The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-20
North Dakota
News in Brief

equipment.
Dickinson.-John Both Of Miles
City has purchased the business Of the
st. Charles hotel here.
Valley City.-Local Masons are con
templating the erection of Il new
temple TO cost not less than $4,000.
Upham-Eating strychnine pills mis-:
taken for candy cost the life of the
infant daughter Of August Freedmen
here.
Langdon.-Most of the necessary
finance has been raised to provide an
enlargement of the quarters used by
the Langdon Mems club.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is made
Of the birth Of u baby daughter to
Governor and Mrs. Lynn ]. Frazier at
the executive residence here u few
days ago.
Edgeley.-Fire originating in the
basement of Il hardware store here
totally destroyed three business build
ings and entailing u loss Of approx
mately $4,000.
Mandan.-Mrs. Joseph Dorm, Man
dams most aged resident. passed
away ut the home of her daughter in
this city Il faw days ago at the adj
vanced age of 90 years.
kindred.-A local movement is on
foot TO see if the government can be
induced to provide one of Germany's
captured cannon TO be set up as Il
memorial in the Kindred park.
Wuhpeton.-BidS will be received by
the commissioner of Indian affairs at
Washington up to = p. H.. March l..
for the erection of a school kSnse and
assembly room ut the government In
dian school here.
Fars6.-The salvage depot main
tanned by local Red Cross workers
here during the past season Melted a
profit Of $1.154.2D to the organization.
according to d detailed report which
has just been made public. The av-
erage monthly receipts of the depart
!nent We're Sl,J47.16.
Dunn Cen,er.-This city staged Il
great homecoming celebration for it's
returned soldiers, at which - of the
lighting IaniS We're assembled on the
stage as guests Of honor. The popu-
lace turned out en- maSSe to pay their
tribute TO the county's men who helped
in the worlds war for democracy.
i'argo.--A bronze roll OF honor has
been unveiled by Fargo college in
memory Of former students of the in
stitu;ion who lost their lives in their
:ountry's service during the war.
Golden plates are imposed upon the
tablet, bearing the names of five
heroes who will be so remembered.
Observation-Disclosures @. II. Ram
stad and j. II. Bell of this city have
been appointed Il state committee to
look after welfare work for orphaned
French children. under direction of
the central organization in New York
City. a list Of over GOO children has
been sent to this state to be cared for.
~Fargo.-The serious illness of Lieu
tenant Colonel Gilbert c. Grafton has
been reported from France. Colonel
Grafton is Il well-known Fargo man
and has been for many years prom
inentIy identified with military and ma
lional guard Matters. being Il veteran
Of the country's military operations in
the Philippine islands.
Bismarck.-The proprietor of the
Sanitary cafe here was arrested,
charged with grand larceny alleged to
have been committed in u series of
operations under which he was COM
pelling local wholesale fruit and pro-
vision concerns to supply the wants of
his trade. Settlement has been made
for u considerable amount of these
goods. it is said.
Fargo.-The major portion Of North
Dakota's volunteer fighting contingent,
comprising the old First and Second
North Dakota regiments, is under.
stood to be in course of transport
back from France for early demobili.
Zation. Troops ready for %demobiliza.
zion for this section are uniformly
being sem to Camp Dodge.
WiIliston.-William S. Arthur. man
nger of the government irrigation
project here, has pointed out tina,
within the mex five years the loc:l
project may be developed to includ,
more than $1,000 acres of land. will
further additions to be made from
year to year. Farmers may now en1e
into contract with the government FOL
irrigation for the coming a at :
rate lower than has previously beer
chargcd--probably about $1.35 pc
acre. bitches will be ready for use b,
June 1.
W'ahpeton.-Clarence Miller will b,
n Of the boys from Walpcton VIII,
will get his share of praise from Iii
townspeople when he returns from tn
front. According to information re
ccived here Miller was in the Chalea,
Thicrry drive in July, and was ais,
in the ST. Mihiel and the Neriun en-
~gagemcnls, besides others. Will
serving with the Fourth division il
the ArGOnne region. the German
SheIlcd his hospital for - hours. Ii
writes that the Fourth division wa