The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-13

Minot.-The North Dakota Farmers
Grain Dealers association will hold its |
annual meeting here March 4, 5 and 6. !
Williston.-Miss Joyce Eddy, newly |
appointed home demonstration agent
for Williams county, has arrived here
and taken up her duties.
Valley City.-The state Normal
school here celebrated Lincoln's birth
day with the unwilling of n bust of the
martyred president by Paul Fjelde.
Mapleton.-The town hall and opera
house, owned by a local association,
was burned to the ground recently.
Loss, $4,000; with only $4,000 covered
by insurance.
Fargo.-The local park. board has
authorized Park Superintendent Mel
Ter to secure plans and estimates for
a swimming pool in Island park, and
the pool will be built if the cost is not
excessive.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Account
ants association, which met here late
in January, elected j. f. German Of
this city as president; L. NJ. Thorsell,
vice-president; and "A. Is. Short, secre-
t~ary-treasurer.
Hillsboro.-Iver A. Acker, former
legislative reference librarian for
North Dakota, has been appointed
states attorney for Trail county to
finish the uneXpired term of States
Attorney Hiort, resigned.
Regent.-The Empire elevator at
this place was recently destroyed by
tire with 21,OO0 bushels of grain. The
loss is said to be one of the heaviest
ever sustained in u single fire in this
section Of the state, and will aggregate
probably upward Of $4,000.
Fargo.-The Lutheran churches Of
North Dakota launched their campaign
last week for this states share of the
100000 to be raised by the denomina-
ton for soldiers and sailors welfare
work. Between 800 and 400 pastors
and delegates were present at the
conference held here for that purpose.
Valley City.-The largest state bank
yet organized in North Dakota has just
been chartered and made ready for
! business in this city. 1t is to be known
l as the American Exchange bank, and
is organized with 100000 capital stock
and u $4,000 paid surplus. The stock
is largely held by Nonpartisan farm.
ers.
: acknowledgements Earl Tostevin
I North Dakota newspaper man with the
I q. S. military forces, wrote to his
! relatives here that he hoped to be or
;, American soif again early in February
4 Mr.. Tostevin has been for some time
past assigned to duty on the Stars ant
Stripes, official organ of the American
IL army overseas.
Devils Lake.-General II. NJ. Creel
well-known former resident here, ha:
sold his estate in Maryland, where Ii.
e has been living for a number of years
"a and will return here in the spring
General Creel plated the origina
townsite of Devils Lake and was TO
many years n of the states hes
% known public men.
a Fargo.-The first important automo
bile show in this part of the northwes
d since the armistice was signed opene,
in Fargo on February 4. Many auto
mobile companies were represented
and the floors of the Fargo auditorium
l. armory were well filled with exhibits
n The feature display Of the show was
2 decorated exhibit bearing out the sic
k gan: "Around the world in an auto
'e mobile"
Minot-A movement has been set o.
foot by farmers between Minot, Rose
l. glen and Elbowoods to establish al
e. n1n1fpSn limo 01,N n r~,,%
these points. Both coal and grain ar
1t produced in large quantities at the in
n land points in this region, and if tn
% proposed line is feasible much goo
n, will result to the people of the countr
le covered. A strong committee has bee
K, named to investigate the PRACTICABLE
ity of the undertaking.
ID Mandan.-B. A. Lawrence, formerl
IS Of this city, was scalded to death a
Glendive a few days ago. He was
n railroad locomotive fireman, and tn
If accident which caused his death wa
W caused by the bursting Of one Of tn
h main steam pipes in the engine cab i
n which he was working. A pecullu
or circumstance accompanying his deaf,
o. is that within Is minutes of the tim
b. it occurred his father also died at hi
o. home at Streeter in this state.
Or Medora.-It is considered probabl
in that q memorial will be raised here ii
honor of Theodore Roosevelt som
a. time during the present year. Colone
c. Roosevelt's former residence here par
n ticularly endeared him to many of tn
older settlers of this section, as we'll a
,e to others, who see western traits in tn
1t rough and ready manne in which h
N espoused any cause that appealed t.
le him. Suitable memorial services wer
ID held here in his honor as suggested il
the recent proclamation Of Governo
ct Frazier.
le Bismarck.-Assistant Attorney Gen
eral A. E. Sheets left here last weel
for Rugby. where he was called t.