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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
Where Mines Grow.

OF late years silver production has out
stripped gold. A different condition OF
affairs exists in the now renowned
kootenai country. While silver pre-
| dominates in some localities there, yet
tho streams have placer gold in paying
| quantities and at RoRsland in tho Trail
District. Gold is King. Copper and iron
are found anu coal ;.lso as some places.
| The recent developments OF This region
and Of that contiguous thereto in Wash
| ingtOn, has boen phenomenal. Mines of
| exceeding richness, from tic grass roots
| down. have been Opoued all over the
mountains; railroads have been built
| into and through the country; steam
boat lines on the lakes and rivers have
| been increased and expanded. and towns
| sprung up as if by magic.
The country is good for rich or poor,
| the climate is mild and bracing, and the
scenery grand beyond description.
| Among the prominent mining camps
are RossIand, Nelson. Ainswcrth, Kaelo,
SLOGAN, Salmon River, Cariboo and Deer
Park.
| The mountains are well timbered, ron
dering fuel cheap, and living expenses
are reasonable.
Smeitere ar" located at several points
contiguous to the mines.
Tic year Of 1896 Witnessed a wonder
full emigration to the Kootcnai country.
and it will be e:ipsed by the record OF
1897.
The direct route to this land of gold
from tho cast. is via tho Northern Paci-
fic Railway to Spokane. Wash. and
Spokane Falls s; Northern Railway from
that point north
West Of the RoGsland region lies the
Boundary Creek country practically a
continuation Of the former of very rich
promise but as yet Of meagre develop
mcnt South Of the Boundary line. in
Washington. is the Reservation" coun-
try, a land also Of promise.
A full description of the Kootenai re-
gion can be obtained by eencling to Chas
S. Fee. Gen. Pass. Agent. N. p. Ry. ST.
Paul. Mimi. for their new Kootenai
folder and elaborate relief map. This is
the best man nubIishe of the Kootenai
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
DOWN IN CID YORK STATE.
A Second Interesting Letter From
Oar jolly Townsman
Sid Fuller
Watertown, N. Y, Teb. % ,s97.

Editor Hope Pioneer.
Washington's birthday and here | am
in good old northern New York. all alone,
for 1 left Mrs. Fuller. in Providence.
Have been here TWO weeks and am hav
ing a huge time tell you Tomorrow
leave for other points of interest about
60 miles distance, where spent lG years
OF my early days. Here l left many,
many. warm friends and schoolmates,
but don't expect to find many there now.
They are all scattered to the fcur winds
all over the world. Have found but
two that knew me; and they two old
maids; who l suppose. have longer Nom
cries than US Young folks.
Say, us folks UP there talk about hard
times and are always kicking about
something. Blu, say, wo have para
disc, compared with these poor souls
down here. North Dakota is tho best
state i'll the Union TODAY, for Il poor
man. He can get along better, with less
to do with. than any place I know of, or
have heard of. Us folks up there had
ought 10 be ashamed rorso much grumb-
ling. We don't know when we arc well
10 do.
There arc any umber-ycs half of the
people around here ,ha. cont know
ACTUALLY ly-wEcro their next meal is com.
ing from, il times don't change for the
better. Ii Mckinley gives us better
prices for our rroduct, it will be a God
send to this section OF the country. The
old Flickertail state is plenty good
enough foc old Sid for the rest of his
days.
The land here IS III! worn cut; it is no
good any more. Has been farmcd 60
long there is nothing left of it. 1t pro-
duces but little, and when they get but
little price for that. you SEQ it is a
little. little, all tie tine. 1t is just like
taking something from nothing.
l shall return to Providence in about
two weeks. ana to the land OF promise
North Dako:a) about April ]. About
March Is, we will turn our faces toward
the promised land, stopping OH two or
three weeks in Chicago. and then for
home-the only place to live.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
sarrcu.ldiag country.

