The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-07-21

A farm one mile south of Hope, in
Steele county, sold for $50 per acre last
week.
Rev. Richmond of B:lthgatc lost
line Jersey COW, valued mt SO, by
drowning.
There is Il hitch In tire sale of Hills
boro's 500 900 waterworks and electric
light bonds.
Some one stole silver cfrlTic1s from
the cathedral at Fargo and put it in
soak for 81.
Jimtown's bicycle ordinance got onto
sidetrack some way, and is tied up
indefinitely.
The exact amount raised mt Hunter
for the New Richmond cyclone suffer
ers was $1O5.
James Frederckson, farm hand, liv-
ing near Fingal, hung himself in n
barn last week.
Tower City claims one Of the largest,
if not the largest, libraries in the state
Il, 400 volumes.
DR.. w. l.. Cooper of Lakota has
formed partnership with DIR. Healy
of Michigan City.
Reports from cattle ranges state that
shipments Of beef will begin IL little
later than usual.
Mr.. Richard X. Sykes of England is
out looking after his lands i'll Wells
and other interior counties.
A. Il. King, 500 brakeman. fell un-
der the train at Ransom and was hOrri-
bly, cut up, but may survive.
The Jimtown bar DOW numbers four
teen members admitted to engage in
the practice of the profession.
Charles Lundberg of Nelson county
was found dead near his farm house.
Death resulted from alcoholism.
Deputy Revenue Collector Mcmillan
has resigned and JOIN Thompson has
been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Will Dunn a young Barnes county
nine July II, with suicidal intent, is
dead.
There We're 10000 pounds of wool
marketed ut Braddock on wonl-Sale
day. and the most of it brought 1G
cents.
The gopher bounty law cost Sargent
county about 81. 600 this year, but the
kids had more than that amount of fun
out of it.
AS Il result Of recent storms the
Northern Pacific roundhOuSe at Leeds
! was completely demolished 1t will be
rebuilt at once.
George McWillams Of Cando got tam
glcd up in Il rope attached to Il rum
ming colt, and had Il narrow escape
from IL horrible death.
YIN, Won of JH,,ln1- ,,.,s,
shot in the eye While he and compan-
ion We're playing with an air gun. The
sight will probably not be lost
A loading station has been built by
the Northern Pacific mt Obcron. and
the farmers around there think it is
"just what the doctor ordered
1t is reported that two large eagles
attempted to carry away Il calf belong
ing to Thomas Roman. Il farmer near
Crystal. last week, but We're driven off
The Burgess Electric Light company
of Duluth secured the contract to light
the State university building at Grand
Forks. \ complete plant will be put
in.
The Union national Bank at Grand
Forks. and the Wahpeton National
have been designated as repositories
for United States funds in bankruptcy
cases.
The building record in Wimbledon for
June is reported to be an elevator. mill.
flour and feed store, livery stable. dry
goods and grocery store and jewelry
store.
The Northern Pacific has sold more
land in North Dakota this year than
during any year since the road was
opened. These lands all went to actual
settlers.
The new church at toilette. Pembi-
M county, was blown to pieces in the
recent wind storm, and the Methodist
church at Bathgate was lifted off it's
foundation.
Two horses belonging to Charles
Johnson of LaMOure county We're
killed by lightning. Hen roosts two
feet away were not disturbed-not big
enough game.
Fire from a straw stack set by John
McKechney at Walhalla, became III.
manageable and consumed Il pig pen
containing seven fine hogs that were
valued Mt 500.
The citizens Of Minor think the
SSuOOt lihC UclIeF cure Ol
the trees in the school yard. keep the
weeds cut down and give things gen
eral cleaning up.
There were seventeen divorce cases
filed with the clerk of the court Mt Bis
marck last month, the last batch of
them under the old law of three
months residence.
Hon. w. w. Barrett will have an en-
libit of clays and cements from North
Dakota at the Paris exposition. The
state is fortunate in having so enthusi-
astic and able forestry commissions
err as Mr.. Barrett.
Valley City's water tank stands on
private ground, and the ground is
leased to another fellow for term Of
years, and, between the council. the
land owner and the lessee, there is a
decided miX-up.
The Stutsman county commissioners
compromised with the Northern Pa
citic last week on the subject of delin-
quent taxes; the company claiming. the
assessment for 1895, 1895, 1897 and
1898 was too high. The county will re-
ceive about $4,000.