The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-12-11

Sthrkweather. Efforts are being
made to have the local band reorgan-
lied.
Fessenden.-The local school board
denied It's teaching staff a requested
raise in pay.
Fargo.-North Dakota Boys and
Girls clubs are holding their annual
meeting here this week.
Grand Forks. ~ twenty-five diph-
theria cases are reported by the city
health department here.
Bismarck Glergymen of the capt.
tai city have established a permanent
ministerial association.
Ray.-Plans under consideration for
a new local water system contemplate
o probable expenditure of $4,000.
Mandan.-This city will entertain
the Missouri Slope Poultry ~associa-
toms annual exhibit January Z to 9.
Lisbon.-The wife Of. Colonel J. w.
Carroll, for many years commandant
Of the state soldiers home, is dead.
Fargo.-The Fargo Commercial club
memorialized congress to establish a
separate revenue collection district for
this state.
Maddock.-This city is among the
latest in the state to take steps to-
wards organizing an American Legion
post.
Wahpeton.-One hundred new appli-
cations for membership in the Wahpe-
ton Commercial club have recently
been received.
Ray.-Cattle killed by a Great
Northern train at a grade crossing
near here Included a prize registered
animal valued ut $500.
Hannaford.-Fire practically de-
stroyed the plant Of the Griggs County
Cooperative Creamery company at
this place, with its contents.
Devils Lake.-The War Mothers
organization reports unusual interest
in the development of it's project for
d soldiers memorial building to be
erected here.
-Fargo.-North Dakota's sale of Red
Cross Christmas seals is reported as
having made fine progress, more than
half the states quota having been
taken at the first of the month.
Beach.-Sherif Mickelson's resi-
dence here was robbed Of 200 quarts
of whisky which had been taken in a
raid made by representatives of the
attorney generals office some time
ago.
Tower City.-A new state bank just
being opened here has found temper
airy quarters in one of the pioneer resi-
dence buildings of the city, nestled
close to the business part Of town.
Minot.-C. II. Havill, a local service
man, recently returned from Siberia,
availed himself Of the opportunity to
visit Japan, the Philippines and the
Hawaiian islands on his way home.
Montpelier.-This community boasts
OF one farmer who realized approx
mately 500 an acre profit on a FIVE
acre patch Of rye grass, the product
of which he sold for seed at SIT per
hundred pounds.
Bismarck.-A working agreement
designed to facilitate the enforce
ment of federal prohibition laws has
been arranged between Attorney Cen
eral William LANCER and United States
Revenue Collector w. E. Byerly, it is
said.
Notwithstanding county sheep
raisers are making purchases of Mon
tana stock at favorable prices now
ranging there, and in SOM cases are
using this stock to replace higher
valued animals Of their own.
Maxbass.-Many horses are dying
here and at the %neighboring towns of
Gardena, Kramer and Souris, from an
unknown cause. A theory has been
advanced that the trouble may be
caused from eating straw that had
been treated for 'hoppers.
Ellendale.-The local city council
almost established a precedent in
North Dakota when, after hearing an
application for higher electric lighting
rates, they recommended to the state
railway commission that the applica-
ton be approved.
Cooperstown.-Lighting a match in
a closet in order to find needed ar
ticles Of clothing came zeal costing
the life of Mrs. G.. O.. Holmquist, re-
siding southeast Of this city. The in
jured woman assisted to save the
home, although she was herself badly
burned.
Devils Lake.-Community, or parish
houses will be built for seven Episco-
pal churches in this state in the near
future If there is no hitch in present
. plans. The communities likely to be
so favored are Park River, Dickinson,
jamestown, Langdon, Mandan, Towner
and Williston.
Washburn.-The Mclean county
, farming agent vas appraised Of sick.
ness among cattle near Turtle Lake,
and found q number of animals suffer
, ing from hemmorrhagic septecemia,
which he treated successfully among
the cattle in which the disease was
not too far advanced.
> Fargo.-North Dakota implement
!. dealers will share Fargo's hospitality