The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-11-27

Is years.
Fargo.-Fargo will have a chapter
of the American Officers of the Great
War, if plans develop which have been
set on foot recently.
Fargo.-The annual meeting of
North Dakota Boys and Girls clubs
will be held ut the agricultural college
December 8 to II.
Valley City.-John Heater of Grand
Forks, was elected president Of the
North Dakota Librarians association
at it's annual meeting recently held in
this city.
Wahpeton.-The state science school
gave u program celebrating farmers
and homemakers' week." A number
of farmers institute workers were
present and spoke.
Valley City.-William Howard Taft,
former president of the United States,
has been secured as one of the Chau-
tauqua speakers for the first week in
July of next year.
Minot.-The Ward county corn and
potato show, recently held here at
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the best exhibition of it's kind ever
held in the state.
Minot.-In the death of Archibald
Ferguson Miller a few days ago, Minot
lost its oldest citizen. Had he lived
until the 4th of next May, Mr.. Miller
would have been u centenarian.
Grand Forks.-Returning the fire of
snowballs directed Mt him by small
boys, William Cardinal, 80, a Great
Northern brakeman fell from a moving
train and was killed. Four cars passed
over his body.
Bismarck.-Albert Helm, a Temvik
lad, was kicked into Inconsistencies
by a horse, sustaining conclusion of
the brain and partial paralysis from
which ut recent accounts he had not
recovered.
Fargo.-The North Dakota grand
lodge Of Odd Fellows, through its
board having charge Of the erection
of a home for aged and needy men,
bers, is soliciting suggestions as to
the best location for such a. home.
Bismarck. - Champaign Director
George N. Remission of the Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial association, re-
ports progress in the campaign for
funds being waged throughout the
state. Particularly favorable returns
are being received from the public
schools, Mr.. Remission reports.
Bismarck. THE state legislature
met in special session Tuesday in re-
Spouse to a call issued by Governor
Frazier for the purpose of p%erfecting
certain legislation and providing
means Of giving state assistance to
farmers who have suffered from
drouth.
Fargo.-Returns received from the
referendum" Of American Legion
posts throughout the state show over
whelming majorities in favor of the
repeal of the %so-called "blue laws
which prohibit boxing, Sunday thea
tiers, Sunday baseball and the sale Of
cigarets.
Bismarck.-This city and the cities
Of Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo,
Grand Forks, Valley City and Willis
ton will have new Salvation Army
buildings as a part of a building i'm
provement campaign aggregating ST.
100000 of expenditures in the North
west, it has just been announced.
Work will be commenced in the
spring.
Fargo.-A supposed "test" lawsuit
has been instituted in district court
here by Harry Lashkowitz as repre-
sentative of certain members of the
Nonpartisan league, inquiring into the
legality Of bonds authorized by the
last legislature for the purpose of f.
nancing the states Industrial program.
The case will presumably secure a
ruling on the point from the state
supreme court.
Fargo.-Quarrels leading to the sep
aratiOn of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Hall of
Tolna resulted in the return to the
North Dakota ChilGren's Home of d
child taken from the home by the Halls
a number of years ago, for whose
adoption the necessary papers were re-
fused by the court owing to the alleged
character of Hall. Following this re-
fusal the family moved from the state,
taking the child with them. They sub
s%equently returned and located at
Tolna but their whereabouts did not
become known until brought out by
Mrs. Halls arrival here with COM
plants against her husband.
Bismarck.-The aggregate of hail
insurance claims allowed by the state
insurance department for the year
1919 is announced by Deputy Commits
sioner T. j. Sheehan as Ss3,41S. ITO,
from footings which have just been
compiled. The number of claims on
which losses have been allowed is
1888. Warrants will be issued by
the state auditor for the amount of
claims, bearing date of December 2
and bearing six per cent interest until
paid, there being no money in the hail
insurance fund until the collection of
the present years taxes. An indem-
nifty levy of 25 cents per acre will be