The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-20
North Dakota
News in Brief

demonstration is expected TO De nel0
here on April 6.
Fargo.-The erection of a $4,000
Commercial club building is being con.
templated by the local club.
Medina.-Gophcr poisoning will &c
instituted on a large scale this sea.
son in many parts of the state.
Observation-Disclosures Frazier has
signed Senate Bill No. 1874, known as
the Board of Administration" bill.
Williston.-O. L. Ohnstad, we'll
known musician and band leader of
this city, will be married, it is an
nounced, to Miss Olga Wctzcl of Du-
luth.
Bismarck.-A permanent association
of township officials has been organ
tied in Burleigh county to coordinate
plans for Il practical road building
program.
Bismarck.-The state industrial
commission has announced that the
location Of the Bank of North Dakota
will be determined by the commission
sometime before March 81.
kramer.-A. II. White, we'll known
stock man of this place, was elected
president of the North Dakota Live
Stock Breeders association at it's rec
Mandan.-A school for the demon
stration Of methods in the remodel
ing of old clothing is being held here
this week. under the auspices of the
local Thrift society. Miss Elsie Stark,
county home demonstration agent,
will assist.
Observation-Disclosures aggregat-
Ing $1,000 have been received by the
Bismarck library, the proceeds of
which will be used for books on ag-
ricultural or Western historical sub
jects, contemporary fiction. dramatic
criticism and works of travel.
Grand Forks.-Mose R~osenzweig,
recently returned soldier who enlist
ed from this city, is said to have
seen the most travel of any North Da-
kotan in the service. AS chauffeur
for high army officers he had oppor-
tunity to travel through many of the
most interesting parts of France.
Grand Forks.-An enthusiastic well
come was given by Grand Forks citi-
Gems last Friday to Vilhjalmer Ste
fanssen, the Arctic explorer, who was
formerly Il resident of the northeast
ern part of this state and at one time
a student in the university here. Mr..
StctanSsen is now on Il %lecturing tour.
Mandan.-The first official step to
| am =, ,.,p lr;1..o .-,o. xI~ NF:.
souri, river between Mandan and Bis
marck was taken by the recent intro
ductiOn in congress Of Il bill asking
permission to erect such an improve
mcnt. The bill will probably be re-
introduced when the next session con.
veneS.
Grand Forks. - North Dakota's
wheat reserve held oven from the
l9lS crop is officially estimated at
129,3ll 900 bushels out of the years
original crop total Of 917. 100000 bush
els. The reserve is higher than that
held over on either of the last two
preceding years but only a little over
half of the reserve held over in 1916
from the crop of the previous year.
FargO.-A monster welcome meet
ing for Fnrgo's and Cass county's re-
turned soldiers and sailors will prob
ably he held here in July-the event
being held off until that time so as
to make it probable that most of the
enlisted men will be home. Talk of
entertainment tours through the state
by II or both bands is still heard
but no definite plans have vet been
announced.
Observation-Disclosures by screams
from one Of her children, Mrs. Peter
Emily, living near here, rushed from
the stable to the house to find the
dwelling in flames and to. watch her
o~ne-year-old daughter, Irene, perish in
the flames. The son, three years old,
escaped FROM the burning building be-
fore the flames reached him. The OK
plosion of a stove filled with Ignite
is believed responsible for the fire.
Arthur.-Leland Bergum Of this
place was first, Archie S. Meier OF
New Salem second, and Ellen Greg.
DRY Of Center third in a prize essay
contest conducted by the North Da.
kOta Dnirylnen's association. Tho
young people were awarded casl
prizes Of SO, S15 and $40 respective
~. or 100 essays submitted, Commits
sioncr Osterhaus states that all which
received creditable mention were from
sections where local crcamcries have
operated for some time and wller.
dairying is we'll established.
Bismarck.-That poisoned grasx,op
pcrS do not kill North Dakota prairi,
chickens and other valuable sumt
birds is the conclusion arrived ut b.,
farming experts after investigation o
this claim which has been made re
gardinS the hOpper-killing campaign
Waged last year in the Southwestern
part of the state. Taken in this wa,
the mount Of poison consumed b,
birds would be practically negligible
it is alleged. The systematic worl
against the %grasshopper pests will b.
resumed through the coming season.