The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-11-28
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

Wolves are numerous in the visnity Of Sioux
Falls.
Fornan has secured the county seat Of Sar-
gent county.
Col. Donan will spend most of the winter at
New Orleans.
Dakota's wheat crop for 1884 10 estimated at
sc, ,000, 600 bushels.
The Fargo 4 Southern will he completed to
Flandreau next spring.
Prairie fires have done considerable damage
in the vicinity Of Mitchell.
Over $500 was collected for girls at the Con-
tlnental, who were burned out.
Frank Means, Northern Pacific brakeman,
was run over and killed at Jamestown.
A party from Ortonvlls, Minn., is arranging
to put upa 15O barrel grst mill at Devils Lake.
Thompson, who killed voda at Garfield last
spring, was tried at Grand Forks and acquitted.
DR.. Luther P. Wisner, prominent aud pop
ular physician Of Lisbon, died suddenly on
Friday.
The Grandin farm in the Red river valley,
Is preparing 1000 aeres of land to plant to
wheat next spring.
The result of the election gives Darlington
the permanent county seat which New Rock
ford tried to secure.
The vote for Sheriff in Towner county was
tie, and the matter will have to be decided by
lot as provided by law.
Even in the BLACK Hills every county wa,
carried by tho Republicans, except Butte,
which has but about fifty votes.
The vote in 1852 in Dakota was 81, ,15l for
Raymond, 1904 for Brookings. Raymond's
plurality, 29,1l7. Total vote, 47,1S5.
The Darlington elevator only charges cent
and quarter for handling and shipping wheat,
just one-half what is generally charged.
La Moure, Dickey county, cast 2SO votes Mt
the last election. Two years ago not nail or
stake had been driven where now stands the
thriving town.
In Grand Forks dance house Saturday
night. Thomas Malloy, an empoye Of the Man
ltoba road, was severely and perhaps fatally
cut by George Ebert, negro.
An Ohio man, who has bought land near
La Moure, will set next spring two acres to
Strawberries, four acres to raspberries and two
acres to currants and gooseberries
A fine new Masonic hall at Watertown WAS
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on
Wednesday. Judge Clifford, grand master Of
the territory, was among those present.
Though there was but III democratic votes
poled in Burleigh county at the recent cleo
ton, nearly one thousand men and boys turned
cut to celebrated the election of Cleveland.
SAnborn Enterprise: The Northern Pacific
has transported free from different stations ON
the road thirty car loads Of fuel for tho benefit
OF tho sufferers from last summers hoavy hail
storms at Tower City and Oriska,
A new county is reported on tho tapis, cut
ting kiddsr county in twain, adding something
from Burleigh to the west part, leaving Steele
as the county seat: adding from stutsman to
the east part, making Dawson or Tappan tho
capital of the new county.
Civil action has been instituted to recover
the sum Of s25, 900 from the firm of McBain &
Co. Of Sioux Falls for taking granite from a
school section near Dell Rapids and selling the
same. The firm will make al effort "a secure
the section by slaimipg It ~ mineral land.
Melsan County News: As we 60 10 press we
learn that Mr.. Mitchell, Of Mspes, has commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat with razor.
He went into Mr.. Shepsrd's dry goods store
and tried to borrow whet-stons. There be-
ing none in the store, he went off and pre-
pared the razor some other WAY.
Cooperstown Courier Maynard Crane, the
efficient laanager of the interests Of tho Len
ham Elevator and Lumber company has gone
Into stock raising, having purchased fifty we'll
bred heifers and placed them upon his farm.
II the farmers would follow Mr.. Cranes ex-
ample there would he less unpaid debtA each
fall.
The annual Iel.nsi of Governor Pierce to the
Department Of the Interior, gives some inter
esting facts. Tho population is estimated at
100000, Of which 100000 are in south Dakota,
and the claims Of the Territory to admission
are strongly enforced. The amount Of govern
ment land taken by settlers this yeas Is G,0O0,-
600 acres.
Valley Cssy tfnes: s'What Is hell"' was
the subject Of discourse delivered in Mime
apols on Sunday, by the Rev. Mr.. Seudder.
Well, brother, inasnuch as you have asked the
question, we might as we'll truthfglly say that
it is waiting ten day.. tar. the result in New
York and then ana out that Cleveland is to be
tas aext president.
Portland Inter- Ocean: All the preliminary
arrangements have been completed for tie
new mill. W. c. Morrison came up nom St.
Paul Wednesday te arrange the location. He
donstsi The site and gave deed Of the ground,
a,whole block by the railroad track north of
town. The erection of the mill will be begun
at once, and by spring will be ready for opera
ton.
McHenry county, at their first meeting, ap-
pointed the following officers, who will hold
office two years: Register Of deeds, Geo. W.
CIaine; treasurer, Frank Frisbie; sheriff, N.
McLear; judge Of probate, w. D.. McClintock;
assessor, Farley Tayer; clerk district court, w.
D. Mc,,linteck; Superintendent Of schools,
George Inkster; surveyor, c. Z. Jones; eoro-
ner, R. Copeland.
The capital commission, through President
Hughes, has notified Governor Pierce Of the
comgle ion Of the capitol building at Bismarck.
The governor has issued proclamation noti-
flying the territorial officers at Yankton Of the
completion, requesting them to govern them-
selves accordingly. The act requires the Off
GERS not now at Bismarck to be there within