The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-04-09

road on the section line between sections and
II, township 1A7, range IS, thence running
north on the quarter section line between the
southeast quarter and southwest quarter sec
ton 2, township 147, range 55, one hundred
and four (104) rods, thence west and a little to
the north in straight line till it intersects the
section line at the quarter stake between sec
tions and 8, township lat, range IS, one
hundred and sixty EIGHT (l6S) rods said road
to he four rods wide.
Petition for organization Of civil and school
township in township l45 range 81, was pre-
sented, and, on motion, was granted.
Moved and ordered that civil township to
he called Lake be organized in and conform to
the boundaries Of congressional township 145,
range 81.
Moved and ordered that the first town meet
ing in Lake township shall be held at the resi-
dence Of Col. Thompson, on section 10, in said
township, Oh Saturday, April "a, 1885.
Moved and ordered that the boundaries Of
Lake school township be and are hereby
changed and made to conform to the bounda-
ries of congressional township las, range 81.
Moved and ordered that the resolution passed
March Q, 1856, that referred to warrant No. 10,
dated November 26, 1883, be and is hereby re-
scinded.
The following resolution was presented:
"Resolved That Col. A. D. Thomas bc and
is hereby retained as counsel to assist the dis
trict attorney on the part OF the county in ali
litigation that may arise in connection with
tho questionable warrants referred to by the
resolution passed July 9, 1856"
On motion the above resolution was adopted
| unanimously.
The following bills were presented and, on
motion, were allowed and ordered paid from
| general fund:
ST. H.Nelson, services and mile
age, county commissioner,
to April d, 1885. .... 1926 20
J.L. Wilcox, services and mile
age, county commissioner,
to April 8, 1855. ...... l5 90
A. I. Thomas, retainer in war
rant matters, as per resolu-
ton passed this day by board
otcounty commissioners and
! for past services. .......... $3.50 90
A. D. Thomas, expenses of G.
T. Amidon, attending coun-
ty matters: :.......::..:.;. 800
| A. d. Thomas, expenses Of 9.
| T. Amidon, attending coun-
ty matters. ers................. 18 90
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On motion the board adjourned to Saturday,
April 10, 1856, at 10 O'Clock a. IN.
S. H. NELSON, Chairman.
E. S. SEYMOUR, County Clerk.
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DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.
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Navigation is expected to open at Bismarck
next week.
A Methodist colony from Dunn county, Wis,
has located near Sterling, Burleigh county.
Grand Forks county, claims to have saved
$4,000 through the adjustment Of the fee
system.
G. W. vandusen & Co. have shipped material
to Redfeld for the erection of large grain
elevator.
The Pennsylvania colony, numbering over
one hundred, arrived at Steele last Friday in
special cars.
Mat Gering, of Elk Point, now clerk in one
of the departments at Washington, is a candi-
date for the assistant attorneyship of Dakota.
Grand Forks has nine brances Of the Farm
| ers' alliance, and they are negotiating for 49,
| 600 pounds Of twine at less than IL cents-a
| great saving over former years.
| barn near Fargo occupied by John D.
Batson and owned by Mrs. Won SteInweber,
Of Cincinnati, was burned Tuesday. Loss
$4OO. The horses ETC., were safely removed.
Mrs. James Baldwin, Of Sully county, has
presented her liege lord with five children in
two years, three boys in March, 1885, and two
girls In February, 1856. Proud Dakotans
| ascribe It to the climate
The DEVILS Lake Inter-Ocean reports the ar
rival Of party Of six surveyors to continue the
Manitoba line northwest toward and through
the Mouse river country. Fifty miles will be
built sure, and perhaps one hundred.
| syndicate has been formed at Aberdeen.
Dak., to plat town in the western part Of
Edmunds county, to be called Kellig. The
terminus Of the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
west from Ipswich will be at that point,
In the case Of Peter Swanson, who killed
Halvor Tellefson, in Grand Forks county, the
jury brought in verdict Of manslaughter in
the second degree, and Judge Mcconnell SEN
fenced the prisoner to the penitentiary for three
years and six months.
The proposed amendment to the repeal bill
OF the tree claim law, making claim once en-
tered as tree claim always a tree CLAIM, is
warmly approved in the territory. 1t will cut
Off the common practice Of conversion into
homesteads and secure the trees.
| Ole J. Onlie, Of Madison, Dak., knelt in front
Of moving train at Austin, Mimi, Saturday,
and was completely decapited. He was about
So years old and well dressed, had about S1s
in money and round-trip ticket to Decorah,
Iowa, whittier he was bound. A number of
facts 60 to show that he was deranged.
Land DecisiQh Revoked.
4 WASHINGTON, April THE secretary Of the
interior has revoked the order Of Commissioner
Sparks, Of Che general land Office, Of Aprils
1885, suspending final action upon entries upon
the public lands. The decision affects all lands
in Dakota, Idaho, Utah. Washington teHitory,
New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada,
and that portion of Minnesota north Of the in
demnity lmits Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
and aast Of the indemnity limits Of the ST. Paul.
Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad.
The Minneapolis Tribune has now achieved
the very credible circulation Of 14,500 daily,
Price, $6Q9 per anlum, t n IsFasa9s$Sl