The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-18
Dakota land )Casso' Is ecii

Plummer against Jackman, 1npolv-
ing the title to 100 acres Of
public land near Bismarck, Dak.;
was decided by Secretary Teller
Tuesday in favor Of Jackson for the whole
quarter section. The case has been
pending before the department in, one
shape or another since 1875. Secretary !.
Teller says: am ofthe opinion that,
Jackman had a legal right to the Whole
of the said southeast quarter Of sec. 8,
and that it should have been awarded
to him. I therefore direct thata de-
mand be made of Plummer that he sur.
render for cancellation the patent issued
to him in order that patent may be is-
sued to Jackman. In case Plummer re-
fuses to surrender such patent, you will
report such refusal in order that such
further action may be taken as may be
deemed to be proper.
Dakota Territorial News.
Filings at the Bismarck land Office last
week were 200 per cent in excess of
those for the same time last year. !. ~
Mr.. Todd is going to build q large
saw mill ut Grand Forks ifhe can secure
Red Lake pine to cut.
Stone leaders at the Sioux Falls quar-
rieshave struck for an advance from SIP
to $14a car.
Sanborn county has been constructed
out of the west half of Miner county.
Reports from Hillsboro, etate that the
country records were stolen Tuesday
night during the excitement caused by
the breaking of mill dam. No clue 10
the thieves.
A man, name unknown, living eight
teen miles southeast of Larimore, was &C.
cidentally killed by being cut with a knife.
It occurred at store three miles from
Northwood on the Goose river.
Grading is to be commenced immedi-'
ly on the Darlington branch of the
Northern Pacific to Sykesville. AS soon
as the grading has been completed the
construction Of the Mouse river road
from Darlington will be commenced.
The Barnes county Record says it is
reported that Town Treasurer George
A. Thompson is short in his accounts
81 400.
Belle Clinton, an Iowa girl who took
claim near Mitchellyille, has life pass
from an Iowa road because her grit IN
taking end keeping claim has proved
Michael Calligan left his home in
Brookings county nearly month ago,
| intending to visit Minnesota on business.
A few days since his body was found in
| small creek near his home. .t,
] The committee to examine the &C.
counts of Treasurer Thompson of VAL
ley City, have found his books correct,
and have signed a statement to that eff
feet.
All machinery for Improvements at
the Ora Elmo mine at Deadwood has
been shipped from Chicago. and will be
followed by the contractor. Everything
will be in readiness for resumption Of
mining and milling by the LIST of July.
Frank Bartlett, founder of the town of
that name, says the Ward boys never
jumped the claim of Miss Jessie Bart:
lett, or tried to. -
A large body of copper ore was recent
ly discovered in the Black Hills on the
divide between Little Rapids and Castle
creeks.
Settlers around DEVILS Lake complain
bitterly of the failure of the Manitoba
road to locate the site of the new town.
The last statement in regard to the
location of the new town in the DEVILS
Lake county is that the railroad put the
station between Creelsburgh and DEVILS
Lake City, thus consolidating the two
interests and building up fine city. In
such an event, the new site will secure
the land Office. There is, however, u
disposition to permanently locate it at
the junction of the Manitoba & James,
town branch, northwest of the lake.
Gov. Ordway's form of making out no.
tary public commissions in the foot
line reads: Ozone at the city of Yankton,
in the Territory of Dakota" instead of
the old form "Done at Yankton, the
capital of Dakota Territory" which is
erased.
The Huron Leader publishes extracts
from the transcript of evidence by DR..
Burdock of Vermillion, before Yankton
grand jury, to the effect that John R.
Gamble of Yankton offered him $4,000
if he would vote against the removal bill
on its passage in the legislative council.
Farmers around Grand Forks and
Larimore will hold mass meeting at
the former place May 10, to take some
action on the need of drainage.
Claims around Ordway have been SELL
| ing as high as Sc, 1000 for quarter section,
on the expectation that the capital
would be located there.
Grand Forks people are holding pub
lie meetings to secure the erection of a
saw mill i'll that city, and Red Lake pine
to stock it.
Miners are scarce in Lead City, and
the men employed are working overtime
to keep the mills running.
Last weeks snow storm extended all
over the valleys and beyond the Belle
Gourche.
TIE Homestake mine in the Black
Hills has paid 81 1862 500 in dividends to
date.
A'claim-jumper was roughly handled
at Faulkton few days since. After he
had built shanty and had furnished it
with stove, bedding, ETC., about forty
indignant citizeds nailed handles to the
residence and then picked it UP and car
ried it by hand to the Nixon river near
by, where the shanty was launched on
the waters of that classic stream and
started on voyage to the Gulf of Mexi.
co. The claim.jumper was not in the
shanty at the time.
A heavy rain storm passed OAK, re.