The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-19

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Tho that who stole Assessor Wyc-
kods horse Va captured nsar the Tur.
10 mountains blythe sheriff of Steele
county. he was brought back 10 Hups
and was put IN jan thsre prsparasory 70
70 being taken to Fargo the next day.
Hs broke iail and escaped during the
night, and thsre = no elust him. The
horse and buggy were recovered.
Orders have basn issued BY the sec.
'etary Of the interior disbsrring the fol-
lowing named attorneys in Dakota:
Sanford McGinnis, Kimball; William
D. Mxter and A. j. Gibbs, Nine Gem
ter, and OBJ. Bartlett, Salem. They
we're charged with completely In land
frauds. =.
The construction Of the new Bismarck
extension Of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern. says the Luverne
Herald, is now completedto Luverne,
kinn. The track is laidto distance
Of about . mile and half north Of town.
Tho telegraph poles have been set -
Tar - Luvefne, and the wire will be
strung to that place in day or two.
The track Is now laid about twenty
miles north Of Pipestone, and by the
time the iron is laid to that place from
The south, the road will probably be
nearly completed to Watertown.
The house Of John Crofoot, near Alb
srdeen, was robbed Of $1,000 in cash.
After getting into the house, they en-
tered Mrs. Crotoots bed room and took
. trunk from under the bed, on which
she was sleeping, unlocked and ram
sacked il for the money. but not find
ing Il they threw dowp the bed clothes.
and took the money from ! belt which
she wore around her body without
awakening her or any other inmate Of
the house until they were about leaving
the premises. but pursuit was useless.
In Sioux Falls, Cora, daughter Of
jacob Hawkins, aged about seventeen
years, took dose Of creosote with
suicidal intent. The Press says: She
left her fathers house in the morning
to take the north bound train, ostensi-
bly, for Minneapolis, but, it is said ts
elope with young man of that city,
who took his departure to some point
out form here on Saturday. Her faith
er's former house keeper, learning Of
the girls movements, hastened to the
depot and walked her back home. Up
on reaching the house she repaired up
stairs, wrote letter to her father and
swallowed the drug, but was saved by
the prompt action Of physician.
Gov. Pierce has recently issued q
proclamation appointing an auditing
board, whose duty ii shall be to make
rules and regulations for auditing the
accounts of tho Commissioners for Dako-
ts for the coming worlds fair at New
Orleans. The members of the board
will be Alex Mckenzie, w. H. Mckay,
Yankton; and r. Brown Of Canton.
At Yankton, there were over IL, 600
soldiers present at the soldiers reunion.
Full grand army posts were present
from vermillion. Elk Point, Canton,
Sioux Falls, Hurley and Salem. The
exercises Of the stand were interesting,
entertaining and were mainly Of Q pa
triptic character. Chief Justice Ed
gerton delivered short address of vel
come, to which Col. Duncan responded.
Maj. Free Of Sioux Falls, commander
Of Grand Army posts for Dakota, then
spoke briefly, when Gov. Pierce was In
troduced. The great mass Of people
now saw Gov. Pierce for the first time,
and all were favorably impressed and
received his able address with cordiality.
Col. Oliver, q prominent politician Of
Arkansas then delivered set address,
at the close Of which Gen. Campbell,
Of Scotland, OAK, an old Mexican war
veteran as we'll as Of the late war, was
called for and responded hsppily.