The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-08
NORTHDAKOTA

mine will he opened for operation just
north of this city.
Larimore.-A garden promotion in
the local horticulturist, was the main
speaker.
Shields.-A movement has been
launched here FOR the securing Of an
American Legion post by 16 former
service men.
MinOt.-The state railroad commits
SionerS issued an order allowing the
local electric light company to increase
it's rate 20 per cent.
Tolley.-The Dakota Montana Oil
company has been organized here by
local parties. The corporation is capt.
talized at S50O.O0O.
Ray.--John Foss, a prominent young
farmer of this section, committed sui
eide by hanging himself from the
rafters in his barn.
MISUNDERSTANDING three miles
of paving will be laid according to the
plans of the city commission. Bids
will be called for next month.
Velvn.-At Il meeting of the school
board the present corps Of school
teachers We're reelected for the next
term ut a substantial raise in salary.
Van HoOk.-The school board has
ordered the closing of the local schools
to check the spread of influenza which
has developed in this community re-
Gently.
Watford.-The school lands in Nc
Kenzie county not already leased, will
be offered for rent at Il public leasing
to be held at the court house at Scha-
fer or April II.
Grand Forks.-E. Leslie Pidgeon Of
Winnipeg, q prominent Canadian lee
turer, will appear in the auditorium
here on April 10 under the auspices
of the Grand Forks Trades and Labor
assembly and the Commercial club.
Fargo.-According to the figures an
nounced by the government ems
bureau this city has Il population of
1910 census. This figure does not in
clude the students attending various
business and agricultural schools.
Rolla.-At a get-together meeting of
the farmers and t~ownspeople in the
Mount Pleasant district near here. it
was decided to call Il special election
to vote on a $55,O0O bond issue to
build a modern consolidated school.
Observation-Disclosures John N.
Hagen will represent the interests of
the North Dakota Grain Growers at
the Chicago hearing on the proposed
changes of the federal grain grades,
as applicable to the 1920 crop Of hard
spring and durum wheats.
Cavalier.-In order to redistrict the
county so hat 20 per cent of the popu-
lation and 20 per cent of the area will
be in each commissioners district, the
county auditor of Pembina county, has
called Il meeting of the taxpayers to
make plans for the change.
HankinsOn.-The first word that she
has received from relatives in Austria
since the outbreak of the war in 1914,
brought to Mrs. George Fowlds, news
of the death of her father and mother
from privations incident to the war,
IN tlc l1llCI lllllcSS VI ucr SUI,
also in Austria when the war broke
out.
Fargo.-The annual meeting of the
Sigdalslaget, made up. of former resi-
dents of Sigdal, Norway, will be held
here June Is and 16, and the annual
meeting of the Hallingslaget, made up
of former residents of Hallingsdal,
Norway, will be held June II, 10 and
10. and is announced by the CONNER
cial club.
Fargo.-The project known locally
as the "Fargo-Moorhead Rabbit Came
an alleged rabbit farm venture O
ing to raise rabbits for the fur more
especially than for the meat, is said
to be the subject Of investigation by
the Minnesota Blue Sky commission.
1t is not known whether or not stock
in the firm will be allowed to so on
the market.
Williston.-At a meeting of the
Williams county commissioners it was
decided to call n joint meeting Of the
township supervisors with the commits
sioners, to map out a route for a
county road, running from this city to
Zahl. 1t was necessary to issue $4,000
in additional warrants to take care of
the seed and feed applications.
Devils Lnke.-The Workers. Cooper
alive laundry, which was organized
after the refusal of a local concern to
meet wage demands, expects to be
open for business sometime this week.
The project vas fOstered and support
ed financially by sources in the Trades
and Labor assembly. All necessary
machinery has been purchased and is
being rapidly installed.
Bottineau.-In order to meet special
conditions Of the so-called "mountain
country In the northern part of this
and adjoining counties. where the
farms are in most part broken and
with small cultivated fields, a five-acre
corn club to take the place of the 20.
acre corn club is being inaugurated
Banks and other business houses in
town are offering prizes for the best