The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-30
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polnas Of Last Few Days Throuohou.
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty PerusaI.

Aneta.-Aneta is to have a three
day c%hautauqua June 5, 6 and Z.
Arthur.-A Red Cross auction sale
at Arthur, Cass county, brought in
over $4,000.
Burlington. The German7Ameri-
q Bank of Burlington has changed
its name to American State Bank.
Wahpeton.-The choir in the Meth
odist church raised s110 for the Red
Cross by the presentation of "The
Holy City,"
/; Grenora.-George Kitchen, a former
resident of Grenora, has been sent
enced to five years at Fort Leaven-
worth for desertion.
Grand Forks.-Dentists from all ov-
er North Dakota attended the four
teenth annual convention of the North
Dakota State Dental association.
Park River.-The Young Peoples
league of the Park River district OF
the Lutheran congregation will hold
its annual convention in this city June
IS, 80 and 30.
Bismarck.-A. D. Gaines, Minneapo-
lis, was called before the North Da.
kota state committee of defense here
charged with not having sown to crop
his 30,000-acre farm near Sanger.
Bismarck.-Dr. r. A. Beard, pastor
of tn First Congregational church of
Fargo, will deliver the commencement
address on the evening of June 6 to
the graduating class of Bismarck high
school, when t%hirty-six graduates
will receive diplomas.
Observation-Disclosures is a crime in
North Dakota under an act adopted by
the state council for defense yester-
day and which became operative to-
day. Every male between is and so
year old must do at least fifty-four
hours of work each week.
Minot.-A Minot Grotto of the Mys-
tic Order of the Yelled Prophets has
been organized in Minot. Some Fifty
Masons became charter members.
Harry Ordway. deputy grand monarch
OF the Grotto, was present from Chi
cage and had charge of the affair.
Minot.-Architect Ira l.. Rush has
OSCA dWdluCu IllC SOlIldNl " ploA40
and specifications for a school build
ing which will be erected south of
Plaza. 1t will be a five room build
ing and with ~teacherage on the upper
floor and will cost about S12, 900.
Fargo.-Dr. VIM. N. Stearns of Far.
go college will sail soon for France
to enter Y. NJ. C. A. army work. DR..
Stearns has been ordered to report in
Chicago early in June for induction
into service. l.. B. Hanna, former
governor of North Dakota, who en-
listed recently for foreign service
with the Red Cross, has arrived in
France, he Ecabled yesterday.
Farso.-Farmers of this state are
asked to make known as soon as pos
sible to the county agent or to the
government labor office here the
amount of help that will be needed
during the haying, harvesting and
t%hreshing, according to William Eng
lish, the government local examiner.
The government will establish branch
Offices at Bismarck, Grand Forks and
Minot.
Grand Forks.-According to reports
received here the $50 men who are
in the selective service class will be
sent to the University of North Da-
kota and will be given special train
ing. This step was taken by the war
department on the recommendation
of a representative of the committee
on education and special training OF
the department.
Observation-Disclosures for a bumper
crop OF wheat are better than they
have been at any time in the last ten
years, Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor Hagan advised the state
council of defense in a formal report
here. The spring wheat acreage now
sown is 1900 900 acres. an increase
of 10000 0 acres over 1917. The seed.
ing is completed everywhere in the
state, and in most sections the wheat
is already up.
Bismarck.-Two pounds of wool
from White House sheep have been
allotted to North Dakota TO be sold at
auction during the week Of the Red
Cross war fund campaign. according
to a letter issued to the public today
by Governor Frazier. Of North Da
kota. The letter, which admonished
persons to send in their bids. say
the total amount secured from al
states by the auction will be turned
over to the Red Cross war fund a.
the presidents fund.
Misunderstanding to the assist
ance Of her little daughter. VIII,
screamed for help. Mrs. Ferdinand
Matthias, wife of Rev. Matthias
grabbed the oil stove. which hat
caught fire. only to be caught in tn,
burst Of flames which followed IT.
explosion. She rushed to a barre
of water and thrust her head into It
She was found in this position by he
husband and neighbors. death havin,
quickly followed the explosion. Sh,
was SO years old and the mother o
five children. The home was burned
to the ground.
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