The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-11
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The 2.year. old child of Chandler NewhalI,
OF Parker, was seriously burned by falling on
q red-hot stove while its mother was absent.
An effort is being made to have the Ynnk-
ton Indians who served rs scouts under Gen.
Suliy, several years ago, pensioned by the
government.
A black eagle, measuring seventeen feet
from tip to tip, was baggcd by Parker
Sportsman the other day. 1t is the first of
the kind ever seen in that section.
Daniel Price. school and township treasurer
Of Clear LIKE township. Edmunds county,
has disappeared. lie is sshort in his accounts
about $500.
Ching Goay, n Deadwood heather, wants
the state department 10 give him permission
to go to his nutivc land after Mrs Ching and
return to this country.
At Pierre the color line is not drawn to any
great extent. At tho coming baby show
Caucasian, Mongolian, Ethiopian and native
American cherul,s will hustle for first prize.
Mrs. John Stohbs wife OF tho superintcn-
dent of the Bcadle county poor.fnrm, has re-
ceived notice that by tho death of ah uncle
in Manchester, England, she will receive one
eighth of an estate value mt 81 100000.
Coal has been discovered on tho recently
opened lands north of tho forks of the Chcy-
ennc. Chief Bull Eagle, with band of;,bout
thirty Indians. is enrampel in that vicinity
and threaten to keep settlers from locating
claims.
N. n. Clark, living near Warner. Brown
county, lins been in the hubit OF cruelty beat
ing his wi e, and the other day he received
notice from white caps that ii he repeated tho
offense he woild be tarrrd and fcntllered and
rode out Of the county on Ii rail
At a meeting. of the Pierre board of trade
tho other day II committee Of eight was np.
pointed to take charge Of the coming capital
cnmpnign During tho meeting he sum Of
s15, 900 was sulscribrd by citizens ns tho
nucleus of II fund for carrying on the work.
While on II visit to her sister ut st. panl,
Minn., recently, Miss Maud Elliot. of Aberdeen,
met with IL serons accident. She was c!cun-
ing pair of gloves with gnsoIinc, when in
some way the fluid hccume ignited nnl be-
fore help arrived she was badly burned about
the f,ice. neck and hands.
Business ut the Pierre land office will lc de-
lnyed for perhaps month through an error
made in the name of tho UHitcd STATES Re.
ceivcr Eakin. 1t was sent in ns Edwin Eakin,
instead of Edmund Eakin. and consequently
he must bc reconfirmel uni II new bound
made out.
The Whitewood Sentinel says reports came
from the ranges regarding the condition of
cuttle, which are very favorable. Cattlehave
wintered better than lias ever been known in
this country. The losses will average lcss
than per cent. just ut this time OF the
ycnr when feed is scarce the stock will shrink,
but there is very good feed ut present and
plenty of water
Tho commissioners Of An rorn county llav-
ing decided that they cannot aid the needy
farmers of that county, the Bank oi Plank.
inton hns decided 10 nidl nll farmers who nre
their customers in obtaining seed grain.
They will furnish seed grain nt the market
price and charge interest at IL per cent
Other hunks, it is suii. will soon follow in
the stops Of tho above bank.
Gabriel Bcntson, II Faulk county farmer,
started out on II forage for seed grain on his
own hook. lie walked from his home to Iown.
secured the donation of three carloads of
corn for himself nnd ncighbors, shipped it,
sent word by mail to his wife as to when the
grnin would arrive, and then trudgcd barl:
TO his home on foot, when the corn was di-
vidc,. lie asked for no money, or rniiroud
pass, or credentials from town or county
lie just got up and hustled, and he didn't
get let.
DR. Mc'iillicu,ldy, n wealthy and philnn.
tl'ropic citizen OF Rapid City who takes IL
grcat deal Of interest i'll the Iulians, nnd
their wants. recently visited tho Pine Ridge
agency, md while there invited some of the
chiefs to visit him ut his home in Rapid On
arising the other morning the doctor WIS
surprised to find his residence surrounded by
twenty-five or thirty tcpccs and about
sevcntyfve braves, squaws and parooscs
anxiously waiting to pnrtuke Of his hospi-
tnlity. They had come to visit him and cx.
pressed Willingness to stay us long us
grub" was forthcoming The doctor now