Many stories are being circulated con.
| serninS guns, gunpowder and marks
! maEship. In regard to their wonderful
Staying ability. This gives me an itching
! TO relate one, although the time of Cc.
! curance was some time last summer. it
seems worth relating; and being told me
| oy party who bears reputation OF al
honest charactor l will endeavor to re-
| peat it as got il, 80 as to share my
| opinion in regard to the truth. 1t was
told OF young man who, until lately.
lived on branch of the Gonsa river.
| where game is in abundance all times of
| the year. and considering tho abundance
OF game in so close quarters, with a
| young blood. Of cultish feeling. and cat
| llkemnvemcnts. one would naturally be.
come IL time, an extraordinary keen
hunter, as did tho hero OF our story. who
| simply call Billy; and as the story
| goes. it was on bright. warm. summer
morn. The sun had partly risen above
| the horizon. and the huming of the busy
! bee could be heard as they :oilcd on.
and on, and the birds fitted from treo,
to tree, as they sang charming phrases
| to Billy. who was standing on the back
porch loading his father-il-law's great
army musket. First the powder. then
| the big paper wad, a slight grin, then
| tho shot. some more paper, a loud cackle
as he spoke to himself in words half
aloud. he repeats: "Ihe early hi.d
catches the Worm" The percautlon cap
goes Oh worry gently. All is ready. and
with Il merry chicp to his faithful water.
| spaniel, they start down the river bank
for hunt ter anything uu land or sea.
blilv had proceeded but a short distance
When slight rustic in the grass ahead
caused halt. But MOI at all frightened.
Billy demanded his dog to charge He
proceeded forward. cautiously. until he
had gained Il point between tho place
where The noiso came and the river,
which would have been to his advantage
had il boon a beast of the sea. Hiscare.
ful movements were slon rewarded by
seeing 80 large grouse come out of the
tall Grass. He brings his trusted gun 10
his shoulder with n light twich. pulls
the trigger. and the powder explodcs do
iig deadly work ahead and behind
xnG Billy Was kicked a few hundred fect
back over the river bank, and with out
sire ched hands he struck, grasping Il
musEra' III each hand. Still clinsing to
the rats, he pulled for tho shore. When
he landed. lie discovered that his loose
trousers werc full OF the finest kind of
brook trout. Not .. all S rprised. Billy
cliNed the back and low. and behold,
not two rods distance was Il rabbit stone
dead whose death WIS caused by eus-
pcndcr button that WAS jerk cd Off during
Billy's back action hand springs. He
was not SURPRISED! II: his good luck. but
picked him u!' and ran over 10 sack his
grouse. which he fDuntl tn be - in mum.
Der, and was soon retracing his steps
homoward, and odd as this may seem.
there was not a shot TO DO found in The
grouse; they died for the wan, of breath.
MANDY.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
OUR ASSISTANT EDITORS
Colgate.

The weather ,,tonhc.s s,;l tb,+ w..
backbone Of the Einicr ~ voml', l ha aIr r,,.a .ao
abont thc Goth 81 l'ehrnnry bnt ~ T nn,.n.
saw anvlh;no with is hart @ bu, buo,!on never W.
cover. and oct nrounl and On 'I 10 io;nn- ,u
business arnin "a ruici, ,s ,h;, ,r;ntas. .n1rs
did. " '1''' W.
MAKING nrenarat;ons rnr ' tbo ''e, meon'
ton of y Woudmnn r,mn H;s aitar,,'t ~"
will perhans he ;, success 80 NJ Wh.aipr
is an indefat ;rahlc worl,er @ ,nj M y ,ho l.e;u' ~
surance connected VIII tl,;s In,,,,a @ ;s VII
known to be both chann and ' I nsse % an1 nj
this fact conncctod with I We non'nr1, y, "nu
of persnasion. so,r lrine tho noorIs r'otn ~,
realize that hv worIs;nn Il r;rbt rr thor o.,, ",
nav the debt Of naturn and ooch horn "
$4,000 or s300O lcft for thor fn,,;,;oa a,o v
It is pretty hard TO marc y ma, I'a;'.n hai;avn
that X would he n nlna, ,ra fnr h;n, W
dio and make his family harry ~ ' hv nv ~
dowinp them with tl,e ~ ,,,nf dHo Nv nn
his. ronnire. ,,;HeSa.:s .ns.ss Wrbo,,ior h,, ~,
buttonholed VOL, and ta,lsed 10 VA,
for abont ton ninntoa WI, non,ot ,,o,.,
but SEQ that there ore coms tb;nos -eip ~
this world that arc worse than deafh
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
To an associated press reporter NJ. /

To an associated press reporter NJ. A..
Hanna says:
Il received letter from Gov. Bush
nell this morning apprising me of his
intention to appoint me U. S. senator
to succeed Sherman, but that letter. of
course. the Associsted Press has already
published. have written reply to
Gov. Bushnell, thanking him for the
honor which he has bestowed upon me.
and in particular for advising me of his
intention in advance OF the resignation
of Senator Sherman. 1t gives me q
chance TO prepar my plans for my new
place in life. Gov. Bushnell doubtless
felt that the sentiment in Ohio towards
me was such that he had better make
the appointment. shall do all in my
power to be worthy of the honor. AS
far as my policy goes. it will be to aid
the Mckinley administration, and in par
ticuar to assist in framing at once a
tariff bill which will seek to restore con-
fidence to the country and give slim
ulus to our industries. That is now the
chief purpose of my life
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

