The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-10-01
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

Among the fourth class postofices are La
Moure, Mayville aud Hillsboro.
The North Dakota Congregational coleg,
will probably be located at Fargo.
The citizens of Glendale have raised Ss sO(
as bonus for the Manitoba railroad.
Joshua Duncan, one Of the oldest and mos
respected citizens of Fargo, died Monday.
Beadle county has the largest number Of
pensioners Of any county in the territory-16S.
Farmer Brown, of Ipswich, shot at a hawk
and set 500 -bushel wheat stack on fire. Loss,
total.
Surveyors, said to be In the employ Of the
Rock Island road, arc at work near James
town.
South Dakota Baptists will hold their annual
convention in Huron Sept. 30, and Oct. l, 2
and 3.
Smith & Co.'S. store at Groton, was closed l,y
the sheriff on an attachment in favor OF George
R. Newell & Co.
| Inmates Of the Jamestown insane asylum
received the first premium on vegetable at the
| Grand Forks fair.
large number of pre-cmption patents have
been received at the Bismarck land ofIice-the
first in two years.
Albert Kraus mysteriously disappeared from
his home near Valley City, and it Is feared has
been murdered.
William Armstrong of Ahercrombie, is
charged with the seduction Of Margaret Quinn,
Pierre servant girl.
Hon. George S. Engle, of Aberdeen, has
been appointed by Gov. Pierce attorney gen.
eral for the territory.
The grading is nearly completed on the Mill
neapolis & Pacific railroad, and the iron will
be laid by Octeber 10.
Fourteen Indians from the Sisseton agency
We're In attendance at the meeting of the Pres.
bytery at Fort Totem.
The Brule county commissioners have de-
cided that the county seat question shall not be
put to vote this fall.
Frank Martin, of WheatIand interfered in a
quarrel and was badly cut by man named
Mason, who was arrested.
Rufus Cobb, of Pleasant Valley, has just re-
ceived S2,700 from the war department for
supplies furnished 20 years ago.
The jamestown Capital charges the Stuts-
man county commissioners with squandering
money in Public improvements.
The Potter county court house has been con-
verted into hospital during the prevalent
epidemic Of typhoid fever at Gettysburg.
John johnson, conductor on gravel train,
was killed by the cars, near Mitchell, Tuesday.
His remains were taken to Calmar, Iowa.
The Dakota board of agriculture has pre-
sented Mrs. w. +. 7. Bushnell, wife Of its Sec
retary, with handsome silver tea service.
Edward P. Doherty, now Indian agent q,
Cheyenne river, was one Of the squad that cap.
tured John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln'f
assassin.
Steven Clifford, conductor on the Audovel
extension railway, leading north, was severely
jammed by the cars while switching In the
Andover yard.
Ex-Governor O1dway and Abe Boy nton, it is
rumored, will purchase and reorganizs the
First National bank at Sioux City, now in the
hands OF a receiver.
Sept. %, 20 and 80 all the Indians on the
Fort Totten reservation encamped at the Fort
with all the paraphernalia, SO that census o.
the Indians could he taken.
Col. Jameson, general superintendent Of tn,
railway and mail service, says that the rail
roads Of Dakota are carrying more mail matte
Of the first-class than are any Of the roads ii
any ono Of seven old states.
The trial Of Sheriff Hawks for the murder
of William Stevens both of Cavalier county
was closed on the evening of Sept. 21st. The
jury returned verdict of manslaughter ani
the sentence was fixed at six years and three
months in the penitentiary.
Fargo Argus: A severe prairie fire started
west Of the Sheyenne yesterday afternoon or
the south side Of the Northern Pacific track
and some 1,5OO tons of hay are said to havt
been destroyed, including 500 tons for John E
Haggart. 1t is claimed to have started from
locomotive spark.
Darlington News: The Manitoba railroad
company has written to Register Rea, Of th'
Bismarck land office, inquiring about the agri
cultural possibilities Of Stevens, Ward, Ren
vile, McHenry, and Wynn counties. Yer!
significant as to the future intentions Of th,
company.
A fourteen -year-old boy named Manly wa
shot by thirteen -year-old playmate nanet
Day, in Oliver county, thirty miles north o
Mandan. The boys were playing togethe
with gun, which Day raised, and 1t went Of
accidentally, shooting Manly in the forehead
and killing him instantly.
Adam Mari, near Devils Lake, % years o.
age, and his younger brother, went to the field
to plow, taking shot gun with them. IL
getting on the sulky plow Adam attempted Ia
take up the gun which was standing against
the plow. The weapon was discharged and
the entire contents went into one Of his should
ers
A fracas took place Sunday afternoon, six
miles west Of Grand Forks, between farmer
named Ole Ellissen and six men who had been
at work for Elissen threshing.. A difficulty
arose on the settlement The men procured q
rope and attempted to hang the farmer. Two
hired men who attempted to interfere were
knocked down, and one stabbed with pitch.
fork. When about to put their threats in exc.
cution to hang the farmer, neighbors arrived
to rescue him.
Fargo Argus: The strong vein of water
found some weeks ago just below powerful
vein Of gas, on the Monson farm, was selected