The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-20
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

crushed through the aaall. and Mr..
Powell fell senscless to the ground.
Bates escaped, but has since been cap.
tmred and placed under arrest. Pow.
ell died soon after. Popular sym.
Isattty seems to be with Bates, and
the pcGpie seem to think he commit.
ted the deed in scli.defense.
j. J. Luck, OF New Salem, 40 miles
west OF Bismarck, "begs to say that
all we have to do in order to get coal
is to 90 to u place where there is n rag
gel edge OF q hill, and find u place
where the coal crops out; there we dig
the top dirt off and get out the coal.
This dirt is from onchnlf foot to six
feet deep and tile coal is from three to
six !eet thick. We have ut laast 30
such places within thirty miles OF New
Salem that are opened, and every
body can get their coal for the digging
OF it. 10 ship we put it on the cars
on railroad track at Si.hO per ton.
After several stormy meetings the
Watertown council passed, over the
maycr'e veto, tho ordinance Crantin.
$50 per hydiart instead OF $40 i,nnu-
al rental, according to shn first con.
tract with the water works.
Two boys, giving the names oi tll.
rich Arendt and William Randall, IL
and l3 years OF aye, were put of IL
freight train on the James liver %nl.
ley ut l.amourc, afterward they we're
caught placing distractions on the
track and were arrested. Areniit
claims r,sid' nre in Faulk county,
and WAS trampius home from Forsyth
Mont.
The receiver OF the deiunct Fargo
Insurance Company has been dis
charged utter over IL years hard work
i'll cndeavorlng to discover assets,
which have amounted to but SI:lO.
the commanv's liabilities easily rolled
ny to S2,;o,OOO
The jamestown Live Stock assori;,.
tion perfected organization and elect
cd j. w. Goodrich president, l. e.
Wade secretary ainl W. NJ. Lloyd
treasurer II was decided toIlrcI,aso
two thoroughbred stations ut once,
and Il COMMITTEES w:ll probably leave
for Ial"!lr ranch. i'll Lake county, to
examine animals there.
Wednesday, April -, is designated
A:hor day Tor that portion OF Dakota
lying south ol the l1th standard
parallel oi latitude, and Tuesday,
May j. for The portion oi Dakota ly-
ln@ north OF that parallel.
George Powers, - sergeant in Com.
pany u. k'ifthiniantry, left Fort Keosh
with $40 i'll his pocket and started
for Miles City to 'havc;s time" Since
the day OF his departure he had not
been heard OF, AMI foul play WAS slls-
pertc'l, Recently u man, lls.n. in
tn" sand bunk ot the Tongue river,
discovered Il human foo, sticl;in. out.
III" not! iiic'i the authorities and TIL.
body WIS dug out. 1t proved to be
Tia" missin: soldier. but no inquest
has been held, us the body WIS frozen
stl!f and covered over Will, ciodS oi
earth. The money WAS found in his
pockets.
Tho editor OF the Bangor Enstler is
reported to be so busy with prcgrcs.
sivr rlchrc parties, dances, surprises,
rchcarshlS, prayer meetings and lob
work, to all of which lie iaithiully ut-
tends, that he scarcely has time "a Get
out his lapcr.
Tie principal business; of the Brook.
in.s county commissioners is the con.
tlnued examination oithe accounts oi
cXIrrasurcr Nichols, whic:, wcr. bad.
~ mixed up on going out nf office.
a twine factory may lc established
in the Bismarck pcnitentIary
a number OF territorial Methodist
churches have siyniticl their intention
OF making u contribution towards re-.
,, plarjn. tlln burned bul'lin. oi tho
Mitchell university. The loss is es-
timatcd at S5O.OUO.
In the probate court at Fargo,
Judge Roberts decided 80 refuse to
probate the will OF a. Il. Henderson,
anl tLe property will he dis
'rlbntrd under he law. The
property is valued at GO,ODO
most of it BEN. in Fargo, while
a large farm lies in Moorhead. The
will WIS made in Minnesota, and lett
all the property to Mrs. Henderson,
who was also made administrators,
and no provision was made for the |
twclvr-ycar old daughter. 1t was on
this ground the will WAS refused uro.
bate. The case attracts much atten-
ton.
a dwelling house, heIonsin. to S.
Hagen, oi Sioux Falls, burned. The
fir" w;,, CAUSED by the explosion OF !,
lamp. The burni.. OIL scat, cred over
the room and before the occupants,
could set to the door. IL WAS in IL sheet
oi flame. and the only r.ress avnilaI,!. |!
WIS - window out ni which Mr.. and
Mrs. I!ag' IL AMI rhirl escaped.
The cnterprIsinu Methods la'iirs oi |
Gankton have inVcn.yd another new !
sncinl. 1t is known ~; / ir flag social. |
al! the ladies cariy flags o! the differ
tht nations and discourse sweet nlu. |
SIC 10 correspond with the nat ipnaity |
oi the flags Of which they are he bear. !
c*$.
Judge Francis issued an order Great. |
H.. IL new judicial subdivision OF the
Six,i. jud!ui;.! district, TO be known as :
the ninth subdivision and rons.stin. !
OF Tn" county OF Bo,tln"au. Tin. ,
co'ii'; i; TO be held at the county sat !
~ 'nc;i time in each year rs the in,l..c .
OF he district court may direct. /
At II neetin. OF farmers ut Gary an |
alliance with seventeen charter mem !
bers was organized and it is thought |
the membership will reach a. hundred. |
At Aberde, N the icstive.ame OF dice.
throwing has gwen way to game O.
tooihpicks. A pile of picks is LAID on
the counter and the contestants draw
one at {, time until the pile is distrib-
utcd among the parties, the one draw
ins the last toothpick heir. the looser
OF the stakes whatever they may be.
l.. Bolinser, a farmer livin. six miles
south OF Watertown. dropped dead OF
heart disease while trying to discover
a supposed fire in lishouse
AEre partially destroyed the Arleri.
can House block ut Rapid City. Tie
flames were coniinci to the upper floor.
! Loss on hotel building, $4,000; no
insurance. Loss on stocks, clothin. |
paints, billiard and liquor stores,
$4,000; partly insured. The first ties;