The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-10-25
DAKOTA GLEANINGB.
From EXCHANGES.


The President has appointed James Elton,
OF Lakota, register OF the land Office at Grand
Forks.
Henry Corrick was killed Friday at Maudan,
oy cave-in while mining coal, He was alone
at the time.
Speaking about prohibition, this water
question Is liable to be serious one, all over
Dakota, unless we get rain.
The constitution Of North Dakota provides
that the property Of the wife, acquired before
or after marriage cannot be taken for the
debts of her husband.
The visible supply of wheat and corn is res.
pectively 22,O56,S7O and 21,SS4, ,476 bushels.
Since last report wheat increased 2,2ls,451
bushels, and corn decreased l,122, 1888 bushels.
A. R. Spear, deaf nuts, is In Fargo. The
people OF DEVILS Lake hold out Inducements
looking to the establishing of school in that
city, and Mr. Spear is in Dakota on that mis-
sion.
1t is funny to hear Democratic papers talk
OF tho possibility Of electing Democratic
United States Senator from North Dakota.
Lightning sometimes strikes in winter-but
North Dakota doesn't elect Democratic aena.
tors
The sensational reports sent out about the
raging prairie fires, and stating that Bismarck
was n danger, were made out Of whole cloth.
The only fires here arc the regulation fall fires
that burned a few hay stacks and tho prairie
grass, not at all destructive or dangerous.
Fargo Argus: ]. L. Grandin, the bonanza
farmer near Mayville. in Trail county, who
has been a guest Of Col. S. Frank Crockett for
several days passed, registered Sunday even
ing ut the Headquarters and left yesterday
morning for the Grandin farms, where he
will remain for several daye.
The work Of the canvassing board shows the
official vote Of North Dakota to be as follows:
Total for congress, 3S,0S6 Of which Hans
brough received 26,O77, aud Maratta, 12,006;
for governor Miller received 25,365 and Roach
IL, 1888; a majority for the constitution Of 49,
1854; majority for prohibition OF 1889.
While cleaning an old swamp recently,
Martin Flush, living near Pleasant Valley,
discovered curiosity. Several feet beneath
! the leaves and muck he unearthad what ap-
peared to be stone book. Close inspection
showed it to be Bible, bearing the Idate
plainly lettered, 1918. 1t Is now solid lime
stone.
Grand Forks Leader: Maj. Hamilton who
returned yesterday from Bismarck, is our au-
thority for the statement that Attorney j. w.
/ IN Eloi fordc
contests with the governor and secretary
against prohibition In the counties Of Casa,
Trail, Walsh and Pembina. II he succeeds
why, prohibition will collapse and vice versa.
A South Dakota editor said the other day;
II am little hot. Business Is dull. Ten
men discontinued my paper because am a
Republican. Three men quit because l am
not Democrat. Seven more quit because
am Prohibitionst. Fifteen more quit be.
cause lido not join the w. C. +. U. Politics
is mighty fine thing II fellow pays bis OWL
expenses"
Burglars entered the post Office at Fargo on
tho night Of October q, and binding and gag
ging the watchman and by torturing him by
branding his feet by red hot poker, succeed
cd in extorting from him the combination o
the safe, and securing the registered letter
packages, were proceeding to open the same
and pocket the cash, when in some manne
the watchtnan succeeded in loosening hi
bonds, and securing his revolver fired on th'
robbers, who after knocking him down, de
camped, only securing about $l25 in cash il
their hurry to get away. At last accounts th'
thieves had not been apprehended.