The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-01
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

A. H. Horton recently shot acrane
at Crystal Lake which measured
eight feet from tip to tip.
The Excelsior mill at Yankton
sold four carloads of flour for ship
ment to Bristol, Eng, the other day
North Dakota cast $4,000 votes
while South Dakota cast in the
neighborhood of 10000, or nearly
twice as many.
Burglars gathered in almost every
thing movable in Yankton board
ing house recently. Didn't even
leave q clue.
W. o. Dresbeck had his arm caught
in the betting of IL tlrashing machine
Mt work near Canton and sustained
a compound fracture.
The Indians OH the reservation
near Pierre are buying Winchester
rifles and shotguns. Probably to
protect themselves from the real 60
tate agents.
Fred Granger had his hand caught
in the gearing of n thrashing ma
chine at Clear Lake and SO badly
mangled rs to render amputation
necessary.
Two young men hired livery rig
from F. s. Pew, ut Andover, and
drove to Putnev and sold it. Mr..
Pew recovered his property. The
authorities are after the thieves.
j. kleiner proposes to buy $15,-
600 worth of ready-framed houses
in Chicago and erect them in Pierre
to accommodate the rush.
st. Edwards academy Mt Dead
wood has closed ON account of the
prevalence of diphtheriu in the city
md will not reopen until the disease
has disappeared.
Ground was broken ut chamberlain
for the new $4,000 hotel to be erect
ed by Eastern capitalists. When
completed it will be among the finest
building of it's kind in South Dakota.
An Omaha young man with pair
OF gold-rimmed spectacles and a
wealthy father is talking Of starting
n daily paper in Vermillion. The
spectacles will come in handy in
watching the "old mans" money go.
W. A. Ward made n balloon as
cension in Chamberlain. He jumped
from the balloon with n parachute
when about n mile up and came
down. The balloon kept on heaven
ward and has not been seen since.
Mrs. Warren Fisk, who mysterious
ly disappeared from Elk Point was
found wandering near LcMars
and returned to her home. She was
attacked with malarial fever, which
accounts for her strange conduct.
John Paxton, of Turton, Sphinx
county, is the father of an S-ycar-old
boy who weighs 2O4 pounds. He re-
fused 81 900 Il year offered by the
\ agent ola dime museum, who wanted
to place him on exhibition.
Charles Daugherty, of Hand coun-
", nearly killed his brother-in-law,
Harry Corbett, one day; by striking
him ON the heRl with hatchet. At
last accounts 10 arrests have been
made, althous Il the idjured man was
not expected to live.
NC. Roseau filled up on celebra-
ton juice ut Pierre and when lie
started for home hishorses ran away
and dumped him into the street. He
was picked up unconscious and it is
feared he has received internal in
juries which may prove fatal.
Savo township, Brown county,
claims the pennant. Only one vote
was against prohibition there and
that is claimed to have been a mis-
take, the Finlantler who cast the
vote having made an error, and
crossed out "yes" instead of mo"
A party of ranchers on the way
from Central City to Deadwood
found the body of VIM. Marston, OF
the former place, lying dead in the
middle of the road with his neck
broken. His horses had run AWAY
and thrown him out. His body was
taken to his home.
While fishing in the Big Sioux at
Dell Rapids Ada Hoyt accidently fell
into the river. Her little sister was
close by and ran tor her tather, who
was farther up the stream. He ar.
rived just in time to fish her out az
she was sinking for the last time.