The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-30
PROSPECTS GOOD
FOR BIRD HUNTING
SEASON EXPECTED TO BE ONE
OF BEST IN HISTORY OF
STATE FOR SMALL GAME.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What North Dakota Officials Are Do
Ing In Administration Of Laws.
In the Different Depart
ments at Bismarck.
Bismarck.

DA0AA0ASAs
Reports from the state indicate that
the hunting season of 1917, soon to
be open for small game, will be one
OF the best in the history of the state.
while nimrods are already getting
down their guns, rubbing them up and
using the oil freely, chickens, ducks,
geese and other varieties of game
birds are thoughtlessly hieing them
selves to mo birds's land" for the an.
nual slaughter.
George M. Hogue, secretary of the
North Dakota game and fish commits
sion, is optimistic over the prospects.
THE chicken and duck hunting will
be very fine in this state this season."
he says. Chickens will be especially
plentiful for the reason that the dry
weather we have had gave the birds
a good chance to hatch"
In North Dakota the open season on
prairie chickens, grouse, plover and
woodcocks is between September 16
and October 16. Ducks, geese and
brant may be killed and held in pos
session during the period from Sep.
TENDER 16 to November 80. This state
has a closed season on deer until
1920.
Five Officers Needed.
Five vacancies for commissioned
men in company ranks still exist in
the Second. The berths to be filled
are a second ~lieutenancy in the eros.
by company, a captaincy at Caring
ton, a captaincy at Hankinson, the
c~aptaincy of the Dickinson machine
gun company, for which some of the
most prominent men in the state have
been mentioned. and a second lieuten.
ancy at Beach.
Governor Frazier will have an op
p%ortunity to recommend men for
these commissions, but the appoint
ments will come from the president.
Owing to delay in obtaining federal
recognition, all commissions in the
Second herein mentioned will bear
the signature of Woodrow Wilson in.
stead Of that of Lynn J. Frazier. A
majority of the officers are fortunate
in possessing commissions from both
d~ignitaries, removing all doubt as to
their right to Office.
Helps Build Georgia cantonment.
Major Harold Sorenson, who sever.
al weeks ago was ordered to Augusta,
Ca, by the federal war department,
writes Adjutant General Angus Fraser
that he has been appointed assistant
to the constructing quartermaster at
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. He re.
ports that the construction of the can.
Torment is progressing rapidly and
that it will be ready for occupation
by troops not later than the first OF
September.
Disapproves Proposed Price.
Herbert Hoover and the national
price fixing committee have been ad'
vised by Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor John N. Hagan that North
Dakota heartily disapproves of propos.
ais to fix the price of wheat at $1.65.
MI. Hagan advised the committee
that unless a fair price is fixed, there
will be a serious reduction in the acre
age next year. He declares that farm
ers borrowed money to buy expensive
seed and have paid exorbitant prices
for everything entering into tho rails
Ing of a crop on the assurance that
they would receive a fair price.
He also advises Mr.. Hoover as tc
the condition now existing with $1.3e
offered for wheat at Dickinson and 81
at Bismarck and declares the need O.
funds is driving farmers to sell theil
product for anything they can get. .
Wins Partial Victory.
The North Dakota tax commission
lost a case but won a partial victory
in the supreme court, when an opin
ion was handed down holding that
while mineral rights are legally tax
able, In the particular action under
consideration-the Northwestern I'm
provement company versus Oliver
county-the method pursued in listing
the mineral rights for taxation was sc
faulty Is to render the assessment
void.
School Heads to Meet.
Every county superintendent OF
schools in the state is expected to at.
tend the meeting to be held at Bis.
marck. November 1, and give a three.
minute address on the subject, "Some
one thing I have planned to do during
the present school year to improve ru.
raj schools in my county and how
expect to do It,"
Newton On Vacation.
J. H. Newton, clerk Of the supreme
court, has gone On a two weeks vaca.
ton. Mr.. Newton expects to visit
points In North Dakota and Minnesota.
Not to Raise Carload Minimum.
The war board takes the same view
as the North Dakota railway commits.
sion Of the proposal to raise the mini.
mum carload for various commodities
as a means of increasing the efficiency
Of rolling stock, and 1t has gone unre.
servedly on record against such a
step. The proposed change will not
be made for the present, the North
Dakota rail board has been advised.
the classification committee at : it's
meeting having deferred action on THE
recommendation which will probably