The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-23

lay aside their pipes. cigars and cigar.
cites. while on the college campus.
Fargo.-After being closed since
Dec. 6, the First National bank of Cas-.
selton has been reorganized and has
opened its doors with capital of $50 900.
NJ. G. Straus was elected president, N.
]. Ford vice president, and J. A.
Krick, formerly Of Richardton, cashier.
Casselton.-R. G. Kittel and F. w.
kittel, former officers of the First Ma
tional bank of Casselton who are
charged with the misrepresentation OF
funds and falsifying the bank records.
will likely be placed on trial at a
term Of the federal court which will be
convened In Fargo the first week In
May.
Grand Forks.-The Lody OF P. r.
spoonheim. farmer twenty miles
southwest Of Grand Forks. was found
In haystack in the rear OF the barn
Oh his farm. His throat was slashed
and bottle of poison lay near. .Investi.
cation by physician showed Spoon.
helm had taken poison and then cut
his throat
Jamestown.-The jamestown post.
office and six business establishments
were raided by burglars in one night.
The robbers obtained only 1907 all
told 5000 Of 1t In stamps. The raids
Were climax to long series Of de.
predations which the police supposed
they had successfully broken up. Tha
places ratded adjoin each other.
Fargo.-Automobile highways were
to receive first place in Fargo at the
meetings OF the Red Trail ana the JET,
terson E::.Away Associations The
Jefferson highway meeting has been
called to agitate the removal OF that
road from the present route through
Central Minnesota to the Red river
valley. This road runs from the Gulf
Of Mexico to WinniS Gg.
Dickinson.-Nick Gerber's idea of
etiquette cost him $41.26 in police
court and SIS In the form OF balm
to school teacher of his home town.
Gerber, when refused a dance by
Miss Minnie Bigelow. teaching in the
LeFor district, is said to have slapped
her on the cheek. Miss Bigelow didn't
take 1t kindly. She charged Gerber
with assault and battery, to which he
pleaded guilty Then she announced
her determination to start an action
for damages, but settled for SIS.
Fargo.-With a venire Of 40 drawn
from which to select Jury, the task
OF securing IL men to try John Wyman
OF this city, who is charged with arson,
has BEGUN in district. courl.4.eSe. Judge
Charles NJ. Cooley Of the first judicial
district arrived from Grand Forks and
was sitting in this case. Wyman, who
Is an early resident OF the city, is
prominent. 1t is alleged that on
March 90. 1915, he attempted to de-
stroy his residence
Napoleon.-Strychnine, introduced
into food by stranger who was given
accommodations over the night, near.
ly proved fatal to Reinold Ost, guest
at Peter Weber's residence, and other
members of the household who were
made sick by the poisoned food. The
stranger, who was absent when the
IdAllIy dWdNclleU III tuc llUtulIlS, mas
disappeared. There is no clue to his
identity Officials believe the poison:
ing was the work of an insane man.
Fargo.-July "a and 25 have just
been fixed by the National Park Trans
Continental Highway association as
the dates for the dedication of the
bridge 1t has constructed across the
Little Missouri river at Medora, N. D.
The bridge WAS built by public sub.
scriptiOn.
Mnot.-Mrs. r. n. Allen of Minot
has been arrested on charge of man.
slaughter in the first degree in con.
nection with the death OF Herber.
Franklin. Franklin was riding q mo.
torcycle, vas killed when his machine
collided with an automobile driven hy
Mrs. Allen.