The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-26
NORTH DAKOTA.

Inc jamestown COngregationalists are
building n $4,000 church.
Aid. Medberry. of Oshkosh. will get 81, 500
insurance money on his grain crop in this
state, that was ruined by hail recently.
Senator Pierce has secured the appont.
ment OF Asa Carpenter of Ardoch, as clerk In
the pension office.
The Northern Pacific Inns granted sites for
elevators Mt Steele, Sanborn, Sykcston and
Cooperstown to J. Johns.
Oscar Wilder farmer, went to Grand
Forks, got 'ust happy drunk, showed roll
o. money amounting to $27O, and it wasn't
long be ore n couple of thugs attacked him
and relieved him his wealth.
The Great Northern railroad coal depot
was burned to the ground at Crank Forks.
1t contained nine hundred tons of coul,
which wns partially burned. The building
was valued ut $1,000.
II. c. Riehl. North Dakota manager Of the
Standard Oil company's business. died ct
Fargo. Masons and Odd Fellows united in
the funeral ceremonies and the remains we're
taken to st. Paul Tor interment.
A G-year.old son OF Peter Gnfrney, Of
Jamestown, was following n moving mo-
chine while cutting hay and by come means
became caught by the sickle bar. The
chili's leg wns badly cut, several of the ten.
dons being severed.
Eight prisoners escaped from the county
Jail at Grand Forks, who we're awaiting trial
at the October term of court. They sawed
off the bars Of tie outside windows. Four
of the number were tough characters, com.
mi fnl ff,rh isvhx al,
have been captured.
The boiler of q threshing machine engine
exploded on tho farm OF W. BradthoId,
fifteen miles south of Grand Forks. Al red
Anderson o Otter Tail. Mimi, was instantly
killed. o. Olson. fireman, was seriously in.
jnred and cannot recover. Several others
were slightly injured
Mrs. Ed. Hanson, Of Grand Forks, at.
tempted to cut her husbands thro at, and is
under bail to appear at the district court for
trial. Bc.ore slle let the dock another
charge was preferred against her-that Of
larceny-and she was committed to lail on
the Inter charge in default of $500 bail.
\ party OF Lisbon scientists recently
opened mn Indian mound in that vicinity
and found nine skeletons. pipe. a bone nee.
die and awl, II bowl made OF clny, pair of
copper ear-rings and several other articles.
The skeletons which we're found in sitting
posture. were in pretty good state Of
preservation.
Mrs. Miller, wife OF the governor OF North
Dakotn, dropped into the office Of news.
paper at Dryden, N. Y. recently, and set up
n couple stirkfIls o. matter. as a reminder
OF he old days when she was q compositor
in that Office and the Governor was "mukinR
up" To her.
\ broken wheel on cattle car caused the
dernilment of the Northern Pacific cattle
train on bridge six miles west Of Nandan
Seven cars went through the trestle, killing
and w"unding over 10Ocattle. Many others
are running on the pruirie. The wounded
cattle are heing killed. The stock belongs
to W. j. Anderson Of Red Lodge. Mont.
Farmers in Sargent county are turning
their attention to sheep raising. Wheat
having been partial failure for the past
three sensons they realize that something
must be done. Magnus Nelson. of Delaware,
who owns quite large flock. says they pay
hrttrr and can lie raised cheaper than any.
thing elsein North Dakota. ". f. Patterson.
OF Forman. intends purchasing GOO head the
coming spring. and several others have an.
nounced their intention OF doing so, The
prairie grass is said to make excellent graz.
ing or sheep.
The secretary Of the interior made ruling
Of importance to settlers and Others doing
land business in the Dakotas. ,nasmuch az
the decision interprets the dakota code
relating TO mortgages and mortgages A.
W. Graves gave mortgage to J. A. Pat.
ten on land in section 2O.township 1903, rage
55, the Mitchell district. With the money
he 30 raised, IL is claimed. he made his cash
payment on the land and then neglected to
rcr.ert entry. Pntten asked the lnnd office
to refund the money. This was re- used nnd
the case came 10 the department on appeal.
The secretary anstains hiS action and makes
this point: Under the Dakotas code mort.
gnge in Dakota prior to decree and sale
the land thereundsr 10 mot an assignee
within the meaning the stututs.