Now is the time to purchase thcr.
mometer while they are low.
Mrs. Henry Standley's many friends
will be glad to hear that she is again
able to be about.
\ thorough test shows that the
beautiful white snow that meets our
gaze at every point. is half water when
melted.
The candy pull and dance which took
place at the residence of Hugo Gunklc,
was grand SUCCESS. with tho exception
when Ira Baker attempted TO dance tie
two step. But all became quiet after a
little, and all passed a very pleasant eve
ming.
Those who arc Interested. may watch
this space next week for the list OF town
officers elected at the town election last
Tuesday.
These who have harder time than
VIM. Spleit and Geo. Wilcox, getting in
supply of hay. can consider themselves
lucky. Ten miles to the nearest stacks
Mr.. Whitlo and family were over from
MelrOse WISHING. last Wednesday. hey
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Chal-
merG.
The person that suited everybody is
dead. Tie died while he was quite young.
Carrie Vadnic. who has been attend
ing school at Hope, is taking few days
vacation at home.
1t has been reported that Chas Deem,
who embarked for Canada Il few months
ago, is a married man. But that is nouc
| OF my business until the whole truth is
| learned.
John Larson. an employe on the James
Elsbury farm. says snow shovcling has
formed on him like the tobacco habit.
fle feels that he can not do without it
very woll-and get in the barn.
Tho past month of February has been
the severest of any period known to me,
regarding sickness. Our townspcople
are surely getting more than their share.
At present there are nearly one half of
Lincoln's population complaining Of
some ailmnnt. and four persons have
been under the doctors care for two
weeks. and two nurses are kept busy
nearly all The time. Mandy's bast wish,
es are extended to the welfare OF tho
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

The two big pugs. Corbett and Fitz
simmons, arc training hard for the big
battle March II. Below we give you an
idea Of the big ring and arena where the
battle will take place. at Carson, New.
Plans for the arena to be constructed on
the Carson race track has been accepted.
In the center Of the field is to be a
twelve-sided wall Of lumber twenty six
feet high. There are to be twelve en-
frances to tho enclosure. Tho seating
capacity will be II 500, and the cost will
be $4,000. There will be no roof.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
The Legislature will complete its bust
ness and adjourn tomorrow,

We are not prejudiced to any of the
Twin City papers. but III looking the
daily editions over carefully. from top to
bottom. we find about if not more, and
the last news in the Minneapolis Jour
nal. Its market page is hummer. so is
its northwest news columns 1t issues
several editions daily, and is an up to
date newspaper. Do you read it?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

The appropriation bill passed by the
senate are: Deaf and dumb schools,
Sl9,2oO; Valley City normal, s24, ,455;
penltentiary. 900; Mayvi!le normal,
s2o,9lO; agricultural college. $4,000; iu-
sunc hospital, slO9.750: university. S59.-
.222o: sol ie-s' home. Sl3S0O. An appro.
prlation OF $4,000 for the state fare at
Mandan also passed after considerable
opposition. The total amount given to
state institutions is S:322S.00!5. S:323S
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
Notice For Publication

r AND OFFICE at Fargo. N. D.. Feby I. 1897.
IL Notice Is herebv given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before the register ami
receiver at Fargo. N. D.. on March Is, 1897, VIZ:
ULYSSES f. CURRY.
I. L. No 1892 for the southeast quarter Sec 4.
yp. 143 n. X 5jw.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
'Nntinuou. residence upon and cultivation OF
aid lnnd. viz:
t:has. H. Williams. VIM. Orsnr. Gen. King. OF
'olgate. N. D.. L. B. Hanna of Page n. d.
r. SUNDERHAuF,
Register.
lst pub Feb i.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

Bryan says we are pershing on ac.
count of a total lack of blmetallism
Hero is the official report of cash in the
treasury New Years morning:
Gold coin: Sl20, ,63S. .597 66; bars, s54,-
s5G5. .3S4S6 total $l75, 03,952.52.
Silver dollars. $685.. 1854, ,572 90; subsid.
iary coin sl4.2i5, 1882; bars sl1O,si5 ,2246.-
50, total S5O9,6l5, ,584.l5.
Hardly drop of silver, rs YOU see.
Call it s500,0ao.CC0 in round numbers,
and S9,6l5, ,G34. 10 moro for full measure
There lis something over sixteen thous-
and tons in silver on hand-only. And
that is not enough of reserve in addi
tion to actual silver in circulation to
give us a smell of bimctallisn. Oh,
Popocracy!
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

