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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-07
FORCED bal the WnlL.

MINNEAPoLIs, March 6.-M. r. Yerxa,
a gram commissioner who has an office
in the Chamber of Commerce. made an
assignment in favor of his creditors, to
George w. Shepard of the firm of Wat
son d Shepard. The amount of his
liabilities is not definitely known, but
they are estimated all the way from
$1,000 to $50. 600.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-07
University Pre.iden. 10 Resign.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., March 6.-Dr. e.
g. Robinson, president of Brown uni
versity, is to resign at q special meeting
OF the corporation March 20. The reason
is the doctor has determin ed to give up
hard work for the remainder of his old
age. He is now "a years old.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-07
No consolidation.

P%rfTsBURa, March 6.-The report that
the Westinghouse and Edison electric
companies had consolidated is denied
by the officials of the former concern.
They claim that no negotiations are
p nding with the Edison company, and,
further, that no litigation against that
company is being pressed forward.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-07

The empire silk bodices are q fashion
which has taken quite generally. Some
of these are prettily smoked. They are
three-qusrtera high, and are finiehed
with short puffed sleeves. They are both
useful and economical.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-07
The A.chison staten ont.

BOSTON, March 8.-The earnings and
operating expenses, exclusive of taxes
and rentals, of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad company and
auxiliary lines for the month of Decem-
Der last, were;
Gross earnings S., be-. GsJ
Gross expenses l,7us, 7Si
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-07
IN A TIGHT CORNER.

There was no getting away this time.
He had his fore paws AROUND my left arm
and waist almost before l knew it. For
%tnnately my right hand was free, and /
shortened the club and battered him
over the head while he clawed and bit me
on the shoulder and across the back. We
had it forward and back, the bear trying
his best to get a hold OIL my neck or face,
while l kept beating him over the head
and body with the club. AT last down
we went on the ground, but just as l
was going over | fortunately struck the
bear on II Of his eyes and knocked it
out. The pain made him loosen his hold,
and he never got another. for / got on
my feet as quickly as ! could, and
brought that big club down square
across his throat and killed him. | was
pretty badly hurt and rather short of
wind, but l knew / had better finish tile
other II mighty quick, for If he got up
end fairly at me again ] would be wiped
out, sol jumped for him, and got close
to him Just as he was getting on his feet.
Lordi how / did batter that fellowi !
knocked him over and pounded hin, un.
til l was out of wind and the bear beaten
almost into a jelly. 4
Then ! sat down and did what never
did before-keeied right over and tainted.
] must have lain there an hour or more
before l came to. 1t took two full hours
to walk about two miles to my cabin,
where. luckily for me, / found old Tom
Blackjack, another hunter, laying out n
supper for himself. Old Tom o had
me spread out on the shakedown in the
corner, and then he went to work t owash
my wounds and tie me together again.
After he had fixed mesuPi in some sort of
shape old Tom went to the place where
! had the fight and skinned the bears and
hung them up. When he came back the
old fellow was dragging along three cubs
about 3 months old. He found the bears
den and captured the cubs, which he
pulled out with a piece of rope he always
carried. That fight laid me up for about
two months, but ] came out as sound rs
ever.-Cincinnati Enquirer Letter from
Graham county, N. c.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
"Tipping."

Humilityis one Of the marked char.
acteristics of British serving people.
Nothing is more amazing to the
American than the hauteur and arro-
gance of u typical London man, or
gentleman, since the distinction is
very sharpin the English metropolis.
when dealing with people who serve
him.
He says, "Please do this" and
"I'll thank you for that" because
it's the jargon of the town. but his
politeness is put forth with such an
indescribablv arrogant air that it is
scarcely less offensive than II slap in
the face. 1t is accepted everywhere
with the inevitable THANK you, SIR"
The old story is still told of the
Yankee who stood ON the stern ofthe
steamer as she swung out of Liver
pool, and, holding u shilling alott.
cried out:
IF there's a man, woman or child
on this blessed island I've not tipped,
come forward now, for this your
last and only chancc!'
] remember very we'll an experience
/ had on my first day in London.
started out with typical London
man to lunch ut his club, and we
stopped at a druggist chemists,
as they say in England. with the CHI
pronounced softly-to make some
purchases. My companion bought q
few shillings' worth of one thing and
another, and when his change was
brought to him lie pushed two cop
pcrs toward the druggist, and snid
carelessly:
"Heah, you take these
The druggist picked them up with
o grateful smile, and muttered,
"Thank you very much. SIR"
1t was u fine, large shop on the COR
ner below Bond street on Piccadilly,
and the druggist was Il handsome,
full bearded, and perfectly dressed
man OF about 60 years. Fancy max
ing the proprietor ola snowy New
York drug store AZ present of n few
cents!-New York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
Rattlssnake v,,.

