The Hope pioneer., 1922-05-11
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6eulah-The first annual Mercer
county play day was held here May II.
has been formally opened here.
FinIey-A radio outfit is being in
stalled by the Community club.
EIlendale-A Parent-Teacher asso..
citation has been organized.
Marmarth-With $500 apparatus a
local poolhall is preparing to receive
broadcasted music for public dances.
carrinoton-A "horseless carriage"
bought of mail order house in 1910
for $40O. is still in operation here.
Hebron-A small irrigation system
for the supplying of about dozen
farms is being worked out here.
Dickinson-A daylight saving sche-
dule is being urged for the period from
June Is to September l.
Lakota-Ex-Senator A. ]. Gronna
81, died here after several weeks ILL
ness with cancer.
Noonan-The rev Bethlehem Luth-
eran church, built at a cost of $1,000,
is considered one of the finest and best
equipped small churches in the state.
Minot-Three local women formed a
human chain and rescued an 1S-year-
old girl who fell into the Mouse river
while dipping pail of water.
Bismarck-Allan Kafer, 4, was in
stantly killed while playing in the
street when struck by an auto driven
by 16-year-old school girl.
Valley city-Tennis courts, a cinder
running track, and playground appar-
atus are included within the confines
of the new ball park here.
Llsbon-A central power plant for
the transmission to Enderlin, Oakes
and Casselton, is planned here by the
Midwest Power company.
Sehefieid-Mail service will here
after be supplied over a star route
from New England instead of from
Dickinson.
Grand Forks-Officials of the North
west Wheat Growers association will
tour this state in the interests of
wheat pooling. The 1921 pool of about
5O,OOO,OOO is about to be disposed of.
Elgin-The new International trail,
marked by a red II" on a white back
ground, leads throuh this point, Beu-
lah, Ryder, and Minot, from Belle
Fourche, S. D., into Canada.
Grand Forks-That IS American Le-
gion posts in this state have 100 per
cent membership is the announcement
just made by the state commander,
Philip r. Bangs.
New saIem-The possibilities of the
sugar beet industry are attracting
much attention since irrigating the
Missouri river bottoms have been so
strongly talked.
GranviIIe-"Put 1t Through in '22"
is suggested as the slogan for the
100000 More clubs which are boost
ing immigration in northwestern North
Dakota.
Dovon-Marketing 16 cars of live
stock comparatively through the Devon
Livestock Shipping association during
1920 and 1921 saved the stockmen OF
this community $3,11S.67, according to
report made by the county agent.
Jamestown-A local man took to the
N. p. tracks to avoid bad stretch in
the Sunshine trail. His engine STALL
ed. He went for help. A freight train
came along. The car moved, but the
engine is still stalled.
Watford city-The impression of
corduroy in the dirt beneath store
window here, and the subsequent find
ing Of citizen wearing corduroy
trousers with dirt-stained knees, led
to the recovery of several dollars
worth Of merchandise.
MISUNDERSTANDING a small blaze
near a house, Ole Tollerud stopped to
smother it with his hands; just then
the flames leaped up and he was badly
burned. 1t was discovered to have
been sulphur thrown from the house
during the winter, which is believed to
have been ignited by the suns rays.
Mott-More than 30 local business.
men have organized Spring Summer
Tilling club and each will personally
look after at least 10 acres of crops
this year in a big experimental under
taking to cooperate with farmers de-
termining the best local crop condi-
tions.
Fargo-Under the auspices of the
local post of the American Legion, the
famous old Fargo fire festival, COM
memorating the rebuilding of the city
after the great fire of 1889, will be OBJ
served June 6 and z. These will be
made carnival days, featured by fire
runs, athletic programs, pavilion
dances, and so on.
Fargo-A window showing group
Of cardboard figures of boys playing
ball in a back lot, with fence, grass,
stones, base lines, and all, won two
first prizes for the Johnson Cycle com.
pany in competition with thousands of
sporting goods houses all over the
United States for the best window dis.
play during baseball week.
eismarck-The Ignite Industries
corporation, a Minneapolis concern
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