The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-11-26
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

A"o uoiheetahe miuluS company employs
5000 men.
Lincoln county gave majority of s27 TO,
prohibition.
Deadwood has new Jail which is claimed
to be a good one.
Twenty travelling men met at Huron and at
tended church IN body.
The Bladet published at Portland, has been
made the official paper Of the county.
The abandonment of Fort Abraham Lincoln,
Dakota in the near future is probable.
A vien OF coal said to be twenty feet in thick.
ness, is being opened up near Dickinson.
Abbott, arrested at Wahpeton for rape,
threatens to sue the town for false arrest.
The Temperance ticket in Trail county elect
Ell fiVe OF the county officers, including sheriff.
A new elevator at Tower City and one at
Buffalo, are in the wind, to he built by the
farmers.
In spite of the scarcity of females there, the
divorce lawyers in the Black Hills have a boom
in their line.
Trail county gave Clifford, republican candi-
date for congress, 1850 votes and Day, demo-
crat, 79S votes.
Wheeler, charged with tho murder Of An
drew Abrahamson, ten years ago, was tried ut
Lakota recently and discharged.
Glendale Commercials The Manitoba GRADE
is about completed between El!endale and the
James river, but no rails have been laid.
Hillsboro Banner: Mr.. James johnson has
recently obtained an artesian well which has
tue remarkable flow Of l 400 barrels per day.
The following Dakota postoffices have been
discontinued: Carroll, Kingsbury county;
Milsboro, Sargent county, and Sunshine, Sully
county.
Logan county polled 26 votes. Some are
anxious to know what became of the balance
OF the fifty voters 1t required to petition for the
organization Of the county.
A man near Steele lost watch while plow-
Ing year ago. A short time ago, while plow-
ing subble, it turned gp a. the bottom Of the
furroW "a good as ever.
Olaf Bergh, the auditor OF McHenry county,
has been arrested at the instance of his bonds
men, charged with embezzlement The details
Of the case will appear on the trial.
Several farmers in Sanhorn county have Sc
cured WE'LL at depth Of eighty to eighty six
feet that flow barrel or more minute, which
is quite little bonanza for stock farms.
Pierre as well as Fargo, is organizing new
insurance company, the Pacific, with paid
up capital of 100000, to take the place of the
one sought to be captured hy Sioux Falls.
Nearly every member Of the legislature elect
is either farmer or pledged to sustain their
interests. 1t is probable that more radical
measq4es will be enacted than heretofore.
The report made by Treasurer Vannier, Of
Stark county, was 80 neat and complete tha,
Territorial Treasurer Raymond pays him 6
very neat and justly. deserved compliment.
In Logan county there were 2G votes cast al
the election. They had 81 candidates to vote
for, Of whom 20 were elected. That would
seem to be a good county for ofice-seekers,
but the revenues will not be excessive.
Miss Emma Cady, a lady conpositor in the
Office Of the Free Press at PIanknton the pas
year, was married recently TO John NJ Ran
dolph, one Of the most highly esteemed young
business men Of that place. He is regarded al
fortunate,
Hnlsboro Banner: Harstad has 10 majorit!
in the district Trail and Steele counties Civ
him 226 majority over Selby, while the latter
majority in Griggs is but 207. Nineteen is
pretty small margin, but 1t is sufficient to sent
Bro. H. to Bismarck.
The Walsh County Farmers Insurance com
Rany had rather severe test the past year, Al
hail storms were numerous and destructive
There losses on 55,490 acres of crops wer,
$50, 1875. They pay rs per cent. of the losse
and hope for better luck another year.
The Mitchell Republican is Of the opiniol
that Judge Clifford vii! he warranted in con
clgdiEg that the republicans in the North will
not do to rely upon. They didn't enthus
much over Clifford, but the real trouble wa
that there were too many democrats up there
st. Paul Globe: The large steam -four mil
at Frankfort owned by c. b. Freeman & Co.
was totally destroyed by fire on the night Of til
18th inst. The loss, including considerabl
wheat stored in the mill, amounts to abou
$2O,0C0. Tho insurance is $9,5OO The origil
of the fire is not definitely known.
The Brookings Press learns that many OF tn
Grand Army Of the Republic pests in the south
ern part Of the territory have been forced Il
dsband from lack Of funds to sustain them
This if true, is somewhat surprising and mucl
to be regretted. There ought to be no diff
Guilty in giving them ample support.
III Griggs county there was not ticke
printed with the name Of Mr.. Day upon it a
delegate, and yet he received $50 votes there
In some other connties there was similar neg
lect or lack Of organization, showing that hi
vote could have been swollen very greatly hat
the proper party machinery been in operation
Rev. E. P. Royse, after forty-nine years O
faithful service in the NJ. E. ministry, and hav
ing recently lost most of his property by prairie
fire, now leaves active religious work and will
try to rebuild on the banks of the Mouse ant
grow up with the country. He thinks there il
no more desirable location than in Bottineau
The assessment for taxation gives but
meager indication Of the real increase of value
in Dakota, but that shows an increase Of valu
alton of lands and live stock the past year 0
about 10 per cent. and an increase Of total val
uation Of some "A per cent In very few coun
ties did the assessors approximate cash yalua
tions as the law centemplates.
The territorial superintendent Of schools la
issued cirular calling attention to the con