The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-09
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DiKeTl NEWS NOTES.
William W. Stockton, . prominen,
business man Of Huron, died suddenly.
Il il reported that petroleum has been
found thirty miles north Of Salem, and
spout forty milesn northwest Of Bismarck.
Three prisoners broke jail at Fargo,
land dno clue has been found. They were
10 Tor minor ofEsnses, and made their
sscape by breaking through wall.
They have probably crossed 70 Mime.
fsots. - go
The house Of N. NJ. Thompson, near
Huron, was burned bya prairie fire.
The house Of Mr.. Robertson, near
Darlington, was burned, with its con.
tents.
Pillsbury & Hubert will build an Id
dition to their elevator at Larimore Of
1900 bushels, which will make in all
an 90. 600 -bushel elexator.
In . quarrel at Fort Peirre, Joe Scott
6red at Joe Rivers, the ball grazing his
head and glancing across the cheek Of
Mrs. Beam, plowing fearful cash,
Scott was arrested,
Rev. J. n. CLARK, Presbyterian min
lister, was arrested at Glendale. for
stealing hay. The best citizens Of the
place, it is said, believe him innocent Of
the charge.
Rudolph Schulter of Sioux Falls at
tempted suicide with revolver. He
aimed ct his heart, but the ball did not
puncture the skin.
Mrs. shinn, living near Tower City,
was terribly burned in putting out a
prairie fire. which threatened her home.
N. J. Harvey, run over by a train at
Valley City several days since, died Fri
day morning.
The Dakota Medical association win
hold its third annual meeting in Mitch
ell, Wednesday, May 81.
MIR. E. F. Messersmith, formerly OF
st. Paul, arrived in Dickinson from his
cattle ranch at Killdeer, Mont, with q
fine specimen of gold bearing quartz.
found on his ranch.
Two or three of the Indian boys at
the new Indian school in Yankton have
provided themselves with blankets and
turned their faces homeward.
The corpse of q man by the name Of
Grannallam was found on the Northen
Pacific track, near Little Missouri, hay-
ing been run over and killed by train.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Pierce, the widow of
Capt. Pierce. the murdered city magis-
trate, of Mitchell has removed to her
former home in Manchester, Iowa.
William A. Young, woolchopper,
committed suicide by hanging himself
near Rapid City.
Ninety three foreigner were natural
lied at the late term of court at Swan
Lake.
The grand lodge and encampment Of
Odd Fellows meet in Mitchell May IA,
and the session win continue four days.
The territorial convention of county
commissioners will gather in Fargo May
20.
Ground was broken at Mitchell for
the University of Dakota.
At Portland b. Keeling, baggage mas
ter on the Maryville & Breckenridge
line. was exapnining q re,tolver, when il
was discharged, the ball penetrating his
brain, causing instant death.
Senator Conger and Mr.. Cutcheon Of
Michigan have presented to the presi-
dent the papers Of Col. Lounsbury for
the governorship of Dakota.
The grand Jury at Wahpeton returned
ewenty-six indictments, among them
several charging wheat stealing. ia
cob and Isaac Learson and Louis Knud-
son were convicted on the latter charge.
A horse, buggy and harness belong
ing to F. p. Webb, in all worth 1900,
were stolen from the Methodist church
at Huron. Suspicion rests ON boy
who had been in jail there long time,
but gave the deputy sheriff the slip Q
few days since.
As the steamer Grandin was descend
ing the Red river man named Bucher,
q laborer working near Holy Cross, fell
on the steamboat and persisted. The
boat was stopped, but no trace of him
could be found. The body was not re-.
covered.
At Salem last fall Peter Fiddler at
tempted to shoot John Norton. The
jury, after being out Ii. .rty- -one hours,
returned verdict of assault. Peter
was sentenced to thirty days in Jail and
pay the costs of prosecution, amounting
to 1857 80. The verdict causes much
indignation among the people in that
vicinity. The Salem Register says,
should Fiddler ever attempt to live in
McCook county We would like to take
out big insurance risk ON his life."
The new court house at Wapheton is
now occupied. It is largesand convent
ent.
Robert F. Sinclair, paper hanger and
house decorator at Fargo, has deserted
his wife, who is in Strengthened circum-
stances.
Deputy Sheriff John Lowell was en-
gagged tobe married to Miss Ida Lawton
Of Washington Springs, on the 80 ult.,
but . few days ago the family were
stricken with diphtheria, and as..none Of
the neighbors would come near, being
afraid Of taking the disease, Lowell at
tended the family, and was compelled
unaided, to place his afianced in her
GOTTA
At the recent meeting Of the Dakota
presbytery, at Ascension church, near
Sisseton, there we're present Rev. John
p. Williamson, Rev. John b. Renville,
Rev. John Eastman, Rev. Daniel Rem
vile, Rev. Lewis Mazawakinyanna, Rev.
David Greycloud and Rev. Charles
Crawford, besides 3 large number Of
church delegates. They are connected
with this body thirteen ministers, of
whom ten are Indian preachers, and
there are connected with the ten
churches which they have organized
among the Indians 661 church members.