The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-05-29
North Dakota
News in Brief

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O'Connor will deliver the memorial ad-
dress at Tower City May 80.
Tower City.-The Commercial club
Of this city is considering plans for the
paving of the main block of Broad
way.
Schafer.-Suffocation is supposed to
have been the cause Of the death Of
the %14-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clearance Hart of this place, whose
body was found near the entrance Of
a cave, partially buried in the dirt.
Cooperstown.-The contract has
been let for the construction Of n new
live stock pavilion at the Griggs county
fair grounds, at the cost of $3,275. 1t
is planned to hold the first sale in the
new pavilion July 3, the last day of
the Griggs county fair.
Fargo.-Attorney. William LANCER
gives the opinion that all North Da-
kota hotels will be affected by the
eight-hour law in which women are
barred from working more than eight
hours in any one day. The law be-
comes effective July LIST.
Kulm.-Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bender
of this place, born in Russia, of Ger
man descent, who came to this coun-
try 80 years ago, recently disposed of
a valuable farm south of Kuhn and
invested the entire proceeds in Victory
bonds, each taking 10000 worth.
Wahpeton.-Seven e thousand,
eight hundred fifty dollars in Liberty
bonds and $15,143.75 worth Of war
savings stamps We're sold by the Boy
Scouts Of Wahpeton during the last
four drives. The troop consists of 80
members and was formed in April,
1917.
Fargo.-A four-day meeting Of the
North Dakota Retail Merchants asso-
citation is to be held in Mandan, June
10, II, - and Is. Hon. James NJ.
Hanley will deliver the address Of
welcome and subjects of general in
terest will be discussed during the
meeting.
Wahpeton.-Richland county is plan
ming a homecoming celebration for the
world war veterans in the near future,
and a meeting was held here with dele
gates from various points in the county
to decide on Il place for holding the
gathering and also to make the neces-
sary arrangements.
Bismarck.-Governor Frazier will go
to Camp Dodge, Iowa, to attend the
"Welcome Home" reception to be given
the boys of the SSth division, who are
expected to reach the United States
June LIST. The division is composed Of
men from North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri,
and the governors of these states have
been invited to the gathering.
Lehr.-After being reported killed
in action, Private Jacob Holm of this
place, upon whose war insurance the
government had paid two allotments,
walked into his home sound and
happy. He had been wounded at the
time his death in action had been re-
ported, and not knowing that this in
formation had been given out had neg
lected to write when released from the
hospital.
Bismarck.-Inspectors working I'M
der the direction of J. ]. Osterhaus,
state dairy commissioner, have closed
a number of the cream stations Of the
state recently, either because the
stations were not licensed or for not
complying with the regulations Of the
department. Only a few of them
have been closed permanently, the
majority having been given permission
to reopen again.
Mandan.-Major ]. M. Hanley has
been chosen as n of two state men,
bers of the executive committee of the
American Legion, an organization Of
men who participated overseas and at
home in the recent war, and which
was perfected recently in st. Louis,
Mo. The state legion meeting will be
| held in Fargo, July 81, and Lieut.. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt and Col. Bennett
Clark have expressed their intention
Of attending the meeting.
Fargo.-An extensive program built
around the theme of "Religious Edu-
cation and Reconstruction" is to be
given Mt the coming state convention
Of Sunday school workers, which will
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object Of the meeting is to make the
workers of North Dakota realize that
'there can be no reconstruction with
out a more adequate religious educa-
| tion," and the speakers will endeavor
to conduct the meeting along the line
Of a "short course in religious educa-
ton"
Bismarck.-The Bank of North Da-
kota is now open for business and is
located in the Missouri Valley Motor
company building. For a time the &C.
| tivities of the new institution will be
confined chiefly to organization work
and preparation for handling the Or
binary business. Announcement will
be made by Manager j. r. Waters
when the new bank is ready to re-
ceive accounts from privately owned
banks, and public notification will also
be made of the sale Of the capital
stock bonds authorized by the legis-
lature. For the present all state,