The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-07-11
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pelnss o. last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condemned for
Hasty Perusal.

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schools bought Liberty bonds and
War Savings stamps for $73,225.26.
Lisbon.-The skeleton of q large
dzed Indian has been found here. The
skeleton is considered to be about 100
years old.
Harvey.-Capt. George Crawford of
this city is now Z star officer on Gen.
Atterbury's staff, who b director gem
eral of transportation In France.
Calvin.-The Calvin Masonic temple,
destroyed BY are SIX months ago., will
be rebuilt. The contract has been
awarded to Fjeldseth & Johnson,
Davis Lake, Tor $s,S49.
Backoo-BackOo has q new indie
pendent rural telephone system owned
by the farmers Of Tire district. The
system Is in tine working order and 10
connected with the tong distance.
Sharon.-'The Sharon Elevator con>
pany held Its annual meeting last
week. It was decided to pay stock
holders eight per cent profit and to
repay patrons five cents per busha.
Observation-Disclosures u a Ma
ttonal Wheat Growers association, to
maintain "a permanent lobby at Wash
tngton, ID being considered at various
meetings throughout North Dakota.
Manning.-There is q move on foot
to consolidate the home guard COM
panfes of Manning. Emerson and Fay
ette. thereby making the consolidated
organization the largest OF dts kind In
that part of the state.
Hampden.-The Haupden Farmers
Elevator company has closed a deal
Tor the Northland elevator at that
point and the Northland people have
bought the Alsen Grain ccmpany's
elevator at the same place.
Washington. - Anticipating q con.
gressional recess, Representative g.
M. Young Of North Dakota has left
washington en- rolte for France with
q party of members Of the house, who
want to see the war at close range.
Devils Lake.-Riohard Burke, broth
er Of John Burke. r%treasurer of the
United States, and a former resident
here, is dead at his home in Moscow,
idaho. as q result Df blood poisoning,
according to a telegram received here.
Walcott.-Thrown from an impro-
vfsed scaffold in his barn to the con-
crete floor, twenty-sfx feet below,
Philip Anderson OF Christine sustained
breaks above the wrists on both arms,
and may have sustained internal in
juries. His condition rs critical.
Grand Forks.-ClasseB for 1854 draft
men in the army vocational training
school at the University of North Da-
kota have been commenced, under 4
staff of supervisors and assistants. In
struction is along mechanical lines.
The men are heing 'quartered in the
university gymnasium, and are getting
their meals ut the university COM
mons
Aexander.-Loss in the fire which
wiped out A1exander's business Sec
ton. including a number of residences,
will be more than 100000, half OF
which is covered by insurance. TWEEN
ty'two buildings, not counting sheds
or o%utbuildings, fourteen of which
were business houses. e totally
destroyed. The damage to stocks in
the stores is heavy.
Hazelton. States Attorney Scott
Cameron and Attorney General VIII
liam LANCER have Joined in a petition
filed with Judge Nuessfe Of the district
court, asking that = grand jury be
called to inquire into the r1oting that
resulted in the killing of Mrs. E. L.
Perras, for which e. Pennington is
accused of murder, and In connection
with which several others are being
held by authorities for riot.
Williston.-Three Williston men are
under arrest for importing liquor into
North Dakota. The sheriff met them
on the road from Montana in an auto
mobile. The load looked rather pecu-
liar. SO the sheriff Investigated and
found the following c%ontraband: Two
kegs of whiskey, m barrel of beer
and a gallon of whiskey in separate
container. The men are nov awaiting
the action of the federal government.
Fargo.-Announcement is made by
the Union Light, Heat & Power COM
pany of an increase in rates for cleo
tricity OF 81 per cent and an increase
in rates for gas of $685. per cent. The
ACW 1dL0 AOI O1CCIA ANALy 10 ~ SOAIo q
kilowat, and the new rate on gas is
81 per 1000 cubic feet. The company
supplies Fargo with electricity and
gas and supplies Moorhead with gas.
Members Of the city commission plan
to appeal Immediately to the North
Dakota state railroad commission. ask
ing that the rates be not permitted.
jamestown. Diners in the Glad
stone hotel here cheered while Man
ager Ed Qbrecht elected a man regis
tering as F. w. Smith of st. Paul,
who had refused to stand while "The
Star Spangled Banner" was being
played. As the other diners arose
to honor the national anthem, Smith.
remained seated. Manager Obrecht
asked him to rise, but Smith refused.
He was ordered from the hotel. the
manager forcing him to take his bag.
gage from his room. not permitting the
bellboys to aid him.