The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-09
News Of the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

QuOI OIL 1uUldu IcSoIVdIAOu ISIIAIOIy.
All were bound over to the grand jury.
Orville Myrback, a young lad in his
teens, shot his chum, Joseph LANCER,
Jr., in the hip with a 20 rifle while
the youngsters were cunning for go
piers near Bisbee. A cartridge stuck
in the breach Of Myrback's rifle, and
when it came out with q rush, Lang.
or was in its way.
A daring hold-up in the heart of FL
lendale in broad daylight netted a
masked bandit who entered the home
Of Mrs. L. Spurrier in the Marsh flats,
So. Mrs. Spurrier was seated in her
bedroom, holding her baby, when the
robber appeared, leveled a gun at her
head and dewanded her purse.
Arthur Van Horn, Bismarck's pic.
lee architect, has been commits
stoned by Governor Frazier a member
of the North Dakota state board of ar
chitects, which will have charge of
the administration of an act passed
by the last session Of legislature pro-
viding for the examination and licens-
ing of architects who desire to prac-
tice their profession in North Dakota.
Retention of present positions with
full pay while engaged in the war as
soldiers for the United States, is adj
vocated by District Judge A. T. Cole
Of Fargo for those in federal, state
or county employ who are drafted or
volunteer for the army. I'm my judg-
ment every public official Of good rec
ord who is called out or who volun-
teers and goes to the front, should
retain his Office and the public should
continue to pay his salary regularly
without deduction" said Judge Cole.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Mitts narrowly escaped
death when the rope which their dis.
abled car was being towed parted a
few miles south of Glendale, and the
machine turned over with the couple
and their three children, pinning the
youngest child under the car in a ditch
at the side Of the road, where the
water vas over her head. N. C. Brown.
an Aberdeen travelling salesman, who
was towing the party, saved the little
girl by lifting the car far enough to
permit her to lift her head out of
the water.
Arley Morey was arrested at Glas-
gov, Mont, by Sheriff Ross on the
charge of embezzling money from his
mother-in-law in jamestown and will
be given his preliminary hearing before
Police Magistrate Murphy.
Jacob Wentz was sentenced to a
term of from n to five years in the
state p%enitentiary from McCluskey,
when be pleaded guilty to a charge of
breaking up a drill and selling it for
scrap iron. The drill was the property
Of a local farmer.
William F. Converse, the largest ex-
elusive handler Of durum wheat in
America. with headquarters in Mime
apolis, has put up a premium of SIS
with the directors of the North Da-
kota State Fair association for the
first prize and $40 for second prize
for the best half bushel Of durum
wheat to be shown at the fair at Far
go next year.
Miss M. N. Klien, who has been
bookkeeper of the Farmers Equity
Exchange at Solen for the past two
years has assumed the management
OF the concern and thus opened a new
line of endeavor for the women of the
state. Miss Klien has entire charge
of the business in an executive ca
pacity and is probably the only wom-
an manager of an elevator in this or
any other state.
At a meeting of the Ransom county
efficiency board, $3.50 per .bushel for
wheat was decided to be a fair price
this year.
At a patriotic dance given in Shell
don, at least five men were recruited
and will go to New Rockford to join
B company.
Attorney G. ". Young of Grafton re-
ceived a broken collarbone when his
automobile rolled over a 3O-foot preci-
pice, pitching him out on the ground.
DR.. B. S. Nickertor of Mandan, who
five weeks ago was accepted into the
army medical service and granted a
rank of captain, received orders to
report at Fl. Riley, Kan.
The c. F. Tooley residence in Val.
ley City was destroyed by fire and
everything in the house with the OK.
ception of a few small pieces of fur.
nitlee was burned. The fire was start.
ed from a gasoline stove.
Nash Brothers, wholesale grocery
concern, which owns a number OF
wholesale houses in North Dakota,
Montana and Canada, was indicted by
the federal grand jury, in session here
today, on a charge Of violating the
federal antitrust law. Gamble.Robiu
company and others, also were in
dicted on the same charge.
County commissioners Of Ward
county have worked out the right-of
way and the grade of a highway will
connect Minot and Ryder. The com
mission Is going over every foot of the
road and are making changes wherever
necessary.
w. ]. Cunningham and Frank Cash
en- pleaded guilty before Judge X. E