The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
STATE BRfWT|ES

Robbers entered the Great North
ern depot at Bremen, 10 miles west
of New Rockford, and, after looting
the safe, escaped with $40 in cur
rency. Entrance was effected through
q e a window and escape was made
without leaving any clue.
The 9th annual meeting of tie Al
lance Hail association was held at
jamestown. All of the officers were
reelected and are as follows: H. M.
Clark of New Rockford, president;
Fred Wolfer of jamestown, vice pres.
ident; Watson E. Boise of James,
town, secretary-treasurer, and George
l.. Hampstead of jamestown, auditor.
Edgar M. Potter, a Fargo young
man, was taken into custody by c. R.
Wattles, United States deputy mar
shall, on a charge of sending obscene
matter through the mails. Potter is
alleged to have written a vile letter
to a young lady in Argusville on Jan.
Is. The letter was turned over to the
United States district attorney by
tie girls father and Potter was i'm.
mediately placed under arrest. He
was committed to the Cass county
Jail in default of $500 bonds, to sp-
pear before United States Commits.
sioner William C. Green.
F. P. Bennett of La Moure county
has been appointed chairman of the
Liberty loan committee in that dis
trlct to succeed Wesley Mcdowell,
appointed state chairman to succeed
l.. B.. Hanna, resigned.
The Farkview hospital in James.
town las been named the Trinity hos.
pital, the change being made at the
annual meeting OF the hospital asso-
citation because the Sisters of st. 10
seph took over control of the institu-
tion about three months ago.
The Tower City branch of the Cass
county Red Cross chapter has raised
$1,215.16, $246 of which came through
memberships and the balance of sub
scription for the purchase of material
for the branch. Over $1,000 of the
total amoun raised was obtained in
less than eight hours in July last.
DIR. ]. W. Cox, director of the North
Dakota public health laboratory, has
launched an advertising campaign in
the state as a means of bringing
about more general consideration of
the health problem, with the hope of
inducing greater legislative support
for various health enterprises.
News has been received at Fargo
of the marriage in Switzerland of
Miss Sell, daughter of Rev. Herman
Sell, prominent az a supervisor of
German churches in the Northwest.
In the summer of 1914 Miss Sell
soiled for Europe with a view to en-
tering Berlin university. She was in
Switzerland when the United States
declared war and was refused pass.
ports to America and also Germany
Her husband is a young Swiss pastor
with whom she became acquainted
while he var a student of theology
in Berlin.
]. NJ. Anderson of St. Paul was re-
elected president of the Equity Co
operative Exchange of St. Paul at the
annual stockholders meeting in Fargo
and the capital stock Of the company
was increased from half a million
to one million dollars. In the cleo.
ton of directors, Anderson, F. B
Wood of st. Paul and c. J.. Berg oil
Hendrum, Mimi, were named to sue.
coed themselves. Officers were elect
ed as follows: President, J. M. All
derson; vice president, Magnus john
son, Kimball, Mimi; secretary, G. A
Taeil, st. Paul, and treasurer, P. 8
Hendrickson. st. Paul.
The old time huskin' bee has beer
replaced by the "knitin' bee" in New
Rockford.