There are places In South Georgia
where men extract oil from the rat
Nesnake and use it to cure rheuma-
tism. These persons will give a negro
81 topoint out rattlesnake to them,
and then they kill it in a peculiar
manner. They place a forked stick
over the snakes head, then put a
cord around it and strange the
snake. This is done to keep the
snake from biting itself. The body
Of the reptile is then strung up and
the oil extracted from it. It sells at
81 per ounce, md this industry is q
very profitable one. The snakes in
that section are very large, averag-
ing five feet in length, and one RATHER
gives up great deal OF oil. A little
negro once saw two rattlers lying
close together and wanted to get the
money for finding them. 1t was q
mile to the nearest house. He was
afraid the snakes would crawl off
while he was gone, and SO he took off
his coat and placed it between the
snakes. He went of, came back,
and found them still eveing the coat.
He had them charmed. So the snake
is cultivated down there as n profit
able industry.-Athens Ga. Banner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
A Joke that Ended in Death.

Entertaining are come anecdotes
told Of Gonella, jester to Borso,
Duke of Ferrara, in the fifteenth cell-
fury. As Gonella was ON his way to
mass three blind beggars implored
aims Of him. "IIere is 81 fiorin for
you." He gave nothing and passed
on. The beggars invoked blessings
on him, eacll supposing that one OF
his fellows was in possession of the
coin. When they wished to divide
the gift not one of them would allow
that he held it, and they mutually
accused each other OF cheating, and
from words proceeded to blows. Co.
nella watched the fray with great
complacency, and when the beggars
were all bruised md bleeding he went
to church with a clear and calm con-
science. The Duke of Ferrara fell ill,
and the doctors declared that only O
sudden fright would restore him to
health. He was too great n man for
anyone to play tricks on except his
fool. Gonella was with him ina boat,
and cleverly pushed the Duke into
the water. Aid had been previously
provided, and the Prince was drawn
ashore and put to bed. The fright
and the bath and the bed cured the
invalid, but he wns so enraged with
Gonella that he exilcd the man who
was both q fool and physician.
Gonella returned in cart filled with
Paduan soil; IN evasion of the edict
of Punishment said to have been
practiced by many a jester. The
Duke ordered him to he beheaded.
but saying privately that he would
only repay fright with fright he d.
rected the executioner not to use the
axe, but to let fall a single drop of
water on the culprit's neck. Gonella
was led to the scaffold; all the usual
gloomy preparations were made. He
was blindfollcd and made to lay his
head on block. The execntioner,
from II vial, let fall a drop of water
on Gonella's neck. Then amid shouts
and laughter the jester, silent now,
was hidden to rise and thank the
Duke for his clemency. But Gonella
never moved; he was dead-killed by
his masters jest.-From the Cornhill
Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
Wlndsr and HE pos,

