The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-09-04
The first shipment of wheat from
the Grandin farm was IL, 900 bushels.

ASSA".y AOSo ~ %AJOoO oVt1HoH.
Fargo has raised over So, 900 for the
militia encanpment.
The Bismarck journal states that
the land office has done so per cent
more business than last year, anc
more claims have been located by east.
ern parties.
Mrs. Otto Junk ofSabin took a large
dose of carbolic acid instead of castor
oil. She will recover, though the acid
had a terrible effect upon her throat
and stomach.
1t is not generally understood that
penalty and interest remission OH all
taxes for 1854 paid prior to Oct. 1,
1855, only applies to the counties Of
the Black Hills.
Aberdeen's new elevator will be
finished and i'll operation by Sept. Is.
The capacity will be 5000 bushels.
Hans Larsen OF Brule county slipped
off IL log M the river near Pierre and
was drowned.
John Houscr Of Pierre, under the in.
nuence of liquor, smashed the inside
OF his house to smithcreens and ad.
vanccd OH his wife to killer. Hewas
jailed to await the action of the next
grand jury.
Parties have been found around
Bartlett who are taking publications.
for hail insurance without havingbecn
authorized by the territorial auditor.
Thomas Major, II boy seventeen
years old, committed suicide near
Holabird. He had been out hunting
chickens and returning home his moth
er requested him to do the chores,
which, it appears, he refused to do,
whereupon shestartcd to do them her.
self. The boy then took his gun, and
going out to the barn near the house,
placed his gun against his head and by
means of IL stick dischargedit, blowing
that part OF his head above his eyes
completely OFF.
During the month OF July there were
filed in the Dcadwood land office up.
plications conveying scventy-six pre-.
forty homesteads, and fifty.
five timber culture entries. There were
also thirty-iive cash and twelve final
homestead entries.
At Grand Forks George Miller pleads
guilty to numbering the Spell family
last winter.
Near Grafton, thechildren OF Samuel
Kaiser set lire to the grauary, stable
and twenty acres OF wheat i'll stack.
Eight hundred bushels OF barley were
in the sranary The loss is 81, 800.
At Gary, an i'eeuei;ary tire wills dis
covered in the Bsrtelle warehouse,
which soon ser fire TO the Van pu>en
warehouse Just west Of it, The Bar.
telle warehouse was BURNED but the
Van Dussn warehouse wllS saved by
the untirlns efforts e+ tue citizens.
Grand Forks Special. George Miller
pleaded guilty to numbering the Spell
family last winter. the court first i'll
structins him that If he pleaded guilty
he should pass sentence ofdeath upon
him. Attorney Pratt. for the defense,
objected to the court advising the pris-
o,1cr regarding pleas and asked for an
arrest vi Judgment as the law under
which the cou:- WAS actin. was ex
pos. iacto. The cou,-. designated
Frida: a. rl!a day 70 i,ear evidence
upon the chara.s.-r OF the crime. and
the defense also ob;ec-e4, The case
will go TO the supreme court
Mr.. o. ". Buck OF S;orx Fails fired
at IL bird as it rose on top OF !, hill
and lodged several shots in his wiie's
head.
Indians az Devil Lake agency have
raised G0,O1O bushels of wheat this
gear The wheat will be manufac-
tured into ilour ut -he agency mill.
and turned over to the government at
50 per hundred.
II. F. Muzzy of Glendale killed two
buhaioas near St. George.
Emil Slm,ne:iaic:t. a young man. was
shot and instantly killed by Frank
Gresham at q German picnic at Speap-
fish. The lien Were in liquor and quar-
relsome. w,isn Simmerieldt made an
offensive remark, whereu,eon Gresham
quickly pulled his GUN and fired. The
latter is in custody.
George Greedy. charged with entering
the shack OF a neighbor and Stealing
5000 i'll gold out OF an Old carpet bag,
was held in $500 bonds Mt Grand
Forks to appear before the grand jury.
Charles H. Austin OF Sioux City
made improper proposals to the wife
Of a Pierre merchant. She promptly
notified her husband WHO iialls Aus
tin beg for mercy at the point OF tbs
revolver.
Z little daughter o; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton, Of Rapid City, was killed by
falling from a piazza.
Bismarck Tribune: Thomas W.
O'Brien, who was murdered at Yank.
ton, by his former partner i'll bust
ness, leaves II wife with q child but
two weeks old. Mrs. O'Brien is &
niece OF Mrs. Andrew Miller, and was
married to-tl.e murdered man about
u year ago. The deceased was q re.
spected citizen OF I-ankton.
A couple OF months ago charges were
made against Mr.. Games Twamley
and DR.. Teel, OF the board OF regents
OF the University OF North Dakota, the
ctsiei allegations being that they had
abused their Gt,ile in furnishing the
territory with merchandise. and also
that they had removed DIR. Blackburn
because he was a Presbyterian. An
investigat ion was held at Grand Forks,
Aug. l0-iz. Neither OF them intro.
duced any evidence. the testimony on
the other side showing that tie prices
1T which they sold thegoods were irom
40 tt 20 per cent less than those
charged ~ Grand Forks dealers, and
also that DR.. B.aci.bnrp' S removal was
not bagcd On his religious i,elief. Tho
case was adjourned five weeks, to III
low the production OF further testi
:iio'';.
Forty acres ii .:'.heat near kellogg
which was acknowledged to nc anon:
a.. i.ou. in tbo +owu Iofnro tim l,o;l