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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
HOME TOWN FEELING.

The sentiment of the people toward their home town aries te-
mendously in different planes.
In many localities the residents are built IN a lone hand' principle.
1. is everyone for himself. People think Of their W individual interest
in the most narrow and shor-sghted light, and not merely are seltah,
but they njure their own interest. They do no a@p t O think how In
dyidual ucces depends largely on the prosperity and advancement Of
the community of which they form a part.
II such people think they al sax a nickel or a dime by buying
stuff in some distant city, they always do it. Then they complain be.
cause their home town does not grow faster and the stores do not de.
vHop more broadly. II some n STARTS progressive movement, they
knock and jeer al it, and imagine it is promoted by selfish motives.
In other places the feeling Of town spirit is pronounced and grow
ing fast. People back each other up In all their enterprises. Just as
i.ss college boys ae loyal to their foodbali team and root for 1t and
cheer 1t on to victory, so the people with home town feeling stand be-
hind all good local causes and support every useful undertaking con-
nectcd with their community A personal tie Of friendship unhes Ill the
people of the town, and they are loyal to each other and to their om.
mon interest.
Feeling that the advance of Hope depends o how far this feeling
can be developed here, The Pioneer will print, beginning quite soon,
Il series of brief editorials Oh this subject. 1t asks al. the people to read
these little articles, and inquire of themselves II they are giving all pos
sible cooperation to home town interests.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
TWO SPOTS

A friend asks what shall be done
with the business man who main
talns collections of inflamable ref
use In his basement? o. he ought
to have a chance to run a hose wa
Eon up and down the streets and lay
200 feet of hose every morning. 80
he would be ready to put out fires.
Also there is an inquiry what
shall be done with the people who
tear up waste paper into 1000 pieces
and scatter 1t on the streets? Well.
let them pick up the pieces, and If
the 1000th piece Is missing, Just
make 'em spend their. valuable time
hunting for it till 1t is found.
And there Ia a demand to know
what to do with the store help who
sweep the dirt from the stores out
on the sidewalk. o. Well, give 'em
a broom and let 'em finish the Job
by sweeping the whole street.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
warner RESIGNES As
CASHIER Of \. n. BANK

G. A. Warner, who has been cash
Ter of the Hope National Bank since
its organization in 1905 and previ-
GUS to that time held the same po-
sittop in the Hope State Bank, has
sold. his interest in the institution
to Ole Arnegard. Of Hillsboro. and
restened hiS posttion. His resiena-
ton. took effect Tuesday. His sue
cessor has not. as yet, been selected.
MI. Warner is one Of the pioneers
OF the county, coming here in the
early days as a young man and Sc
curing a homestead. Later he en-
gagged in the implement business, be-
ing located in the building now oc-
cupied by the bowling alley. In 1900
he organized the Hope State Bank,
which afterwards became the Hope
National Bank.
We have not learned what his in
tentions are for the future but he
will probably devote his time to his
farming interests.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
WHY FOOTBALL IS POPULAR

WHY FOOTBALL Is POPULAR
Baseball is the national game. No
other sport gives such a marvellous
exhibition Of skill in athletic exer-
else. But for some reason football
is the n sport that more than all
others awakens the enthusiasm Of
hte college and school boys and the
great throngs who gather to see
their athletic prOwess.
In baseball winning depends upon
skilful manipulation and nervous
selt-control. Success in football de-
ponds upon these also, but more than
baseball it calls for physical cour-
age and stamina.
1t is a test Of manhood and On
durance and all the sturdy qualities
in which young life takes pride.
The objection to football as a rough
game is not felt so much as former
ly. 1t is recognized that young men
need some experience of rough and
tumble. The soldiers who had had
football experience made wonderful
fighters in the a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02

