The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-11-08

CnamUerlaln Will nave now $4OOUU hotel.
1t will be erected by syndicate Of South Da-
kota and Indiana capitalists.
There is at least one large peach orchard
near Sturgis, in the Black Hills. This year it
bore fine crop Of luscious fruit.
Plankinton Standard: Monday was quite a
day for stock. 100 loads Of hogs were market
ed here, besides a car or two Of cattle.
Mcpherson and Campbell counties are being
settled with Russians. Six passenger coaches
have arrived lately filed with ernigrants.
A nine-year- old girl of Spring Lake town.
ship, kingsbury county, plowed eighty acres of
land this fall with threo-horse sulky plow.
The First National bank Of Lakota has been
authorized by the comptroller Of tho currency
to commence business with capital Of S5o,00O
Hon. j. c. Pyatt, ono of North Dakota's we'll
known lawyers and former member of the
territorial council, died at Wahpeton on Mon
day last.
While Congressman Hansbrough is absent
in Washington, S. A. Nye, late Of Churcls
Ferry Sun, will have charge Of the DEVILS
Lake Inter Ocean.
A late arrival at the Sioux Falls penitentiary
is a youth twenty years of age, who has been
In jail twenty times. He is Dave Ducharmc,
''the toughest boy in the Hills"
Lawrence Jacobs, aged years, shot and in
stanty killed his brother Elmer, aged II years,
at Lidgerwood. Tho two were playing with
rifle and the shot was accidental.
An artesian we'll at Letcher gives both hard
and soft water, the latter being struck first ami
coming up outside tho pipe. By means of sep
arate outlets either kind Of water may DO had
Salem Special: Richtie Ostenberg left a
turnip al this Office Monday that weighs eight
pounds and measures thirty two inches in d.
ameter. This seems to have been a good year
for turnips.
lis singular fact that not eighty feet away
from the gas we'll discovered at Salem we'll
was sunk to the depth Of 2l5 feet without strik-
Ing flow Of either water or gas. The gas well
Is lS2 feet deep.
Kimball Index: George Il. Smith bas favor
| ed this Office with samples OF his "mammoth
pearl' potatoes of which he raised some fifty
bushels. Some of these potatoes measure Is
inches in circumference.
At Watertown a pair Of horses had lively
runaway, but also exhibited their excellent
horse sense by safely ending their jaunt in !,
hospitable-lookin stable, whose doors stand
ing invitingly open were not to be resisted by
tho pr0digals.
The Dakotas will DO pardoned if they display
considerableipride at having beaten Washing
ton and Montana into the Uuion in fair race
1t speaks we'll for tho get up. and go-activeness
OF the twins. And don't forget the order in
which they came in. =
Tle Chicago and Northwestern railway com
pany has presented ten acres of land to the
city OF Pierre for the erection Of temporary
capitol building. Tie company's officials also
announce their intention of erecting large
shops and $4,000 depot there in the spring.
Daniel MulIoy, Of Canistota, has lately been
peculiarly afflicted. On the same day ono OF
bis sons fell from a stack and ran q tine of 4
pitclfork through the calf Of bis leg, another
fell from q load Of fax to the ground, striking
on the back Of his neck and causing total par
alysjs Of his body.
Work has been begun at Pierre on capitol
building, which is being built by local capital
lists. 1t will cost $4,000 and will he done in
time for the use of the legislature Jan. l. 1t
will be donated for the use Of the state as q
capitol building until the location of pernla.
nent capitol in 1892.
Grafton Herald: There is horse seen fro
quently on the streets Of Grafton that possesses
a mustache that would elevate some dudes to
the seventh heaven il attached to them. 1t Is
light in color and quite thick and curls beauti-
fully on each side. 1t Is a most remarkable
freak and always causes great deal of COM
ment.
Night Postofice Clerk Melton has been arrest
ed at Fargo, charged with shooting himself to
avert suspicion. Several days ago he reported
that no was bound and a red hot iron placed
to bis feet to make him give up the combina :
tion to the vault. In the morning $125 was
missing. A few nights later he was shot in tho
arm, as he alleged, BY would-be robbers. His
first story was believed, but his subsequent
statement is questioned.
Spend year or two IN Dakota enjoying the
tue delightful autumns, the bracing winters,
the exhilerat,ng spring, the summers. and then
| 90 back east. 60 out and got your feet wet,
wade around in the slush, face the sleet, get
cold in your head, have shivers, such as the
coldest weather can not bring to you in this
climate, and come back satisfied, as you will
| be, that taking the whole year around Dakota
has as good climate as any in the world.
Three hard characters escaped from the Ram
soy county Jail at DEVILS Lake last week. The
| jailer was knocked senseless. Another prison.
or ran out and notified the sheriff's wife, who
called for assistance. County Auditor Hale re-
sponded, taking lamp along A prisoner
knocked the lamp from his hand and dealt him
blow which stunned him, while they escaped.
Two Of the escaped prisoners are Hubbard, the
horse thief, and Becker, the burglar, who got
away some time ago but were recaptured.
The Pioneer Press takes philosophical view
OF the dry season, among other things saying:
"Beyond the discOmforts OF such a possible
lack Of water supply there is no occasion for
anxiety. The year 0! drought 10 almost as
certain to be followed by ono Of abundant or
excessive precipitation as the setting Of the sun
to be succeeded by its rising. There will be
water enough and tespsxe Bext year. Aud we
Will have 70 thank tho blessed rain which came
within few days in June aud July that this
great drouth has been q matter for curious
speculation rather tlaa blightiDg CURSE