II am going to keep that dog out
Of that chair or know the reason"
said Ed Winder one evening last
week, az hs went into the dining.
room and found his wife's particular
pet, q fat and overgrown black.and.
ton, nesting on the leather cushion
ofhis favorite arm chair. Mrs. Win.
der said nothing, rs he dumped the
dog and cushion on the floor. There
was nothing new about the incident.
The some thing had happened every
day for six months or more, accom-.
panied by remarks ofa similar ma.
ture, and even the dog was SO used to
the treatment that he always acted
rs if he expected it.
81 will fix her." said Winder, and
right after dinner he went into the
kitchen and was busy hammering
and granting for twenty minutes.
At last he held mp q piece of leather
half as wide as the cushion of the
chair and thicklv studded with small
tracks. which projected through the
old bootleg a quarter of an inch.
Now, Human, l want you to
leave that right in that chair oil the
time, and think it'll cure Fan of oc-
cupying it. Shes just u wearing out
that cushion with her clawing and
scratching. and lain't agoing to put
up with it no longer. See?" and fling
ing the leather into the seat of the
chair he put his hatand went out.
AS soon rs the door closed Fan
scrambled up into the chair, gave a
terrified howl, and rolled off upon
the floor. Mrs. Winder found her pet
and muttered something about wish
ing Windcr was served the samo
way. 1t il, perhaps. unnecessary to
say that he was. The first thing no
did on coming home to supper was
to remove his coat and hat. Next
lie sat down iu his tavorite arm
chair. He scarcely seemed to touch
the seat, but it was enough to make
him start and let out an unearthly
scream, which quickly brought sever
al neigllbors to the door. Winder
was not in the house then; he had
boltetl out of the back door and was
prancing up and down the path,
grooming and swearing alternately.
Fan now has undisputed possession
of the chair when he is out.-New
York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
NORTH DAKOTA,
MINNESOTA

John Fox WAS found dead in bed at
the Mcclellan house in Grand Forks
Plymouth church, Mt Grand Forks, WIS
damaged 500 worth by fire.
large bull buffalo was seen about five
miles from bismarck. 1t was probably II
stray one from some small herd in Cunudn
or the loot hills.
The young man giving his name ms A. s.
Mason, arrested ut Fargo for forgery. Inns
made a con cssion saying that his right name
is A. IL. Fcrree.
The Hitchcock artrsian well has been lens
cd to the parties who have built the fine roll
er mill there. For fifty years at the nominal
rent of 81 II year.
In North Dakota il is estimated TINT con
siderlhly over hall the wheat has leen mar.
ketrd. and Tho 'arm"rs' loss OF faith in h. h
erpriees is rapidly drpleting the remaining
surplus.
AyonnS man name'l Colle,, ngent of the
Northern Pacific II: Arthur, who clai med that
he was robbed of $4,000 of the compnuy's
money some time ago, has confessed that his
story was ".nk" and that he appropriated
the money FOR his own use.
Fourteen prisoners, convicted during the
present term ofrnurt mt Grand Forks. Here
s"n'elired to various terms Of imprisonment
by judy" Tcmpeton. Four convict. i o.
grand larceny were sent up for five years each
t" the Bismarck ,sntenti;lry
AT Grand Forks the grand jury finishrl it's
COMBINATIONS and found nearly seventy in
dictments Many city saloonkeepers are in
hir,'d. for having gnmhling apparatus in
Their possession. y few pleaded guilty to
I'll" indicin"n md were fined $500.
III" argument in he case of Horny M.l,,,
the Fargo postotlice clerk accused of robl,iuy
.he once ana I" hvoi'l suspicion shooting
himself IN the arm, claiming it to be the wo, i
OF f"ni"rs' has been hound over to the
nfrd States grand jury in the sum of ST..
600. w.
General Manager Todd ofthe Thomson.
Houston Electric Company of st. ruul un.
al Iraml FORKS recently will, n view ,f -.
Producing IN electric street raiwnv l.,,
h"Nt hl'rihs. Sven citizens have already
offered their signatures for IL thousand ,ln,.
lars each :is "a bonus
III reilly tn n letter sent out by Secr.,urv
Holmes, o I'll" Fargo board OF trade, to tn.
county commissioners in regard to reports
q; restitution, the reports we're dcnied bv
the commissioners ofTrjll, Wells and WnlsL
counties who sny. TINT those counties are
perfectly able to take cure ofuIl cases of uctu.
III want.
Although Dakota is divided and two stotcs
admitted, yet the line Of division beyond thc
missouri ~ not established. Technically
naIota Ii not divided, ind the President did
r'sht III admitting them as twins. Not only
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
Very Valuable Book.

