The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-10-24

Pennsylvania, IA, Kansas, 124; Oregon, 123;
North Carolina, 120; Dakota, liz
Valley City Times: A new democratic paper
is to be Issued in Valley City in few weeks
The protector and editeris G. B. Yallindigham,
democratic nominee for the legislature. 1t is
to be a seven column folio, published from an
independent plant which he has already or
dered.
Glendale News: D. Kohle, who lives across
the line in Brown county, had quite serious
loss few days ago by the reckless prairie fire.
As near as we can learn, the fire came from
the southeast, and burned up nearly all his
grain--100 acres standing in the shock. This
will he serious loss to Mr.. Kohle, as he was
depending on this crop to put him on his feet.
Barnes County Record: separator belong
ing to Townley Bros, living north Of Sanborn,
burned on the Sth inst, Oh the farm of Mr.. P.
r. Bower. Three stacks of wheat belonging
to Mr.. Bower were also burned. The crew
had gone to dinner and the fire caught from
spark from the engine. The machine is to-
tai loss to the Townleys, as they had no insur.
ance.
The Dakota Herald is the promised new
journal at Lisbon. Its proportions are modest
and leave room for expension, but It is mod
el Of typographical neatness, and has all the
marks Of expert and experienced hands be-
hind the somewhat impersonal Herald Pub
fishing Company. 1t is probable that the vet
Gran Harcourt is somewhere about
Sanborn Enterprises: The Lehman E. and
L. Co. have purchased 1000 hogs, which will
be shipped in and penned at their differnt ele-
vaters This 10 an enterprise that will prove
profitable, as the screenings Of the elevators
will all be utilized to fatten up pork, it having
heretofore been the practice of elevator COM
panies to either burn or allow such accumula-
tions to 60 to waste.
A recent telegram says: 1t has been gene
rally supposed that the completion Of the Far
60 Southern to Ortonvile meant simply Mil
waukee & st. Paul connection with Chicago
that would not 60 via St Paul. It's now de-
clared that on the opening Of next season this
line will be extended south to Flandrau, Civ
| ing direct line to Milwaukee via McGregor,
! and also to Kansas City and Omaha.
recently there were on exhibition ninety-two
samples Of apples grown in Dakota, among
which were the Ben Davis, Myers, Fameuse,
Nonpariel, Baldwin, Willow Twig, Emperor,
! Talman, Sweet and Wealthy. There were
twenty-nine samples of crabs, principally of
Siberian, Hislop and Transcendent. There
| was good display of grapes and plumbs.
| The annual report Of the Manitoba road for
the year just ended is az follows: The gross
earnings for the year were $S,255, S67.64, and
the net income $4,327, ,475.3l, but slightly less
than fifty per cent of the earnings to cover all
operative and incidental expenses. In the
equipment of the road are POI locomotives 1863
cars in the passenger department and 1905 in
the freight. Only 44.32 miles of new road
have been built. The road operates almost
1,4OO miles, which places it among The largest
railroad systems of the country.
st. Paul Globe: In the Huron land district,
comprising eight counties in central Dakota,
there have been 5000, 600 acres of land taken
up IN the last two years, and not over half
million remain, and this mostly in Sully and
Potter, either poor land or not desirably locat-
ed. That Office has handled over $4,000, 900 in
the two years. There are no land grants to
railroads in that section. The bulk of the EN-
igration to the territory Of late has been to
that region. 1t must hereafter go further
north or west to obtain government land.