The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-06


Casselton.-The Order of the East
ern Star held an important district
meeting here last week.
Grand Forks.-Local home guards
had a big reception for this city's re-
turned soldiers and sailors.
Grand Forks.-Local knights of
Columbus has just initiated a class
of about n hundred new members.
Rismarck.-The Brotherhood of AM
erican Yeomen is showing unusual AZ
tivity in many parts of the state. "
Churchs Ferry.-A. w. Woods, a
former resident here, is reported to
have been killed in a sugar factory
in Idaho.
Fargo.-An attack Of influenza re-
suited in the death of DR.. w. r. Ad-
Olson. we'll known dentist of this city,
a few days ago.
Drake.-G. L. Stronger, the Drake
baker. has placed in his shop an cleo
trio cake baker. The device is said
to be valued at about 5000.
Grand Forks.-Mrs. A. r. Hilsebeck
of this city has received information
of the whereabouts of a brother whom
she had not heard from for &c years.
Minot.-A district tournament of the.
North Dakota High School Basket Ball
league is scheduled for this point on
Friday and Saturday, March I and 8.
Devils Lake.-A local Builders EIx-
change will be organized here, it is
hoped. IN order to help promote build
ing interests in this section of the
state.
Rickarlton.-A local bank is en-
couraging the raising Of pure bred live
stock by purchasing IL large number
of high bred animals for use and
sale here.
Grand FOrks.-A splendid program
is being carried out at the 25th an
nunl convention of North Dakota
Dairymen and Buttermakers. in SEES
sion this week ut this point.
Crosby.-Seager Wheeler. local crop
predictor. has Il bumper wheat crop
scheduled for the coming season.
based on Il four-year cycle theory
which is said to have worked adj
mirably.
Wiliiston.-Local home guards have
agreed to undertake the work of help
ing returning soldiers in securing po-
sitions and otherwise assisting them
in again taking their places in the
community.
Grand FOrkS.-Thc hearing on local
a and electric lighting rates before
the state railway commission has
again been postponed. February 2G he.
ing the last date fixed after q mum.
Der OF previous poStponements.
Fargo.-PreSident G. II. Stone and
NJ. A. Baldwin. amusement director OF
the North Dakota State Fair %,sSocia.
tion. have returned from an eastern
trip on which they booked numerous
attractions for the fair to be hello
next summer
Devils Iake.-A permanent execu.
tive committee of the Y. NJ. G.. \. has
been formed for Ramsey county will
a view of carrying the benefits Of tho
organization to young men and boys
throughout the county. A fund OF
$1,000 is being raised to carry or the
work.
B!Smnrck.-Stnte Auditor Carl Ko.
Sitzke has submitted for the approval
of the state equalization board !, form
of assessment blank suitable for use
of assessors this spring under the new
fax laws. Twenty-nine diffcren,
classes of property will require to be
listed.
Rugby.-A jury in Judge Bnrr's
court reported disagreement. after ~
hours deliberltiOn on the RAISE of Olaf
A.. Olson OF Minot. charged with re.
ceiving proceeds from the immoral
use of rooms in his hotel at that point
The case was development left owe,
from Attorney General I-angcr'S raid
New Lpipzig.-The guardian of !,
local hoy has just been awarded !,
verdict of $1,000 against a railway
company in the lads behalf for rhe
loss of an arm and leg when the boy
was run over while sleeping on the
track at the age of nine. The rail.
way attorneys set up the plea of cOn.
tributary negligence.
FargO.-Word is received from mem.
bers of North Dakota Southern Cali.
fOrnia society that the sixteenth an.
nual reunion of the organization has
just been held near Los Angeles and
that more than 5000 people were pres.
ent. A partial list of officers. speak.
ers and visitors contains the James
of many former we'll known North
Dakotans.
Bismarck.-Col. f. P. Quain. we'll
known Bismarck physician who went
to France at the head Of an Ameri-
can hospital unit organized at this
point, has returned home to this coun.
try and has been ordered to report
at Fort Smelling for duty in physical
reconstruction work. Many members
of the Bismarck unit are still engaged
in overseas duty.
Bislnarck.-The North Dakota Su.
preme our has issued an alternative
writ. returnable March 10, directed to
telephone companies operating III the