The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-13
General News items,

The twcnty-tirst annual reunion of the old
First regiment nf Minnesota volunteers.
whirh was celebrated at Lake Minnrt"nkn by
the veterans aud their friends as ,l," guest )
of Grorge \. Istlckrtt. wIs i, most pleasant
affair and was attended by s"ur 100 people.
Agent Roman, of tho Flntl,rad Imlians. has
issued IN order to white nr I" lax" all eat.
tie oil the Montana r's'rvnlinn lmt,lr July
IL. or the Indians will Inunl them up aud
,riv" them of. The order has been is:.lI" in
compliance with inS, ructiOns from ln,iai,
Commissioner Atkins.
a great many Imlians who have f,r'us in
Iowa aud Nebraska arc now in tho vicinity
Of Black River Falls. Wis. ,o rrrciv" tlrira:l,
nuity from the government and will rlnniu
through, the hlur-hrrry season. wll"n hey Will
return to gat l,"r their crol,s and slrul til.
winter where it is warmer.
Emissnrics from Utah. calling Themselves
Lnt'"r Day Saints, are working mrlunms!y in
the virinity Of Rmrllrst"r. Mimi, rr'arla.
in I he school houses tlrol:,i,uu, COUNTY, dis.
tricts. Ii they remain for any hngih ui lime
il is more than likely that thr threats of tai
and feathers nude hy substantial men in tn,
county will L" put into execution.
Al meeting of the citizens of M;mlrlia and
vicinity, resolutions wcrs passed ,!r.'larn.
the grisshopprrs in Otter T;ilrnun,y, MINI.
a menace to the welfare of he entire state
md cordially endorsing hc action taken h.,
Gov. 4. H. Mctiill and that i, is deemed l,..t
to take immediate action in every county
city nnd village in the state looking toward
the destruction of these pests.
1t is given ont indirectly that the Northern
Pacific company will close it's fiscal year with
Il surplus of $:IOO.UUO in rxrrss of ixr,l
charges and all other expenses. Tie wear
will, ii is said b" the banner one in its his
tory. In addition To tl,r fifty locomotives
that have been ordered the directors run;rni.
plate another thousand freight "nrs brsidcs
tlios" now under contract for building
rh" grasshnpr"rs in Northern Minnesota
for the past week hay" Siriu, to lm idle
probably mrasoll"l hy tn" Warfare that is
urged ngninst them. On on" day there w.r,
in operation l2I pans which c,ngh' daily an
average of from thrc" To- tnnr bushels III n
ditiOn to the pans thcr" arr. several at lirr
contrivant"s h"ing used for c:lirl,ing tlr'in
without tho use oftar nr oil II In,L:; ;,s ii
the hoppcrs were we'll in hand and That til,
large majority of The crops would h" saved
The committee have decided to nay 81 II
bushcl for them.
A conflict occurrcd between two tribes o
Alaska Indians. the 'hilr;,t> AMI Sitkns a
large party Of pr'sw,,ors started up the
Yukon with trit" Of tkn lnlians. undo,
Chief George. us frsh'c,s. i romlsi rs
suited. iii which tl," rhirf Of til" Chil'ntS w;s
killed. The ln,iinns demanded liz" for Iif.
and chased tn" Siikns into IlaiI".;. IL wliit.
s"ttlrmcnt. Th" whites projected tho lr n
Chief tirnrgc through tl,c day. hut at night
lr WAS murdered by the s,rnlthy tlilrais
Fearing innss:rr,, tl" whites srni To III,
coast for help, which arrived just in time il
the shape of II man-niwar.
Emiscn Loutzrnsl,cs"r. who mystrriusl,
disappeared several weeks ago. las Just u.
turned to his home at canton, Ohio. ragged
nnd dirty, relates IL remarkable tnr. n.
says that on tho day of tll" di.nprrr:.nc" 81
tramp approached him AT tho TT, W:vm
depot. and. pulling on, II handkerchief held
il to his face He became unconscious. aud
when he recovered he WAS in Il rat ,lr ear with
three tramps and two other boys. He w;,s
kept in the caruntil Altonnn. Pa. was r"i,hc,l
when he and his companions wrr" taken
to n hOus" III the woods. where there were X
other boys and two 'r.mr's guarding them
They had all been kidnapped and held f"r
ransom. Young LomtN'lsnis"r"sr;lsrl and
reached Altoona, and informed til" polio"
who arrested the truml,s and set the boys
free.
A woman wearing n hcnvy black veil. which
she never removed appeared in Black River
Falls, about two weeks ago. and after stop
ping at Il hotel and taking tlIrr houses in
succession, rented n cottage in he midst ri
the residence portion Of tllr Fast side SIN
bought and placed in the lnis" IL quantity Ul
HneInTHi'IIt 'iIl WAS seen 10 'lSi'i;iH IL rhfN
bundle of grrnlrlrks. She seldom came ont
except at night, when she s;,, ON the piazza
for hours with her heavy veil drawn rlpsr,
while in tho day timesl.s Ilr",l li-l,trIranl"s
III IN" windows and remained inlnurs Sh
had allowcl n"l",.ly to sre her fare. Th.
n"ighboyhood wls already wild with r,i,i
nsity when one evening the vril'rl woman
WIS shcarlwalking about th"rnti.Ig
cursins and shii"kin- that her husband.
whom she had b;,s"ly murdered. had c,in6
for his revenge. The mri=lbnrs made com.
plaint to The probate judge and two pl,ys
clans examined the woman and pronounced
her insane. She is;l Mrs. Bennett, n-cd
about forty. Her home is in Milwaukee"
where she says she has !; SON She w;is
placed in charge of he sheriff.
Postmaster Lee of 81. Paul has lust TO-
ceiv"l the order from the post oifim depart
mcnt related to printed mn'irr upon rnyc-
ol"s. 1t is based on an act ofcnn"rG.s passed
Tl ,ntly. tho uhicrt of whirl is to prevent
blnrkmaiing through tn" mails. Hereafter
no unfortunate" debtor will ,rriv" al cnvrl.
ope "Mring tie big. bold. black legends
Dead Beat Agency nn,l Bud Debt Col
lcctinns across the envelopes. Sucll letters
as those prohibited by the order will bg
promptly coniisca'"d by the post mister.
What may prove Il valuable addition To
tho industries aud wealth of Black River
Falls. Wis. and vicinity has l"an discovered
in som" beds of knnn near there. The
quality has been tested by som. In,nrl;in
manufacturers NJ East Livrrpoul Ohio. am!
is pronounced first -,lass. II is not yet known
in what quantities. it can Il" found. \ vein
has been dug into menrly twenty i,,", in,l"pr!
with n" signs ofi,s tniIing. Farther invcs,i.
CATIONS will l,r mad" as soon ~; I,osshl" iu
ascertain if the quantity is sufficient 10 wn.
rant the establishment of porcelain thc,nry
Charles Pinkrr'on Of thn town Of C"iura