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

Rapid City gets the land sf1ce from Dead
wood.
A company of light artillery 10 being formed
in Lisbon.
The county seat war cost Sphinx county five
thousand dollars.
Tho law firm Of Twomey Il Francis, Fargo
has been dissolved.
Frank johnson, reported frozen to death usar
Custer, is alive and we'll.
Efforts are being made by J. H. Marlette to
establish rolling mill at Aandan.
Buildings and public improvements at Sioux
Falls last ysar amounted to $44O,OOO.
The Iron Hill mine, Black Hills, will ship
200 tons Of silver ore to Omaha to be smeltsd.
Twenty thousand muskrat skins were mar
ksted at Winfred, Lake county, the past year.
The commissioners of Bsadle county have
fixed the liquor license for tho ensuing year at
xS25.
Students unable to pay for their tuition at
Pierre university are invited to tako their time
for it.
MIR. Mallsy. Of Montrose, died recently, aged
81, and his funeral was attended by l1ve Of his
great grandchildren.
Cincinnati Times: The new capitol at Bis
msrck, Dakota, Is said to be the finest terri
torial capitol in the west.
A piece Of tin ore weighing 1,045 pounds,
from the Eta mine, Black Hills, will bs sent
to the New Orleans Exposition.
Mr.. Hackstt put in an appearance at Minne-
waukan, and is with his unfortunate wife, who
attempted suicide. Mrs. Hackstt is in a fair
way to recover.
Hon. John R. Wilson, Of Deadwood, late
democratic candidate for congress, has gone to
Washington to remain until after the inaugu-
ration Of President Cleveland.
Judge Francis has issued an order requiring
attorneys in titling their. cases to give tho
names in full OF the plaintiff and defendant In
each case presented to the court.
Governor Pierce has issued his proclamation
announcing the. election Of 0. S. Clifford a.
delegate to Congress from Dakota. The total
vote for Clifford was 71,579, for Wilson, u, 1874.
The explorations of tho geologist Willis
seem to establish the fact that there is an abun-
dance Of coal Of good quality in the Sioux res
ervation. It will be worth more than gold
mines when developed.
Aayville Tribune: We are panied to learn
that one day last week Miss Carrie Warren had
the misfortune to break a log, caused BY fall.
Miss Warren was confined to her room several
weeks last summer by like accident.
Tho business at the Fargo land Office for the
week ending January was a. follows: Home.
stead entries, "a; tree claims, IA; decIaratory
statements, 10; final proofs, 30. The cash rs-
ceipts were $4,416.64. Contest cases, Z.
The skeleton of Bill Styles, alias Bill Cald
we'll, ono of the Mortified bank robbers, wal
| consumed in recent fire at Grand Forks. The
skeleton OF William Pitt, another Of the gSng
is in possession Of DR.. Murphy, Of St. Paul.
The official announcement is made through
4 circular issued by the st. Paul, MinneapsliI
& Manitoba road that Col. Charles Smith hal
resigned as chief engineer Of the road and Mr.
| N. D Miller has been appointed In his place.
George B. Armstrong, register Of the lane
Office at Huron, has obtained a divorce from
his wife OIL tho ground Of dssertion. Judg,
Seward Smith awarded the decree. The eour
gave the child, boy Of six years, to the father
Mark Harris, register Of deeds for Mno
county, refused to turn over the ofice to BIZ
successor, H. Widner, who has given the 70
quir-d bond, claiming the latter Is not citi
zen of the United States, and consequently j
not eligible. The matter will 60 into court
Fargo Republican: Ex Gov. Csburn, o
Maine, owned about 100000 acres of Dakot'
land, and lived in Maine. 1t is to be hoped
now that Coburn is dead, tho land will DO di
yidsd up and some use made of it. The fewe
such property owners as Coburn the better TO
Dakota.