The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-12-06
DAKOTA eIRAx1ras.

Prom Exchanges.
North Dakota educators meet at Grand Folks
Dec. q and g.
man named Chamberlain has discovered
large deposit Of Mica 10 Burlelgh county.
A quantity Of Anthracite coal shipped from
Pennsylvania sold in Deadwood for $40 per
ton.
Representative Tyler has presented a bill
providing for system Of accounts for the state
auditor and treasurer.
Miss Nellie Hodge, Of Jamestown, was sue
cessful in lighting fire with kerosene. She
will be all right In few weeks.
kind Providence still continues to 'stemper
the winds to the shorn lamb" as it were-thc
weather still continues moderate, with no snow
to speak Of.
One Of the Black Hills editors is tubiIant now
rs he is well provided for during the coming
wintor. An admlring friend presented him
with turnip inches in diameter, q inches
In circumference, weighing ~ pounds, raised
near Central City.
The stories of "alarmng destitution" in
North and South Dakota have spread to almost
every newspaper in the larger eastern and
southern towrs, and one would think, from
the statements published, tl,at It is impossible
to obtain single mouthful of food in Dakota,
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: The very Inst in.
stalllnent OF Jews--about fifteen In number
were shipped out at the expense OF the county,
Wednesday. 1t would cost the county $50 10
500 each month to feed these people and the
commissioners concluded it would be economy
to purchase railroad tickets and let them so.
Jamestown Alert: There was no stenograpll-
er down on the senate caucus list, but that did
not prevent Senator Robinson from nominating
Frank Bridge from Trail county, to this office.
The vote was taken and the man elected with
out anyone noticing the matter. Col. Robinson
is smooth people.
The following members Of the Cass county
delegation are said TO be booked for committee
chairmanships: HaRgart, public buildings;
Rowe, temperance; Jud LaMoure gets the pub
lie lands craftsmanship; Fuller the charitable
institutions Diesem the aportionmentc commit
tee; Winship the appropriations and Robinson
ways and means.
About $4,000 worth of building has been
done In Lisbon this year. Amoug other build
ings erected Is new opera house, with seat
ing capacity for GOO people. 1t is just about
completed now, and will compare favorabIy
with any opera house in the state. 1t is pro-
posed 10 have formal opening about Christ
mas, with grand entertainment Of some kind.
A local dramatic company has already leased
| it for $500 year.
Thomas Devine was arrested at Fargo Surrsss
day for entering the room Of Daniel AuderaIIs8
guest at the Merchants hotel. with the tul.
dent intent Of robbery. Not finding any, ing
Of value lie proceeded to relicse hIs injured
feelings By attacking Anderson, who was in
bed asleep, and giving him an unmerciiul
pounding. Ho was captured BY the hotel clerk
He will stay in Jail till he works out fine Of
800 and costs,
Assistant Secretary Tichenor has approved
tho action Of inspector Baker, In tho case CT
the two Chinese laborers smuggled into the
Cnited States from Gretna, Canada, and cap
tured by him at point in North Dakota nearly
thirty miles from the boundary line. They
were arrested and It being proven that they
had entered the country Illegally they We're
taken across the boundary line and delivered
to foreign customs authorities.
The same QUALIFICATIONS as 70 age, residence
155tera, .s,s.tls,Su ys;c,tor ali e:hoao;l q
fees, under the constitution. Thus Tar on,
constitution guarantees equal suffrage rightst,
the sexes. AT the next spring election Of boar
Of education and the election Of directors in til
country Districts all women over the age Of 2
years, and possessing residence and citizenship
qnalidcatlona will be entitled to vote and holt
any Of the Offices named.
Mclean Couu,y Mail: The pitiful stories
now akiDg the rounds Of the eastern press OF
desttution aud starvation in North Dakota,
gives US pain in the face. We know that we
have not l4sd all the crop we had right To
expect, ant that now we are hard up. But We
are In no danger of starvation and we certainly
are not beggars. Immigration cannot DO kept
out Of North Dakota by any such means. We
are bound to get to the front and will do il
without the help Of charity. Thanks awfuI]y. y
Senator Rowe yesterday introduced the Noi,
Dakota prohibition alliance prohibition bill
which is substantially the Kansas prohibition
law, with some original features addeu ailt
some taken from the Iowa law. It takes elirc
on the first day Of January 1890. Only ont
thing Is said to be lacking to make 1t absolutely
effective and that is provision requiring tht
culprit, rs penalty for the second offense, Il
read the bill. 1t is 80 long that it took til.
chief clerk two hours to read It,
Speaking OF Mr.. Caspy's ituess for the senat,
tho Grand Forks Herald says: "Senater CaseJ
may be expected TO specially champion til,
cause Of irrigation. He has given the subjec
more intelligent study than perhaps any o,he
man In North Dakota. He lives in a section
OF tho state where irrigation is needed. He i
not crank on the question, and does not ad
vocate IRRATIONAL impractical or visionary The
oriea, but the people Of the stata may rest as
sured that whatever there is In the measure
that is practical will hud in Senator Casey al
able, fair minded, intelligent and successtu
champion. Senator Casey will urge the con
] sideratlon OF the question upon tho atteutio
Of congress upon it's merits"
Tho confession OF Collclt, the Arthur elevate
a agent, that he robbed himself of the 81, 500 Q
I the company's funds, was something OF a snl
r prise to the public, though there was GROWN
suspicion tina. such was the case. The tolls T
the detective engaged in the case cffec,ualI
ensnared the cuprit, who broke down an
r made clean breast Of bis guilt. He prohah'
a will not be prosecuted, on account OF his fan