The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-11-02
n. D. News
SS important poines EH
~ Of Past Few Days VIZ
Throughout the
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Bismarck.-North Dakota's coalfro.
duction the last year exceeded a half
million tons-the greatest in the his.
tory of the state.
Bismarck.-The dairy business never
has been more thriving, reports State
Dairy Commissioner e. A. Greenwood.
upon his return from a tour OF the
northern part of the state.
Bismarck.-Governor l.. B. Hanna
has been invited to join the Great
Northern livestock special from this
state to the International stock show
which opens Dec. 2 at Chicago.
Bismarck-Ten thousand automobile
owners are not paying tax, and as a
! fHlt the state is losing at least $50.
ovo u year in revenue, is the claim OF
Secretary of State Thomas Hall.
Grand Forks.-With wheat prices on
the Minneapolis and Chicago ex.
changes reaching new high marks al.
most daily, farmers and business men
OF northern Nort.l Dakota are making
thousands Of dollars, declare grain
commissioners.
Bismarck.-North Dakota has ALTO
miles of national, state and county
highways eligible to participation in
the federal aid road fund created by
the Shackleford bill, accordin" to an
interesting map which State Engineer
Bliss is preparing.
Jamestown.-After several years OF
experience in the raising of live stock,
Joseph Williams proprietor Of the VII
liams ranch near P%ettibone, stated
that he received 80 per cent above
the market price for his grain by feed.
ing it to his cattle.
Fargo.-Milling investigations con.
Quoted at the North Dakota Agricu;-
tural college. under the direction of DR..
p. +. Ladd, give the lie to the claim,
vigorously put forth. by the milling in.
t%erests, that this years + o of No. i
n rejected grades Of wheat is I'm.
millable.
Walhalla.-"I an the last of three
'chums, as we call ou~rselves-one
killed. II seriously hurt. myself still
intact: Thus writes A. B. Ewing, oil
Walhalla, who has been in France
nearly a year with the Canadian OK.
peditionary forces, in a letter to his
parents here.
Rismarck.-Manufacturing but 3.0O0,.
600 out of the $4,000, 900 pounds ri
t"ine used in North Dakota, and sell.
ing at an average price of one cant un.
der the market, the state-owned Irvine
pant operated at the North Dakota
r~eniten;iary showed a profit of 500
07o in the fiscal year recently closed,
Dunn Ceter.-Dunn Center will wage
a vigorous campaign for the remoya
OF the county seat to this city from
Manning. The proposition is on the
ballot for the November election. y
two-thirds majority being required fo1
removal. Kildeer is also in the field
Inc local campaign is being directed
by the Dunn Center Commercial club
Scranton.-Failing to find Geor.,e
AniinsoH who is said to have given
him a severe heating as the climax>ol
Il quarrel, when he returned to the
scene armed with a gun, William
schneider, residing south O. here, is,
accused Of numbering young Anflnson's
rather, Gunder Antinson, to aver the
score.
Blsmarck.-In it's three years opera.
ton, the North Dakota inheritance tax
law has yielded to the state a total of
S6o,277.s1, according to a statement
announced here. With the exception
OF 2 per cent, all gees into the state'a
general fund. The 2 per cent is return.
ell to the counties for making the col.
lection.