The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-05
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ooings Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
hasty Perusal.

is in Minneapolis, will appear before
Judge w. c. Crawford in district court
at Bowman charged with attempting
to destroy the Jail and city hall at
Killdeer. Ford, according to the state.
ment of the county attorney, has con-
fessed that he alone was responsible
for the explosion which partially
wrecked the Jail and city hall.
The Darlington Mercantile company,
a 100000 produce corporation, located
at Darlington, paid a fine of 5000 in
federal court, after its officers had
pleaded guilty to the charge of ship
ping spoiled eggs to a Minneapolis
firm. The charge was made under the
provisions of the pure food act of
June 80, 1906.
Representatives of large coal con-
Stunning concerns of the state are ar
irving in Minot and contracting for
ing year.
Federal authorities have reported
two additional arrests of men charged
with failing to register for the selec-
tive draft. Ole and Nels Wolland,
brothers living at Rutland, were placed
under arrest and arraigned before
United States Commissioner H. H. Per.
ry at Glendale. Each gave $500 bail
for appearance.
A meeting of the modern and an.
cient took place at Inkster when T.
A. Nelson, stopping for a fiat tire,
found an Indian arrowhead firmly i'm.
bedded in the thick rubber.
Dakota by thirteen young men from
Chicago were received in Fargo and
forwarded by the secretary of the
commercial club to Attorney Oscar j.
Seller of jamestown, secretary of the
state efficiency commission, recently
named by Governor Frazier.
At a meeting half the required
number of men for the Minot com.
pany being raised for the new Sec.
ond infantry regiment, North Dakota
National guard, were recruited. Among
them was Chief of Police Dan Dough.
erty.
DR.. c. A. Scherer of Fargo is dis
%tributing entry blanks, upon request.
for the babies health contest to be
held in connection with the Interstate
fair, July %.
Practically every woman employed
at the state capitol donated 10 per
cen of her salary for Red Cross pur.
poses in Burleigh county. The re.
ceipts are about $12, 900 and it's quota
is $4,000.
The Missouri river at Mandan is
steadily rising and the annual high
water promises to reach former rec.
ords. Heavy rains at Williston and
other points with the melting snow
from the hills is the cause for the
rise.
Jumping from the rear platform of
a caboose which was travelling at a
good rate of speed, C. 0. Hendrick.
son, Waterman in the Great Northern
yards at New Rockford, struck the
station platform with his left shoul.
der, painfully fracturing the bone be.
tween the elbow and the shoulder.
Two young ladies of Fargo have
been granted space by the Interstate
Fair association to operate a lunch.
con during the fair, the proceeds to 60
into the company fund to be used for
the benefit of Company B in estab'
fishing their camp and furnishing
comforts not provided by the govern.
ment.
The public school Of Napoleon was
recently promoted from a graded
school to a third class school and
Superintendent o. F. Diersen is look
ing forward to a second class school,
within two years.
Various branches of the Women's
Christian Temperance union in the
state are raisAg a fund for the pur
chase Of a motor ambulance to be
sent to the battle front in France as
a gift from the national w. C. T. U
o. j. deLendricie, head of the o
]. deLendricie department store Of
Fargo wired from Los Angeles to re
serve $4,000 in Liberty Bonds fol
him. Arrangements were made for the
bonds by Martin Hector, in charge Of
the bond sale in this city.
The Eddy County School Officers as
ISOLATION met at New Rockford in the
annual session and a fine program was
given. The addresses were given by
j.. l.. Prader, Professor A. P. Hollis
and Arthur M. Sekeel. An illustrated
lecture was given by J. H. Cotton.
Alexander Deis, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Deis, farmers resid
ing near Liz ton, was brought to that
city so badly scalded as a result OF
falling into a tub Of boiling water
that he died a few hours after his ar.
rival here.
Upwards Of $50 delegates attended
the annual convention of the North
Dakota Seventh Day Adventists at
Harvey. Meatless days were observed
at the convention, one of the tenents
of the faith being that flesh foods
are not for human consumption.
The Grant County Bankers asso
citation, formed for the purpose of bet
tering Grant county, the newest coun
ty in the state, has been formed here.