The Hope pioneer., 1919-09-18

Northern depot here.
Eavam.-Willie Cox was badly
burned by an explosion OF gunpowder.
Carrington.-The Farmers elevator
at Lemert was recently purchased by
the Equity people.
Ray.-Edward Warwick was seri.
ously injured while attempting to stop
Il runaway team on Main street.
Devils Lake-Ramscy county farm.
erS claim the highest average yield of
small grains in the state.
Eugby.-Mr. and Mrs. George Il.
IIittle recently entertained Is relatives
ut IL family reunion.
Jamestown.-Four jamestown boys
will attend st. Johns college, College
willie. Minn.. this year.
Grand Forks.-Rev. I. Il. Nix, for
merly Of Grand Forks, died at Win
npeg, Man.
Churchs Ferry-William Holman
returned home Saturday after 1S
months service in the navy.
Wildrose.-The first carload Of lig-
mite to reach Wildrose this fall came
in last week. 1t is selling at $4.75
ton.
Hettinger-The city council has let
the contract to Godney & Murphy of
Minneapolis for /; complete water.
works system.
Minot.-Local dealers have announc-
ed that 10000 of sugar will be avail
able for MinOt before the end of the
week. X
Deering.-A barn belonging to Ed
ward Fisher was struck by lightning
and Destroyed during heavy electrical
storm which swept this district.
Observation-Disclosures e. Carbett died
here after an illness Of more than
year. Mr.. Corbett was chief of police
in Dickinson for Il period Of II years.
Lisbon.-O. II. Il. Bemmes departed
from Lisbon recently to open up a
brokerage office in Cleveland, dealing
mostly in North Dakota flour.
Valley Gty.-Real horse racing will
be seen at the Barnes county fair,
September is. Further thrills prom
Used.
Elendale.-The Gun club is discuss
ing replacement of their old quarters
at Wood lake as the club is taking OH
new life.
Minot-A license to repair buy,
sell and exchange aeroplanes was re-
Gently granted the Citizens machine
shop of this city.
CrOsby.-Plans of q harvest festival
are being laid to be held ut Wildwood
park, south Of Columbus, on Septem-
Der 81.
JamestOwn-During a quarrel over
wages, George Aulery, 15-ycar-old farm
hand shot Newton Brown, pioneer
farmer OF Stutsman county, through
heart, killing him instantly.
Ellendale.-Charles Heckelamiller,
employed in the United States aero
logical station here. was killed by
lightning while taking observations
during Il storm.
Grand Forks.-Word has been re-
ceived here from Washington, D. c.,
OF the death of Geo. Schutt, who has
been one Of Washingron's prominent.
hotel men, but came formerly from
Grand Forks.
Devils Lake.-Owing to a shortage
OF teaclers in Ramsey county, nine
schools remained unopened ut the be-
ginning Of the present term. Each
school has an average attendance Of
100 pupils.
Cando.-The drainage of Crow, Lit
tie CARRIER. Gravel and No. 50 lakes
into Fish lake in order to restore the
water level of Fish lake, has been Or
dercd by ]. NJ. Hansen, assistant state
engineer.
Bisnarck.-H. l.. ReaGe, state fire
marshal While attending the American
ire prevention conference acid at
Cleveland, o., had the pleasure of
seeing the Prince of Wales, whom he
declares to be an all-round fellow.
Cavalier.-AIiss Charlotte Jones.
county superintendent of schools, was
presented with an apple measuring
eleven inches in circumference by S.
Urland of Leroy. The apple was A.
product Of the Urland farm.
Hlslnarck.-The first steps were
taken in the erection of the new ST.
ooO,0Oo bridge which will span the
Missouri, when the sinking of test
holes on the west bank of the river
We're made to determine the founda-
ton for the piles.
Fort Observation-Disclosures of this
pace are worried considerably because
Aloert Johnson, insane, broke out of
inc jamestown asylum. The insane
man killed his brother before being
taken and has promised to return and
get Others"
valley City.-Local dealers are COM
pelled to order sweet cider in smaller
quantities in the future, owing to the
lact that large kegs cannot be con-
sumea before they develop kick,
making the sale Il violation of the
state bone dry law.
Valley City.-A1any citizens Of this
pace holding stock in the Pan Motor
company, another Ford project being
''stlsated in Minnesota, are highly
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