The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
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y. w. FuIkesQn .WAs found tro9en ~
death nine miles north Of Leeds.
Forty head Of stock are reported FRO.
rem to- death near Darlington 3sssa ss,ss1
Wheat thieves are operating IN the
vicinity Of Hamilton. y .;gs 4 ;s,s
Ed Hartwelf Of Wahpeton was fined
SO for cruelty beating his vile. ss
Mrs. Roger Allin is improving from
the effects Of the injuries sustained "
her q few days ago In . runaway
The postofice at Susanville, Bottl.
neau county has been suspended. MAIL
will 60 to Bottineau.
J. o. Larson, carpenter, fell on Of
a section house at Aneta ,dlst0catin&
his wrist and straining his back.
Seven candidates In Barnes county
had less than 10 plurality on total
vote Of nearly 1000
The lower grades Of the Wahpeton
public schools have been closed on &C
count Of diphtheria scare.
il. Nierling has served notice on A.
m. Halsteall contrasting his election as
treasurer Of Stutsman county.
Grand Forks will do itself proud In
q social way this year, billiards. or no
blfzzards.
Number four on the Northern Pacific
was wrecked at Valley City with one
killed.
A lamp exploded IN the residence Of
Gen. Hughes at Bismarck, and some
valuable rugs were partially destroyed
by hre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brandt Of Medford
were remarked at Gilby recently after
thirteen years separation, son acting
~ witness.
Devils Lake wants few thousand
dollars only from the next legislature
to beautify the military grounds at
that place.
Will Stinson of st. Thomas struck
match over . gas reservoir which had
sprung q leak. He is wearing blue
goggles now.
Henry Trimble, murderer Of X. G.
Hagen of Walcott, was given hearing
and held to the district court without
bail.
The photographer at Rugby is charg-
ed with petit larceny. A customer
claims to have given him $40 instead
Of SIS which It is alleged he pOcketed
without a word.
Tony Cesare Of Cakes, a chicken fan
cier, has an offer Of $500 for the use
of an egg testing device, which he has
invented, by . Pennsylvania incubator
company.
Thomas Ryan of st. Thomas had a
piece Of steel extracted from his left
eye that had been in there since last
summer. He was at work with chisel
and piece of the tool landed In tie
ball of his eye.
f. e. Perry has defaulted at Medora
while acting as agent for tie Northern
Pacific, and has been arrested ut Dick
inson by Sheriff Lish. AS the default
is less than 500, Perry hopes to be
able to interest his friends to settle 1t.
Mooney, the travelling man who was
arrested on the charge Of adultery as q
result of his testimony in the Guessner-
Waner damage case at Bismarck, was
given a hearing before Justice Tibbels
and discharged.
William Ray Of Dickinson thinks that
bells on cattle keep wolves away. He
has adopted the plan Of putting cow
bell on every fifth critter land says
that while his neighbors are losing
more or less stock by wolves he loses
nothing.
The jury in the case of q. ]. Warner
against George Gussner, after being
out eighteen hours at Bismarck, were
unable to agree. This was damage
suit for $500, which plaintiff de-
manded from Gusslcr for alienation Of
his wlfe's affectiors. Gussner Is q
prominent merehant.
A Carlson. an aged farmer living
fifteen miles west of Inkster left his
home on the afternoon of Thanksgiv-
ing day to care for his stock at the
barn, and has never returned. His
body was found about fifty yards
away, having perished from exhaus-
ton while trying to find his way back
to the house in the binding storm.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has commenced suit agaips
James Lamont. proprietor Of the Head
quarters hotel at Fargo. The company
will make an effort to eject Lamont.
but Lamont claims to have a lease for
ninety-nine years. The road claims It
is lot responsible for the leases of the
old company.
The winter meeting of tie Wahpctou
conference of the Congregational
church was held at HaDlinson. The
sermon was preached ky Rev. William
Edwards. The reports from churches
end Christian Endcnvor work were en-
couraging. Addresses on total absti-
hence and prohibitory law were made
and preparations for future work
were discussed. Supt. Rev. H. G. Sim
mons conducted the missionary prayer
meeting. Many delegates were unable
to attend, the roads being blocked.
Herman Henning, threshing hand.
was relieved of $18 at his room at the
Exchange hotel at Sanborn. There are
several beds in the same room, and
the thief evidently had entered the
room with the intention of going TO
bed, az his coat was found lying ON the.
floor, when he hit upon the idea Of
robbfng Henning. Henning awoke tust
in time to see the thief make his exit
from the room and heard him run
down the street. Suspicion rests unon