The Hope pioneer., 1922-12-28

Decorate With Christmas Trees.
Minot's business streets were dae>
GRATED with Christmas trees, spaced
every % feet, and Illuminated.
civics Book by N. D. Attorney.
Government of North Dakota and
the Nation" is the title of a text boob
on civics just published by Attornes
G. L. Young of Bismarck.
Governor Seeks Tax Reduction.
Letters have been written by the
governor to all county auditors in the
state asking their close cooperation In
the reduction of the state fax burden
Discuss Coordination OF Charities.
AT the first open forum meeting OF
the newly reorganized Association OF
Commerce in Bismarck, the subject ot
coordination of the city's, various
charities was discussed.
Lone Tree Bank Looted,
Tunneling through the concrete wall
of the vault and using explosives on
the safe doors, yeggs looted the Lone
Tree State bank Of $500 in Libertx
bonds, 5000 in cash, and 500 in stamps
Havelock Wants q Bank.
Havelock at one time had two banks
but during recent adverse condition.
both were discontinued. Now business
men of the city are seeking to interest
bankers In the launching Of anothes
institution here.
Alfalfa Brings $52 per Acre,
-Four acres of alfalfa yielded one
Ramsey county farmer gross return
of $50 per acre this fall. 1t was
planted last year and this year pro-
duced seven tons of hay and 4Oe
pounds of seed. The farmer plans ts
SOW 25 acres next year.
2oo-Pound Friend Falls on Him.
Claud Movius, an A. c. student, was
walking with his 2OO-pound friend
Francis "Tubby" Hull, football guarrt
on the Bison team, when he lost his
balance. In falling, he upset Tubby
who landed on him, and now Movius
is laid up with a broken leg.
U Shy on Dormitorles.
AIbino Rats Killed at Minot.
Some years ago business man at
Minot gave up raising white rats anG
released a number. Recently Box
Scouts have been conducting a cam:
paign against a peculiar albino rat
tnfesting portions of the city; they
are uniformly marked in gray, white.
and pink. 1t is believed they are the
common species crossed with the white
rats Of years ago.
Only 295 of the 1,4O4 students at the
state university can be accommodates
in the dormitories on the campus, ac
cording to the registrar. Three hun
dred niHety-seven live in the Forks
22S are lodged in fraternity and soror
ity houses, and the remainder live in
rooming houses. Residents of NORTH
Dakota are in big majority, totalins
1926, while Minnesota sent 1873 of tn
remaining 178, five Of whom came from
foreign countries,
Ignite Goes Over Million Mark.
From October, 1921, to October
1922, North Dakota produced 1,O57,S2.
tons of Ignite coal, the first time th>
states output Of this product has
reached the million ton mark. The
year ending October, 1921, had pro
duction of S95,715 TONS In 1911 the
output was only $4,000 tons. The
value of last years product was S..
278,771.22. There were 1853 men EN-,
ployed in 120 mines; this was 259 more
men in eight less mines than reported
in 1921. There were four fatal accL
dents during the year.
To EquaIize Rights Of Parents.
A bill proposed by the North Dakots
Childrens Code commission for actio.
at the coming legislative session pro
vides that the mother shall shar.
equally with the father in the custody
services, and earnings of their chill
dren. The present law gives the fathe,
first and superior control. Another pro
posal by this organization is burea,
for child research to be conducted in
connection with the state university
to make investigations and examina
tions and to spread information as ar
aid to the whole child welfare systen
Of the state.
Analyze North Dakota Debt.
Thirteen middlewest and northwest
states have total authorized indebted
ness of S376,6s5, 1852, IS per cent OF
which is represented by soldier bonus
and highway Improvement expendt
lures. North Dakota, along with
Nebraska, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ok.
lahoma, has no bonus debt nor highway
debt, although in some Of these statet
road work funds are obtained from tht
general revenue fund. Illinois, Michs
gan, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Wis.
consin, Iowa. and Ohio have authorized
more than two hundred million dol
lars for World War veterans; other