The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
miscellaneous hewa Notes.

The Iowa registration law is decided un.
constitutional.
Tho effects OF the late storm upon the
railway trains arc gradually disappearing.
J. !. Case. owner OF Jay-Eye-Scc and
Phallas, has received and refused an offer
from Louisville parties OF $4,000 for
Phallas.
Tracklayers OF the two countries met on
the international bridge at the 500. The
Americans went ahead and made the first
crossing.
Ernst Hoempel, German employed in
the construction OF tho ice palace at st.
Paul, fell from the northeast corner OF tho
structure to tho ground, a distance Of six.
ty-fve feet, and died.
The owners OF the Pacific railroads late.
ly investigated are willing. it is said. to have
the government iorcclose the mortgages,
having made all that thoy are able to
out OF the roads.
At n meeting Of tho business men Of Lake
City an associatian was formed to be
Realty company. Articles OF incorporn.
tion have been drawn. The capital stock
is $40, 900. The sole object is to promote
the material prosperity OF Lake City.
at Newark, n. j., theshoemakers' trades
union. numbering several hundred mem.
bcrs, decided to Withdraw from the
Knights OF Labor. The reason assigned is
the bad management on the part oi the
national and local leaders.
In compliance with the law passed at the
last legislature the Bank OF Spring Valley
has changed its name to "Stronr,
Farmer d. Edwards, Bankers" with w.
H. Strong, i. +. Farmer and i. V. Ed
wards as partners.
City Collector Onahan OF Chicago in n
letter to the mayor and city council re-.
gardins the operation in Chicago OF the
high license system, says that while il has
| not greatly reduced the number ofsaloons.
| it certainly prevented an Overwhelming in.
crease.
The American Association for the Adj
vancement OF Science at it's last meeting
adopted unanimously q resolution recon-.
merding to congress that steps he taken
for the preservation OF some oi the re-
Inarkable archaeological curiositics OF the
West and it is probable that tho subject
will he laid before the proper committees
OF congress during the present session.
The principal glass factories throughout
the country are practically closed, and
the 5000 persons employed in them are
idle. The trouble originated in the fact
that willie the East for n certain amount
OF money, the employer would pronucc on
~ 100 dozen OF ~ stated article, in the
West, for the same amount OF money, 20
dozen OF the same article were produced.
The Wholesale dry goods firm OF Auer-
bach, Finch .S Van Slyck Of st Paul is no
more. Its successor is that OF Finch, Van
Slyck d. Co.. Mr.. Auerbach retiring from
active interest in the business, though his
capital will remain. and lie. with y. w.
kitson. will he special partners. Tie new
firm will consist oi George Il. Finch, w. III.
Van Slyck, +. A. Young and c. j. McCon.
willie. Mr.. Young has been n partner for
several years. and Mr.. McConville has been
at the head of the staple department.
Since smallpox has been declared cpl
demic in San Francisco and the pest house
filled with over hundred cases, iinpro.
viscd hospitals have been erected in the pub
lie parks, in the plaza, and in Clay and Kear-
ney streets tent has been put up TO accom-
nodate patients unable to receive admis-
sion to the receiving hospital. Dr. O'Don.
nell, ex-coroner OF San francisco, noted
sand lot orator. recently addressed largo
crowd denouncing the action OF the city
authorities in putting up the ten. as an
outrage. He then swore out warrants for
the arrest OF Mayor Pond and the health
commissioner, DR.. Gale, who were shortly
afterward taken into custody, the charge
being the maintenance OF public nui.
sance. The officials were released on bail.