The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-07


at 81 per ton on the cars.
The er1nan State bank has removed
to new quarters at Harvey.
The Northern Pacific will have a
3,000-ton ice house at Mandan.
Stark county has little criminal BUSH
ness for the next term of court.
There We're four new pupils at the
deaf and dumb school last week.
Lisbon may secure another priest, as
there is talk of dividing the parish.
There are still 1000 acres Of UNI
threshed flax around Minnewaukan.
A number of plants to convert wheat
straw into fuel will be built in the VAL
ley.
Bailey Fuller of Jamestown, is turn
ing off pure-bred cattle in punches of
fifty.
A Towner hunter has been very sue
cessful, using tanned wild geese as de.
coys.
| Nobody would know there had been
a crop failure here if we didn't tell
them.
| At Mekirock a bull killed horse
| which was trespassing on the formers
| pasture.
Buffalo, the greater part of which
was buried the other day, will rebuild
| in brick.
| Work has been suspended OH the Bis
marck depot on account of the cold
| weather.
| A horse trader claims to have been
robber of $50 in cash and $500 in notes
at Aneta.
The till of the Fargo dairy store was
tapped for $40 while the employees were
| at dinner.
Milton claims the largest and most
uniform yields of flax in the state for
| it's vicinity.
Some horsepower threshers are be-
ing operated in Wells county to finish
up the flax crop.
Fad weather and unthreshed fields of
flax III North Dakota are sending up
the price of flax.
Since the freeze-up more wheat has
been marketed, and the merchants re-
| port a better trade.
Parents are taking the annual in
voice OF their children-now that the
| skating season is on.
| Northwood prides itself on the i'm
portance of that place as wheat mar
ket and shipping point.
The bids for the erection of the new
court house in Emmons county will be
opened at Linton Jan. 10.
| Joseph Koerner, who assaulted Gus
Johnson at Fargo, because of jealousy,
| ocr,,itto6 IN IoiS trial
| Cover Holland, a single man, forty
| five years of age. was found dead at
his home south of Lidgerwood.
A Miss Silcox of Grand Forks was
with party on a stra wride. The rig
upset and her arm was broken.
| Darlington has been out of Ignite
coal. The demand seems to have taxed
the mines as at present equipped.
| Peter Timboe of Devils Lake, who
was the tallest man in the North Dako-
| ia regiment, has gone to the Pacific
coast.
| Aren't Garfield Of Fort Totten, re-
ports the condition of the Turtle Noun
| tain Indians as serious because of lack
of food.
A drunken man jumped from the
cas- bound Northern Pacific train at
Medina, but was rounded up the next
day-sober.
Senator Lewis has rebuilt the barn
| burned on his farm near Buffalo. The
new structure is said to be the finest
in the county.
Hal Curry, who stabbed Henry Heber
of Hope with a pitchfork on election
Cay, has been captured in Missouri.
Reber may die.
A Ramsey county man bought 16O
acres for $1,000. From half the land he
got 81, 500 bushels of flax, which he sold
for s1.5O per bushel.
The cowboys say Mandan is getting
too metropolitan. One OF the steer
punchers raced his horse up the side
walk-and was fined.
Wood swipers at Tower City are like
ly to be blown into kingdom come. one
Of the victims has loaded his wood pile
with dynamite sticks.
The wsshburn road has had no
trouble with snow yet A snow ploW Is
on hand and the road is IN shape TOT
snow bucking If the fall is drifted.
A German named Britzke raised all
kinds of row at Balfour because his
wife wanted a divorce. He thrashed
his father-in-law, and was finally fined
for the fracas.
The lands of the abandoned military
reservation at Fort Stevenson are to
he sold to the highest bidder for cash.
at not less than $1.25 per acre. The
"a ID viii occllrr Feb. IL. 49,
some one broke into the United
States neil box in front Of the post
once ats Darlington. This is govern lHa
ment offense, and IL the, offender is
caught II will 90 hard with him n
The railrcad companies are said to b .,
insisting on the elevator people hold.
ing enough q flax and wheat for seq
next year, sost the farmers VIII not have
to send all over the country n t ne.
spring.