The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-05-01

Rolla..-Local high school talent
gave a patriotic program to help boost
the Victory loan drive.
Devils Lake.-The Lake Region
in~terscholastic field and track meet
will be held here on May 9.
Lakota.-A 100000 hotel building,
which has been standing unused in
this city, will be reopened, it is an
nounced.
Observation-Disclosures aggregating $780,.
600 have been let for work on new
sewer and w~aterworks systems for
this place.
Jamestown.-About 43 miles Of
road work is being planned under
state supervision in Stutsman county
this season.
Devils Lake.-The first public sale
to be made by the Lake Region Short
horn Breeders association will be
held here On June 4.
Jamestown.-Action on the passage
OF al ordinance authorizing the local
gas company to increase rates has
been indefinitely postponed.
New Rockford.-Sunday schools Of
Wells, Foster and Eddy counties will
join in a tri-county convention to be
held here on May 2, 8 and 4.
Grand Forks.-Local library workers
have been asked to contribute 1900
fresh books of fiction for the use Of
American soldiers still in service ver
seas.
Kensal.-Search for the body of Ole
Helseth, drowned in the James river
at this point, has been abandoned as
fruitless after extensive efforts had
been made.
Embellishments given by the
First and Second North Dakota regi-
ment bands at this point so stimulated
local musical interest that a band has
been organized here.
Valley City.-A community menu
orial building, to cost approximately
100000, is being considered by the
Valley City Commercial club and en-
terprising citizens here.
Tioga.-Farmers of this section have
agreed to follow the movement being
taken up in so many North Dakota
IONLS, anu Will OlSull1LC u live SlOCh
shipping association here.
Starkweather.-A plea for leniency
has been made in the case of S. Gud-
mundson, former agent of the Atlas
Lumber company Of this place, who
pleaded guilty to e~mbezzlement of the
company's funds.
CONFERENCE.-THE gossip Of children
at school is assigned as the cause of
the suicide of %14-year-old Frances
Walker, by poisoning. The child pre-
pared n note explaining her actions
and giving detailed directions con-
corning her funeral.
Jamestown.-Every employee in the
state hospital for the insane had SUBJ
scribed to the fifth Liberty loan before
the close of the first day Of the drive
last week. The institution more than
doubled the amount allotted to it by
the county loan organization.
Fargo.-The biennial grand lodge
} session of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen for the North Dakota juris-
diction will be held in Fargo beginning
May 20. A number Of other north
western states are associated with
North Dakota in this Jurisdiction of the
order.
: Bfsmarck.-The Bank of North Da-
kota, recently announced to have been
temporarily located at Bismarck dur
ing the organization period, is to be
located on the ground floor of the
, Missouri Valley Motor company's
building at the corner Of Seventh and
!, Main streets, for which a two years
, lease has been contracted.
Walcott.-Simon Odegard, a farmer
residing near here, suicided by shoot
ing himself a few days ago, following
the murder Of his wife while they
! were alone in their home. The woman
: was shot from behind and apparently
! instantly killed. Her husband was a
man of violent temper, and a quarrel
: is believed to have been the cause Of
! his act.
Fargo.-Chief Louis II. Dahlgren, for
% years in the police service in this
city, claims the distinction of being the
: first chief Of police in the United
! States to receive his appointment from
a woman. Mr.. Dahlgren, who has been
at the head Of the Fargo department
for a number Of years, has just been
reappointed as chief by Mrs. F. H.
} Wilder, recently named as police COM
! missioner here.
/ Jamestown.-The Alfred Dickey
Memorial library has opened here.
/ The building, located on one Of the
prominent of the city, is an
imposing structure Of %variegated tap
estry brick with terra Gotta trimmings,
Egyptian style of architecture, cost
I ing approximately $4,000. 1t is a gift
from the late Alfred E. Dickey in
memory of his father, Alfred Dickey,
the founder of Jamestown's first pub
! lie reading room.
Bismarck.-The right Of local school
district officers to refuse admlttance