The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-06-06
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Items OF News Gathered from the
Pioneers Exchanges.
A good flow Of water was struck BY the com.
pany sinking an artesian well, at Aberdeen at a
depth Of 900 feet. n
1t is reported that fine vein Of coal has
been found in Day county. II true, 1t will be-
bonanza to that section.
Casselton Reporter: Clifford, a lively station
on the Portland branch Of the Manitoba, has
been furnished with telegraph outfit.
Thirty thousand dollars Of insane asylum
bonds have been taken in New York, and work
on the Jamestown asylum will proceed at once.
Dakota was first settled by white men in
1872. A few Scotchmen who composed the
Assiniboine colony of Lord Selkirk, settled at
or near Pembina.
"Bound for Dakota. Good bye soft corn"
was the suggestive inscription on the cover Of
an emigrant wagon which passed through
eastern Iowa one day last week.
N. G. Dakin, Of Clinton, Mass, has presented
Yankton college with an 800 pound bell, worth,
In position, $500. The college has also been
presented with clock worth $3.50.
Major Powell, Of the United States geologic
cal survey, has detailed N. T. suiter and N. g.
Parker, Of Huron, to accompany the geologi-
cal party that is expected to explore the coal
fields in the Sioux reservation.
William Mitchell, lad Of sixteen years Of
age, living six miles out Of DEVILS Lake, was
kicked In the head by a fractions colt and
knocked senseless. He suffered nearly week,
when he died from the effects of his injuries.
sanborn Enterprise: In digging well at
the old meat market stand depth Of i've feet
has been reached, and the ground is frozen so
hard as to be almost impenetrable. This
speaks volumes for the wheat yield the coming
harvest.
A Niagara, Grand Forks county, man named
Munroe, whose feet and hands were badly
frozen last winter, and had not fully recovered,
went to Grand Forks, Tuesday, and on going
home told his family he would die before sun
down, and he did.
Cooperstown Courier: The body Of Nels Lar
son, lost last winter, has been found near Red
Willow lake. His clothing was entirely in
sufficient to protect him from the severity Of
winters night and getting astray on the
prairie he no doubt died Of exposure.
Originally, Dakota included Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming, embracing about a million
square miles. At present North and South
Dakota is four hundred and thirty miles long
and east and west is three hundred and sixty
wide, making an area Of Las, 500 square miles.
Yankton Dakotian: An excellent way for
Bismarck to achieve settlement of its capital
case is to induce the north to unite with the
south in favor of division and push the project
to successful issue. The south is willing that
Bismarck should be the capital of the north,
but it still insists upon the privilege of locating
its own seat Of government.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul has ar.
ranged to survey all the government lands in
Campbell and Mcpherson counties. In the de-
flciency of the government appropriations for
the work the road advances the money, taking
surveyors scrip for it. BY this means it will
stimulate emigration to these counties, which
are very near the center c. the territory, and
not far from the Missouri river. Thore is much
good land there.
Casselton Reporter: James Colt who super
intended nearly all the grading Of the Breck-
enridge extension Of the Manitoba road, and
now in charge of the forces recently put on
the grading between Mayville and Larimore,
took breakfast at the Occidental, Monday, on
his way north. He informed Reporter rep
resentative that the S5 mile span between the
above points will be ready for ties and rails by
July 1st, and the company propose to have
trains running through to DEVILS Lake via
Casselton by the middle Of July next.
Three citizens indignation meetings have
been held at Aberdeen protesting against the
work Special Agent Jaycox is attempting to do
in behalf Of the government. Jaycox has been
busying himself for the past two mouths look
ing up alleged fraudulent entries, and several
proofs have been held for cancellation. Peo-
pie claim that the government should make all
Investigations before or at the time proof is
made; that after the local land office has once
accepted proof, receivers receipt should be
conclusive There is no probability that these
reported claims will actually be cancelled, but
the course the government is taking is dalnag-
ing the country materially. Capitalists be-
come scared, though needlessly, and much
expense attends establishing claimants right
to reported claim.