The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-03
NORTH DAKOTA
Nearly $50 pupils are enrolled in the
Grafton schools.

II. DdiucS COuIlly lufulCrS Will eXpecl-
ment with sugar beets.
Fargo boys stole a lot of provisions
intended for the Woodmen's ball in
that city. They were arrested.
There will be $1,000 in purses hung
up at the July meeting of the trotting
association at Devils Lake.
The armature in the electric light
plant at Valley City burned out re-
Gently, and left the city in darkness.
The Lakota high school building was
totally destroyed by fire Monday night.
There was $500 insurance, and the
loss was $1,000.
Col. Lounsberry has been ordered by
the department to do some special
work in Indiana and Illinois, as special
land examiner.
Wolves out in Bcltramt county are
killing lots of deer these days, and set
tiers are getting away with the bal
ance.
Ed Gleason. spotter for the en-
forCement league. is under $3.50 bonds
Mt Langdon for making Il forged atti-
davit to secure liquor at IL drug store.
The half-breed Indian, Frank Black
hawk, the only survivor of the five
men arrested for the Spicer murders,
Is Il regular attendant at the Episcopal
church at Cannonbali.
Strain Bros, who have carried on a
mercantile business in Minot since 80,
have closed their doors and gone to
Great Falls, where they established
another store some years ago.
Charles Cavalier writes some inter-
esting "reminiscences of the early days
OF North Dakota. under the head Of
"a Story of 3d. for the Walhalla
Mountaineer.
w. IL. West of Seattle. champion
middleweight wrestler of the Pacific
Northwest,' wants to make Il match
with Fred Fair Of Reynolds for $3.50
side.
G. =. Itittenbnuse of Minot, has been
elected vice president CT the James
River National Bank of Jamestown.
Mr.. Graves is cashier and Chef Hodge
teller.
Judge Dorval dismissed the cases
against the Langdon druggists for vio-
lation of the prohibition law, OH the
ground that the permits did not de-
mand that the permits be cancelled.
A meeting of the ladies' aid society
the other day by Il drunken man who
strayed in. a mouse could hardly
have scared them more
Out in Mclean county, complaint is
being made that strychnine is being
carelessly used. and that, instead Of
wolves, domestic animals are killed
| thereby.
-Four Walhalla mercantile firms did
| over 100000 worth Of business in '9S,
one firm doing $4,000 more business
than in '97. Walhalla is one of the
best towns in the state for it's size, and
it's business men are hustlers-and
good advertisers.
An effort is being made to obtain for
Harry Thomas of Glendale, a permit
to continue the dental business of his
| father, DR.. Erastus Thomas, who died
recently. The young man is now in
his third year at the Minnesota uni
versity.
Jack Trusty has been held to the dis
| trict court without bail ut Medora for
| the murder of Red Barrett, near Will
| istOn. Trusty claims that he shot the
man because Of an assault on his wife,
| but Investigations that have been made
are said to show that the murder was
| deliberately planned for gain.
Joe Hurst, a former resident of Man.
| Gan, and well known as Il member Of
the hose company engaged in several
| tournaments. has been arrested at
Glendive, Mont, charged with the MUIR
! der of Sheriff Dominicll Cavanaugh of
| Dawson City, Il day or so before Christ
! mas.
| Several changes were made in the
| personnel of the officers of the james
River National Bank in jamestown,
| Tuesday. C.. II. Rittenhouse succeeds
John S. Watons as vice president, and
II. G. Graves succeeds r. A Shattuck
as cashier Mr.. Wells is president of
| the institution.
The report Of the Devils Lake land
office for the year ending Dec. 81. '9S,
| is as follows: Homestead entries, g.
3SS; acres, $4,000; final homestead
proofs. G29; acres, 100000; final tim
ber-culture proofs, 374; acres. 10000;
cash entries, 40; acres, 10000; total
acres, 772,00O.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Appleton writes
the Rugby school board. offering to
open college in Rugby, the promoters
to put in 5000 and the citizens an
eQudl amount, lne cOlleSe 10 De gov.
erned by a board Of directors in the
appointment Of which all stockholders
shall have an equal voice.
Grandins new Presbyterian church,
costing about $4,000, was formally ded-
icated Monday. Grandin now has as
fine Il church edifice as can be seen be-
tween Fargo and Grand Forks. Rev.
Mr.. Adams Of Minneapolis, and Rev.
Thomas Dougan assisted at the SER
vice.
w. N. Kennedy, styling himself this
Divine Healer. and who was up before
Squire Kirk Of Bottineau last week for
practicing medicine without license,
has been allowed" to depart in peace.
the squire having RENTED his fine and
sentence upon the promise that he
would leave the county, which it is
hoped he did.
The young son e. A. r. Clemens of
jamestown ran Z needle in his leg just
above the knee, a few days ago. In at
tempting to remove the needle it was
broken. Tie boy was taken to Fargo
md tho naaf71o. Evoo 1ooo tod ~,