The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
NORTH DAKOTA

Several cases Of frost bites are re-
ported from Fargo and vicinity.
At Minor, $1,000 Of stock has been
subscribed for Touring mill.
The next G. A Il. encanlpment will
be held at Ellendale.
jamestown needs Il new school build
ing, and will build one in the spring
COurtcnay has no system OF fire pro-
lection. and wants something done
about it.
The Wahpeton city council has voted
$500 for the firemen'S tournament to be
held there.
Cavalier county has as county
charges poor family of ten children
agout onc-half Of them deaf mutes.
The lack Of water pressure at the
Fargo fire has set the citizens TO talk-
ing Of 4 steam, fire engine.
Senator Murphy OF Grand Forks is
slowly but gradually recovering from
diphtheria. He has been very ill.
a state bank with $4,000 capital
will he started at Valley City by A. l..
Hummer and John Grady of HILLSIDE
r0.
II. NJ. Manus and r. f. MeneciSe will
represent the agricultural college at
the intercollegiate contest in Wahpe-
ton. March 1.
Hope is to have an electric light
plant. A company is being organized
by citizens. and shares have been
placed at $40 each.
Postottice Inspector Thicle is confer
ring with the Crookston city council
with reference to the Inauguration Of
Il freedclivery system.
| Margaret Die,z, young lady living
near Mandan. took a dose of paris
green and water by mistke, and died
| in short time.
| lnswall Peterson Of IIillsboro had
| his head crushed by Il falling tree a
! few days ago. and is considered scarce
ly ont of danger yet.
The Mcdora horse-meat plant prom
Uses to be Il 90. the head of the colnpa-
ny. Henry RosSn. being a Brooklyn
man. backed by plenty of capital.
\ broken rail on the Cooperstown
branch Of the Northern Pacific caused
Il passenger coach to turn a summer
sault No one was seriously injured.
Two FesSenden men We're arrested
and fined $50 for conducting a samb-
ling house. and have been advised to
move to Fargo and start bucket shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. f. Beckett Of Dick
inson. who had a rich claim in the
Klondike. have gone to Spokane to
make arrangements to return to that
country.
The Glendale roller mill shipped
eleven car loads of -four last week,
four to England. four to Scotland and
the balance to points in the United
States.
1t is reported that w. G: Tubbs a
well known travelling salesman. is to
have charge Of the post traders store
at Standing Rock Agency, under Col.
Robinson.
There We're six convictions for the IL
legal selling of liquor in the district
court at Grafton last week. Five pig
gers pleaded guilty and three jumped
their bail
Two prisoners in the Fessenden Jail
got into an alteration. and when the
jaler attempted to separate them he
was knocked down and badly beaten
for his pains.
A petition has just been sent in to
the pOStOftice department TO have a
poStotfice established some twenty-five
miles southwest of Langdon, to be
known as Storlie.
w. ]. Higgins. formerly with Col.
Lounsberry on the Record. has been
arrested on complaint Of the colonel,
charged with uttering forged notes to
the aggregate Of $1,000.
Stephen Barlow was coupling cars
in the Carman yards the other day,
when his ritten froZe to the link. He
could not free his hand in time. and
now has badly-sma SIZED finger.
Zei2ler's clothing store at Mayville
burned recently. The loss will bic
about $1,000. with insurance Of 81, 800.
Miss c. Adams. who lived over the
store. barely escaped with her life.
The Jamestown parsons held meet
ing one night last week and passed Il
set Of resolutions against the seating
in the national congress of Congress
man Roberts. the Utah man of many
7, wives.
The board of education at James
! town has adopted resolutions express
! ing regret at tle death of Miss Fanny
i McHarg. who was for many years one
; OF the most efficient teachers in the
1 public schools Of that city.
A syndicate Of Eastern capitalists is
( making active preparations to work
the clay beds in Cavalier county the
i coming summer. They prove an ex-
cellent article of potter's clay, and may
4 prove to be valuable property,