The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-06-19

Grand Forks.-North Dakota medics
meet here for their 32nd annual con-
vention on June "a and 25.
Minot.-Dr. A. M. Hardaway of this
city has been commissioned q member
Of the board of state dental examiners.
Fargo.-The manufacture of electric
farm lighting plants is a new indus
trial enterprise recently established
here.
Bismarck.-This city's third recent
paving project, now on foot, will in
crease the city's paved street area to
IA miles.
Ellendale.-The North Dakota asso-
citation of Baptist churches will meet
here in annual convention on June "a,
25 and &c.
Grand Forks.-The years work of
the state university is being closed
with an elaborate program of exer-
cises this week.
Bismarck.-Burleigh county's first
annual playday was Il pronounced sue
cess, and the undertaking will prob
ably be repeated from year to year..
Tower City.-Arthur, the ~1G-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. August krueger,
was instantly killed in Il runaway ac-
cident which occurred here on June
10th.
Fargo.-The drive for auxiliary
memberships in The Boy Scouts Or
ganization brought many men out in
support of the work in all parts OF
the state.
Fargo.-The meeting Of the North
Dakota Young Peoples Luther league
and State Choral union brought many
hundred delegates and visitors to this
city last week.
MinOt.-A mammoth swimming pool
and club house for the men and boys
of Minot may be the result of a move
lnent Which has been started by the
local Rotary club.
Fargo-Flag day was observed by a
number Of North Dakota towns as \
fitting opportunity to develop patriot.
ism and welcome the soldier boys who
have returned home.
Devils Lake.-JOseph J.. Donahuo
of this city has been awarded the dis
tinguislled service cross for meritori-
GUS conduct in the war. The award
has just been announced.
Grand FOrks.-A. ]. Pierce, n vet
elan of the Civil war, has been named
Il member Of Governor Lynn j. FRA
tiers personal staff, with the rank of
colonel, succeeding the late Thomas ].
Key of Sanborn.
Bismarck.-Thc Seth annual meet
ing of the North Dakota Fircmen's u.s.
Sociati0n closed here last week after
the election of A. Il. Meade of Rosston
as president. New Rockford will en-
terrain the meeting next year.
Bismarck.-The May apportionmcnt
of school funds, issued to county treas
urers 81 few days ago, is said to have
been one of the largest quarterly APP
~portionments for school purposes is
sued in Il number of years.
Fargo.-Sons of Norway in conven-
ton here last week selected Rugby as
their mex annual meeting place. Dele
gates, lodge members and friends to
the number of $50 participated in a
banquet marking the closing of the
recent session.
Clifford.-Torger O. Kraabcl, son of
former Lieutenant Governor A. II.
Kraabel of this city, has beer made Il
special courier Of the peace commits
sion in France, according to word
which has just bccn received by his
parents and friends here. :
Mandan.-This city has organized
a post of the American Legion with
so charter members. 1t has beer
named in memory of Rcgilnental Ser
geant Major Gilbert Furncss, the first
Mandan soldier to make the supreme
sacrifice during the great war.
Fargo.-Tlle local Commercial club
will open it's new bone at the corner
of First avenue and Fifth street north
about September 18th. The annual
election of officers, which took place
last week, resulted IN the choice Of
Frank Il. Scott as president of the
organization for the coming year.
Standardization Il. T.. Mann Of
the North Dakota Retail Merchants
association was reelected for the en-
suing year at the annual election Of
that body here last week. w. A. Don
nelly of Fargo was also reelected as
secretary. The 1920 convention was
agreed to be held at valley City.
Bismarck.-State Dairy Commits
sioner Osterhaus is e%quipping his office
to handle an access of business after
July ], when his office will serve in
the same relation to the dairy industry
that DR.. Ladd's grain grading depart
ment has to the grain growing enter
prise of the state. The dairy commits
sioner under G laws effective July l.,
will be required to make tests of sam
pies of cream submitted with Il view to
determining whether cream buyers are
dealing justly with the producers.
Devils Lake.-Thousands of miles
Of highway right-of-way in North Da-
kOta and other northwestern states
were saved to the public when the
supreme court of the United States
last week upheld the decision Of the