The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-20

SSN'iiu lcSlluCAll DdlluS nave Uccll Oc'
modified since their return from
overseas, and most of the members
have now returned home.
Grand Forks.-A Grand Forks Coun.
ty Wool Growers association will be
organized here for the promotion of
this important industry. Twenty
farmers have significd their desire to
join.
Mandan.-Morton county will have a
series Of twelve farm women's meet
ings for the discussion of better home
economic plans under direction of the
county's home demonstration agent
recently employed here.
FargO.-1mpOrtant conventions of
Methodist pastors and laymen in con-
ncction with the "Centenary' move
mcnt Of the church here were held
in Fargo and Bismarck during the
past week, with many prominent
speakers present to assist.
Mandan.-Morton county officials
are considering the acceptance of n
proposition which would render avail
able to them 100000 of government
money for road Improvement upon the
expenditure of $4,000 by the county
during the next three years.
Steele.-Farmers west Of the river
who took advantage of the January
thaw to get an early start with their
spring seeding are wishing they
hadn't. as the subsequent cold
weather, following partial germina-
ton, has ruined most of their seed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ]. NJ. IIanley ar
rived home last week as per sched-
ule, and after receiving salutations
from his many Old-time friends dis
cardcd his military marks and title
and resumed his former official role
as district judge, leaving promptly
for Stanton to held a regular term of
court.
New England.-The Kunze Farm
crs' club Of this vicinity has a plan
on foot to buy seed and feed in car
load lots on Il cooperative plan with
the assistance of the county farming
agent. and it is believed that besides
getting tirst-class grain Il very mater
ial cash saving will he realized from
the plan.
Observation-Disclosures Bailey. a
Well-knoWn nOnOgenarian Of this
county. is dead. The aged man was
one of Burlcigh county's earliest resi-
dents and was the father of Repre-
sentative l.. d. Bailey, at whose home
he was residing, at MOffit, at the time
Of his death. He was 93 years Of
age.
1Fargo.-Municipal ownership of
electric lighting plants is an issue in
the city campaigns both in Fargo and
Grand Forks this year, and will have
considerable to do with the sue
cess or failure Of candidates for
commissioners in both places
at the elections, which occur early in
April.
Grand Forks.-Feed + reserves in
the western two-thirds of the state
are below the average for this time
OF the year. according to Il recent re-
port by ~. j. Surratt, state field agent
OF the United States department. of
agriculture's bureau of crop estimates.
In the northwest quarter Of the state
both feed and seed arc unusually
short.
Glendale. Strychnine poison
enough to have killed twelve men
was found in the breakfast food about
TO be eaten by William III. Fleming,
a young farmer living near here.
| L10y,f,r lien, ,.1Hl a., g..1 -. l..
the unpleasant taste. and the hired
man on his farm is under arrest, sus-
picioned Of having prepared the dead
ly dose.
Vclva.-Thc Equity Stock Shipping
association Of this community chal-
lenges any stock shipping association
in the state TO show a bigger member
ship than that enjoyed here. The as
ISOLATION was organized in November
l0l4 and has Il present membership
of 3O1. One hundred and twenty-four
carloads of stock have been shipped
by the organization since it began op-
erations.
Grand ForkS-The Theodore Roose.
welt Memorial highway overland from
seabOard to scabOard between the
two Portlands will pass through this
city, it is announced. Plans in prog.
rcss for this route give promise of
making it the best marked highway
in the country. Poles will be marked
with a red band and white borders
with the initials "T. r." in the center
with the signs "R," "L' or ~" or
the sides of the poles. It is hoped
to have the trail marked before the
opening of the tourist season.
New Salem.-The death of r. A
Schneider in this city early last wceI
ends the jurisdiction of federal courts
in a case which was awaiting trial fo1
%SeditiOus uttcrances alleged to have
been made shortly after America.
entry into the war. Mr.. Schneider
who was a former well known count,
official, was arrested at about thu
same time with Rev. j. FOntana, who
was convicted of ScditiOuS uttcrancc.
and is now serving Il term ut For