The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-20

lumber dealer of this city and a bro
Their Of former Governor Sarles, is
dead.
aSheldon.-More than 20 local farm
ers recently assembled here and Or
ganized the Sheldon Lovestock Ship.
ping association.
Tower Ci,y.-Fire destroyed the
Overland garage belonging to a. ].
Starr, with q loss of $1,000, partly
covered by insurance.
kenmare.-A T~wenty-Year club will
be organized here by old-time resi-
dents for the promotion of social
activity among the ~colnmunity's pio-
Neers.
Observation-Disclosures B. H. Kroese
Of q "vulentine' gift of $40. 600 TO be
used in the permanent endowment of
the institution.
JameStown.-The reported death of
Cecil II. Tracy of this place, Oh the
battlefrOnts of France, has not yet
been confirmed and no information is
available regarding him.
Bismarck.-Albert Borkhart. a we'll
known Burleigh cbunty farmer, was
instantly killed by the overturning Of
his car When it struck a rock. He was
not found until an hour later.
/ Mandan.-Morton c%ounty's Red
Cross organization realized nearly
$1,000 from acre contributions
made by farmers throughout the
county during the past season.
Mott.-The February term of the
Hettinger county district court, rec
entity convened here. is expected to
require several weeks in order that
the calendar may be disposed of.
Fargo-Eorth Dukota's Retail Hard
ware Dealers association held one Of
history in this city last week, a large
attendance being present and q valu-
able program being given.
Grand Forks.-C. p. Trepanicr, ST..
for many years Il prominent druggist
of this city. is dead from a complica-
1ion of diseases following influenza.
Mr.. T%repanier has been a resident and
business man here since 1880.
Fargo.-The Fargo Rife club last
year qualified eight marksmen. nine
sharpshooters and n expert. One
hundred and twenty rounds of ammu-
milton are provided frec>for each lneln-
Der. under an arrangement with the
government.
LaMOure.-This city will do its part
towards inaUgnrating a revival of in
dustry along building and public inn
provenent lines this spring by making
important additions to the housing ct
its fire department and establishing
a new system of water supply.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Dairymen's and Buttermakers' asso-
citation holds it's t%wenty-tifth annual
meeting here on March ) and 6. Three
cash prizes are offered for the best
essays to be given by young people
showing the development Of the dairy
industry throughout the state.
Harvey.-Tke ~desirability of state
ownership Of Ignite coal mines was
the subjecr of an inter-high school de-
bate tween Harvey and Anamoose
teams. which was held here recently.
a number of other schools about the
state are discussing the same topic
in preparation FOR q state champion
ship debating contest to be held later.
Fargo.-B!chloride of mercury was
used in an effort at self-destruction by
John Maggie, !; local printer, last
week. He was rushed to a hospital,
where his condition did not immedi-
ately develop any serious symptoms,
but owing to the insidious character
Of the poison it was believed that an
~unfavorable condition might develop
ut any time. Domestic troubles are
said to have been the cause of the act.
Furgo.-Former United States Am.
bassador Henry Morgenthau. who rep.
resented this country at Constantin.
ople before Americas entry into the
war, was a speaker at the Agricultural
college armory February ID, dealing
On the cOuntry'S relations with Tur.
key and the European powers and the
advantages to be derived from par
ticipation in the proposed league OF
nations for the enforcement of peace
killdeer.-The project of extending
this branch Of the Northern Pacific
on through to Sidney, Mont. bids fail
to be taken up for f%ultillment thi:
year, although there is still som
doubt as to which Of three proposed
routes will be accepted. 1t is under
stood that Killdeer will be a division
point when the extended line is pu'
into operation. and that much through
freight will be hauled this way owing
to grades being less over this lin,
than at certain points on the mail
line Of the railroad.
Mandan.-Sergeant Ira Place, VIII
has just returned to his home in thi
city, is being discussed by his friend
rs to his proper classification among
. war heroes as to luckiness or I'm
} l%uckincSs. The sergeant had tn
5 unusual experience of having beel
: 'slbmarined' on his way across tn
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