The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-06-13

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was riding in tipped over.
Fairview. ~ The Fairview postof-
five was robbed of a few pennies left
in the till and some mail matter,
mostly letters and packages.
Fargo-Francis j. Slomipski, Mimic,
was ordained y Catholic priest in St.
Mary's cathedral mere by the Rt.
Rev. James O'Reilly, bishop of Fargo.
Jamestown.-Jamestown high school
graduated a class of thirty-four this
year. Rev. G.. w. Simon preached the
~baccalaureate sermon at the Presby-
terrain church.
Fargo-Mission work among Indian
girls Of the Standing Rock Indian
reservation was given financial sup
port by the North Dakota Episcopa-
liam Auxiliary guild, at the annual
conference.
Fargo-The Fargo high school grad
uated a class of ffty-eight this year.
DR.. E. F. Ladd, president of the
North Dakota Agricultural college
was the commencement speaker and
awarded the diplomas.
Minot.-Bert Van Hook was fined
IS and SIS costs in police court on a
charge of speeding, being the first
victim of the crusade against reckless
drivers which has been inaugurated by
the Minot Automobile club.
Balfour. The German-American
Bank of Balfour has dropped the Ger
mar from its name; and hereafter
will be known as the American State
Bank. A. L. Lombard is president
and w. F. Lehman cashier.
Minot-Three hundred and thirty.
three stars are on the service flag
presented to the city of Minot by the
Girls Military squad. The girls have
also erected shaft fins Riverside
park in honor of Minot,s heroes in
France. \
Bismarck. B. WEIGH, who left
Bismarck as captain of a company in
the Second North Dakota regiment.
which was later split up, is now a
major In the national army in France
and has been recommended for a COL
onelcy.
Devils Lake.-Rev. T. T. Hansen,
builder of the local Bethel Free church
and for seven years its pastor, has
resigned to take a parish at Itch
vile. this state. He will be succeeded
by Rev. John Killeli Of Minneapolis,
a newly ordained minister.
Fargo-Rev. L. G. Moultre, Valley
City, was elected secretary; C. D.
Lord. Park River, treasurer; and
Dean H. F. Kloman. Fargo. registrar
of the Episcopal church of North
Dakota at the annual convocation
here. Rev. H. T. Socket, Grafton:
and Rev. A. H. Beer, Casselton. were
elevated to deacons.
steele.-Being shaken from the plat
form of an engine pillow by the rough
road, the nephew of George Galbreath,
residing near futile. narrowly escaped
death when ground beneath a disc and
soil packer attached to the pillow, suf-
fering severe cuts, several of which
exposed the lungs. Mr.. Galbreath,
was driving the engine, dill not
see his nephew fall.
Bismarck.-The N. D. Council of De-
tense is petitioned by resolution adopt.
ed by Labor's Loyal Legion, in state
convention al, Fargo, to close all bill
lard and pool halls, bowling alleys
and other unnecessary games" ex-
cept from z to 10 p. m. each week
day, as means of removing an incen-
tive to loafers and with a further
view to releasing employees for other
occupations.
Fargo.-The body of Mrs. Anna C.
True, 70, once the teacher of Gen.
John ]. Pershing, who died at her
home in Fargo, was cremated in Min
neapolis and the ashes sem to La
clode. Mo-, her old home, for burial,
1t was while she was conducting a
private school at Laclode that John
Pershlng was among her students and
she often referred to the American
commander of the overseas forces A.
cher boy Jack"
Fargo.-With more thar, 1000 pres
ent when President H. G. Stub called
the gathering to order, the Norwegian
church of America opened
Its special convention. The conven-
ton, the first since the three great
Lutheran bodies, the United, the
Synod and the Norwegian, Joined
hands a year ago, is expected to dis
pose of questions affecting the work Of
the denomination in the United States
and Canada during the balance Of the
war.
Bismarck.-May, 1918, was the wet.
test since May, 1915, the year OF. the
biggest crops in North Dakota's his
tory, according to the monthly meteor.
illogical summary issued today by C..
w. Roberts, chief of the North Da-
kota weather bureau. The precipita-
ton for May was 2.O3 inches, AT of
an inch below the normal for this
month since 1875, which is ESQ inch
es, but vastly in excess of the .26 of
an inch total for 1917, and we'll ahead
of the 1876 inches recorded in 1915.
misunderstanding struck a barn
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