The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-11

| ty immigration society, covering the
| work Of last year, makes good show
ing.
The board of university and school
lands think the offer of the school fund
Mt 4 per cent interest is sufficiently
liberal without paying 4 premium for
such loans.
Mrs. J. HI. Cochrane of Grand Forks
has been appointed chapter regent BY
Mrs. Holley, of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. ant' "''aDter
will be organized at Grand Forks.
The advance guard OF IL Gerlll..a col
.ony in Canada have selected a location
in Mercer county, and say that two
hundred families will settle in that
county in the spring.
N. b. Brown, a Dickey county farm
er, urges that the road tax, or a part
of it, should be employed in preparing
fire-breaks on township lines and mid
way between township lines.
Trail county authorities are looking
for G. A. Slyte, young man who has
been clerking in his brothers. hotel at
Hillsboro, OH the charge of forging
several notes.
The First National Bank of HILLSIDE
70 will spare no effort or expense to
secure the arrest of G. A. Slyte, who
sold the bank forged paper to the tune
of $SS7.
\ MinOt blind pigger, convicted last
fall and who took an appeal from the
proceedings, has changed his mind,
surrendered to the sheriff and is pay
ing the penalty.
The Mechans will run two boats the
coming season between Thief River
Falls and the Red Lake Agency, giving
daily passenger and freight service
each way.
Ole Farset, an inmate of the poor
house in Hichland county, attempted
to escape and fell from the roof, re-
| ceiving injuries from the effects of
which he died.
William LeBarge. a former poor resi-
dent OF Grand Forks county, has re-
turned with $4,000 dug out Of the
klondike, and an interest in valuable
properties.
w. b. Hauser and Grant Smith, con-
tractors on the Fosston extension, are
hauling forty-ton steam shovel from
Fosston to point Il few miles east,
where the grading contract begins.
The teachers of Mcintosh county are
reported to have refused "to attend
reading circle meetings held at Ashley
until blind pigs and other disreputable
houses are closed"
Walhalla is agitating the question Of
larger school building. That enter
prising town also contemplates attrac-
tons to add to it's popularity as sum-
mer resort.
1t is reported that John Hertman,
who formerly lived near Dwight, Rich
land county, and whose family is now
living there, has struck it rich at Daw-
son City, and is now worth over $780,
600.
S. ]. Rice of Bottineau county has
been arrested and held in $500 bonds
for an attempted assault on Mrs Cole.
The farmers in LaMoure county paid
off nearly 1900 in mortgages from
Sept. to Dec. 20.
The case of G. H. Dunhus of Leeds
against the Great Northern Railroad
company, to recover $500 for an AMI
NAL killed by the cars year ago, was
decided last week, the plaintiff getting
the full amount of damages.
Register of Deeds Hern of Trail
county, reports that during the month
of October real estate mortgages to
the extent of $43,731.4S were paid; in
November, $113,37S.S2 were paid; in
December, $105,574.4S.
Brene Tressier of Wild Rice has been
adjudged insane and committed to the
asylum at jamestown. He expresses
the desire to take the lives of his faith
er and himself and INDUCES in some
other unfortunate decisions.
A decision by the land commissioner
sustains the local land office in the
case Of RAINY Goodman VS.. o. Larson.
The entry of Larson OH reservation
claim is cancelled and Goodman al*
lowed to file thereon.
Charles johnson and George Ray,
under arrest at jamestown for main
tanning a liquor nuisance and for as
sisting n prisoner to escape from Jail,
We're arraigned, entered pleas of not
guilty, and will tarry in Jail, awaiting
trial next June.
Commissioners of Emmons county,
on investigation, find the shortage in
the treasurer's books matter of hun
dreds, rather than of thousands of dol
lars, as was feared, and this shortage
the official will make good. No culpa-
bility seems to attach to him.
A meeting of bankers was held at
jamestown recently, to perfect the or
ganization of the bankers association
for the Fourth district. The chairman
| to be elected will become member of
the executive committee of the state
association, of which E. p. Wells is
president.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The case of leprosy in Trail county
has been satisfactorily disposed of. A
Caledonia correspondent of the Hills
boro Banner says the unfortunate VIC
tim Of this disease has left the state
ell route to Norway, where he will re-
| side.
A sheep herder on the Bennett ranch,
near Medina, Stutsmau county, relates
an exciting experience. While engaged
| in herding, he was attacked by three
large wolves. which he was compelled
to fight off with stones while lie made
his way back to buildings with his
herd. the hungry fellows charging on
him all the way.
The Northern Pacific has concluded
housing it's winter supply of ice ON the
| Dakota division. Foreman J. johnson
| Of jamestown and his crew of eighteen
T. AcI,- r ~.