The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1890-01-10
DAKOTA aLEAsIHss.


census for North Dakota.
Ths Dakota Fstmer, 1srasrH moathly, 4.
now iasosd seai.monthly.
A lodge Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Flremsn was ergalizod at Grand Forks last
week.
n. P. Ructsr, Of Grand Forks, will be ap-
pointed special agent for North Dakota of tho
census bureau.
E. T. Cressy, managing editor Of the Sioux
Falls Daily Press, has been appointed librarian
Of the q. s. senate.
Plymouth church, at Grand Forks, which
was damaged By fire November 10, has been
rebuilt and was rsopened Sunday.
Jamestown Alert: Sheep are turned out on
the praIrles every day to feed. Tho weather 10
saving many tons Of hay for the farmers.
Gov. Merriam has refused To grant extradi-
tion papers to Gov. Miller, Of North Dakota,
for Melville Colstt wanted % q charge of en-
hezzlemsnt.
Talk about bard collections in North Dakota
--how ia this for South Dakota. A banker and
lawyer OF Britton, S. D., started out on q
collecting tour and failing to collect dollar
were compelled to steal hog aud put itup for
board.
AAicAigan farmer LAS found that sheep can
"be we'll Sintered on straw with half bushel
Of tshsnsdSorn Der day for each hundred sheep.
With the sbuudance Of straw in North Dakota,
this shou'd b' good pointer for farmers and
stocE-raisers,
Minneapolis Tribune: A box of plug hats
| has been sent by Eastern philanthrnpists to
Dakota sufferers. Now il said phllanthrnpiss
will seEd an equal number Of swallow tail
coats, the sufferers will begin their spring
blowing.
George Haigh, an aged Engllshman, was
| found dead in his bed at Bismarck Friday. He
b I'd two sons living in England, but no rpla-
tlves in this country He had been resident
OF Bismarck eight years and was a much re-
sperted citizen. Old ago and debility were tho
causes Of death.
Senator Casey informs the Jamestown Alert
that nothing has yet been determined as to tho
more important appointments to be made in
North Dakota. That both he and MIR. Pierce
had deemed 1t wise to bs deliberate rathti IL an
hssty In their recommendations. Auh tho
waiting and watching will continue.
A Dlcksy county man who had raised as lligl,
as twenty eight bushels Of No. hard To the
acre, but who this year only raised eight hush
rs, scooted Of to Colorado-to escape til. ,ig-
ors Of a Dakota wintur-and arrived at his new
home just in tune to mourn the loss OF .tor
fellow who was buried alive under suow-
slide.
| Tho following item from the Minneal oils
Journal corresponds beautifully with the slor-
les Of Dakota destitution: 'At average Mime
apolis prices the total value of tho various Da-
kota cereals this year reaches the sum of o.
2Sb,S65. OF this sum wheat represents, at
Minneapolis prices. $s5, ,207.27S; oats, Si.273,-
eA; rye, *l5O.5es; buckwLeat, $l3,C35, and
flax, $1,ol0,l4s
Bismarck Settler: dakota coal for Dalo-
tans" is tho watchword all along the line. Let
, it echo. 1t will give cheap fuol, keep cur
money at homo, (evsn democrat can sre ihe
sense i" thst) and open an endless field for
. labor. There is no movement that will DO
more 70 keep the new boom growing, ard
, nothing will fill North Dakota with settlers or
her cofeu with cash more quickly.
} Griggs Courier: Talk about cheap hog rails
! ing, North Dakota leads the world in this re-
spect WIN. c. Jimeson IL feeding his hogs
nothing but screenings from the elevators, pig
weed seed etc., which is readily devoured and
seonls to bo very fattoning. This Is a cue Ior
our farmers who want to raise pork. If any
country can produce cheaper food than this we
would like to hear from it.
Great good to the people OF North Dakota is
suro to come from the present discussion IF the
fuel problem. The demand for tho develop
nent Of North Dakota coal mines for the brnc-
fit OF North Dakota people, and the lowering of
freight rates so that cheap fuel will be in tho
reach OF all, is 90 general aud earnest tina, III.
tltnate success is certain.
Griggs Courier: It costs the tax payers Vt
North Dakota. through being a state, more
than it did when It was q territory. For in-
stance, it costs the state for tho salaries Of it's
state officers, net Including the yer dirul of the
trustees Of the public institutions, $4,000,
while under territorial government it cost
only $6l,0Oo. But then, The taxpayers Of a
great and wealthy commonwealth like North
Dakota would not kick On such sulaI sum as
$4,000.
La Moure County Chronicle: All that is re-
qaired to putt Dakota coaD Oh the market
and give the people cheap fuel, 10 little enter
prise aud favorable railroad rates. The roads
may prefer to have the long haul on eastern
coal; but that is not their true interest. Tho
real welfare OF the railroads will bs served by
developing the country, aud the cheap fuel will
have much to do with that, besides helping to
keep the earnings Of the people within tho
lm!ts Of the state. Whatever the legislature
can do in this direction should bs done with
promptness.
While North Dakota is enjoy nR the frest
climatic conditions In the world, the following
from an eastern Ohio paper sizes up the state
Of weather there: "Petsr Burns was thrown
from wagon at 8alem one day last we, k,
landing head foremost in mud hole. As Dir.
Burns is corpulent man, weighing more than
200 pounds, hs sank to the bottom, and the
team proceeded on it, way home. Mr.. Burns
| struggled to tho surface, but was unable to
extrieate himself from bis wretched situation.
Friends went 70 his rescue, aud by building a
| bridge OF boards rescued him."
One Of the Montpelier farmers has rugged I'D
bis wagon box for winter use In Z way that
| will permit him to laugh with glss in the face
| OF old Blizzard, who, BY the way, seems to have
! quit the eountry altogether. The wagon has
about ons.third Of tho front end Of the bed en-
closed by canvas covering stretch over a