The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13


sey county farming agent here.
Mandan.-EXtensive plans are be
ing made for the entertainment OF
the North Dakota Sunday School
convention which will be held here in
June.
Bismarck.-Chester A. Mari, until
recently attorney for the department
of University and School Lands, has
been appointed assistant attorney
general.
Bismarck.-Governor Lynn J. Fra.
Zier has named Roscoe Deighle of
Sawyer as a member of the state
board of regents to succeed J. D. Tay-
lor, resigned.
Fargo.-Eight : year : old Charles
French "a shot through the abdomen
by an 1%1-year-old playmate in this
city a few days ago, while playing
holdup. 1t is believed the boy will
recover.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
! Live Stock Breeders convention and
sale held in this city last week drew
hundreds of visitors to the city, and
hotel accommodations were heavily
overtaxed.
sheldon.-At least $4,000 worth of
live stock was shipped from this
point during February, largely through
the activity of the Sheldon Live Stock
Shippers association, organized a
short time ago.
Minot.-W. A. Gregg, a local jew
eler, has been awarded damages in
the sum of 5000 against the Mayos at
Rochester, MIMI, or account Of err
roneous directions said to have been
given him by a nurse.
New Rockford.-A New Rockford
man convicted of wife desertion was
given a penitentiary sentence Of one
year and the sentence was then sus-
| pended during good behavior, which
will consist of not doing it again. 4,
Dickinson.-The Tri-County Farm
ers' Cooperative Educational Union
met in quarterly convention here on
Saturday, March s, with members
present from the counties of Stark,
Billings and Dunn.
Fargo.-Jailor Max Richards, "well
and %favorably known" to inmates Of
the Cass county bastile at almost any
time within the past IA years, has re-
signed his position with the institu-
ton and will take treatments at a
sanitarium for rheumatism.
Bismarck.-Dates have again been
set for the hearing of Fargo and
Grand Forks light, heat and gas rate
cases by the state railroad commits
sion. March "a and q are the dates
now fixed, and the hearings are call
ed to be held in this city.
The war department has declined
to comply with a request contained
in a resolution recently passed by the
Sixteenth legislative assembly Of this
state asking the early discharge Of all
North Dakota farm laborers now in
the armed forces of the United States.
Grand Forks.-A summer meeting
and exposition Of products by the
State Dairymen's and B~utterlnakers'
association vas planned ut the annual
convention recently held here. A
board of managers was named by the
convention. and H.. c. Schultz of Nam
dan was reelected president for the
ensuing year.
Washburn.-As the result. of funds
taken in at a most successful bazaar
held in tile school building,-t the Wash
burn high school has purchased
memberships for all pupils in the
1,Irinr Pod T,.nsS 0It re %Gn N.
plus it is hoped to adopt a French
war orphan for the period of one
! year.
Dickinson.-A new and ~virulent
stock disease known as hemorrhagic
septemia has made its appearance in
portions of the Slope cattle country
with fatal results. The disease is
described as something on the order
Of %"blackleg' and may infect cattle,
horses, sheep or swine of any age.
Destruction of oarcasSes is strongly
! urged.
Fargo.-The Town Criers' club has
voted to get behind the movement
for Il swimming pool and pavilion to
be erected in Island park in memory
Of Fargo soldiers and sailors who en-
listed in the world war, Of whom
! there is a roster of about 800 who
enlisted directly from this point. The
cost Of a pool SUCH as is being plan.
ned will be about $4,000.
! Fargo.-Twenty thousand dollars
was realized from the sale of 5OTi1ead
of Shorthorn cattle at sales held in
this city last week-making the splen'
did average of $500 a head. Several
magnificent animals we're sold, and
the activity shown by farmers from
all sections indicates a revival of in.
terest in blooded stock, that will re
suit in lasting good to the industry
throughout the state.
MinOt.-American military and Rec
Cross rules, which prevented both !;
mar and his wife being assigned tt
service overseas at the same time
will not prevent Captain Andy Carr
Of this city from bringing back ar
American wife with him on his re
turn from duties in France. A recen'
report here announces his marriage II