We see items sometimes about the
value Of rare books in the hands of
hibliomaniacs or at auction sales,
but there is now in San Francisco q
a volume than which thUre are few
more valuable in the world. 1t is
worth exactly $50, O00-not q fancy
price, either. Thirty thousand dol
lars IL it's actual cash value. It is
tho register of the whereabouts and
identity of 8, O0OChinese corpses in the
city cemetery, oil of which will have
to be dug up and returned to China
in due time, while q disinterment per-
init costs $40. The disappointment
ent OF the cemetery has the book,
and says that he made it, and that,
therefore, it il his own private prop
erty. The health officer thinks it be-
longs to the city. We think so, too,
for it is clearly the duty of the su-
perintendent of the cemetery to keep
register or list of the graves and
their contents. We hope that
prompt action will be taken to pre-
vent destruction or disappearance
OF the book pending legal settlement
of it's ownership.-Snn Francisco Re-
port.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
ais they twins, hut Until The seventh pumlit
is surveyed across the Sioux reservation the,

ais they twins, hut Until The seventh parallel
IL surveyed across the Sioux reservation they
are Siamese twins.
A funny incident occurred at Grand Forks.
Widow thompson, who has been county
charge, nude Il complaint to the commits
sioners, TINT Mr.. Ross had inveiged her
into aigning away 25-!oot lot TINT be-
longcd to her. The commission Ind koss
arrested, and Ito seeing no avenue Of escnpe,
offered to marry the widow. The latter is
entertaining the proposition.
c. NJ. Corliss, the wly-e,"cte.l chici justice
of the supreme court of North Dakota. wasu
little over four years ago member of the
bnr Of Duchess county, n. Y. He is ncnlly
six ieet tall, broad shoulders and angunr
and has IL pro usion ofcnry, black hair. lie
is only 81 years old. and enjoys tile tistnc
tion Of being the youngest chief Justice in the
history of the Ensiis speaking people, and
possibly IN the history OF TIE world.
The records of tho supreme court of the
territory of Dukota, with the exception ofn
lew papers. are in the possession OF tho late
clerk of The su RENE court. who hollis that
they are the property of the ni,ctl States,
and. therefore, could not lie included in The
South Dakota. Mr. Young is of the opinion
that the records Of the United States supreme
court are under the department OF iustire.
and is now awaiting an order for their dis.
posal.
While Christian Murhlcr. living near Eureka,
was preparing to retire he WAS somewhat
surprised to see the muazlc of IL doublc.bar-
relied shotgun appear through IL nane of
glass in the bedroom window. Iln WIS fur
ther surprised when the gun went OH and the
charges OF both barrels took effect in the
hcalboard OF the be,ls,ead Il irw inches from
his head. The cause Of the shooting is II
mystery, but it is Thought to lie the act of
robbers, who We're after Murllcr's money.
knute Olson, o furirer living seven miles
from Grand Forks, attempted 10 kill his wife
with il butcher knife lie made n number OF
iriglt:ul. though probably not fatal wounds
one cash in the f,ce extending To the chin
cutting entirely through the flesh. Olson
siX-ycnr.ol,l daughter saved lcr mothers Ii e
by rlingius 10 his arm until Ills ri ccould get
the kni:aawny from him. She jumped through
IL window and maGs her way To u ir;ghbor's,
n quarter of mile away, after great di:!ic,
~ and in Il tain!ing condition. II npl"uis
that Olson has been partially .lerngrd for
some time. He was subsequently nljurr,l
insane and tuken to the asylum ut james
town.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
lnttcr yelle'l ut the ,opofhis voice and III
hurriar fed

lnttcr yelled ut the ,opoFhi. voice and The
burglar fed.
| Rnsmus Hansen, n fnrmcr, on his way to
his iomcin thctown Of Drnmnen was robbed
by two highwnymen in the suburbs One
held the horses Willie ie other went through
Hansen's pockets and got IL few dollars and
watch. No arrests.
The second trial Of the assault md battery
case instituted By Chns. II. Noycs against
i. W. Barker, principal OF the Florence
schools. WHO was charged with having too
severely rllns,iscl tiiccomplninant's year
old sou, CLAYTON Noycs held before jury,
resulted in IL verde, of ucquittul
TIE Dooi County Supervisors refused to OK.
tend the tim" on the bonds issued in favor oil
tile Midland Railway Company. They were
on deposit at Grccn Bay to he turned over
TO the company Oh the completion of its line
which was TO be ON or about November 10,
/ lSS1.
The Griffin Rifles, Of Eau Clair, have or.
Canned an ar;nory company with the fol-
lowing members as officers: President, j. r.
harl'cr vicc. president, Grn GriHen; sccreti
rN, l.iru!J Koran; treasurer Elmer 4. Stan
tom Iircc; o,s he same with the addition oil
Capt McMnstcr.
Tile residence Of G. Burke, ut Diamond
hsui Wis. was entered by thieves WHO vt ole
II l'"rset book containing over $4,000 i,
rhsii' besides orders OH the Chicago. Burling
| Ton Northern railroad amounting to $3.50
The house wls deserted at the time, the oc
! rupants having been attracted away 10y d
re in II dwelling house purposely get. Tier.
y no clue to TIL" perpetrators OF the deed.
gross outrage, par'aiing sem what OF
the nature OF those committed by the White
Caps is reported from .tdcll station. Sheboy-
gaa county. 1t seems that Alcrk Douglass
hal been Oh IL spree. a number Of the man
III TIL" town took advantage of his condition
AMI painted his Glrc Il variety Of colurs. and
then not content with this, covered his
c'"t''in. with II tliek coating OF tar from
head tn DOT. Certain of the pcrpetruto rs q
thu Outrage are known. and arrests will prob
| ably .uIlow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
A Kind Act Rewarded.

