The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-06
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lie leaves q vile and two children.
A man named Thomas Houska, q
stonemason, took his own life at LES.
terville by shooting himself with u
shotgun. when found he was in an
old stable and life wa. quite extinct.
He had an insatiate desire for drink
and was just getting over q drunk,
and it ls supposed in a fit of disgust
lie killed himself.
The merchants and shippers OF Far
go and Moorhead are being aroused
in regard to freight rates, and the Far.
go board OF trade has called a special
meeting, which shall include all busi-
ness men as well rs the members of
the board. United action is proros.
ed, aud all influence possible will he
brought to bear to bring about IL
change In the present freight rates.
The organization OF railroad com.
pany with a capital btsl, 500, 900, for
the purpose OF securing the right of
way between Aberdeen and Sioux
Falls, is announced at Aberdeen. {.
4. Bliss, f. II. Hagcrty, II. NJ. Mar.
pie, John Ii. Drake and G. A. Jewett
are among the incorporators.
The Salem roller mills were burned
with 500 bushels OF wheat and four
tons OF flour; loss, $4,000; no insur.
ance.
The Deadwuod Pioneer thinks that
one OF the pledges that should be ex.
acted from candidates for the terri.
torial legislature to be elected next
November is, "Will you do all in your
power to secure an insane asylum for
the Hills?
An elevator burned at St. Thomas.
The building contained about co.
600 bushels OF grain valued ut Sl5,.
600, which was well insured. The
fire was communicated from a burn.
ing residence.
The Pierre Bridge company has or.
ganized with n capital of $50. 900.
Tho object is to construct, maintain
and operate n pontoon bridge be.
tween Pierre and Fort Pierre for the
q ossing of teams aud foot passengers.
Work upon it will begin us soon as
the ice moves out.
Some irolicksome young Bismarck.
ers envelope,l themselves i'll sheets and
occupied an old log-house of that
city and laid iii wait for belated tr;lv.
plers, who now firmly believe the old
house is haunted.
The governor OF Dakota will prob
ably designate April 25 for that pa,t
of the territory south OF latitude IL,
and May > Tor the northern part, us
days to be observed as Arbor day.
For three years there has been u
cry by some men who wanted to gain
popularity that there had been crook.
edncas by the county commissioners
who built the court house ut Huron.
These We're indicted and after the
trial the Judge told the Jury that
there was not word OF testimony to
prove the charge of conspiracy to lie.
frnud the county, and direGtin. them
to bring in ii verdict OF not guilty.
| This wis done. and, the casets ended.
st. Paul parties are specializing on
establishing Wholesale pant and
oil house at Sioux Falls.
The ladies OF Rapid City are wear
ing sunslades and have use for para.
soils. A sure sign of warm weather.
A Bismarck special says the
people living OH the Missouri RIVER
bottom lands are moving out. The
lowlands are flooded and the water
isrising rnpi lily, although the weather
is cold. IL liz supposed there is ~
gorge Mt Sibley Island.
The Gettysburg artesian well is
now down !, $3.50 feet, and will be st mt
down to a flow rs speedily as posi-
kle;
The ladies Of Aberdeen Baptist
church gave Il ''maple sugar sociable"
recently, while the Methodist lalie es
entertained with q "carpet rag
| social"
In the United States court ut Bis
marck, William Sanderson, Northern
Pacific agent ut Valley City, appear.
cd TO a"swor tn nm indictMent for
violation OF the Interstate commerce
law. Defendant, through counsel, de-
INJURED to the Indictment on grounds
mainly technical. John c. Bullitt, .Jr.,
assistant counsel OF the North"ln Pa
citic, argued to sustain the demurrer.
The court ordered the case continued
to enable the district attorney to
submit ~ brief opposing the demurrer.
This is tie case where an Indictment
&ns found for All alleged refusal OF
Sanderson to furnish ears TO Wylle
for the transportation OF grain.
+. j. Bowyer and j. Finncgan, brick
and stone work Contractors OF Yank.
ton, who built the boiler and engine
houses at the asylum under the ,lirec.
tion OF the old board of trustees dur.
ing the allegiance OF lie order OF su,.
pension last year. have obtained .rom
Judge Tripp a writ OF mantlumus cit.
ing Auditor Ward to appear and
show why he should not be compelled
to issue warrants upon vouchers is.
sued to Finnegan and Bowyer in pay.
ment OF work by the old board.
Aberdeen Republican: If the Abcr-
deem. Bismarck and Northwestern
railroad will push their road this
summer to the coal fields of the Mis-
souri, slope, coal would not cost us
over $3 per ton. We could then laugh
Mt the cold winters, and have the most
prosperous country in the world.
Hamilton, known as "Beecher,"
who was captured at Helena, Mont,
will be brought to trial. He was ar.
rested some time ago on the charge OF
robbing the Northern Pacific ticket
office and was released on bail, and
then he skipped farthest West.
Jackrabbits are destroying fruit
tress in the vicinity OF Sioux Falls.
The board OF directors of the Home
Missionary society OF the Congrega.
tional Church of South Dakota has
been in session at Huron, Superin.
tendent Wizard presiding. 1t is estimat-
ed that S35. 900 will be required TO
meet the demands for the work the
coming year. Only small portion
OF the 100 churches receiving aid are
likely to become self-supporting dur.
ing the year. The parent society will
be asked to appoint Rev. Tomiin, Of
Do1 IL