The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-11-13
Northwest Now. Jott,n,..

Northwest News Jottings.
The census OF Wisconsin shows popula-
ton OF ], ,5G3.423
The Northern Pacific has made another
large sale OF pine OIL tn" upper Mississippi.
The walls of the Mankato company's
warehouse fell in causing loss OF $40, 900.
On Jan. |, st. Paul will have expended
about q million and a half dollars for pub
lie works during the year.
Robert J.. Smiths appointment as Unit.
ed states district attorney OF Montana is
well received at Helena.
Prof.. Fogg OF st. Paul has rented his en-.
tire tract OF farm section in Magnolia town.
ship, Rock Co., to James II. Fitzpatrick Of
Illinois for term OF five years. The land
will be mostly sown to flax, making it the
largest flax field in Minnesota.
j. H. w. Glazier OF Two Harbors. Minn..
and Miss Laura Z. Pember were united In
marriage by Rev. j. w. Horner at the res
idence of the brides parents in Lake City.
Inc numerous wedding presents included
check for $500 from Abner' Pember. the
father OF the bride.
Oliver Gibbs, Jr., has sold his property
in Lake City, Minn., and purchased a stock
farm OF 44O acres near Ramsey, in Cook
county. Dak., to which he will move his
family in few days.
At the recent session OF the Presbytery
OF Montana u resolution was atlopted pro.
hibiting ministers OF that denomination
from performing marriage ceremonies for
divorced persons.
Commercial drummers who sell from sam
pie trunks ut Butte, Mont, are fined 81 .25.
Ed. Broell, aged thirteen, was run over
at dubuque, oy n freight train, while at
tempting to steal n ride, and died.
Charles Johnsons house, near Dwight,
OAK, was destroyed by fire. Loss, ST.
500, with no insurance. Mrs. Johr son
and her boy, about eleven years DID, were
badly burnt.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Bruner OF D7sart, Iowa, was
run r! over by u heavy wagon and instantly
killed.
The diphtheria plague in Davenport,
Iowa, is spreading with alarming rapidity
Miss Anderson Of Iowa Falls committed
suicide by drowning.
Iowa has Scandinavian population OF
61,753.
Huron Oak, Odd Fellows have decided
to build IL $1,000 hall.
Daniel MacMichael of Oskaloosa, Iowa. a
man well known to the travelling public,
hanged himself. Cause, temporary insanity.
Mrs. Orrin Ballou OF Bear Head, Minn.,
has just received 81, ,969 back pension.
., An association to be known as the
Wyoming Standard Oil company has been
organized at Central City, Dakota, with q
capital OF 81 100000. Work will at once
be commenced on the property OF the COM
pany in the oil regions OF Southwestern Da-
kota and Southern Wyoming.
II. NJ. Walsh and Ole Bang of Crookston,
MIMI, are organizing IL company to run q
big stock farm. They have selected four
sections oil land due north from st. Hilaire,
and are putting up necessary buildings
They propose to put in from 400 to 600
young native cows, four IIcreiord bulls,
three or four Shorthorn bulls, and two or
three Holstein bulls, 800 sheep, IL number
of mares, and a large number OF thorough.
bred hogs.
The Mcleod, Minn., Farmers alliance
have passed resolutions expressing the ut
most confidence in the honesty and ability
oil the railroad and warehouse commissions
ers, and believe that they are working for
the best interests OF the farmers And,
furthermore, that the laws under which
trial, and should he perpetuated with such
B, tween twenty and thirty farmers OF
Spring Grove, Houston county, Minn., rails.
ell this year from one to three acres OF to-
bncco each, and the crop is excellent. A
great many more are likely to follow next
year, provided u fair price is realized for
the present crop.
NJ. ii. Day, Dakota's member OF the ma
tional committee, could tell great deal
that is interesting about the universal de-
sire for office if he would. There have pass
cd through his hands a great variety and
mass oil applications than probably any
other party leader has had to do with.
Stiles, Goldy & Mcmahon, WHO used to
be South side Chicago packers, but who
have since gone out OF business, begun suit
in the superior court, Chicago, against the
Iowa, claiming $4,000 damages. Grant
d Brady. the plaintiffs attorneys, say
that the suit is brought for the fraudulent
conversion, as alleged, OF $4,000 worth
OF short ribs by the defendant company
and it's officers.
A company has been organized in Mil
waukee, Wis, with a capital stock OF S25,-
600 Tor the manufacture OF beer that does
not intoxicate. The beer is made o. hops
ani malt, giving the article the taste OF
ordinary beer, and carbonic acid is intro
duced to give it the appearance OF beer.
While attending IL funeral at Marathon
City, Wis, John Ness was thrown from his
wagon and instantly killed, his horses hav-
ing become unmanagcable.
The Indian bureau has received q report
from the agent of the Leech Lake Chip
pewa Indians in Minnesota, stating that
they are in comfortable circumstances and
not threatened with starvation, as has
been represented.
Charles Carlstrom, engineer IN J. +.
Smiths tow mill at Heron Lake, has been
accused OF stealing 5000 from one David
Ghtford, and upon examination before
j Justice kellam he was bound over to
await the action OF the grand jury, and in
default Of $500 bail has been committed
to the county Jail at Jackson.
At Watervillc, the ska ting rink, valued
at Sd. 1000, was completely consumed. The
barn Of Y. w. Knaak was burned.
The Tin Mountain mine near Custer, Dak.,
has been bonded to California parties for
100000, the bond running till Jan. Is.
Phillip Landry of Ortonville, Mimi,
while being lowered into q well on w, r,
Ewings farm, seven miles north OF there,
was overcome with foul air and fell to the
bottom dead.
o. ii. Stanley, u cattle thief, who was in
danger OF being lynchcd by his victims, left
Pilot Rock, Umatill;. county, Oregon, in
company with two constables to take
refuge in Jail. They were met by -
posse of fifty men, who called "Halt."
The constables stopped, but Stanley put
spurs to his horse and tried to escape. He
was fired at by the vigilants and killed.
Gov. Rusk OF Wisconsin has appointed
us representatives. to the National Associ.
alton Of Cattle Growers Messrs A. A. Ar.
mold. g. Harding, J. NJ. True end G. NJ.
Lyttle.
Mrs. Annhal., of Berry, Dane county,
Wis, who has been an invalid for several
years, committed suicide by opening her
abdomen with Il knife.
The plant and franchise Of the st. Paul
Minn,, Gas Light company have passed into
new hands, and St. Paul g;insi in the trans
action by securing Mr.. NJ. S. Frost one OF
the chief owners as Il resident.
Eric Nordquist OF Morris, Minn., who was
at the instiyation of Charles Will
son for arson has sued the latter for $1O,-
900 for malicious prosecution.
A. ID. Cummings OF Duluth has sold his
silver mine near Fort Arthur to syndi.