The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-08-21

Bar association is holding it's annual
session here.
Mandan.-A "great white way" is
being installed with ornamental cleo
1tricul street lights here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of this city
will erect a magnificent church at u
cost of approximately $4,000.
Mnndan.-A homecoming celebration
will be held On the second day Of the
Missouri Slope fair, September 16.
Mandan.-The Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen will organize Il lodge of
their order at this point in the near
future.
Observation-Disclosures smashed in the
rear windows of a local hardware
store and escaped with 5000 worth of
merchandise.
Dickinson.-This city will give a
two days homecoming celebration for
in September.
Bismarck.-The water level in the
Missouri river ut this point is now the
lowest at any time since government
records have been kept.
Napoleon.-Logan county is said to
nave been the first county in the state
to have deposited it's public funds in
the Bank of North Dakota.
Rolette.-A county Sunday school
convention held here brought many
workers together and resulted in the
exchange of valuable ideas.
Cando.-Eino Karnoven. a former
inmate of the state asylum for the
insane, killed himself with Il gun after
disappearing from his home here.
Grand Forks.-Local telephone rates
are announced to be increased, effec-
tive September 1, with business phones
to be charged for at 81 per month.
Dickinson.-A local man is planning
to turn the wild mustard pest into
something useful by pressing the oils
from the seed for cooking purposes.
Observation-Disclosures and Temp
kins of Fargo defeated Blatherwick
and Muir in the doubles at the state
tennis tournament held in this city.
Bismarck.-Selections of equipment
for school demonstrations in cream
testing have been s4lnounced by State
Dairy Commissioner ]. ]. Osterhaus.
Minot.-This city and Grafton ball
teams claim the state championship
for the season-Minot with a record of
% winnings out of 81 games played.
FargO.-An unknown stranger about
fifty years old is dead here following
commissions believed to have been
Brought on by drinking wood alcohol.
Grand Forks.-Work has been begun
in marking out the Roosevelt trans.
continental highway in its path from
Grand Forks to Burford across this
state.
Edinburg.-The local Civic league
inaugurated a Notwithstanding cam
paign that enlisted the help of every
man in town-and DESTROYED the
weeds.
Fargo.-A four-story distributing
house will be built by the Pence Auto
company in this city at a cost Of $50,
600, the contract having already beer
let for the work.
Grand Forks.-The local army re
cruiting station led the district in the
number of enlistments for the week
ending August 10. The local total was
Is for the week.
Pembina.-One of the largest Ian,
transfers of the season in this sector
of the state was the sale of 1897 aces
by f. G. Morris for a little over $13,OO 0
The purchaser halls from Illinois.
Devils Lake.-The sugar supply here
is down to a precarious minimum
quantity, it is alleged by dealers
Similar reports are also being received
from various other cities in the state
Devils Lake.-Jacob Pleasant, the
Indian who ran amuck while under the
influence of 'lemon extract" killing
another Indian and beating his wife
severely, surrendered to the police an(
is now in Jail.
Williston.-Old settlers of Williams
and Mckenzie counties will hold theil
annual picnic in Burdick's grove or
Saturday of this week. with Usher L
Burdick and George Schafer as speak
ers Of the day.
Bismarck.-The state supreme court
has ordered that terms Of district court
in this state, under the new judicial
redistricting act, shall be conducted on
the same time schedule as heretofore
until further orders.
Dickinson.-County farming agents
of Dunn, Hettinger, Slope and Stark
counties, in cooperation with a local
live stock commission, have arranged
for a mammoth horse sale to be held
here August 26 to %.
Fargo.-Statistics just made public
show mortality footings Of 1,006 fol
the second quarter Of 1910, as against
1905 for the the corresponding quarter
of the previous year. Pneumonia to
tails were 175 for the 1919 period, ant
145 for April, May and June, 1918.
Fargo.-North Dakota food admins
TRAITORS will serve again in helping the
government to determine fair prices tt
be charged for food in various local.
ties, establishing lists which it is be