The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-19


his, annual report:
All tho officers were reelected and are as
follows, together. with the ones appointed:
William Blatt, Yankton, NJ. f.. grand
high hbricst; Peter Picton, Fargo, r.. f. dep
uty grand high priest; T. +. Hanlry, Sioux
Falls, R..E. grand king; Sol Starr, Dead
wood, Il II. grand scribe; O. N. Russell,
Canton, Il. T.. grand Treasurer; Thomas J..
Wilder, Cassclton, r. +. grand secretary; S.
g. Dipdykc, Watertown. Il; grand chaplain;
Matt Stroupc, Aberdeen, f. grand captain
OF host; H. NJ. Wheeler, Grand Forks, cmi
mont grand principal sojourncr; John David
sD'', BismRrck, eminent grand royal arch
captain; II. N. H,fIbard, Huron, eminent
grand master OF third vail; Charles V. VaI-
GiuHcn, Jamestown, eminent yfand master
OF second vail; William +. Jones, Valley
City, eminent grand master Of first vail;
George Davenport, Sioux Falls, eminent
grand guard.
The business Of the Aberdeen land
office fer May consisted of 12I home
stead entries, 1924 pre-emptions. 256
timber culture, 64 soldiers declar,tto-
ry, aud s5 cash entries; total amount
Of lands entered 10000 acres; casl,
receipts, $19,256.74.
Near Bridgewater Mrs. Andrew Wird
was killed by lightning, the bolt coming
through the brick wall of her house.
Gen. Lawlcr, representing the Chica-
20, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, has
had Il second interview with the prcsi-
dent, relative to the settlers on the
Crow Creek and Winnebago lrserva-
tions. Gen Lawler said he had hopes
that something would be beaccomplished
for their relief.
The Turtle mountain region is iuba
liant over the fact that the one biishei
Of wheat sent from that region to the
Ntw Orleans exposition was awarded
thctirst plGiiiitmIi
A child in East Pierre wa.s taken up
by the wind and whirlcd 900 yards,
and WAS set down without injury.
During the last six weeks 25O,OOO
pounds. of Buffalo bones have been
shipped from Dickinson to Chicago and
St. Louis.
Mni. john Bur kr, manager OF Buffalo
Bills show. has left with Sitting Bull
and several other Sioux chiefs, tint best.
looking Indian party ever sent East.
They will Join the show at Buffalo.
Perinfssion tu ltir" them WAS granted
by the Indian burcaii,
A special train arrived at Sioux
Fallsfrom Rock Rapids, bringingabout
100 salvationists. They paradrd the
streets, singing and shouting, a"d at
tracting large crowd. This was tllt
first attack OF the Salvation Army
upon Dakota city.
a dispatc1, says that the business Of
the suspended Bank of Mitchell is now
In % fair way OF settlement. All cred.
itors for sums less than 500 are paid
in cash. All creditors for over that
amount President Buttcrficld has Civ
tn his individual note, payal,lcin three
equal instnllmentsa at thernl OF thirty,
sixty and ninety days. The dcpos.
itors are satisfied and confidence in
President Buttcrficld is restored. Bus
mess will probably he continued by
him and his son-in-l;,w, Mr.Wright.
ID. w. Maratta is in Washinyt on, hut
not. he says to seek the Dakota mar.
shalship. He will return to Dakota.
II is reported that silver has been
discovered in considerable quantities
in the vicinity of Wilson. A specimen
analysed showed S4S5.33 per ton.
Grafton is having a sl5. 900 school
house, % SO, 900 Jail. IL $4,000 opera
house and % $4,000 court house
erected.
A young man named Mccormick was
drowned in Twelve Mile creek, in Dav-
ison county, while in bathing.
At Forest City, II hail, rain and wind
storm did much damage. Thcotliceo Of
the Dakota Index was moved some
twenty feet south, and q dwelling Just
north of the Baxter house was smash
ed. Mr.. Meiklc's office entirely disap-
peared, the fragments flying in all di
rcctions. The residences OF B. Il. Evan
and G.. j. Pcdrick, on the hill, were de-
stroyed; Mr.. Clark's barn, Mr.. Ruthcr-
forl's back warehouse and Mr. His.
rodt's $ large barn are turned into kin
ding wood.
Morris Taylor, the new surveyor gen.
cral of Dakota, has arrived at Huron.
Gen Fcssenden shipped his house.
hold goods to his old home, Romeo,
Mich, whittier his family go.
The Yankton college has closed for a
long vacation with u reception by the
faculty and students and friends ofthe
college.
H. & II. T.. Warne, Of Mitchell, have
made an assignment, due principally to
the failure of the Bank of Mitchell.
The Capital says the assets will NOR,
than cover the liabilities, and every
man holding u bonatidc claim against
the firm will get 100 cents on the dol
lar.
Hibbs, the Lewiston, Idaho. posta
thief sent twelve orders of 800 cacl
to the Deadwood postonice, which II,
tailed to collect in time.
Miss Horning, a young school teach
er living twelve miles north OF Brook
ings, was found dead in her bed.
The body of Paul Toning of Hills
boro, who was last seen in November
1884 has been found near that place
The census OF the city OF Fargo vii
probably show IL population OF about
1O,5OO.
AT Chamberlain George f. Mussmar
dropped dead recently.