The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16

Beach:-The Missouri slope section
OF North Dakota has greatly increased
Its wheat acreage over that of 1917
Observation-Disclosures c. o. Me
huse of the Antler schools will have
charge of the Maxbass schools the
next year.
Tower City.-Tower City is to Gel,
citrate the Fourth of July. The ar
engagements are being made by the
Commercial Club.
Portland.-Prof. S. W. Siljan of the
Portland public schools has enlisted
in the hospital reserve corps, and al
ready left for camp.
Naturalization will observe Me
mortal day with the unwilling and
dedication of a service flag to the
boys from Lawton now in the army.
Park River.-Roger Allin, former
governor of North Dakota. and Miss
Anna Mckenzie, of Flushing, Mich,
were married here recently. Mr.. AL.
lin was governor in 1895 and 1895.
Leonard.-"Shad" Seger, Leonard
pioneer, took his own life when he
hung himself in the basement of his
new home. Dependency is given as
the reason for the suicide.
B1smarck.-The Bismarck Elks will
conduct a flag service on May 16,
when they will float the Stars and
Stripes from a 150-foot masthead
which will be erected at the state
capitol. a,
Gwinner.-The electric light plant
here is to be housed in a new build
ing this summer. Street lights have
been discontinued owing to a dis
agreement between the city dads and
the company.
Fargo.-Hewison Pollock of Fargo
College, representing the state at the
Central states oratorical contest held
at Topeka, Kan, Friday night, won
fifth place. Twelve states were rep
resented. South Dakota won first.
Belfeld.-Andrew A. Miller, ar
rested several weeks ago on COM
plant of Ed. Josucks, charging the
illegal killing of cattle, and acquitted
IN Justice REMARKS court at Me-
dora, has been rearrested on a sim
liar charge.
Carrington.-It is difficult to con-
vince the. Darlington board of edu-
cation there is a teacher-famine. There
were sixty applicants for the position
of superintendent, when the present
official was granted a years absence
for war work.
Cannonball.-The famous Cannon.
ball ranch, long one OF the wild and
woolly show places Of the west, will be
the scene of a real "By Heck party
given for the benefit of the Cannon.
ball Red Cross chapter, May 25, by
G. r. Wilcox and Miss Lucille Van
Solen.
Ellendale.-Carl Weis, Jr., and John
Miller were seriously injured when an
oxygen c%ontainer with which they
were working exploded. Mr.. Weis
lost his right leg and Mr.. Miller sus.
tanned a broken leg. The men were
taken to a hospital at Aberdeen for
treatment.
La Moure.-H. r. S. Diesem, one
of the publishers Of the La Moure
Chronicle has Joined the fighting
forces of the United States. Mr.. Die
sem has been engaged in newspaper
work in the state for the past several
years and is we'll known among the
North Dakota. editors.
Grand Forks-Grand and Sioux
counties are planning to cooperate in
the construction of a wooden bridge
over the Cannonball river here. The
matter will be definitely settled at
the next meeting Of the Grand coun.
ty. commissioners, Sioux county al.
ready having agreed on terms.
misunderstanding Frazier has
announced the appointment of O. T.
Haakenson of Towner to be chief as.
sistant fire marshal, succeeding Will
liam Olson of Valley City, who re.
signed. Haakenson is a we'll known
Townleyite, who was a clerk in the
house during the last regular session.
Snowden.-Leo Biladeau of Balm
vile tried to board a freight train
near here when he slipped and fell,
with the result that both legs were
cut Off. He lay beside the track for
several hours before he. was picked
up by a crew from a passing train.
He died before reaching the Willis.
ton hospital.
.Crosby.-One Of the most disas.
trous fires in the history of Crosby
destroyed the building occupied by
the Crosby Light and Power com
pany, and the Crosby Auto company,
consumed 10 automobiles, wrecked
thetlight plant, and left the village in
darkness. The Home Guard was at
once called into action to patrol the
city at night until the light system
can be restored.
Misunderstanding attention to the
fact that a coal shortage next winter
is inevitable and that unless the lig.
mite mines of North Dakota are en-
abled to maintain their production to
full capacity throughout the summer
months, not only Minnesota and South