The Hope pioneer., 1886-03-19
.DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

Roscoe business men will no longer do busi-t
ness on credit system.
The Buffalo Gap Telegraph company will at
once erect and operate line from the Gap 70
Bot Springs and Custer.
The gun club at Rapid City is trying to stock
that section with quails. It is believed TO ba
specially adapted to them.
The Germans of Bismarck and vicinity held
| phantom ball at the athenaum on Shroyo
tuesday, at which there was large attend
ance and great enjoyment
Sarles L Durstine, Of Jamestown. have sold
their extensive lumber interests to the Gull
River Lumber company, one Of the heaviest
numbering firms in the country.
The Acting Comptroller Of the Currency, al
Washington, on the 11th inst appointed j.
Leslie Thompson, Of Vanderbilt to be receiver
| Of the First National bank at Sioux Falls.
A dispatch from Yankton, of the 1lth inst,
announces the death of Mrs. ]. P. Hayward,
sister of the late Mrs. John B. Raymond, Of
Fargo. Mrs. Hayward died on the morning
Of March II, of apoplexy.
The match game Of polo played between the
Clark and Aberdeen teams at Aberdeen on tho
evening 10th inst, resulted In victory for the
Clark team. The score was: Aberdeen,
goal; Clark, goals. Clark against Dakota.
The electric light company are putting In
| their water motor at Aberdeen, and expect to
have the light in operation inside Of month.
Nineteen Of the business houses of that place
have contracted for lighting their stores in this
manner.
w. D. Allen, Of Fargo, has had taken from
his right leg a piece Of glass that had been i'm
| bedded In the flesh for nine years. It was
fragment Of a window pane in one Of the cars
in an oil train that was demolished during tho
Plttsburg riots Of 1877.
Some Of the stock-growers claim that the
frosted wheat, Of which there is considerable
at times in some sections, Is the finest feed that
can be had to fatten cattle. They will ca. the
straw up clean and gain flesh rapidly, they
say. Farmers often burn this wheat.
The citizens Of Watertown are taking 1000
bonus tickets ut 81 each, emitting them to a
half days ride In steam yacht to be put upon
lake Kampeska not later than next May. It'll
very pretty body Of water, and will he made
q popular resort for that section.
The fermentation of young man named
Jacobs, taken to the asylum from Cavalier
| county, is attributed to the fracture Of the Jaw
in extracting tooth, he acting as his own
dentist. He became subject to fits as result
| and these have eliminated in insanity.
A mass convention of the citizens surround
ing the Slsseton Indian reservation met at
Webster OH the 11th inst, and memorial TO
be presented to the president and congress,
asking tho opening Of the reservation, was
drafted by committee of thirteen and unani-
mously adopted.
The Larimore Pioneer claims that the winter
just past Is the second in succession that has
been mider than in the Mississippi valley and
Iowa. 1t says that school children 10 TO Is
years Of age have gone from three to five miles
to school all winter without missing day.
There has been but little snow In that section.
The St. Paul Globe Of the l1th says: Assist
ant Superintendent Green is at La Modre. with,
a boarding train and snow plow, engaged In
opening the road between Lisbon and I'll
Moure, which has been closed temporarily.
Trains on the Fargo & Southwestern will prob
ably run through to La Moure Monday or Tues
day.
| The executive committee Of the Dakota Press
association were to hold meeting in Aberdeen
on Friday Of last week for the purpose OF maxi
| ing preliminary arrangements for the July
gathering Of editors in that city. After the
business meetings of the association the mem
bers will take an excursion to Yellowstone
Park.
The executive committee Of the Dakota Sun
day School association held session at
Huron Oh the 11th Of March. Thenext annual
convention Of the body will be held on June s,
Q and 10. The best talent In the territory will
participate. District associations are to be
held in May at Ipswich, Watertown, Scotland
and Mitchell.
Joseph Geitner, Of Columbus, Ohio, whs
bought ex-President Hayes large farm near
Bismarck, has recently been out to provide for
Its cultivation, in charge Of Major William Neil,
Of Ohio. Mr.. Geitner has spread the Dakota
fever among his Ohio neighbors, and as re-
| suit there will probably be quite migration
to the Missouri slope from Ohio.
A DEVILS Lake dispatch Of March II says
John Rocke, treasurer Of Towner county, has
| skinned out for Canada on horseback. His
accounts with the county are about correct, but
he had recently made good a deficit of about
$500 by borrowing Of banks here on personal
| chattes, and 1t now appears that he did not
own the property mortpaped
A Grand Forks dispatch Of March II says tho
grand jury to-day returned indictments against
Andrew Tawonchak and Patrick Williams for
assault with dangerous weapons, and against
Peter Swanson for the murder OF Tamlinsor
two months ago. Miller & Greene, Of Fargo,
and Hans Spilde are attorneys for Swanson.
It is understood that his plea will be not guilty.
No cases Of importance have been tried at this
term yet.
! The schools of Dakota are supported entirely
by direct taxation, and must be until the scheol
bonds become available by statehood. The
figures, as given in the recent report Of the tor
riterial superintendent, are highly creditable.
| and indicate something of the burden carried.
There are 4,l45 teachers in the 7G out Of 81
organized counties reported, with POL graded
and 1858 ungraded schools. There are 2,745
school houses and seating capacity Of 90,227.
In the south, the older and more pepulous see-
| ton, there is a school house to 1872 of pepula-
ton, and in the north to 2O2, but the value Of
school property in the north ls $1,00S, ,5s6 to
4 "a nR