The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-21
In NORTH; DAKOTA.
Interesting NEvvs Items From iii
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Kuhn Is preparing for another build
Ing boom in the eaf1y spring.
Rev. William Edwards Of Gardner
fell and broke his leg.
Johnson Pendaroy,. one Of Stutsman
county's oldest citizens, is dead. Gs
The Northern Pacific passenger de-
pot ut jamestown is to he rem0derred.
William Tower, one Of the old set
tiers of Mclean county, died ut his
home in Coal Harbor.
Billy Chaloner CT Dickinson was
thrown from his horse, trampled upon
and very seriously injured.
A gang Of cattle thieves Iss been
broken up near Cann0nball and two Of
them afe in jail at Mandan.
Somebody claims to have discovered
another raw In the codes which dates
tax sales on Oct. / instead Of Dec. 1.
Grafton il preparing to have an out
put Of q million brick In time for
spring work.
Otto Nelson of Walsh county is
charged with embezzling LOO bushels
of fax.
Senator Hansbrough has introduced
a bill granting Sibley island, in the
Missouri river, to Bismarck for q pub
lie park.
While co9sting little boy at Valley
City collided with rock, breaking
one leg in. two places and. throwing
his hip out of. Joint.
Judge. Rose. will assist the Wells
county commissioners in their efforts
to straighten out their court house
tangle..
DR.. E.. T.. Wager, the pioneer physi-
clan Of Benson county, was found dead
in his chair.in hisa Office at Minnewau-
kan.
Fred. Zfegler, a miner who was &C.
cidently shot at the Lehigh, mines,
Bismarck while target Shooting. died
at the hospital.
Ihe Northern Pacific land commits
sioner located Dunkards on eighty four
quarter sections Of land in E0ster
county Last week.
The little five-year-old daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. 1. G. Wade, formerly
of Jamestown, was accidentally burn
ed at their home in Broadway, Va,
and died recently from the injuries.
Jere Fords place at Rolla closed by
the Enforcement league in December,
was opened by order Of Judge Nor
blast. Others are also opening.
The towns of Rutland and Newark
are agitating the creamery question,
and negotiations are in progress which
will without doubt, result in each
town securing a creamery plant.
Two men who were drunk broke into
store at Hoople, but when caught
they claimed they were looking for.
their team and not trying to burglarize
the store.
The organization of the Grafton Bus
mess Mems union has been perfected.
J. l.. Cashel was elected president and
w. L. Stockwell secretary. The union
starts out with good membership.
The Dickey. County immigration as
ISOLATION was organized at Glendale,
with the following officers: r. H.
Owen Of Glendale, president; III. S.
Nichols Of Cakes, vice president; +. S:
, Goddard Of Ellendale, secretary; w. A.
Caldwell of Monango, treasurer.
Stokes Bros, living near Newark,
have just completed an artisan well
on their farm. This is the second ar
tesian we'll in that township. The
depth is 920 feet, or 20 feet lessthan
the Newark we'll, with a six-inch pipe
from top to bottom.
The Barnes County Immigration AS
ISOLATION was organized at Valley
City, with A. A. Peaks rs president;
N. p. Rasmussen as yice-presfdent,
and w. F. Dunlap as secretary. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one,
; about 200 people being present. The
executive committee consists Of one
.. man from each township, and each.
man chosen is a hustler, so that good
work can be depended on.
At a dance at Kuhn the other eve
; ming, two cowboys imbibed too freely
Of fire water. When wild with drink
they drew their bowie knives and
, commenced to slash the assembled
party. Two men were dangerously
cut, one about the head, and one had
his arm laid bare to the bone. After
. cleaning out the crowd, the cowboys
amused themselves by making kind
ling wood of the organ.
For some time things have been
mysteriously disappearing from the,
house Of Belle McEwan. The cook
was suspected, but nothing could ever
be traced to her. A short time ago
she left and a search warrent was
obtained and some Of the missing
rugs found in her trunk. She gave her
name as. Jessie Thoms 8, and hailed,
from Winnipeg. She was not prose-.
cuted; on condition that she leave the
city, which she promised to do.
While sliding down the hill by the
North Side Brewery, at Fargo, Con-
rad Turrell, the 5-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Turrell, slid down onto the
river: The ice broke through and
the unfortunate little fellow sank be-
meath it,. Another boy was with, him,
at the time, but escaped drowning.
and ran to give an alarm. People be-
gan to gather there, and after about
two hours work they succeeded in,
bringing the body Of the child out Of
the water.
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