The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-28
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Williasn:W. Todd, of Hughes count,
had some difficulty with his brother
in-law, Charles G. Cooper, met him il
two, ball through his heart. Cooper
died i'll two hours.
The annual reunion OF the Crane
Army of the Republic will be held a,
Aberdeen, Sept. 15, 10, and II. Prep
nfsttions are being made for the enter
tainmcnt OF fifteen hundred veterans
and fully ivethousand visitors are OK
pcctcd. Gov. Oglesby OF Illinois, Gov
Pierce OF Dakota and Senator Logar
will be present.
A Bathgate saloonkceper, who per
sisted in selling a man whisky afte
his wife had notified him to stop, had
to pay 500 damages to the lady.
The Valley City authorities are set
ting the tramps to work OH the streets
The corn crop about Pierre vii
yield from 40 to 20 bushels per acre
Harry Dawes Of Bon Homme count,
has disappeared from his home nca
Tyndall.
A petition Is being circulated i,
Deadwood for the pardon of JOSEPH
~artl, recently sentenced to the peni
-cntiary for a term Of ten years. TIL
,onvict's wife, since his incarceratio,
a.iew months ago. has become insane
a Marion correspondent to the Par
kcr New Era says: F. W.Downing ant
wife were both severely struck by
lightning the other evening, and light
ming struck p. Strominger's residence
but did no damage. ltalso struck til,
residence OF Tom VIM, lin town severe
ly shocking Mrs. Vim, who was alone
and she had to crawl to the door or
her hands and knees to get air to keel
from smothcring.
Julius Field was struck by lightning
and Instantly killed. lie lived -four
miles east OF Lisbon, and was walking
with IL friend at the time. He fell
against his companion, throwing him
down, but received no injury, while
Field was killed.
Miss Lizzie McDougal has been up.
pointed assistant postmaster OF Ros-
cOe.
The Dunseith people submitted po-
litely to the transfer OF the county
records and property to st. John, and
the st. John people publicly thanked
them. A row had been expected.
n. Tildcn OF Sioux Falls, who has q
farm near Hartford containing an i'm
mcnse number of forest trees, offers to
donate all the trees needed to bcautify
the central school grounds of that
city, ii the school board will send to
his farm and get them. =.
A callwill soon be issued for meet
ing ofrcpresentativc democrats OF Da-
kota at Aberdeen, Sept. 22.
IT'S generally believed through the
territory that the cultivation OF flax
has much 10 do with the increase OF
wild mustard.
The Episcopal convocation which
was to convene Sept. 3, has been post
ponrd till Sept. Is. 1t will he held mt
Sioux Falls.
The Dakota university building in
Mitchell is being pushed rapidly to
completion. Arrangements are made
tobegin the fall term Sept. so.
Emery l.. Wright, living four miles
southeast OF Aberdeen, lost 500 BUSH
els OF grain i'll the shock by prairie fire.
At Canton Mrs. Sarah Bray dropped
dead wlilcgoiag to bed. Heart disease
was the cause.
A seven-ycar-old daughter of James
Wilson. Il farmer living near Sioux
Falls, had a braid OF her hair caught
while riding on areapcr, and torn from
her head, together with q portion OF
the scalp.
At the new town OF Emery, twenty
miles west, of Grand Forks, two Gle.
v;ttor crews of twenty men each, ell
gagged in Il war with fists and clubs.
The fight lasted about ali hour. Sew.
eful were seriously injured and one it
is feared fatally.
The next meeting OF the farmers al.
lance for Dskota Territory will be
held ut Columbia Sept. 2.
The assessablc real and personal
property in Minncllaha county is
valued nj 50 1913, 551.
At Grand Forks, there came near
being general Jail delivery. Deputy
Sheriff Dow entered the cell room and
was attacked by four prisoners who
oycrpowcred him, taking his revolver
and choking him nearly to death. All
would have escaped but for the fact
that Dow had thrown the keys back
through the CRATE door after locking
the cell room. The groans of Dow at
.rached the attention OF Sheriff jerks,
who drove theprisoners into their cells
witli IL revolver.
The Aurora and Douglas county fair
will be held at Plankinton September
23, %, 25 and 26. Purses OF 500,
$3.50 and S75 are offered for running
and trotting races.
Prof. Whitney, recently rendered the
presidency Of the territorial UNIVERSE
ty at Nermi!!ion, has declined.
The property valuation OF Grand
Forks county is 81, $3.50 1884, a gain of
155. $50 over last year. The increase
i'll the value OF farming lands is % per
cent.
The Northwestern right OF way COM
,nittec report that outside OF Yank-
ton they had secured the roadbcd
through Yankton county, excepting
one piece and through Turner county,
excepting one piece, which will prob
ably be donated.
The Fort Tottcn disorders who
were captured at I.arimorc some
weeks ago. sawed the iron bars of the
post lookup Il few evenings since and
again made their escape. They are
still at large.