The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-26
NORTH dakota

NcKcnzie.-.A boosters club" will
he organised by farmers Of this dis
trict.
A.iSbon.-F. l.. Jones was named
chief Of the fire department for the
coming year.
McE;lle.-rhe population Of this
town has increased 90 since the last
&enSu was taken.
Observation-Disclosures from all parts
of the ruun1ry attended the institute
held here las, week.
nickinson.-A tabernacle is being
erected here in which to hold evan
gelis1ic meetings.
Grand t'urkS.-Da,cs of the annual
North Dakota high school conference
have been announced for May IL, IA
aud II.
Minot.-The eighth annual meeting
of the Minot association Of the Con-
gregational churches was held here
last week.
Washburn.-Fonr winter meetings
of interest to farmers were held in
Mclean county during the month OF
February.
Wahpeton.-Several of the bust
nessmen will build houses here this
summer which they will sell as soon
as completed.
MrtluSky.--The local school is
o~Nercrowded and the board is trying
TO make more room by renting u
vacant building.
Carrington.-There is a move on
foot to have the new Odd Fellows
home. which will he erected in the
state very o located here.
retersburg.-The schools have all
been closed for an indefinite period
on account Of the influenza. There
are abou, 60 cases in the city.
Grafton.-D:edrich Krabbe, a prom
incnt farmer of st. Andrews town
ship. Walsh county, died in Mime
npnli> While undergoing an operation
for cuncc
Carrington.-More than 400 pupils
were examined during the month Of
January. according to Il report issued
by Miss Sarah Zimmerman, county
superintendent of Foster county.
Fargo.-County Agent Wilson states
tina, plans are being laid for the cree
ton Of four or five potato warehouses
in Cass county during the coming
HaZelton.-Mrs. Joseph Woodland.
who for the past year has suffered
from q blood clot in her veins, had
one of her lower limbs ampu,ated re-
Gently.
RiSnlarck.-William Grant Webster
OF New York city has filed Il petition
with the secretary Of state of North
Dakota as q candidate for vice presi-
dent of the United States on the Re
publican ticket.
L~angdon.-At a recen meeting of
the Commercial club an election OF
Officers were held for the ensuing
year. Fred Thompson was elected
president and r. p. Pollock, secretary.
FargO.-The management OF one of
the leading department stores of this
city has made arrangements to give
all his employees free medical aid.
This is the first store in North Dakota
to mAke this venture.
Grafton.--Wlat is believed to be
the largest price ever paid for land
In this vicinity was paid by John +.
Brekke. who purchased the 4. b.
Thompson farm, consisting of :3o4
acres. for S42.132 or $13O per acre.
Hurvey.-Enrollment in the public
schools has reached a point way
above that of any period in the his
tory Of the city. The total en-
rolllnent at the end of the first semes-
ter was 515 with !: on the waiting
list
Observation-Disclosures Larson. who was
n member of the Million Dollar" band
Imade 81 W. Of the city recently
for the purpose of organizing a band.
The businessmen showed the proper
spirit and organization work will be
started very o
Medora.-T0m Mix, who rode the
range in the Bad Lands before he
entered the movie business. writes his
old frien,l Con Short OF tile Terrymore
ranch that he and other movie stars
are com ns to the Bad Lands this
summer 70 film q wild west picture.
Rismal ck.-Several hundred 1920
auto vehicle tags have been issued by
the motor registration department.
This marks the beginning OF the an
nual rush which will set the depart
ment turning out tags at the rate of
1000 a day.
WilliSton.-Plans are now complete
for the holding the ninth annual
spring sale of the Missouri fellow
stone Pure Breeders association and
will ne held here On Merch " and 3.
IT will b" the largest sale OF IT'S kind
ever held IN western North Dakota,
and hundreds of buyers are expected
here.
Muddock.-A1any Of the states lead
ing agricuiturists are on the program
being held here for the benefit of
farmers Of this district. Among them
are DIR. J. II. Worst and j. J. Ostcr.
hous. Prof. Harold Bachman Of the
North Dakota million Dollar army
hand has charge Of tho muS;coi mart