The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-25

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telegraph Office at Oriska while the op-
orator was out and telegraphed the
First National bank Of Valley City to
Honor Charles D. Tenney's draft ON
you for $780," This was signed evil.
oi;s t;in rs1%Rsz;a %ezs;as asseRKEits K ss,sy ~
City, saying, "Draw on First National
bank of Valley City for $780," Tho
Valley City cashier suspected and re-
fused to cash his draft. To get out of
town Wood stole two tickets to Port
land, Or, for which he was arrested at
Jamestown.
The c.pitol building as il now stands
has cost the contractor $133, 900, and
he has $1,000 worth Of work to do to
complete his contract. which he is now
proceeding to do. He has received from
the commission in cash $lO3, 600, and in
the way Of accounts assumed or guaren.
teed by the commission $13, 600, MAX
ing the amount actually paid on the
building by the commission $116 900.
The contractors loss on the building
will he about 5000
Still another chapter has been added
to the much-noted Schmidt mystery at
Mitchell, a farmer named John r. Tow.
ell, who has lived in Hanson county
near Rockport since 1873, went to tho
drug store in Alexandria and purchased
q quantity Of arsenic, which he swal-
lowed. Death followed Tuesday night.
1t is rumored that he was laboring un-
der hallucination that he would be
hanged for the lynching of Michael
Bechtel, who was accused of numbering
John Schmidt.
At Watertown, Mrs. d. B. Stafford,
awoman of respectability, was arrested
recently upon warrant sworn out by
her husband, charging her with child
stealing. Stafford and his wife have
lived apart for several months and the
husband has possession of the children.
Mrs. Stafford met one of the children,
boy of eleven, as he was returning
from school, and lie gladly accompanied
her to the hotel where she was stop
ping. The citizens are greatly incensed
against Stafford and the prose cution
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Ihe North Dakota Press association
met at the office of the Grafton Herald
ana adopted q constitution and by'laws'
ana d. y. opham' OF the GRAFTON News
ana Times. was elected president; W.
.. ooott, OF the fioeoef' .a' "noio' sco
letn1y ~ 81 ffu'klns; OF the batagatt
Hsnelhel; treasurer; y. Mapes, OF the
MaPes y. Messeneef' n. Y. hansbrougl,
u ol ene Devns Lake 1nter- ocean, W. u
n. phS' y y. .lle = ialleealer, .. =. Dany'
kins, executive Committee. The latte,
held q meeting and reported uni
form rates OF political and other adver,
hs i.s' heia a. nua. Iu1 ll.eEary & mee.lhes Will
"' neA" VI '"'J "a e"on sea''
Fourteen Indians were poisoned al
Blackfoot crossings by eating wild mar.
sn;ns Roy Mr. T;mu aud Mr T,oRr,
administered antidotes as speedily as
possible. -Four OF the victims expired
since ali" oa.av raeovared sy' ""' 'n' o'"''S n"Ve
s ~ Dlu'n y. 1no'np'onS : si.s 10
G1ono1 % % With % ;ndaIteSnass ass.mens =. - 90 "a, G
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a l"aaA0o 'ai''a,iS' wiz make
no'o. e. .Ap. "en' ~ Aoei"een' LAX
this Iali' An arteslan we'll mas Just beer
completed that flows 5000 gallons 6
minute. Another we'll will be made
large enough to run mill capable ol
making 200 barrels of flour day, and
the experiment of artesian we'll power
as perpetual moto will be made.
A d.st,,,ct;vo ho;, ond ,v;,a s.,rn,
'e'- ~ wv n"' "n'' WIZ" ''o.h
occurred az flankineton. Among the
heavy losers reported are the following
G.. J, Anderson. 81. 500: B. H. Sulli.
van, 81 200: e, d. Evans. 5000: n. B
Loyeioy, 1880: C. F. Hatten. Al .2OO
G.. E. Clark, $500. MANY farmer,
nave lost every acre OF their crop.
Washington, Special Gov. Pierce
of Dakota arrived there Thursday
ord ,o;a hi. ros,oots - +ho ,,,,,;a...
and secretary of the interior. He car
not take the oath of Office until h,
rono1,ou tho korr;knrv on1 ov,,ooks ,o,,
IN ho in yankto, oSout tho erst y, A.
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