The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-16
DAKOTA NEWS TIERS.

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A creamery company was ORGANIZED
at Bismarck with +. r. Goodkind,
president; c: B. Little, treasurer;
Gerald Pierce, secretary and manager.
Capital stock, $4,000.
Orderly Sergeant Ward Williams OF
Company H, Waterton, Dakota, .Na-
tional Guards. now holds the gold
medal offered by his company for
the best drilled man i'll the company,
he having won the same in three
trials.
At Pierre Adam Geiger's place was
railel by the prohlbitio ionists on q
search warrant. The house was taken
in charge, and the whisky seized.
One more victim OF the recent bliz-
zard died Mt DE Smet. 1t was Guy
stearns, the boy whose terrible suffer.
inus we're described in the papers. and
his death was the result OF the 1Epu-
tation OF lis frozen limbs.,;.
r. Charles Gray, "a former deputy Unit
ed States marshal, was brought to
Fargo, from Minot, charged with ac-
cepting Il brihe from O. liquor dealer,
for whom he had IL warrant, and let.
ting the man escape. lie is an old cit.
izen oil Fargo.
Three thousand bushels OF barley
stored on the third floor in the Sioux
Falls brewery building was preci.,i.
tated to the ground by thegivIns Il way
OF the top floor. All the floors IN
that part oi the buildin. were wreck
ed 10y the accident, cntailing loss to
the brewery company OF nearly ST.
OOO.-
II. d. Green, a lumber merchant Of
Fargo, was in caboose at Walena
on his way to Brainerd, when u freight
car was switched violently into the
caboose, throwing Mr.. Green upon IL
red.hot stove, which was upset and
fell upon his lcs. He WAS quite badly
burned.
A company composed of business
men of Aberdeen has been organized
to secure the right o. way for new
road to the southeastern part OF he
territory. Many of the gentlemen in
terestcd are connected with the Alb.
ertlecn & Fergus Falls company.
which secured the Manitoba road for
that city.
Redfeld Special: The saloon test
case, the county against William
OConnell. relating to'the validity of
city licenses, was decided in iavor Of
the county by Judge Spencer, and n
restraining order served ON tho de-
fcndant. The saloons hele are all
closed and the legal sale of liquor in
Spink county Is ended.
Fargo Special Deputy United
States Marshal Sha,tuck returned lc.
Gently from q trip to Ransom col,n-
ty, where he went TO arrest several
parties for cutting timber on the
school lands. Marshal Shattuck ar
rested Andrew Johnson. Chris Il.
Johnson, Alex G. Swegtem. and Ed.
ward Lirch. They are in Jail here.
At Gladstone q large meeting OF
farmers and citizens, to consider Il
cheese factory plan, was held. A COM
mittca was appointed to contract
with u manufacturer who will build
and equip II factory for 81 500, to be
ready for business .lune /.
The Ashton Gas and Fuel company
has been prospecting for natural cas-.
A heavy flow was struck at q depth OF
100 feet. The flame burns steadily
from q three inch hole and rises to II
height OF four feet. Coal has also been
struck i'll the same place. but the
thickness OF the vein isnot yet known.
Papers were filed at Ashton for the
arrest OF u farmer named Page, who
secured 800 OF the $4,000 bushels OF
seed wheat loaned by the Milwaukee,
company to farmers. Page, though
now in fair circumstances, refuses to
return the wheat and is said to have
given crop mortgage before getting
the wheat. The complaint is made
by the agent OF the company, and il
is said that this will be IL test clSe.
A wonderful lunar display was OBJ
served at Aberdeen between $50 and
7:45 the evening OF the 2ltl. A imlo
surrounded the moon with II we'll de.
fined circle marking its outer rim. a
line OF well defined light. parallel with
the horizon, at u height OF about I5
deg, encirclel the heavens, mtersect-
ing the rim OF the ring OF halo at its
diameter, and endin. there in two
brilliant rainbow spots or "dogs"
Its period OF greatest brilinn.y WIS
reached about 7:l5 after which it
gradually faded, disappearing wholly
Mt 7:15. The phenomenon excited
great interest here, and old Dakotians
say that a similar display isunknown
to the region.
The Dakota Mutual Insurance com.
pany OF Huron has turned up its toes
to the daisies.
White Lake paid the contractors
S3,3GO for its artesian well.
DR.. Elizabeth Orr was before IL
Deadwood justice, trying to explain
why she WAS practicing medicine with
out u license.
The latest from the horrid coal
stove comes from Winifred. Maggie
Theopilus, LIS years old. was staying
over night with some friends and dur.
ing she night was suifocated to death
by the escaping gas from the stove.
A farmer, A. j. Douglas, living near
Estc!line. has been found shor. OF the
disposition expected of q virtuous
husband. Recently u young lady
stopped with the family over night,
and being short OF accommodations