The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1890-02-07
DAKOTA GLEAYIRGA,
Prom Exshannea

A0 UCuUte ~ zOUlHICk.
John E. HaRterts has heen appointed Cnited
States marshal for North Dakota.
The bill locating the North Dakota state fair
At Grand Forks pissed the senate.
The fair grounds at Grand Forks have been
sold BY the sheriff to satisfy mortgage.
Tho bill cutting down exemptions from Sl,-
6N to $500 has passed the senate. This 10 a
good set.
Senator Mccormack ha introduced q bill in
the senate authorizing townships to buy and
use artesian Well outfits.
The senate joint resolution resubmitting the
prohibition question to a vote Of the people
was defeated in the house Wednesday, by a
vota Of IS tn ..
Congressman HansbrouRh made an argu-
rnent before tho interior department last week
in favor Of surveying public lands in advance
sf settlement.
The Wells County Gazette shows that there
10 an abundance Of coal in North Dako:a-mil-
lilo s"f tons more than are wanted for home
consumption.
The saloon keepers Of Grand FORKS have
made up purse to try the question whether
prohibition is in force now or will not be unit!
tho lst Of July.
Henry LaudRrale died in tho hospital ut
Bismarck from wounds inflicted by the acc-
dental discharge OF shot gun while hunting,
one day last week.
William McGarrer is In tie hospital at Fargo
with his feet, hands and ears frozen. He may
lose his feet. he got drunk and slept out in
tho snow all night.
Representative Lilly introduced an important
bill last week, No. 2S6, prescribing the hord
oath and duties Of states attorneys. The hcrd
is fixed at not less than $1,000.
Editor Warnock, Of the North Dakota Capt.
tai, will at once enter upon The discharge OF
his duties "a deputy internal revenue collector
for North Dakota. The Job is worth about
$l.S00 year.
Somebody has been 'joshinQ" the Park
River Gazette, and it publishes the rumor that
Representative Mccullough introduced bill
prohibiting the mercury fIom going below
zero In North Dakota.
The Towner Tribune in noting the fact that
tho Indians around Winnipeg are dying OF
would like to see the disease take grip OIL
tho Indians around Turtle Mountain.
The governor has signed the tax. extension
bill which is now a law. BY the terms Of the
bill the five pcr-cen penalty is delayed until
next October. but the one. per cent a. month
penalty runs from tho first of February, ~
heretofore.
Dakota Ruralist Speaking Of artcsian wells
leads to the statement that our new found
brother, Col. NJ. N. Price, has struck remark
able we'll on his farm near Lstchrr. II WIS
negligence not to record the depth and cost,
but II flows 800 600 gallons per day and has
already soaked down eighty acres of rich land.
J. Dobneier, the Grand Forks brewer, pcti-
tions tho legislature 10 reimburse him to the
amount Of $72640, for depreciation In bis
brewery property consequent upon prohibition.
The senate by vote Of 10 10 II refused to refer
the petition to the Temperance committee, but
| on vote Of l3 10 8 referred 1t to the commit.
tee on state affairs.
Hillsboro Banner: Tho grippe or something
else Of Kindred nature has gotten hold OF the
animal creation and there arc hundreds Of
farmers in the country whose horses arc badly
Affected with dsteInper. A Appointment Blauch.
ard farmer said that not less than ono hundred
horses have died from the disease in tba,
neighborhood since the beginning OF winter.
The nalady first appears 40 a bad cold and
from that, unless care 10 taken, developes into
any one Of half n dozWn different ailments.
Flax seed meal is said to be great hslp in
preventing tho disorder.
In the Fargo Argus, ''S," whoever he may
be, speaking Of the test Of a carload Of liguite
coal, says: ''After consuming the carload, the
results in figures show that there 10 very little,
II any, difference between tho cost OF the nat.
i've and eastern soft coal at the present freight
rates. There is no question about the quality
Of the coal as steam and heat producer. II
No trouble to koop up steam. 1t burns with 4
bright blaze, clean white smoke, and burns
into fine ash. It clinkers some, but 1t is a
brittle cnker, easily removed. II tho rail-
loads reduce tho freight rates. tnen this coal
will bs iu good demand.
Bismarck Tribune: The Pittsburg Post is
unnecessarily alarmed about the financial cou.
1
torial with the statement that ''it 10 proposed
to close tho public schools and many Of tho
public institutions and thereby cut down cx-
peuses." North Dakota proposes to do nothing
Of the sort. sho has only three public institu.
tons besides the capitol to maintain, and tho
idea Of closing tile public schools is too pre-
posterous to talk about. North Dakota may
be short in finances temporarily but she will
dnd some means Of increasing the taxable
properly and adding to the revenues Of the
state. The Walsh revenue bill will help some,
and other revenue measures can and will be
adopted that will add large sums 10 tho reve-
nue without increasing tile burden Of taxation
to tho farmer.
Msudan Pioneer: Tho Pioneer has before
mentioned the over1owing springs along tho
James river. Their mysterious appearance has
aroused much conjecture, but no very satisiac.
tory explanation. The Edgeley Mail says: Ap-
parently the involuntary rise Of water is not
conf 81 TO these springs, for wells hitherto dry,
or nearly 80, are filling up - they have never
beet known to do. A well At Cottonwood
Lake showed rise Of water Of twenty to tLr.
ty feet, aud similar case is reported from the
vicinity Q! Dickey, while in nearly erory we'll
more or loss of a rise is noticed. In we'll dug
in town the other day, In very short time
after water was struck there was about ten
feet Of water in the well, with the result that
the tools had to be grappled for to be recovered.
By many this rise Of water 10 taken a. being
prophetic Of plenty OF moisture next season
and an abundant crop.