The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-07-25

IN the u. s. Engineers Reserve CORDS.
Grand Forks.-M. I. Forkner Of
Langdon was elected president of the,
North Dakota Press association Of the,
annual meeting held here.
Grand Forks.-A service flag, carry
ing 1880 stars. one for each Grand
Forks county man in the service, will
be dedicated here Sunday, Aug. 4.
Drake.-Rev. c. M. Christensen Of
this place, who recently volunteered
for Y. M. C. A. work abroad, has re-
ceived orders to report in New York
August IL.
Tower City.-six of nine Tower
City boys, who enlisted In the United
States marine corps at one time a.
year ago, have been killed or serious
ly wounded in action in France.
Grand Forks.-Eighty rural school
girls will form a Girls encampment.
at the Grand Forks fair, July % to a..
Home economics and home building
will be the special studies for the.
week.
Grand Forks.-Joseph Poole Of
Grand Forks, formerly a lineman en-
ployed by a Grand Forks telephone
exchange, won mention for bravery
under fire in France recently, accord
ing to word received here.
Fargo.-A fatality in connection
with the state fair held here was the
accidental killing of Cora Stensland,.
II, who stepped in front of a big apto-
mobile, a bus being used to transport
passengers to and from the fair
grounds, and was crushed.
Williston.-More than two miles Of
road leading north from Williston
were graded and graveled by volunteer
labor during a th%ree-day good roads
campaign. The campaign was backed
by Williston business men, who either
donated teams, men or money.
Fargo. Seven hundred and eighty
North Dakota women have been.
trained in the army of food conserva-
ton, and will conduct canning and
drying demonstrations in their own
localities, going into the kitchen OF
their %neighbors for that purpose.
Fargo.-Sixteen North Dakota men
who participated in the United States
marine corps attack on the Germans
in Bailleul wood, in Chateau Thierry
region in France, fell before Hun guns,
and gas, four of them dead, four seri-
ously wounded and eight have sim
mered back to the state from the bat
tie front. ,
Fargo.-North Dakota ranks ninth
in point of efficiency in the work of it's,
Four-Minute men, according to word
received by H. H. Wooledge of Fargo,
state chairman, from the committee OF
public information. Mr.. Wooledge an
nounced today that 1913 Four-Minuter
chairmen have been commissioned and
that 217 units have been organized.
Ray.-Two hundred and forty head
Of cattle were shipped from Ray in
one day to market in St.. Paul. These
cattle are expected to bring a premium
on the market as they have been fed
on Williams county alfalfa. Large
herds are expected to be shipped from
that district this summer and fall on.
account of the shortage of feed crop.
Bismarck. - The elimination OF
grades of four and five, and the o
posed purchase of all below these.
grades on sample were announced as.
plans of the United States Grain cor
poration by Commissioner of Agricul-
ture John N. Hagan, upon his return.
from Washington, where he had q.
lengthy conference with Food Admin
istrator Hoover.
Bismarck.-A call for 200 men quail
fed for general military service to-
leave Aug. S for Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, to complete the states quota.
there, was received by Adjt.-Gen. Fra
ser. Registrars of the 1918 class may
be voluntarily indicted for this SER
vice, or, in the event that all of the.
physically qualified Glass l men Of
1917 have been indicted, the 1918,
Glass l men may be involuntarily in
Quoted.
Fargo.-1nquiry into the new gas,
and electric light rates recently or
dered by the Union Light, Heat &
Power company of Fargo will be made,
by the state railroad commission, be-
ginning Aug. II. A preliminary in
quiry provided by law has been dis
pensed with, the company officials.
waving that formality. The city COM
mission of Fargo has complained.
against the rates, insisting they are,
excessive.
Bismarck.-The west Of so years ago
is to be filmed on the Standing Rock
reservation. Arrangements for the.
pictures were made by c. F. Burnstad,
a cattle man from Logan county. The
pictures are expected to be an elabo-
rate record of passing Indian life,
sports and customs, and it is expected
that 1000 Sioux Indians will contrib
ute the company. Burnstad has prom
Used to provide the Indians with sew
eral steers for a barbecue after they
put on their act.
Grand Forks.-P. Chizik, Portal,
won the state trapshooting tourna-
ment and championship of the North.
Dakota State Sportsmen's association.
and with George Dnis Grand EorLo