The Hope pioneer., 1921-08-04

tOslih VI 1AelIHuSCE County HIS clOSeu.
VenIo-A petition for postoffice,
signed by % residents has been sent
to Representative Burtness.
Mandan-Victor Lang, Is, of Zap.
suffered fractured skull when ne
was kicked by colt.
Mott-AIott Boy Scouts are camping
In the Bad lands, under the leadership
of Rev. Harper Burns.
Forman-D. ]. Mckenzie has been
named to succeed Fred w. Mclean as
register of the Federal Land bank
in St. Paul.
Sentinel Butte-Henry Ness, so. of
near Sentinel Butte, was drowned in
a creek about 20 miles west of here.
His brother found the body.
Mott-Farmers of Mott and vicinity
have formed cooperative cream mar
keting organization and elected +. A.
Vasey president.
Mandan-Fire has DESTROYED an old
condemned building. the order for the
demolishing of which has resulted in
several legal battles.
Forman-Colonel C. III. Forman.
founder of Forman, has just celebrated
his 93rd birthday Friends led by the
Gwinner band, serenaded him.
carrington-Clarence Scott. 6, was
seriously injured in a 32-foot fall
down an elevator shaft. He lost his
balance while shooting sparrows.
eismarck-An automobile was used
to transport members of the state
railroad commission to nine towns in
which hearings were held last week:
Bismarck-Hail loss claims have
reached total of 16,143, 1t is an
nounced by the state hail insurance
department.
amestown-Threshing of barley at
the farm of the state hospital for the
insane revealed that the crop is the
best in several years.
Jamestown-George d. Mcdowell,
N. p. special agent, says transients
riding freight trains into North Da-
kota in search ,Of employment are not
being molested.
~Farqo-A giant rat. later trapped
gnawed through lead drain pipe in a
Fargo residence, according to r. Scott
Zimmerman, u. S. rodent extermina'
ton expert, stationed here
Darlington - Farmers here have
united for protection against unreason
able demands of "wobblies." They
say they are paying as high wages as
the price of grain permits.
Grand Forks-The Grand Forks Local
bookbinders' union has called off its
strike for 44-hour week, and has re-
turned to work on 44-hour weeli
basis, under instructions from the in
ternational union. The union struck
May /. 1921.
Pembina-Incidents in the life and
career of Charles Cavileer, termed
"North Dakota's First White Settler.
are set forth in biographical sketch
by Miss Henrietta Commy Of Pembina
winner of first prize i'm the Mary Stew
art Nelson annual biographical con
test.
Mandan-County auditors and coun
ty commissioners in Mott have held &
meeting to devise ways Of easing
financial stringencies in nine slope
counties. Taxpayers also held mas:
meeting. .
Minot-Gunnard Olson last week
saved the life of a woman whose canoe
overturned in the Mouse river. After
he had righted her canoe she com
pleted her ride. She declined to give
her name.
Minot-NIiss Grace A. Boyer, student
in the Alinot junior high school. wor
a special book prize in the third an
nual poster contest conducted by the
American Humane association at Al
bany. n. Y.
Grand Forks-Mrs. c. A. MacNa
mara. So. mother Of III. A. Pierce Of
Grand Forks, is dead in Minneapolis
She came to Neche, n. d.. with hel
parents as child. Attaining woman
hood, she entered the ministry and wa!
one of the pioneer ministers of the
state.
Bismarck-Plans are under way tt
dispose Of all surplue material of the
Home Builders association, according
to ]. B. Adams. manager. Following
his return from Grand Forks, where
he sold some material, Mr.. Adams
said he expected to dispose Of surplus
material in Fargo, Bismarck and Man
dan.
Bismarck Four townships in NC
Henry county still remain unclaimed
by any legislative district. The errol
in apportioning occurred first in 1911
and although the state has been redis
tricted twice since the last time II
1919, the mistake was continued. Thu
territory, townships 151, 152. 153 ant
154 north range II, include the vii
lagos of Balfour, Karlsruhe and Kief
Minot-Delegates from about q
counties attended the annual midsum
mer meeting of county superintendent!
of northwestern North Dakota herr
last Friday and Saturday.
Warwick-The fingers Of her littl'
| Son nu1led the trigger and fired thl