The Hope pioneer., 1916-12-07
N. D. News
Important Doing.
" M Past Few Days y"
Throughout the
State. Edited and
Arranged fer Our
Readers.


have just held meeting to lay plans
for legislative program that will
bring about the conservation of wild
game.
Fargo.-It has become konwn def.
nitely here that the Northern Pacific
will start work in the spring on new
shops at Mandan, which will cost ST..
100000.
Bismarck.-"North Dakota is great
state in the making" said Governor
Hanna in addressing a Slope delega.
ton. 1T will be in the future what we,
its present citizens make it."
Fargo.-The Courier-News has been
sold to the representatives of the Non.
partisan league by Messrs. Marsh and
Fentress who purchased the property
some weeks ago from DR.. L. T. Guild
Bismarck-W. H. Peters of the
North Dakota Livestock association,
has announced the program for the
annual meeting of that organization
to be held in Bismarck, January "a
and 25.
Fargo.-A wireless message flashed
from Hanover, Germany, to Tuckerton
N. j., was picked up at wireless sta
tion here. 1t is the first message from
beyond the Atlantic to be received
here this fall.
Bismarck-The Farmers Union held
the annual state convention here. The
union has 5000 m. mbers and will be
represented by $50 delegates and as
many other visitors. The organization
now covers % states.
Lidgerwood.-After negotiating fo1
some time for the purchase of the
Lidgerwood light plant and mill, the
Equity put through one of the largest
business deals ever consummated here
The consideration was $4,000.
Fargo.-Concussion of the brain and
serious burns on the face resulted
when William H. Van Bushirk, 40,
farmer living near Regent, N. D., tried
to solder gasoline tank filled with
oil. His death was expected hourly.
Bismarck.-The state tax commits
sion has just collected from George R.
Ainyon, prominent banker of Ovation,
ma. Minn., check for $2,0l0.6O, repre-
senting the inheritance due North Da:
kota on the estate left by the late w.
R. Kinyon.
brother, w. F. Kittle pleaded guilty
to charges Of Justification of accounts.
has been sentenced to seven years and
six months in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Judge Amidon passed
sentence. w. F. Kittle will be sen,
fenced Dec. %.
Minot.-A baby's hand, clinging te
Ice about an airhole in the Mouse riv.
er, near here, attracted the attention
Of ). B. Trottier, passerby. Rushing
to the spot, Trcttier arrived in time
to save the life of the three year old
child Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Loberg.
Washington, D. C.-.North Dakotas
present population, based on the feder.
al governments estimate, is 752,26O.
This estimate, just issued by the cen;
sus bureau at Washington, is based
upon the census of 1910, and the per.
centage of growth during the ten-yea1
period previous to that time.
Fargo.-The possibility Of an open
breach between the Farmers Nonparti.
san league and the North Dakota So.
ciety of Equity is being discussed in
this state as result of an attack by
the league, through it's official publica.
ton, The Leader, on a packing plant
project promoted by the society.
Bismarck.-An additional ten thou,
sand dollars has been trimmed from
North Dakota's bonded Indebtedness at
q Joint meeting of the state auditing
board and the state board of univer.
ety and school lands. On motion of
State Treasurer John Steen, $4,000,
being the complete balance outstand.
ing, of the state university refunding
bonds, was retired from the interest
and sinking fund.
Fargo. - Climatic conditions next
spring, as affecting the termination of
seeds, will tell the 1917 crop story.
That the Farmers are we'll supplied
with seed grains, that they have a
great quantity Of fall plowing com:
pleted, and that they are in readi.
ness generally to take advantage OF
satisfactory spring weather condi.
tons, is the information that comes
to Fargo from almost every section Of
the state.