The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-07-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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Two large herds Of buffaloes have beer
seen near Ellendale recently.
| Cass county has disposed Of her court hous,
bonds, to the amount Of 22Ooo, at 90 cents Of
the dollar.
Two children Of Carl and Anthony Forger
were drowned Saturday afternoon in vel
near Mitchell.
| A terrific storm ragged over southern Dakots
on the afternoon Of the 21st., doing great dam.
age to crops and other property.
Col. W. F. Steele, Of Kiddsr county, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the con-
gressional nomination for Dakota.
A man by the name Of. Mcguire, supposed to
belong to st. Paul, dropped dead while at work
recently with the surfacing gang near Lari-
more.
1t is reported that Judge Edgerton has con-
grsssional aspirations and that Judge Palmer
is visiting various portions Of North Dakota in
his interest.
Near Valley City gophers have nearly ruined
a fold Of wheat Mr.. Randolph, who has suf-
fered the loss, wants his town to offer bounty
for the little brutes.
Miss Doherty, Of East Grand Forks teacher,
is suffering from the effects Of a severe concus-
sion Of the brain, the result of falling down tho
stairs, but will recover.
| Albert c. Barnes, William F. Sinlrall and L.
| D. Dana have been appointed commissioners to
organize Rottineau county, on the northern
boundary line Of the territory.
The county board Of Dawson county has Of.
fered reward Of $500 for the apprehension
OF the murderers Of Bechtel, whose body was
found in the river terribly mutilated.
Contractor Thompson las completed arrang-
ments to work both night and day on the Cap
itol buildings, and will endeavor to complete IL
ready for the legislature and territorial offices
in fifteen days.
A number Of farmers and business men of
Groton and vicinity have expressed willing
ness to donate from five to ten bushels each OF
wheat to the parties losing their crops by the
hail storm Of last week.
/ Several Berthod Indians found their stolen
ponies at Bismarck, where the thieves sold
them, and have instituted suits to recover their
property. A very delicate question Of law
arises in this case, as an Indian is not citizen,
Near New London, a Northern Pacific train
caught man and his wife on bridge. 1t was
too late to stop tho train, but the man caught
up the woman, threw her over the rail into the
water below, and vaulted over himself and res.
cued the woman from drowning.
Coal las been discovered three miles north
OF Yankton, Oh the farm of H. +. and Leroy
Jencks, at depth of 246 feet. The vein 10
over four feet in thickness. Four other veins
were penetrated before the main vein was
struck. The discovery was made while boring
for an artesan well.
jamestown Alert: The crops along tho
Jamestown & Northern railroad, It is claimed.
are In better condition and are farther advanced
than in any other portion Of North Dakota
The rains have not been 80 frequent but came
in proper season to insure large crop. This
will be the first farming operation that has
been conducted in that section of the country
and Its citizens are jubilant over their prospects
for the largest yield Of the cereals raised in the
great Northwest.
James Griffin, a laboring man living at
Elkton, was shot and instantly killed Saturday
night by railroad man named Boston, work.
ing Oh the Burlington, Cedar Rapids l. North
ern. Griffin called Oh one Of his friends about
billy, and asked, "Will you protect me?' Just
then Boston came up and shot Griffin, firing
through the glass door, killing him instantly.
He tried to shoot him again, but was put out
Boston is still at large.
A mysterious shooting took place Saturday
afternoon in Mandan. Capt. w. E. Whaley,
late captain Of police Of Norwich, Conn.,, went
into bedroom with his son, young man,
and shortly afterwards the inmates of the house
were startled by the report Of pistol. It was
stated by the son to the people who were at
tractcd by the report, that Mr.. Whaley was
standing with his back to his son when tho
pistol, 22-calibre, fell out of the latters
pocket. and Oh touching the ground went of,
the bullet lodging in the skull Of the elder
Whaley. Physicians extracted the ball and
the patient will probably recover.
Tower City Herald: Rumor bobbed up &C.
renely few days ago with the statement that
the Dakota & Great Southern had been sold
out to the Northern Pacific and Chicago d
Northwestern railroads, and that the route
would be changed to end at Lisbon-connect-
ing with the Fargo & Southwestern, thus shut
ting Tower City and Binghampton out in the
cold. This ruInor is denied by tho officials of
the road, aud it is only known az Lisbon
rlmor' Grading is still going on near Britton
and they hope to reach tho Sheyenle this fall.
President Haupt is now east, endeavoring to
place the bonds on the market, and the results
OF his labor will decide the future of the. road.
Hillsboro Banner: The election for men,
bers Of the legislature this fall is one of tho
most important that has ever occurred in Da-
kota. The Territory las had wonderfully
rapidly growth up to this time, but its onward
march is in danger of serious interruption il
stringent laws arc not at once adopted TO pre-
vent the extortion of railways. Kansas thriyed
until it took two bushels Of corn to carry ono
to market-then ensued ten years' period of
stagnation. Dakota must prevent such an oe-
currence. 1t already takes one-haIf tho price
Of bushel Of wheat to transport it to New
York. Every county ought to SEQ to 1t that
legislative candidates are elected upon plat
form declaring in favor of territorial regula-
ton Of transportation charges.
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Tho ScOurge Increasing.
PARIS, July 21.-Cholera in Paris is increas-
ing. There were eight cases reported to-day,
two fatal. At TOulon the epidemic is assum-
ing the most violent character, nearly all the