The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

AsUNSSlIl.
Ole 1horv:lson shot himself in tile
shoulder while shooting gophars near
Park River.
a little daughter of Halvcr forge
son. near Lanetlon, swallowed some
tarholic acid. but will recover.
John A[cEibbin's residence, near
Minncwaulian. burned to the ground.
1t was. not insured.
The state railroad commissioners so
rational meeting.
Range cattle near dawson have been
poisoned By licking salt meat, put out
10 poison wolves.
The Lutheran church at Northwood
was struck by lightning, but was too
wet to burn.
Some Grand Forks people are talk
ing Of contesting the new municipal
court law.
Swanston 4 Bclyea. physicians If
Devils Lake, had a receiver appointed
| to collect their bills.
Thieves near Fessendcn stole wag-
on and twenty sets of harness. and
have not yet been located.
An angry hired man tried to shoot a
farmer at Very, near Paramount. but
missed him and got himself arrested.
A party of immigrants from Nebras-
ka passed through Glendale on their
way to Cando.
Burglars swiped several suits OF
clothes from the Northern Pacific de-
pot at Grafton.
Senator Wishek's hired girl set the
house on fire the other day with gas
oline stove, but both were put out.
| Eighteen feet of quick sand is an OBJ
stacle to getting water at Glen Uileh
for the new mill.
| Thomas FL. Donnell of Pendroy gets
a restoration and increase of pension,
and Sallie Kinney gets widows pen
sioE.
| John Ditmers barn, nine miles south
'vest of Casselton, was struck by
lightning. Two doves and horse
were killed.
Emile Linderman. a twelve-year-
er, southwest of Hillsboro. The body
was recovered.
Salvation Army officers Mt Grafton
were presented with gold watch and
set of silver spoons by popular sub
scription.
A 6-year old lad at Fessenden fell
from a horse and sustained broken
hip.
The farm buildings of Herman Peck
now. near Wahpeton, were demolished
by lightning.
| Col. Smith, so long a merchant at
Bartlett, has bought the old Standish
home and will fit up a grocery store.
Gunder Howard of Hillsboro will
open his machinery house at Grand
Forks at an early date.
A tramp who was stealing a ride
fell from train in the G. N. yards at
Minot and was killed.
| Frank Phelps of Canton was putting
n cartridge in Winchester. when it
went or, narrowly missing his broth
CT.
In Stutsman county the average pay
of male school teachers is $34.69, and
of females $35.71. There are $50 boy
and S23 girl pupils.
A section boss at Hamilton was so
foolish as to drop a switch-tie on his
| ness.
Farmers near Fessenden are much
annoyed by the disappearance of wag-
Ons, harness, oats, etc., from their
barns.
Page Parsons barn. at Valley City.
was struck by lightning and couple
of horses paralyzed, but they recov-
cred
1t is year ago since the Turtle
Mountain half-breed fort, near st.
John. was captured by United States
marshals.
A bridge over the Goose river broke
down in Steele county, and a book ped.
dler and his horse were dumped in the
drink.
Ethel, the three ycar-old daughter of
drowned at Devils Lake il, the trough
watering stock.
A posse of farmers in Wells county
ia after gang who have been stealing
wagons and harness, and If they find
them there will probably be some
shooting.
Six young men of Grafton ordered
suits Of clothes from a Chicago house.
Burglars broke into the depot and got
the clothes, and in future the young
men will trade ut home.
New postmasters in North Dakota
are: Broncho. Mercer county, Sarah
j. Smith; Gray, Stutsman county,
Henry Labrash; Sidney, Towner coun.
ty. John ID. Pound; Lynchburg, Cas-
county, Peter Arnold.
A peculiarly painful and distressing
accident occurred last week, near Will
Rice. A two-year-old child of Sam
Simpsons, while playing with knife
pierced the left eyeball, 80 completely
destroying the eye that it was neces
sary to remove it to save the other
eye. The child was brought to Fargo
to consult the oculist. DIR. j. H. ltuid
laub. who performed the operation.