The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17


the center Of stockholm has moved from
Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming to
Montana and Dakots.
The Hoskins Lake, Mcintosh county,
neighborhood is being rapidly populat
ed by settlers; hundreds of choice
claims still selling at 81. .25 per acre.
The Little Falls & Dakota extension
to . point ON the Union Pacific, will
commence at Browns Valley in the ear.
" spring. The Browns Valley branch
is now operated by the NJ Mapitoba
A gentleman who visited st. Stevens
mission. near LIE Beau, q few days since,
was informed by the Rev. Henry Swift,
the pastor in charge. that many of the
Indians were absent, ostensibly on a
hunting expedition, but said that in
reality they were selecting homesteads
in the coal region of the reservation.
Bramhall, q new proposed station on
the Northwestern, six miles west of Rec
Heights, has been established by circu-
lar dated Oct. 4, and issued from the
traffic department Of the Omaha.
The Bismarck penitentiary has been
completed according to. contract, and
the same turned over and accepted by
the directors.
William d. Hull of Sanborn, was
fatally injured by runaway team. dy-
ing soon after.
The county seat question was settled
permanently in favor of Chamberlain,
and all the cases dismissed or thrown
out of court.
An incendiary attempt to burn the
Western house, at Bismarck. damaged
the building to the extent of 81 900.
Mr.. Shultz, Crystal Lake township,
lost his residence, barn, grain, hay and
in fact everything he had, by u prairie
fire. He barely saved his family.
Parker grain buyers have bought 2O,-
600 bushels of fax already this season, !,
and have paid out over $4,000 to the
farmers for that seed alone.
W. H. Ingalls,, originally from West
Point. N. Y, later of Clear Lake, Iowa,
who was member of Acacia Masonic
lodge of Grand Forks, died of heart
disease in tho latter city.
Mike Mclaughlin is in jail at Sioux
Falls, charged with raising q check for
$9.17 to $9O.17.
George Hills, late cashier at the Sioux
City & Pacific office, was arrested at
Vermillion, and taken to Sioux CITY,
charged with embezzlement.
Eden is being populated at the rate
of nine babies week.
VIM. d. Hull was killed by a runaway
team at Sanborn.
E. Stiles was convicted at Chamber.
lain, for purchasing stolen property, nd
harboring thieves and Judge Edgerton
sentenced him for three years at til.
territorial penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Young Mason was convicted and given
one year for horse stealing.
The Dakota extension of Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern is rapidly
nearing completion. Track is now
being laid at the rate of two miles a
day. II is expected that tile track.
layers will reach Clear Lake, by Nov.
l, and Watertown by the middle of
the month.
The district court at Deadwood
granted temporary injunction against
the treasurer of Custer county restrain
ing the collections of IS, OOO taxes from
the Shiedley cattle company.
The Father De Smet Consolidated
Mining company paid their 37th divi-
dcnd, one of 20 cents share, aggregat-
ing $2O,00O. Total of nine dividends
this year $1SO.OOO. or $1.sO per share.
Before Judge Edgerton, at Yanktop,
result was reached on the motion for a
new trial in the cases of E. E. Carpen.
ter and w. d. Russell, convicted in the
United States court for conspiracy in
the issuance of fraudulent surveyors
scrip. The Judge denied the motion for
new trial, md fixed the 18th of Oct
ober a. the day for sentencing the con-
victed parties. An appeal from this
ruling, has been taken to the supreme
court of the territory, and itia probable
that judgment will he suspended pend.
ing the decision of that tribunal.
Wesley Mcleod, former policeman
of Sioux Falls, attempted suicide by
shooting himself at Aphina.
Doc Bently was sentenced for six
months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary
for stealing wheat at Reifield.
A yonng lady by the name of Miss
Nellie Knapp, formerly known as Miss
Meeker, who has been holding down a
claim near Canning during the past
summer, applied for certificate to
teach of the superintendent, and was
in this city about week ago to take
the required examination. She subse-
quently returned to ller boarding
house in Canning, and q number OF
the married ladies in that town became
jealous, and informed ner that unless
she left town they would tar and
feather her. She has disappeared, and
reward of $50 is offered for news of
her whereabouts. She has always
borne good reputation, and much in
dignation is felt against her prosecutors.
Henry G. Timm, wife and three child
rem, who left New York city five months
ago to settle on soldiers claim near
Redfield, Sphinx county, walking the en-
tire distance and wheeling hand cart
with their provisions. have arrived at
their destination and were taken in
charge by the G. A. r. of Rcdfield.
The following notice is posted in every
available place in Aurora county as q
preventative to prairie fires: "Any
person caught setting ont or lighting
fire in Center township will be hung
from the roof Of the nearest house."
The Republican Legislative district
convention was held at Grafton com.
prising the counties of Pembina, Walsh
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