The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-02
North Dakota
News in Brief
Bismarck.-A medical survey of
Burleigh county's school children is

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being made.
WillistOn.-Hugh Eratinger. residing
near Hanks in this county, killed him.
self by shooting, while insane.
LaMoure.-About $1,000 worth of
raw furs have been shipped ou from
this point by trappers this fall.
l.. Grafton.-A. new bank with Il pro-
Eposed capital of $4,000 is being or
ganized by Nonpartisan interests here.
Cooperstown.-Ten quarter sections
of ltnd near Jessie in this county were
sold for $4,000, an average of $55 ar
acre.
Mott.-D. NJ. Stegenga, superinten-
dent of schools here, was seriously
injured by being hurled from an over
turning load of hay.
Bismarck.-Burleigh county farm
ers are organizing for an effort to
have the proposed s%tate-owned eleva-
tor and flour mills located here.
Fargo.-The Fargo postoffice's stamp
sales during the week before Christ
mas threatened to exceed the cores
ponding weeks sales of any previous
year.
Lakota.-Every adult person of Mel.
son county is a member of the Red
Cross and fully paid up for the year
1919 as Il result of the Christmas roll
call drive.
CONGRATULATIONS Johnson, long
reported as missing from the American
lines in France. has written his father
here that he has just been released
from a German prison.
Fargo.-A movement is again being
made in this state to secure recOgni-
ton of the veteran service of DIR.
John II. Worst by designating him as
president emeritus of the agricultural
college. of which he was the official
head for many years.
Fargo.-The projected opening of a
local community training school of
religious education on January Z is
announced. The work will be on
Quoted at the city Y. NJ. c. A.. and an
excellent faculty has been selected to
conduct the work.
Towner.- Following Il quarrel.
Frank Oberder, a local farmer, was
shot and killed by his wife, it is al
legged, on Sunday morning Of last
week. Mrs. Oberder has been arraign-
ed before Judge Ellis. charged with
murder in the first degree.
Bismarck.-As Il result of com
plants lodged against the Duluth
grain inspection board last summer,
the North Dakota state railroad com
mission has made representations to
Governor ]. A. \. Burnnuist of Min
neSota, asking the dismissal of mem
berS of the board.
Observation-Disclosures General Bur.
leSOn'S sO-cnlled reduction in long
distance telephone tolls will cause an
average increase Of about 26 per cent
in rates for day service in this state
according to representations made by
the state rate expert. James A.. Little
before the state railroad commission
here.
Jamestown.-There has been &
marked decline in the litigation en-
tered into within the state within the
past two or three years. according to
authorities quoted here. The dis
quieting business effects resultant
upon the war are supposed to be the
cause of the conservative tendencies
along his line.
Minot.--Sheep raising in this section
proved so profitable during the las
year that it will be followed on ;
considerably increased scale durin!
the year 1919. The fact that sheer
will thrive on such destructive plan
life as wild oats and thistles make:
them peculiarly valuable as well a:
inexpensive to maintain.
Washburn.-The death Of LITTLE
Katie HolZuk at Wilton from a gun
shot wound Il few days ago is said t.
have resulted accidentally from thu
discharge of Il weapon in the hands O
Mike Snober. an Austrian. who. it i:
alleged. had started out to shoot
%neighbor who had incurred his enmity
The man was held to appear before
the district court. IL cash bond o.
$1,000 being secured.
Bismarck.-Chief Old Dog of the
GrOS Ventres is here from the Der
thold reservation, With Mrs. Old Dos
for medical treatments. The old chic:
is Il magnificent specimen of rugged
manhood, nearly seven feet in height
, and is one of the wealthieSt and mos
progressive Indians in the country
with thousands Of acres Of good lan(
and several thousand head of cattle il
his possession. His fine physique ha:
made him the subject of unusual at
tention here.
Agricultural College.-The S. A. T
C. and vocational army camp barrack!
which were constructed here. capabl,
J of housing 500 e are to be convert
ed to other uses needed in connection
l with the operation of the school. Thu
mess hall. 7OXSO feet. will he used fOl
a stock judging pavilion one wing vii
be used for IL farm machinery labOra
tory. and the building provided fol
, auto and tractor instruction to the vO
CatiOnal army men will be continued