The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-02-14
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Dolnss Of last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

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but supposed to have had its start
from the furnace. did considerable
damage to the Pioneer Press Office.
Bismarck.-Senator F. T. Gronvold
of Rugby, who remained at the close
of the special session to undergo a
minor operation. is recovering nicely
in a local hospital.
Bismarck.-The governor has com:
missioned Charles A. Ullner of RAN
som county to be a member of the
board of trustees of the soldiers home
for the term ending July 1, 1920,
Fajrview. Fire totally destroyed
the Great Northern hotel here and
an adjoining building occupied by a
bakery and restaurant. The fire start
ed in the basement of the bakery.
Minot.-Harry Wing, an Oriental.
caught in the raid on a gambling joint
in the rear Of the New York restau-
rant, pleaded guilty in the county
court and was fined s25 and costs.
Manfred. - Losses ~aggregating ap.
p,oximately $4,000 were sustained
from a fire which broke out in the
second story of the Joe Biever ma
chinery Office and warehouse and
spread to adjoining structures.
Cooperstown.-July 9, 10. and II
have been officially set as the dates
for the annual fair and racing pro.
gram for Griggs county by the stock
holders of the County Fair associa-
ton at their annual business meet
ing.
Dickinson. - The name Liberty
Bank of Dickinson" has been chosen
by the stockholders to replace the
name of the Commandments bank
of this city. The state banking board
has approved the lev American name
| chosen by the directors.
Fargo.-Again "Tne Star Spangled
Banner" has Won first place. Miss
Ethel Tousley was awarded first place
with this subject as her Grafton at the
23rd %oratorical contest held at the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
William M%ortenson was second and
Miss Ethel Woldy third.
New England.-Mrs. George v. Bow
ers OF this city was struck on the head
and rendered unconscious for some
time by a fence post which flew up
and was being used to extricate an
automobile from a snowdrift. The &C.
cidcnt occurred between here and Bis
marck.
Fargo.-Engineering problems and
the engineers part in the world war
will be discussed in Fargo February
Fl and % when the 10th annual con
vention Of the North Dakota Society
of Engineers will be held here. The
dates for the convention have been
announced by President ]. A. Ingram
of Grand Forks.
New Rockford.-John j. Carleton.
president, Iowa Falls, Ia, and B. ].
Simonitch, vice president, Mime.
apolis. have disposed of their inter.
ests in the Bank Of New Rockford to
Harry C. Sexton and E. w. Beardsley
Mr.. Sexton mas been elected president
and A. F. Scwench and r. F. Rinker
vice presidents. Beardsley was re
elected cashier.
Dickinson.-Three hundred applica
tions have been received by farmers
from Stark county who will need
grain seed this year. The county
commissioners will determine the
amount of grain needed. Eighteen
thousand bushels of oats, 1000 bush
els Of barley and 10000 bushels Of
feed have been requested.
New England.-A message has been
received here of the death at Ogden
Utah, of John Connolly, editor of the
New England Herald, and one of the
best known newspaper men in West
ern North Dakota. A short time age
Mr.. Connolly left for California fol
the benefit of his health. From the
Erief telegram it is inferred that be
was taken rapidly worse and died en-
route.
Bismarck.-A concession which will
mean a saving of thousands of dol
lars to Western North Dakota farm
ers who have to rely on the Twin City
terminals for seed and feed, was
gained by the railway commission
when, in a conference with the North
ern Pacific, its representatives agreed
to ~equalize the company's westbound
rates on seed and Feed to comply will
It's eastbound tariffs.
Btsmarck.-N. c. Mcdonald, state
superintendent of public instruction
Supt. Deamer of the Fargo public
schools, and a number of other prom
inent Dakota educators, w1Il leave
about Feb. 10 for the national rural
life conference, to be held in Wash
ington February 81, % and %, and
the national convention of the super
intemdents' section of the Nationa
Educational association, to be held the
week following at Atlantic City.
Bismarck. j. K. Osterhaus, state
dairy commissioner, home from the
annual dairymen's convention at Far
60, declares it n of the most sue