The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-19

we'll known clergyman of this city, has
gone to New York to enter "Y' work.
Edgeley.-Rumors that the local
creamery would be closed are declared
by the owners to be without founda-
ton.
Fargo.-November bank clearings
for this city were $3,174,149.47 more
than for the corresponding month of
1917.
Halliday.-A community Christmas
celebration has been scheduled by
enterprising townspeople to take
place Mt the proper time here.
Jamestown.-Only seven marriage
licenses were issued in Stutsman
county for the past month, as against
70 for the same month last year.
Minot.-The local Town Criers' club
has been successful in securing the
use of Main street for toboggan sliding
purposes certain nights of each week.
Fargo.-A lot of North Dakotans
who forgot to live up to the advice to
do your Christmas shopping early"
have substituted the slogan do it
now"
Buxton.-Rev. Gustav Oftedal of
Minneapolis, for twelve years pastor
of a church at this point, is dead. He
was n of this states we'll known
pioneers.
Fargo.-All the machinery has now
been installed in the new cooperative
packing plant at this point, it is m.
| nn1lnRAf md Sl,r,pl. SC rror,,nce.;,, ~ ~,
the employees cottages.
Bismarck.-The United States labo,
employment bureau here has received
inquiries rs to the practicability of
Japanese miners securing employment
in the Ignite mines of this state. y
Bismarck.-A lot of fellows are still
getting themselves arrested by persist
ing in the effort to smuggle liquor into
the state in quantities. nOtwithstand-
ing the severity of federal penalties
for the Offense.
Bismarck.-The state railroad COM
missioners have set January % as the
date for hearing the Fargo electric and
gas rate cases, and January 80 for
hearing Il similar case involving rates
at Grand Forks.
Fargo.-The local police force has
been provided with Il special health
officer who will see that theaters and
other public places are not crowded
beyond the capacity permitted by the
health department.
Tower City.-reter Tougas, enlisted
man overseas from this vicinity, had
the good fortune to be released from
a German prison by the terms of the
armistice within II few days of the
time he was captured by the Huns.
Bismarck.-Hide and wool buyers
the state railroad commissioners
against the new freight rates on these
commodities recently promulgated by
the interstate commission.
BiSmnrck.-TwO l~ife-sentence mon
and Il long-term prisoner at the state
~penitentiary made Il bolt for freedom,
Il few days ago, shortly following tho
refusal of the state pardon board t,
release them. Two of the trio have
been recaptured.
Ruso.-W. "A. Ferguson and his
daughter Mrs. l.. A. Croswell of thi,
place narrowly escaped death whcr
Mr.. Ferguson'S auto, in which they
were driving, was, struck and de
: mOliShed by Il 500 line locomotive al
Il crossing near here. Both escaped
with only minor injuries.
Observation-Disclosures 3. ii. KrOezt
of jamestown college has received an
announcement of the granting of IN
endowment of $4,000 to that inslit,.
ton by the Rockefeller foundation
The college will begin Il campaign t.
increase it's present total endowmcr,t
of 100000 to Il round half million.
Dunseitl.--The state s;nitarium fol
, tuberculosis patients here believes il
has developed the fact Of fresh nj,
f. being Il highly valuable protection
/ against influenza. With the patients
, out in The open air two hours of cncl
p, the institution has no had Il single
. case of the malady, declares the super
= intendent. DR.. j. G. Lamont. in :;
statement recently issued.
: Fargo.-When the CnSs county draft
| board wound up its official business {:
few days ago, after Il virtually 20
| tinuOuS session of IS months. its
officials had indicted more than 2,MJ
men into u. S. military service
County Auditor w. Il. Tucker nnG
< other members of the board WORKED
5 without pay for services performed III
this department throughout the period
l FurgO.-Judge Charles T.. .Amidon OF
? the United States court in an address
delivered last week stated hat Fargo
and other American cities must give
greater attention to the AmericaniZa
ton of their alien population. "Unless
/ Fargo begins Immediately TO give at
+ tenti0n to it's Stun problems it will in
l future years be confronted with cOndi.
tions similar to those prevailing in
other large cities" the judge is re.
< ported to have said.
Bismarck.-The state highway de.
$ partmcnt has completed or under way
Y 461 miles of federal aid highway which
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