The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-02-08
DAKOTA GAEANINGs:
The Supreme court Of the territory met at
Bismarck on Wednesday with full bench

Tho Supreme court Of the territory met at
Bismarck on Wednesday with a full bench.
| Conslstory No. 2, Scottish Rite Masons, was
organized last week at Yankton by R. E.. Elem.
Ing, OF Fargo. This is the second organization
Of the kind in Dakota.
Pioneer Press: Fred Adams, of Griggs, and
J. o. Smith, the big farmer Of Steele county.
are entitled to large share Of the credit in
pushing tho seed wheat bill through both
houses. Adams fought hard and as he believed
| In most commendable cause.
Excitement over the existence Of a bed OF
coal or ignite in the famous "burning bluff
on Pease creek, has given away to still greater
excitement over the discovery of a vein Of
coal on Platte creek, seven miles from Cas-
tala. 4. J. Feenstra, farmer, while dig
ging well, struck vein Of coal at depth Of
40 feet.
E. W. Camp, attorney for the counties par.
ticipating In the suit against the Northern Pa
c'nc Railway company to compel the same to
pay taxes on lands, has received notice that
the case will be heard by Judge Rose at James,
town, on the 27th. The hearing will be on
the demurrer to the amended complaint. In
connection with the repeal Of the gross earn.
ingo law of the territory any additional infor-
nation or law that is extant on this matter is
OF great interest. The case will be argued by
leading railroad attorneys in the Northwest.
1t Is said to be common report In Caledonia
that startling disclosures will soon be made
duplicating former officers Of Traill county
and would-be prominent politician Of Fargo
IN a steal OF somewhat gigantic proportions.
1t is alleged that thousands Of dollars of county
money was paid the latter for work never per-
formed, and the money referred to was divided
between two Of the county commissioners, the
treasurer and the Fargo man. Investigations
are said to be in progress and the grand Jury
Will be asked to most thoroughly investigate
the alleged crooked transactions.
The warm weather which prevailed in the
neighborho0d of Bismarck last week so honey
combed the ice in the Missouri river as to make
crossing on It dangerous. Saturday an entire
family, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Olsen
and three children are reported to have been
drowned while attempting to cross the river in
a wagon fifteen miles north Of Bismarck. The
team broke through the ice and pulled the
wagon and occupants with them. There was
no one present to rescue them, and the swift
current carried them away before man who
saw them from the shore could reach them.
The editor OF the Charles Mix Courier has
completed his exhaustive and scientific explo-
ration of the Charles Mix Volcano as the burn
ing bluff In that county has been called. The
more he finds out tue less he seem. to know as
to the nature and cause Of the phenomena.
The bluff Is composed entirely OF black and
brown shale with veins of mica and clay, and
above this strata Of yellow and blue clay
from one to ten feet thick. Heated gases COIL
ttnue to escape, more noticeably when the
loose surface or shale is disturbed. There is
almost no smoke, but the shale is as hot as
coal fire, boiling water quickly. Thousands Of
people have visited the place, but no satisfac-
tory explanation has been evolved. 1t is a
good field for the natural scientists.