The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1888-08-10

iano yesterday nominated the following ticket:
For councilman, Thomas Harrison, Of BIanch-
ard, Traill county; for delegates, B. A. Pope,
Of Steele, and W. T. McCullogh. Of Griggs.
The democratic convention, which met at
the same place, nominated E. T. Jahr, Of Hills
boro, for the council, and endorsed the nomi-
nations Of the alliance for delegates.
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DAKOTA GLE.ANINGS.
The North Dakota Pharmaceutical associa
tton met at jamestown on the 7th and Sth.
1t is claimed that Valley City machinery men
have sold over two hundred twine binders this
season.
Barnes county has three candidates for the
territorial council, J. Farmhouse, c. A. Van
Wormer and Ira S. Lampman.
A terrible hail storm cleaned out the grain
through the center Of Kingsbury county last
Saturday. A number of farmers have nothing
left.
Mayvile Tribune: We learn that during last
Fridays storm lightning killed four young
horses belonging to l.. S. Larson which were
in pasture. The animals were insured.
The Tribune says 100000 pounds Of binding
twine will be sold In MayviIle and Portland for
harvesting the crop. For this amount of twine
the farmers will pay the modest sum Of $50, 600.
Owing to disagreement between the hotel
company and the city council of Watertown
in regard to sewerage, the new hotel at that
place, claimed to be the finest in the territory,
will not be opened.
Mayville Tribune: G. A. Hanson, NJ. D., Of
Bergen. Norway, was in the city the first par
| OF the week. The doctor is In the employ of
| the Norwegian government, and visited this
| country to examine the leprosy case near Hat
ton.
fair has signed a contract with R. A. Becker,
Of st. Paul, to furnish guns and ammunition
for the national sham battle to take place at
the Grand Forks fair September 22, the last
! day. 1t Is expected to attract thousands of
visitors.
Two-thlrds Of the grain crop of Southern
Dakota is In the stack, and small portion has
been threshed Oats, fax, wheat and barley
average larger yield than ever before known
in that section Of the territory. In few
places slight trace of rust is apparent but is
scarcely worth mentioning.
The saloonsts Of Valley City refrained from
dispensing the ardent only long enough for
Judge Francis to get out of town. Still it is
In very quiet way they conduct the business
now compared to the wide-open policy pur
sued prior to court. Gabriel Berg, one Of the
Illicit sellers, is now serving out his $500 fine
In the county Jail.
Fargo Republican,: Among the criminal cases
to be tried at the approaching August term Of
court, will De two of more t..an ordinary in
terest. One is the Tower City bank burglary
case. in which four parties will be tried, and
the other the case of the territory against the
Mapleton parties who rotten-egged Postmaster
Judd. The charge in the latter will be riot.
Prof. G. c. Calvo, Of the vermiIlion college,
| recently visited the coal mines In Ward county,
He was somewhat surprised to find so good a
quality Of Ignite; he says it is the best be has
ever seen, and no doubt II the shaft Is sunk
| deeper another layer of coal would be found Of
far greater value. Being asked what he
thought about the probability of striking
natural gas in that section, he stated that there
was nc question but that natural gas would be
found In paying quantities about one thousand
feet below the surface of the earth.
Hillsboro Press: The army worm, or some
thing similar, has made its appearance in the
wheat fields in this vicinity, and are doing con-
| siderable damage. It has the appearance of
the cut-worm, with the exception of color; in
stead Of dark color, 1t has bright gold and
silver stripes running lengthwise OF its body.
It has made it's appearance only in few fields
| as yet, and no estimate can be now made as to
the damage they may do. II. D. Hurley, L. D.
Tunnel, Arthur Edmonds and Charles Mer-
genthall, farmers, residing between this city
and Caledonia, suffered from their depreda-
tions, having had several hundred acres COM
pletely destroyed. The fields they work in only
| is on summer-fallow, where the wheat is very
heavy. They climb the stock, eating the leaves
until they reach the head, when they eat the
| end Of the hnsk Of each wheat-kernel, thus
completely destroying It, They make clean
work, sweeping everything before them as
they proceed. They work in the night and
during the day time when 1t is cloudy. When
the sun shines clear and hot they cease work
and take shelter in the ground. Farmers have
devised the plan Of blowing deep furrows
around their fields, which are filled up rapidly
with the worms, seeking an entrance, when
log is drawn along the entire length, destroy
ing them. which is repeated until they are en-
tirely exterminated. It is said the plan has
saved many fields. We hear of none west of
the Manitoba track. As yet only about 500
acres have been destroyed.