The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-08-29
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poInos Of Last Few Days rhrouahou.
North Dakota Condensed for
Hastys Perusal.

Hasty Perusal.
Mott.-Plans are being worked out
by local citizens for the organization
of q company Of home guards.
Omemee.-The old Burns hotel has
been purchased by the school board
and will be used for school purposes.
Hettinger.--Dr. George A. Sarchet,
we'll known local physician, has en-.
listed in the medical department of
the regular army.
Dfckinson.-The fall term of the
Dickinson State Normal school will
open on Tuesday, October 1, accord
ing to President Samuel T. May.
Sharon.-Sharon has a citizen police
force. The first one to volunteer
was Rev. r. Johnson. The next two
months the citizens will look after the
policing of the village.
Langdon.-Water al turned into
the mains Of Langdon's new water
works system last week. The new
sewerage system is also near compile.
ton.
Amidon. - County Agent Charles
Eastgate is organizing a campaign
against prairie dogs in Slope county.
They cost the farmers heavily each
year.
Noonan.-Farmers in the vicinity of
Noonan have purchased small thresh-
ing machines and will thresh out their
own grain. Some Of them have
dubbed together in Joint ownership.
Bismarck.-North Dakota has a
monument to Gen. Pershing In Lake
Pershing, in Emmons county, a popu.
lar summer resort, which draws from
a territory Of several hundred square
| miles.
Valley City.-valley City health of.
f1cials have issued orders requiring all
dealers in foodstuffs to not display
foods except under glass, as a protec.
ton against flies and other disease
carriers.
Minot.-Cecil Innis, SO years old,
who for some time has been employed
by the Fuller Motor company of this
city, was instantly killed when the car
he was driving went over the grade
and turned over.
Jahestown.-Federal control Of the
railroads and the return to its stock
holders of the Midland Continental
railroad, running north and south out
of Jamestown, have left that line in q
p%recarious situation.
Fargo.-North Dakota's farm labor
shortage, with wages the best in the
history of the state, is 1000 to 5000
men, Lindley H. Patten, Fargo, state
director of the United States employ
ment service, said recently.
Lisbon.-Leonard. the 18-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Lorntson
was strangled to death by being en-
tangled in a swing. Mrs. Lorntsor
found the baby, still alive, death com
ing before a physician could arrive.
Paramount. = Paramount has made
arrangements for a waterworks sys
tenn, the contract for the work having
already been made by the village
board. It is expected that the con
tract will be finished by the end Of the
year.
Observation-Disclosures, the infant sor
of MI. and Mrs. Canute Lafrance, was
killed by falling from the second story
striking his head on the banister
crushing the skull and causing instan,
death.
Amidon.-Attacked and bitten by
rattlesnake, George German, aged 8
will recover, though it was over five
hours before he vas given medical at
tention. Poisonous rattlers are grow
ing in numbers in that district.
Acknowledgement Clyde A. Neer
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Neer Of
this city, was crushed to death under
the wheels of a troop train on which
he had just returned from New Yorl
to Camp. Pike, Ark. Sergeant Neel
was in the first draft last fall.
Hankinson.-Frank Nelson, for sew
eral years cashier in the 500 depot
here, is reported missing in action IL
France. He was in the second draf
quota from Richland county, >ant
shortly before his departure was mar
ried to Miss Nina Minis of this city.
Jamestown.-Many of the James
town merchants are having such diff
ficulty in hiring help that the delivery
system bids fair to be decidedly modi
fed and modernized. Many have al
ready curtailed the number of deliv
cries, while several more are running
their establishments on the cash and
and carry" plan.
Jamestown. - Formal approval o.
the plans for the Inauguration Of mill
tary training at the jamestown col
lege has been received from the wal
department. It is expected that an
instructor will be sent to take charge
Il the Fargo college and that he will
divide his time between that institu.
tion and Jamestown.
Bismarck.-In a decision handed
down by the supreme court in the case
of Beardsley vs.. Ewing &. Ewing. the