day, September 29th, orders the is
sues of a premptory writ to the
state auditor to pay Wallace the
salary sued for. However, the writ
comes a week late, as Wallace re-
ceived his pay eight days before
when his turn came and funds were
on hand to pay a warrant.
One official says 1T is interesting
to note that everything is set aside
except the money to pay the farm
er who has lost his horses. Funds
may be set aside to pay $4,000
salaries, but the poor farmer who
loses his horse through disease
must wait for his money.
Sixty days must elapse before the
"Finis" is written to the farce trial
of State Auditor Carl Kositzky for
assault on c. X. Gummerson, Cour-
ier-News reporter. Talking to the
jury at the recent arraignment,
Judge Casselman said Each side
named Is men and then each side
retained six for the jury. I sup
pose you are pat but I thought I'd
tell you how you happened to be on
the jury" The case was continued
sixty days until November 25th, by
stipulation Of the attorneys. in order
that State Treasurer Obert Olson, a
star witness. in fact the mediator
of the fistic argument, be cornered
and served with a subpoena. Olson
ducked out of town in order to keep
out of the Justice court argument.
Although the only new industry
in which the State Of North Dakota
is engaged is that of operating a
dinky one-horse -four mill at Drake
on the 500. which cost the state
less $60,0OO; no money has yet
been loaned to farmers on real es-
tate, no homes have been built,
no terminal elevators, no ware
houses, no great mills have been
erected, the bank of North Dakota
has not loaned a cent to any drought
striker farmer or business concern
still the taxes will be around four
times as great as last year.
On a valuation of 1854 900 900
at 2.98 mills, the taxes show three
times az great as last year-for a
$4,000 -four mill.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
RIGHT TO STRIKE,
AND IS THE STRIKE RIGHT

Many labor leaders would MAIN
tain that any body Of workmen
would have the right to strike. Yet
there must be some limit to it.
Few people would claim that the
army had the right to strike for
higher pay while the war was pro-
ceedtng, Not many people would
Justify the doctors in quitting work
and refusing to visit people, until
everyone paid them an advanced
fee. Nurses would not be justified
in quitting a hospital in a body be-
cause dissatisfied with wages and
conditions.
There will probably be a test Of
opinion soon, on whether a body Of
men have the right to tie up the rail-
RAIDS by a strike. Railroad men no
doubt have the right to quit individ-
ually any time they wish, but COM
bining to take a certain action that
will threaten the whole people with
the most terrible disaster is far diff
ferent from an ordinary strike. It
is a menace that the people are not
likely to tolerate long.
The very least that should be done
would be this, to train the United
States army so that q large body Of
men would be ready at once to run
freight trains and absolutely needed
passenger trains.
But even that is an unsatisfactory
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
FUTURE OF COUNTY CENTER

Great economic change often take
place without people realizing it.
Then when the current Of prosper
tty drifts by them. they wonder why
they did not see what was 10 appar-
snt.
The past ten years have seen q
great economic uplift In country life.
The farmers are getting a price for
their product nearer to what they
are entitled to. The country dis
tricts. which were once undergoing
a severe economic struggle to achi-
eve mere subsistence. are on the
whole prosperous and specially fav-
ored ones are wealthy.
All this reacts in favor Of centers
like Hope that draw trade from the
surrounding farm country. With a
policy OF liberal advertising, 1t ia
possible for merchants, to draw trade
from q wider circle than formerly,
and to get more of it from q given
territory.
Also it will pay a country center
to look a good way ahead and plan
for a growing future. There should
be money put into substantial
The man who contem-
plates erecting a business building
can afford to do it In q permanent
way.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02

Which is considerable more than
last year when the general state
levy was s1.572.256.46 plus a
school mill tax of ~ss08.s45 made a
total tax burden for all state pur-
poses of $2.379,100.46.
The above figures have been COM
piled by Assistant Attorney General
F. E. Packard, who formerly was
head of the state tax commission.
II have on hand two local tax
levy figures which speak for them
selves" he said. "A certain quarter
section of land ear Flasher. Morton
County, last year paid a total county
state, school, township tax of 40
mills. This year the total tax will
be 21.78 mills, but the valuation
last year was $1179, and this year
is $3545, an increase OF 200 per
cent. Last year the total taxes were
$47.16, but this year they will be
$S1.71. and when you add 3 cents
an acre on $50 acres of land. sub
feet to hail insurance tax. the farm
or is paying Just $s9.06 more taxes
than last year. Last year In the
city of Bismarck. the levy was 71.01
mills. while this year it will be ap-
proximately IS mills. The valua-
ton of the city is increased SO per
cent. I believe the presentation of
tax notices to Thousands of people
will be the snap of the finger to
break the hypnotic spell which
Townley and his socialistic coterie
have cast over thousands Of voters"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02

half way measure. There are a
large body of men who for the good
pay now given trainmen, and assur-
ance Of hearing of grievances by an
impartial court, would be willing to
forego the right to quit work in a
body. The present trainmen, If they
could have time to think 1t over, and
could escape from the influence Of
radical leaders, might. quite likely
assent to it a. 9 proposition fair to
everyone
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
The man who has an antiquated o,

