The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-23

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Hunter.-A corn show was held here
under the auspices of the Cass county
farm bureau.
Williston.-Heavy traces of petro-
leum are reported to have been found
near this city.
Cooperstown.-Two children Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Siegel of Karnak We're
cremated in the burning of their home
Fargo.-Plans are being made for
the early dedication and formal open.
ing Of the agricultural college Y. Nj
C.. A.
McHenry.-Bank reports show in.
creasins prosperity here, notwith.
standing a general shortness of the
local crops.
Mandan.-Albert Lanterman and his
son e. II. Lanterman miraculOusly
escaped death through the overturning
Of their automobile recently.
Langdon.-Edward Peterson, a Ne
koma farmer, suicided by shooting as
a result Of dependency following an
illness of many months duration.
Fargo.-Preliminary steps have been
taken for the organization of a Fargo
teachers union. One hundred teachers
were present at a meeting held for
that purpose.
Devils Lake.-Local War Mothers
have set a plan on foot to raise funds
for the erection Of a memorial build
ing for Ramsey county service men.
Observation-Disclosures have been let
for the installation of poles and wiring
and most of the necessary equipment
for a new electrical lighting plant to
be installed here.
Grafton.-Five prisoners awaiting
trial here for various alleged offenses
made their escape by prying a door
from the county Jail, in which they
We're incarcerated.
Grafton.-JameS and Roy LeNIarre,
local men, narrowly escaped death
when their automobile was struck and
demolished by a switch engine at a
crossing in this city.
Hettinger.-Two children, Agnes Ma
honey, aged 13, and Floyd Mahoney,
aged S, together with Nick Lyons, a
former Fargo man, met death in the
burning of the Lafayette hotel here.
Lisbon.-Albert Thompson, an es-
capped inmate Of the state asylum, who
was shot down by members Of Il posse
seeking his capture in this county Il
couple of weeks ago, has died of his
wounds.
Bismarck.-Local citizens gave an
enthusiastic sendoff to Rev. w. ],
Hutchinson, Methodist pastor here for
a number of years, who has been DIES.
ignated as superintendent of the Grand
Forks district of his denomination.
Grand Forks.-The first show and
sale of the North Dakota Livestocl
association to be held at Grand Forks
has been set for October %. Other
sales have been arranged for various
parts of the state by local organiZa
lions.
Fargo.-R. B. Griffith of Crane
/. Forks was again chosen president ant
} Rev. Frank Hall Of Fargo recording
secretary of the Baptist state conven
: ton in session here last week. Bis
marck was, chosen as the place for the
: 1920 meeting.
Page.-The sale of numerous
village residences has forced the re
moval of several families of renters
here this fall, a condition in which
: the experience of Page is said to be
similar to that Of many other Nortl
Dakota towns.
, Bismarck.-A hearing will be helt
before Major r. T. Ward, distric'
engineer, at Kansas City, Mo-, or Octo
her 20 to consider plans and specifica
} tons for the proposed m%illion-dollal
wagon bridge across the Missouri
river, between Bismarck and Mandan
Minot.-T|orth Dakota Methodist:
) closed a successful annual state con
ference here, at which all North Da
\ kota ministerial appointments were
, made for the ensuing year. BY resolu
ton it was decided that $1,40O SHOULD
he the minimum salary for minister:
in the conference.
Crystalline discovery of Dan ]
Mcneil, local druggist, whose disap
pearance occurred September II, ha:
aroused local interest. The man wa:
not seen until he appeared at a farm
: house near Bathgate 4 few days ago
in a disheveled and enfeebled condi
ton, and unable to give an ineligible
| account of his ~wanderings.
Grand Forks.-Local and county or
CARNATIONS are being perfected fol
the Red Cross annual Christmas rOl
call drive, through which several thou
sand memberships are desired to be
t secured for the coming year. Persons
familiar with the present :rend of Rec
Cross work believe that with the home
: nursing and community bettermen1
| programs the organization now has or
J foot the requested support will prove
an unusually profitable investment ir
t better public health conditions.
Bismarck.-All federal employment
offices in the state were closed or
October 10. That these offices haG