The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-27

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that it would be useless and imperti-
nent to make such request to the
president.
Dakota Territorial News.
A herd Of fifteen bufaloes has been
seen in Faulk county.
A. T. Marvin Of Douglas county lost
four valuable horses by lightning.
At Cooperstown $50 tons Of buffalo
bone are awaiting shipment.
The penitentiary at Bismarck will be
completed Sept. /.
A postofice was established at Lud.
den, Dickey county.
The Canning News says wolf in that
vicinity has killed many colts and young
cattle.
Col. W. @. Plummer, late Of Fargo,
is to be editor of the Bismarck Tri-
bune.
The child born ON the Sioux Falls
race track the other day has been named
Sue F., after the city.
Buhaloes are reported swarmine
over the ranges west Of the Black Hills,
and hundreds Of cattle mingle with
them.
Near Keystone. an eight-year old
daughter of Mr.. Mcdonald was struck
by lightning and killed.
The Fourth of July will be oelebrat-
ed at Ordway by laying the corner stone
of the new Methodist university.
Troops will be sent from Fort Penn
bina to protect people living in Rolette
and Cavalier counties against a band Of
horse thieves.
Mr.. Nels Larson, Washburn settler
was run over by his own team, while re-.
turning from Bismarck and killed.
w. w. Sumner, while on hunt in
the Knife River valley beyond Bismarck
accidentally shot himself in the thigh,
dying after amputation had been yer
formed.
Fred Evans Of Deadwood is deliver
ing on contract, fifty yoke Of oxen at
Cheyenne river agency, ten yoke at
Brule agency and 700 heifsrs and forty
bullsat the Grow agency, Montana.
During recent storm at Mandan
showers Of fish fell from one to five in
ches in length. many of which were
gathered alive and placed in an aquari-
um.
Lightning struck the public hall at
Thompson while the company was en-
joying q dance, about two-thirds Of
those present being knocked down and
all considerably shocked.
J. @. Ansley of Liverpool, Ohio, who
shot George Gibbs of Bismarck, was ar
raigned and remapded to jail to await
the result of the shot. Theball was re-
moved from Gibbs neck anA there is no
1opo for his recovery. -----,.-z.--5,,-
During storm near Mayville,
several granaries were blown down,
and in one place seeder was blown a
quarter of q mile across the field. A
barn partially completed west CT Port
land was moved from its foundation.
F. II. Devaux, county physician, was
arrested at Valley City on charge Of raw
ishing fourteen-year-old inmate Of
the country poor house named Chris
tine Collins, who it is claimed is sligtttly
If not wholly demented.
A Mr.. Blackman, living near vo1
Populi, while assisting neigh
bor with an pnruly COW, received akick
in the abdomen which caused his death.
The suit against L. A. Foote, former.
iy cashier of the bank of Kimball, charg-
him with having embezzled $172 of a
depositor's money, resulted in his
prompt acquittal.
White and Widner, of the defunct
Miner county bank, have been arrested
ct Howard on q charge of embezzle-
ment. George R. Farmer, depositor
institutes the suit.
A six-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tufts, living near Graft on, found
. bottle of strychnine, and took some
Of it with fatal results.
Clement Horde, living near Madison,
died instantly while working in . field
at the age Of fifty-three years.
L. d Rolph Of Welch has . COW
which gives fifty pounds of milk daily.
Nels Rivitt, q Frenchman about fifty
years of age, dropped dead about three
miles south Of Marvel as he stepped
froma raft of logs which he. and .
partner were floating down the Red
river.
A picnic party from Bathgate,
comprising some twenty-one persons,
were fishing on the Pembina river,
eight miles north Of Walhalls, Thursday,
when boat containing the daughter Of
Col Grandy was upsst, and the Young
lady was drowned. Her body has not
been recovered.
An Indian mound has been opened at
Page, near Tower City, in which were
found the skeleton of man in sitting
posture. facing the eat, With two more
skslstons. making group. IN in the
aams position. One skelston had Tie
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