The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-29

easily obtained il IL wise appointment
ot commissioners is nude.
While IL minister ut Wentworth was
making his closing prayer in Il church
larse stripped cat oi the masculin,
GENDER walked up the aisle, coolly
jumped on to the pulpit, squattetl
himself Oh the bible aud rcvcrcn tly
-azci at the minister until he hitd fin.
lshed.
Cutworms are becoming so ravens
Gus i'll some parts oi Hutchinson
county that whole beds OF onions are
beng devastated by them.
Claim jumping ut Bald Mountain,
which until recently has been largely
'ndulse,l in, has now fallen into disre-
pute. The appearance of % shotgun
brigade upon the scene is given as the
potential cause OF it.
a Webster man OWNS u horse that
has a snake in one eye. 1t is said the
snake can be plainly sccn wiusllnv
around lie has zone into the show
business, and Is maxim. biz money.
The prospect for un unusually pros.
l"rous season amon. Black Hills
turner's seems To i,rl'raSc ;lS the sc,t-
sou progresses. Corn is the only pro-
luct ol hr t;trm that is at all back.
ward.
Ii is estimated by some OF the f,lrm-
ars THAI the area of corn planted in
Dawson county this season will lc :;u
per cent. 2rc,trr than that OF any
previous year. notwithstanding thu.
;,rt that considerable ground intend.
e,l lor corn will now be sown to flax
aud millct.
"Man lost here" is what IL pl,cartl
says that is stuck in the mud on
Phillips avenue ut Sioux Fails. Nv
thc side of The card lays an old coat
which marks the spot where the maj,
went down.
One OF the Indians at White River
having been converted wishes to he
confirmed, but having three wives
aud not kn"wln. Which he would
rather aive up is in IL very embarlss
iiIg condition.
aberdeen has II law and order
league that is discussing the question
Shall Law or Whisky Rulo I'll.
CityY
1t is good to be II Dukota newspit.
per man. An admiring subscriber
presented the editor OF the Salem
Register with;L new pair of pants the
other day.
lpeil Rapids boasts of four pairs OF
twins born recently. Unfortunately
Tor the moral reputation of the town
the male lrlrcntt.e uftwo OF the pairs
is yelled III obScuritv.
A foaSilile,l ham was recently
discovered i'll IL c;tclcnoar Sturals and
II lot oi cooking utensils were found
with 1T. The ham is solid stone and
the packers brand has not vet been
deciplcrcd.
Lightning struck the house of
Julius Becker. II prosperous German
farmer, nine miles northeus of Dryi's
l.ake, partially destroyin. the house,
KILN. lils daughter and iniurinu him.
self and wife. They are not expected
to live.
Indians on the Fort Totten reser-
vation have II larger amount of grain
put i'll this year than last. The seed.
ing is also said 10 he Very well done.
Eddy county will get .hc most of it,
as New Rockford and Cheyenne are
the nearest markets for the south
and southeastern parts OF the reser.
vntion.
Further particulars OF the tragedy
ut Bloomington are tlatC. +. Wilson
-educed Bailcy', sister four years
-llrr, IL child being the result. This
aus I'd Il feud between the two famil.
'">, though Wilson aiterward married
he ritl To avoid prosecution. He re.
fused TO live with her and She entered
Il, lie oi shame. The child became 4,
cause of contention bet ween the fam
ilirs. which resulted in the shooting.
Ionn., Bailey fired first. missil g
Wilson but instantly killing his own
iltlIer Wilson returned the fire twice,
fatally wounding Bailey, Jr.
sam Wilson, from Saltwater. has
been arrested at Watertown OH the
charge OF h,vin. entered the saloon
lef Mcloy ~ Co. by cut, ing IL pune OF
.'lss III u rear window. lie is accused
OF having taken $40. He is now in
Jail.
The farmers elevatorat Watcrtown
was completely destroyed by fire. Tile
Northwestern depo, and other build.
ings were savc'! with difficulty; 1000
bushels of wheat owned by Daley x
Clrland, also II car load OF binding
twlne belonging to Dcerlng n Co.