The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-30
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.
The Norwegian college is all assured
thing for Sioux Falls.

The Norwegian college is All assured
thing for Sioux Falls.
Two Cinnamon fought to a finish at
Deadwood. One used al AK and the
other his teeth. The ax man won
the fight and paid costs.
A man has been found at Cavour
who is too lazy to pick upa $40 gold
piece from the sidewalk for fear he
will have to exert himself to get it
changed.
Six men were arrested in Custer
county for stealing cattle. The accus.
ed have been killing beef cattle belong.
inc to several cattle companies and
disposing OF tho meat.
A father and son named Olsen were
devoured by wolves near New Rock.
ford. The two unfortunate men start.
ed to n haystack some ten rods from
the house to shovel a path around
the stack, when they were surrounded
by wolves and literally eaten alive.
stutsman county farmers have
formed an association for the pur.
chase and importation of blooded
horses, with j. j. Eddy. !. c. Wade,
Henry Seight, A. ". Cunningham and
A. $. Weld us directors. CAPITAL
stock, $4,000. Articles OF incorpo.
ration have been forwarded to Bis.
marck.
The late cold snap has again frozen
mp the ice in the Missouri river at
iankton, and the annual break. up
Will not occur as early as was expect.
ed.
Assistant Adiutant General Jumper
of Aberdeen issued General Order No.
10 preliminary to the Reatield en-.
campment, G. A. II. 1t announces an
administration council meeting on the
goth inst, at Aberdeen; the reduction
OF railroad fares to the Rediield ell.
campment to one and one fifth rates,
and the closing of the books of the ad-
lutant and quartermaster generals,
and concratulates the posts upon
promptness OF the last reports.
S. T. Hammond OF Ashton, a mem.
Der OF the committee of the Dakota
G. a. Il. to choose a location for the
Dakota Soldiers home, SAYS he will
report favorably for Hot Springs,
Oak. The owners OF the town site
offer to donate the springs and land
for the home.
The passage OF the Sioux reserva.
ton bill through the house occasions
much rejoicing 1t will induce lmm-
grafton to have the reservation open
ed, and all points in tins region will
profit by it. The Milwaukee railroad
company has Just let contract for
extending it's lines to the Black Hills,
and will undoubtedly begin work at
once. a pontoon BRIDE will be thrown
across the Missouri at Chamberlain
until a permanent structure can be
built.
In the district court at Huron the
Jury brought in a verdict OF not guilty
in the case OF Il. f. Stevens, indicted
for misappropriatins county funds.
NJ. v. Miller OF Huron, who was ar.
rested at Detroit, Mich, for obtaining
money on mortsa.ed property, was
president OF the board OF directors OF
the territorial agricultural college. A
deputy sheriff has gone after him.
There are yet LOO acres OF vacant
land in Cass county.
A new daily mail route has been cs.
tablished between Parkston and Mil.
town on the Jim river.
The soliciting committee has raised
nearly $1,000 toward building the
new $4,000 Presbyterian church ut
Aberdeen.
One Rapid City man threatened to
blow another mans head off and the
blower has been held to the grand ju.
ry in bonds.
A family named Matthews, living
near Dawson, came near meeting their
death by poison. Some meat had
been prepared with poison forcoyotes
accidentally got mixed in with mince
pies.
1t will be but short time before
the coal business OF West Dakota,
will assume mammoth proportions.
Considerable is being already shipped
from Mandan to points east of the riv.
err and ranges in price from So dollars
per ton upwards, according to the
distance carried. This county. Nor
ton, the largest by the way, in Dako-
ta, has several well developed mines
OF this native fuel, Ignite coal. Theirs
is one eight miles east OF Mandan, one
at New Salem and one at Sims, thirty.
seven miles west, that are being extern
sively worked, although not sufficient
to supply the demand. There is con.
siderable cropping out OF the ground
to more or less extent that it is SIM
ply dug by the farmers for their own
use, some of which may become mines
of note, but except in few instances
the land will prove OF more value for
agricultural purposes than for coal
mining. In Stark county, adjoining
this on the west, there are also some
excellent mines.
1t is Dakota's turn now to laugh.
New York and New England, which,
pretend to have the shivers whenever
they hear from the Northwest, had
the worst blizzard of the wi, r, and
the northwes rah err enjoys reading
about it.
The jamestown Capital speaks
boldly out i'll meeting, to condemn the
reprehensible treatment OF the James
town Methodist pastor, by a few O
his flock who profess the higher de
grees OF holiness. The reverend gen
tleman. it is asserted, is the victim O
sanctliied cussedness.
Talk OF originality, says the Sar
Francisco Chronicle: 1t was orgina
and pretty. and an asto nishing ide,
for an unsentimental man to conceiv
OF. A lady up town was showing t,
her friends very handsome ring he
husband had given her. 1t was al
oral OF diamonds with three pretty
little opaque biuish-white stones ii
} the centre. Nobody could tell wha
these stones Herc, and everybody go
curious to know. She did not know
herself. Her husband had not toll,
her. They insisted ON his telling
"Well, my dear. those are the first lii
tie teeth cut by our TIN ee children.