The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
NORTH DAKOTA

D. w. Ferry won tile authorship con-
test in Eddy county.
The migration of farmers to North
Dakota has begun thus early.
The residence Of Mrs. Booth of Mill.
er was dest;; ycd by fire.
The divines of Jamestown are TAX
ing religious census.
Wahpeton is soon to have a new
Congregational church building.
A new school house and -four mill
will soon be erected at Hannah.
Senator Bailey Fuller has gone to
Mud Springs. Ind, for medical treat-
ment.
A small boy and match made work
for the jamestown fire department the
other day.
City Marshal Hill Of Mandan, was
Knocked down and seriously injured
by runaway team.
The residence of County Treasurer
House Was destroyed by fire at Napo-
leon.
H. FL. bingham, one of Tomner
county's bonanza farmers, will erect a
large dwelling in Cando.
A man named Blatskey has been ar
rested at Aneta, charged with blind
plugging.
Cole, the child-murderer, is to be
hung by Shediff Bogue at Bismarck.
Friday, March "a.
A Mimic blind-pigger was stuck by
Judge Pollock for $40 fine and nine
months in Jail.
Robert Amberry of St. Thomas has
been sentenced for year in the peni-
Tertiary for assault with a deadly
weapon.
Charles Cavileer, the oldest Of old
timers In the state. expects soon to eel
citrate the forty eighth anniversary OF
his coming to Pembina, in 1851.
The marshal of Mimic has been or
dered by the village council to keep
children away from the depot and from
jumping on an off moving trains.
An employee of the telephone compa-
ny at Fargo has been in the habit Of
stealing wire. and is said to have got
away with 500 worth.
The citizens of Bismarck are endeav-
oring to have the 500 extended from
Braddock, Emmons county, to Bis
marck.
The Grand Forks Gun club is MAX
ing extensive arrangements for state
tournament, to be held at Grand Forks
this summer.
Williston will build a large ten
room school building. 1t will have fur
mace heat, dry-closet system, and will
be finished Throughout with hard wood.
Jack Trusty will be tried at Dickin-
son in April for the murder of his
partner, Barrett. The killing took
place near Williston.
Engineer Reed of the Northern Paci-
fic had two toes amputated at James
town recently. as the result of an &C.
cident which happened at Eldridge.
The building of the Masonic temple
at Fargo will soon begin. About $751;
600 has already been subscribed. and
the amount will be increased to $780,
600.
Reports indicate that cattle have win.
tered better than usual this season, and
ranchers are buying young stock.
Stock cattle are from 81 to So lower
than last year.
The decrease in the salaries of some
county treaSurers. under the law, is
large in some cases. The salary in
Stutsman county is reduced to 81 400 a
year, reduction of about $50 month.
Private Ewing, who died recently at
Manila, member of the North Dako-
ia regiment. is said to be the son of a.
Brooklyn millionaire, and to leave Il
wife and two children there.
Walter Crawford of Wahpeton suf-
fcred probably fatal injuries in endeav-
oring to stop runaway team. His
skull was fractured and he suffered
other injuries.
Paramount had narrow escape
from fire last week. The West hotel
caught fire from an oil stove during a
big wind storm, but the flames were
controlled by the plucky fire boys.
Jack Roach of Kent, while in an in
toxicated condition, attempted to climb
aboard a moving engine on the North
ern Pacific. He fell with his foot across
the track, and he has now one foot less.
William l.. Wilson, the horse dealer
of Crazy, claims to have been robbed
Of 500 in New York city. The matter
is now being investigated by the po-
lice.
Judge Sauter sentenced NJ. Rosum of
six months in the penitentiary for sell
ing intoxicating liquor, and the de-
PENDANT has given $1,000 bonds to car
~ the case to the supreme court.
All incorporated cities having a pop.
ulation of 800 or over will have to
adopt the registry system at the spring
election. and the board of registry
must meet two weeks before election
and prepare the lists Of voters.
A. c. McGillivray of Dickinson, the
recent appointee as register of the land
Office at Bismarck, will take charge as
soon as his bond is approved. e. A.
Lamb, the present register. will open
a private land office at Washburn.
The United States grand jury is at
work at Bismarck, with some eighty
reported cases to come before it fo1.
consideration. 1t will probably be at
work for some weeks. The petit jury
will not convene until next week.
In Walhalla, DIR. Graham will erect
q business building; Burnley & Camden
will erect drug store 25x60, Of either