The Hope pioneer., 1919-12-25
Drayton.-A local waterwcrks sys-

OH January G.
Willist0n.-An automobile and in
dustrial. show will be held here some
time in February or March.
Esmarck.-The Scandinavian Edu-
cat:onal State Ownership league is Il
new organization recently formed
here.
Farso.--Twenty-two newly appoint
ed or reappointed postmasters in this
state received their commissions last
week.
Ma"dock.-Hcturned service men
here hope to organize post of the
American Legion with 100 charter
members.
Eismarck.-The Bismarck post Of
the American Legion passed resolu-
tons suggesting the resignation of u
number of state officers.
Sheldon.-Emil Kaatz escaped in
jury in the collision by which rail-
way locomotive wrecked the automo-
tive which he was driving.
Minot.-Senator Edsel II. Skies of
Al"'lntr;lil county, died in local hos
pital. OF strangulated hernia. Funeral
! services were held ut Stanley
BiSmarck.-A statewide campaign
VIII be put on to further the establish
ment Of v:rile Young Woman's Chris
tian association in the state.
Shcldon.-John Dahl, arrested on a
Charge of burglary, with the alleged
discovery Of discriminating finger-print
evidence, was found not guilty.
Anamoose.-The two-year-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoepfer is dead from
burns sustained through overturn!ng
an urn of boiling coffee on himself.
| Devils Lake.--An increase of $913,-
o10 in assessed values of moneys and
credits took place in Ramsey county
! between assessment dates in 1918 and
| 1919.
Bis'narck.-The state convention of
the Farmers union, recently held
here, endorsed the movement for
good driving bridge over the Missouri
river.
1lanlinson.-The local soldiers
memorial committee has abandoned
| the project of erecting a building and
| will proceed with plans for a memorial
park and monument.
Hismarck.-TaN titles to more than
200 parcels of land were sold by
( County Auditor Flaherty at the an
nual delinquent tax sale held for Bur-
leigh county recently.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that District
Judges Crawford and Hanley will not
be candidates for reelection give prom
Use OF an unusual scramble by judicial
aspirants in this part Of the state.
Observation-Disclosures is metropo-
lis is the slogan of local Commercial
| club men, who are engineering a drive
to secure for their organization an en-
rollment of every business man in the
city.
Fargo.-The larger part of the con-
tents of mail sack stolen in Moor
head few days ago was subsequently
recovered by the police, buried in
rubbish pile at the rear Of Fargo
store.
New England.-Farmers of this VIC
Unity arranged big Christmas dance
in which it was advertised that no
metropolitan frivolities like the "bun-
ny hug" and the "tickle toe" would be
included.
Fargo.-The Democratic state CEN
tral committee, in session here last
week, adopted resolutions endorsing
the administration Of President Will
son and specifically approving the
league of nations plan.
Fargo.-The nude body of a -
pound infant was found in a waste
paper basket at the Northern Pacific
passenger station here, without marks
of violence or other evidence to show
what had caused its death.
Bismarck.-Dr. Nj. w. Roam, local
physician whose sight was nearly de-
stroyed by gunshot wounds accidental
ly sustained while hunting, is in
Chicago hospital, where it is said his
vision will be wholly recovered.
misunderstanding Williams of
the North Dakota chapter of the Am
erican Legion arrived here with petit
tions containing 10000 signatures ask
ing referendum looking towards the
repeal of the laws prohibiting Sunday
baseball and theaters.
Pembina.-United States custom
house officers confscated heavy grip
full of choice Canadian liquors which
traveller was endeavoring to bring
into the state. It is said that the
liquors could be bought at SIS bottle
in Canada, and would have been
worth $18 had the owner been able
to get them across and dispose of
them among the dry Christmas revel-
ers in North Dakota.
Bismarck.-Deprived by the special
session of the legislature of appropria-
tions previously awarded to his de-
partment for the current biennial
period, Attorney General William Ian
ger last week attempted to protect
contracts previously made by him for
the services Of Assistant Attorneys
General S. l.. Nuchols and w. s.
Lauder by securing the issuance of
warrants covering their salaries for
the ensuing wear, which is includod