The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-11-02
CHARLES {. HUGHES
other time. Considerable interest il
also being shown in beef cattle"

other time. Considerable interest is
also being shown in beef cattle"
Grand Forks.-lhe world has dis.
covered why Minnesota and the Dako-
tas are settled mostly bA Scandinavia
ans. 1t seems that Paul HELM Hansen
came over in 1869 and advertised the
section so we'll that his f~ellowcountry.
men started to flock to it and have
kept right on. o. P. B. Jacobson, an
nounced at the opening of the 21st an
nual session of the Norwegian-Dan
Press association that a bronze tablet
is to be placed to the memory of Han
SEN.
Dickinson.-The discovery of vast
pigment beds in North Dakota may
revolutionize the paint business of the
world. The pigment beds lie west Of
Dickinson, N. D., in the Bad Lands, on
the Northern Pacific railroad. An op.
ton on II 1000 acres owned by George
Il. Slocum, of st. Paul, has been taken
by James I. Tucker of Calgary. Can,
who discovered the pigment beds. II
the pigment is of the character stated
by Mr.. Tucker. he has been promised
1000. goo backing by bankers and
wholesale houses who are interested
in the business.
Grand Forks.-With the opening OF
the first semester OF the University Of
North Dakota for the scholastic year
Of 1861 university officials are pre-
narin@ FOR the mos; successful wear in
the history Of the institution Increas.
eEi activities in all departments will
be evident
Strcotnr.-"Nortb Dakota must es-
tai,i:sli a cio:ci season on prairie chic
ka', o. tie birds will be extinct with.
in q ycry short time" declared Fred
Irish. vice president of the First Ma
liOnal hank Of Fargo. who hunted in
the Strccter district with DR., F. H.
Bailey Of Fargo.
R:smarck.-North Dakota has invest.
ed S7,6a7, 693.S1 in the eight institu.
tons under the direction of the state
beard Of regents. according to the
boards biennial report. This sum in.
c'ndes the sold part of the federal
land grant, buildings. equipment, fur
niture and libraries. Besides the in.
vestmcnt thus represented, six of the
eight schools still have unsoid 114,S7O
acres of their federal land grants
which amoilnt to approximately ST..
6os.lSo, estimated at the government
valuation of STA per acre.
Valley City.-Fcaturirg topics OF
particular interest 10 women of the
rlra1 districts, the annual convention
Of the North Dakota Federation OF
Women's Clubs opened here for four
days, with Mrs. William Jennings Bry.
an OF Lincoln. Neb.. and Mrs. Thomas
D. Winter of Minneapolis delivered
addresses.
Bismarck.--F'red Mclean mas retain.
ed the Democratic state central com,
mittee Craftsmanship by a supreme
court decision. d. NJ. McArthur's u
ter suit, alleging Mclean was not 2
member Of the committee, was die
missed,
Grand Forks--ONicials OF tie Grand
FORKS County Better Farming associa.
ticn met with a committee from the
Arvjlia Farm club. consisting Of l. d.
Sheets. John l7addcn, Chas. Woods,
Frank Juhlke, R. Woods and w. G.
Williamson at Arvilla and completed
preliminary arrangements for the an.
nual farm picnic which will be. held
ut f'adden's grove neal Arvilla on
June ii.
Fargo.-The twenty-second annual
college commencement of the North
Dakota Agricultural college will be
held June 1913, inclusive. From pre-.
sent indications nearly fifty young men
n women, representing seven states
n % communities, will graduate. A
larger number of alumni, parents and
friends of the institution than ever be.
fore will be on hand to participate In
the festivities planned for the week
The program Is. one of unusual merit
X X X
Nominees Place Selves on Record.
Lynn ]. Frazier, Republican nomi
nee for governor Of North Dakota
placed himself on record, in an ad
dress here, in favor of an employers
liability act, prohibition of child labor
and regulation of hours OF employment,
for women.