The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-09-25

VIII pc ColIlpIeleu ueTe SuOrLly.
Grand Forks.-Eleven new mem.
berS have been added to the state uni.
versity faculty.
Devils Lake.-Twelve blocks of
paving will probably be installed here
early next spring.
Fargo.-Po,ato, hay and corn crops
in many sections are reported the best
ever harvested.
Fargo.-From reports in the press
the dwelling house famine has reached
every village in the state.
Valley City.-Thc local state normal
schools opens its thirticth year Oh Sep
TENDER so, with Il teaching staff of IS
members.
Bismarck.-The appointment of ~.
l.. Schafcr as state high school in
Spector has been confirmed BY the
state board Of administration.
Edgeley.-Coal shortage seriously
intcrfered with the progress Of thresh-
ing operations in Ome portions Of
this county.
Grenora.-Work has just been start
ed on a new school building for this
city, with the hope that it can he COM
pleted before cold weather.
WilliSton.-Ernest Ross, enlisted in
the naval service from this point, is
reported to have been drowned off the
coast Of Cuba about September 1.
New LeipZig.-'Tcn blocls of new
sidewalk construction mark one ele-
ment of local improvements made
during the past summer.
Valley City.-liev. L. G. Moultrie,
Episcopalian pastor here for 20 years,
has arranged to leave shortly for
Syria.
Bismarck.-ThiS city is to have the
first state meeting of the North Da-
knta American Legion, to be held Oc-
tobpr 1917.
Courtenay.-Nearly 5000 worth of
merchandise w;ls taken by thieves who
entered Il local department store one
night recently.
Tower City.-The annual local corn
show has been set for October >, with
4 prospect of an unusually good num-
Der and quality of exhibits.
EllenduIe.-Loc;tl hunters are con-
slderinS the erection of Il new luntin"
lodge to replace the temporary shack
being used on Wood lake in the hills
in the western part of the county.
New ltockford.-'rhc 14-yeur-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. I. \. Stokes
is dead from Kerosene burns accident
ally sustained while lighting Il fire in
the Kitchen range.
Grand Fnr!,S.-public school enroll
ment here has reached the 400 mark.
AN increase OF 12J Yer last wears EN-
rOilment is reported in the high school
, alone.
Farso.-Reports come from I'LL parts
OF the state showing activity of county
and local officials in cnforcin. the law
requiring tags on all automobiles and
motorcycles.
Observation-Disclosures county farmers
are making extensive improvements.
winch include, among other items.
fourteen sllos now in course of ercc-
ton.
Observation-Disclosures State S,u,rrin-
teildrnt T.. j. Taylor has taken charge
OF the public schools of this CITY,
which opened for the fall term /, few
days ago.
Rulland.-Eight hundred dollars has
been subscribed by farmers and bust
ness mrn Of this vicinity toward de-
1rayinS the o 5 of Il live stock sales
pavilion which will be erected here.
Grand ForkS.-The first carload of
anthracite from the head Of the lakes
since the opening of the dock work
ers' strike early in August was re-
ceived here on September lG.
Fargo.-Ninetecn representative To-
cal business lnen have been named as
delegates to attend the international
trade conference to be held at Atlantic
City September 80 to October 3.
Fargo.-Clerks of Court Il. G.. Gearv
of CaSs county and G. S. Anderson of
Trail county have resigned their Of
ices almost simultaneously to accent
other and more lucrative employment,
it is said.
Nelva.-Farmers in this section have
fall blowing unusually we'll advanced
ans ItApoil III tic cIlOIL 10 cOlllJlt
with recommendations made by county
farming agents that fall blowing is
the best possible preventative for the
S~rasShopper pest.
Cand0.-State Senator A. S. Gibbens,
aged CT, died ut his farm home near
here on September y from paralysis.
Senator Gibbons was one of the states
wcll-known public men, and was chair
mar of the senate appropriations COM
mittee during the session of 1917.
Devils Lake.-An unusually Dlcnti-
full supply of wild ducks is reported
to have been found by hunters here
and in other sections of North Dakota
upon the opening Of the shooting sea-
son last Tuesday.
M!not.-Forty gamblers arrested
here forfeited Il total Of 81 200 in bail
money by their failure to appear in
police court after being arrested in a
raid here. The gambling room was
locked up by the officials and all para