The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-08-30
DAKOTA GLEANlNG4.

Lawren Dunlap Dakota's first commission
er OF Immigration, died In Chicago, Aug. S.
He had some strong characteristics and many
good traits.
The continuous drouth at Aberdeen dscour.
ages plowing. Harvest is in its advanced
stages, the yield being extremely light, not
averaging over five bushels. Very little wheat
has been marketed.
In iankton county, right on the Missouri
river, there are some Of the most powerful ar
tesian wells in the state. Ono Of them runs
tho machinery Of a brick yard by day and the
electric light plant By night
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon Collins has
completed his investigation Of the cattle cpl
demic, and finds the disease to be splenic ap-
poplexy caused by drinking impure water.
About 800 cattle have died at Yankton.
In the recent competitive examination for
the West Point cadctship, one North Dakota
boy was rejected because he had lost tooth.
Fifty per cent Of the applicants for this one po-
sltion failed to pass the physical requirements.
Thus it would seem that parents Of North Da
kota, like those Of other states, are relniss in
giving their children tue much needed physical
culture.
Casselton Republican: Wednesday at Erie,
Cass county, there occurred miraculous cass
Of resusitatoD, the like Of which has probably
never been equalled. Two little girls, both
four years old, daughters of J. G. and James
Mckee, walked two miles from the village Of
Erie out on the prairie where there was an un-
covered we'll containing about six feet OF wa
ter. While playing around the well tho little
daughter of James Mckee fell in and quickly
| sank to tho bottom. Her little cousin sat down
to wait for her playmate, but not appearing
again she started for her home crying. On ar
riVing there an hour or 40 later she related the
circumstances Of the accident to her father
who quickly sought his brother, and procuring
a rig the griefstricken men speedily repaired
to the we'll. 1t took but a moment or two to
bring the little girl from the bottom Of the
well where she had been lying probably two
or three hours. They hastened homo with the
dead body and after hours of rolling and the
application Of steamed blankets, alcohol and
brandy, the child was brought back to life and
has completely recovered.
While in Bottineau Judge Rose made citi-
zen OF an old French lady lOj years Of age.
She had declared her intention Of becoming
citizen forty years ago, but had never 'taken
out her union papers," Recently she proved
up on her homestead. Sho was accompanied
by her daughter who was so years of ago and
looked nearly as old as her mother. The old
lady has roalned over the hills and prairies Of
this part Of tue country for 80 years. Her skin
was wrinkled aud dried up to such an extent
that every part Of the skull was visIble-all
flesh was shrunken away. Tho Judge said
she exactly resembled mummy, except with
life. Being unable to walk into the court room
from some recent illness, the oath was admin.
istered by the Court, who left the bench and
went to the ds0r for that purpose, where the
applicant was seated in the buggy. Tho old
lady is usually quite active, and bids fair to
last several years longer. This is a remarka-
bic occurrence, and one that shows the health
full benefits Of IN active outdoor lifo.
Tho woman is older than the constitl-
tion Of the United States, and has lived
term Of years which includes the period of
| our most important history as nation. That
she in all likelihood will live to be citizen of
North Dakota, which is just adopting its sep
arate constitution, as among the last Of the
territories to do so, Is also reflection Of inter
est. The old lady, who still is unable to speak
the English language and who has spent the
most of her life within the borders Of the Unit
ed States, was born in the year that Great
Britain conceded by treaty the independence Of
the American colonies and the British evacu-
| ated New York.