The Hope pioneer., 1886-09-10
DAKOTA I. PARAGRAPHs.

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Fifty men are working on the Fargo sneits
lag works.
Archie Bangs, Of Grand Forks was acci2,
dentally shot in the back while chicken aunt-
ing. 5
Saturday night burglars stole $500 worth ofl
gold pens opera glasses etc, from A. G. Hem
dricks store at Fargo.
Large quantities Of Northern Pacific land
surrendered by jay Cooke to creditors are
being sold under mortgages. Il.
The Aberdeen encampment closed Saturday.
night. At the review Gov. Pierce complimerted
the troops on their appearance and proficiency.
Tho county commissioners Of Brule have
been petitioned to order an election for the Io-a
cation Of the county seat this fall. There are
l,e74 votes in the county and the petition con-
tains l,leS names.
The town Of LaMoure has been bonded ID
the sum Of $500 to erect town hall. The
building is to be offered to the county for
term OF years should the county seat be re-
moved to LaMoure by vote this fall.
A farm hand working for W. Cantrall,
near Hillsboro, fell into the traction gear Of a
threshing machine on Friday morning last and
was cut In two. Twenty persons saw the
doomed man, but were powerless to assist him.
Something over year ago D. H. Houston
bought section Of land near Hunter. He has
just finished threshing his first wheat crop,
which averaged 81 bushels per acre-2O, 4S0
bushels from the $40 acres. This wheat, sold
at IS cents per bushel, would bring s12,2aS.
Oliver Dalrymple, the bonanza wheat farmer,
says the Dakota wheat crop will average bet
ter than expected. Cass, Trail and Richand
counties will have the largest yield in the his
tory OF the territory. In portions Of tho Red
River valley forty and fifty bushels to the acre
have been raised.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road has
opened for traffic its new extension from An
dover, in Day county, to Harlem, in Sergeant
county, taking in the towns of Langford, Brit
ton, Newark and Sargent on the way. This is
tho line being constructed to Tower City, on
the Northern Pacific, and thence northward
to Grand Forks.
j. j. Cavanaugh, treasurer of Grand Forks,
died Monday morning last at o'clock Of in
fiammation Of the bowels. Mr.. Cayanaugh
was widely known. He was member of the
Old Settlers association and prominent men,
Der OF tho e. A. R. Of Grand Forks, having
served In the army as private in Company
K, Wisconsin infantry.
Billy Brahman, who knocked down farmer
named Ole Anderson at Buxton last Thursday
night and robbed him Of valuable watch,
was captured at Grand Forks on Saturday
night. He was found with the stolen property
in his possession. The Trail county authors
ties were notified and they took the prisoner TO
Caledonia. Brahman is young fellow %
years old. and formerly log driver on the
river.
In the case Of Ramsey county VS.. the st.
Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba railway Judge
Mcconnell holds that the act of 1883 taxing the
groes earnings of railways in lieu Of all other
taxes simply applies to property held for rail-
road purposes, and that townsite property and
all other real estate held for purposes OF specu-
lation is taxable. This decision does not ap-
ply to tho Northern Pacific, as it is given land
grant by congress.