The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

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Robert Marshall, doorkeeper Of the
last state senate, is dead.
Connolly Bros. Of Stark county lost
800 tons Of hay from FIRE set by light
ming.
Judge Pollock sentenced an Arthur
blind pigger to pay fine OF 5000 and 10
days in Jail.
Engineer Christ Braudum was
crushed to death ut Oberon while back.
ing traction engine to separator.
Edward w. Gay was sentenced at
Fargo to two years in the penitentiary
for raising check from 10 to $l7. 10.
D. H. Mcmillan & Co.'s elevator at
Emerson was burned to the ground the
other night. The building contained
about 5000 bushels Of wheat.
The Northern Pacific has paid Stark
county its delinquent real estate taxes,
amounting to $4,000. This practically
puts the county ON cash basis.
Q. 7. Yerkes, the street railway mag.
nate Of Chicago, is the owner Of a sec.
ton Of realty in Stutsman county ON
which he has not paid taxes since 1898.
Five persons made their escape from
the Grand Forks county Jail Sunday
night. The men were all awaiting trial
for the various forms Of burglary and
robbery.
Bishop Morrison Of Duluth has been
given charge Of the Episcopal diocese of
North Dakota until the next general
convention, which will be held in Octo.
Der, 1898.
A freight was wrecked on the Great
Northern near Alexandria. The break.
ing of an old axle is reported as the
cause and dozen cars were ditched.
No fatalities are reported.
The board of commissioners Of Ran.
som county have decided to call an cleo.
ton for the purpose Of voting upon the
proposed issue of $4,000 bonds for the
building of court house.
1t has been officially announced that
the presiding bishop has appointed
Bishop j. D. Morrison Of Duluth to the
charge of the Episcopal dioceseof North
Dakota until October, 1898.
The boiler to one of F. I. Williams
threshing rigs exploded near Oberon,
killing Engineer William Shorey, Fire.
man Pet Anderson and probably
fatally injuring Tankman ]. r. Norris,
William Piper, one of the Oldest and
best known farmers Of Cass county
died at his home in Addison township
Monday. He was very wealthy, own
ing one of the largest farms in the
state.
The Northern Pacific has temporarily
abandoned the attempt to raise the
grade along the Red River at Grand
Forks. Over 1000 train loads of dirt
have been hauled in, but it sinks about
as fast as it is dumped.
! It is stated that A. g. Whitney, 6
real estate dealer of st. Cloud, MINI.
has arranged for the purchase Of some
$4,000 acres of land belonging to the
Watson estate near Fargo, the consider
alton being not far from 800, GOO.
The barn on Major Blacks farm.
eight miles from Valley City. was de
stroyed by fire. Members Of thresh
ing crew were stopping in it and ont
unknown man persisted in the fasaes,
Fourteen horses were also burned.
The governor has appointed Thomas
w. Milham, B. A. Crabtree and Her
man Faus of Dickey county, Charles J.
Sturgeon OF Lamoure county and JohI
w. Christian Of Sargent county mem
bers of the board of trustees Of the state
industrial school at Glendale.
Judge Pollock has ordered the sale O
the property of blind pigger in Cas-,
county to satisfy the costs of the prose
cution, and this raises constitutions
question as to whether property can b,
taken without process of law. This. il
the first case Of the kind and the mat
ter will be tested in court.
The board of directors of Alliance
Hail association met at Jamestown 70,
the p7rpose of levying the assessment,
for this year and reviewing the losses Of
the season. A levy Of SO cents an acre
was made. This is sufficient to nav thu
losses and expenses for the year and
place 5000 in the reserve fund.
In a threshing machine engine ex
plosion at Argusville, Cass county,
Arthur Slingsby, one of the most
prominent farmers of that county, was
instantly killed. Arthur Slingsby. Jr.,
son of the dead man, was injured and
may not live. The fireman was injured
by scalding and cannot live. Five othe,
men were badly injured, though no,
seriously.
Charles w. Plain, state senator from
Cavalier county, who resides at Milton.
was 80 severely stabbed that his recov.
cry is considered doubtful. A stranger
brought q lot of bronchos to Milton to
sell and allowed the animals to trespass
on Mr.. Plains land, doing considerable
damage. Plain demonstrated with the
horseman and they had some words.
Finally the stranger attacked Plain with
| n knife emitting ho,.rihlo poo1,a. -, H..