The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-03-04
NORTHDAKOTA

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the Commercial club, o. II. Larson was
elected president.
Williston.-Christian Anderson, pio-
neer settler and rancher, died at his
home lear this city.
Kindred.-An election will be held
here next week to decide whether or
not this own will incorporate.
Beltield.-A. G. S%orenson was elect
ed commander Of the William G. Blair
post of the American Legion.
PlaZa.-A petition has been received
by the state railroad commissioners
for IL station agent at Manitou.
Killdeer.-The First National bank
and the Northwestern bank of this
city We're consolidated this week.
Carson.-The state highway com
mission will let six miles Of roadwork
between this city and He'll on Mar. IL.
Bismarck.-This city has been flood
ed with check artists who were sue
cessful in passing Off several bogus
checks.
LaMoure.-O. NJ. Ellison, register of
deeds, has rendered his resignation to
the board of county commissioners to
take effect on April l.
Noonan. - The Coaltield public
schools were closed last week on ac-
count of the influenza epidemic. Many
cases are also reported in this city.
Grand FOrks.-Past6rs from over 40
North Dakota counties are attending
the Interchurch Movement Pastors
conference being held here this week.
Minot. THE Town Criers club,
MinOt Rotary club and the Builders
and Traders held Il housewarming ut
the Association of Commerce rooms
last week.
Minot.-About half a dozen of the
district court jurors are sick. One of
the civil cases on the docket was tried
with only 10 members of the jury
present.
Fargo.-Governor Lynn J. Frazier
addressed Il packed house here Sun
day evening of last week. The Com
munity Lecture course had charge OF
the meeting.
Observation-Disclosures of the
various cities and villages along the
Roosevelt trail in North Dakota will
meet here to make plans for the COM
ing season.
Williston.-The Edgar NJ. Boyd post
of the American Legion held memorial
services last week in honor of those
boys who made the supreme sacrifice
during the World war.
FargO.-The body of Judge John
Carmody, assistant United States at
torney, was brought to this city for
burial from st. Augustine. Fla, where
his death occurred.
Observation-Disclosures of northwestern
North Dakota. eastern Montana and
part of Canada held a MEETING in This
city last week, at which time IL new
organization was completed.
Mandan.-It is estimated that over
100 ono are eligible to membership
III the auxiliary of the Gilbert S. Fur
ness post No. 40 of the American
Legion organized here last week.
Bismarck.-E. J. Taylor. former
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton and now superintendent of schools
at HankinsOn, is seeking IL market for
$4,000 worth of bonds which the city
recently voted for the erection of Il
modern high school building.
Linton.-W. H. Robinson. chief en-
gineer supervised the letting of fed
eral aid highway contracts Aggregate
ing $4,000 covering the construction
of nearly II miles Of earth road ex-
tending south from Hazelton to a
point near this city.
Minot.-County Agent D. German of
Ward county, will be in charge of
meetings at Sawyer, Foxholm and
Donnybrook. These meetings will be
held under the auspices of the Ward
county farm bureau.
Devils Lake.-The state bureau of
compensation held meetings here last
week which We're intended to lead to
the fixing Of a minimum wage scale
women of North Dakota. Twenty
dollars a week was the point hit on by
nearly every witness.
Hillsboro.-This city is the first in
the state to. complete the reorganiZa-
ton Of its company of the North Da-
kota National Guard. A report sent
to the state adiatant's office states
that 1O1 men have already enrolled in
Company l., which was the. towns unit
in the old Fighting First.
Understanding to advices from
Minneapolis the heirs of Herald Thor
son are attempting to break a will
made by him in which he leaves $780,
600 to the Concordia college Of Moor
head, MIMI, besides $4,000 pledged
toward the erection Of a presidents
home, on the grounds that Mr.. Thor
son was mentally incompetent ut the
time he made the will.
Bismarck.-The state highway com
mission and the county commissioners
of Burleigh and Morton counties will
simultaneously open bids March II for
the construction of piers for the Bis
rmarck-Mandan bridge spanning the
Missouri river. The construction is to
consist Of two shore piers and two
river piers, with their footings, for
xl.-s Aon