The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-10
North Dakota
News in Brief

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Mandan.-Mrs. Clara Conrad, wife
of E. j. Conrad, we'll known local
newspaper publisher, is dead.
Carrington.-Sheriff Theron Cole of
Foster county died here a few days
ago. He was one Of the states pio-
neers.
Minot.-Local Elks have voted to
throw open their clubrooms for the
S of returned soldiers, sailors and
marines.
Fargo.-Local electors voted $780,
y 600 bonds for a municipal electric light
plant at the city election here a few
days ago..
Mandan.-Bids are soon to be opened
for a new boys dormitory to be erected
in connection with the government In
dian school.
New Rockford.-By a vote of two
to one New Rockford electors decided
to adopt the commission form Of city
government.
Dickinson.-The Dickinson SANTA
rum, capitalized at $25,00O, has been
granted corporation papers by Secre-
tary of State Hall.
Williston.-The Missouri Livestock
association will build a 10OX140 #.
sales pavilion on a'spur of the Great
Northern railway here.
acknowledgement John A. Flow,
North Dakota's oldest volunteer en-
listed man in the world war, has ar
rived back in the state.
1nkster.-A heavy renewal of the in
fluenza epidemic, which occurred here
recently, is again subsiding, according
to physicians, although about seventy
cases We're still under professional
: care a few days ago..
Crosby.-"Hungry" thieves broke
into the store room of a local hotel
and got away with a quantity Of beef
and bacon. All thieves exhibiting a
fed-up appearance will now be under
the suspicion of the police.
Bismarck.-Bids are being adver-
tised for for the printing of the North
Dakota "Blue Book" or legislative
A'manual, which was issued from the
office of the secretary of state for
each biennial period up to 1913, and
is now being resumed by direction Of
the recent session of the legislature.
Kensal.-A freproof operating booth
in a local moving picture theatre pre-
vented fatalities when fire broke out
in the booth during the show a few
nights ago. A serious panic was mar
rowly averted, Notwithstanding the
safety arrangement which prevented
tho Aonooc from cproo1ipr f0 tho or.
ditorium.
Bismarck.-Dr. s. T. May. president
of the Dickinson normal school, and
Fred E. Smith, president of the state
science school at Wahpeton, have been
appointed by Governor Frazier as
members of the state board Of educa-
ton. to succeed DR.. A. G. Crane, for
merly of Minot, and Fred w. Smith, of
the state forestry school at Bottineau.
Steele.-Shot three times by German
soldiers and left for dead after he had
been severely wounded by an enemy
shell in the Argonne fight. Finis Pow
ell, a soldier enlisted from this point,
is now at his home here, though minus
his left arm. Powell's name was at
one time reported in the casualty lists
as among those who had been killed in
action.
Grand Forks. An application for
citizenship has been received by the
district court from one of Grand Forks
in France" The application is from
Knut Fodvet of Thompson and was
mailed while Private Fodvet was in
7 the trenches preparing to participate
in the Argonne drive, now one of the
notable events Of the war.
Ambrose.-Sailor Clarence p. Pick
ner, in naval service from this place
and serving on the transport Scranton,
was drowned, it is reported, due to the
capsizing of one of the ships boats in
which he with other seamen We're en-
deavoring to get a line to the trans
port FL Sol, when the Scranton was
disabled by rudder trouble 900 miles
off. Sandy Hook a few days ago.
acknowledgements Frazier has ap-
pointed Attorney L.. ]. Wehe of Devils
Lake. and S. S. Mcdonald of Grand
Forks, president of the North Dakota
Federation of Labor, members of the
workmen's compensation commission
created by House Bill SO. A secretary
will also be engaged. who, it is be-
lieved, will be John B. Brown, now
secretary Of the state council of de-
Tense.
Grand Forks.-King Gustav Of Swe-
den has conferred upon A. I. Wfdlund,
\ of Grand Forks. for twelve years vice
consul to the Swedish government the
honor of k%nighthood in the Royal
Order of vasa, according to a message
= received here. The distinction comes
as a recognition Of services during
the twelve years he has represented
the government. The Order of Easa
vas instituted in 1872 and knighthOod
in this order may be conferred upon