The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-28

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bark at ono for France. Mr.. Hanna
will serve without compensation.
Ayr.-The st. Patrick day ball given
here for the Red Cross netted $16S.4O.
The auction sale proceeds amounted
to $1,O02.7O.
Bismarck.-The meeting of the
North Dakota Association of Life I'm.
derwriters held at Bismarck, pledged
the sale of 100000 worth of thrift
stamps before Dec. 81.
Havana.-A Red Cross auction
held here Melted $4,000. There are
only $50 persons in town and they
challenge any town of that size or
ever larger to beat this record.
Devils Lake.-Edgar La Rue, secre-
tary of the Devils Lake Commercial
club, secretary of the. Cha,auqua,
and member of the war gardening
committee. has been appointed Her.
bert Hoover's representative in Ram.
sey county.
Fargo.-lke Goldberg vas sentenced
to pay a fine of $1,000 and to serve
six months in the Grand Forks coun-
ty Jail, for bringing liquor into the
state in violation of the bone dry law,
by Judge Amidon. Goldberg lives at
East Grand Forks.
Fargo.-Rat tails jumped four cents
in value here upon the announcement
from Mrs. F. E. Kindred, health com
missioner, that for every rat tail
turned in to the police station, five
cents would be paid. A month ago
they were worth n cent apiece.
Grand Forks.-The homecoming
celebration of the Elks was one of the
most largely attended and most en-.
joyable ever given by the local lodge.
Delegations from various sections of
the Red River valley were present,
Crookston and Langdon sending the
larger number.
Bismarck.-An attack on the consti.
tutionality Of the Bookkeeping law was
made by attorneys for II. r. German
of Jamestown, in arguments before
the supreme court Monday IN an ap.
plication for a writ Of habeas corpus
to compel Sheriff James II. Ross of
Stutsman county to release German
from Jail.
New Rockford.-Halvor P. Halvor.
son, Eddy county. has been arrested
by Federal authorities charged with
having made seditious remarks. His
hearing was set for March 81 before
Commissioner Duel. The warrant
under which he was arrested alleged
that he said: "This was is for big
business To hell with the Red Cross
let the government do their work"
Fargo.-Announcement that a com
petitive examination will be held here
to fill the vacancy of postmaster in
the Fargo postoffice, following the re-
moval from office Of George w. VIII
kinson, promir ,nt state democrat.
and editor of 1.-THE Democrat" is
taken here as definitely meaning that
the deposed postmaster has definitely
lost out in his attempt for re-instate-
ment.
Bismarck.-State Engineer ]. W.
Bliss has received notice from the
office of the public reads that the
schedule of proposed Federal aid con-
struction in NorthS Dakota has been
approved and the state highway COM
mission has been authorized to pro-
coed with the projects listed in the
schedule. This schedule covers
twenty-six projects, in twenty coun-
ties, with a total mileage of 40S.5
miles.
Bismarck.-James P. Kenyon, who
arrived on the site of Bismarck on
June 8, 1872. when one log cabin
marked the beginning of the present
city, and who for eleven years was
elevator man at the state capitol, has
entered upon his new duties as spe-
c1al agent for the automobile regis
tration department of the secretary of
states office. Mr.. Kenyon has met
more statesmen than probably any
other man in North Dakota.
Fargo.-The American National In
surance Co., was organized here at
a meeting Of stockholders at the
Gardner hotel. The new concern will
do a general fire and liability insur-
ance business, and claims to be the
only North Dakota fire insurance
stock company in the state.
Bismarck.-Nine voluntary Undue
ton calls have been cancelled by the
provost marshall general in a tele-
gram received by the adjutant gen.
erals office. Only two branches Of
the service, Dlacksmitl.s and coast
artillery are now left open to xolun-