The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-06-08
N. D. News
s5H Important Dolnss sH
W Of Past Few Days W
Throughout the
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IlccllllS VI IAc 1NOILu DakOLd CuIlSLlaQ
Endeavor convention which is being
held in New Rockford, North Dakota.
Fargo.-Pledged to vote for r. M. La
Toilette for the republican presidential
nomination, the North Dakota delega-
ton Of 10 members gathered in Chi,
cago for the convention preliminaries
Grand Forlss.-Mrs. E. B. Harrison
65 years old, and her daughter, Mrs
Harry H%argrave, 40, We're killed whe:
a Great Northern train struck the auts
in which they.were riding at Micligan
N. d.
Mandan.-A 2-year-old son of Dallas
Gunder, a farmer near New Salem
was burned to death when the home
was destroyed by lire. Mrs. Gunde,
was seriously burned trying the rescue
the baby.
Mandan.--A man hunt that extend.
ed all over Western North Dakota was
started, following the finding Of two
girls. Dclicia Clark, 10, and Enid scha.
fer, IA years old, semi-delirious, their
clothing in shreds. Both are daughters
of prominent families.
Fargo.--John r. Ike, United States
treasurer, opened his campaign for the
Democratic nomination for United
States senator from North Dakota, in
an address which was heard by about
1000 persons. The former governor
was enthusiastically greeted.
Fargo.-To make a study of the Hol.
lis-Glass rural credits act. as it will af-
feet North Dakota farm owners a com.
mittee of 80 leading members of the
North Dakota Bankers association has
been formed. The committee VIII re.
port to the general convention.
Farso.-Patrick Brennan, who has
beer a brakeman on the Northern
facii.o out OF Fargo for the last 43
years, is dead. He was the oldest EN-.
p]oye i'll point Of service on the Fargo
division and II Of the oldest train
men in point Of service on the entire
system.
kuiil.-Tfe p%ostogice here was en-.
tered by "yeggs" who dynamitcd the
safe which YIELDED only sgt cash and
stamps. Most of the cash in the safe.
totaljng several hundred dollars, had
been placed in a bag in a pigeon hole
outside the cash drawer of the safe
and was overlooked.
Grand Foris.-prot. J. H. Fqaaten of
Duluth. will direct the monster chorus
that Will be a feature of the annual
saengerfest Of the Northwestern Nor
wegian Singers association in Grand
Forks July 6, Z and 8. The Bjarne
chorus Of Grand Forks is host to the
general association this year.
Devils Lake.-Three new state
banks have been organized and will
soon be opened in territory north of
Devils Lake. Starkweather men are
Interested in a new bank at Rock Lake.
McCanna capital is behind a new bank
at Garske and Brockett business men
have banded for a bank there.
Grand Forks.-Ole nenson. black
smith, of Gilby, N. D., suffered a
broken neck when the loft of a barn
IN which a dance was being given by
the Gilby baseball team caved in, drop
ping more than $50 persons fifty feet.
Several others were seriously injured,
but will owe Benson's condition
is regarded as hopeless. The barn
caught fire, and a panic was narrowly
averted.
Grand Forss.-In the report issued
by the bureau of crop estimates of the
United States department of agricu]-
ture shows a remarkable decrease in
hog cholera during the past year. The
loss in the state of North Dakota for
the year ending April / was 2.S per
cent and this included other diseases
as well as cholera. During the year
previous the loss was based at seven
per cent.
Fessenden.-Representatives of the
Great Northern Railway y
have been in Fessenden and vicinity
securing r~ight-of-way for the extern
sion from New Rockford to I~.owistown,
Mont. and it is believed work on the
line will be started this veal. Fcssen-
den people are pleased that the. sur
vey through the city has been definite
ly decided upon. There had been four
different preliminary surveys.
Fargo.-Former Governor e. Y,
Sarles of North Dakota was the first
entrant in the %sociabflity automobile
tour that starts from the Twin Cities
to Yellowstone national park July 20,
but was closely followed by other en-
thusiasts. Mr.. Hardy was in the Twin
Cities arranging for the tour. He said
that Gov. l.. B. Hanna of North Da.
kota will soon issue a proclamation
for a statewide good roads day in that
state at which time the highways on
the route will be nut in excellent con.
dition.
Washington, D. C.-Representatives
H. T. Helgesen and p. D. Norton re-
port that secretary Of the interior has
arranged to furnish two extra men, a
veterinarian and a range rider, for
North Dakota. It is hoped by the sec.
rotary Of agriculture that this addition
nj help will assist the state authorities
to cope with the contagious horse dis
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