The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-13
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

old died in tile Yankton poor-house.
He was crazy and did not know his
own name, and no one seemed to be
I informed as to who he was or where
he came from.
The roller mills company of Man.
dan is Offering a prize OF S1OO for the
best 100 bushels OF wheat of the crop
OF 1883, to be delivered at their eleva.
tor next fall or winter.
Truman Thayer Post G. A. r. have
completed their new hall at Water.
town.
The county Jail at Sioux Falls will
be fenced in by a twelve.foot high
tight board fence.
The scandinavians OF Sioux Falls
propose to celebrate May IL, the Nor
wegian Fourth Of July, in ban.-,lr
style.
The free delivery system has proved
such success in largo that an addi
tiona carrier is to be put on April |,
The Salem saloons will all close and
the keepers thereof announce their in.
tention OF helping to enfore the law.
A stock company will build new
opera.house at Dell Rapids.
There are in Use in the Black Hills
circuit 24O telephone instruments.
Don c. Needham pluckcd q dry and
withered peach blossom from off a
peach tree nine miles south OF Mitch.
ell n few weeks ago. He is very proud
oi the rarity and has had several
photographs taken OF it TO send 10
eastern friends.
u. w. Wickcnsham, a wealthy
spcculator Of Fargo, at the instance
OF one Alexander Miller, was arrested,
cha rged with malicious prosecution.
Two years ago Miller and Wicken-
sham lunrrelled over q yearly settle.
ment and Wickensham sued Miller for
selling mortgaced property. lie was
acquitted. Hence the suit for mali
tious prosecution.
Rich gold placcrs have been struck
iii Marshall's pass and p stampede oil
prospectors from Dcadwood is threat.
ened.
A Fargo authority is responsible
for the statement that the Northern
Pacific Elevator company pays the
largest dividends OF any stock com.
pany in Dakota. g. S. Barnes owns
Sl5O, 600 of stock iii this company,
and his dividends last year amount ed
to 100000. A farmers elevator trus,
would save some OF these margins.
Pierre was honorcd by the presence
OF White Buffalo. son OF Sitting Bull,
and u number OF other prominent
chiefs OF the Sioux nation. Their sur
prise was great when informed that
the Sioux reservation bill had passed
the house. They said the Indians
would gladly ratify the treaty. and
wanted to live like white men, have
homes and educate their children.
Ls, Rudolph uhlman, n homesteader of
II kss% I'm 'sa'eh; ilitef seeding his place in
1887, went to Montana. Having
earned considerable he started home
Ill company with n stranger and MS
he never reached New Salem and no
news OF his whereabouts has been re.
ceived foul play is suspected. Ills
homestead entry is now being con-
tested for abandonment.
The Southeastern Dakota farmers
institute convened at Gary, ut which
II. l.. Lanks, president OF the Dakota
Farmers alliance, addressed IL large
asscmblnge OF farmers and others lie
urged upon farmers the necessity OF
building elevators and handling their
own grain. lie was followed by Capt.
A. Harkins, who spoke on farming in
Dakota.
Alta peoples mass meeting at Bis.
marck the following nominations were
made unanimously: Mayor. Dr. Will
lam A. Bently;treasurer,W W. NJ. Tushy;
City clerk, Edward H. Barrett: Justice,
Joseph Hare. OF these. Bently, Bar
rett and Hare are present incumbents S
OF the offices named.
The board of trustees OF the insane
hospital met at Yankton and opened
the bids for the building OF two wings
for the building. All the time was
consumed in opened the bids, and
nothing toward awarding the con.
| tracts WIS accomplished.
Right Rev. Bishop Marty, bishop OF
the Catholic church of South Dakota,
has been requested by prominent
Dakotans to lend his influence in Sc
curing the signatures of the Sioux In
dians to the bill opening the reserva-
tion. He has granted the request,
thinking that an influx OF white peo-
pie will have a good effect upon his
wards.
Mr.. Kilsor, from the congressional
committee on territories, reported the
omnibus bill for disappointment OF ad.
ditional judges i'll the territories. The
bill provides two judges for Dakota,
and reads that no Justice shall sit upon
the supreme bench in any case over
which he has presided while holding
his district court. This. the commit.
tee says in it's report, will do away
with a great causn of complaint now
existing in tine territories. 1t pro-
vides that no less than three justices
shall hold IL supreme court session.
A special meeting of the Fargo
board OF trade consider the local
freight question. There WIS quite u
number OF business men besides
board members present. 1t was urged
that II bureau be appointed to man.
age the freight shipments, and all
merchants should agree to ship ac
cordins to the instruction OF the bu-
reau. Others urged that u committee
be appointed to present the q,l est.o
OF local shipments out OF Fargo to
the various companies before sum
mary action should DO taken. This
was agreed to, and Chair man Ra.
worth asked for time to appoint the
COMMITTEES.
a tall, iinelooking man. with neat
! ~ trimmed whiskers and moustache,
dark hair and glarins eyes, was found
wanderin. in the streets OF Chicago
without amy hat, mutt"rns to him.
self TO all appearances he was insane,
and was taken in by IL patrolman
DR.. II. ID. Nalin OF Fargo, Dak., but
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