The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-02
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

sylvanus Whitney, a prominent
and wealthy CITIZEN dropped dead in
the postoffice of Jamestown. He
leaves daughter at Newark, N. j.,
and two sons at Farmer Home, Corn.
wallis, N. 8. He. was seventy.two
years old.
Citizens of Redfield are making ar.
rangements to royalty entertain the
G. A. R. boys during the encampment
which will he held there the 9th, 28th
and Goth of March,
A large and enthusiastic board of
trade is organized OF Milbank.
At De smet, R. Z. Dawley died of
blood poisoning. from an abscess, aged
sixty two. He wassa veteran OF the
Mexican war under! Gen. Scott, and
served through the civil war in the
Second Minnesota light artillery. He
formerly resided in st. Charles, MINI.
He belonged to the q. A. r. and was
q nlaapo&essa- ~ -.s---e,.-.-
Barney handkerchief. landlord OF
the Commercial house at Alexandria,
has mysteriously disappeared. Two
weeks ago he went to Parker to pay
some taxes and nothing has been
heard OF him since. He has consider.
able property at Parker, and ut Hull,
Iowa.
The Central City bank, at Central
City, three miles from Deadwood,
closed its doors. Lack oi business
was the cause. The assets greatly ex.
coed the liabilities and no loss will re.
suit.
Miss Alice Disbrow, daughter of one
OF the leading citizens of Akron, Iowa
was married to A. ID. Latter OF Yank.
ton.
Neal Beau, at one time a prominent
Charles City lumberman, lies danger.
ously i'll at his home north OF Alexan.
dria.
The value of one Of the great ar.
teslan wells in Yankton as a motive
power is soon to be tested in a man.
ner which will demonstrate satisfac-
torily the value of the wells to manu-.
fncturers. An electric light plant
which will supply 500 incandescent
and twenty-five heavy arc lights is to
be put i'll and the wells will furnish the
power. The machinery of the plant
will require 40 horsepower to propel,
and the light company has estimated
that the well will proveto besufficient-
ly strong. Ifso another we'll will he
bored and the capacity OF the light
plant doubled. This will be the first
experience of this nature ever at.
tempted.
Dell Rapids was visited on the 18th
by one OF the most disastrous con.
flasrations. 1t was caused by the x
plosion of u lamp in the crockery
store of NJ. T.. Pollard. Tho flames
quickly spread to the adjoining stores
and entirely consumed Sc ven stores
and their contents, one boarding
house owned by S. II. Burk, the Mer.
chants Hotel, owned by Cooley e.
kenetiek, Law and Maul's machinery
sheds and DR.. Parker's dwelling.
Losses we're as ff2ll!aaws: Z. ]. John:
$4,000; f. i. Mere,lith I 4 Son. n4 siuoo; 4;
J. \. Irwin. 500; Cooley e. Kene.
flick's hotel, $4,000; Law e. Maui
$500, S. II. Burk, $1,000.
Gerald Pierce, son of the ex-govern-
or. is going to start a creamery at
Bismarck.
The incandecent electric light sys.
tenn is now in operation ut James.
town.
Several batfalo were seen by two
farmers near Eldritlge. Buffalo are
quite a rarity OF recent years.
Six business men of St. Lawrence
subscribed $500 each towards a S5,.
OO0 creamery, the balance being
made up in smaller subscriptions.
At Hickson q fire broke out in
Stenrutder's store. and before it was
discovered had got beyond control.
1t completely destroyed the general
stores Of llaveland e. Askcgaar,l and
Stenrudder and the saloon OF John
Daley. The loss will exceed 100000.