The man who has an Anticipated or
outworn building, instead Of trying
to fix it up by temporary repair,
should ask himself whether 1t would.
not pay better to. tear down the
whole thing, and put up a modern,
business block Of freproof material.
Any business located In an attractive
modern building can't help growing.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02

much %profiteering and men were
either drafted for munition work, or
arrangements made to secure labor
at pieces within reason. But here
the government paid pretty nearly
what was asked thua running the
total bill up to a total that was far
beyond reason. These facts are
we'll understood now, and the people
will make their comment on them
at the next election.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
At TAEzSTA1E CAPITAL

Bismarck, N. D., October al
don't know anything about running
a library" said DR.. Charles Emil
Stagland, A. B., A. NJ, PHI. D., the
Nonpartisan league literary light
who has been in command of the
state library for the past month.
The admission was made in the
presence of two or three parties and
the statement was directed to Chas.
Leissman, executive secretary Of the
board Of administration.
In the face of this statement, it
Is interesting to note that Stanga-
land, who was relieved from the
United States consular service be-
cause of his ,radicalism. is actively
engaged in making a survey of the
libraries of the institutions of the
state with the idea of making re-
commentators at the close of his
survey.
Attorney General VIM. LANCER
has instructed George X. Foster, one
Of his assistants to proceed at once
to collect $4,000 from the Stand
ard Oil Company for taxes, penalty
and interest due as a result Of the
decision in federal court on the cent
a gallon gasoline case. Foster has
been instructed to cause the arrest
of managers, seize property or to
take whatever legal steps are nee
essary to secure the money which
the state administration is so badly
in need Of. The Standard Oil Com
pany owes approximately $l47,00O,
while a few of the little fellows owe
$4,000 more. Most OF the small
dealers have paid their tax.
The capitol was the scene Of a
mutiny on Monday. For months
Carl Eliason, an assistant tanitor,
has diligently and faithfully waited
on table and carried lunch from the
capitol restaurant to the faithful
who gather on the first day of each
official week for the famous lunch
con in the governors Office. Carl
on Monday rebelled. Carl Kosit-
zky is d friend of ~wi.e and I'll
stand by him. won't carry no
lunch to no governors Office no
more. l suppose they will fire me
tomorrow"
Joseph Gilbert OF the st. Paul
Office Of the Nonpartisan league, and
who was sentenced along with Town
ley to 80 days in Jail for obstruction
ist action, apparently has severed
his connection with the active oper-
alton of the League. He is sponsor
now for the Enderlin Cooperative
association, a branch of the Whole
sale Cooperative Society of Amer
lea, in a request for charter made
to Secretary of State Thomas Hall.
However, another ratification of
the financial branches of the Town
ley scheme is easily added.
Charles c.. Connely, Devils Lake,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-10-02

has been named and has accepted
a position as field agent for the i'm
migration department. Connolly
has been in the real estate business
at Devils Lake for thirty years. How
ever he said, II have been farming
for AZ years at Devils Lake."
1t was lunch hour at a Bismarck
cafe. Connolly a in Bismarck to
get his job. During the table talk
he remarked: Talk about profit
GERS. The farmer is the biggest pro-
f1teer in the world. l had a neigh
Dor thresh my crop this year and
he put in a bill for $4,000 an hour,
made me pay for oil, all the food
for his crew. etc. I objected and
he cut 1t down a little. He is n
of the biggest Nonpartisan leaguers
in the country. Sure he got his"
The supreme court of North Da-
kota (and the Nonpartisan league)
AdS CAuOASAotCu 0IdIo @AuuAIOA SdAA
Kositzky Of the newspaper charges
that he juggled approximately $3.50
900 out Of the general fund and in
to various separate funds in order
to embarass the administration.
Tax Commissioner George Wal
lace, who brought action against
Kositzky to force him to issue a
salary warrant, won a hollow vic
tory in the opinion of the supreme
court which was handed down Mon
day morning. Wallace, the Courier
News, the Nonpartisan league pro-
pogandists asserted that Kositzky
had shuffled money out of the gen.
eral fund without authority. The
supreme court held unanimously in
but one particular, that Kositzky
did not have authority to place and
hold in a separate fund some $l3.-
900 remaining out Of a $4,000 ap-
preparation for payment to owners
of horses which had been killed be-
cause suffering with glanders or
dourine.
Justice Bronson, who wrote the
opinion, received the concurrence
Of the other Judges in that Kositzky
was without authority to establish
a special Chambers or Dourine fund.
Bronson, supported by two other
justices, further held that where no
contention that prior claims existed
was raised by the state aulitor.
Wallace should be paid inasmuch as
there was some $4,000 which
should be in the general fund.
Chief Justice Christianson dis
scented from this. quoting the law
to specifically show that warrants
shall be drawn consecutively, but
mo warrants be drawn unless there
be money in the treasury to pay
the same Judge Robinson Joined
in the dissent.
Priority of claim ia not recognized
by Bronson and two others.
The decision is held to have
knocked the props from under the
political propaganda which the lea
que newspapers have used 10 assail
Kositzky for alleged Juggling Of
funds, as it exonerates him in every
particular except the Dourine and
Chambers fund.
The decision, handed down Mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

