The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-14
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

The difficulties between Custer and
Fall River counties will DO adjusted
by II board of arbitration.
The Canton News figures that
Sioux Falls will receive from 10000
to $4,000 votes for the capital.
L. A. Garrison, n Sphinx county
farmer, thinks corn and nlafalfa the
most profitable crops for Dakota.
Over 100 ladies attended the meet
ing of the North Dakota non-parti-
san prohibitionists at jamestown.
Over 40 presumption proofs have
been made at the United States land
office ut Aberdeen since the first of
May.
Huron is making expensive prepa-
rations to entertain the Farmers al-
lance convention that convenes
there July i.
Brookings has disposed of her VII
terworks bonds at = per cent. prrmi-
Inn and will put in a complete stand
pipe system at once.
The Dakota q. \. II. numbers over
1920 men 500 in the Northern half
of the territory and 1900 i'll the
southern portion.
ii. Il. Shepard, of Bowdlc, is said
to be one of the fourteen heirs to
n fortune of S175, 600, 900 OH dcpos-
it in the Bank OF England.
Royal Riblcts, Il 1G-ycar- old boy at
Columbia, has plowed and put in
over 800 acres OF crops this spring
with the aid of four horses.
The Harvey Peak Tin Mining COM
pany, of the Black Hills, will place
some of their tin specimens on eXhi-
bi,ion in the Paris exposition.
1t will cost Meade county ut least
81 900 to set up house keeping, i'll
nsmuch as that WAS the size of its
first order for books and stationery.
VIM. wilkins, Il German farmer liv-
ing near Columbia. WAS kicked by a
horse the other day and his jaw
broken in two places and his front
teeth knocked out.
I.eandcr Doiwo died at peadwoo,l
after living five months with IL brok-
en- back. lie was crushed between IL
mass of ore hast winter and his spin
al column broken.
The wooden mills mt Sioux Falls re-
ccivcd between 1000 and 5000
pounds ofMool one week. AS soon rs
the force pump is ready for work tho
manufacture of cloth will begin.
Ferdinand Engclrc. ST., was bound
over in 5000 bail ut Blunt to appear
before the grand jury. One son was
fined $60and imprisoned thirty days,
another thirty days and IL third one
is on trial for larceny.
A young man who had been loaf
ing around l.nMourc for ten days
was arrc>tcdfor beating II board bill
and the discovery was made that he
was a girl She said she was tryin.
to get work and thought to succeed
better in mail attire.
Amos Il. Mitchell. Is years of age
sent to the Sioux Falls pcnitentiary
from Codington county under Il ten
year sentence, was pardOnrd. lie
has served IL little over one year ol
his time. hut was SO intirm that he
was given his liberty.
The demand for 1-cent stamps ut
the Dcadwood postotiice since Janu
airy l has been unprecedented, ovcl
100000 having been sold by Post
master Smith. For circulars ALONE
100000 have been used, one firm
sending out more than 30, 900.
Dakota people are bothering them
selves about the question whether
after the territory is admitted 1,
statehood. the county officers viii
serve the terms for which they hav,
been elected. Or whether new count !,
officials must he elected this fall ii
all the counties.
Commissioner of Immigration
Hagcrty desires farmers in cacl
county to write Il letter giving theil
experiences in Dakota from the dat,
of settlement. The compilation o
these letters will give a faithful eXhib
it of the advantages Of each count,
in the territory.
The work of the South Dakot,
single-tax party will be to bring TIN
subject of taxation reform befor,
the people for discussion. The ad
vocates of this theory have organ
lied, and at n recent conference o
representatives Judge Levi Melee
of RAPID City, was elected president
Fred Alderman, living near Kapit
City, was bitten by IL rattlcsnake
He Immediately cut the wounde,
part out OF his hand, and, applyin.
his mouth. sucked the wound unit
he thought the poison was cXtracted
and then went formedical assistance
The doctor said the young MAJ
saved his own life.
George and Ferdinand Englek
and their father, Ferdinand Engleke
ST., were arrested at Blunt on I'll,
charge of petty thicving. The oil,
man will await the action of til
grand jury, while the boys will spen,
sixty days in Jail. The preliminar,
trial of Arthur Redmond, the youn!
man accused of the murder of w. q
Duncan on the reservation som
days ago, will come off at Pierre.
Orders were issued from the nd
tutant generals office at Redfiel,
making the following appointment
in the Dakota militia: George W
Carpenter, chief of supply. Waite,
town; Eugene Huntington, inspccto
general, Webster; John A. Owens
Judge advocate general, De Smet
w. i. Dunn, chie! OF ordinance, Abel
deem; William NJ. kaull. medical pul
veyor, Frankfort.
The Grandins, who have abou