The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-03-18
N0RTHDAKOTA

lcOn:ru.-An eleClIlC Isul ANU
power company has been organized
here and a state charter applied for.
Jamestown.-Mrs. Thomas Joyce,
who has been asleep in Il local hospital
for over a week, died without regain
ing consciousness.
st. John.-Julian Pcltier was ar
rested, charged With bringing liQuor
onto an Indian reservation. He is held
in the Rolette county Jail in default
of bail.
Alexander. THE local Workmen
lodge has increased its membership
since january II, from 81 to 50, a
large class being initiated at the last
regular meeting.
Stanley.-The Charles l.. Hartman
post of the American Legion has been
recently organized and officers elected.
Roscoe C. Fenstermacher was elected
post commander.
Devils Lake.-David Ugland, former
cashier Of the Security State bank at
Knox dissolved recently by the courts
was found guilty in the Ramsey
county district court OF grand lar
ceny.
Minot.-J. +. Walrath, veteran Great
Northern conductor, sustained cuts on
the head and arm when he fell from
the platform of the Surrey depot that
had been lacked up several feet from
the ground.
misunderstanding to Fire Mar
shall II. l.. Reade applicants for
licenses as practicing electricians will
he given examinations By the state
board in various parts Of the state
beginning at Minot.
Bismarck.-More than 600 wholesale
houses, jobbers and manufacturers
will soon be asked to submit bids for
furnishing the state institutions with
food, clothing and other supplies for
six months, beginning April 1.
Observation-Disclosures of school teach
erS in this city will be increased under
contract from $40 to $50 with the
school term commencing September 1,
1920. This is due to the high cost of
living and the shortage of teachers.
Grand Forks.-Baptists of North
Dakota have been assigned a quota of
S2W.NW as their share Of the $780,
100000 fund to be raised by the New
World movement for the Americaniza-
ton and spiritualiZation Of the nation
and the Far East.
Sheldon.-Three Indians who escaped
from the Indian school at Wahpeton
were held here after they had asked
for lodging in a local livery barn. The
students declared they could not get
along with others in the school so had
decided to leave.
FargO.-The Commercial club of this
city authorized the payment by the
club of q special prize of 5000 for the
hest herd of pure bred dairy cattle
exhibited by a North Dakota breeder
at the state fair in Fargo neXt sum-
mer.
Fargo.-A building permit was is
sued to the Advance-Numley Thresher
company for the erection Of a new
building on Northern Pacific avenue.
The building will be a two-story struc-
rure with ground dimensions of 100 by
$50 feet and will COS 100000.
Ellendale.-The 3k-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Klipfel was burned
TO death when the mother left the
child in the kitchen and went to do
an errand. When she returned a half
hour later the child lay ~lifeless on the
floor with her clothing burned from
her body.
Mandan.-Business men of the city
are talking in favor Of an apartment
building to cost over 100000 which
will contain 40 to 50 apartments. With
building material so high and rent
climbing it is imperative that some
move be made to take care of the
many families looking for homes.
MckenZie.-A farm account school
for farmers will be held here this
week for farmers in this section of
Burleigh county, under the auspices of
the county agricultural agents office.
Rex Willard of the Agricultural college
will conduct the class, which will in
struct farmers in keeping farm ac-
counts in a book prepared by college
experts.
Fargo.-Seventy-1ive per cent of the
children OF. the public schools of this
city are not up to the standard weight
and measurement as set by the Ma.
tional Child Welfare association. ac.
cording to tests made by Mrs. Il. G
Stevens Of Lawton, field agent for the
North Dakota Anti-Tuberculosis asso.
citation, who spent a week in Fargo
weighing and measuring the school
children.
Bismarck.-Mrs. Marie Louise Var
Solen. Il halfbreed woman, born III
1881 in what later become Dakotal
territory. died here recently. Mrs
Van Solcn occupies Il prominent par,
in the history Of the pioneer days OF
the northwest. III her early woman
hood she married G. G. L. Van Solen
a frOntlersman of the early days, ant
lived with him on the famous Parki1
ranch. At the Parkin ranch Mrs. Var
SOlen received Miles. Custer, Shcr
1:an. Sheridan. Grant and other grra
1.ry.uiNrS nf tho nn,1, r;xt;,. 900,