The Hope pioneer., 1920-12-16

Is dluOllS leW 1OCdA cuIcA pAASCo
Kelnpton-The Community club is
launching busy year.
Rolla-A town basketball league will
be organized.
jamestown - The well-known old
Company II of the North Dakota Ma
tionul Guard has been reorganized.
Devils Lake-The city commission
has appointed committee to censor
movies shown here.
Van Hooked Anderson sustained a
broken back in coal slide in local
mine but is expected to survive.
Valley City-The Russell-Miller
Milling company has resumed opera
tons after brief shutdown.
Coalbank-The local coal mine has
been closed by the state inspector, who
found it unsafe.
WiliSton-A Christmas carnival OF
several days duration is planned by
the Commercial club.
Hazen-The opening basketball game
resulted disastrously for the local as
sochtion, Mandan taking it so to 4.
Leal-The prize for the best pota-
toes ut the SanbOrn community fair
was carried off by the Leal club.
Spiritwoot-Eundsa are now available
for Il state lish hatchery in Spiritwood
lake.
Banks-The first Boy and Girl Scout
troops in any western Dakota com.
munity have been organized here.
Wahpeton-The Commercial club is
raising Il budget of $12,65O for the
work in 1921.
Barney-That prices today "aren't a
patchin'" to those just after the Civil
war. is the opinion of C. F. Bailey, So
year-old veteran.
Solen-As a result of voters deciding
in favor of a new school house here,
the present large district may be di-
vided into three districts.
Medina-The first national bank to
be closed during the present stress in
North Dakota was the First National
bank Of this city.
BruShvale-The Farmers Livestock
Shipping association handled IA lots Of
80 cars, amounting to a business of
PoO,oOO tHe past season.
Mandan-Lilacs are budding and
sparrows are nesting. 20 Winter,
where is thy kick?" sings the local
poet.
Grafton-The Williams natural his.
tory collection here may be purchased
by Grand Forks interests for the pur.
pose Of founding museum there.
Bowman-The James Touhey coal
mine will be equipped with power ma
chinery and the output will be in
creased.
Fargo-This city led off by a wide
margin in the launching of the annual
Red Cross Christmas seal drive, sales
the first day totaling $1,000.
Observation-Disclosures boys and
girls participated in the work of the
poultry clubs and reported ISL chicks
frcn lots eggs. The total net profit
was 1902.
Plaza-Baseball in December! Plaza
trimmed team from Parslall to O.
Now they ask, "Why not make this
state winter training quarters for
some of the big league teams?
Kenmare-When sewer caved in
J. w. Kinser was buried under Is
inches of dirt and only the frantic
work of his assistant and passersby
saved him from suffocation.
eynolds-Without apparent motive
a masked man entered the home of
Adolph Ostlie, fired ut him, and dis
appeared. The bullet entered the mat.
tress of the bed on which Ostlie had
been sleeping.
Observation-Disclosures of the Stark
County Bar association banueted
Judge w. c. Crawford of the Sixth ju-
dicial district, who will retire January
1 after - years continuous service on
the bench.
Minot-Fire loss during the past
year exceeded here that of any other
city in the state, reaching S225,OOO.
The loss in Fargo was $4,000, in
Grand Forks $4S,5OO, in Bismarck
$7S,5O0, and in jamestown $4,000.
Fort Yates-Ben White, Stephen
Two Bears, and Clarence Greyeagle
will represent Standing Rock reserya-
tlOu at Sellcrul 1luluu conference IN
the Black Hills for the purpose of
revising certain Indian land claims
made to the department of the interior.
Williston-The Rev. Edward Burling
Of the. Methodist church, who served
year as chaplain with the American
forces in France and Germany, has re-
signed his local pastorate to accept a
commission rs chaplain in the regular
army.
Bsmarck-That the farmers of
North Dakota would have lost $780,.
100000 had they sold their crops at the
November 1 price, is the opinion of f.
w. Cathro of the Bank of North Da-
kota. He blames inefficient marketing
facilities for the present situation ir
the state.
Valley City-At an executive meet.
ing of the North Dakota State Good
Roads association here definite plans
were laid for good roads campaign in
the state. The salaried position of
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