The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-09-13
DAKOTA GLEAslSGs.
There is prospect that DR.. A. D. Lowoll Of
Chicago, will erect and maintain $4,000
sanitarium at Grand Forks.

There is prospect that DR.. A. D. Lowell Of
Chicago, will erect and maintain $20,OGO
sanitarium at Grand Forks.
The Indian Office has given permission for
all the prominent Sioux chiefs at Lower Brule
| agency to visit Washington. Tho object of
the visit Is to confer with the authorities in re-
gard to their tribes being allowed to move
south Of the mouth Of the White river instead
of north, opposite Crow Creek agency, as the
81 ux bill provides for.
Casselton Reporter: "A hen belonging to
Mrs. Andrew Ross, Of Wood, this county, died
on the 10th -ult., at the remarkable age Of
twenty two years. She layed up to within
few days Of her death and raised brood OF
chickens this season. Mrs. Ross brought the
hen from Canada some ten years ago, and the
good lady has reliable data as to the age of the
fowl from the fact that it was just year older
than her youngest daughter and she had own
ed the fowl ever since her daughters birtb.''
Casselton Republican: "Mr. J. G. Brown, of
Gill township, who came to this country from
the north Of Ireland, is one OF the most intelli-
gent farmers in Cass county, or, in fact in
North Dakota. In conversation with him tho
other day lie told representative of the Re-
publican that he knew Of fifty families back in
the old country, that would be glad to come to
the Red river valley II they could get land and
engage in small farming, and that each family
could bring from $500 to $1,000. TIE time
has come when something should be done to
induce just this class OF immigrants to locate
Ia this vicinity. 1t would do moro to build up
the town and country than anything. Form
your laud aud immigration company and get
down to business"
Engineers are operating at Ft. Pierre, across
the river from Pierre, on the Sioux reservation
stalking out the lines of mile square, upon
which the government will allow intending
settlers to live until the reservation Is declared
open to settlement. Railroad engineers arc
also there for the same purpose. Many peo-
pie have been going TO Ft. Pierre presumably
to stake out lots for speculation, and 1t is fear
ed they will encroach over the milo square
limits unless stopped. The Indian police have
been instructed to patrol this square and not
allow whites to 60 over on the reservation. A
detail of regulars from Ft. Sully garrison havo
been stationed at Fl. Pierre to stop any con-
templated rush Of settlers, should 1t occur be-
fore tho presidents proclamation opening the
reservation is issued.
Professor Blake tho Kansas weather propl-
OF, In his predictions for 1859, issued In the
winter, gives to West Dakota .42 OF an inch Of
rain fall for August aud for East Dakota al
even half inch. The meteorological summary
for the month, furnished by Signal Officer
Newman, shows total precipitation at Bis
marck OF .5G huudredtls Of au inch. Blako's
calculation for the year has been very close
The average for August for many years in
West Dakota is 2.3O. Mr.. Blake proguostcatcs
total rainfall in West Dakota for 1859 of only
IL 90 inches while the average for many years
has been 2l.3S. To East Dakota lie allows on
| ly 1903 for 1889, while the average for many
years has been 24.24 inches. With this great
deficiency of rainfall it is really astonishing
the crops that are being harvested this year.
Except iu 1877 and 1882 this country never eX :.
perienced such dry weather in July and AL
gust
Acting General Land Commissioner Stone
has decided an important case, the nrst OF the
kind in the history Of the land office, involving
the right of the United States to tide water
lands on the shores of territories. The case
came before the general land Office on the ap-
peal of Frank Burns, Jr, from the reg
lister and receiver at Seattle WASH, rejecting
his application on the ground that the land
did not belong to the United States. II tho
land does not belong to the United States, the
decision goes on to say, it must belong to the
territory, or in allegiance. Washington terri
tory does not possess the sovereignty that at
tachcs TO statehood, and the law does not al
low an estate to he In allegiance il 1t can be
avoided. The acting commissioner therefore
holds that the United States possesses title to
all tidewater lands on the shores Of territories,
and grants Frank Burns, Jr.'s application for
location of Valentine scrip upon 40 acres Of
land near Seattle, Wash.