The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-10-22
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

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Jamestown had . $ls, 90 frea iGednesday.
| Aberdeen win soon have lts third telegraph
wire.
i A 10-cent delivery system has been establish
ed In Mitchell.
Abont 80 per cent Of the population of Ram
sey county is Scandinavian.
Eight thousand pounds of game were ship
ped from Laksta during last month.
Geo. Conkling and one Edison broke out Of
the county Jail Of Nelson county last week.
a Mandan Indian boy shot and killed Ernest
Whitman, white boy The red skin was al. 4
rested.
MI. Robbins denies tue report that the North.
western Elevator company mixed hard and soft
wheat for shipment.
The Manitoba road has obtained permission
from inc Indians to pass through their reser.
walton en- route to Great Falls.
The recent DicAey county Democratic con.
vention opposed the division Of the territory.
instead OF favoring 1t, as reported.
The amount OF money received by the Fargo
and Grand Forks districts from the Missionary
society of the NJ. Z. Church is $7,5OO.
In tho case Of Charles A. Wood, convicted
OF murder at Bismarck, the supreme court has
granted writ of error to be heard Feb, /,
Railroad Commissioners Griggs and Evans
have decided not to interfere with the avenue
crossing at Grand Forks while the matter is
before the courts.
Tho Russians that emigrated from Bon
Homme and Hutchinson counties to Campbell
county laot spring, are reported to be in desti-
tute circumstances. s
The supreme court at Watertown has dis.
missed the appeal Of the territory against Clay
ton Dodge, to stay the execution Of Judgment
and the case be set aside and vacated.
James Godfrey is held at Hu1on on charge
OF criminally assaultirg Mary Loutherbacb.
six years old. The child identifies Godfrey as
her assailant and tells straight story.
L. s. Bennett, who is in Jail at Yankton,
charged with attempting to rape the fiye-year-
old daughter Of James Crow, says his home is
In Minneapolis, and that he is printer by
trade.
A farm laborer, Peter Niewa, working on
the farm of Mr.. Ceebcr, ton miles north of
jamestown, while digging well, was instant
ly killed by the well bucket falling Oh him from
the top.
Henry Wemer was badly injured near Tower
City by runaway horse falling upon him.
He lay Oh the prairie three hours before help
came. He was paralyZed in the lower links
and died shortly after.
County Commissioner Hanson, Of La Mours
was found dead in his bed "Wednesday morn
Ing, having died from heart disease. He was
highly respected throughout the county. His
age was about forty five.
Mrs. Isabella Sampson, a bonanza farmer Of
Barnes county, has announced herself as n
candidate for county superintendent Of schools
OF that county. This makes the fourth candi-
date seeking the position.
George Homldow, of La Mourc, Willie hunt
Ing on the James river, shot himself, the charge
tearing away the muscles on the back Of the
arm above the elbow and lodging In his should
or and back. The wounds are not fatal.
WIN. Riddle and Charles Schmitt were lay
ing brick on a hardware store in Wabpetop.
when the scaffolding gavo way, throwing both
to the ground, a distance Of twenty feet. Ril-
die had one arm and one rib broken, and
Schmitt two ribs broken. Both were other-
wise Injured, but not seriously.
In tho Methodist Episcopal conference at
Watertown. Rev. A. D. Irayiller, presiding
elder OF the Aberdeen district gave a favora-
bic report concerning the work dose there,
fifteen churches having been built during the
year. The annual missionary sermon was
preached by Rev. G. e. Clark, of Mitchell.
This conference las reached the two million
dollar line,
Il. B. Robbins, manager OF the Northwestern
Elevator company, Minneapolis, writes to tile
editor OF the Grand Forks Plaindealer taking
exceptions to the statements made by the rep
resentative Of the Eastern millers who visited
the Red river valley few days ago to perfect
arrangements for buying our No. l hard wheat.
Mr. Robbins states that his company ali-now
and have been guaranteeing grades and y
weights and be omnhatically denies that they
mix hard and soft wheat for shipment, and
says that they ship it from Minneapolis pre-
cisely as it is received from Dakota. Brooks
Bros. also have their general office at this place.
and state that they will also guarantee weights
and grades, and that tho statement that the
Minneapolis l. Northern Elevator company s
the only one doing so Is erroneous.