The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-23

representative.
Aberdeen was elected as the place
for holding the next session, and the
time was fixed for the third Wednesday
in May. instead Of the second as hereto
fore. The grand officers and delegates
were banqueted by the local committee.
Dakota Territorial 1sws.
At Flandrau, Sheriff Cogley arrested
8. Christianson, charged with killing N.
Jensen. -Cristianson had whipped Jen.
sens dog, whereupon Jensen, his wife
and son attacted Christianson, who,
with club taken from Mrs. Jensen,
struck Jensen on his head, causing his
death.
The people Of Lisbon have been sgi.
tated over the license question.
The body Of Mrs. Alton, who was
drowned in the Pipe Stone near Pin
gree about month ego, was found near
ly half mile below where the accident
happened.
Charles E. White committed suicide
at Deadwood with shotgun while tenn.
porarily insane.
The following is the last of series of
resolutions adopted by the farmers Of
Sphinx county: Resolved, that we con-
denim the law relating to the taxation of
railroad property passed by the fifteenth
Legislative assembly, as being in conflict
with the organic net and unjust by dis
eliminating in favor of railroads, and
We request the next assembly to repeal
said law, thereby placing railroad prop
erty on the same level with other prop.
erty.
Butler b. Strang, formerly marshal
of Dakota, committed suicide at his
home in Westfield, Teega Co., Pa. He
arose early, dressed himself. and was
making his toilet in the presence of his
wife and son Benjamin, when, without
attracting their attention, he took re-
volver he had from q drawer, and
lodged bullet in his brain. He did
not speak after the shot. His pro-
tracted illness, without hope of recov-
cry, was undoubtedly the cause of the
action. as the coroner's jury found.
The Manitoba road has closed con-
tracts for two elevators of 30, 900 bush.
els capacity each, to be built at Devils
Lake this summer by two different
compinies.
Wv. Whitney was found dead on
his claim near Dakota, Nelson county.
The members of grand lodge of the
Masonic fraternity will meet in annual
conclave at Aberdeen, June 10.
Thirty habisual drunkards are posted
in Siouz Falls saloons.
Alice DEstelle, danseuse at Grand
Forks, died of congestion of the brain.
She was very popular among the
variety fraternity, and stunned vice and
dissipation.
An Indian school is to he established
at LIE Beau by Bishop Hare, ten acres
Of ground having been donated by Mr..
Snipes of that place.
At Flandreau, 8. Christianson was
jailed for murder.
William Cullen of Ashton, was found
murdered, and James Thomas, suspect.
ed Of the crime, has fed to Arkansas.
Gov. Ordway has appointed mill.
tary staff as follows: Thomas Free, oi
Sioux Falls, adjutant general; John B.
Dennis, Yankton, paymaster general:
William II. Parker, Deadwood, Judge
advocate general; Alexander Griggs,
Grand Forks, engineer-in- chief. Aides
de camp, with the rank of colonel: NJ
Tyner Of Fargo, Wilbur F. Steele Of
Steele, Capt. w. Lucas of Chamber
lain, Cincinnatus w. Richardson of
Pierre, Frank j. Mead of Mandan,
Charles Richardson of Valley City.
Hyman, Reid, & schornbling will
build fifty-barrel oat meal mill at Par
ker, with q capacity for 15O, 900 bushels
of oats and 10000 bushels of corn q
year. Crops look remarkably well in
that vicinity.
Five horses were stolen from John
Staley Of Mclean county, few nights
ago.
The Sioux commission has been auth.
orized to negotiate with the Sisseton,
Wahpeton and Yankton Indians for the
cession of portions Of their reservations
to the United States. The house COM
mittee on Indian affairs have informally
agreed to the Sioux reservation bill.
The amendments to the senate bill are
not material, and will he no obstruction
to its passage. The friends of the meas
ure say they are willing to accept the
amendments, and are confident tile bill
will go through the house and become
law this session. The bill will be con.
sidered in the house on the 31st, when
bills from the Indian affairs committee
will be the special order.
Mr.. B. g. Northrop has declined the
invitation to the presidency of the state
university of northern Dakota. He
will continue the work of organizing as
sociations for village improvement, hav-
ing already aided in forming over two
hundred such societies in various parts
of the country. The west is now show.
ing great interest in this subject.
Orders have been issued by Gen.
Terry directing the transfer from Camp
Poplar River to Standing Rock agency
of six lodges Of Uncpapa Sioux, who
surrendered to Capt. Read last winter
and have been held at Poplar River as
prisoners Of war. These Indians claim
to belong to Sitting Bulls band and go
to the agency to be incorporated there.
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