The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-08-14
DAKOTA PARAcRAPIas.

UUuutl0b tnlb year.
Hon. w. B. Benson, Of Valley City, had his
foet amputated recently by DR.. Vidal.
The city Of Wshpeton has voted down
proposition to issue $40, 200 in bonds.
The srtesian well at Altoona is Down $50
feet aud the boring is now through stone.
Some Of the finest wheat near Fargo is upon
land that has grown nino successive crops.
In Grant county ears Of corn were well filled
and fiji to eat in just sixty days from planting.
The son Of Senator Eustis Of Louisiana is
secretary Of the Bismarck Loan and Trust CON-
pany.
The Press association Of South Dakota has
resolved that $3.50 shall he the price of fnal
proof notices.
The Indian population Of Dakota is estimated
at three thousand, and each Indian has 500
acres Of land
Oliver Dalrympls estimates the damage done
the wheat crop in Cass county at from rs to
S3115 per cent.
The Custer house in Bismarck is to be closed
until business is better. This will be the fourth
hotel closed in Bismarck.
Charles Brack has beon arrested at Scotland,
charged with stealing note for $500 frem
Scandinavian boarding house.
Ono day last week $4,000 pounds of butter
were shipped from vermilion East That is
becoming great dairy region.
Near Buffalo, last week, Evart, eldest son Of
r. N. Goodsell, fell from house, breaking his
arm and dislocating it at the slbsw.
One Of tho preachers at Ipswich wears
bandaged head as Il result Of riding his racer
in a match and crossing ditch before The
horse did.
Judge Francis las more friends among the
people than attorneys. Some OF them rather
ike the idea of a cranky judge who will keep
tho lawyers in hot water.
The editor OF the Siftings at Minnewaukon,
exhibits lettuce heads three feet in diameter,
| and insists that the Devils Lake region can
match California in vegetables.
| One man in Campbell county las raised very
fine backberries this season from roots brought
from Michigan. 1t has been supposed they
would not stand the Dakota winters.
Ths case Of the shooting Of the eight year.
old son Of H. P. Packard at Redheld by the
carelessness of playmate, is another ilustra-
ton of the danger Of pistols in tho hands Of
boys. He will probably die.
New Rockford business man, whose op-
portunity for arriving at tile fasts are une1-
eeled, says the losses by hail in Eddy county
during tho recent storms will hardly be loss
than 60, 600 bushels Of grain
J. Hansen Alls, OF Leonard, has retained
Miller & Green, Of Fargo, in his suit against
the Northern Pacific railroad for ejecting him
sell and bride from the cars at Wood Siding,
two months ago. Tho damage is put at $, 1000.
The assessment of Cass county reaches over
$13,000,0Q0 according to the completed and
equalizcd list. This il over double the amount
Of last year and over one-ssventh Of what was
the entire assessment Of the territory last year.
Ernest Wolfe, the murderer Of Mrs. Uagsr,
OF Dawson, is lyiN. In Jail at jamestown await
ing trial. 1t is understood there will 10 term
Of court in January, when no will undoubtedly
be sentenced to death as 1t was a most brutal
murder.
st. John, in the Turtle mountains, which did
such phenomenal voting to secure the county
seat, is iubilant over the recent action Of Judge
Francis In setting aside the Injunction restrain.
ing the removal from Dunseith. The matter
is not definitely settled.
The Northern Pacific las accepted the James.
town Northern branch from the Oregon Trans.
continental Construction Company, and will
hereafter operate 1t as part of It's line. Ons
passenger train will be run daily each way.
The line extends from Jamestown to Aiune-
waukan.
Thursday morning. last week, while adjust
ing binder ip the field of A. J. Eastos, near
Buffalo, the needle passed through the right
hand Of 7. J. Haynes, agent for the Osborne
binder, between the frst and second fingers,
. an inch back Of tho knuckles, and had to be
cut cut with a pocket knife. The right fore
arm was also badly cut.
, Miller, indicted at Grand Fsrks for the mar
der OF Mira, snell and son, las made confess
ion duplicating Henry Rutherford, farmer
who lived near the Smells. Rutherford IL said
to have delivered mail at Snelps four days afel
the murder and made no report Of anything
wrong. Rutherford was bound over and llsle
on his own reeognizance in the sum Of $1,000
, Mrs. Butula, wife Of leading merchant o.
} Moorston, in Richland county, was killed By
: lightning and her husband hurt during storm
last Saturday. Hail stones as large as partridge
: eggs fell over small area in the center of the
: county and seine hail stones were found two
inches in diameter. A few fields Of wheat and
oats were destroyed and seine damage wa
, done to the crops by wind and rain.
The depot at Whestlaud was broken into b,
tramps on Saturday and the mail bags for betl
east and west were stolen, with valisss in tn
express office. The pouches were found a hal
mile west, cut open and the contents, consist
ing Of $5 and q large amount OF checks, drafts
, ETC., were taken. Tie other mail matter wa
: burned. A vigilance committee has bsel
4 formed at Wheatland ta ffe tramps out
4 town.
) Chief Of Police Waller, Of Bismarck, 70
ceived the following mysterious note from
: man who lives near the river: "Fifty nile
!. below Buferd, July IL am shot BY hers
4 thieves. and am bleeding 10 death. Sho
d through the lungs. Sam Peterson" THIS wa
n written on ragged piece ai brown wrapping
10 paper aud ON the opposite side was the instruc
Rr tion: "Senf word to Ole Peterson, Stockholm
AZ Sweden"
- An exceptionally severe hail storm passe
"a oyar Waihlo on tho 4fb instant IT conmance