The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-11-21

Minot.-A. P. Sloeum, for inany
years a prominent business man Of
this city, passed away a few days ago.
Minot.-"Dad" Marsh, famous pio-
neer restaurant man of this city,
dropped dead at his place of business
a few days ago.
Jamestown.-Duck hunters return
ing from the northern part of the
county report the game plentiful and
i'll splendid condition t~hereabouts.
Fargo.-The use Of "fu" masks in
Fargo disappeared almost as quickly
as it came, and the rather ungainly
looking but very useful safety devices
are now seldom seen.
Observation-Disclosures Of Agri-
culture John N. Hagan in an inter-
view, said he believed the declaration
of peace would not seriously affect
the prices of farm products.
Observation-Disclosures Army Ensign
j. G. Bell, we'll known religious
worker formerly located at Grand
Forks, Fargo and Valley City, has
taken charge of the local S. A. bar
racks.
Bismarck.-A report is current that
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Neil G. Macdonald will be
made state commissioner of education
after the close Of his term Of office
December 1.
Mandan.-A sister Of Deputy State
Examiner e. A.. Thorberg was injured
by a discharge Of a shotgun in the
hands of a careless Victory day ell
tllusiast here last week. The injury
is believed not serious.
Minot.-The local celebration of
"Victory day" began at 4 a. ~, and
by the time business hours had ar
rived the spirit Of the occasion had
become so prevalent that one of the
stores were opened during the day.
Bismarck.-With only 41.65 per cent
Of it's winters supply Of anthracite
delivered as against $500 per cent for
Wisconsin and 54.49 for Minnesota,
an order has been secured from the
federal fuel administration requiring
state.
Grand Forks.-The Red Cross has
discontinued work in It's surgical
dressings department, temporarily at
least, upon instructions received from
national headquarters. Other local
branches of the department, it is I'm
derstood, have also been closed.
Bismarck.-The lifting Of the valua-
ton limit on farm building erection
and repairs seems to have occurred,
under conditions newly promulgated by
the war industries board since the
armistice was declared. Unlimited
road, Street, water and sewer improve
ments, it is said, will also be allowed.
Grand Forks.-Fifty automobiles,
with drivers, were placed at the dis
posal of officials of the newly erected
packing plan here for the accolnmo-
dalton Of visiting stockholders wlo
were here for the purpose of inspect
ing the plant and equipment last
Wednesday,.
Finley.-FOllowing the recent cleo
ton Of this city as county seat Of
Steele, by a reported majority Of 300,
it is said the usual long legal fight
may have to be gone through before
the county's records and official quar-
tiers may be removed from Sherbrooke,
the inland town where the county
seat has been for many years.
Minot.-The non-return of Repr =
sentative Anthony Walton to the legis-
lature from this district will remove
from the state assembly one of the
foremost figures in the deliberations
Of the last session. Representative
Walton is president Of the North Da-
kota Society Of Equity and n leading
political supporter of the Nonpartisan
league.
Fargo.-Major NJ. f. Steele, co1n-
mandant of the S. A. T. @. at the Agri-
cultural college, announces that the
officers training camp which was to
be opened at Camp Fremont, Cal, De-
cember 1, has been abandoned. Appli-
cations for entry already received will
be returned, and no further applica-
lions will be accepted, so far as can
now be determined.
Fargo.-A renewal Of the influenza
epidemic has broken out in the stu
dents and vocational army training
camp here since the induction of a
new contingent Of more than 300 men
Into the camp a short time ago. The
ease are receiving the same careful
treatment as that which made the
local camps death record last month
one of the lowest in the United States.
Bismarck.-State Fuel Administra-
tor Baker wired Commissioner Car
field that, with less than so per cent
Of North Dakota's anthracite tonnage
delivered, the state would prefer to
pay enough additional for coal to per-
NIT the payment Of adde dwagcs de-
manded to laborers at Duluth and Su-
perior terminals, rather than be SUBJ
jected to the risks involved by further
delay in deliveries.
Buffalo.-Henry Won Bank, Cass
county school district president, sent
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