The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-09-12

department store and carried off fif.
teen bolts Of silk, valued at $500.
Casselton.-The opera house block
in this city was totally destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss Of $125,OOO. Sew
eral stores were located on the ground
floor.
Bismarck.-North Dakota has 6O4
physicians registered for military
service and a concerted effort is being
made to register every medical man
in the state.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS demand for
school housing has compelled the local
board Of education to purchase the
skating rink, to be converted into
school room use.
Sheldon.-Wendell Boyle, the 3-year-
old son of Martin ]. Boyle, was run
down by a team on his fathers farm
near here, and died as a result of in
juries sustained.
Grand Forks.-An increase of 4sthe
local municipal budget from 100000
last year to $1S6,S4O for the ensuing
twelve months is attributed to condi-
ditions brought about by the war.
Grand Forks.-Jewish residents Of
this community have become enthusi-
astically interest in, the Zionist
movement for the rehabilitation Of
Palestine, which is now being made
the object of q nationwide campaign.
Bismarck.-Governor Frazier has
named Mrs. C. F. Amidon Of Fargo,
DR.. O. G. Libby of Grand Forks, and
DIR. NJ. Il. Gilmore of Bismarck to CON
stitute the war history commission for
this state.
Observation-Disclosures in this city
have withdrawn a demand recently
made for an increase of service prices
to fifty cents for haircuts and twenty
five cents for shaves.
Enderlin.-MacC aim and Stull, two
railroad %brakemen, have been arrested
here charged with bringing liquor into
the state, which it is alleged they had
been selling at So a quart.
Observation-Disclosures and Demo-
cratic state central committees, meet
ing here under the provisions of the
state law, have named, respectively,
William Lemke of Fargo and w. f..
Byerly of Velva as chairmen Of the
two organizations.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Retail
Merchants association has been elect
ed to membership in the Chamber of
CommerceSof the United States, ac-
cording to an announcement Just made
by Secretary w. A. Donnelly Of the
former organization.
Minto.-Two wheat honrders in this
county have contributed SIS to the
Red Cross under suggestion of the
federal food administration after hav-
ing been found guilty of disobeying
the. rules laid down governing the
marketing Of food cereals.
Bislnarck.-Under- the registration
of men from is to As years, called for
by the new draft act, it is estimated
that North Dakota's registration lists
will shew about S7,929 men. according
to dispatches from Washington recent
~ received. This number is about
10000 in excess Of the registration of
1917.
Fargo.-Red river valley crops this
year are said to be, the most valuable
ever harvested In this part of the
state, Cass county alone having raised
wheat to. the amount of twelve to fif-
teen million bushels, according to re-
cent estimates. Other sections of the
valley are pr0portionately fortunate
as a rule.
Grand Forks.-North Dakota Bap-
fists are preparing to meet here in an
nual state convention September 20 to
20. Special features of the meeting
wi. include the dedication of a state
service flag, a group of stereopticon
lectures by Rev. G. E. Tingley, and
the annual banquet which will be held
on Friday evening. Dean V. P.
Squires of the state university will
officiate at the last named event.
Grand Forks-Lieutenant John A.
Forseth of Grand Forks fell 1000 feet
while flying in France. and is recover
ing in a French hospital. Forseth,
writing to his parents, says he was
leading three other American air.
planes toward the German lines when
his machine was struck by s%hrapnel.
1t fell and he was bruised and intern
ally injured, but writes that his recov-
cry is assured. Before the war Forseth
made exhibition flights.
Fargo.-North Dakota was epre-
sented on the list of officers commits
stoned at the training schools at Camp
Taylor, Ky, and at Camp Gordon, Ca,
the first of the past week. Those
named second ~lieutcnants from this
state at Camp Taylor were Bert A.
Balerud, Of Minot; James w. Harvey,
Williston; Justin +. ~Vandenoever,
Minot. AT Camp Gordon: Paul NJ.
Paulson of Fessenden received his
commission.
Devils Lake.-H. Carlson, a baker nj
this. point, has been asked to con-
tribate $500 to the work of the local
Red Cross as a result of findings b,
Il. O. Baird, executive secretary to
the federal food administrator for this
state, who declares that Carlson did
not comply with rules of the admins
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