The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-02-19
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS

1AAV Ia TAhA&S pERA
It Is stated two more railroads will enter Ia
M0ure this season.
The farmers Of Hanson county have organ.
lzed mutual insurance association,
Parties are arriving at Pierre prepared ia
take up Sioux reservation land. IL the Iatter 10
thrown open.
several OF The nest extensive business estab.
llshments at Buffalo Gap were DESTROYED BY an
incendiary fire.
The McCook board of county commissioners
nave granted township organizations to eight
OF the civil townships.
Real estate at Deadwood has taken boo,p.
property is now sold at double the price asked
for 1t a few months ago.
Officers OF the Northwestern Stage conuanv
deny having any intention Of closing the line
from Sturgis next summer.
The American Home Missionary society has
given $2oo towards paying the first YEARS. ex-
penses OF the Plankintep academy.
A boy twelve years Of age, and his sister of
ten, arrived at Grafton from Glasgow. Scot
land, travelling the 5000 miles entirely by
themselves.
The Dominion government will be asked to
place sum in the estimates TO improve Red
River, with view to its utilization in the Hud-
son Boy route.
The Bangor Rustler says the erler prohibit
ing the cutting of wood upon the Indian res
ervation is rigidly enforced. Iudian police are
patrolling the banks Of tho river.
Some Of the farmers in Relette county claim
that they can get more for their wheat by haul
ing 1t to the terminus Of the new railroad in
Manitoba rather than to DEVILS Lake.
Judge Mooney, Of Cavalier, has been in st.,
Paul the pas: week cQpferring with the Mani.
toba people i'll regard to tho proprosea extern
sion to Langdon. He feels quite encoura ged.
In the county seat contest in Rolette county.
IN the Turtle mountains, it is alleged that the
census returned but 5l1 males over q in the
county, While one of the towns certified to 76O
votes pslled.
R.smafak has tender spot for Delegate
Clifford since he introduced the bill appropriat.
ing 100000 for public building there. II
he can secure its passage he can have his statue
placed high on 1t.
Tho recent county prohibition convention st
Ipswich was one Of the largest gatherings ever
held there, and thorough organization of the
county was effected. The county board has
refused to grant license.
great many parties living in Nelson county
have been notified by the land department at
Washington that their claims are held for can-
collation.. The number of such notices sent
out, 1t is said, will reach 1000.
G. F. Kindred, Of Brainerd, Mimi, emphati-
cally denies that he has tried or is trying to sc.
cure the removal Of Postmaster Anderson, OF
Valley City. The report was set afioat in Wash.
iugton and printed in several papers.
Hillsboro Banner: HilIsbero now has eleva.
tor capacity for 100000 bushels of wheat,
Running only at all average speed its new mill
will consume annually 29O,OO bushels, all of
which tends to make very good market right
here at home.
Brooklyn county has probably the oldest man
In Dakota in "Pa O'Leary," who is said to be
Ill years OF aye. He lives with his son, Con,
WHO is by no means a young man, and looks
about as old as his father. The old man was
born across the water before the declaration
| Of American independence.
| The local papers generally are complaine
that the parties who insured against hail in the
general companies are not getting fair settle.
ment. All the companies lost heavily and are
trying to save themselves, and nearly all Of
them will go out Of that specially.
W. s. Lane has beeL held in $4,000 bonds
on the charge Of disposiDg of lnortgaged prop
erty at Lisbon. Bailey has also been held in
the same amount 1t looks doubtful il they
will secure the bail, and il they fail they will
probably be sent TO the Fargo Jail.
The North Dakota Prohibition alliance will
hold an annual convention in the Congrega-
tional church, Fargo, beginning Monday even-
ing, March lst, 1856. All sympathizers with
the good cause are earnestly requested to be
present. North Dakota papers please copy.
L. w. Starbird, President. Jas. S. Campbell,
Secretary.
1t is said that the people of Cavalier have
authority for asserting that a corps Of engi-
neers are to survey line from Park River To
Langdon as soon as spring weather will allow.
The Manitoba people propose to cover that ter
ritory, and General Manager Marvel expects to
go at it early in April, If reports are reliable.
This gives Cavalier 10000 people.
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