The Hope pioneer., 1920-06-24
NORTH DAKOTA

Wildrose-At meeting of the citi-
zens, it was decided to celebrate
July 3.
Devils Lake.-Three inches of rain
fell here in 40 minutes, establishing
record for precipitation in annals of
the local weather bureau.
Fargo.-A total of $50 children were
cared for at the North Dakota Chill
dren's home. according to the annual
report of Superintendent Frank d.
Hall.
Williston.-Duringa Il recent electri-
cal storm the farm home of Syvert
Benson, who lives northeast of this
city. was struck by lightning and
damaged considerably.
Bismarck.-The city commission has
awarded the contract for furnishing
the city with coal for the coming year
to the Dakota Lignite Mines company.
The coal is to be delivered to any
place in the city at $4.2O per ton.
Valley City.-Under the direction of
T. X. Calnan, county agent of Barnes
county, the Barnes County Livestock
association and the Barnes county bu-
reau held IL picnic at Chautauqua park
last Wednesday. June 1G. U. l.. Bur-
dick of Williston was the principal
speaker ut the meeting.
Devils Lake.-A market day is be-
ing planned by the Commercial club
for August 4. The committee has ar
ranged program which will be 100
per cent wild west A flying squadron
of automobiles has been organized to
tour the lake region to advertise this
and other enterprises of the city.
Williston.-Water was turned into
the bitches of the Williston irrigation
farmers who have put in applications
are now being benefited. Crops under
the ditch are in exceptionally good
shape and bumper crop is looked fol
this year. About 5000 acres will be
taken care Of by the project this sum
mer.
Fargo-The harness racing at the
North Dakota state fair, July l. tt
II, will undoubtedly be the best seen
for number of years. Nearly $2,0Ol
has been added to the prize list, ant
applications for entry blanks hav'
been received from many more own
ers of racing horses than in man,
years previous.
Fargo.-One Of the interesting spec
!. tacles which will be put on at tn
state fair this year will be the gran
= display of fireworks, ''1he Siege OF tn
:. Dardanelles." This is absolutely new
requiring 100 feet more stage than tn
:, big display of last year. This is tn
same spectacle that will be seen ut tn
> Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa an
= Texas state fairs.
y Bismarck.-A number Of I. w. "
members were discovered by Actin
Chief of Police Jensen camped on til
Missouri river near the railway bridg
Is The men had considerable, literatul
in their possession and were led L
!. an organizer. They claimed to
= looking for work, but gave no evident
of the fact. After a short conferent
with Mr.. Jensen they took their d
parture. 1t is reported that anoth'
bunch are camped near Dickinson.
Il Dickinson-The city commissiC
has purchased three blocks Of land !
ing east of the site of the propose
state normal school, which, in tt
. opinion of the landscape architet
Il was necessary from the standpoint
/ future building operations 1t is e
pected here that bids for the constru
ton of the normal school buildin
| costing about $4,000, will be accept
by the state board of administrati'
II in a short time.
Fargo-The Million Dollar bal
and Al Sweets Singing band and o
other band will be here for the HON
coming day, and events Of unusual
terest are being arranged by the loc
American Legion post. These arrane
ments will probably include refres
ment stand on the grounds and t
dance downtown in the evening, si
liar to that arranged last year. T
program for the soldiers and sailo
!, will be continued throughout the wee
Entertainment as at present outlin
}. includes the Riding buttons, Ebenez
. the trick mule, the Aronty brothe
- and the eight lunatic "Chinks.' L
acts are the very best procurable
the United States in the line of OF
l. door attractions.
| New Leipzig.-An experiment in
| rigation in grain fields is to be ma
by J. J. Zacher. a farmer living ne
here. His action comes after agi
ton of several years for the irrit
- ton of fields in southwestern Nor
all Dakota. Mr.. Zacher has installed
nd centrifugal pump, which he has &C
m. pected up with small farm tract
=. and has flooded 25 acres Of parcll
!, soil. The water supply is taken fro
Il small creek running nearby. 5,
cess of the venture has been predict
10. by bankers and farmers OF Gra
me county, and they are giving Mr.. Zach
out much encouragement 1t is said tt
il within few years that he will