The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-25
1aortb Dakota
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Tolley-The State bank voluntarily

has been resumed,
Valley City-A Town Criers' club
will be organized.
Agricultural College-The girls have
formed an athletic association.
Ambrose-The second fire within q
week destroyed the Leland hotel.
TT. Yates-Four Indians were elect
ed %constables at the recent election.
Devils Lake-The Sons of Norway
expect to have their new home next
spring.
Wheatland-A community club will
be organized among farmers and
townspeople.
Hoople-A lynx measuring four feet
in length and weighing SO pounds was
shot near here.
Rolla-The red and green fourra-
gere of the French government has
been awarded to Albert NJ. Marchand,
ex-marine. Il.
Marmarth-Four sacks If paper and
parcel post mail missing since last
spring were found in a chicken coop
near here. p
Leith-J. L. Cahill, candidate at the
primaries for secretary of state, has
been appointed a member of the state
budget committee.
Van Hook-A $1,000 community
house for the Indians is being erected
under direction of Conrad Smith, old
Gros Ventre scout.
Dickinson-The last term of district
court at which Judge w. G. Crawford
will preside, is in session here. He
retires January l.
Stanley-The Stanley Commercial
club was successful in securing 1900
black bass and 5000 other fish for
liberation in Clear Lake.
West Fargo-The Equity packing
plant is again in operation after a
several days shutdown, but is work
ing at reduced capacity.
Underwood-Plans for a S1OO,O 900
school have been approved, the build
ing to be sOx12O feet With gymnasium
and every modern convenience.
Williston-Four legged fish by the
hundreds have been found in Zahl lake
by duck hunters. Specimens have
been sen east for Identification.
Bismarck-A cost commission to as
certain the actual cost of producing
farm products in North Dakota. is rec
commended by the state commissioner
of agriculture.
Havelock-The Farmers State bank
has voluntarily closed, making the
third state bank to do SO within Il
week. The others we're at New Eng
land and Tolley.
MinOt-"In the Land of Dakota" is
a book of verse recently issued by
Miss Hulda Lucille Winsted. instruc-
tor in geography and registrar ut the
state normal here.
Observation-Disclosures building Win
ter homes under water. close to the
bank of the streams, indicates that the
winter will be mild, it is said by In
dams and trappers.
Amidon-While they were milking
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Russian caught fire. Only quick work
saved the sleeping children, While the
house and contents burned.
neutrality-suspicious. have been
made by the Great Northern for per-
mission to close the stations at Char
%bOnneau, Rawson, and Cartwright. but
the citizens Of these communities are
objecting.
Columbus-Forty dollars fine was
assessed against Deputy Sheriff Mike
Maher of this city when he pleaded
guilty to assisting in the transporta-
ton Of contraband whiskey across the
Canadian border.
Burt-Wheat sown early generally
proved better in Hettinger county than
the later sown grain, but the cham
piOnship in all classes seems to have
gone to Kubanka. according to statis-
tics compiled by the county agent.
Agricultural College-W. G. Palmer
will succeed President E. f. Ladd,
as director of the regulatory depart
ment. This makes him head of the
state grain grading department and of
the food, drug, oil, and paint inspec-
ton work.
Leonard-This community is hon
ored by the vice presidency Of the
Grand Forks Fair association, J. A.
Powers having been elected to that
position. George A. Bangs of Grand
Forks is president and L. r. Montgom-
! cry of Grand Forks is secretary.
Fort Yates-The report of the Black
Hills Indian conference was rejected
by the federal department of the in
terror and the Standing Rock Eeserva-
ton will choose three delegates to at
tend another conference ut Fort
Thompson, Grow Creek reservation,
December Is.
New Salem-When Sir Korndyke.
valuable head of the John Christian
sen HOlstein herd wen on Il rampage,
the owner and Carl Wolen. superin.
tendent of the Holstein Circuit. had to
battle for their lives. Christensen
suffered Il broken rib and many bruises
and Wolen was badly shaken up.
Dickinson-Fifty years of service as
a justice of the peace, believed to be