The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1890-03-28
DAKOTA GLEAHIEGs.
From EXCHANGES.

From EXCHANGES.
new opera house Is in course Of construct
ion at Grand Forks.
Grand Forks Is to have free postal delivery
eystem In the near future.
Edgar Perry ia the now editor and manager
Of the Grand Forks Plaindsales.
The North Dakota hrernen's touruameu, will
be held in Fargo some time In June.
0st thieves are reported to be the most pro-
lihc crop OF which Barnes county can boast at
present.
The Barnes county blooded stock association
haa bought Hero, the fne imported Perc.eron
stallion.
A bill has passed the United Statesssrrate
appropr'ating $4,000 for the penteutia-y Of
North Dakota.
Cp in Pembina county there are fortynite
paupers car~d for. and the st. Thomas Times
says ut cost Of IS, $50 par annum.
Hon. Geo. B. WInyhip, Of Grand Forks, leg
islator and editor, has besn made Commam!pr
OF the North Dakota G. A. R. BY Gen. Algcr.
John K"enan, Gilby hotelkeeper fell from
a Northern PacIde passenger train at Grand
Forks and WAS seriously Injured. He narrowly
escaped death.
Mclean County Mail: The piratical craft
known As the North Dakota Legislature found
cred at II p. ln., Tuesday, With pretty much
all on board.
Frank Cornell, the eminent Scandinavian
journalist. is conducting Norwegian depart
ment in the Valley City Tlmes- Record, ami is,
OF Course, making it an Interesting feature
Sioux City journal: Capt. A. H. Burke, Of
Fargo. las Claim TO being the youngest soldier
III the late war. He enlisted in Company 7,
Seventy fifth Indiana Infantry. at the age of
IL years and l month.
Towner County Tribune: Auditor Berry says
thus far applications for seed have been fled
with him aggregatng about Il, 900 bushels OF
wheat. 1t will no doubt require from 25,OuO
to $4,000 bushels for our county.
Fifteen Grand Forks citizens signed sub
scription paper circulated last week, plrdging
to contribute carload Of oats each, to he DIS
trlbuted among the needy farmels In the west
ern portion of tho state. for feed and seed.
Tho great charity ball which was held at
bismarck last month. nettsd S55o.2a, which
has been turned over to Senator NJ. l.. McCor-
mack, Of Grand Forks. who il instructed 10
purchase -four with it for the most needy in
| the northwestern counties.
Casselton Reporter: North Dakota proposes
to pay for tho ssed wheat sha wants and mako
an honest business transaction Of It. This pur.
pose, in the face Of the lottery seduction, should
BE- recognized aud met By substantial encour.
agement everywhere.
North Dakota securities have not been con,
s'dered glt-edRe for tho past few years, owing
to crop failures, etc, but this view seems to bs
wrong. Ramsey county has Just sold $4,000
worth Of seed wheat bonds, hearing GlI per
cent interest, to Ohio parties at a premium Of
&57IO0.
Casselton Republican,: l.. j. Fulton waived
examination yesterday and was hold to the
next torn OF the United States court at BE-
marck. He was given until this afternoon 10
give bonds, remaining meanwhile in the Gus
tody Of Chief Fields. The bail was fixed at
| 5000.
Charles Thompson. Of Fargo. started ono
cold day recently to walk from Darlington to
his mothers claim, twenty-five miles east of
that place. He petered out before the distance
was covered and lay down to die The SLOW
drlftsd over him during tho night, which s,vcd
bis life, but bis feet were badly frozen and
will have to be anputated.
Mandan Times: The snow went off Inst in
me for good many stockmen Of this section.
Hay was getting very scarce with some nf
them, but now cattle can get good living ON
| the That 10 Nhn oNv
Dakota over states further east We do not
have TO wait for the grass to start In the spring.
As soon as the snow is OF cattle will 1.-Two a:.d
get fat on the old grass.
| Mandan Pioneer: A member OF tho leCisa-
ture who was IN Mandan tho other day n.",,,
tho statement that the dry weather and sh, 1T
crops which had fallen to the lot OF North Da-
kota Tor The last few seasons WAS the very hest
thing for tho country that could have happtu-
cd. His reason for thinking so was that it
would drive all the farmers out of wheat rails.
ing and get them to raising sheep and cattle
which is just the thing for this country, and
Which would bring them moro money in the
long run than large crop of wheat every
year.
st. Thomas Times: The Farmers Mutual
Protective Association OF North Dakota has
been organized and will make its headquarters
at Grand Forks. The plan Of its organization
and the scope Of Its work 10 similar to that Of
the F. NJ. T. A. OF Plankington. with which
onr farmer readers are familiar. The success
OF The latter has been phenomenal. Its menl-
bership increased iroui 1000 in 1885, to over
1900 In 1889. 1t has paid $500 claimants,
uone OF whom have been compelled to stel;
the aid OF courts 10 get their just dues. Hon,
P. b. Wickham, OF Morton county, 's president,
and C. l.. GRADER. OF Larluors, secretary OF
the company.
Sykeston Gazette: It is rumored that Wells,
Foster aud 0riggs counties, acting In concert,
are soon to submit proposition to J. j. Hill
president Of the Great Northern railway sys-
tenn, TOR the extension OF one OF its ma =
branches through the above counties to some
point on the Missouri river, or intersect lis
main line at hiuot. 4 line running from II
latter place through portion Of Ward. Chu.c!,,
Wells, Foster, Griggs and intersectlug its
branch at Hope, in Stovle county, would take
1t through enc Of the best agricultural sections
in North Dakota, thus making much slloter
route to Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Minneapolis Journal: Gov. Miller's special
seed wheat comm ssion 10 meeting with very
encouraging success. The elevator companies
have agreed to do their share and it ouly re-
mains to secure guarantee Of one third orl.o
value Of the ssed furnished, or $75,OOO There
ought to be no difficulty in getting such q
guarantee In Minneapolis and St. Paul with