The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-12-12
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

oooA H"'As pdSAeib are klilnR lIu nOgB
a day.
Bishop Foss will dedicate the M. f. church
at Kendall Dec. II.
The Homestake mine produced $50 900 the
first half Of November.
Over 100 muskrats were caught at Long
Lake, near Letcher, in one day.
The ice on DEVILS lake is about eight inches
thick, and teams now pass over it.
The artesian we'll at Ipswich 10 down 1928
feet and the work progressing favorably.
A beaver weighing fifty pounds was captured
IN the Vermilion river, in Turner county last
week.
A meeting to organize forestry and horti-
cultural association will be held in Huron on
Dec. 18th.
Edwin J. Parker, of Yankton, who suffered
broken leg few weeks ago, died from blood
poisoning.
A wealthy English company is negotiating
Tor the purchase of number Of tin mines in
Custer county.
Alex. Mckenzie telegrsghed TO Valley City
from New Orleans for fifty bushels of Red
Scotch Fife wheat.
Louis Welcome and Charles Hurst, on trial
at Pierre for burglary, are ten and twelve years
OF age respectively.
hed Bird, noted Mandan chief, died near
that city, being brought there to breathe his
last at his own request
lie Black Hills counties of Lawrence, PEN
nlngton and Butte have all elected women to
the office OF superintendent Of schools.
An artesian we'll at Hurley, only twenty
three feet deep, spouts stream of water four
feet above the surface of the ground.
Hon. E. P. Wells has resigned tho presidency
OF the James River National bank at James
town. and is succeeded by George R. Toplif.
In sully, Hughes, and other central countie,
farmers were plowing as late as the last week
IN November. This was somewhat unusual.
In the north part of Hand county, Rev.
BARKER, preacher, raised 4 SQUASH that
weighed l29 pounds. He divided 1t among his
flock.
The warehouses at Pierre are crowded with
Black Hills freight, the river not being frozen
enough to cross on the Ice, aud too much for
boats.
1t is said that large deposit of sulphur has
Deen found under the Presbyterian church at
Pierre. There is thought to be something oln-
inous in the fact.
Some OF those interested in the growth of
fruit and forest trees will meet at Huron. Dec.
10, to organize Dakota horticultural and for.
estry association.
There is good deal Of kicking in Dakota
towns over the recent increase of insurance
rates. There is a growing inclination to sup
port home companies
There are now eleven counties in Southwest.
ern Dakota which do not grant saloon licenses.
and after the lst Of January the number will
be Increased to fifteen or sixteen.
The Northern Pacific Elevator company will
send to tho New Orleans show a perfect miuis-
lure elevator with engine and all prepared to
illustrate the workings Of the real institutions.
A sensation has been caused by the summons
OF large number of Hyde county citizens to
testify before the grand jury at Yankton re-
garding the title to a much advertised town
site.
Register J.. A. Rea 10 forming organizations
OF settlers in the towns in the Missouri region
to promote his efforts to secure reduction Of
the price OF railroad limit land to S1.25 an
acre.
Redheld has just discovered that by the vote
in 1880 it was entitled to the county seat and
as it failed to got votes enough at the recent
election, it proposed to make contest on the
old figures
The voting population of the city of Dead
wood has decreased one-half within the past
four years. The vote of Lawrence county on
tire has decreased nearly l, 400 during the same
time, but is 2O0 more than in 1882.
In some sections the farmers are organizing
LEGAL mutual insurance companies, like the
township companies in Illinois and other states,
When confined to fire they are successful, but
a big hail storm would ruin one of them.
A woman called Alice, kept py ono Tony
West, gambler, died few days since, and
before her death stated that her fathers name
was Fowler, wealthy and highly respectable
citizen of Hartford, Conn. He has been tele-
graphed to. ~.
call has been issued for meeting of dele
gates from every farmers alliance, grange or |
farmers' association Of any kind whatever in |
Dakota to meet at Huron on Friday, Dec. 19,
for the purpose of institutlng territorial or |
ganization.
Business at the Fargo land ofice for tho
week ending Dec. s: Homesteads, "a, $50
acres; tree claims, IA, 2,24O acres; declaratory
statements, IS; $3.50 acres; final proofs, 6S
o,OS0 acres; total number, 149, 23,S4O' acres;
total collections, 50, 1924; contests, g.
Mayville Tribune: Michael Olson, on Friday
last drove to town with load Of wheat, and
while unloading the same at one Of 'tha eleva-
tors, he suddenly sank down unconscious, and
in few moments expired Coroner Strom
waa sent for and Sturday empaneled Jury,
and a verdict was given that the death was
due to heart disease.
Townsr County Tribune: During the past
Jear the people Of Manitoba have been much
Interested in the project of securing cheap car
rage for their exports to Europe by building
4 railroad from Winnipeg to Hudson's Bay
and shipping thence by steamers. On this side
'f the line the scheme was pooh h-poohed at
oy the newspapers Of st. Paul, Chicago and
'thsr cities interested in monopolizing the
;arrying trade Of the Northwest and they hsv-
ng proved eonclusively that Hudson BAY
Straits were open only two months In thu xear.