The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-18

~ Bismarck. There were addresses by
Gov: Pierce, John E. Garland, Col. Will.
lam Bentley and others.
The grand chapter met with seventy five
present, representing twenty lodges. The
following officers for the ensuing wear were
elected:
High priest, Peter Pickton, Fargo: dep,,,
ty high priest, Collins d. Pratt, Flandreau:
king. G. Il. Boyden, Watertown; scribe,
John Davidson, Bismarck; treasuror.
George Ruthman, Mitchell; secretary. J. r.
Wilder, Casselton.
A. Decker will establish a newspaper
at Tripp to be called the Tripp Budg.
About 81, 500 has been raised for
thefair association fund.
The annual meeting OF the South d.
kota Teachers association begins at
Pierre June 20.
The wife and baby of n Mr.. Dobson
were drowned while crossing q bridge
near Dell Rapids.
The Bankers association of Dakota
will meet at Huron June %, instead
OF June l6 as previously announced.
A dispatch to the Fargo Argus from
Arthur reports that a flowing we'll of
excellent water was struck there.
Mrs. Bob Langhofh deserted her
husband and two children and'rup of
with a discharged soldier at Fort Bis
seton.
President Hill, of the Manitoba, has
given $500 to the Grand Forks expo-
sltion directors, and will send u large
number OF his fine stock for exhibition.
Sioux Falls has contracted to fur
nish 1000 car loads of granite blocks
to st. Louis.
Dnkota City will be removed to the
new town Of Kirk, in Hutchinson
county.
The Sully county seat war has been
decided in favor of Onida.
Prof. Haynes is just back in Fargo
from the National Park, and III an i'll
terview with the Argus is enthusiastic
over the prospects for an extensive
business there this season.
The books show that $29, 1924. SO OF
the $50, 1000 appropriated for the ter
ritorial militia has been spent, and a
large amount of armory rent is due.
Another letter received at Huron
from Chairman Hill, OF the house COM
's;ttcc- or tcrr;t orios, expresses tho
strongest belief that his Gill for the
division of Dakota will be passed at
this session.
+. b. Winston e. Co., of Mitchell,
have been awarded the contract
Tor grading the extension ofthe Cedar
Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern
rom a point in Iowa to Sioux Falls.
The head men of the Sioux nation
have written Judge Plowman at Dead
wood, protesting against the sale of
any portion of their reservation.
Chief Engineer Blunt of the Winona
& st. Peter states that work will
begin on tho Rcdiield extension by
June 25, ;ls soon as the right of way
is arranged.
Judge Francis ut Bismarck sentenced
Charles Woods to be hanged July 23.
for killing Interpreter Fleury, u half
breed, at Fort Buford. An effort will
be made to gain u Communication of
sentence through the department
OF justice.
The territorial convention of coun-
ty auditors and registers of deeds is
called by President II. G. Orr to meet
in Huron June %, 20 and "a.
Walter Cleary of Covington, KY,
arrived at Mitchell with an appoint
ment rs special agent for the Mitchell
and Yankton land districts. Heis an
ex-member OF the Kentucky legislature,
and friend of Speaker Carlisle, to
whom he owes his appointment.
Cleary was several years with the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Coal has been discovered in Inkster
township, thirty miles northwest OF
Grand Forks, and q twenty five pound
specimen is on exhibition. It is ON the
iarm OF DIR. S. w. Rutledge of Grand
Forks.
The installation ofRev. w. Cobleigh,
Presbyterian, took place at Grafton.
Rev. J. H. Carroll, d. d., of saltwater,
moderator OF the Presbytery of ST.
Paul, presided and preached the in
stallation sermon, and the Rev. J.
Wood, of the Presbytery of Pcmbina
and synodical missionary of North
Dakota, delivered the charge to the
people.
Atelegramfro Winnipeg announces
the death of Robert Gray, an old, we'll
known citizen of jamestown, one OF
the Gray brothers. whose extensive
herd OF cattle i'll the Mouse river coun-
try is now in litigation. The cause of
death was hernia.
When Clerk of Court P. c. Murphy
went to the court house at Brookings
he found his SUCCESSOR, o Huron man.
there with his appointment from Judge
Church:
huring a severe thunder storm, a
Mrs, Gray, who is visiting at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Price, q few miles from
Ashton, was struck by lightning and
severely injured.
A body of ore seventy nine feet deep
has been struck in the Champaign
mine. Carbonate district.
Although it is not certain that the
Sioux reservation bill will pass provis.
TO-, has been made for the creation OF
n second land district in what is now
in tho reservation. The senate passed
a bill for that purpose. The clause in
the bill making Pierre and Chamberlain
Offices for the two districts was strick.
en- out. twill he left to the president
to name the places where the business
ofthe districts will be transacted.
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