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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
CHRISTIANS IN PARIS.
Cclcbrnted by I,arisians In Clarnc-
ter1stic Fashion.

Celebrated by I.arisians In C.larnc-
teristic Fashion.
Paris. Dec. q. = Christina slide was
favored in France with bright cheerful
weather and Parisians celebrated it III
characteristic fashion. All the res
taurants and cafes We're crammeti
Christmas eve with supper parties
Which did not dispense until nearly
morning. At midnight masses with
special musical attractions filled the
leading churches to overlooking. The
.boulevards yesterday were filled with
throngs inspecting the attractive lit
tie booths which had been erected in
continuous lines on both sidewalks. and
in which toys. candies, fancy articles
and Christmas novelties were dis
played.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
RUssIA's DESIGN.

Governments About tn Take Over the
MRnchurian Railroads.
isE, Petersburg Dec. rs. The NovoeS
Xgenya's diyostok correspondent,
stands by the story chat the Russian
government is about to take over the,
Manchurian railroads. He says Com
mander Keller has left Vladivostok to
FORMAL deliver the roads to the gov-s
srn,neiit 's representatives! The corr
respondent also says the Chinese.
caused losses amounting to only four
million roubles. The arrival OF larger
or smaller bodies OF soldiers from
China iss apnonn almost daily from
Southern ports y
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY.
Box of Cartridges Found I'm STINT.
Auditors Office In Frankfort.

Box of Cartridges Found I'm stnte
Auditors Office In Frankfort.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. 27.-One Of the
clerks in the state auditors office in
searching the vault for old records
found cartridge box containing eight
metal patched snokeless powder cart
ridges, $3.50. corresponding exactly to.
the bullet found in the blackberry tree
and which was believed to have passed
through Senator Goebeps body. The
significance of the discovery lies in the
fact that Henry Youtsey, convicted OF
participation in the Goebel assassina-
ton in October. was clerk in the au-
ditor's Office at the time of the as
sassination and had access to the
vault where the cartridges were found,
and that George Barnes. another clerk
in the Office testified that he saw
4outsey with q box of cartridges.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
FAMOUS RACE TRACK SOLD.
The Sale Recalls the Many Fast
Horses There in 1905,

The Sale Recalls the Many Fast
Horses There in 1895.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 2S.-Attorney
G.. L. Hood Of this city is now the sole
owner of the once famous Neumeister
race track, farm and homestead four
miles east of tie city, having pur-
chased the last 160 acres for s7,s4S to
satisfy judgment. This track was
the scene in 1895 of probably the most
notable gathering Of fast horses ever
seen in the Northwest. The track had
just been completed, and William Neu-
meister, the proprietor, spared no
pains nor rnoneyto make it the best
race meeting Of the year. Exceedingly
large purses We're hung up and in
ducements offered all the big racing
men of the country to bring their
horses here. w s.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
LINCoLN's soN-IN-LAw.
Report That He and His Wife Were
Divorced Proves False.

Creston, Iowa, Dec. IS Warren
Beckwith, son-in-law OF Robert T..
. Lincoln, has returned from Chicago
s and resumed his clerical duties i'll the
Burlington office, having spent Christ
mas with his wife in Chicago, accord
Ing to her desire. Mr.. Beckwith said
that the recent stories of his wifes
divorce were wholly false and manu-
! featured by u Mount Pleasant at
torney who hoped thereby to prejudice
I the case now in the Henry county
courts Of Whitford against the estate
of the late Senator Harlan. Mr.. Beck
! with has rented house in Creston and
ibis wife will be here the last. of the
week to make her home. Mr. Beck
with deplores the frequent publication
of rumors about himself and wife. In
. innate friends who know something
about the family relations declare there
; is no domestic disturbance between
! Mr.. Beckwith and his wife, and that
they are very much attached to each
other.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
1xlondike Output.

Seattle, Dec. 2S.-Maj. Wood. COM
handing the mounted police in Yukon,
in his annual report shows the yield
of the gold bearing creeks in the Klon-
dixie to be $11,052,56O. Consular in
voices show that s14,OOO.OoO have been
shipped. The popular estimate of the
total output is $4,000 900. Eleven hun
dred and sixty claims were worked
during the season. employing 5,341
men. The Bonanza mine In the Banner
creek district, yielding treasure
amounting to two thirds of the entire
production, employed 1926 men.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
LORD ARMSTRONG: DEAD.

of the Present System of Hy-
4 llrauEica. {. & s.
London. Dec. %. Lord Armstrong,
the Distinguished II engineer 8ands In
ayentorS of the Armstrong gun. is dead.
Heswas born in 1910. Besides being the
inventor OF the Armstrong gun he was
the inventor Of the present system Of
hydraulics. He was a member Of
many scientific societies and the. re-
cipient Of many orders, English and
foreign. S ss III g3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
ATTACKED aY yAaU1s.
Mexican Troops Suffer in n Recent
in u Recent EnGnEcment

