The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-27

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the Fargo auditorium on Saturday aft
ernoon, February 22d.
Grand Forks.-This county's honor
roll Of men who have lost their lives
In military and naval service in the
great war now numbers AZ.
Grenora.-The local Commercial
club has petitioned the Northwestern
Telephone company to extend toll line
connections between this city and
Minot.
Fargo.-Two thousand kiddies at
tended the movie production of Louisa
NJ. Alcott's Little Women" ut a local
theatre a few days ago., under the
patronage of the afternoon paper.
Mandan.-Sales of pure bred horses
and cattle are to be held here March
p and June 8, under auspices of the
North Dakota Breeders Sales organi-
zation, the local Commercial club co
operating.
Dickinson.-North Dakota checker
champions had their annual state
meeting here February p and 90.
Missouri Slope chess players are hav-
ing a big meeting in the city at the
same time.
Marmarth.-James Adams, living
near here, suicided by shooting HIM
self in the head with a shotgun, after
carefully wrapping his head and the
gun barrel with a coat, so as not to
disturb the family.
Dickinson.-Local Masons are cele-
brating the completion Of a handsome
lodge temple, holding a banquet on
Friday night of this week, which is
planned to surpass anything in that
line ever given by the Dickinson lodge.
Dickinson.-The city council has
agreed to finance the Dickinson band
to the extent of $500 a month, pro-
vided some of the music will be serv-
ed to the local public without further
charge, when wanted on state occa-
siOns.
Fargo.-A new precedent is being
set in North Dakota by the recently
promulgated determination of District
Judge A. 7. Cole to permit the giving
out of no further divorce news for
publication through the officials Of the
court.
Fargo.-North Dakota hardware
men in session here elected John Vetre
of Drayton as president of the state
association for the ensuing year. The
place of the next meeting has been
left to the selection of the executive
committee.
observation-disclosures Hertel, youth
of II, is missing after leaving the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan here, say
ing that he was feeling poorly and
was going TO see a physician. His
brother, Fl. ]. Hertel, is seeking aid
to locate the missing boy.
Drayton.-"Kid curlers' here are
not what you think if YOU get your
idea from Il lady's toilet accessories.
The local "kid" curling team took all
the hOn0rs for juvenile work ut the
Grand Forks bonspiel the other day
and is being mentioned as the cham
piOn boys curling organization of the
state.
Forman.-The Sargent county high
way project Of 31.4 miles of road,
running from this city north and west
to the county lines, is the first North
Dakota project to be contracted for
under the terms which provide for CO.
operative state and federal aid. 1t is
estimated that the work will cost not
less than $:15,O0O.
FargO.-The death of Lieutenant
Colonel Gilbert c. Grafton. well known
North Dakota military man. is report
ed from overseas. Colonel Grafton
was for many years a resident of
Fargo and was an officer in the Unit
ed States volunteer army in the Phil
ippines and prominent in the North
Dakota national guard.
Williston.-Much interest is being
shown by farmers in this section in
the development of their herds by the
addition of pure bred sires. The Mis-
souri-YellowstOne Pure Breeders as
ISOLATION held a sale Of blooded ami
mails here February % and &c. which
was we'll attended and at which much
enthusiasm was manifested.
DickinSOn.-Five counties in SOUTH
western North Dakota last year util-
lied material amounting S:35.454 90 in
value. in their campaign against grass
hOppers which we're %infesting this
region. The work of poisoning was
performed under direction of Stewart
Lockwood, field agent for the extern
sion division of the North Dakota Az
ricultural college. Among the items
of material used We're: 400 tons of
bran, 1914 tons of arsenic. 4S3 cases
OF oranges and lemons, and 249 bar
rels Of molasses.
Fargo.-Opera bouffe warfare was
hardly the name for the pistol duel
which was fought here a few nights
ago, although no one was seriously
injured after an exchange of about
twenty shots within range of hundreds
of people. John Cole, a local bad man,
pulled. a gun to shoot Officers Welsh
and Witcik, who had arrested him for
bootlegging. In the duel which fol-
lowed, shots went through the door of