The Davis divorce bill was knocked
out in the senate. by vote of Ii to a..
Those who favored the bill we're: Arnold,
Brown, Creel, Davis. Dunlap, Engcr,
Levang, McCanna. Plain. Stronl. Nays,
Dobie, McCarten: Clark, Gordon. Green,
Haggart, Hanna, Little, Mansfoeld,
Marshall. McGillivsay, Rourke. Valcntin,
Viete, White. Wishek. The Woman'e
Christion Temperance union of the state
filed petition stating that they keenly
regret the disgrace ard infamy which
the present odious divorce law has
brought upon the name of tue state and
protesting agairs. North Dakota being
made the dumping ground for the scum
of every state, and further, that the pre-.
sent law is menace to the purity of the
home and sacred family relations.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

l. G. Mnrical, while at work in the
mill. came in contact with the gearing
Of cog wheel. and consequently is
carrying it around in sling. He is talk.
ing lay oil for few days.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

t~'~ SinCo ti,t' g;s,7,cf;,' have been cleanoi'
out there has been no trouble in keeping
tho school house warm.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

Homer Reslcr, Il teacher OF Hope dis
trict, made the school visit Tuesday
afternoon
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04

\ thorough test shows that the
beautiful white snow that meets our
gaze at every point. is half water when
melted.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
JoHNATHAN BEEsN
Lincoln.

Now is the time to purchase Il ther-
mometer while they are low.
Mrs. Henry Stand'ey's many friends
will be glad to hear that she is again
able to be about.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
A dispatch from Tacoma, Wash, of

A dispatch from Tacoma, Wash, of
recent date says:
1t is stated here on good authority
that President Hill of the Great North.
ern is about to purchase half the stock
of the Tacoma Land Co., which owns
the largest part OF the unsold Tacoma
townsite and 500 acres of lido lands
which will be needed ultimately for rail
road terminals. This is taken to Indicate
that Hills plan to secure joint or sympa-
thetic operation of the two roads, will
sooner or later be put into, operation.
The result will be to secure use by the
Great Northern of the Northern Pacific
tunnel through the Cascades and ter
minals at Tacoma, including tho deep
water docks, twelve miles OF side track
and the largest car shops in tho west,
which cost tho road S7,C0O,000. This
would save the Great Nortbers an ex-
pense of several millions for boring a
new tunnel and duplicating the termi
nails on its own line.
The inaugural ball at Washington to-
night, will without doubt, surpass the
one recently given by the NVoodman
lodge here. 1t will try to out shine all
of 'em, and capture the prize The SOU
venir is about 10 by G inches. Tho cover
has splendid engraving of tho pension
building. The first page has engravines
of President Mckinley and Vice Presi.
dent Hobart; on the next is engraved
the list OF members of the committee in
charge.
Then follow the coats of arms of the
nation and tho states of Ohio and New
Jersey. The back cover has a r1agnifi-
cent color embossed representation of
the American flag, shading the sun.
which is bursting through a bank Of
clouds.
The program has the gilt.embosscd
picture of Mckinley Oh the front cover
and Of Hobart on the back. 1t contains
the full lists Of the various committees,
the twenty three dances and tho bill of
fare.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-04
School Items.

Miss Wilson met with an accide t
Monday afternoon. There was no sch, ol
i'll the intermediate rom on Tuesday as
a consequence.
The intermeriia'e room again received
the quarter holiday last Friday as a re-
ward for the least nu ber of minutes
tardiness for the rast month.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-26

vealed some circumstances occurring on
the night OF May / which threw suspicion
on the husband Of the missing woman,
and he was arrested May j At one O'clock
in the afternoon by OficerA Dean and
sQualey. 1t was ~discoveredStha Luetgert
was alone in the basement that night. and
the steam was turned full. the middle
vat, In which a quantity ofscrude potash
had been placed the day before. The po-
lice in their search found TN the debris
taken from the vat a number of bones,
which they thought were human. and two
gold rings with the initials Il. L. ON ono
OF them, also false tooth and other arti-
cles, which led them to believe that MUIR
der had been committed. -
Luetgert was placed on trial before JUS
tice Kersten May IS. and a continuance
was taken to the 22d. On May 20 he was
held to the criminal co1lrt.~A Indictment
was returned against him by the grand
jury on June S. On a habeas corpus pro-
ceeding before Judge Gibbons. June IL, the
court denied bail. ,se,sa zeass !:
The trial before Judge Tuthill began Au.
gust g. The presentation Of the states
evidence occupied month"; Two weeks
was taken by the defense in trying to prove
an alibi and overcome the expert testimony
A weel, was spent in rebuttal. and the
remaining two weeks in surrebuttal and the
arguments Of the counsel.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-26
MRS. LOUISE LUETGERT.
1.-THE Missing Woman.]

