The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-25
Malignant scarlet fever is prevalent,

SlX DlftnS III ten days was the latest
bulletin from Dunseith.
The Jimtown electric light franchise
is now up to the mayor.
Howard Morgan of Grand Forks has
been granted ST pension.
A new foundati has been put Under
the postotfice at Jamestown
The Great Northern will build a 90
stall round house at Williston.
Magottin & Helferty have just erect
ed new oil house at Monango.
The Fargo chess club has organized.
with ]. Il. Robinson president.
Magoft1n & Helferty have just erect
ed a new oil house at Monango.
Milton wants a public hall and will
probably have one before snow flies.
Safe tappers entered the postotiice at
ColfaX last Saturday and secured $45
in cash.
Prof. G. w. De Graft, of Glendale,
has been elected principal Of the La
Moure schools.
The postoffice ut Hankinson has been
advanced to the presidential class with
a salary Of $1,1OO.
Philip Lacey came to his death at
Minor from driking wood alcohol. so
said the coroner's jury.
The state druggists had such IL good
time at Fargo they decided to meet
there again next year.
ALT Brouse, the king of threshers in
Forest River county. has big crew all
hired for $3.50 per day.
Jay Hagerty, landlord of the Hagerty
house, is about to build an addition to
his hotelry, at Monango.
Andrew Zuber Il young boy was
knocked down by a runaway horse at
Fessenden and had six ribs broken.
The 500 road has turned its artesian
we'll at Wimbledon over to the town,
and it will be utilized for fire protec
ton.
Wheat cutting is in progress in Suits
man county. but the grain is short in
many instances, hardly high enough to
bind.
Stutsman county commissioners have
ordered 50 122.15 worth of shelving put
into the court house vaults at James
town.
Postoftices at Lidgerwood and New
Rockford are now presidential and the
salary OF each has been advanced to
S11OO.
j. Fl. Mccullough contracts with the
Devils Lake Chautauqua to have a
short line railroad in operation by
June, 1900.
The goods stolen at Ashley from Nell
sons store a short time ago, have been
found hidden away in the hay NOW in
Nelson's barn.
Some devil is said to have put car
bolic or some similar acid in the mouth
OF COW at Fargo. burning and lacert-
ing her tongue horribly.
The crop around Fessenlen is better
than the average, and great prepara-
lions are being made to handle the
same by the railroads.
Some farmers in the eastern part of
; Mcintosh county are taking prelini-
nary steps toward building Il farmers
grain elevator ut Lehr.
City Treasurer Mitchell of Fargo is
! telling g lot Of things il must know
were not intended for the general pub
lie. whether true or not.
The first threshing near Wahpeton
yielded twenty-seve nbusheis of barley
to the acre. Alight wheat crop is an
ticipated in some sections.
Walter Lee Of Walhalla and Ches La
Sore of Grand Forks will fight ten
or twenty round bout for $500 within
the next two weeks. The match will
probably occur in Grafton
Superintendent Rakestraw. Indian
supervisor for Minnesota, South Dallo-
tn and North Dakota. has been ordered
to Washington for Il conference with
Indian Commissioner Jones'
Hail is reported from Eddy. Foster
and Griggs counties. and Benson is
said also to have suffered The storm
originated near New Rockford and
followed the line of the 500 to Rogers,
Barnes county.
The cheese factory is an institution
of which the Monangoites are justly
proud. Cheesemaker George Wild says
that $500 pounds of milk is received
daily and the output of cheese is $50
pounds each day.
Somebody brought information into
Devils Lake that grave-like mound
had been discovered in the country.
with slab marked ''horse- thief"-and
the county attorney has gone out to in
fcStS1te.
Parties putting down Il we'll at Har-
vey got down 100 feet and striking no
water struck the bright idea of tunnel
ing horizontally across to another we'll
that has got water. How would it do
to plug up the 1O0-foot hole and use
the other well?
Aparty of men entered the house Of
Sven Monson Of Sanborn ten years ago
and applied fire to his feet. in an en-
deavor to extort money from him. The
men escaped but the other day in the
harvest field. Monson saw a man whom
he recognized as one of his assailants
and caused his arrest
The annual report of the treasurer Of
Stutsman county shows a cash balance
of $:2,33.O97.6S OH hand. The total col
lections for all purposes We're $147, S42.-
36 The assessed valuation is $3,739,-
44G an increase over last year. The
assets of the county in road improve
ments, bridges. real estate. furniture
and cash assets is sos. 1882
The Denny school district in Suits