The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-03-05
DAKOTA PARAGRApHs.

Lewis Olson, general merchant at Caledonia,
has assigned. Assets, $4,000; liabilities $9,-
600.
A government detective is doing some very
quiet work in the vicinity of Jamestown. No
one seems to have caught on yet
Gov Pierce has pardoned Andrew Donohue,
who was sentenced last June to three years in
the penitentlary for assault with a deadly
weapon.
Miss Thompson, living four miles north Of
Sioux Falls, died recently from an overdose Of
morphine, the result of careless fooling with
the drug.
Bismarck is arranging for great celebra-
tion on the fourth of July, to be attended by
| ex-governors Of tho territory, ex-delegates and
members Of the legislature.
In June next the Norwegian Lutheran con-
ference Of the Red River valley will meet at
Belmont Traill county, with from 100 to 200
ministers and 600 delegates.
Tom Rathnell, driver for the pierre and Fort
Bennett stage, broke through the ice while
crossing the river at the fort and escaped with
| his horses only after sharp struggle.
Attorney Bosard says Treasurer Holman's
books at Lakota were kept fraudulently from
the beginning. tits also alleged that Holmans
accounts have been short for nearly year.
Land Commissioner J. B. Power, Of the Man
itoba, has resigned. He will be succeeded by
General Freight Agent Mohler. Other changes
| will soon be announced In the Manitoba eff
GERS.
A farmer north of Pierre proved up year
ago and has resided on his land ever since. He
has been notified that his entry is Cancelled be-
cause one of the witnesses failed to state that
he lived in the vicinity of the land.
suit has been commenced at Grand Forks
to set aside tax deeds. II it is sustained it is
alleged that it will vitiate all tax deeds issued
on account Of default in the payment of city
taxes, and probably make precedent for set
| ting aside such in all the cities.
On Saturday night last, Jake Nelson and
Isaac Fredrickson started from Lakota to their
home under the influence Of liquor, and were
found on Sunday morning but a short distance
from the house, Isaac frozen stiff and Jake SO
badly frozen that even il he lives, it will be at
the expense Uf the loss Of both hands and feet.
Last Saturday the social monoteny Of Valley
City was enlivened by horsewhipping infiict-
ed upon Andy Trumble, a prominent citizen,
by Widow Humphrey. She commenced the
castigation on the street and followed him into
| shop, where he crawled under the counter
She claims that Trumble had impugned her
| character.
Cummings, noted herse thief and despera-
do, was arrested at Glendale last Friday. He
had fifty Or sixty horses and ponies, all Of which
it appears were stolen in Montana. Hhas dis
posed Of several Of them to farmers in that city,
and indignation is very strongly expressed. A
reward Of $500 has been offered for some time
pastf or Cummings arrest.
Valley City Times: The storm Of popular
clamor against the commissioners Of Barnes
county which has been raging during the past
two or three weeks, has had at least one good
effect, and 1t shows that the ring don't dare
face. the music. On the 18th OF the present
month, james Daily, commissioner for the
| second district rendered his resignation as
commissioner for that district.
Dunseith, in Dakota, made an unusual bid
| for "boom" and 1t has been taken in and
done for by smart woman Of another Dakota
town. Dunseith offered $500 in cash and
town lot, to be given to the neither Of the first
child born in that town. The smart woman
heard of the effer and went to Dunseith just
in time to claim and receive the gift. Her stay
in that place was limited to forty y-eight hours
but she promises to teach her baby boy to pray
fer Dunseith.
A convention Of all parties interested in the
| opening Of the Sisseton Indian reservation is
called to meet at Webster, Day county, March
II. While the attention Of congress is called
to the subject Of opening reservations, this is
a case that Requires immediate attention.
The Indians on this reservation number about
1,5O0, men, women and children, and are far
ther advanced in civilization than any Indians
in Dakota. The amount Of wheat raised by
them last year was over $4,000 bushels.
Valley City Times: Before Justice Pielson
few days ago Thomas Fish was bound over
to the criminal court charged with rape on the
person Of Minnie Root, thirteen -year-old
daughter Of Dell Root, living about fifteen
miles north Of Sanborn. The evidence on the
preliminary examination showed that Fish had
twice committed the act It Is said that the
parents Of the girl condoned the FIRST crime,
but this is doubted. Fish, on the other hand,
claims that the prosecution is one on the part
of Boot in order to drive him {Fish) out Of the
country, that Root may aYsid the payment Of
money due Fish.