The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-01-09
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

Tho Homestake mine produced s9,7OO The
first half Of December.
Building Improvements in Huron the pasl
year amounted to $l46,475.
The Grand Forks counsil have closed up the
gambling houses Of that city.
Residents Of Dakota arc charged No tuition
at the Brookings Agricultural college.
Osborne Benson Of Burlington writes to the
Lisbon papers that he was not hanged by vigi.
antes, as reported.
Frank J. Drew, Of Grand Forks, distributed
Soo loaves OF bread among the poor Of that city
IN New Years morning.
A slxty-five foot well. in Rlenden township
n Dawson county, proves to be gas we'll. II
shows no sign of failing.
movement has been started at Watertown
10 circulate petitions against the repeal of the
tree-olaim act, to bs sent to Warrington.
As there is some quibbline at Washington
over the population Of Dakota, it is probable
that the legislature will provide for taking the
census.
The Sioux Falls, Fairbanks Il Western sur.
vey has been completed to point three mile,
west OF Huron, and will be continued in the di.
recton Of Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Ophelia Glover committed suicide al
Bismarck on Sunday afternoon, Dec. rs, by
taking dose Of strychnine. It Is supposed
that she was mildly insane.
Portland Inter- Ocean: 1t is understood that
Judge Hudson has finally reached decision in
our county seat ease, but has not got it in shape
to make public. He will announce 1t soon.
As an illustration of the effect Of Dakota
ozone, the Port Emma Times relates that enc
OF its lads, thirteen years old, broke 1877 acres
and backses forty 1--WE, will, pair of oxen, the
past season.
Pembina, on the Manitoba border, was tho
first county created in North Dakota, and dates
10 1857. 1t Is one Of the best settled aud most
prosperous. Its journals, at Bathgato and
Pembina, are nearly model local sheets.
A ch.ttel mortgage for $7,2dS.SS, covering
the stock, stores and their fixtures Of Goodman
u Grange Of Sheldon and Lisbon, In favor of
George R. Newell l. Co., Minneapolis, was
filed ln tlle registers offiss, and Newell Il Co.
arc in possession Of the stock.
Portland Inter-Ocean: Fingal G. Enger, tho
farmer king Of the upper Goose, has purchased
the nucleus Of a heard Of blooded stsek. He
says he is Of opinion that great deal more
money can be made out of stock of all kinds
than grain exclusively. He proposes to raise
cattle, sheep and hogs aud believes the best
way to start is with blooded stock.
A Aparty Of five Russians went to Potter coun-
ty the past week to occupy claims they had
secured. One Of them was fine looking old
man Of eighty years, who, when lad, was
guide to the Russian army during Napoleon's
attack upon Moscow. They stated that large
colony, numbering several hundreds of their
countrymen, would settle in central Dakota in
the spring.
Valley City Times: Among other county d.
vision schemes, tho latest heard of il enc to
sut of two ranges Of townships from tho east
side OF Griggs county and add them to Steele
county, and two from the west, adding them
to Foster county. Owing to the small number
Of votes cast in Griggs county at the late cleo
ton this fall, 1t is believed this will leave auf-
cent territory for the county of Griggs.
In an open letter to Gov. Pierce in Ja,pes
town paper, John Paul Logan asks him to
recommend the reconstruction of tho east and
west boundary lines Of all sounties in Dakota
which touch the 46th parallel, 30 that the 46th
parallel shall be the north boundary line for
all contiguous counties in South Dakota. This.
he says, would commit the present legislature
to division, and otherwise facilitate the same.
The Lisbon Herald has reliable ipforms-
ton that tue coal discoveries fifty miles south
OF that point in Day county, four miles from
Brltton, are fully confirmed. 1t says that there
are two veins, ono fovr ;eot below the other,
the first five feet thick and the second nine
feet, and tho quality equal to Iowa or Ohio
coal. If this be the fact that county 10 fortu-
nate indeed, and the extension Of a railroad to
the section will be had very soon.
Bismarck Journal: Ignite coal is now de-
livered to consumers at Bismarck at four dol
lars per ton. The coal is universally used this
winter and is found to be more economical
than either wood or coal. It will interest
strangers to know that tho country is full of
coal. 1t Is found in almost every township
and in unlimited quantities The coal beds ex-
tend from Menoken east Of Bismarck to the
Rocky mountains and will furnish fuel for
hundreds Of years,
Mayville Tribune, Doc Vaughn, the veteri-
nary surgeon, informs us that COW belonging
to Sven Heskins few days ago gave birth to
curiosity that would discount anything in Bar
NUNS menagerie. 1t was supposed to bs a
calf. but built entirely foreign to the old ap-
proved manner in which calf should be. Its
legs instead Of growing downward were point
ed upward. The tail had grown exactly in the
middle Of the back, and the strangest part Of
this phenomenon was that tho heart and liver
were attached to tho outside Of it. The COW
was killed. and the ''calf'' was of course dead.
Vaughn says this 10 the strsngest freak Of ma
ture he ever saw.
DEVILS Lake Inter Ocean: On tho 18th ult.
Frank Marcoe and Philip LsuiselI, of DEVILS
Lake, Vim. Shearer, Dick Robertson and Wal
ter Chausse, of Darlington, started from the
head Of the South Cheyenne sn route for Ante
lepe lake, distance of about twenty -four
miles. They were caught in 4 storm and all
were somewhat frezen. When within few
miles Of their destination Robertson concluded
that they were travelling in the wrong direc-
ton, aud, after some contention, left the party
and started off in another direction. The par
ty all reached camp except Robertson, who has
not been seen or heard Of sncu. It is the gen.
eral belief that he has frozen to death. Par
ties are in search Of him, but it will be a mere
chance il his body is recovered before spring.