The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-08-20
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

DAKOTA PARAGRAPHs.
The North Dakota Methodist conference vii,
be held October IA.
Cargill & Bagley's elevator at Bath was un-
roofed BY cyclone Of Monday last.
In the vicinity Of Sioux Falls wheat goes
from fourteen to twenty bushels to the acre.
Oats in the Black Hills are $1.6O per 100
pounds, corn $1.3O, and hay $40 to $12 ton.
The rails on the Dakota Il Great Southern
were laid to Sargent in Sargent county, the
past week.
Farmers about Sioux Falls run stove pipes
into their grain stacks for ventilators and the
scheme works we'll.
Four persons were killed and one fatally in
jured at Newark, thirty-five miles northeast of
Aberdeen, during storm last Sunday.
The Bottineau Pioneer says $2,4OO was the
price named for the claim on which to locate
the town Of Newport McHenry county.
Secretary Lamar writes that he will try to
arrange his western trip so as to be present and
make an address at the opening Of the fair at
Huron September s.
The county commissioners of Eddy county
have given public notice that they will prose-
cute to the full extent of the law any person
or persons found setting prairie on fire.
Casselton Blizzard: Mrs. Keller, while visit
Ing in Fargo, slipped and fell, spraining her
leg so that she had to be brought home in
carriage and is now confined to her bed.
The large elevator of the Vandusen company
at Esteline was struck by lightning and
burned Sunday night with 5000 bushels OF
wheat. Loss about $4,000. The wheat only
was insured.
A meeting of citizens ihterestedin the forma-
tion Of permanent organization to be called
the North Dakota Humane society was held at
the office of Francis & Southard, In Fargo,
few evenings since.
Portland Inter- Ocean: Tho first wheat Of the
season that was marketed in Portland was
brought in by Elet Peterson on Wednesday Of
this week, ard Agent o. D. Patterson says it
Is as fine wheat as he ever saw.
Associate Justice Church, Of Huron, was ar
rested ono day last week and taken before q
justice of the peace and fined $25 for shooting
prairie chickens out Of season. He paid the
fine, and, it is said, seemed to enjoy the joke.
Duluth News: Hon. John Flitte expects to
return to his old stamping ground in Dakota.
He will remain during the winter, but expects
| to return to Duluth in year or less. Mr.. Fit
tic is gentleman who will be greatly missed
from our city.
John Mosley, tramp from New York, was
shot Wednesday night at Wahpeton, in house
Of ill fame by a woman known as Nellie Grant.
She claims he was breaking furniture aud as-
saulted her. She was arrested. His wound is
not dangerous.
P. H. Green, q Canadian well-dIgger was
killed by gas Friday morning in an eighty foot
we'll six miles northeast Of Larimore. The
we'll was in good condition the night before
and Green was being let down 10 continue
digging, when he fell from tho bucket.
J. P. Doig, receiver for the Wahpeton Mill
and Elevator company, has leased to Dunn &
Thompson, Of Duluth, all the property of the
defunct company, consisting of one $4,000
bushel elevator at Wahpet0n, and warehouses
at Minor, Kindred. Clifford, Erie and Page,
each Of 10000 bushels capacity, for $2,15O.
Grain cutting OH the Grandin farm, near
Mayville, was finished last Saturday. Last
year they commenced cutting Oh the 2Oth Of
August. Six Thousand acres Of grain WERE
harvested. Threshing will commence on Mon
day with four large steam threshers. The yielt
will be equal to last year and Of better quail
ity.
Judge Mcconnell has decided in the case 0
the Bank of Devils Lake that under the statute
OF the territory there is no such thing as
''prvate bank" and that it is simply a partner
ship, making all the stockholders Individual
liable for all the judgments of the concern AM
as such not exempt no matter where the.
may be.
A ten-year-old daughter Of Charles Ander
son attempted to start a fire in the stove. I
would not burn, so taking can Of coal oil sh
began pouring it on the embers Instantly
blazed, the flame followed the stream Of o.
into the can and it exploded, setting fire to he
clothes. She was terribly burned before ~
sistance reached her.
Gov. Pierce has issued an order for the mil
tary encampment to meet at Aberdeen Septeu
ber I'd and Sd. As the railroads propose
carry the militia to the encampment and tax
their chances on getting paid by the legisls
ture, the governor thinks 1t best to give til
matter an official bearing. Only regularly er
listed men who were present at the last inspet
ton will be given transportation. Col. Charlie
y Peck is quartermaster general, and Gen. job
! B. Dennis, Of Yankton, will command,
: Bismarck Tribune; Several very importal
0 cases were before Judge Francis yesterda!
The most interesting to the public, perhaps
7 that relating to- the capital commission and th
9 territorial treasurer. A mandamus was issue
some time ago commanding the territori'
9 treasurer to pay warrants issued by the con
: mission. Yesterday the legality Of the ste
Il was argued, Gen. Hughes appearing for tt
: relator Tin support Of the mandamusl, and A
/ | tnrnev Ganeral Rica for the territory, Th