The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-07-19
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DAKoTA 9LEANlN0s.
LaMoure county offers bounty Of 2 cents
each for gophers.
Dr.. J. B. Hall, one Of the founders Of the
Fargo Republican, died at his old home in
Aroostook, Maine, recently.
The Northern Pacific railroad compan, are
substituting new oak ties for the old pine
ones along the main line - rapidly ~ posi-.
bic.
The work Of laying 5000 feet Of water mains
to connect with the artesian well was COM
meneed at jamestown on Wednesday. J. w.
Goodrich is the contractor.
NJ. c. Wright, accused Of having stolen a
registered letter containing 800 from mail
pouch while he was route agent, was honor
ably acquitted in the United States court at
Grand Forks, on tho llth.
Michael zacher was tried in the United
States court at Grand Forks, for cutting tim
Der on government land. He was found gull
ty and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment
at Sioux Falls, and to pay nne Of $500.
James Corleet, register OF the Grand Forks
land Office, appointed BY President Cleveland,
has sent his resignation to Washington. 1t is
expected that James Elton, chairman of the
republican county committee will succeed him.
Judge Tompleton at Grand Forks overruled
the demurrer in the case Of Alderman Ryan
and Kennedy, indicted by the grand Jury for
making false return Of ballot to the coun.
Gil meeting while acting as tellers. He ORDER
cd the case to be brought W for trial next
Monday.
Negotiations have been completed between
the people Of Yankton aud Robert Yates, Of
Omaha aud William Plankinton, Of Milwau.
kee, whereby the latter parties will, within
the next ten days, begin the erection Of the
cement works at that place, costing $250,0O0
and employing 800 men.
A correspondent at Grafton startles the
world with the statement that 'the wheat
crop Of North Dakota is 3O.OOO.OOO bushels
short! The total production of the territory
cannot, under the best possible conditions from
now until harvest which will begin in the
north by The 18th, exceed 2O,OOO,OO0 bushes.
and to put it that high is liberal estimate"
Two thousand four hundred and eighty Of
the 1864 Indians have signed the treaty.
There are therefore 1854 more signatures
necessary, in order to rendor the bill effective,
and with Cheyenne, Standing Rock, and the
25O Indians now in Europe, together with that
portion Of the Crow Creeks who have not yet
taken any action in the matter, there are near.
ly $500 Indians yet to pe heard from.
Mandan Pioneer: At their session yesterday
the county commissioners decided TO offer
reward Of $3.50 for the apprehension and con-
viction Of any person, or persons, starting Il
prairie fire in any part of Morton county. III
addition to this county reward the North Da-
kota West Missouri Stock association offers
$3.50 moro making total Of $500, one half
Of which goes to the iniormer while the other
half is appropriated to tho expense Of the
prosecution.
Tho result Of the waste water from tho
Hitchcock artesian we'll Is that on either side
Of the ditch for a distance Of from four to six
rods the yield Of grain will be from 30 to 100
per cent. better; that all tho ground that was
flooded in the spring BY the water from the
ditch will yield from 25 to 20 per cent. more
grain; also that the grain Is green and that
the head is filling plump to the tip, and that
the dry weather and hot winds have not af-
fected it in tho least.
Mayville Tribune: Saturday mornings
passenger train on tho Mayvillo line, when
about two and half miles south of
Blanchard ran over and instantly killed a
hoy named Willie Chambers, aged fourteen
years. The train men claim the boy evil
dently was sleeping along the side Of the track
did not sec him until the train was nearly to
him, when he suddenly staggered up a. II sud-
denly awakened-and fell In front Of the en-.
gine. The body was cut and mangled horri-
bly, and had to DO gathered together with
shovel. The boys father is railroad employe
at Barnesvile, Minn., and said the boy had ran
away from home. Justice Of tho Peace Thos.
Harrison, held the inquest in tho absence Of
the coroner, and tho jurors found that the
death was accidental. Tho body was buried
Sunday near Hillsboro, at the expense Of tho
county-the parents themselves bcing In desti.
tute circumstances.