time after eight o'clock. She was last
seen, according to the evidence, sitting in;
a back room Off the kitchen of her home
on Hermitage avenue about the hour men.
toned. partially dressed. as If preparing
to retire for the night. and reading a news
paper. She did not come down to break.
fast next morning. but this was not con-
sidered remarkable. as she often slept late
and had breakfast alone. That Sunday
morning the big sausage manufacturer. his
children and Mary Siemering, the servant
OF the family, took breakfast together, ana
not q word was spoken or a reference made
to Mrs. Luetgert. = Her husband was busy
that day. 1t seems. about the factory. and
spent very little of the time al home. He
came in for dinner at midday an6 was
Joined at the meal by his partner. William
Charles. and money-iender named
Arnold, from whom. as the story goes, he
was trying to obtain help in his financia!
difficulties. The day passed with the usual
Sunday routine Of circumstances at thu
lIuetgert home. except that Mrs. I1uetgert
was not there. No fuss was made about
her absence. and no effort to find her.
81 Thus days wentson, and Adolph J.. Luet-5
CERT bent all his energies to save himself
from bankruptcy, but said never word to
the police about his missing wife. On May
6. Dietrich Bicknese, the woman's brother,
who had been apprised OF her disappear
ance. notified the police, and q search was
begun. Inspector Setback and Capt.
l6chuettler had officers scour the neighbor-
hood for days. searching every nook and
Granny. seeing friends Of the woman, final
" dragging the river. thinking she had
suffered the fate OF many others In SIM
liar cases 55=s5
Inquiries about the Luetgert factory and
among the sausage makers employees re-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-26
LUETGERT's STATEMENT.
Makes an Affidavit That He Did Not
XIII His Wife.

Makes an Affidavit That He Did Not
Kill His Wife.
Chicago, Oct. %. - The Associated
Press has obtained one great feature
missing in the famous Luetgert trial
the sworn testimony of the defendant
himself, Adolph L. Luetgert. His aft
davit was put in writing, in due legal
form, is certified to by notary, and is
as follows:
ITO the Public-The result of my trial is
a victory for me, because of the disagree
1nent of the jury, but am very much disap-
pointed and very much surprised that the
jury did not bring in verdict of not guilty.
did not kill my wife, and do not know
where she is, but I am sure that 1t Is only
a question of time until she returns. did
not go upon the witness stand because my
lawyer, Judge Vincent, was bitterly OPP
posed to my doing SO, and because he ID
vised that it was not necessary.
Il am grateful for the tremendous change
in public sentiment in my favor, and time
will demonstrate that am not only an inno-
cent but grievously wronged man.
"ADOLPH L. LUETGERT."
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
'1st day Of October, A. D., 1897.
m. F. Sullivan. Notary Public
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-26
WORK OF THE MlNTS.

Facts and Figures Given by Director
Preston for 1897.
Washington, Oct. 19.-The director of
the mint has submitted to the secretary
of the treasury his report for the fiscal
year 1897, covering the operations of
the minis and assay offices, together
with the statistics of foreign countries
relative to. production, coinage and the
monetary condition of each. Following
are extracts from the report:
The value of the gold deposited at the
minis and assay offices during the fiscal
year 1897, cents omitted, was 1929, TO-, 500; of
this amount $S7, 003,3 1877 was original deposits
and s42. 1852 redeposits.
The coinage value of silver bullion re-
cefVed during the year was So. 725.022; of this
amount $9.470.623 was original deposits and
the remainder. s254. 29S. redeposits.
The coin executed during the year was
as follows:
silver doiiars dollars. SoS az
Mnin nor s'.ver : ' sS4sSs
The net imports of gold were 81. Cos, S4l.
as against ,612 net exports for the
previous fiscal year. The net exports of
silver were $32,636,S35 as against $50. 262. 25Y
for the fiscal year 1896.
The product Of gold and silver in the
United States for the calendar year 1886
was: Gold. S5s, 0SS. 900; silver-coinage value
-$76,069,230. The worlds product Of gold
and silver for the calendar year 1896 was:
Silver 1commercia vai1e 1os
Silver (coining value).. 215,2427 700
The coinage Of gold and silver by the
various countries of the world. SO far as
reported. was:
Gold sss 81
The director of the mint. in his report,
reviews the decline Of silver since 1873 and
attributes the decline to the great increase
in production.