Colloquialiy speaking, there are nc
flies On Francis 7. Brennan, the sub
stitrte letter carrier. but yesterday
there were hornets. Orc.narilIy he il
quiet and unassuming and given u
few outbreaks CT emotion. but when
he called at the Foster house al 81
Cage street. he suddenly emitted "A
warhD9p that would have dune Grad
II ID IN Apache, drupped hin hat on
the sidewalk and rushed out into
the street. making his arms 60 Like
the prupellars Of an airzfip.
II appears that a col1uy Of lively
hornets had taken up housekeeping
under the ciapboHrds near the frunt
door, and when he started to deliver
the mail, three OF the hornets picked
up a Student acquaintance with him.
After reeurering from the STING. Mr.
Brennan stale around To the bnck
door To deliver the mail
There was ruling awhile agr that
carriers mead not deltver mail wi1ere
there are vicious dng1. but 70 SRr n
we know, tnnrs n yst no ruling fzum
thu hornet ssrttun az thu postu0acs
department.
ecun aftsr the carried dspartsd. Ar.
Foster. with his hsnd screened. and
carrying an axe and n sulphur. CAL
die. attacked rhe hostile insects and
soon sealed their doom.
In the course Of my operations.
however, furspt rhere Was q hois
NJ my pant legs" said Mr- Fostsr,
but thu hornets didn't"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

Fridays Portland Argus contained
the following which VIII be of inter-
est To navigatDrs On the Esunebec
river: The lighthouse tender Ii
Zan.a arrived in port late Tuesday
night, coming from the Portsmouth
Navy Yard where she has been
hauled out On the dry dock since
about the first of April, undergoing a
thorough overhHrIing 10 her ma
chinery, the huh also receiving at
tentlon, q new foremost also being
Installed m place Of her old one.
which had become rather saaky. The
repairs were quite extensive. iuvuiv-
ing cost 70 the government of sew
eral thousand dollars No time was
wasted by the Zizania On reaching
the station at Diamond Island, as
she started out the next morning for
Seguin with a supply Of coal. and
Yesterday waS loading supplies and
buUys which she viii take down Id
the kennebec river this morning. The
buUys she has on deck are those
brought I'D from the Kennebec and
nack rivers just before the winter set
IN, and should have been replaced N
the spring, the deeper draught of the
Hibiscus preventing her from going
into the shallow water Of the upper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
CHINA

