The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Base ball talk is becoming animated
at Lidgerwood.
The location of the Bottineau postof-
flee is to be changed.
Mandan expects to have her electric
lights in about a week.
Charles Hurst of Valley City died at
the state insane asylum.
Col. Meredith may be a candidate for
mayor again at Casselton.
Sanborn Congregationalists will erect
a new church this summer.
Williston's grand jury roasts the off,
GERS Of the law for neglect Of duty.
The remains of Alfred AImen, killed
in the Philippines, have reached Graft
on.
The I.angdon schools are closed on
account of the prevalence Of scarlet fe-
yer.
The Great Northern brought several
hundred immigrants to the state this
week.
Eighteen candidates took the pharma-
cy examination before the state board
of examiners.
Fargo has bonded indebtedness Of
$243, OC0. and over $25O,OOO in warrants
outstanding
Ex-Land Commissioner Hugh Watt is
preparing to leave Bathgate, and will
locate in Fargo.
The annual shooting tournament will
be held at Grand Forks June Ii and IA.
a ne wchurch this summer.
w. and Joseph Burton were arrested
for burglarizing Thos. Lang's store at
Leroy. Both pleaded guilty.
William Fleming Of Bottineau has
pack Of wolf hounds that have killed
fourteen wolves this winter.
Frank Gray, formerly of Wahpeton.
committed suicide in New York by
drinking carbolic acid in beer.
Walhalla has dog-poisoner, and the
census enumerator will have lighter
task if the miscreant is discovered.
Bottineau is soon to have hospital.
The institution will be in charge Of
Mrs. Haynes, a professional nurse.
The Hughes Electric Light company
of Fargo will "nply to the city council
for permission to put down gas mains.
The Grafton monument committee
will raise another $1,000. and have the
monument ready for dedication July 4.
Flax fiber mills are the objects of
most interest in the state just now.
Grand Forks and Valley City are both
after one.
Glen Ullen people will market 30O.-
600 pounds of wool this season. and
will ask the railroad company to build
warehouse.
| William Kirkwood of Fort Stevenson.
| while riding horse. received a severe
fracture of the leg by the animal fall
ing upon him.
Sheriff Hall of Grafton visited the
fax fiber mill when in Fargo recently,
and was SO pleased with it that he
wants one for Grafton.
The testimony in the cases of Judge
Glaspell and others, to be declared out
side the city limits Of Jamestown. is
being taken before Referee Rose.
Carl Hendricks. farmer living near
Grafton. has received consignment OF
flax seed direct from Russia. The seed
costs 81 per bushel. and he will SOW
fifty bushels.
A case of small pox is reported up
near Walhalla. Mr.. Gallagher being
the patient. The family has been quar-
antined. together with two others, who
had visited them.
Wheatland is feeling good over the
promise of fire protection. For the
first time in years the town Won over
the farmers and elected a board that
will have we'll put in.
The collection Of taxes has swelled
the wolf bounty fund. and Deputy
State Auditor Lucas announces that
bounty certificates to the number of
1900 and amounting to $4,000, will be
liquidated.
| While Judge Gaffney was pronounce
ing the sentence, at jamestown. Of w.
NJ. Kern, who had jumped board bill.
the plastering of the court house fell
off. completely routing the judge, sher-
if. prisoner and witnesses.
]. ]. Delaney. one of the firm of De-
Laney Bros. who will start the bank at
Napoleon. has been in Manitoba, where
he bought 1,S0O head of young cattle,
which they will sell to farmers in the
western part of the state.
Dick Ellis Of Towner gets year in
the penitentiary for assault with
deadly weapon. Ellis was sentenced to
ninety days for blind-pigging, and after
his relese got gun and went after the
officials, hence the sentence.
The committee ON finances raised
$50 at Oaks in one day for the puprse
to be hung up at the July races and
feel confident of being able to swell
that amount to 5000. The manage
| ment promises some good races:
The annual meeting of the Morton
County Fair association was held this
week, and five directors elected for the
j no tint Il, oh
5000 in debt. but hopes to pull out.
Officers were not elected at this time.
The senate Indian committee decided
to make an increase in the appropria-
| ton for the survey of the lands In the
Pine Ridge and Standing Rock agen-
cies. The present provision is for $22,-
| 900, but Representative Gamble urged
that the amount be increased to $685.
coo.
Mrs. Thomas E. Morris Of Fargo has
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