The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-03
4 I NEWS

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s.,il 'eSbstis hen nude TO organise Z
u aes.otlse al II lti,i. 5I
Ta.e I'D county sea-, fight ia Pembin
soun,y,s coming.,o THE front again. AZ y
The tax collections In Ii Mours
county tor October amounted to ei2,.
s4S E6.
\ A South Dakota sheep m ID has been
held in $500 bail for stealing sheep Ia
0.ckey county.
Western La Moure county has 10.
sived an importation Of 20 Russians
lirect from Odessa. .
I William Albert, we'll digger, Lost
his life near Kuhn while attempting to
Ok the curling in q well. sis
Major Getchei Of New Rockford has
been notified Of his appointment % In.
dian agent at Fort Totem.
The state penitentiary now has 1876
prisoners and recruits are expected "a
soon increase the number to 40.
The report Of the secretary OF the in.
terror gives North Dakota 81, OOO, coo
acres Of vacant government land.
It is said that the division headuuar.
tiers Of the Northern Pacific will be re-
moved from Fargo to Valley City.
The bondsmen Of Z. E. Booker have
authorized the spending Of several hun.
dred dollars for the missing ex.banker.
The city Of Grand Forks has paid up
the floating Indebtedness of the city
held by the banks-a total sum Of
$l75, 900.
J: Boyd, who was kicked BY . colt
near Langdon and lay on the prairie ali
night before aid came, has died from
his injuries.
The quarterly apportionment Of the
state tuition fund, made last week,
amounts to $4,000, being for 72.00c
school children at 81. 36 per capita.
Wolves are provinga great pest to
stock owners near the hills in the south.
ern part of Sargent county. One
farmer lost % sheep in one night re.
Gently and Losses are frequently re.
ported.
A dividend to creditors Of the Grand
Forks National bank is expected in q
few days. This makes Is per cent.
The deposits amounted to $500, 900.
This is the bank of which L. E. Booke,
was president.
For violating an injunctional order
Judge Morgan at Cando sentenced
Lindsay Bush to 80 days in the county
Jail and pay fine of 5000. In case the
fine is not paid, he is to serve 100 days
additional in Jail.
J. On account Of the large number Of
new settlers that are coming into Stark
county and the increased demand for
land, the Northern Pacific Railway
company has decided to place repre-.
sentative in Dickinson.
The Royal elevator at Enderlin has
been destroyed by fire which is sup.
posed to have caught at the top Of the
boot from friction. There were about
$4,000 bushels Of wheat in the elevator
ct the time. Loss, $4,000.
y r. n. Stevens, attorney for Alex
Coud ot. who was hanged at Williams.
por. .wos weeks ago, confirms the re.
port that the widow will sue Emmons
county for damages. He has been re.
tanned ny her for that purpose.
The Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany recently paid into the La Moure
county treasury t4,49o.54. This covers
al tax prior to the year 1892, ON the
basis Of the settlement recently agreed
to by the company and the board Of
county commissioners.
At Inkster Mary Luxton, aged ~,
shot and fatally wounded Ole Halvor.
SEN, aged rs. The couple had been en-.
gagged for several years, but recently
Ole had wearied Of her. The girl at.
tempted suicide but was prevented
from carrying ont her purpose.