The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-07-04
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oolnss Of Last Few Days Throuohou,
North Dakota Condensed for
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Grand Forks.-At a meeting Of cit.
izens here the Grand Forks Home
Guards was organized with NJ. a.
Merrill as captain.
Mandan.-A new banking house for
the newly organized Farmers Equity
bank Is being constructed here. The
structure will cost about $4,000.
Minot.-The two express compan.
les will unite their OFFICES in Minot
hereafter, it is announced. Both of.
ices will. however, be kept open.
Willow City.-superintendent Har-
~ E. Polk Of the Willow City schools
has been called for service and will
report for duty at the end of this
month.
Hettinger.-Jack Norton, brought
here from Spokane on a charge of
bigamy and convicted in district
court, was sentenced to five years
in prison.
Upham.-Herbert Meyers, 81, and
John, 10, sons of Carl Meyers, resid-
ing near Kramer. were drowned while
bathing in the Mouse river on the
John Goodman farm, near Upham.
Mandan.-Mrs. Mary Tischida, wild.
ow Of Stephen Tischida, died in a
Mandan hospital as the result of
burns suffered when she poured gaso-
line on a fire, thinking it was kero-
sene.
Hankinson.-With his right leg
broken In three places in a runaway
Joe Little, a farmer, lay on the prai-
RE for three hours before he was
able to attract the attention Of pass.
ersby.
transformation Mueller, convict
ed Of second degree murder in 1916
and sentenced to 30 years in the state
.p%enttentiary, has Just ben transferred
from the Stutsman county jail to the
p%enitentiary.
Valley City.-More than 100 diplo-
mas were awarded to the mebers of
the senior class in the closing pro.
gram Of the twenty-sixth annual COM
mencement exercises at the state nor.
NAL school here.
Fargo.-North Dakota dentists are
raising q. fund for the purchase Of
a motor dental ambulance, which will
carry the name of North Dakota and
II possible, will be manned by North
Dakota dentists.
Fargo.-At least As additional men
will be placed in the army vocational
training school at the North Dakota
Agricultural school next month. Two
hundrod ond ron MON or. NOV, %ro; IN
ing at the college.
Forman.-Hit by an automobile
while crossing a street, w. E. Nelson,
a pioneer resident of the community
is dead. He survived, the injuries sew
eral weeks. The car driver was ex-
onerated from all blame.
Grand Forks.-The annual summer
meeting Of the North Dakota Press
association will be held in Grand
Forks on Friday and Saturday. July
~ and 10. Among the speakers will
be Adam Bede Of Minnesota.
Bismarck.-One Glen Ullen mar and
one R%ichardton man were a%rraigned
In Hebron before u. s. Commissioner
George L. Johnson and held to the
Bismarck term Of federal court on
charges of having made seditious ut
terances.
iBismarck.-Under special orders
from the North Dakota Council of De-
tense no fireworks may be sold in any
North Dakota town this Fourth of
July. The state council is acting un.
der instructions from the national
council which has banned fireworks.
Edmore.-Rev. ]. o. Ensrud. pastor
of the Lutheran church. has been
called as camp pastor to the Great
Lakes naval training station. The
congregation extended him the neces-
sary leave of absence. Rev. s. M.
Meisel of >Garske will have temper.
airy charge Of the parish.
Robinson.-C. F. Depke, lumber
agent here, who. it is alleged, had
made %utterances derogatory to the
United States government and the
American Red Cross, was undressed
and his body covered with yellow
paint. Depke then resigned and
swore out warrants for the arrest of
several of the crowd, who were fined
:S5 each.
Schafer.-James H. McCutcheon is
I'm the county jail here awaiting SEN
.tence for third degree burglary. hav-
ing confessed that he ri1ed the cash
register in Newman and Gullickson's
garage at Watford City. taking $3.50
In currency In breaking a window
to enter he cut his hand. leaving q
telltale trail OF blood which resulted
in his prompt arrest.
Fargo.-Henry G. Wick, Cavalier,
was elected grand master, Anil P.
Lenhart. deputy grand master! Chas.
f. Best. Lisbon. senior grand warden.
Allen v. Haig, Devils Lake, Junior
: grand warden Of the North Dakota
grand lodge A. f. and A. NJ. at the
sannual meetings of the lodge in the
Masonic temple here. Clinton D,
Lord, Park River. was reelected grand
treasurer and Walter L. Stockwell.
. Fargo. grand aecretarv