The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1888-05-18
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James NJ. Corbet has been confirmed as reg
lister Of the land Office at Grand Forks.
Mayor Griggs, Of Grand Forks, has decided
to appoint Tracey B. Bangs, city attorney and
John n. Hill, auditor.
Delegate Clifford has not yet authorized any
OF his friends to announce his name as can
| didate for denomination.
The Manitoba is accumulating material at
Benson, Minn., for an extension Of its line
from Watertown to Huron.
Representatives Of the districts Of North
Dakota have about decided to call a summer
encampment Of the North Dakota posts Of the
G. A. R.
Barnum's circus Is to exhibit In Fargo on
the 18th of August It will require irty-four
cars to accommodate it. and will travel over
the Manitoba road.
Oscar E. Rea, Of Canton, is said to be booked
for the position Of register OF the Bismarck
land office when the term Of John A. Rea shall
have expired, some time In July.
Hon. George H. Walsh, of Grand Forks, is
candidate for the nomination as delegate to
congress. He is staunch republican, an ex-
speaker OF the legislature, and has warm per-
sonal and political friends in every county in
the territory.
Right Rev. Bishop William D. Walker, of
Fargo, has gone to New York where lie has
an engagement to preach sermon before tho
graduating class of the general theological
seminary. He will then take a vacation trip
to Europe. June he will preach In the Ches-
ter cathedral, England.
Bismarck Tribune: A young gentleman Of
Bismarck, Weldon Webster, has invented
type writer that double discounts the machines
In use as far as speed is concerned. It should
make eighty words minute in the hands of a
fair writer. Mr.. Webster has been working
on 1t for year and has filed caveat in the
patent Office to protect his revolution.
c. M. Wagner, Of the Dunseth Herald, was
arrested Tuesday charged with forgery and
when brought before the justice acknowledged
the crime and was remanded to the care Of the
constable. During the night he made his es-
cape. He is young man, the son Of New
York minister, and was quite prominent in
local political circles. His arrest created a
great sensation, and his friends connived in
the escape. 1t is thought he went west as
his father had refused to give him any assist
ance, lie having been in other troubles before.
The Farmers and Merchants bank of Wah-
paton closed Its doors last Saturday. It's lia-
bilities are said to be $3l, 900 and assets $780,
900, counting bank fixtures and bills receiva-
BILE. The bank was conducted by C. A. Pinney
i Co., and only a few days before the failure
had bought out the Northwestern bank, con-
Quoted by White & Kellogg, the latter going
out of the banking business, with the UNDER
standing that Pinney was to have sufficient
money to do business, which he showed up at
the time he moved into the Northwestern
quarters. But it was afterward learned that
Pinney borrowed the money to make the show
ing, and really undertook to carry on business
without capital. A strange feature of the deal
was the fact that Pinney bought $4,000 worth
| of paper of the Northwestern and Immediately
turned round and discounted 1t for $4,000.
Pinney seems to have shown great want Of
knowledge of the banking business. It is said
he commenced business one year ago with
$4,000 capital