The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-07-31
ABOUT THE
Fu|CkERTAIL STATE

in this village.
Bismarck.-A heavy increase is
noted in the overland automobile traf-
Mandan.-Governor Lynn !. Frazier
has reappointed Superintendent ]. NJ.
Devine as head Of the state training
school in this city for a term OF four
years.
Minot.-Presidenr n. G.. Crane of the
state normal school in this city is seri-
aously i'll at Washington, where he is
doing special work for the govern
ment.
Devils Lake.-NOrth Dakota alb
stract men met in this city last week
and formed a state organization, of
which \. w. Dennis of Grand Forks
is president.
Bismarck.-The fact that his suit of
civilian clothes felt funny after he had
worn an army uniform for a year, led
Wesley Sutherland to re-enlist at the
recruiting station here.
Starkweather.-An latter the war"
building boom has struck this COM
aAuiity-over 80 buildings being nov
an course of erection here and in tho
adjacent country district.
Towner.-Vicious dogs on the Nc
Phail ranch attacked and severely in
.jured Miss McPhail, a daughter of the
family, who had recently returned
home from the state university.
Crosby.--A boys e%ncampment was
held here for Divide and Burke
ties, the total attendance being Is.
The week was taken up by agricul-
tural studies, demonstrations and ath-
letics.
Bismarck.-The federal employment
office in this city has been closed. not
wifhstanding earnest attempts to ar
range for keeping it going until the
harvest and threshing season is past.
Funds We're not available to continue
the work.
Bismarck.-Plans for the early on
struction of a driving bridge spanning
the Missouri river between this city
and Mandan are still being considered
by Burleigh and Morton county Off
Gals in injunction with the state
highway commission.
BiSmarck.-State boards of control,
of regents and of education ceased to
exist last Saturday at the expiration
of thirty days time following the ref
erendum endorsement Of legislation
combining their respective functions
under the direction of the new board
of administration.
Grand ForkS.-D. T.. Willard. voca-
fiono1ict 0p1.tn e.,>n;Isr% - XI,> --,,
eminent, will have headquarters in
this city to confer with soldiers. sail
OrS and marines who may require adj
.iuStment to new vOcations owing to
disqualification for previous lines of
work through wounds or sickness.
WahpetOn.-A gift of $4,000 has
been made to this city by Mr.. and Mrs.
O.. A. Leach, to be used for the pur-
pose of establishing Il city library.
The sole condition-tllat not less than
$4,000 will be appropriated yearly by
the city for maintenance-haS been
accepted. and the necessary site has
been secured.
Observation-Disclosures General Angus
Fraser has given it out that federal
laws will permit the organization of
two national guard regiments in this
state. but that unless two Snappy reyi-
ments can be organized With sufficient
local backing it will be preferable to
concentrate the effort on one corkins
good organization.
Observation-Disclosures wide.
spread drought conditions in many
western sections of the State.it is be
iieved that the total crop harvested
this season in Williams county will be
the largest of any in the past three
years. A very good general crop CON
ditiOn is reported. and the prospects
on irrigated projects are unusually
good.
Grafton.-Formcr Editor Ed Fl.
Pierce, once we'll known as the author
of humorous newspaper sketches pop.
ular in this state and elsewhere in the
northwest. is dead ut his home here.
SimS.-John A. Larson of this place
is in the Bismarck hospital with in
jurieS sustained when Il steam tractor
tipped over, pinning him underneath.
Hopes of his recovery are entertained.
Lakota.-A committee has been an
pointed by President Lamb of the
Nelson County Old Settlers associa-
ton to examine sites for the purpose
of recommending u wooded park that
can be purchased for the annual pic
MICS OF the association. A member
ship of over 100 is o enrolled in the
organization. which was formed this
summer ut the Stump Lake meeting.
Observation-Disclosures de Jaugher,
former Cannonba!:. Sheepman, who re.
turned to Belgium just before the out
BREAK of the war. and who had been
detained in his native land for five
years, is home again. De Jaugher
states that during the early stages of
the war his American citizenship was
a protection, but that later it seemed
rather to be Il handicap and that he
was compelled to do Il slaves work
and to submit to all manner of indig-
Tso W., H.