The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-05

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been reported here.
Fargo.-Swan Goranson, q dish.
washer in q local cafe, committed sui
eide.
Valley City.-Art Stern. charged
with the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
was found not guilty.
Ft. Iates.-Dr. A. Mccartney Beede,
pioneer Indian missionary. has pur-
chased the Sioux County Pioneer.
Minot.-A movement is being
launched by the local post of the Am
erican Legion to organize u ladies'
auxiliary.
Wahpeton.-The Richland County
Poultry show convened here last Tues
day and continued Wednesday and
Thursday. Many attended and some
very fine exhibits were placed.
Mandan.-Robert Bruce, famous In
dian musician of the Standing Rock
reservation, has signed contracts for
an eastern concert tour during the
coming summer.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Agricul-
tural college almost doubled the value
of W. steers by finishing them on corr
fodder. They were purchased for $15O
and sold 65 days later for $264.1s.
Minot.-Two hundred and ninety
have enrolled in the adult night
school being conducted by the Minot
city schools. Prof. J. H. Cotton of
the Minot normal school is in charge.
Hankinson.-A.. l.. Schafer, state
high school inspector, has declared the
local school building unsafe. He
states that until conditions are RENE
died he cannot recommend the school
for recognition by colleges.
Minot.-The Minot Rotary club has
volunteered to check every home in
the city to make sure that the census
enumerators have listed very person.
One Rotarian will be asked to cover
each block.
Washburn.-The Victor B. Wallin
Post No. II has entered its new club
rooms and large numbers are attend.
ing the meetings. The club rooms will
be open to the public on Wednesday
and Saturday evenings.
Bismarck.-North Dakota women
will have a voice March 1G in the
selection Of presidential electors who
will cas North DakOta's five ballots
for the winning nominee in the
lar election.
Minot.-Dr. George Mecklenburg of
Helena, Mont, was guest of honor at
a gathering of Methodist clergymen
and laymen. The meeting was pre-
paratory to a drive for a million con.
verts in Methodism.
Southam.-Fire believed to hav>
originated from spontaneous combus-
ton totally destroyed a grain eleva-
tor believed to have had about 5000
bushels of wheat stored. The esti-
mate loss is $4,000.
Ft. Yates.-Many Of the leading
members of the North Dakota Cattle
mems association held a meeting here
last week, and plans. for the promo
ton Of cattlemen in this territory
the depredations of cattle,
rustlers devised.
MinOt.-Many complaints have been
made to the city board over the dis
tributiOn of sugar. It is claimed that
many of the customers are allowed a
half-pound with every dollars worth
Of groceries purchased.
Observation-Disclosures ]. b. Hitch
has ordered all stock that is not graz
ing on properly leased land off the
Indian reservation. 1t is understood
that many of the large stockmen have
been making Il practice of letting their
stock trespass during the winter
months.
Fargo.-Andrew Olson, arrested
here by Fargo police while in the act
of distilling liquor, entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to four
months in the Cass county Jail. At
the time Of his arrest, Olson had a lit
tie over $4,000 worth Of liquor on
hand.
BeIfield.-Farmers in this vicinity
have suffered sudden and serious
losses of cattle recently from an APP
parently new disease said to be due
to a combination Of dry feed and cold
weather. While the disease is not
considered contagious, one farmer lost
fifty head of cattle and another nine.
Grafton.-Word has reached Mrs.
David Morden :hat her sister, Mrs.
Geo. Douglas, died recently at her
home in Seattle, Wash. The Douglas
family were the first white settlers at
Cavalier, and their son George was
the first white child born in Pembina
county.
Park River.-Members Of the Park
River school board have made applica-
ton for the revocation of the. certif-
cate held by Miss Roadhouse, because
she failed to fill her contract and is
teaching In the Crystal school. The
board claims that the efficiency of the
school has been seriously impaired.
Observation-Disclosures are being cir
culated for the erection of a new
$4,000 school building. That the
movement has met with the approval
of the taxpayers is evident from the
fact that twice the required number
of SIGNATURES have oJroo6v hoop co