The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-30
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south of here.
Sawyer.-A franchise has been
granted for the installation Of an cleo
trio lighting system here.
Devils Lake.-Ths locG:! Commercial
club is now affiliated with the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
MinOt.--Two new motor trucks have
been received by the local fire depart
ment. They are valued at $4,000.
Bismarck.-This city will entertain
the 1920 convention of the North Du-
kota Federation of Woman's clubs.
Grenora.-Special ceremonies were
held accompanying the laying of the
cornerstone of Il new $4,000 school
building to be erected here.
Ray.-Agents of an oil company are
signing up leases for oil and gas bor-
ing privileges on all quarter sections
available in a large district south of
here.
Fargo.-The agricultural colleges
short court enrolment this year hit
the mark Of $50 Il few days ago,
eclipsing all previous short course en-
rollments ut the school.
Center.-A regular term Of the dis
trict court for this county was con-
vened with but two cases-both civil
actionS-on the calendar awaiting dis
position.
Bismarck.-The special election
called for Towner county to choose a
successor to Senator A. S. Gibbons,
deceased, has been changed to No
vember %.
Fargo.-A conference of Jewish re-
lief workers will be held here on No
vember 8 to plan a campaign to be
made for funds for their people in
war-torn Europe.
Mylo.-Yeggs blew off the vault
door of the First State bank here one
night recently, ransacked the safety
deposit boxes and got away with
some of the contents.
Mandan.-Mrs. Albert Peters, wife
of h manager of the state game farm
south of town, was killed by the
ov%erturning OF the Ford automobile
which she was driving.
Minot.-Members of the Minot city
commission have returned from Il trip
through the east inspecting municipal
sewage-disposal plants to secure
pointers for the establishment of a
plant to be built here.
Bismarck.-The project engineer of
the state highway commission an
nounces the recent completion of one
highway project each in Bowman,
Stark and Pierce counties, and two in
Foster county.
Nelva.-Local citizens have taken to
drinking from the city's regular water
supply with full confidence again
since receipt of reports on a test by
DIR. L. +. Ladd Indicating that the
water is pure.
Fargo.--The purchase by the city
commission of a $500 four-wheel
tractor for the aerial fire truck, to be
delivered within 12O days, will replace
the last of the horses used by the
local fire department.
Fargo.-President +. G. Quamme of
the federal land bank serving this
section has announced that North
Dakota is the first state in the dis
trict to be fully chartered under the
provisions Of The land bank law.
There are 100 farm loan associations
in the state, and heretofore II farmer
desiring the privileges of Il loan had 10
be resident in the local district of one
OF these associations. Under the new
state charter plan privileges of the
bank are available TO farmers in all
parts Of the state.
Bismarck.-The first official bulle-
tin has been issued from the depart
ment of State immigration Commits
sioner John II. Worst. The bulletin
calls attention, among other things, to
the disparity Of land values between
this state and some OF the better set
tied farming states, such as Iowa and
Illinois, in which DR.. Worst declares
farming lands are being sold at $500
to $500 per acre, which have no more
productive value than land that can be
bought in North Dakota at from $50
to 500 an acre.
Fargo-The accidental slipping of
gears in Il large car parked near the
Y. NJ. e. A. in this city is alleged to
have been responsible for the death
of Frank Burnam Of Fort dodge.
Iowa, who was caught and forced
through a plate glass window on the
radiator Of the car as it suddenly
dashed forward at high speed after
having been cranked by Cannon Jones.
a son of the owner. Mr.. Burnum was
internally injured and suffered re-
peated hemorrhages from which he
died a day or two after the accident.
Observation-Disclosures J. f. Flude-
land of this city, who is giving aerial
exhibitions in the state since his dis
charge from military service, is be-
lieved to have found Il new form of
air sports in the chasing of large
game birds. While exhibiting with a
passenger at Devils Lake a few DAYS
ago Lieutenant FIadelund afforded
amusement for his companion and
Onlookers by chasing and scattering a
large flock of p%elicanS. The use of
the airplane in hunting wild ducks and
geese is Il development which has not