The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-05-13
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$4,000 school house.
Lisbon.-An army caterpillar is
part of the equipment being used in
the building of roads by u local con
tractor.
Stanley.-Jacob Eltz, a young Noun
trail county farmer, died from drink
ing formaldehyde from a bottle sup
posed to contain water.
McVille.-At their last meeting the
city council let the contract for the
construction Of a water and sewer
system. The approximate cost will be
$4,000.
Calvin.-The Cavalier County Sun
day School association will hold their
meeting here May % and &c. Several
prominent Sunday school workers of
the state will be present.
Casselton.-At a meeting of. 60
members of the Valley Wool Growers
association held here last week, the
members decided to pool all their
wool at Fargo.
Dunn Center.-Paul BuSenbark,
county farm agent, has resigned his
place with the county and will become
foreman of the Diamond G" ranch,
one of the best in the state.
Fargo.-Two hundred candidates are
expected in the June class that will
take work in the Scottish Rite ut the
Masonic temple. The work will open
on June Z and continue four days.
New Rockford.-Eddy county is to
have a Red Cross school nurse. The
Eddy county chapter of the Red
Cross has appropriated 81, 800 and the
county board 81, 900 for salary and ex-
penses.
Lisbon.-The Ransom County Fair
association has been organized, capi-
taliZed at $4,000. The association
will buy a site and erect buildings.
Announcement Of the first fair will be
made later.
Fargo.-About 100000 worth of
improvements will be made in the
city this year, and according to Com
missioner o. N. Strate, contractors
having the contracts will finish every
job this year. =
kenmare.-Ward county officials
arrested two men here charged with
importing liquor into the state. The
men were driving in a wagon when
taken and officials say they confiscated
considerable liquor.
Abercrombie.-Ole Nelson, 40, was
Instantly killed when struck by the
fast mail train on the Great Northern
near here. Mr.. Nelson has conducted
a blacksmith shop in this city for sew
eral years, He leaves a widow and
four children.
Drayton.-At a joint meeting of the
American Legion and the Commercial
club 1T was decided to celebrate In
dependence day on July S. A commit
tee Of 10 has been appointed to pre-
pare the biggest and best celebration
ever held in this section of the coun-
try.
Cooperstown.-Griggs county's an
nual school play day will be held here
May %. The play day Is for the school
children of the entire county and. plans
are being made for their entertain
ment. A county school exhibit will
show the constructive work of the
school children.
Beach.-1n spite Of the unusual wet
weather about one-third Of the seeding
has been done in Golden Valley county
and the farmers expect to complete
their work in ample time. Conditions
W seemed more favorable as the
cold wet weather has killed many of
the grasshoppers.
Grand Forks.-Professor Roger w.
Cooley of the law department of the
state university, has returned from
Washington, D. c., where for the past
two years he has been connected with
the legal division of the bureau of war
risk insurance. He will resume his
duties at the state university next
fall.
Williston.-The high school has
been selected under the Smith Hughes
act for federal vocational training in
agriculture, home economics and the
trades and industries. Under the ap-
pointment the school will receive fin
ancial aid to the extent of one-half Of
the salaries Of the instructors hired
for the different departments.
Minot.-Jack Miles, a prominent
character Of this city, was taken in a
recent raid made on the Waverly
hotel. Miles was recently piaroled
from a sentence Of 80 days for boot
logging. When taken a few days ago,
he was at his old tricks, and will be
returned to the county Jail to complete
is sentence, with perhaps, an extension
Of time.
New Salem.-The United States gov
eminent has made an appropriation
Of 100000 to aid in the erection of a
model briquetting plant near this city.
Promoters claim that the movement
will completely revolutionize the lig-
mite coal industry. BY a process of
carbonizing the Ignite coal, an inven-
ton made practical by experts in the
United States bureau Of mines at
Washington, a Ignite briquette will be
manufactured which will compete with
the Pennsylvania high grade anthra-
cite.