The Hope pioneer., 1920-08-26
NORTHDAKoTA

Wyndmere.-The schools of this
township will be consolidated.
Fargo.-The Frank Lynch ware
house was destroyed in Il $4,000 fire.
Reulah.-September S-9-1O are the
dates for the Mercer-Oliver county
fair.
Bethlehem Lutheran church has been
placed.
Forman-The Sargent county wool
growers have affiliated with the state
association.
Bottineau. The second annual
homecoming for former service men is
being planned.
Center.-Smoking in garage re-
suited in the loss by fire of the build
Ing and one car.
Granville-Thc proposition of a
poor farm for McHenry county will be
voted on this fall.
Concrete.-Efforts are being made
to maintain regular train service on
the Concrete branch.
Grand Forks-NIaster painters and
decorators of the state are forming
statewide organization.
Devils Lake.-So successful was the
| first that another market day is plan
ned for the near future.
Mott.-A prominent local banker
will try out large field Of winter
wheat this fall and winter.
Charlson.-No fear of labor short
age exists here. Numerous new shock
ing machines are at work in the fields.
Jamestown.-The up-to-date stock
yards being established here by the
Northern Pacific are practically COM
plete.
Ashley.-C. S. Johnstone died here
at the age Of IS years. He was pio-
neer Of Wyoming and North Dakota
since 1871.
Valley City.-The Valley City Fibre
cOmpany's stock of 1000 tons Of flax
straw was destroyed by fire, causing a
S25OO0 loss.
HanEinson.-Of $203,00O levied by
the county commissioners for the com.
ing year $4,000 will be for roads and
$4,000 for bridges.
Almont.-An unknown man fired q
revolver through the engine cab OF
n. p. train No. i and scattered glass
over Engineer Flanagan.
Devils Lake.-Frank II. Prosser, G.
former probate judge and member OF
the state house Of representatives
died suddenly of heart failure.
Mandan.-A permanent exhibit Of
Morton county and West Slope prod
ucts will be made in the club room!
of the Mandan Commercial club.
GraftOn.-An inspection Of severa
potato fields in this vicinity by farm
ers and business men disclosed tina
potatoes thrive better when the seet
has been treated.
Fargo.-A1iss philomine Duvaeheus
%, has arrived from Antwerp, Bel
gium, and will become the bride O
Henry L. Nystul, eN-service man. The.
met in a French hospital.
Grand Forks.-A military funera
will be given the remains of the lat
Lieutenant w. L. Cowper, being re
turned from their first resting plac
in France for burial in this country
Bismarck.-The state bonding fun,
of $4,000 is being gradually with
drawn from the Bank of North Da
kota and deposited in local bank de
positories where the money is mos
needed.
Fargo.-"Hold grain on the farm
for higher prices" is the advice o
j. A. McGovern, manager of the Nortl
.. Dakota Mill and Elevator association
He says marketing it at once tends t
drive prices down.
Wahpeton.-Officer of the Meridian
, Road association from Kansas City
will visit WahpetOn. They will b
met in Sisseton, S. D., by cosnmitte
from the local Commercial club an
accompanied here.
Bismarck.-Two telephone compan
les and the North Dakota Laundry
mems association have brought suit t
. restrain the workmen's compensatio
bureau from putting into effect mini
mum wage rules for women.
Dickinson.-eThe contract for tn
new dOrmintOry at the normal schOG
was awarded to Charles Bakke o
Dickinson ut $73,2SO. The Manda
Plumbing company will do the plumb
ing for $11,000, and the electrical wor
will be handled by D. A. Cutnaw o
Dickinson for $500.
Dicknson.-The mysterious "J.
r., who was thought for time t
be the missing heir of a wealthy west
ern Dakota rancher, finally has bee
identified in ST. Paul as james G.. Han
ris, who disappeared 13 years ago an
whose wife has since married agair
She is said to be arranging to care fo
the helpless man, whose mind still is
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