The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-17
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:Dolnos Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

Grand Forks.-The newly organized
packing plant, now nearing compile
ton here, is expected to be- ready to
begin operations about May Is.
Jamestown.-A record price for
Stutsman county farm land was es-
tablished by the sale of the Roberts
farm near Eldridge, ut $3.50 an acre.
Hillsboro.-Jorgen Howard. we'll
known resident Of this city and at one
time connected with the state treas
urer's office under Gunder Olson, is
dead.
Marmarth.-This city has been made
the terminal of railway mail clerks
''uns for points east and west OF here
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST..
Paul line.
Dickinson.-Frank Lish, postmaster
and pioneer business man Of this city.
mas resigned his official commission
land announced his, retirement from
active business.
Mandan.-At a directors meeting of
the proposed Manning, Mundun and
.Freda railroad held in this city it
was decided to proceed with the en-
'1erprlSe as an electric line.
Carrington.-Just two days after
dis honorable discharge from the
sarmy, James Stewart Of this. city
was killed in an automobile accident
at Sacramento, California.
Oakes.-This city and farmers of
the adjoining district have decided to
build a live stock sales pavilion.
through the formation of Il stock com-
lpany to be capitalized at $4,000.
Grand Forks.-Rhodes scholarship
contests in the United States. which
were suspended for the period of the
war, will be resumed in October. uc-
scorGing to al announcement made at
tile state university here.
Ellendale.-The 162nd ambulance
corps. or former Company X Of the
Second North Dakota regiment, which
is made up entirely Of Dickey county
boys, has left France and is expected
to reach North Dakota by about
May /.
Fargo.-Ths "whippet" tank sent
westward along the Northern Pacific
line through the state in connection
Will (Ac SlCatHS IVAN uiINV, huS ~
1racted widespread interest in the
campaign being waged to put North
Dakota lover the top"
Bismarck.-Vhe residence Of Bishop
Wehrle Of the Bismarck diocese OF the
Catholic church was destroyed by fire.
with a loss OF from $4,000 to $4,000.
The bishop was not awakened until
disturbed by the noise Of plaster fall
ing from the ceiling Of his room.
Kensal.-Oscar He!feth of Balfour
was drowned near this point. when the
spring wagon In which he was driving
was swept of the grade by the strong
current Of Arrowwood Lake floods.
Another occupant Of the vehicle al
most miraculously escaped death.
Fargo.-Mrs. Kate Richards OI1are
arrived in this city a few days ago,
accompanied by her husband, Frank
p. O'Hare of st. Louis, and reported
to the United States our to begin
her five year penal sentence for Sc
ditiOuS u%tterhnces which she was con-
victed of having made in al address
at Bowman during Americas partici-
patton in the war.
Bismarck.-Dr. John H. Worst. for
% years president Of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college in Fargo. has
been elected president emeritus of
that institution by the board of re-
gents in session here. AS president
emeritus, DIR. Worst will occupy the
position of student counsellor and
college lecturer. The appointment be-
comes effective July 1. He will get
a salary Of $1,000 a year.
Bismarck.--Word has been received
here from Spokane. Wash.
ing the death of Mrs. Anna Short
ridge, widow of the late Governor Eli
r. Shortridge of this state. who served
In the executive capacity during the
years of 1893 and 1894. The family
resided for many years at Devils
Lake, but since Mr.. Shortridge's death
his wife had made her home with q
daughter in the west.
Dickinson.-Final action of the SUI.
preme court in throwing out the claim
of the famous 81. c. r." as an heir
to the valuable Caldwell ranch prop.
erty neal here is believed to effect
ively dispose of this claim, which has
been pending in the courts for sew
eral. years. The claimant, whose ac-
ton has been fostered by other in.
terested parties. is best remembered
by many as the man who was found
in Chicago, speechless, unknown and
perhaps mentally ~incnpacitated a
number of years ago. He was later
claimed as a long-lost brother by a
daughter Of the elder Mr.. Caldwell,
and subsequently. with her assistance,
became u claimant to a share of the
estate. A tragic detail Of the case
was the death Of the father at the
hands of a ranch employee some time
after he had refused to recognize the
unknown as his lOng-lOSt son.
Fargo.-AnnOuncement was made
here early last week that more than
~ mn names Ind been attached ia