The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-06
North Dakota
News in Brief

organized here.
Casselton.-The Farmers Coopera-
tive Milling and Elevator company
has been incorporated here with q
capitalization of 100000.
FairmOunt.-A wholesale fish dis
tributing warehouse is to be estab-
lished at this point-North Dakota's
only town located ON four different
railroad lines.
Devils Lake.-A proposed "Sunshine
highway" from this city to Browns
vile, Texas, is being agitated at vari-
u points along the proposed line,
with growing favor.
Devils Lake.-C. l.. Cerney, express
agent of the Great Northern at this
point, has left for parts unknown and
is said to be short $500 in his &C.
counts with the company.
Williston.-The body of Ray Will
liams, a Mckenzie county rancher, was
found partly encased in ice eight miles
southwest of this city, where it had
evidently lain for several days.
Minot.-A big convention of auto
mobile dealers, which was held here
a few days ago, is being followed by
an auto show this week. Many people
are in attendance from various parts
of the state.
Williston.-Many local residents had
the rare experience of eating substan-
tinl steaks of buffalo meat as the re-
suit o. the purchase of one of these
hirh1x- fpiunf1 ro,pn animals Inv. ~ WA
liston butcher from neal Pierre, S. D.
Mandan.-"Dan Cupid is reported
as being engaged in an after-the-w;r
revival of industry at this point.
County Judge Shaw having Il volume
Of applications for marriage licenses
unprecedented for many months past.
Pembina.-Ice on the Red river at
this point is said to be not over 20
inches in thickness anywhere, with
various places where the water is not
frozen owe at ALA condition unpre-
cedented at this seasorEof the year
within the memory of any of the local
residents.
Grand Forks.-Tne names of NJ. A.
Hildreth of Fargo, Sveinbjorn johnson
of this city. and Tobias Casey of Dick
fnson are mentioned as candidates for
the position of United States. district
attorney for North Dakota for the
term following that in which Attorney
Hildreth now serves.
Observation-Disclosures have been re-
ceived from Lark in the southwestern
part of the state telling of the prev
alence of a mysterious new epidemic
which is said to have broken outamong
cattle there. DR.. w. L. Crewe, state
live stock Inspector. has arranged to
have an immediate investigation made.
Mandan.-Local papers published
items announcing the conviction. of
Theodore DeletZke for bootlegging.
and the serious if not fatal freezing
of the infant child of Mrs. Theodore
DeletZke, which crawled. out onto the
doorstep unknown to the mother as
she was leaving the house q few
days ago.
Casselton.-Courtsllp gifts formed
the basis Of the lawsuit of a Cass
county farmer against IL young woman
neighbor in this section. The court
decided the plaintiff was entitled to
$500 for gifts bestowed on the de-
PENDANT in a courtship, which a
terminated abruptly by the young
ladys marriage to another man:
Observation-Disclosures in southwest
ern North Dakota. who have watched
the increase of gr%asshoppers for the
past few seasons, are hopeful that the
warm weather OF January may have
helped eradicate the pests. Many of
the hoppers are said to have Matched
out during the wai:n spell, and the
chance Of their being frozen to death
IN :%u5seIuent cold snaps, it is hoped,
will be extremely good.
Fargo.--A division of skilled labor
has been added to the United States
employment service. according to
Lindley II. Patten. director of the
service for North Dakota. 1t is known
as the Si:,!led and Professional Men
section ". X. Whitver. senior exam
liner at the state headquarters, and
George Guess. formerly of the Dickin-
son office, have been assigned to the
new division for this field.
Fargo.-City Commissioner Robert
p. Blakemore, who has served Fargo
for The past six years in his official
capacity as head Of the municipal
waterworks department, has lot
ed that he will not be a candidate for
reelection at the completion Of his
present term in April. A number of
candidates for the position are ex-
pected to take the field, although none
Of the candidates have yet been def
nitely announced.
Williston.-JOhn Stupard, army de-
serter and all-around bad man, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny here and was
sentenced to the state p%enitentiary
for five years. He robbed a store at
Stanley last August. and was engaged
In various escapades including A iail
delivery and the shooting of an Off
Ger, and had been at large for some
time before he was captured following
his Identification by an acquaintance
who happened to meet him at MinOt.