The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-29

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Minot.-Breeders of pure livestock
from eleven counties will meet here In
February.
Bismarck.-The annual meeting OF
the Burleigh County Bar association
will be held here this week.
N~apoleon.-An auxiliary to Barry
Hoof post No. 70 of the American
Legion was organized last week.
Selfridge.-Farmers of this COM
munity purchased a large grair eleva'
tor for a consideration Of $1,000.
Fargo.-Hundreds of farmers at
tended the Tri-State Grain Growers
convention held here last week.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Imple-
ment Dealers association is holding its
annual meeting in Fargo this week.
Ashley.-At Il recent election the
voters decided to incorporate as q city.
Only % votes were cast against the
proposition.
Dickinson.-H. NJ. Gilmore, a laborer
in one of the mines at Zenith, was
badly scalded and is in a serious con-
dition in one of the local hospitals.
Ellendale.-The sale of 500 tons of
hay to Montana farmers by producers
! of this vicinity has been announced by
the Dickey county farm bureau.
Bismarck.-The first home con-
structed by the North Dakota Home
Building association, erected for John
Adams, u railroad commission employee.
has been completed.
Ellendale.-H. J. Alderman has been
appointed Dickey county auditor by
the county commissioners, to fill the
unexpired term of l.. w. Sullivan.
resigned.
/ Devils Lake.-Petitions have been
placed in circulation placing Major
General Leonard Wood in nomination
for the presidential endorsement Of
the Republicans of North Dakota.
1T. Instantaneous Indians who
fought in the ranks of Uncle Sam on
European battlefelds are among the
service men who are joining the newly
organized post Of the American Legion.
Fargo.-Business men of this city
acted MS hosts at a smoker given in
the auditorium in honor of the 1000
delegates and visitors attending the
Grain Growers convention last week.
Fargo.-A federation Of livestock
shippers and associations in North
Dakota was formed here to affiliate
with the National Livestock associa-
tion in order to enhance the marketing
conditions in the state.
Killdeer.-Fire destroyed a local
lumber yard here last week, causing u
loss of about $4,000. This is the
fourth disastrous fire for this city
within the past six weeks, and makes
an aggregate loss of $115,0O0.
Mohall.-The Cooperative store has
been closed by creditors, and unless
the stock is taken over by private
individuals, the store will be opened
later under a receivershfp.
Drayton.-At a meeting of former
service men held here u post Of the
American Legion was organized and a
committee appointed to report on a
constitution. E. S. Wallace was named
post commander.
7 TT. Yates.-Leo Gruiguire started
for the farm school near here. The
car broke down, compelling him to
walk several miles through the deep
snow, and his feet were frozen SO
that amputation may be necessary.
Lisbon.-Three. buildings were de-
stroyed here last week by fire, causing
a total loss of $4,000, partially Gov
cred by insurance. The buildings de.
stroyed were the Commercial hotel.
the Chicago store and the Ork millin-
cry store.
Fargo.-Many cases Of flu have been
reported in the city during the past
week, but in most instances in a very
light form. Only one death was re-
ported and the health officers of the
city are doing everything possible to
keep the disease from spreading.
Dickinson.-Adolph Lehman, ac-
cused of numbering Matthias Wetzstein
at Richardton in 1917 has been taken
to the state p%enitentiary to serve Il
term Of 20 years. Lehmann's attor-
neys failed in their attempt to have a
%rehearing Of the case.
Dickinson.-William L%enneville has
been nominated postmaster by the
United States senate, according to
word received here. The postmaster
ship has been a bone Of contention for
some time, and the nomination of Mr..
Lenneville brings to a close a long
drawn out fight.
Devils Lake.-A local minister has
Installed a telephone receiver on his
pulpit so that those who are so in
disposed that they are unable to at
tend services, may listen to a good SER
mon over a phone attached to the bed
post or some other conspicuous place.
Misunderstanding to a decision
handed down by the supreme court Of
North Dakota, House Bill No. GO is
held invalid. The bill provided that
all acts passed by a special session,
though not emergency measures,
should become operative within ten
days.
Fargo.-According to DR.. John II.