The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-19
NORTH DAKOTA.

Morton county. will this yeur ship over
BOO, 900 worth OF wool
Four men were arrested at Grand Forks
recently on the charge of stealing four pairs
ofpants from clearinghouse
John Myers, living near Grand Forks, is
hunting ;or his l4-ycar-old runaway daugl,.
Ter and Scandinavian named Gems Spring
mum.
Howell, II hotel tile, is under arrest in
Bismarck. lie was in the act of robbing
he clothing of II guest. He claims he was
drunk.
The North Dakota tobacco law went into
affect July LIST, and it il now crime to sell
cigars, cigarettes or tobacco in any form to
shildren under 1G years OF age.
Theinterstnte temperance convention, com.
posed of delegates from knnsas Iowa, Ne
oraska and the two Dakotus, has begun ut
Lincoln, Ncb. Attorney General Goodwin of
North Eaiota was among the speakers.
Arguments on injunctions against saloon
men will be heard at Fargo. and the cndcay.
Dr. made to make the injunction permanent
as regards disposing of liquors to I've drank
III premises. The original package business
Hill probably not suffer materially whatever
lie decision may he.
A company has been formed in Pierre, S.
D., with capital of $4,000, with the cx.
press object of shipping few thousand tons
D! our coal to Pierre and southern river
towns. bnTg"s are being built ut Bismarck,
and contracts for delivering coal on bargcs
aie being let.
John l,issel of Valley City wns in Fargo
AND completed arrangement for the purchase
of n train load OF sheep in Montana, to be
shipped into Barnes county for distribution
among farmers. Mr. Russell says he will in
sest $500 in sheep to supplant wheat
missing.
An in ant came into she world at James.
town under peculiar circumstances. Mrs.
Kirkland, the mother Of the little girl, was
al her way from Aberdeen to Spokane Falls
10 join her husband. She arrived from the
south the evening heiorc and went to the
capital house Tor the night, expecting to
take the west bound train in the morning.
In compliance with the worlds FUR regu.a.
tions Hon. Martin RYAN, the Dakota com.
mission, has named Mrs. Judge Mcdonnell
as a member OF the board of Indy managers.
Mrs. Mcconnell is the wife of the present
Judge OF the district court aud niece Of the
'ntc Gen. j. Is. McPherson She is a. lady of
line nttainments and in every way worthy
sud qualified.
The lakes and ponds in Stutsman county
sre nearly all dried up Last year was Ind
enough III this respect. but his season is worse.
1t in said that lrrowwood lake has only
small stream running through it. Last
tearit was IN extensive sheet Of water.
There is very little water in Jim luke, and
none in the river above the dam ut James.
town,
a fierce hail storm ragged in the vicinity OF
Devils Lake. Rig hail stones kept IL contin
nous ho,nlartling for almost an hour. N.Dr.
y nll the glass in north AMI east windows
IN every house in the city was broken into
fragments and the houses deluged with
min. Women and children fled TO the
sPllars .or shelter Farmers were in the
midst of harvest and this last misfortune
nlli almost ruin such crops us are not cut
aud under cover 1t is Impossible to csti
mate the extent CT damage which is great.
The storm is the worst 1.-THE kind on record
When the present eurl of Cuithness, now
ID years ofnge. dies, lie will he succeeded by
Arthur Sinclair, who, in partnership with
Ills cousin. John W. Fobes. owns a cattle
ranch near snkota. n. d. Mr. Sinclair is a
handsome manly fellow, with u proper Amer
can contempt Tor glitter and empty titles.
10 his neislhors in Dakota he has never
'nid a word about lis prospects and con.
neetions in Scotland, aud it is doubtful il
ans one i'll Nelson county is aware that tho
modest elbow whom they know SO well mnv
liz one Of these days, Arthur Sinclair, earl Of
!aithness, md Baron of Berrdale in the
f~eraEe Of scotland. Baron BarogilI in the
l,ecrnge ofthe united kingdom, buro net of
Novn scotin, F. Il. s.. lord lieutenant and
sheriff principal of Caithnssshirs, ste.