The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-28
Henry Hohl, editor Of tho Hokuh (Minn.,

Henry Hohl, editor of tho Hokah (Minn.,
Chief, went to La Crosse, (Wis.) on business,
and was arrested on II warrant procured by
DR.. Frank Powell, the labor candidate for
governor. Hohl WINS taken before tho court
commissioner and bail fixe,l ut $3.50, which
was furnished by George and William Powell,
tho Plaintiffs brothers. 4 few days ngo
!iohl was served with papers IN civil suit
for libel by DR.. Powell. fixing tlamngns Mt
$4,000. The libel alleged consists in state.
ments rejecting on the doctor professionally
and hnvo been going on some months Pow
ell said while Hohl was looking for hail, that
If his brothers went on his bond he should
cause their arrest for promugating lihelOus
statements, having ample proof that they
circulated large number of copies of Hollis
paper with offensive articles marked.
Hugh o. Hughes, of Conway. Dakota, was
found in the Scandinavian Hotel barn of
Grand Forks, standing on his head in the
the hay loft. He was stone dead He had
evidently been on his head all night and died
from suffocation. In the hay was found q
full whisky bottle. He came to Grand Forks
four weeks ago with about $500 and all that
lie had left was $2.25. He had been ON a
bachelor, well educated and owned large
farm Mt Conway and anOt Their mt IIillsboro He
was respected by his neighbors and seldom
got on spree, but when he did, kept it up
some time. Justice Dewey held an inquest,
ms foul play WAS suspected, but nothing could
trap.
The President Inns signed the bill restricting
the immigration of Chinese laborcrs.
Seven farmers lay in ambush nenr IIemsted.
Long Island, waiting for IL big negro, who
had robbel their hen roosts. When the
chicken thief appeared, driving IL large COW
cred van. he was commanded to halt at tho
Srrtr rIN 81 .,t,< H.
wagon and escaped uninjurd, although two
charges Of shot were sent after him. In his
van were found 27S chickens.
Justus Carpenter, one Of the Oldest resi-
dents in Benton county, ngcd about eighty
years, went out to u small flrIn Of his mile
or SO north of Snuk Rapids. with one horse
hitcllel to wagon, and loaded on a few bun.
billing on what he wanted, got on
top of the load, lost his balance, fell
to the ground and was killed.
The most disastrous fire in the history
Detroit; Mimi, occurred recently. The
Opera Block, Tongues drug store and barn
ana Iionnells restaurant IRE totally con.
sumed. The loxs is $55,OOO Mr., Holmes.
the owner Of the opera house block, il away'
but It is safe to say that the bnrnei building
will be replaced by n solid brick building NJ
once.
The body Of F. Kading, was drowned off
the steamer Tourist at Bayfield, Aug. 20, was
recovered. It was foating near the Com.
mercial dock at that point. lie had about
three pounds Of rock in his pocket. This in
On exceptional case, as It il very raro
thing for body to rise In the waters Of
Luke Superior.
Near Faribault, MIMI, adaughter of Ernest
Meeze, fifteen years of age, while waiting the
operation Of q thresher on her fathers farm
got SO near the tumbling rod that her skirts
were caught, and before the machine could be
stopped nearly all her clothing were torn
from her body, and she was quite seriously