SCTTH-Rev- Nathan Wood and
son Nathan Wood and family left
by auto Thursday morning Tor Jack
sol. n H. where they viii pass the
month of August
RUTns NJ. Jones returned On Mon
day from Northeast Earnor, where
ne preached on Sunday
Miss wehber who mas been a the
CresmRn cottage. left on Thursday
for Bangor.
M and Mrs. H Weed of SIAM
ford, Conn. arrived Al their cottage
on Thursday They were accumpa-
MED by Mrs Charles Crosman Of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mrs. Scott Ryder and two children.
David and William. letI on Thursday
for their home IN AubuTndale. Mass.
DR. Rufus M Jones will speak al
the chapel Sabbath morning he Will
also conduct the class IN the Library
Mrs. Edgar Davidson with her
daughter, Mrs. Heien Carlton and
baby Phyllis. left on Thursday for
their home IN Newton. Mass.
Cyrus Jones made a business trip
~ ~dIcTS1t1G ul ! RUISAaS-
Mrs. M. c. Webber with her dangh-
ter, Mrs. Mary W. Jones. and chill
dren were calling in Wa-srvllie on
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Miles and
family Of Ruxbury. Mass, arrived Al
Pine Point ON Friday
Mrs. Pearl Wicke and son Donald
left On Thursday for Athol, Mass
MIR. and Mrs. H ". Austin made
G business trip to Augusta Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry CadbUry and
daughter Elizabeth of Cambridge.
Mass. arrived Friday AT the Jacob
cottage fur the month Of August
Mrs. Merritt with her two dHugh-
ters and Miss johnson left On Fri
day for their home In Lynn.
Mrs John Moffert of East Vassal-
bUrp is assisting nj the Ina while
John Mgffstt is helping ]. A. Jsnes
during hayinE.
Mrs. Perry .. Macy of Smyrna, n.
Y. and son Paul are gaestz Of Mrs.
Macy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. A
jones'
MI. and Mrs Ed Thompson and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Laaf1us and
tanity and Mr.. and Nrs. Duncan, all
Of Watsrvilis. arc occupying cottages
On Pt1e Fuinf-
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II fs said that question which is
proving n serious enc To the cot
raEers about Bocthhay harbor and
Sheepscut bay resorts this seRsnn is
the question Of milk, and that more
or less difficulty In encountered IN
some cases ID get the supply needed
for the household. One man. who
has outage II once Of the resorts
and moved his family there, inciud-
ing the baby, a week ago, had 10
bring them home again To remain un-
I'll later In the season, because tney
could not get milk far the youngsrer
One reason given for the scarcity of
milk Is that there are many more
people al the ssashore this year than
1or several years. and that II natural
~ follows that there are many more
babies, also.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

Magyar John F. wapGmal, Cal. Il H
Faencher. Z 9. n, who hreHght Ma
jnr Soafhard's deeora1inn L Bangar
and Hnn- Lasn r. HIGGINS. presidenr
of tina Maine senate.
Various details CONCERNING the prn-
posad highway bend issue were
tAlksa ever by tins party. with the
end II view Of preparing far a cam
pAzgn of publicity in tins sscrinn Of
the state To insure success NJ the
polls next month.
One OF the cs1lsf rnar-e,s ,f i,-<---
est 70 the Bangnr men was what 81
rect the bond issue, II made. viii
nave On the highways IN eastern
Maine. and Gov. Mllliken gave as
surances that the through highways
raolaring from Eangur 70 Aroosryok.
hancock, Washington, Piscaracuis
and other sections are to receive
early attention frum the Maine High
way Commission Z the vote is IN tav-
or OF the bond issue.
u Particular interest was Gov.
MaLl2ken s statement thai the High
way Commission plans To complete
me SaaEurBar Earbur highway.
long source Of controversy, imme-
o1Alely after the vote IN September.
pioFlo1nE the outcome Is successful.
ana Lnere If nothing 10 prevent The
SlAle Receiving the federal aid.
nave talked this matter over
Win thief Engineer Sargent" said
Gov MAliken, and he says that the
ff'st piece Of work ID be undertaken.
fofiow1ng the sucressful issue of the
n1gnWar bond question at the polls.
VIII be the completion of the work on
The ELLSWORTH road"
Bangor Chamber of Commerce is
planning on having a rrcsEirg IN the
interests Of the highway bond cues
rfDn 70 which officers of ighburing
towns VIII De invited. Gox. Milliken
has promised az this meeting TO as
slst N making plain the purposes
anu importance OF the bond ISSUE.
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Governor Mllliken, who came To
Bangor Thursday afternoon to be
present at the comforting Of the der
Grafton of the Legion Of Honor Of
France upon Col. W f. Southland
says the Bangor News. tnok advau-
tage of the opportunity tn respond
10 an invitation frum the Bangor
Chamber Of Commerce for a confer
ence IN regard to the highway bond
issue to be voted upon in Septem-
Der The conversation concerning
road and bond matters was held at
dinner Ell the ConduEkeak Canoe and
Country Club, where Governor Mill
Ken was entertained. Present were
President James @. Gplnac and
Secretary W. A Hennessy Of the
Chamber uf Commerce. President
Edwin n. Miller of Bangor Rptarv
Club President E. B. Sanger of the
Bangor Automobile Club. Hnn. John
e Cttsrback. representing the Ban
gor Automobile Dealers Association.