The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-02
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.
augustus 9. Denton Of Denton, San.
born county, one Of the earliest settlers
In the James River valley, died last

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Augustus 8. Denton Of Denton, Sam
born county, one Of the earliest settlers
In the James River valley, died last
week. s1s.4 =
|. The United States now have two
special agents At Huron Watching the
land Office and getting things straight.
ened out. n. T. Smith, the plat c.erk,
and one Of the proprietorg Of the Daily
Times, has been removed and on the
sd Inspector Burke followed Smith.
Hon. George W. Sterling IL just com.
pleting the finest residence in Huron.
When finished it will have cost him at
least q, COO.
G. YandeYgrift, who wss arrested BY
Maj. Burke for alleged perjury in con-
nection with alpre.emption filing, had
his trial before United States commits
eiener A. 7. Taylor, at Huron, snd was
discharged, there being no case against
him. Mr.. Vandergriit will at once be.
gin . civil suit against Mai. Burke fol
SIC, GOO damages.
A company with ItSOO,OO0 capital has
been orG.nised 10 work the coal mipel
~ ~ y sssssss - 5sS,.s
Picketts Bros, barn, three miles north.
west of Oriska was burned. It was built
last fall and cost 5000. Fifty-seven
thousand bushels of wheat and oats
seven breaking plews, three seeders q
threshlng machine and horsepower were
also consumed.
At the sale of the capital lots of Bis.
marck, t he lots brought much bigger
price than was anticipated. The min j.
mum price would give $l28 600 for the
quarter section plated.
A: w. Edwards of the Fargo Argus
has been sued for libel by the Chicago
firm Of Shuteldt and Westoner.
The Aberdeen Presbytery includes
that portion of Dakota between the east
ern boundary there of and the Missouri
river, south Of the forty-sixth parallel
and north of Brookines, Kingsbury,
Beadle. Hand, Hyde and Sully counties
It comprises 5l8 townships, with its
central church at Aberdeen; whereas
the Central Dakota Presbytery with its
central church ii. Huron, has 287 town.
ships, and the southern Dakota fyeaby.
V0IyS WILL ITO CctltT6A ClllICu ~ I1lVCu0N
comprises but 235 townships. The Alb.
erdeeR Presbytery has now Is churches
with Sunday schools, and nine pastors
Southern Dakota has ffty.three Presby.
terian churches and forty ministers.
The sheyenne Valley mining com.
pany has been formed at Lisbon with a
capital of 81 ,OOO, 900 in;shares of 500 each
The President is A. ]. Harwood of Far.
60; vice-pres4dent, George B. Winship
Of Grand Forks; treasurer, w. N. Steele
Of Grand Forks, and secretary, A. G
Hausbrough of Grand Forks. The head
quarters Of the company is at Fargo.
A Yankton correspondent writes thai
there is little change in the general
feeling of apathy with which the people
Of South Dakota regard the proposed
constitution. In Yankton and the ada
cent counties, however, a lively epposi
ton has sprung up of late, and the advo
Gates nf the constitution have found il
necessary to 60 to work in earnest. But
IN the interior and to the northward in.
difference seems to be the rule; ani
there is every prospect of light vote.
NC. Hansborough has been appoint
ed postmaster at DEVILS Lake.