The Hope pioneer., 1921-05-26
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Devils Lake-A municipal bathhouse
Is being built on the lake front.
MohaII-Potato growers of this Sec
tion are perfecting an organization.
Hope-Injuries sustained in run
away proved fatal to William III. Far
ris, So.
Des Lacs-Strong evidence of nat
tural gas has been found in local oil
borings.
Beaeh-Local postal employees have
been authorized to go armed with AS
Colt autematics.
Grafton-The Grafton Automobile
association has been organized to
boost good roads.
crosby-On and after May II cen
trail time will be the official standard
for this community.
+ Wing-Fifty-two to nothing was the
vote cast for Incorporation at the re-
cent special election.
Linton-This city, Braddock, Haz-
elton, and Strasburg, have organized a
Sunday baseball league.
Beach-His car looped the loop
when struck by a passenger train, but
Tony Witzig escaped unhurt.
Bismarck-Three machine guns for
use in the warfare against whisky
runners have been ordered by the
state. -
Fargo-Plans are under way to make
the state tennis meet in August the
most successful in the history of the
state.
Denbieh-The Denbigh community
has won the silver cup for building
the best piece of highway in the state
in 1920.
crosby-Accidental discharge Of a
shotgun while two boys were hunting
rabbits resulted fatally to Stanford
Saterlie, Is.
carson-The Missouri Slope Dental
association plans a series Of clinics
through the southwestern part Of the
state in 1922.
Ryder-His foot becoming en-
tangled in the stirrup when he fell
from horse, Kenneth Erb, IL, was
dragged to death.
kenmare-An organization of rep
resentative business and professional
women Of the northwestern part of
the state is being launched.
Plaza-The Plaza journal has been
launched by Mitchell & Kane and the
Pioneer has been revived, giving this
community two newspapers.
BowbeIIs-The city police chief was
fined for gambling and one Of the
aldermen is under bond pending trial
for operating gambling house.
Minot-The Order de Molay, for
sons and friends Of Masons between
16 and 21 has been organized here
with charter membership of 43.
Dickinson-The Stark County Fair
association has been incorporated and
suitable grounds are being sought for
the first annual exhibition this sum-
mer.
Fort Yates-Sioux county commits
sioners have asked the attorney gen.
eral for the authority necessary to
proceed with the construction Of Jail
and vault
Glen UIlin-Fire starting in the
Thompson lumber yards near the
Northern Pacific tracks spread and
caused $4,000 to 100000 loss to local
business concerns.
Arnegard-Search by posse headed
by the sheriff for William Duffy, al
legged horsethief, was successful. He
Is accused Of stealing horses and
shipping them to market.
Huf-John F. Dahl, former man.
ager Of the Farmers elevator which
burned here, is being sought by the
authorities because of supposed ir-
regularities in the books.
New Rockford-Bounty cannot be
collected on the pelt of an unborn
wolf, the attorney general has ruled
in the case of an Eddy county hunter
who made such application.
Grand Forks-A case testing the
anti-Sunday show law in this state is
pending here following the complaint
of local minister against benefit
performance on Sunday for Irish re-
lief work.
Fort Yates-That Sitting Bull pur-
chased on March Is, 1890, 100 pounds
of flour for SO, five gallons of coal
oil for 50, and five yards of calico for
SO cents, is shown by some old ac.
count books used by a post trader 30
years and more ago, and recently found
and turned over to the State Historical
society.
Pembina-Dedication Of a marker
and bronze tablet which will perman-
emily mark the site of the building in
which was held the first regular Ma
sonic meetings in North Dakota and
the Northwest during the winter of
1864 will be marked by big Ma
sonic ceremonial June 21. The three
grand Jurisdictions of Minnesota,
North Dakota, and Montana, are
bound together in this pioneer lodge
and will take part in the gathering at
which the beginning of Masonry, not
only in these states, but in the Cana.
dian northwest, will be celebrated.