The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-07
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

There is n we'll defined rumor That
the Northern Pacific elevators are
soon to pass into the control Of
eastern capitalists.
This is beastly country, anyhow.
The corn is growing so fast that it
cracks so people can't sleep on ac-
count of the noise.
Bismarck is endeavoring to secure
Congressman Vim. NJ. Springer and
Charles S. Baker to crate there on
the Fourth of July.
One hundred and twenty Russians
arrived in Dakota during the past
week direct from Europe. They will
locate OH lands near Eureka.
A drink crazcd prisoner in the
Sioux Falls city Jail set the building
on fire four times in one night and
narrowly escaped cremation.
Edward Cosgrove, confined in jail
at Walrpcton for the murder of Miss
Cody in Sargent county last winter,
committed suicide by hanging.
Frank Downs, formerly of the
Sioux Falls Argus Leader ccmpos-
ing-rooms, but Mt present engaged
in detective work in that city, has
just fallen heir to 500, 900.
The Baileys, an aged musical coup
IL. are making tour Of the terrific
ry. They propose singing for tenn
perancc in every county before the
October election.
Over fifty Sioux Falls Knights
Templar have siynifed their inten-
ton OF attending the triennial con-
rlave, which meets in Washington in
October.
The Plankinton Beacon wants
Huron and Plankinton business men
To- interest themselves jointly in Sc
Earring the extension of the Manitoba
road from Huron to Wheeler.
Bishop Walker, at Bismarck, on II
recent Sunday, preached to four
governors of Dakota, one live COVER
nor-Mcllettc-and three eN-gover-
nors-PGrce, Or'lway and Church.
The editor oi the Lead City Herald
gleetully announces that he proposes
to eat three meals day and wash
his front windows NOW that the type
founders trust is busted"
The Hitchcock creamery now uses
the milk ofG0o COWS and expects to
secure GOO more. The power used in
running the creamery comes from IN
nrtcsian well.
All the farmers alliances hold Sc
cret meeting this week to consider Il
proposition to obtain binding Irvine
for ) cents II pound cheaper than
any other offer they have had this
year.
The foundry machine shops and
creamery for Rapid City are now Sc
cured. What comes next? 1t is not
good time to stop reaching out TOR
desirable institutions, says the
journal.
John Foley, seventeen years of age,
was killed at Walkers saw mill at
Grand Forks. He was struck over
the heartily IL flying piece ofluth. He
walked to the door, sat down and
died.
kimball boasts OF the most modest
young lady of South Dakota: she
has had two bookcases constructed
in which to keep her library. so as
to keep the works of male and fe.
male authors separate.
Sheriff Van Horn arrested Buck
Antelope. Sioux Indian at Cham
berlain, for Stealing clothing This
is one of the worst Indians on the
reservation and the authorities have
been after him for IL time.
Mad dogs are getting in their work.
JIG. IIallcr and daughter, who were
bitten at Webster, have been sent to
Rockford. ILL.,, Tor treatment. An
otherdog went mad and bit IL farm
erIiving two miles north of town.
The Consolidated Tank Line COM
pany has bought seven acres of land
in Sioux Falls. The property is on
the Milwaukee road. The company
will build its cooper shops, stables
and warrrooms on this property.
Work Will begin at once. The cooper
shops will employ twenty-five men.
Lake Thompson. about eighteen
miles nortllof Howard, i'll kingsbury
county, in places eight or nine feet
in depth has recently gone dry.
About ten days ago IL waterspout
sucked up the contents OF the lake
and since then the lake bed has been
perfectly dry.
The members OF the constitutional
convention will receive 81 per day
for their services and Il mileage OF
IL cents for each mile necessarily
Travelled in going to and returning
from Sioux Falls. The presiding Of
ticer and chief clerk will receive xti
and other clerks 81 per diem. Twen-
ty thousand dollars is appropriated
for the expense of the meeting.
W. II. and Henry Meyers, of Rapid
City, have sold to Gen. Boyle and
Judge Pope, OF st. Louis, the Gold
Safe group of mines in Grizzly gulch
for $4,000. The same capitalists
also purchased of Meyers, Cook 4
Rogers the Grizzly Bear group, in
the same locality. for $50, 900. The
latter property includes a twenty
stamp Midland Il valuable site and
water right.
Charles Little. of Fairwates, war
driving IL young team south from the
village. when it ran away, on the hill
just this side of the village. They
ran into II telephone pole, smashing
the wagon and stopping them. Lit.
tle was thrown violently into n pile
OF stones. His head was badly bruis
ed, shoulder blade broken, and he
received severe internal injuries, re.
sultlng iii frequent vomiting OF blood.