The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1888-06-15
DAKOTA aLEAxrres.

Track laying on tho Manitoba road between
Watertown and Huron has been commenced.
Burleigh has three female candidates for
county superintendent and one male candidata
opposing them.
About 100000 gsphers were destrovad IN
Barnes county in the sixty days during which
the bounty lasted. "'>''
eass county will redeem $4,000 Of her f,r,t
issue OF courthouse bonds. It is few vear.
before their maturity.
The name Of the North Dakota rarm.- ~.
been changed to the Northwestern Ayricultur.
ist and the Office removed from Jalneatovr
to Minneapolis.
The Valley City Democrat says that District
Attorney jacobson, of Griggs county. is favor.
ably mentioned as candidate for the legi.la.
ture this fall in the eighteenth district.
Watertown is soon to have tannery, tow
mill and shirt factory all in active operation.
the board Of trade having voted to aid the pr..
1ectors OF the enterprises sufficiently to pIacs
them on good working basis.
According to the Hillsboro Banner. thu
county superintendent of schools In Traill
county receives salary Of about $1,000 DER
aunum, out Of which he pays about SIS for
postage and from 81 to g per day for other
necessary expenses.
A severe storm visited Fort Yates Saturday.
during which Shell King, the celebrated In.
dian Chief and his son were killed by lightning.
Tepees were scattered, fields and gardens
washed out, and the loss among the Indians
great and irreparable
During the heavy rain at Grand Forks last
Friday cellars were generally flooded and tho
streets In many places rendered impossible. A
sewer burst on Demers avenue, flooding tho
barber shop Of Walker Brothers, situated in q
basement to q depth Of i've feet, DESTROYING
the furniture.
0. P. Kemp, secretary Of the democratic tor
ritorial committee, has issued tue official call
for the territorial democratic convention to
nominate a candidate for delegate to congress
to meet at Jamestown July II. The conven-
ton will consist of 4l2 delegates. This con-
vention will also select the new territorial com.
mittee.
A child was recently born on a Northern
Pacific train between Mandan and Jamestown.
A physician, who was fortunately on the train
at the time, attended the case. A supply Of
Clothing for the infant was procured at James,
town. Tho child was boy and was at once
christened dakota Division" The mother
was young Swedish woman. Conductor
Sloan raised purse Of $25 with which to start
the child in life.
Tho Republican says the negotiations for q
loan OF $4,000 with which to complete Farpo's
new hotel have been closed, and the work Of
finishing and equipping the building will now
DO pushed. 1t is estimated that the cost of the
building alone when completed will be about
100000, and that to furnish it and put 1t in
operation will cost between SIS, 900 and s25..
Oo0 more. This will give Fargo the finest
hotel In the Northwest outside of Minneapolis
and st. Paul. The people of Fargo are to be
| congratulated. The hotel will probably open
about September l.
J. Mac Smith In Fargo Republican,: Bless
me! 1t is pleasant riding on the rail, especially
II you are going to Steele county via Casselton.
1t requires only two days and three nights to
make the round trip, distance Of forty-ons
miles from Fargo as the crow flies. Railroad
connections can be made at Minneapolis,
Ripon, Breckenridge, Winnipeg, and perhaps
at Everest, but not at Casselton. Where are
our railroad commissioners, and what are they
doing? Have they no authority to abate such
nuisances? What possible excuse can there
| be Tor this want Of connections at CasseltonP