The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-01-29

ings the past week or two.
The city council Of jamestown has decided
to put in an artesian system Of water works,
to be completed on or before Nov. !, 1856.
The trial Of Jonas Wheeler, formerly Of
Litchfeld, Minn., for shooting man at Mich.
igan City, begins at Devils Lake next week.
Quite colony from Michigan is coming to
tho Larimore region in the spring, and various
localities are presenting inducements to them.
The case of W. M. Hollister, under arrest at
Sioux Falls for perjury, was dismissed on tech
nicalities appearing in the papers before the
Justice
man named 7. B. Lane, who lived at Fort
Pierre, is supposed to have fallen through tile
leo and been drowned in tho Missouri river
recently.
A man named j. H. Clark, who shot himself
near Chicago the other day, claimed to be
resident Of Pierre, where hc owned property
valued at $4,000.
Tho school clerks and treasurers of Walsh
county have made up a fund and will test the
liability Of the county to pay their salaries as
required by the act Of 1883.
A buffalo bull that has been domesticated in
Barnes county for two or three years, has late
ly been shipped east TO some geological garden
as wild native Of the plains.
The jury In the slander case Of Hopkins
against Campbell, tried at Fargo last week,
after being out ever 40 hours, brought In YER
dict In favor of tho defendant
A party Of Otsego lumbermen who made n
raid OF dancing party, beating the partici-
pants and cleaning out the house, have been
held to the grand jury at Montevedio
A post mortem on the body of Stephens, the
man shot by Sheriff Hawks, Of Cavalier county,
shows that the injuries resulting from the
shooting were alone the cause Of his death.
Hard coal has sold in Walworth county as
high as $25 ton, but the local paper says tho
county pays So a ton more than individuals.
They hope for railroad the coming season.
Tho business men Of Rapid City have organ
lied a milling company, capital $4,000; a
gypsum company, capital $50, 1000, and street
railway company with capital Of 100000.
The first considerable freight train over the
new branch road to Yankton comprised twen-
ty-threo cars Of cattle for Chicago. The stock
shipments from that section are becoming quite
large.
Reuben Noble, Of DEVILS Lake, has been ap-
pointed receiver Of the Bank Of DEVILS Lake,
and has furnished bonds in $4,000 and quail
fed. His appointment gives universal satis-
faction to the people Of that city.
Mr.. Smith, the secretary Of the Tower City
Social club sentenced to Jail for thirty days
and to pay $500 fine, spends most Of Ills time
in Fargo, and does not insist upon the county
paying his board and irrigation bills.
The council of Huron last Saturday night
granted charter for a street railway to Frank
L. Sheldon, Of Lincoln, Neb, one mile of road
to be completed before Dec. 1, 1887. It also
voted $500 in aid Of the territorial fair.
Private letters received at Huron from Wash
ington state that an agreement has been ar
rived at between the leaders Of both parties for
the admission Of Dakota along with Washing
ton and Montana, and that it will be done
within few weeks.
The Colonial and United States Mortgage
company, which loans money very largely in
the North, has adopted new form Of mort
gage, which requires both interest and princi-
pal to be paid In gold. Other loan companies
are said to be adopting the same rule.
The trustees Of the Presbyterian college at
Jamestown has decided to push through the
construction of the college as soon as the wealth
er permits In the spring. They have advertised
for bids to have material on the ground May 1.
The college will be open to students September
2S, 1856.
The grand jury Of Brown county, OAK, has
loon keeper in the county. Several druggists
are also among the victims, and number of
keepers Of houses of Ill fame have also been
indicted. The grand jury also asked the county
commissioners to grant no more license.
A barn in Fargo for stock sales was burned
last week. All the stock was released. The
building was owned by MIR. Taylor, Of Missouri,
and was occupied by Mr.. Mccormack. 1t was
valued at 800, and was insured for $400 in
the City Of London. The fire is supposed to
have started from the falling apart Of stove.
Walsh county, Dakota, is entitled to the first
place when the wonderful productiveness Of
the Northwest is spoken of. Mrs. Hammer, Of
that county, has given birth to triplets and two
sets Of twins, the last, pair Of girls, being
only few days old. Every true Dakotan
raises his hat when speaking Of the patriotic
lady.
Emigrant Agent Powell, of the St Paul road,
says that the outlook for emigration to Central.
Dakota the coming spring is greater than for
two years previous. ut will be far ahead OF
the rush of 49," said Mr.. Powell. ssThe emf
grafton will be from the New England states,
Pennsylvania and Indiana, and the counties to
be filled are Edmunds, Walworth, Mcpherson,
NcIntosh, Logan and Emmons.
The recent statement Of PilIsbury to the as
sessing officer at Grand Forks, in deprecating
the taxing Of the grain in elevators, that there
was very little profit in the elevators, elicits the
statement from C. L. Williams that when c. S.
Hubert went into the Pillsbury elevator 6rm
he was not worth $4,000, but he Withdrew
last spring, and was paid as hia share Of the
profits 81, 100000. It is the SssIsnt impression
Of wheat growers that their grain has brought
fatness to many packets, on its journey to mar
ket
The Lee Carnival at st. Paul will be pfofuse-
ly illustrated by the Pioneer Press during Feb
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