The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-02-13
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

"~AOAA A Az hAvk1Ss
A number Of horses in Burleigh county have
died OF mysterious disease.
The ferryloat Senator stink at Yankton, her
hold having become filled with water. 81
The list of contemplated building improve
ments in Yankton the coming season foots up
$SOO,0OO.
Gen. Readle WILL hold teachers institute
for Beadle and Kingsbury counties at Iroquois
February Is and 81.
Settlers have been arrested at Dell Rapids by
United States Deputy Marshall Pay for taking
boulders from the school section.
The second annual encampuent of the Grand
Army Of tho Republic Of the department OF
Dakota will be held at Huron March IS.
+. j. Grier, formerly secretary of the Home
stake Mining company, has been appointed
superintendent to succeed the late Sam Nc
Masters.
It's about as hard to make eastern papers
believe the Truth Of the kind Of weather we
nave in Dakota as 1t is to stop the sale Of whis
Ky In Iowa.
Devils Lake Inter- Ocean: On Monday last
scrip was placed OH l20 acres of land in section
10, town 1862, range 75, the county seat Of Botti.
neau county. Tho parties Interested regard
this point as natural terminus for railroad
The preliminary survey Of the Dunseith l.
Southeastern, mado last summer, terminates
there. Probably the projected townslte will
not be plated before summer.
Casselton Courier: For eight days the corpse
of q child has been lying at the Commercial
hotel In this city, unburied, because the mother
has no money, aud the city and county author
tiles failed TO act. 1t is burning disgrace that
such state Of affairs is possible, and still moro
dsgracofu that this is the third time within
six months that private charity has been called
upon to perform the last sad Offices for dead
humanity.
Barnes County Record: 1t ls reported that
If the Oliver wheat bill passes and becomes a
law Mr.. W. w. Barton will build $4,000
bushel elevator in this city. Herbelt Root will
build an eight bin warehouse aud j. s. Weissr.
one OIL larger scale. Other parties are talk
Jug OF building warehouses along the track,
and the chances are that by the time the nex,
crop Is ready to be harvested there will DO no
less than twenty in the county.
, st. Paul Globe: Many Of the farmers in
Lincoln county were SO fortunate as to put In a
good crop Of flax the past year, which enables
them to hold their wheat and pork for better
prices. One of them raised 500 bushels on
seventy-five acres and sold for $l.05 per bushsl.
Dozens of them cleared from $1,000 to $l,5OO
OH the flax, and some of them have gone to
Now Orleans A much larger acreage will be
put in this year. Flax is now $1.25.
Valley City Times: A short time ago the
papers made public ruling alleged to have
eminated from the interior department, calling
for the appearance In person of claimant and
witnesses in cases Of final proof before the land
office Of the district in which he resides. Dr.
Groves, of SanborII, who came to Valley City
to-day to make final proof before the clerk Of
court telegraphed the officials at Fargo in re-
gard to this ruling, and received the response
to 60 ahead and prove up here. There seems
to be Il mistake somewhere.
We have not heard of a single instance where
disappointment has not been the result where
parties left for the east to spend the winter.
A friend Of the Enterprise who lately loft San
born, writes as follows from Minnesota:
"Everything is very much different here than
i'll Dakota. We have lots Of snow and Ice and
have had very cold weather, but Just now it Is
little warmer. Times are very close here as
everywhere else and there is absolutely moth
ing TO do for lahoring men at present. There
is rather more money afoat than in Dakota, az
there is more wealth in tho country, but it re-
quires its full value to get it,"
From CooperstOwn to Hannnford.
AT the Saturday morning session of the
house Mr.. Stevens, of Griggs, is reported by
Mr. Steele, Of Kidder, to have introduced q
bill to change the county seat of Klder. Mr..
Stevens sits Immediately In the rear Of Mr..
Steele aud directly to Mr.. Steele's left is Mr..
Williams, of Burleigh. All three are from tho
same district. 1t is claimed that Stevens asked
Williams as to the propriety of introducing the
bill, and Williams being in a fight with Steele
in regard to the county division line, advised
favorably. In justice 10 Mr.. Williams it may
be said that this is denied, but no sooner than
pen and ink had been obtained, Mr.. Steele &c.
Lured the fleor and introduced bill changing
the county seat Of Griggs county from Coopers-
town to Hannaford, little station on tho SAIL
born & Turtle Mountain road. It is expected
that there will be considerable trouble about
this matter before it is ended, as Mr. Stevens is
said Oh all sides to have made very bad break
in interfering with the Kidder- -Burleigh county
fight and Offering bill in regard to another
county when it had sitting member, and
especially in regard to removing the county
seat from Mr.. Steele's own home. Col. Steele
is prolific In language and ready and rapid
writer. There Is no end to his schemes, and he
never forgets to endeavor to get even. Mr..
Stevens, after hearing little argument from
the colonel asked unanimous consent to with
draw the bill, but was refused.-Earge Argus.
A Fearful Crime.
WAHPEToN, d. T., Feb. 9.-Walpeton and
vicinity was thrown into condition Of feverish
excitement yesterday, by startling develop
Inents in relation 10 the sudden and mysterious
disappearance of "a German named August Dill,
until recently living in the German settlement
some ten miles from Wahpeton. 1t will be
remembered that some ten days sincA Dill was
reported as missing, since which the authori-
ties had been unable to get any clue as to his
whereabouts or any evidence to indicate whetl,
er he had been murdered OF had left the coln-
try Of his own accord. The conviction seemed
fn ai,,r nd ! a.