The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07
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Doings Of last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

between $50 and $40 in cash a few
nights since.
Grafton.-Attorney T. I. Dahl has
been notified by theswar department
to report for duty at Washington.
He is a graduate of the state univer-
sity.
Fargo.-Cafes, restaurants and no.
tells will be permitted to offer NUT
ton and lamb on their. menu on
"meatless" Tuesdays, according to
announcement from the state agricul-
tural college.
Grand Forks.-Word reaching here
states that 1900 North Dakotans
took part in the annual picnic held
in Sycamore grove, near Los An
geles. Fifty out of SO counties in
the state were represented.
Fargo. - Ninety.two indictments
have been returned by the grand Jury
in federal court here. Thirteen of
them were voted in sedition cases,
Thirty bills were voted on for the
violation of the federal liquor ship.
ments act.
Minot. - Applications have been
filed with the county commissioners
of Ward county for sufficient seed
and feed to consume all the proceeds
of the s250.O00 bond issue. Approx
mately 100000 in applications has
been made.
Bismarck. - Five thousand applica-
lions for 1918 automobile tags were
received i'll the mails in one day for
the office of the secretary of state,
according to Secretary of State
Thomas Hall. This number, Mr..
Hall says, establishes a ley record
for the office.
New Rockford.-E. II. Brewington
Of New Rockford was sentenced to
serve five years and six months in
the state penitentiary by Judge c. W.
Buttz. Two statutory and one boot
logging charge were lodged against
the defendant. He pleaded guilty to
one of the former charges.
Minot. - The Lutheran drive for
s25,00O, North Dakota's quota of
S7!0. 900 to be raised in the United
States for the benefit of the Lutheran
soldiers at the different cantonments,
has been largely oversubscribed &C.
cording to R. A. Nestos Of this city,
chairman for North Dakota.
Bismarck. - The North Dakota
Home Guard was organized at a
meeting held here. with representa-.
tives present from Williston, Mandan,
Mckenzie. Wilton, Werner, Regent
He'll Golden valley. New Leipzig
Mott. Washburn, Garrison, Beach.
Lisbon, Underwood, Balield, Bis
marck,. Linton, Hazleton, Dickinson
and Killdeer speaking for more than
1000 home guardsmen.
Fargo. Robert o. Baird, chemist
at the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege and who is in charge of the
food pledge work in the state, says
that $4,000 pledge cards have been
registered at his office and that he
anticipates a big influx of cards fol
lowing the speaking tour of II. c
Culbertson, Daniel Reed and Mrs
B. Basil Clarke representatives O.
the United States food administra
ton, who are now touring the state
Minot Il. c. White, superiAtend
ent of schools at Williston for the
last four years has been elected su
perirtendent of the Minot eft,
schools. The Minot board of educa
ton has offered new contracts tt
all the teachers except the super
visors of drawing. music. penman
ship, reading and physical educa
ton. AS a matter of i
was decided 10 dispense with these
teachers and permit others to tax,
up their work.
Fargo DIR. T. F. Ladd. state foot
administrator, has issued a shar)
warning to retailers Throughout
North Dakota who willfully refus'
to comply with the new food regula
tions which went into effect Febru
airy Is and declared that such retail
ers who refuse to obey the regula
lions laid down by the food admins
tration would be cut off from theil
source of supply, throug regulatory
source of supply through regulator,
the licensed wholesaler.
Bismarck. - President Wilson sen
greetings to the big wal conference
held here in these words: II con
graduate North Dakota upon the pa
triotic spirit that has led to this wal
conference. From the personal con
tact among var workers in sucf
meetings comes an understanding anG
inspiration that will soon be reflected
in like enthusiasm and unity of pur
pose among fellow citizens, and it Is
only by united and determined of
forts of all loyal Americans that this
people will win its great fight fol
fair and honest dealings among the
nations of the world.-Woodrow Will
sor."
Bismarck. Voluntary enlistment.
for the coast artillery with trainins