The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-10-02
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Barley is being shipped from Valley City to
the Nester malt houoes in New York.
John Huxhol has been arrested at Grand
Forks for attempting to pass forged check.
The Black Hill papers are making wry faces
over the appearance Of the penny in that Sec
ton.
The Traill County Times announces that
Budd Reeve, Of Buxton, has been admitted to
the bar and privileged to practice before tho
courts.
BY directions of Mayor Eshelman the police
pulled every gambling outfit in Grand Forks,
ana the keepers wore each fined $50 and costs,
which they paid.
Locke Mclean was stabbed In the breast
with common barlow knife and killed, On
the night Of the 9th ult., at Grand Forks, BY
John Hutchinson.
Freeman Tuck, an old man living west Of
Northwood, was burned to death in his shanty
on the night Of the 22d. The IRE is supposed
to have been caused by prairie fire.
By careful estimate the losses in hay, rrsi,
and buildings burned in Stutsman county il
about $4,000. There has also been serious
loss in the burning Of cattle ranges in all parts
of the county.
Portland Inter- Ocean: Trail county will
have another term Of court in October, csm-
mencing on the 10th, when many of the post
poned cases will be disposed of-provided the
lawyers are ready and prepared, of sourse.
In the case Of Peter DAILY, charged with the
murder OF NJ. A. Plummer, and who was con-
vleted OF granddaughter in the second degree,
Judge Mcconnell sentenced the accused to
three years at hard labor in the penitentiary.
A despondent maiden employed at the Com
mercal hotel, in Grand Forks last week took
dose Of laudanum with the intention Of end
ing her days, but doctor was called in who
administered antdotes and counteractsd tile
effect Of the poison.
man named Minder, near Traverse, last
Saturday, attempted to burn some straw, when
the wind carried the flames beyond his control
and they sosn assumed wsndrous proportions,
destroying houses, barns and grain to the ex-
tent Of thousands Of dollars.
The town Of Steele came near being de-
stroyed by fire on the 9th. A fire set by seo-
ton hands Of the Northern Pacific railroad
was almost on the town before it was dissov-
cred. The call was SO close that tho fire got
within the corporate limits, but by the exer-
tona Of every citizen its progress was stayed
and the town saved. The editor OF the Herald
lost small amount Of fax and eats.
Fargo Argus: A private dispatch from Bis
marck announces that Judge Francis sentenced
Thomas w. Magill to the Bismarck peniten-
| tiary for three years and one month, counting
the eleven months the defendant has been in
the Burlsigh county jail on sentence of foul
years, the longest the statutes permit The
many friends Of the Maglll family believe thil
sentence to be harsh, and their sympathies &.
out for the bsreaved parents az we'll az the af
flicted wife,
Ala o'clock Wednesday morning, Sept. 23
fire was discovered in the hotel at Sanborn
and before the flames could be subdued th.
best portion of the business part of tho town
was entirely destroyed. The loss amounts tt
over 900, which was only partially covered
by insurance. The Enterprise says that within
two months nineteen buildings in the heart o.
the town have been destroyed by fire, ane
many Of the insurance companies now rsfus,
to take risks in sanborn.
Cosperstown Courier: The Rev. F. N. Rock
well was adjudged insane Monday, and tskel
to the asylum at Jamestown for treatmen
Tuesday, DR.. Newell accompanying him. Mr.
Rockwell has been the beloved paster Of th
Congregational church society at this poin
since the earliest days Of Ceoperstown. He
naturally Of highly nervous organization
and his incessant labor, and undue religisu
excitement, together with his financial trou
bles, Of which he should have been relieved
have at last accomplished what has been pre-
dieted by hia physician. A few weeks ago b
Rtarted for recrsatlve visit to his family a
Chicago. This was by advice Of his physician
who was relative, and intimately acquainte
with him. At Fargo he met the superintend
ent of missions Of bis church for North Dakota
and was turned back to the scenes of his labsre
and troubles, and excitement, for the purpos
Of building a church-te-well-to advanc
the cause OF sect. The result was foressen
and has been arrived at. Mr.. Rockwell is
sincere Christian gentleman, and it Is great
to be regretted that his fool friends, and am
bilious persons, have plunged him into thi
terrible darkness, which is terrible to bis wife
family, mother and sister, even il temporary.
Tower City Herald: Saturday night, abou
midnight, Mrs. Henry McGowan came to be
senses and found strange man klesling owe
her in bed. She struggled, escaped from hir
and, covered with bload, rushed to the stree
and gave an alarm. A crowd gathered, bu
the william escaped and 10 still at large. Mr.
MCGOWAN was either chlorofermed or knocke
insensible, and he would have accomplished hi
villainous purpose but for little daughts,
who came to her msthsr's assistance, scratch
ing bis face and waking her neither. Mr.,
MCGOWAN is bruised from head to foot, an
severely bitten on the thigh. The wall in th
room is bespattered with bleed, showing tel
rible struggle with the brute. The light in th
room was not bright enough to identify hin
but the detectives have another slew that ma
catch him. II they do, Buffalo will have
lynching party. A man named Ferguson b:
been arrested, but the evidence was not sufl
cient to hold him. He was held, however, q
a charge Of stealing $45 from man in tswl
Buffalo has been cursed this fall with the t,ugl
est crowd of pimpS that eyor yisitad the tou,