The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-23

will be held July 9. TO- and II.
Hillsboro.-The brickyards at Hills.
boro were raided and a large assort-
ment Of pipes, brass fittings and
other articles taken.
Fessenden.-H. ]. Beiseker, q cal.
penter. was killed when he was
thrown from a buggy in an automo-
bile accident, his head hitting a con
crete curb.
Jamestown.-John Pearson, 70. for
twenty-eight years a resident OF
Jamestown, died here. Since receive
ing injuries last January in a fall
his health has been falling constant.
ly.
Fargo.-Rev. Charles Zech, for four
years presiding elder Of the Fargo
district of the Evangelical church, has
been transferred to Aberdeen to be
the presiding elder Of the Aberdeen
district.
Devils Lake.-Local unions Of
boilermakers, car repairers, machin-
lists and sheet metal workers in the
Great Northern shops have CONSOLE
dated under the name of the Great
Northern Federated Trades.
Lidgerwood-$6,0OO was raised here
towards the county Red Cross quota
of $4,000. The city was only asked
for $4,000. An auction sale and 10y
atty meeting was held in the city for
the purpose of raising funds.
Fargo.-Fargo lost another of its
pioneer residents in the death of
Robert McCulloch, So, pioneer lumber
dealer. Mr.. McCulloch was a men,
Der of the w. H. White and McCul-
loch Lumber company of Fargo.
Stone.-Mrs. Val Helbling, of Stone,
26 years old, met with a tragic death
when she fell into a we'll and was
drowned. Her body was recovered a
few minutes after, bat life was ex-
tinct when she was taken from the
we'll.
Portland.-The Portland CONNER
cial club has taken steps to finance
the local band. The band boys have
heretofore been compelled to dig
down in their own pockets in order
to meet the expenses connected with
the organization.
Grand Forks.-The membership of
the Civic league of Grand Forks has
voted to contribute 81 each toward
a fund started by the National Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs to estab.
lish and equip furlough houses for
American soldiers in France
New England.-Southwestern North
Dakota last year sustained heavy
losses from the grasshopper pest. At
a meeting here recently steps were
taken to maintain a poison campaign,
county wide in its nature, and the
same kind of a fight will be made by
other counties in the district.
Fargo.-A large barn, including a
quantity Of hay, 20 horses and two
COWS. was burned in an early morn
ing fire on a farm owned by ]. p.
Finch, Fargo, located five miles from
Finley in Steele county, according to
word reaching Fargo yesterday. The
loss Is approximately $4,000.
Bismarck.-The official count of
signatures on the constitutional
amendment petitions recently filed
with the secretary of states office
shows 42,561 names, according to
secretary of State Thomas Hall. The
petitions will be re-counted by coun-
ties to make certain that the required
half of the counties of the state have
he required 25 per cent of the yot-
ers.
Minot.-W. s. Shaw, president of the
city commission, resigned from that
Office and his resignation has been
accepted by the board and a special,
election to fill the vacancy has been
called for June z. Mr.. Shaw was
facing a trial before a referee ap
pointed by Governor Lynn j. Frazier.
the charges being m~alfeasance in Of
flee and not properly conducting the
affairs of the city.
Ray.-Arthur Stevens of Epping.
who enlisted in the aerial service If
the army and went into training at
San Antonio, Tex, in August of last
year and left overseas in December
with the Six Hundred and Thirty-sev.
enth aerial supply squadron, died
from scarlet fever, according to word
reaching his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Fl. Stevens. Memorial services
we're held in honor of the young man
at the Stevens home.
: Groton.-Persons are warned to bo
on the lookout for a confidence man
VINO IS operating among the farmers
of this section of the state. It is
stated that the party, who claims to
be a government foods inspector, Sc.
cures accommodations at a farmers
house and then if It is found that
what he calls the food regulations
are not being lived up to, arrest is
threate:-ed. 1t has always been pos
sible. however, for the arrest to be
avoided by the payment Of s25 "fne."
Bismarck.-seventy thousand ques-
tionnaires returned to the office OF
U. S. Farm Help Specialist John B.
Brown, representing 70 per cent of the