The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-15

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Brown county. Oak, has prepared 1
work Of some I've hundred pages, en-
titled the Probate Code and Practice
Of Dakota Territory"
! 8. F. Stair has disappeared from Carl.
Ton with d. 900 in school moneys.
Old man stockwell, who has been in
the Black Hills seven years, and during
that time has worked all the time, cut:
wood, saving logs, or burning charcoal,
has struck it rich at last. He is eighty
four years old. His grandson has come
on from the East after him, and will
iescort him back to where . legacy Of
418, 600 in cash awsits him. L il re-
ported that this is Q portion Of . 4, ,OOO,.
600 estate in which the old man il more
largely Interested than any other one
person.
At Huron, the testimony in the case
ofJ B. Weeks, arrested ON Saturday
blythe United States marshal charged
with fraud in fling soldiers declarar
tories ia the Huron land district, closed
after an all night session. United
States Commissioner Taylor held the
accused to bail in two thousand dollars
to await action Of The United States
Grand jury. Bail was furnished.
The Dakota capitol, asst stands, cost
the contractor $18s. 900. and he has
$4,000 worth Of work to do to complete
his contract, which he is now proceed.
ing to do. He has received from
the commission in cash $1O3, 600,
and in the way Of counts assumed or
guaranteed by the commission, $18, 900,
m9king the amount actually paid on the
building by commission SIG. 900. The
contractors loss ON the building will be
about 12O, 600.
Lieut.. Col. William T. Gentry,
Twenty fifth infantry, will be relieved
from duty at Fort Meade. OAK, the
latter patt Of the present month, and
will take station at Fort Smelling.
MINI. where he will assume the duties
Of theecommandant Of the post, sue
ceeding Col. George L. Andrews, the
6rst cammanding officer, Who goes
East TO attend the Swain court martial
and also on general recruiting service.
Father Stephan, director Of the
Catholic Indian bureau. has just re-
turned from visit to the. Indian re.
servstion OF Devils Lake. He found
the Indians all engaged in working
small farms of from ten, to forty acres
each. They have splendid wheat
crop, beside barley and other cereals,
and are happy, industrious and con-
tented. Maj. Cramsie, the agent, is q
live, energetic manager, and makes the
Indians work, so that they are now self
sustaining and only receive government
rations when they are sick. Father
Stephan expresses himself ss highly
pleased with his trip.
Bismarck Tribune: The consumption
Of the native coal of the Missouri slope
is growing rapidly, and coal mining
promises one Of the leading industries Of
the country. To show the inc re asein
the demand the following figures con-
corning coal shipped from Sims are civ
en-: Coal shipped from November, 1852,
to July, 1883, 12.72O tons; from Nov
ember, 1888, to July, 1854. ~, $50 toms,
or an increase in the latter period Of
9,610 tons. People are learning to use
this coal, and many of the leading bust
ness houses and hotels of the country
aresusing il exclusively for fuel.
Deadvoods Dakota sSpecial.-John
Hunt, arrested at Pierre for obtaining
5000 from the First National bank on
. forged draft purporting to be issued
by The Market bank, Detroit, ON the
bank Of the Republic, New York City,
returned and Is now in Jail here. He
is o remarkable sleek operator. He
came from Milwaukee in June with let
ters Of credit from bank in that city "a
the amount Of a, 600, and by Q number
Of legitimate transactions gained the
sonHdence Of the bank with the result
already announced The bank has re-
covered Ill the money obtained BY Hunt.
8. +. Church, 8 Fargo singing mas
ter. has sued the Fargo Republican for
breach Of contract by J. B. Hall, late
manager Of the paper. Church alleges
the paper Is 5000 in debt.
Sheriff jerks Of Grand Folks has in
custody Bjorgo Ole Hofto. He was ar.
restedsin Wslla, where he attempted To
kill bib sister and brother-in law. He
shot the latter and seized his sister by
the -hpar and dragged her around, Il.
most beating her brains out.