The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1888-12-07

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Northern Pacific By Tbs recent decision of do
attorney general.
a company has been organized and parties
are soliciting funds for the starting of 4 mt
class creamery In Cas- COUNT.
The farmers wiz have majority IN both
branches Of tho Dakota legislature and should
% able TO enact such legislation as the farmers
demand.
N. ]. Skinner, who was appointed attorney
general By Coy. Church, has declined the no.
sltion. his time Is too valuable to permit him
to accept.
Henry J. Winchell, county treasurer Of spink
county, Is defaulter to the amount of S12. 900:
and has skipped out II is supposed he has
gone to Canada or Mexico. ,ss5
Henry. Rankin, who eloped with the, tweIye-
year-old daughter Of s. Warner, near Maple
ton, was captured. He claims to have married
the girl. He 10 in Jail in Fargo.
Casselton Reporter: Mrs. Il. Hosford last
Saturday received the sad news Of the death
from diphtheria Of her youngest sister al the
home Of her parents In Adams county, wis
consin.
James j. Hill, president Of the Manitoba,
and party Of leading men Of St Paul and
Minneapolis will be given reception in Sioux
Falls in honor Of the extension Of the Mani
toba system to that city. u 5'S
A half breed boy, fourteen years old, was
accidentally shot BY his brother, at Rose Lake,
fourteen miles west of Bathgate on Sunday.
bis brother was carrying a gun on his shoul-
der through the brush just ahead Of the unfor-
tunate boy, when 1t was discharged, blowing
the whole top Of his head of. N
Superintendent A. Guthrie, Of the Northern
division Of the Manitoba, has resigned and will
hereafter be associated with the well known
firm OF Foley Brothers, railway contractors,
Mr. Guthrie has been associated with the
Manitoba road since It's organization and his
associates regret his departure. FL
Cavalier Courier: Little Freddie Goodwin got
hold Of bottle containing nearly a pint Of
brandy which bis mother had in the house for
medicinal purposes and drank down the con-
tents OF the bottle and at once fell asleep and
never awoke, dying at II O'clock the same
evening.
Fargo Republican: That was a rather pretty
picture on the banks Of the Red river, in Fargo,
on last Saturday, December /. A party skating
on the river and croQuet party on the lawn
not a hundred feet away at the same time.
Those who would tire Of croqust donned the
skates and passed an hour in that way, and
vice versa.
The official vote Of Dakota has been given
out. Mathews majority Is 29,S69. Cass county
leads with majority Of 1,S45. North Dakota's
majority is $500; South Dakota's, 1880. Bier
ly's vote in the territory is 1858; Cranmer,
prohibitionIst, 1,sl7. The increase over the
vote of 1885 is 9,Sl8; increase In ten years, COS
per cent The total vote In 1878 was 1852,
The total vote in 1883 Is ia, 1870.
N. L. Simmons, the hired man Of william
Feasler, who lives four miles south Of Blanch-
ard, was cleaning loaded gun when It was
discharged and Mr.. Fesler killed. II appears
that the man was holding the gun in his lap
engaged In oillng and rubbing the lock when
the hammer fell and Mr.. Feasler, who was
going out Of the door at the time, received the
whole charge In his left side Just above the
heart.
Simon Westway, burglar who was arrested
at Grand Forks two weeks ago attempting to en-
tar the residence Of DR.. Lockerby, tried to COM
nit suicide In bis cell. Westby had a ba1tt at-.'
tached to the roof Of his cell. Mounting
stool, he placed bis neck within the moose and
and bade Justice farewell Fate willed it
otherwise. The belt broke and the would-be
suicide fell with crash on the floor. Deputy
Sheriff Steen haatened to the cell and relieved
Westway OF his hanging apparatus and bed
clothing. 81
A basket picnic took place at Jamestown on
the 1st A procession marched through the
principal streets, headed by the Light Guards
drum corps followed bya platoon Of police.
the mayor and city council in white hats, linen
busters and palm-leaf fans, wagon, with
ice cream, lemonade, etc, prominent citizens
in carriages and 200 citizens on foot dressed in
summer costume. The procession halted at
Fuller's grove, where the picnickers spent the
afternoon In hammocks and swings, playing
base ball and participating in other summer
sports. The occasion was one Of general en-
joyment and will be long remembered as
novel method Of ushering In winter.
Valley City Democrat: In the case Of the 81.
Paul Fire Il Marine Insurance company vs.. ~. Z;
T. Melvin, being suit to recover on four
promissory premium notes, Judge Rose Mon
day made decision which, attorneys say,
throw forty similar cases out Of court. This
company, through tts agents, accepted premium
notes on policies which contained the proYis-
lon that on default Of payment Of the notes
the policy was void. The case was brought on
such notes. The defense held that the policy
becoming void at the end Of the first year BY
reason Of default In payment Of the notes, the
insurance company gave no insurance and
could collect no premium. Judge Rose de-
cided that the company could only receive
compensation for the period during which it
insured, and so charged the jury, which re-
turned verdict for the defendant.
Pioneer Press: A severe storm which lasted
less than twenty y-four hours last January was
commented on throughout the length and
breadth Of the land to Dakota's great dispar-
agement During the past two months the
territory has enjoyed weather which for mild
ness and equality Of temperature cannot be
surpassed in any climate under the sun, and
which stands ont in brilliant contrast with the
severe atmospheric disturbances prevalent
throughout the central and Eastern States cnl-
minating as they did In genuine blizzard
along the Atlantic coast; vet Dakota weather
will continue to be judged blythe exceptional
etrrn, n laat Januarv rather than mn ff,o nor