The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-19
North Dakota
News in Brief

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the public school faculty of this city.
Bismarck.-The state council of de-
tense, it is said, will ask only $4,000
appropriation from the next legisla-
ture.
Valley City.-A first class gymna-
sfmn is to be established in the base
ment of the Congregational church
here.
Miaot.-Madame -Heinck
has been billed to sing here at the
opening of Minot's new auditorium
January 3.
Casselton.-J. o. Smith, a former
pioneer resident and prominent farmer
of this section, is dead of heart failure
at Spokane.
acknowledgements Lynn J. Fra
zier has gone TO Annapolis, Md, to
attend the annual convention of gov
ernors being held there.
Minot.-Over five million dollars
worth of farm produce was raised in
Ward county this year, it is estimated
by County Food Administrator Dill.
Fargo.-The annual boys and girls
conference held each December It the
state Agricultural college has been in
definitely postponed for the present
season.
Edgeley.-The third large barn to
have been destroyed by fire on the
c. G. Washburn farm neal here, was
burned a few days ago, with a loss of
about 100 tons of hay.
Fargo.-The employment of a full
time health officer to look after the
sanitary and health interests Of this
city was proposed at a recent meeting
of the Fargo Commons club.
Fargo.-Some of the S. A. T.. c.
men who have recently received their
honorable discharge from the military
service got their new uniforms just
about in time to wear them home.
LaAIoure.-Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Carr,
former residents here who recently
moved to Billings. died there within Il
few hours of each other, from pneu-
monia following the Spanish influenza.
Dickinson.-F. w. Turner. president
of the local Commercial club. will re-
sign that position on account of his
election to serve as n member of the
state legislature again at the first of
the year.
Fargo.-Word was received here last
Friday that former Governor l.. b.
Hanna had arrived home on American
soil. Captain HANNA has been in
France on Red Cross work since early
last spring.
Bismarck.-A report received from
Camp Mills, n. ", announces the i'm.
mediate rehabilitation of several
aero squadrons, comprising 1900 men
many of whom are from North Dakota
and adjoining states.
Fargo.-Miss Hazel Nelson of Val.
ley City and Miss Della Linwell of
NorthwOod have been selected by the
North Dakota Federation of WOman's
clubs for welfare work among Ameri.
can soldiers in France.
FnrgO.-The small number of com,
plants Of stores selling food products
at prices il eXceSS of those fixed by the
food administrations price fixing cOml
missions is a subject of favorable com,
ment throughout the state.
Observation-Disclosures S. Talcott. war
den of the state penitentiary for sew
eral years past. has recently an
nounced his resignation from the posi-
ton. Deputy Warden Charles Nc
Donald is temporarily holding the
position.
Bismarck.-The preliminary survey
for the military maps of North Dakot,
which is being conducted by ]. NJ
Hanson. director of the state burear
Of military information, in the office
. of military information. is practically
completed. Fifty to sixty reports have
t been received. An engineer will be
t placed III the field in the near future
: Fargo More than 10000 dental Op
eratiOns We're performed by NOrtl
Dakota's 1G3 dentists for the state:
draft men. according to Il report ISSUED
by DR.. Albert Hallenberg Of this city
The record, it is said. tops that of an!
other state which has reported on thi:
subject, as to the amount of wOrl
performed. per capita, by the state:
!. dentists.
Fort Yates.-Albert Grass. grandson
of the late Chief John Grass of thu
Sioux Indians. the first Sioux count,
[ man to die in action in France. wa:
killed while cleaning Il German dugSu
of machine gunners. and before IL HUI
bullet found it's target, he had put =
Germans out of action. The story O.
Albert Grass heroiSm has just beel
received in letters from companion:
who witnessed his death.
FargO.-Damuge done to live stool
by coyotes in North Dakota amount:
to II and one-half million dollar!
annually, according to an %authorlt!
quoted by Prof. w. C. Palmer of tn
state Agricultural college extension
department. Methods for the NOR,
rapid determination of the pests ar
being carefully studied by U. S. Elmer
who has had charge Of gopher eradica
ton in this state under direction of tn,
extension department for some time
past.
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