The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-26

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6tott; Dickey, DR.. q n Williams.
Watertown, is suffering the horrors
Of brass band tournament.
Northern Dakota farmers will let
sheir wheat rot before they will sell at
80 cents per bushel.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed James B. Sturtevant receiver
Of the First National Bank of James
town.
Brule county has q population of 6 600
people, . gain of 100 per cent the past
yesr. @..
The treasure coach which left Dead
wood bore away gold bricks to the val
ne of a little more than 415O, 900.
A traveller is said to have been robbed
on Manitoba train, near Wahpeton,
of 40 cash and various articles worth
e16O.
The run of the Do Smet mines for
the first half of August amounted to l..
172 ouncesof gold. 0ea
John McGee of Devils Lake, and
Miss Libbie Ryan of Wapella, Ill. were
1nited In marriage at the residence Of
the brides parents in Clinton. Ill.
At Holabird, Adolph Werner Weller
was killed by stone falling into well
where he was at work.
e. Bolly of Morton county has SO.
cured cross between the Rec and
Dent corn, which natures sixty -four
days after planting, twelve to sixteen
rows to the ear.
Threshing is progressing on the
Cooper farm, Cooperstown, 10000
bushels being the result SO far, with
100, GOO more to thresh.
The Huron Thespians, evidently with
out fear of the red-eyed law or Louis
Aldrich, threaten. to produce ''My
Partner" at Watertown,
An Illinois man offers to give Siou1
Falls sash and door factory and plan.
ing null il the citizens will donate him
$500 in cash and five year lease of nec
essary grounds.
An attempt was made to blow up the
powder house at Split Tail Gulch by
firing into it. The house contained 3O,.
600 pounds of stout powder, and an ex
plosion would have done immense dam.
age.
The new roller Touring mill at How.
ard, has started up. It is owned by I
G. Gould and T.. G. Gould, the forme,
of Morris and the latter of New Win
sor, ILL.,, and has capacity of 100 bar
rels per day.
Rev. Alden B. Case, for the last two
years pastor of the Union Congregation.
al church of Howard, has resigned to
enter the field Of missionary labor in
Mexico.
The Prohibition alliance is about tc
establish a paper at Huron, to be tht
special champion of that organization
The first number will appear Oct. 1
W. H. Headly, general agent of the nj
lance, and Asher F. Pay, will be pub.
fishers.
Lightning struck the farm house Of
Jacob Zimmerman, situated about 6
quarter of mile from Durbin, instant.
tly killing Ole Swanson, a young Swede
in Zimmerman's employ, knocking the
latter insonsible, and severly shocking
his wife and children.
Mrs. w. B. Douglass of Fargo, while
en- route from that city to Chicago, two
weeks ago, lost package containing
$4,000 worth of diamonds, which il
thought to have been stolen somewhere
between st. Paul and Milwaukee. The
matter has been kept quiet till now.
The Fargo Republican has abandoned
it's morning edition and become an even
ing paper. The reason given is that the
business for Fargo is not sufficient to
warrant the publication of two morning
papers in that city.
Judge Smith held court at Redaeld,
Sphinx county. j. B. Thomas the el.
legged murderer of William Cuttings wa,
not indicted and the Judge ordered his
release from custody. Cases against
liquor dealers for alleged violation Of
the law are now before the petit Jury.
Burglars entered the Star grocery at
Fargo and drilled . hole in the SAFE
door, but were unable to break the com.
bination lock, and thus secured nc
booty. The job is said to have beer
done by professionals, andit is thought
that the gang that have been working
Duluth and Brainerd have reached Fsr
go.
General Freight Agent Hannaford
Of the Northern Pacific, announces tina
the following agencies have been openet
Tor freight business: Tappan, on tn
Dakota division, 415 miles west Of st
Paul, William Bartholomew, agent
Sterling ON tho Dakota division, A
miles west Of 81. Paul, J. II. Smith
agent.
NJ. n. Wood, arrested on complain
| II the Northern Pacific railway COMPS
ny, charged with the robbery Of th
company Office 1t Orisks, broke jail ,
Valley City, saving the bars .
bis window. Wood also telegraphsd
forged ordsr from ths Security hank /
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