The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-06-19
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

Sitting Bull aud party, on their way east
passed through Fargo last week.
The Russians in Mcpherson comfy have nut
in some 10000 acres Of flax this season.
Charles Burnside. Buffalo county farmer,
has planted his entire farm to water. melons.
Small pox is reported to have broken out in
the Russian settlements northwest of Yankton.
A surveyor with Mr.. Scott, OH Mouse river,
near DEVILS Lake. was drowned on the 10th
instant.
Mrs. Landragan, Of Dayton, was burned to
death by her clothing catching fire while burn
ing brush.
The lawyers Of Bismarck have distinguished
themselves by signal victory ever the doctors
ut base ball.
Sheriff McKeichnie, of Jamestown, Thurs
day week, captured two supposed horse thieves
and twenty stolen horses.
Boston," charged with murder, and Ror-
atrom. an allegedhorse thief, have been taken
from Huron to Broskings.
During the last six weeks 25O, 1000 pounds Of
buffalo bones have been shipped from Dickin.
sou W CnlCaRO anu 81. Louis,
The business of the suspended bank Of Mitch
oil is being speedily settled up to the satisfac-
tion Of all persons interested.
The county commissioners of Rolette county
have been enjoined from removing the county
records from Dunseth to St. John.
During last Fridays storm child in East
Pierre was taken up by the wind and whirled
200 yards and was set down without injury.
The First National Bank Of Columbia was
authorized hy the controller of the currency
recently to begin business with a capital of
$5O,O00.
The new creamery at tMlbank is nearly ready
to begin operations. This is nearly the first In
the territory, but number of others will soon
be built.
The man who was found shot on the prairie
west OF Vesta turns cut to be Talif Olson, Of
Turtle River, Grand Forks county, and 1t is be-
lieved lie was murdered.
Quito heavy hailstsrm passed over Ashton
Friday, some Of the stones measuring two
inches IN diameter. There being no wind at
the time very little damage was done.
The Lake County Flour Mill, at Madison,
was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon last,
with 400 barrels Of -four and 5000 bushels Of
wheat. Loss, $4,000. Insurance $4,000. ~
Mrs. J. II. Fullerton, wife Of Postmaster
Fulkerson, of jackson, was attacked by a
vicious COW belonging to Ole Hanson and was
seriously injured, frightful cash being cut in
her scalp.
The Grand Forks Land and Improvement
Co. has presented the Roman Ca.noiic society
of Grand Forks with block Of land upon
which to build convent. Work will bo CON-
menced at once.
The Turtle mountain region is jubilant over
the fact that the one bushel of wheat sent from
that region to the New Orleans exposition was
awarded the first premium, in competition
with the world. 1t was raised by A. Sinclair,
on Oak creek, in Bottlneau county.
Lightning struck barn five miles nerth of
Estsline Thursday morning at 8 O'Clock, and
instantly killed &. Casper and a team of horses.
G. p. Caverhill and two Of Gasper's sons were
dangerously injured. They had been working
OH tho road and took shelter from tho rain in
front OF the barn.
Tower City Herald: Tho annual meeting Of
the Dakota & Great Southern railway was held
at Il. H. Ellsbury's Office, Wednesday, Messrs.
Haupt, Britton, Wheeler, Wisner, Davis and
Ellsbury were present. Several new directors
were appointed, and the Board adjourned to
meet in st. Paul next week.
The Baptist Sunday school convention for
North Dakota meets in Bismarck the 18th Of
the present month; the Baptist Association Of
North Dakota in the same city on the Goth
Delegates paying full fare over the Northern
Pacific going to these meetings can secure a
one-ffth rate to return over the same road by
applying to Rev. q. W. Huntley, at Bismarck.
Bismarck telegram: J. A. Dose, the operator
Of brick yard here for a year, and lately fig
uring as newspaper publisher, has fled t.
parts unknown with $1,000 or more obtained
by borrowing under false pretenses and or
fraudulent mortgages, and in one instance BY
forgery. He leaves his aged father penniless
and several Of his victims are poor. He Is sup
posed to have assumed the name Of Graham
and gone to Illinois or Canada.
Griggs County Courier: A valuable relic o.
the Sbley expedition, in the shape Of cavalry
sword, was found OIL a high hill, west Of Lake
Jesse, near the ruins of Fort Sibley, last week
The metallic portion Of the weapon is intact
the leather Of the handle has disappeared, and
the Scabbard is rusty, otherwise the sword ID
bright and ready for Use. A bone picker made
the find. There is no inscription of any kind
upon 1t. Mr. R. C. Brophy has purchased the
weapon.
Fargo Republican: Superintendent E. d.
Smith came near being killed or seriously in.
jured yesterday at Fergus Falls. Supsrinten.
dent Reynolds, Of the Fergus schools, and Mr.
Smith had just gotten into the elevator in the
new hotel when it suddenly gave way and
started down the shaft at fearful rate, but
something partially arrested the speed for 4
moment, so that they reached the basement
without receiving serious injury. It fell nearl,
three stories.
Grlggs County Courier: Up 10 the present
writing, this season, $4,000 have been paid ou
in Cooperstown for the denuded framework Of
the American bison. The trade for 1885 viii
amount to about $4,000. Little did the nobl,
animal think, as he lay gasping in the clutchs,
Of old age, that he was leaving neat legacy
as well as other calcarisus portions Of bis an
atemy, to John Smith, Ole Olson, Volnogel VOL
Stombach, then slowly waltzing up the CORR
dors Of time to the fertile stsppes Of Dakota.
Barnes County Record: During the storm