The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-09-28
NEWS oF1HE RA11roxns

In the case OF the Northern Pacific Rail.
road company VS.. Baptiste Herne, an ap-
peal from the commissioner of the general
land Office, Secretary Taller has ruled that
g settler, under the Oregon donation act OF
land upon which he has settled, BY failure
to file the notice required by the act OF
1853, for the reason that no adverse right
has attached, and that the penalty was re-
mitted by the act of 1854. Therefore his
claim was absolutely reversed to him until
three months after the survey under the
original act. In this case the right of the
company attached its land prior 10 the date
of survey, and consequently the land in
question was excepted from their grant.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company n
reckoning time intends to adopt system
by which the hours will be numbered from
1 to "a. In other words, instead ofdividine
the day of twenty our hours into two div.
slens OF twelve hours each per day and night
according to ancient universal usage oniv
one set of numerals will be used for the en-.
tire period. This system is merely for the
guidance of the employees of the road. and
the genera! public is not likely to hear any,
thing about 10 and IA o'clock, etc., notwith-
standing this company's innovation, The
railroad day will begin and end at mid
night.
Articles of incorporation have BEEN filed
with the Minnesota secretary of state of the
Minneapolis e. st. Croix Railway company,
the route of which is given as from Mime.
apolis northeasterly to point on the 81.
Croix river between the city of Saltwater
and point on the boundary line between
Minnesota and, Wisconsin. opposite the
mouth of Big Rock creek, Wisconsin, and
to connection with the line of the Minne-
apohs Sault Ste. Marie & Atlastic railway.
W. A. Turner, ticket agent of the Mani.
toba railroad, has been appointed general
agent for the Allen line of steamships.
Heretofore Mr.. Turner has been Minnesota
agent OF the line. but under the new ap-
pointm ent this territory will include, be.
sides this state, the territories of Montana
and OAK ota and the Northwest generally.
He will still retain his position as ticket
agent for the Manitoba road.
A new road is building from Remington.
on the Wisconsin Valley branch of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway,
called the Wisconsin, Pittsville & Superior
railroad. 1t is graded from Remington to
Pittsvllle, a distance of eleven miles, ard
the iron is laid to Dexterville, one-half of
tne distance. The road is eventually to
strike the Wisconsin Central near Marsh
field.
The earnings of the Chicago &lNorthwest.
ern railroad for the second week of septem.
Der were $3.50, 800; increase, $500. St.
Paul e Omaha, $129, 900; increase. s6. 800.
Milwaukee & st. Paul, s515 200; increase.
1920. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & WesrIen,
$40, 1856; increase, $3.50.
The approximate gross earnings of the
Northern Pacific railroad for the second
week in September, 1883, were S22s, $50. an
increase of $50, $50. The Ca madam Pacific
earnings were Sill, 200, an increase of $751;.
Work has been commenced on the ex
tension of Chicago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul
railroad from Eau Claire to Chippewa