The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-01-16

Malt Miller, who attsmptrd 10 k4,s O.iyss
Lane. near Mitchell was convicted and sent TO
the penitentisry for four ysats. Il now turns
out that through fiaw In the Indictment he
will escape further punishment the grand tury
failing to charge him with using deadly
weapon in the assault.
Bismarck Journal: There ID great deal Of
impatiencs existing throughout this judicial
district on account of tho lack of court facili.
ties In the several counties. The term at Bis
marck has been unusually long and unusually
Important Judge Francis will reach other
counties at the earliest moment possibla.
Pierre 10 proud Of the fact that ons Of its
NEST distinguished looking citixena Judge
Merit Sweeney, has received from the manage
lnent of the Mardi Gras at New Orleans an ap-
pointment ~ Earl Of Dakota, 10 attend the car
nival on the staff Of King Rex. He will have
the freedom Of the city and retain the title.
Dakota Clipper: Last Friday the train for La
Moure got fast In tho snow between Lisbon
and that place, and was not liberated until
Saturday afternoon. Consequently there was
no mail from the east from Friday neon to
Monday noon. It took four engines and
pusher to get tho passenger train out Of the
snow bank. ~
Willet Bronson, representing several wealthy
capitalists In New York, lately bought 1900
acres Of land in Ransom and Sargent counties.
He says it Is but tho beginning, a. there are
millions Of idle capital in New York that will
4 tnVAAtAd n d
activity 10 looked for In Dakota real estate In
tho spring.
Cssselton Reporter: The Manitoba company
have located their round house at the point on
tho Casselton branch where tho Ripon survey
line intersects the former line, and 1t 10 under
stood that 4 water tank will shortly bs erected
there also. This would indicate that the CON-
pany will build their surveyed line from Ripon
to Casseltsn the coming season.
A telegram from Jamestown to the Fargo
Argus announces that negotiations have been
completed for the sale Of the James River VAL
ley road to Crawford Livingston, of st. Paul,
and President Merriam, of the Merchants Ma
tlonal bank, also Of that city. No figures are
given. tits said that the purchase il made in
the interest of the Rock leland system. The
line is to run from Jamestown south Of the
various lines parallel in South Dakota from
east to west.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Zero weather in the
Northwest 10 a. much enjoyed when ono gets
used to 1t as Is the rose scented air of January
further south to the people who live there. A
Dakota or Minnesota farmer could not bs per-
suaded to trade snowstorms and blizzards for
the floods in tho Ohio or the half -and- d-half
weather Of all the central bolt Of tho Union
The llvest and most prosperous section Of this
| great land to-day is the zero aud below region
Of the Northwest.
George Stickney, for the past six years treas
| ursr OF Union county, is short in his accounts
some $4,000. He has offered to ono of his
| bondsmen to turn over all his own, his wlfe's,
| and his sons property to the bondsmen, they
to make up the shortage to the county and pay
themselves out Of the property turned over.
His son, now IN the land business In Douglas
county, has joined his father at Elk Point, and
joins In the offer to make good the last dollar
Of deficiency as far as he il able. There is no
disposition At Elk Point or in Union sounty, to
push the matter further than 4 settlement.
Darlington News: A considerable number Of
Russian Turks have settled in the townships
southwest Of Darlington, and fine settlers they
make, too. They are hard working, frugal,
simple people, who prefer TO wait until they
make money bsioIs they spend 1t, and are
bound to succeed in this country. We learn
that they are Looking for fsrty families Of their
own race in the early spring to como and set-
tls in the same neighborhood. Only few Of
them speak English as yet, but We understand
that they are Baptists in religion, aud are
anxious to increase their settlement 10 they
can have a church and school in their own vi.
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