The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24

At Highmore. Justice Hadley dis
charged Homer James, ex-county
treasurer, accused of defaulting.
The senate has confirmed the nomi
nation of NJ. II. Rowley as register O
the Mitchell land office.
Frank Eldridge haa resigned his OF
flee OF chief train dispatcher of tn,
Dakota division of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway.
Matthew Appel died at White Lake
/ OF old age. He was the founder O
White Lake. going there in the fall O.
1880 from Waterloo.
w. r. Gettman, of Briton, a.knight
OF the green cloth, is charged with hav
ing been too familiar with another
mans wife.
Two car loads OF potatoes, onions
and clothing were sent to the Kansas
sufferers from Pierre. The Chicago &
Northwestern railroad granted free
transportation.
The supreme court has decided in
favor OF n new trial in the famous
Buttz-Colton case from Fargo.
Horatio C. Plumley, managing edi
tor of the Fargo Argus, and Miss
Helen S. Green were united in mar
riage at the home OF the latter, SYRIA.
cuse, N. Y.
A farmer near Cavour, named Bes-
serud, put some snow on the coal fire
to smother it, and then went to bed.
The fumes and gas awoke him, when he
found his youngest child dead, and his
wife SO near death that it required q
physlc ian to save her life.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern roads have met the so per
cent cut OF the Illinois Central road
to and from Sioux Falls. Other roads
are expected to fall into line.
David Stevens, dealer in general
merchandise at Beersiord. has been
forced to assign. Liabilities $4,000.
Among the heavy creditors are Will
son and Kimberly OF Sioux City,
Iowa. August Beck of Chicago and H.
q. Fisher, Chicago.
Three prisoners in the Jail ut Mitch
ell attacked the turnkey and tried to
make their escape by snatching the
keys from him. He was alone but
threw the keys outside into the cor
ridor through n grating, and drove
the prisoners back into their cells.
A G. A. R. encampment will be held
ut Redfield March 81, 28 and 29next.
Burglars entered O bank at Tower
City by prying open the door, but
were frustrated before securing any
thing of value. They were arrested
at Buffalo by Deputy Sheriff Ray
mond and brought to the jail at Far
go. They give the names of James
Carroll, James Buchanan, James
Dunn and James Sullivan.
Some interesting statistics indica.
tive of Dakota's growth for the past
decade were read at the Congregation.
al Church in Sioux Falls during u Sun.
day school meeting, by d. p. Ward, OF
Sioux Falls, pioneer OF Dakota's
Sunday school work. In 1878 there
were but 75 schools in the territory,
with $500 members. Now there are
1,OOO, with u membership OF 10000.
During that time Dakota's population
increased 600 per cent, while the Sun
day schools increased l, 200 per cent.
At jamestown, Fred Newhauser
died from the effects OF q dose OF ar
senic administered by himself.
1t is the purpose Of the territorial
superintendent OF public instruction
to compile dcomplete list of every
person who persisted in Dakota dur.
ing the fatal snowstorm of Jan. 12
for general distribution. The stats.
tics are being gathered by the county
superintendent of schools. The OBJ
iect is to contradict the exaggerated
reports circulated throughout the
states.
President McLouth, of the collee,
at Brookincs, says that the bill pass
ed both houses OF congress for the
benefit OF experimental farms in con.
nection with agricultural colleges will
give the institution under his charge
$500 as soon as the proper vouch-
ers can be made out and sent to
Washington. 1t will be received quar-.
terly. AS the bill dates from July /,
1887, the first amount received will
be for two quarters, making the year.
ly appropriation $4,000. II is un.
derstood that a portion OF this fund
will be paid to the students who de-
sire to earn enough to pay their way
through college.