The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07
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Valley city-A tourist camp has
been established near the city.
Amidon-Duroc-Jer Jerseys ut recent
sale averaged SS5, 1S being sold.
misunderstanding through a fence
with shotgun resulted fatally to
Nels Madsen.
carson-An election contest for the
office of Grant county sheriff will be
heard April 5.
I WilIiston-The Bonanza farm of
1000 acres has been sold to a Kansas
man for 100000.
| Berg-SiN acres of Grimm alfalfa
netted N. w. Rice at the rate of $12O
an acre last year.
WiIton-Gradual breaking up of the
Missouri, with little or no flooding, is
expected this year.
Alexandria five-year lease on the
village electric plant has been granted
to I. G. Phelps, city electrician.
WiIliston-The famous annual spring
stock sale is scheduled for April Z.
Fifty picked animals will be offered.
Wahpeton-Garland A. Bricker has
handed in his resignation as head of
the State School of Science effective
June 80.
GranviIle-Two registered Short.
horn bulls have been added to the
Meadow Lands and Fair View stock
farms here.
Lawton-Swept from the top of
windmill he was attempting to repair
during high wind, Gideon Thelin was
instantly killed.
Dickinson-H. f. Skauge heads the
newly organized Town Criers club.
One of their first undertakings will be
boosting good roads.
New EngIand-Negotiation with the
Milwaukee road have been concluded,
whereby a line from here to Dickinson
is to be completed by October 1.
SteeIe-E. G. Parizek has been
transferred to Richland county as
agricultural agent, and r. E. Arnold
has been assigned to Kidder county.
Watford city-A special cash fund
has been created from the county pen.
atty and interest fund from which to
pay cash salaries to county officials.
Hankinson-Rapidity of growth in
North Dakota is evidenced by the fact
that good lumber is being sawn from
trees started here from the seed in
1852.
Mandan-Because of conflict in
dates with other western North Dako-
ia fairs, it is likely that the dates of
the Mandan fair will be changed from
August 24-27.
1>,,, oh 80 ~,
sumers United Stores company located
here will be taken over by the farmer
stockholders and operated as cooper
ative institution.
Emerson-Peter Polypink, a local
soldier who came through many
months of A. E. f. service unscratched
was recently killed in machine gun
practice at Fort Bliss.
Marmarth-Work on big new
school for the city has been halted
after the contractors have $4,000 in
vested because of non-payment by the
state on $4,000 worth Of school bonds.
kindred-That farm help will be
plenty in Cass county and the eastern
part of the state is the general belief.
to fix a $40 scale are meeting with
no success.
Beach-Drilling for oil in this region
has had an incentive in the report that
soldiers of Generals. Custer and Reno
buried % barrels of whisky somewhere
around Beach or Golva during their
campaign in 1876.
Jamestown-Under North Dakota
law jamestown has been operating for
some years with four too few alder
men. Cities between four and ten
thousand are supposed to have IL
aldermen, whereas jamestown has had
but eight ever since passing the 1000
mark.
HiIisboro-After % years of resi-
dence in Alaska, where he went from
this community during the gold rush
of 1893, Ole p. Gaustad is back in the
States to file his petition in Washing
ton for appointment as United States
marshal of the fourth district of
Alaska.
Washburn-Killeda at the head of his
company in the Meuse drive just four
hours before the signing of the arm
istice November IL, 1918, Lieutenant
Victor b. Wallin has rested in France
until short time ago. when the re-
mains were brought to this country.
A military funeral was given here, in
charge Of the Legion.
Devils Lake-A recall election early
In November leveled against Governor
Frazier. Attorney General Lemke. and
Commissioner of Agriculture Hagan
was decided upon at the Independent
convection here with Il. A. Nestos to
oppose Governor Frazier and Svein-
bjorn Johnson to oppose Mr.. Lemke.
The third candidate will be chosen by
the special campaign committee of 21
men and p women endorsed by the
convention.
Observation-Disclosures has been filed
by Mandan and Bismarck Masons for
the Twin City council Royal and Select
Masters This fratarnnl Orronizotinr