The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-28
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polnss Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

FargO.-A class of ten graduated
from the North Dakota Agricultural
college industrial course, the com
mencement exercises taking place at
the Little Country theater.
Mott.-William Boscano, a section
boss on the Milwaukee. leaped from
his speeder just in time to see it
demolished into hundreds of pieces
when struck by an eastbound freight.
Mott.-Mott citizens united in a
patriotic rally and service flag dedica-
ton which proved the greatest 10y
atty demonstration the southwestern
section of the state has ever wit.
messed.
Fargo.-William English of Bis:
marck has been placed in charge of
the United States governments labor
bureau here which will attend to Ia
Dor needs in North Dakota during the
IL months of the year.
Dickinson.-Mrs. J. J. Sweeney has
received a cablegram from Hardin,
Manchuria, where her husband is now
located. the American railway expe-
dition destined for Russia. having
moved from Nagasaki. Japan.
kulm.-Work has been commenced
on a new 40. 0O0-bushel capacity ele-
vator to be built by the Farmers Co.
operative Elevator company on the
site of its old plant. the razing of
which will soon be complete.
Fingal.-Twelve high school pupils
of Fingal. presented the play, "Val-
ley Farm" to an unusually large audi
ence here. the work of the young
Thespians bringing special common
dation from all who attended the per-
Torrance.
Minot.-The state convention Of the
Young Peoples league of the three
affiliated Norwegian Lutheran church.
es has accepted the invitation of
the Minot churches of this affiliation
to hold it's annual convention in this
city next July.
misunderstanding with Cover
nor Frazier's proclamation, Adjutant
General Frazier now is preparing
regulations for the government of the
North Dakota home guard. which is
to be mustered into one or more regi-
ments of state militia.
New England.-A blaze believed to
have been incendiary in origin com
pletely destroyed the Milwaukee
roundhouse at this point and badly
damaged two engines occupying the
stalls there. The loss will run into
several thousand dollars.
Jud.-Jud is soon to have its cleo.
trio light plant in operation. The
supplies for the Identification of the
town were to be in last fall, but owing
to the governments first call on the
facory turning out the machinery, a
long delay was unavoidable. q
Fargo.-Rev. Thomas : Graham,
chairman of the goto.church com
mittee of the Fargo federation. an.
nounced that more than 5000 per.
sons attended church in Fargo on "go.
to.church" Sunday. Every door knob
in the city was tagged on Saturday.
Grand Forks.-Federal officers an
nounce the arrest of J. H. Berg of
Grand Forks, charged with unlawfully
selling and distributing a book, 1.-THE
Finished Mystery" and which they
assert tends to excite and promote
German propaganda under the guise
of religion.
Wing.-The largest crowd ever as
sembled in this village gathered at
the school house to attend the loyalty
meeting. The large auditorium was
filled to overlooking. Practically
every family in town was represented,
and all the Germans from north of
town drove in and collectively rem.
dered America" from the stage.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Su.
preme court has denied a motion of
Assistant Attorney General E. B. Cox
for the dismissal of the appeal CT the
Hughes Electric company from a deci-
sion of Judge W. E. Nuessle in the
Burleigh county district court holding
that the corporation must open it's
books for inspection by the state tax
commission for taxation purposes.
Bismarck.-More than half a million
acres of new lands, valued at ap-
proximately s1,7O0,OO0, and which will
produce an annual revenue of $6S, 900
in taxes, will be spread upon the
North Dakota tax rolls for the first
time in April. Almost 400, 900 acres
of new land, 399,656 to be exact, al
ready has become available for taxa
ton through the proving up of govern
ment homesteads in 1917.
Fargo.-Judge A. T. Cole the dis
trict court, ordered the jury to re-
turn a verdict in favor of the defend.
ants in the $4,000 personal injury suit
to Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Vannett of
Fargo, against Mr.. and Mrs. f. H.
Cole Of this city. Mrs. Vannett
claimed this amount for injuries
which she alleged she sutained last
summer when struck by an automobile
driven by Mrs. Cole, near the Great
Northern station.
Sentinel Butte.-Lewis F. Crawford,
president of the state board of
regents, has received a letter from
Lord Northcliffe of England express
inc his annreciatiOn of tho contironfc