The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-28

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81. 900: stock partially insured.
surance 81, 900; partial.
NJ. N. Lawler, two storerooms; value,
$3, 600; insurance. 81: 500; total.
Berg d Peterson, saloon; stock, 1000;
insurance, $40c; partial.
Joseph o. Bcrsiell, storero DOM; value $500.
insurance, $3.50; total.
| IL. Geary, saloon, value $500. stock
$500, dwelling $500; insurance, $500.
F. e. Mather. partial loss on building
and postoffice; fully insured.
James McCready, near Groton, was
accidentally shot by companion. He
cannot recover.
An Episcopal church will be erected
in Rapid City.
Mrs: G. Meyers is killed by lightning
near Huron.
"A Yankton insurance agent wrote
10000 of cyclone insurance.
Seventy articles of Incorporation OF
various Dakota corporations were re-
ceived and filed at the secretary's
Office at Bismarck.
A rich strike of silver ore is reported
as having been made west of Spear
fish creek, near the Carbonate camp.
The Dakota Eagle, published at
Henry. has been purchased by G. H.
Vance, and will be issued as hereto
fore.
The contract for building the new
normal school at Madison has been
awarded to E. G. Carter. The new
building is to cost SO, 5000.
ST. Clover, editor and publisher of
the Sioux Falls Leader, has sold the
paper to Robert Buchanan.
The recent hail storm did consider
damage southwest of Onida.
A creamery is being built at Hurley
to use the cream of /, 500 COWS.
Eli Bayard, well-known freighter
OF Pierre, was drowned.
Six Indians have formed O trans.
portation company and are carrying
freight between Buffalo Gap and Rapid
City.
Bishop Walker has decided to up.
point the next annual meeting of the
convocation of North Dakota at
Jamestown, probably the last week
in June.
Rice Bros. of Flandreau have COM
menced over twenty cases against the
railroad company for damages caused
by the great prairie fire last fall.
R. G PlAtt of spiritwood has pur-
chased over three hundred imported
Merino ewes. and has taken them to
Spiritwood to be herded OH the ranch
near there.
On the strength OF recent rich strikes
West Galena stock has jumped to 1s
cents.
Bishop Hare will visit Yankton on
the 9th of June, and will administer
the rite of confirmation.
Iron Hill turned out three bricks re-.
Gently which read $3.50 ounces.
Deadwood Times: Capt. Knight and
Supt. Tilson, of the Black Hills Oil
company, have returned from the oil
fields. One.third of tho new boring
machinery is on the road west of
Spearfish. Unless unforeseen events
happen, the works will be in opera
tion by the first OF June.
The Missouri Valley, Bismarck &
Southern railroad, with q capital
stock of SIS, 900, 900, has filed articles
of association with the trrritoria! SCI.
retary there. The incorporators are:
]. c. Wedge, Fond du Lac, Wis; Al
bert Phalen, Chicago; Byron Towne,
Minneapolis; -Stoneman, Minneapo-
lis; c. H. Peake, Minneapolis; NJ. r.
Ellis, Minneapolis; George w. jenkins,
Aberdeen; G. NJ. Wing, Oriska; A. s.
Haines, Oriska.
H. b. Price. of Alexandria, represent
ing the Farmers Mutual Protection
Association, of Plankington, was ar
rested by Sheriff Dickson, OF Sioux
Falls, for obtaining money under false
pretenses by executing bogus mort
cages. He was taken back to Alexan-
dria by Deputy Sheriff McC Cormick and
jailed.
At meeting of the Dakota Agricul-
tural and Stock Growers association,
at Mitchell, 1t was decided to give
$18, 900 in premiums, with $3.50 for
the best county exhibition, Dawson
county barred. The fair will be held
in Mitchell, Aug 80 to Sept. 8.
Archie Reid tried to kill himself by
shooting at De smett. He bought a
revolver and shot himself in the left
breast, the ball passing through his
left lung. He then went back to the
store, said he didn't want the revol-
yer, returned it. got his money back,
went to his room and to bed. While
there he acted strangely, and friends
finally .ascerteined what was the
trouble. There is q chance for his re.
covery. His father is a minister in
Fulton, Wis. Though q little eccen-
trio, it was believed he was sane until
this occurrence.
The Eta tin mills have been shut
down because the ore is not rich
enough to pay profit.
There is more prospecting being done
in the Black Hills this year than ever
before.
William Chadwick, son Of an ex-pro-
bate judge at Deadwood, cowboy
employed by the Vermont outfit, was
shot and instantly killed by Tom Bev-
erly, foreman of the same outfit, at
the home ranch, Short Pine hills. The
tragedy was the result OF dispute at
cards.
Clear Lake. Sphinx county, islocated
on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railroad, connecting Cedar
Rapids with Watertown. The lake
covers about two sections, and, as its
name indicates, is beautifully clear
and sparkling.
A fire at Columbia destroyed a house
barn and machinery shed belonging to
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