The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27
N. D. News
Important Dolngs
~ Of Past Few Days ~
Throughout the
State. Edited and
Arranged for Our
Readers.

Mlnot.-The tenth annual conven-
ton \of the Ward County Sunday
School association was held in Berth;
old, the president, Dorr II. Carroll of
Minot, presiding at all sessions.
Fargo.-A daring burglar robbed the
Crescent Jewelry company's store Of
$500 worth of diamonds. The burglar
in his shirt sleeves, worked in full view
of passing crowds, who thought him an
employee.
Bismarck.-Dr. Edwin L. Gilmore,
curator Of the state historical society
has added a large number of interest
ing relics to the museum taken from
his own private collection, which has
just arrived from the University Of
Nebraska.
Grand Forks.-Leo Sauvie left a 10.
cal hospital after having recovered
from a broken leg. He fell while
walking about his yard just an hour
after arriving home and was returned
to the hospital that a second fracture
may be mended.
Fargo.-Seven hundred twenty TASKS
of whisky do not constitute an unreal
sonable shipment under the North Oak
ota prohibition laws. w. C. Green.
assistant states attorney Of Cass
county so decided when he ordered the
release of that quantity of liquor which
had been shipped to three members
of a carnival company playing this
city.
Observation-Disclosures that there is I'M
usual sickness at Camp Lincoln are
not true, declares Luiet.-Col. Grafton
OF the First regiment. 1T is true" said
Col. Grafton that we have one case
Of measles in camp, but rumors that
large numbers are answering the sick
call every morning are false. The
case of measles has been isolated and
is doing nicely"
Grand Forks.-August Everett Of
P1'lsbury was reelected president Of
the North Dakota Farmers Elevator
Managers association. A resolution
was adopted urging that President
Franklin McVey of the state university
be made a member of the new land
bank board and this resolution was
telesraphed to Secretary McAdoo of
the federal treasury.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Potato
Growers association has been or
ganized to promote improved and
bigger marketing facilities for potato
raisers OF the state. The following Of
ticers were elected: President, Otto
Andrews Of Mapleton; secretary, Prof.
II. O. Werner Of Fargo; members of
board of directors. j. Pjeiifer of Lari-
more. Walter Reed of Armenia and E..
Lau@hlin of Frnter.
Williston.-One Of the greatest laHt
PUSHES in years occurred here as the
result Of information of a new home.
stead law recently passed by Congress,
permitting homesteaders who have
proved up on less than 800 acres of
land lying within a designated area to
take additional land. making their to.
tai acreage 800. More than 10000
acres of government land has been
filed on in a short time.
ioiSo. ~ ulCClllS " Tie SLdlC DOdTu
of regents vas held in this city last
Thursday and Friday when the report
OF the committee which made the re.
cent survey OF the educational insti.
tutlons OF the state was submitted.
The section of the report relating to
the Agricultural college in Fargo deals
with the development of agricultural
and vocational education at the col.
lege and preparation Of teachers in
such studies for all types of state
schools.
Grand Forks.-That the crops in the
state of North Dakota will be better
than the average year, is the contention
OF R. f. Flint of Bismarck, commits.
sloner of agriculture and labor, who was
IN the city enroute to L.angdon, where
he attended the Cavalier county fair.
Mr.. Flint declares that the crops have
not been damaged as extensively .by
water and the elements as the public
has been led to believe and that the
harvest this year will net over 80 per
cent of the yield OF last fall.
FargO.-North Dakota's greatest live.
stock show! Such is the verdict of
the old timers who make it a regular
business to visit the North Dakota
state fair every year. Never before
was such an aggregation of the choic.
est pure-bred stock at d North Dakota
state fair. The striking feature of the
livestock show were the great enthusi.
assn and optimism displayed by all ex-
hibitors and also a wonderful improve.
ment in the quality of stock on exhibit
ton In practically every breed over
former years.
Fargo.-For the purpose of promot-
ing the breed of Yorkshire cattle a
North Dakota Yorkshire club has been
organized. The first annual meeting
of the association will he held in Bis
marck some time the latter part of
this year, when permanent officers
will he elected.
Grand Forks.-Declaring he has al
ways been fearful Of the number "sev-
en-, w. B. Williams filed suit for di.
vorce in district court here. Williams