The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30
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Mandan is to have new opera
house.
Grand Forks defeated iayville at
whist.
Bike thieves are reported at Grand
Forks.
r. E. Griffin is a new machinery deal.
er at Crary.
Towner is just over a diphteheria
quarantine.
Esten Halvorsen, a we'll known Traill
county farmer, is dead.
There is some talk of fixing up the
old artesian we'll at Cakes.
Another story is to be addad to the
Wisbecker hotel at Grandin.
Mayor Goodman is erecting hand
some residence at Hillsboro.
The soldier boys are looking forward
to a great encampment this summer.
G. N. Stork of Griggs county has re-
fused 81 200 for pair of twin calves.
The Imperial Elevator company will
erect large elevator at Perth about
May 1.
A flock of geese were seen flying in
a northerly direction at Mandan few
days ago.
Postoffice service has ben established
at Rcsehill. n. D. Emcrt has been ap-
pointed postmaster.
The new Methodist church at North
wood is said to be handsome struct-
ure and credit to the city.
20 ~, ito. 80 Tor,o ~, <puo TO
have reached jamestown, en- route to
Sykeston, Wells county.
The residence of Hon. Carl Brown.
near Oberon, burned last week. Loss,
$500; insurance, $1,000.
Senator Twitchell sold bunch Of
steers for $4,000, and Immediately. be-
gan to run for sheriff Of Cass county.
Emmons county people are still dis
cussing the case Of Martin Van Soest,
who is accused of setting nineteen fires.
w. H. Brown of Michigan City has
received an increase from Sc to IS in
his pension; Mary ]. Angel, Cakes,
So.
Larsen & Hagen of Hiilsboro have
purchased stock of goods at Bottin-
eau. and will go into the general mer-
chandise business there.
County Superintendent Molyneaux of
McHenry county announces that three
school houses will be erected in the vi
entity Of Granville this summer.
Andrew Larson, an employe in liv-
cry stable at Hillsboro, made an as
sault on his employer, and, in default
of fine, is guest Of Sheriff Serum.
The officers of Belmont township.
Trail county, are congratulating them
selves on the complete liquidation of all
debts, and still have surplus in bank.
The suit against the bondsmen Of the
late city treasurer, NJ. L. Gordon Of
Grand Forks, has just been compro-
missed for $500. A shortage Of $4,000
was claimed.
The drifting Of the snow up in Bot
tineau county last week made hard 60
ing for the stages and in consequence
they were not running on schedule
time.
The business men and the stockmen
at Coggswell have raised $500 purse
for the horse races in June. Besides
the races stock exhibit will be a lead
ing feature.
A thief stole horse and rig belong
ing to Edward Jacobson at Valley City,
and started out Of town with the horse
at full speed. The horse returned later
with the remnant of the rig.
The new bridge across the James riv-
er. near Cakes, is completed, and the
county commissioners are now inspect
ing the work before making final set
tlomont Will, tho contraction
Fred Bentley. representative of Wy
man & Ball, Fargo, has been at La
Moure looking after the firms interests
in that section, with a view of placing
some fine farms on the market.
Mrs. Isabel Dysart, an old settler,
aged seventy-five years, died suddenly
at Minnewaukan, while sitting in
chair reading. Death was due to heart
failure succeeding an attack of Ia
grippe.
A McHenry county man who had
been absent from his claim for more
than six months, on account Of sick
ness, reached his place last week to
find that q contest had. been filed the
day before.
An unaccountable explosion of a.
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A. Zeller, ut Wimbledon. Pieces Of the
stove were thrown with great force,
but, fortunately, none Of the family
were struck.
The man who was starting a fire in
the Germania State Bank at Anamoose
thought he was using kerosene. but it
was something else, and the. bank
building and adjoining millinery store
will have to be rebuilt.
Pat Phalen, former resident of o.
nabrock, Cavalier county, was killed in
battle in the Philippines. He was
member Of Troop I. Third cavalry, and
was shot and killed by the side of Fred
Gull, another Osnabrock boy, with
whom he enlisted.
The best fax story is now reported
from Western Walsh county, where a
farmer raised 2, 800 bushels of fax from
1OOlacres of $3.50 farm. and is still
selling it at home for $1.75 per bushel,
for seed. A-$$44, 375 crop OH q $3.50 farm
is pretty swift farming.
Attorneys for Barney Murphy. who
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