The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-21
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS

man county.
Fifty new buildings are in course OF
erection at Aberdeen.
w. R. Goodfellow, engrossing clerk
of the first legislative assembly, died
at Neche.
A colony of Russian Jews will locats
in the DEVILS Lake district.
w. F. Steele has purchased the Kid.
der county bank.
The railroad track will be completed
into Rapid City before June 20.
Iron Hill paid a double header
dividend aggregating $25, 900.
Joseph Ardeon has planted 21 600
trees on his claim dear Mandan.
j. A. Harkness, ofWaverly, has been
arrested on the charge of forgery.
For the past five months the Plank.
inton Touring mill has been run by
steam produced by the heat of flax
straw.
The court house at Mitchell has been
insured against cyclones for 10000.
Dan Dority, who was shot at Dead.
wood by Pat Casey, died from his in
juries. Casey is held without bail.
Anew Catholic academy and con.
vent is to be erected at Elk Point.
The South Dakota Dental society
will meet at Mitchell June 10.
Some of the Kentucky horsemen
have located in Faux county to open
breeding farms of fine horses.
Five Sioux Indian boys have been
received in the Indian school at the
Santee agency.
Sentiment in Mitchell is said to be
opposed to extreme measures in the
statehood movement, but favorable
to division efforts.
p. Baner of Burlington, Iowa, pur-
chased the breweryof Henry Danner of
jamestown for $2l, 900.
James Mccreedy, living twenty miles
north of Groton, was accidentally shot
by companion with a Winchester
rifle. The ball entered the abdomen.
The new town at the terminus OF
the extension of the Milwaukee road
from Ipswich has been scripped and
plated. 1t is called Bowdle, after A.
NJ. Bowdle, vice president of the First
National Ponlr ~ Msknho11
Fargo Argus: Farmers report that
wheat never looked better at this time
Of year; it is stooling well, and the out
look for q large yield could not be bet
ter, though the acreage has been some.
what reduced.
It is reported that Charlemagne
Tower, a Philadelphia millionaire has
donated 100000 for the establish.
ment of q Baptist university at Tower
City, which town was once owned by
and named for him.
Deadwood has commenced prepar.
ing for Fourth of July, which day it
proposes to celebrate in q very elabo.
rate manner.
The Dakota divisions of the Sons Of
Veterans will hold their annual meet.
ing at Huron, Junel1.
All the streams in Dakota have q
lower stage of water this year thar,
ever known before.
The Eldorado Mining company has
been organized at Deadwood with $2,.
100000 capital. The property is
located near the Red Cloud.
A barn belonging to j. H. Marlett,
Mandan, was burned; loss, $500; in
sured in the Continental for $500.
Swan & Sons, the contractors, will
Immediately begin digging Huron's ar.
tesian we'll. The mayors veto Of the
first award saved the city $4,000.
The contractors get 81 q foot for a
six-inch well-no money paid till q
flow is obtained and the well accepted
by the council.
Rev. d. s. McCaslin was installed re.
Gently az pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Huron.
Peter Johnson, a notorious crook,
was arrested at Grand Forks and
lodged in Jail. He is supposed to be
the man who stole horses at Inkster,
last summer, and ran them off to
Manitoba.
Hon. j. H. Drake, editor of the Alb.
erdeen, Oak Pioneer, and Miss Lola
NJ. Baird, daughter of Hon. J. F.
Baird, late of the Wisconsin legislature,
were married at Warren, III.
A party of gentlemen. fourteen in
number, from Belfast, Ireland, and
Glasgow, Scotland, willsettle in Suits.
man county, and engage in farming
on q large scale. Their families will
arrive later.
B. ]. Templeton of Pierre arrived
home from Washington, says there is
really only little chance for the pas.
sage ofthe Sioux reservation bill. sAa
for division and statehood, he declares
VAA00 ~ 10 OpSuAy OOdSGSO ia w d6u1IlR-
ton that these are now political ques-
tions, and he believes that neither will
be accomplished at this session.
Casselton special: Thesecond meet.
ing of the farmers here was we'll at.
tended. A. Smith of Leonard was
chairman. Addresses were made by
Hon. Ira w. Fisher, Col. s. G. Gill, A.
Fl. Fenton, A, NJ. Anson, j. NJ. Clapp
of the Boston farm, E. A, Webb, ol
the Northwestern Farmer, and Others,
The discussions were upon various
farming topics and whether q Farm.
ers' alliance should be Organized. This
was decided in the affirmative and the
following officers selected: President,
Ira NJ. Fisher; vice president, C. L.
Roberts; secretary, p. Smith; treas.
urer, A. e. Fenton.
T. NJ. James, for three years spe
cial agent of the land department in
Mitchell and the Huron districts, has
sent his resignation to Commissioner