The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-12-22


Morton county is to have four cleo
tion contests Stutsman, one and Cass
one.
Ole Le;tvet a farmer living in
Griggs county. fell dead from heart dis
ease.
Wheat thieves in North Dakota are
preparing for the regular seasons busi-
ness.
Several cases of cerebro spinal men
nights are reported from Langdon and
vicinity.
Several eases of cattle rustling and
killing are reported from Emmons
county.
The Red River Valley old settlers
meeting will be held at Grand Forks
Dec. 2S.
Sheldon people complain of the grade
of Oil furnished by the Standard Oil
company.
Tom Rush of Emmons county was
thrown from wagon and had two
ribs broken.
The Northwestern elevator at Craft
on. containing ii 600 bushels of wheat,
was burned.
The residence of w D. McClintock,
near Towner was totally destroyed by
fire last week.
William Donahuc has been found
guilty of assault upon a twelve-year-
old girl at Fargo.
William Mack of Ward county is one
OF the latest additions to the peniten-
tiary population.
NJ. f. English. Forest River butch
er committed suicide by shooting HIM
self through the head.
Wolves are getting bold in Foster
county and four of them killed and ate
horse near Darlington.
Dr. i. J. Reilly of Milton has bought
the Milton roller mills from the North
Dakota Milling association.
Hon. Tom Elliott of Ransom county
has received word of the fatal illness
of his mother in Canada.
Th Morton county canvassing board
has issued a certificate of election to j.
y. McDougall as senator.
Mary Hanson has been arrested at
Drayton for the abduction of Mary Ge-
rauX. a thirteen-year-old girl.
1t is reported that a special term of
court for the trial of criminal cases, is
to be held in Stutsman county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coltcn. a sister Of
Solomon Robinson of Lisbon, was
burr cd to death at Clare. \. y.
A. Larson. a Dickey county farmer.
committed suicide by hanging. The
cause for the deed is unknown.
Cooperstown is afflicted with the
sparrow nuisance. and some successful
means of determination is wanted.
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sheep by the breaking of the ice on
which they We're standing to drink.
The offices Of the Gull River Lumber
company and the st. Anthony elevator,
at Wahpeton, We're burglarized last
week.
A collecting agent Of the National ell
evator was sandbagged and robbed at
Devils Lake. while on the way to his
hotel.
Milton is we'll supplied with elevat-
ors. Il fact which has been of great adj
vantage to the farmers of that vicinity
this year
A detachment of men and mules has
gone to Fort Yates. the place having
been without the latter since the men
went to war.
Wheat tributary to Aneta in Nelson
county is being hauled across country
to Coopcrstown. OWN gto scarcity of
cars ut Aneta.
1t is reported that Il neS Moines man
will purchase 10000 acres of Richland
county lands and 60 into the business
of raising cattle.
There is base ball League in the
Philippines. and the North Dakota
BOYS have games scheduled with the
other regiments.
The asylum Well. 1.5O2 feet deep,
n.ailltains an even pressure all the
time. and shows forty-eight pounds to
the square inch.
Tho loss on the barn on Gov ELECT
Fancher's place. north of Jamestown.
has been adjusted and new barn will
be built at once.
Joe BcstocS OF Cavalier county
thrcShcd forty-five bushels of wheat to
the acre from a forty-acre patch of
land near Milton.
Frank Carruth Of Devils Lake. whose
little son was drowned in city water
ing trough. and who sued the city for
100000. offers to settle for 5000, but
the council refuses.
ACjt. Gen. Miller will prepare anoth-
er record Of the North Dakota soldier
boys to replace that destroyed when
his Office was burned.
Judge Pollock of Fargo sentenced
several prisoners to the penitentiary
Saturday. Among them was William
Donahue. who got ten years for rape,
and William Jones who got Eve years
for assault with dangerous weapon.
A fourteen-year-old daughter of IL
GerrouN Of Drayton ran away with
Thomas r. Fredericks and was mar.
ried at Emerson. They went on to 4
Winnipeg on wedding trip. and were,
arrested on complaint Of the father.
who charged Fredericks with ahluc.}s
ton. All returned to Drayton, and thu
father-in-law may not prosecute.