by the Calumet Baking Pow.
der company. The case grew out of
q tight on Calumet %roductc in N,...h