The biography ofJohanncs schulze,
noted for his services in the cause OF
education in Germany, is to appear
soon, the author being Prof. Warren
trapp. In it the story is related:
One morning Scllultze, who was
stopping at hotel, sent one of his
shoes to cobbler. An hour later it
was brought back by n boy, whose
modest bearing and sad expression
impressed him. "What il your
name" lie asked. Muller" replied
the hoy. "And do you like your
work?" The boy replied sadly that
he did not. "Well, did you learn
anything in school?" every
little, but ! would like very
much to learn more. Schultze liked
him so much that he took him away
from the col,bler, after nscertaining
that young Muller was obedient and
always did his own work, and put
him to school Mt his own expense.
This boy, Johannes Muller, subse-
quently became the most minent OF
German psychologists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06

A NOVEL,.
by CHARLES REApE.
CHAPTER xL,y-coyrryrsp.

He colored with plcasure, and made thu
promise Mt once. But during this fortnight
events occurred. In the first place, he i'm
proved his invention. He remembered how
duck, over-weighted by crab, which WINS
fast to her leg, had come on board the boat
Memory dwelling on this. md invention di
costing it, he resolved to weight his next
batch of dncks: for he argued thus: "Prob
ably our ducks 20 straight from this to tho
gteat American Continent. Then 1t may he
long ere one of them falls into the hands OF q
man; and perhaps that man will not know
English But il 1 could impede the flight OF
my ducks. they might nlight on slips; and
three Ships out of four know English"
Accordingly, he now inserted stones of va.
fious sizes into the little bugs. 1t wasamnt.
ter Of nice calculation the problem wus to
weight the birds just 70 much that they
might lie able to fly three or four hundred
miles, or about luif as fur us their unencum-
lercd companions.
But in the midst OF all this circumstan
occurred that would have ma,le vain man,
or indeed most men, fling the whole thing
away. Helen and Ii" rnm" 4" rmnturn u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-06
Confidence Reeot of SUCCESS,

So confident re the manufacturers of that
world-fnmed remedy. DR., Pieree's Golden
Medical Discovery, that it will do nll TINT
they represent. in tho cure oliver, blood and
lung diseases, that, after witnessing its
thousands Of cures for many years past, they
now feel warranted in selling it tus they are
doing. through druggists) under n positive
guarantee OF it's giving satisfaction in every
case, or money paid for it will be refunded.
No medicine of ordinary merit could be sold
under such severe conditions with profit to
its proprietors, and no other medicine forthe
diseases for which it is recommended was
ever before sold under guarantee of " cure
or no pay. In all blood taints and impuri
ties Of whatever name or nature, it is most
positive in its curative eileeta. Pimples,
blotrhes, eruptions and all skin and scalp
diseases IRE radically cured by this wonder.
full medicine acrofulous disease may affect
tho glands, causing swelljngs OF tumors; the
bones, cnusing "ieversores,' white swell.
lings' or "hipjoint disease" or the tissues
of the lungs, causing pulmonary ronsump-
ton. No matter in which one of it's myriad
forms tcrops out, or manifasts itself, "Gold.
en- Medical Discovery" will cure tiff used
perseveringly and in time.