The Hope pioneer., 1919-09-18
NORTH DAKOTA


recently, the origin being unknown.
Hecder.-A homecoming celebration
was held here Friday for our returned
fighting men.
Grand Forks.-F. S. Sargent Of
Spokane, WASH, formerly Of Grand
Forks, is visiting old friends for Il few
days.
Kathryn.-E Eighteen bu. per acre No.
! wheat was the report Of Il. NJ. Even
son ON his 15-acrc field near here.
T0wner.-!A good hay crop is re-
ported from this vicinity and is being
shipped to Montana at 500 ton.
notwithstanding tangled in the
thur Else is suffering severe injuries.
Devils Lake.--Frcu Gill, who has
served nearly two Years in France,
died in the Northern Pacific hospital
ut Glendive, Mont.
Sterling.-The first accident Of the
season took place here when Edgar
Johnson was accidently shot by Il
friend.
Eelva.-IIerman Walhowe lost his
grain crop by Il fire last week when
sparks from the threShing machine
ignted the stack.
Valley City.-ieo. Holznan. North
ern Pacific ticket agent here, received
the CroiN de Guerre from the French
government for bravery in action.
MnOt.-'The contract was let for the
construction of Il new church for the
All Saints Episcopal congregation. 1t
will cost about $4,000.
Dickinson.-Locolnu firemen and
engineers have voted to secure one
of the cooperative stores which will
be established in North Dakota.
Dickinson.-J. G. 'Quinlivan of this
city. vii" successfully lodged the "Bis
BerthaS" in France returned to let the
little "lIcnry' break his shoulder.
WaShburn.-EverSon Bros. think
sheep II good investment as they and
others made IL trip of 1000 miles to
purchase 80 yearling ewes which
arrived in WaSlburn recently.
JameStown.-Barnes county farmers
have purchased II carloads of Mon
tana sheep according to recent re-
ports. Six carloads were recently un-
loaded at Leeds for distribution.
Leeds.--The city officials were com.
PEELED TO swear in thirty deputies in
order to maintain the dignity of the
village While tr;lnSients were passing
through.
Minot.-Drilling at the Des Lacs
held up this week writing for 53-1G
inch casing. The well is now down
2,OSO feet
Balfour.-Two children burned to
death when Il double house north of
Denbigl waS burned to the ground
The house was occupied by the Rosen,
Grams and Wagar families, and one
child from each family was burned.
Minot.-Three Lutheran churches
were struck by lightning during IL
recent storm. Two of the churches
are located in the city and one about
15 miles from town. No great dam.
age WAS done.
Carrington.-I. II. DAILY was com.
PEELED to reSOrt>t to firearms in order to
defend himself from an attack made
by an l. w. W. because he refused to
take red card offered him by his
asSailant.
Fargo.-W. O. Bruchman. formerly
manager of the North American Tele-
graph company's offices ut Dubuque,
Ia, has arrived in Fargo to assume the
management of the Fargo offices of
the company.
Tower City.-Louis Pommercr. a
prosperous farmer OF this section
brought in one grain tank aoad of flax
recently Which netted him STAG. Mr.,
Pommerer has tlreshed % acres and
expects to get $50 an acre for his crop.
Grand Forks.--A claim of $4,000
brought before the city council of
Grand Forks by Eugene Roy and his
father, claiming damages for injuries
alleged to have been suffered while
the boy was playing on the streets,
was rejected by that body.
Devils Lake.-Davc Dcnoyer of
Grllam's Island met five of his Civil
war comrades for the first time in 54
years when he attended the Mime.
sofa state fair. He had not seen them
since all were mustered out of service
In 1865. s.
Mayvilc.-Thc appointment by tho
bourd of administration of DR.. John
Ev.cn of Augsbcrg seminary. Mime.
apOliS. to be president of AIayvillo
normal, succeeding DR.. Hilyer, was
announced today by Secretary Charles
LicsSman.
'Bismarck.-H. p. Hanson of Discoll
narrowly escaped death several days
ago, when he jumped just before his
automobile was struck and DESTROYED
by No. l on the Northern Pacific. Mr.
Hanson has been in the Bismarck hos.
pital suffering from bruises about the
head and body.
MinOt.-The annual state Methodist
conference will be held here. October
s to IL. Rev. G. l.. Clifford. local
Methodist pastor states that many of
the le:din" church men of the nntion