The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-03
DlKOTA TBlllTOlIlL NOTES.

DAkvTA TEkNTOklAlL HVI&
There are only 900 vacant claims on
the records Of the Aberdeen land Of.
6ee.
There are forty school districts in
Lawrence county and 4. 900 school chill.
dren.
Dr. Anderson Of Athol, Sphinx county,
claims to have ofaciated ct the birth Of
6ve Dakotaians in one day.
An investigation Of tho accounts Of sx-
County Treasurer Stevens Of Beadls
county Is under way.
The residence Of Justice Roberts, at
Huron vas burned. Loss, $4,000. in
surance. 1900.
During the past year 5000 Manito-
bians hsve settled in the Turtle noun.
tain country.
Fire destroyed the two-story store
building and part Of the stock and
household goods OF Thomas Flaherty
ss Emery,
The cost Of buildings obe erected in
Mitchell this season ID estimated at
$500. 600.
A five-foot vein Of coal has been dis.
covered near Columbia, which will be
developed.
Governor Peirce has issued procla-
nation designating Wednesday, April
10. q Arbor day, and recommends tree
planting on that day.
Highmore will issue bonds for $5, 600
with which to bore an artesian we'll,
water now being hauled several miles.
Peyton b. Acton, late editor of the
Sioux Falls Leader, and writer of con.
siderable prominence for Eastern period
icals, died of Inflammation of the bowels
ct Sioux Falls.
A colony consisting Of 500 families, the
heads of which are mostly Grand Army
men, is being formed in Cleveland, Ohio,
to settle in Morton county.
Bishop Marty of Dakota will proba-
bly, change his residence, and Pierre
and White Lode are each trying to &C.
cure the sec house for their village.
A building association, with capital
stock Of 800 900, has been organized
at Brookings.
A number of farmers in the vicinity
Of Huron have organized Farmers
Hail and Cyclone Mutual Insurance
company.
Edmunds county has 1900 vacant
claims. and Mcpherson county has g.
600.
A daily train will be placed upon the
jamestown & Northern railroad when
the new time-card takes effect, and run
to New Rockford until the track is COM
pleted to Minnewaukan.
McNicol & McAdams have beenaward.
ed the contract for building the Walsh
county jail at $4,000.
In the Franks shooting case at Huron
the Brown crowd, arrested for riot, was
dismissed for want of evidence, and the
case was dropped. Administrator
Brown holds the pr perty.
There were thirty-one deaths ut
Sioux Falls the past winter.
The Grand Army of the Republic for
Dakota Territory have accepted the in
vitation of the Aberdeen post, and will
hold their annual reunion at Aberdeen
during the second week of the coming
September. RedReld and Sioux Falls
were competitors for the honor of en-.
pertaining the boys. Twenty-Five hun.
dred or more are expected.
A Miss Curtiss of Huron, has brought
suit for $4,000 damages against Mr..
Dinner, hotelkeeper there, whom
she charges with having accused her of
being prostitute and knocking her
down.
Miss Emma Marvin of Sioux Falls
attended the services at the Catholic
church. Sunday, and during the SER
vice she got up and went out, since
which she cannot be found. A search
is in progress.
The dwelling of 81. A. Boles at Miller
was burned. Loss, 81. 500; insur ance.
81 900. Cause, defective fue.
The Indians from the Berthold resevs.
tion are encsmpad along the river banks
In Mclean county, waiting for the
spring floods to drive the deer out Of the
bottom lands.
The Northern Pacific road is prepar.
ing and arranging to run one or more
excursion trains from Chicago to Now
Salem, for the accommodation of set.
tiers. The first excursion is expected
to leave Chicago April IA.
j. w. Jesper was held to the grand
jury at Fargo, on q charge of wheat
stealing from the barn of A. Chandler.
He is accused Of stealing 600 bushels
Ill told.
Capt. Sharpe, Company O, Seven.
teenth infantry, suicided at Fort Totten,
killing himself with q pistol. He
leaves wife and several children, who
are in the East. II is believed his
mind was affected.
The board of trustees in the Yankton
insane asylum elected DR.. d. T. Etter
of Yankton superintendent. Robert
Cox, who was appointed member of
the board, refused to qualify, and the
vacancy left by his refusal will be filled
by the governor.
Near Huron, short time ago, Els