The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-28
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

Both North and South Dakota.
The Central Dakota Veterans as.
sociation will hold their fourth an
nual camp fire and reunion ut
Brookings July 3, 4, and 5.
The Chamberlain Democrat is is.
suing n reservation bulletin, giving
the daily proceedings OF the Sioux
commissioners.
South Dakota prohibitionists have
arranged for publication of cam.
paign papers at Yankton, Sioux
Falls, Mitchell, Pierre and Aberdeen.
A AKimball man, IL little the worse 70,
anight's indulgcnces, picketcd himself
out of the prairie the next morning
and left his COW in the barn.
Many of the cities and towns in
South Dakota are trying the expert.
ment of setting one d,.y in eacl
month apart as market day."
Allow -of'watcr was struck ut The
artesian well ut Devils Lake the Stl
inst, in aquantity equal to 300 bar
rels IL day. The water is excellent
and clear as crystal.
Dell Rapids claim to hive thu
largest butter trade in South Da.
kota. One dealer handles $500
pounds per day, aside from the pro.
duct OF large creamery.
The City council of Columbia, has
adopted IN ordinance compelling the
saloons to take down all curtains
and blinds on Sundays and after
closing hours at night.
l.. Van Dcrvor, president of tho
Whapeton bank that tailed recently
says he will pay every dollar of tht
liabilities of the bank and have lots
Of money left.
A lodge of the order of the White
Cross has recently been established
in Aberdeen with u membership o
twenty. The organization is com
posed entirely of Norwegian citizen,
and is growing steadily.
Word has been received that DR.. A.
II. Webster died recently ut Bcnguil
In OH the west coast of Africa. liz
was Il young married man who left
Grand Forks in February, 1887, as
Il missionary to Africa.
ID. l.. Mckinney, of Sioux Falls, Il
director of the Sioux City National
bnnk, and IL brother ofC. 4. McKin
ney, president OF the bank is believed
to have been lost in the .Johnstow1
calamity.
The prohibition party, to rails,
funds to carry on the campaign this
fall, are selling medals among their
ndllercnts. one of silver and one ol
gold plate, with the territorial coat
of arms on one side and Il Huron ar.
tesian well upon the opposite.
a 5-ycar-old daughter of Ben Mil
Ter, of Charles Mix county, was in
stantly killed. The hired man had
been rolling corn with II heavy iron
roller, and the child asked to ride
A sudden jolt threw her off and til,
roller crushed her head in IL terrible
| manner.
The largest fire Grafton ever had
occurred wlllc the fire department
of that town was attending the fire
mems tournament at Fargo. The
fire started in the Merchants hotel
and not until over 81 900 worth ol
property was destroyed was it cx.
tinguislcd.
Chester Johnson, eldest son ofcx,
Mayor J. A. johnson, while ridin.
home to Fargo ut Il rapid gait, ran
inton buggy and was thrown from
his horse and terribly bruised and
crushed by the horse falling upon
him: He was pickedup in an almost
lifelcss condition, and late at night
was still unconscious. 1t is supposed
he is internally injured.
The report of the Fargo land of:
flee for the week ending June Ssllows
that 30 final homestead proofs and
) cash final proofs were made.
There welcnlso Ia homestead entries.
10 declnratory statements and
timber cllim entries made. The fees
and commissions amounted to ST.
334.67
. George Brown, twenty-thrce years
of ngc, committed suicide Oh the
farm of L.. Price, by shooting with a
rifle The cause of the act il s,lppos.
Ell to have been an unfortulnatr low,
affair, as hc left Il letter directing his
vnlunblcs to bc forwarded to Il youn"
lady in Wisconsin.
An cmigrnnt nnmcd A. l.. Hull,
camping in the city of Pierre had his
horse valued ut $4OO, n sixshootcr
and S14O in cash stolen by his hired
man named $. Dalton. The thiefIlns
been tracked to the Indian rescrvn-
ton. and the officers are in close
pursuit, spurred on by the 500 re-
ward.
A man by the name of I'owlcs, liv-
ing alone on Chicago creek, thirty
five miles from Sundancc, was found
dead in his cabin with IL bullet hole
through his head and ~ revolver
with one chamber empty lying close
by. He was found on the floor with
Il sheet thrown over him, and wlrtll-
er it was murder ar suicide could not
be determined by the discOverers.
Clifton Watchmnn: Cora Belle
Fellows Chaska, with her hubby,
Chaskn, and their sweet little boy
papoosc, tlaska, jr., have returned
from the East, where the nlrtropoli-
tan gentry and vcrlant pumkin-rolI-
ers have been gazing upon the royal
pair and their kid at he rate of 10
cents Il head or three for IL quarter.
The trio will settle down to odomcstic
bliss and conjugal felicity in their
little home across the river until the
peoples morbid curiosity again calls
them into the arena.
A calf with blind staggers fright.
encd three burglars who had entered
the Minnekahtn Bank, at Hot
Springs, Dakota. They had just
bored IL hole in the safe, charged il
with powder, and were ready to fire
the fuse, when IL most unearthIy
noise startled them. 1t was the