The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21


The rumor that James X. Sharlow of
Jamestown, had assigned, is pro.
nounced false.
Isaac Collins, an old war veteran,
died at the residence of his daughter in
Huron, from the effects of stroke of
paralysis.
Tho exhibit Of Dakota vegetables and
gram sent to the exposition at ANS
terdam, Holland, received gold medal.
The proposition to bond Morton $685.
600 Tor the purpose of building a court
house, was carried at the recent cleo
tion.
Henry Hedges, living near Orvilla,
lost eight hundred bushels Of wheat, q
separator and wagon, while Mr.. Car
rol lost two hundred bushels of wheat,
burned by prairie fire.
Hay sells at &16 ton in Deadwood; /;
not the best either.
The fruit crop in the southern coun-
ties has turned ont exceedingly well.
Operations have commenced at Fps
wich on the artesian we'll. It is expect
ed to be completed in two months, and
not go deeper than 1000 feet.
The wife of Col. Lowner, of Fort
Totten is one of the best shots in
Dakota. She has killed ia chickens
this fall, and the first deer ever brought
down on Mouse river.
The great Northern Pacific refrigera-
tor storage house for meats at Fargo is
the supply house for North Dakota,
Northern Minnesota and Manitoba, and
has room for many car loads of dressed
mutton, beef, veal and pork.
A free fight occurred ut Pierre va
riety theater the other night, dozen
or more cowboys participating in the
fracas. Glover, the proprietor, and
one or two others got badly bruised.
Revolvers were freely Aourished, but no
one &as shot.
Black Hills Pioneer: A man came
into this city recently, who made the
trip from New York city to this city on
foot. the entire distance. He is Hun.
garian, and has Travelled all over Europe
and America, and always on foot.
At Wheatiand, Csss county, excava-
tors discovered the remains of huge
.nimal that was buried nine feet under
the ground. Railroad workmen are
getting out gravel at the gravel pit near
the water tank, and were surprised Ia
find large bone embedded in the SOL
id clay below the gravelbed. Upon in.
vestigation other bones were found.
One tusk measured eleven feet in length
and six feet in diameter near the small
end, and some of the teeth were at least
four feet long. One man was offered
$25 for Q tooth, but he declined to sell
it.
Messrs. Allison & Bracket of Aber.
deem have sold an undivided one-hali
interest in their famous stock ranch To
some st. Paul parties for $25, It
is the intention of tue new firm to feed
100 head of cattle for the spring market;
to build sheds for winter shelter, and
next year to increase the present mum.
ber, $50 head, to 1000.
At the election the county seat at
Roberts county was fixed at Trovone.
Miss Nellie Fitch, daughter of E. @.
Fitch of Freeport, ILL.,, was married re-
Gently to John Wells, . prominent
young banker of Ipswich.
In Brookings 1900 has been sub.
scribed for the building of . town
hall.
Four attempts were in one night made
to burn Huron by unknown parties,
Small injury WAS done, thanks to the
6remen.
Seven car loads Of exhibits for the
New Orleans sxhibikon LEFT Fargo las,
weak, and one car Load win follow thi,
vssk. The exhibit = sxpsetsd 10 ;.
The most couplsts q aoy tsrri;tosy ~.
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