NeAicnn Troops Suffer In n Recent
in IL Recent Engagement.
El Paso. Tex. Dec. q. - Mexican
troops in Sonora, Mex, We're recently
attacked by a band of Yaqui Indians
and officers and 30 men were killed
outright and Col. Francisco Peinado,
one of the leading officers of the army,
was shot through the stomach and seri-.
ously wounded. Col. Litp of Guayamas.
who was there when the report was
made to Gen. Torres, wave the news
out here. He said the soldiers We're
crossing the country and We're fired on
from ambush agout five miles from.
their Headquarters. The severe CEN
sorship has kept the news from the.
public and he says he had no means OF
learning just how many soldiers We're
killed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
\ ANY OLD THING IL SOCIETY,"
This 1. the Kind OF Womnn d still
water Man Would Marx

This II the A1n0 OF woman q still
water Man WOuld Marry.
y Anoka, Mimi. Dec. %. A man
named Delaney. serving time at Still
water for an offense which he claims
was never committed. has written a
letter to local paper and asks its
publicat ton. ~ Delaney claims Anoka
county as his former home, and wishes
to correspond with any widow be-
tween thirty-two anu forty years old,
who will correspond with him. He
says he is thirty-nine years old, French
and Dutch, black hair and eyes and
weighs 100 pounds. He never had a
wife. but is willing to lead an homes,
life If he does get one. To quote his
own words IN conclusion: IT am will
Ing to marry any old thing that is in
good society and who will make true
man of me. My address is b. l., Still
water, MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
The vlcc-Huntins Fashion.

Huron, S. D., Dec. 2S.-Arrangements
for a. crusade against intemperance
and other vices are practically ma
tured, and the war will begin in the
early part of January and will cover
most of the state east of the Missouri
river. 1T is understood to be war in
the interests Of no particular tempe
rance organization, but waged by peo-
pei from different societies and church,
goers, and they will be reinforced by
the anti-Saloon league, the Christian
Citizenship league and the w. G. II. u.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

TAKE SCHOOLS our OF Politics.
State Educational Associatfon sur

-. b ! a =
state Educational AssociatIon sug-
gests Reforms.
st. Paul, Dec. %. The Minnesota
educational association yesterday put
itself on record as favoring the election
OF the state superintendent Of schools.
Prof. d. L. Kiehle. Of the University
OF Minnesota offered a resolution,
which was unanimously passed, recon-
mending the following changes in the
administration of the state department
Of public instruction: That the state
superintendent Of public instruction
be elected, that he be placed on SAL
airy and footing equal to that of other
state officers, and that the administra-
ton of the Office be under civil service
rules, providing for efficiency and con-
tinuity of service. A number Of inter-
esting papers were read by prominent
educators.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Wrecked :, BAR Roo1n

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 2s.-AIrs. Nation,
president OF Barber County w. c. T..
u, entered the Carey hotel barroom
and, with q stone, smashed. a, $500
painting and mirror valued at $1OO.
Mrs. Nation broke mirrors in two sa-
looms at Kiowa, Kan. some months
ago. She declared there us no law un-
der which she can be prosecuted. She
was lodged in jail, charged with ma.
lfcious destruction OF property.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
EXPRESS OFFICE FIRE.
Many Christmas Consignmcnts Stf1l
Undelivered We're Burned.

Houghton. Mich. Dec. %. = Fire
broke out in the Western Express Of
flee in the Young block, apparently
from an explosion. The Houglton and
Hancock fire, departments fought the
blaze for seven hours before conquering
it. The building. which contained
stores OH the street floor and flats
above, was Quilted. Several persons
We're nearly asphyxiated and escaped
With difficulty by rear windows Loss
about $4,000 on building and furniturs,
with small insurance. The express
company had unusually heavy con-
sign!nents undelivered, from Christmas
day, the loss on which Will be nearly
total.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Event for Rusxians.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 2s.-The Russian
and all ether members of the Greek
church in North Dakota are looking
forward to the coming of Archinaan-
drest Anatoly, second in authority of
the church in North America. He will
be in Dickinson Jan. Z, the Russian
New Year. and in Fargo following that
date. 1t is probable church will be
organized, as there is none in the state.
DR.. Young Of Dickinson will be his es-.
cort.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
FINANCIAL PANIC.

Frequent Failures Frfxhfen Balti-
more BANK nepositors.
# Baltimore. Dec. The Old Town
bark went into the hands OF receiver
yesterday. This a makes three bank
= failures here recently and depositors
are in the throes OF q financial panic.
This morning there was a. run on stiie
SAVINGS Bank of Baltimore. IL al do
hands were promptly met. ,3S
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Another Child N1iss,ng.

Judd, Iowa, Dec. ,2S.-The nine-year-
old son of Louis Tonhose: has been
missing since Tuesday last and the
father is of the opinion that it is the
work of kidnapers. He has offered q.
reward of $500 for the return of the
child and $1,000 for the arrest Of the
culprits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
SULTAN MUST APOLOGIZE.

s.Attache OF British Legation in Con.
Esq sta ntinopTesS.r Treated With scant
NJ COurtesy. ii
d Censta ntinople, Dec 2s.--WhileS Mr..
fDebunzen, first secretary to the Brit J
ish legation, and several other mem
bersa of the legation were riding to
STEAMBOAT yesterday the party was at
tackled by q detachment of Turkish
soldiers, who insulted and maltreated
the Englishmen. The British minis
ter has demanded an immediate apollo
gyYfrom the porte and the punishment
of the Offenders AT.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
RohIer .Itaes n .1,Inl,.

Cakes, N. D., Dec. 2s--J ohm Coulter,
an assistant at the union depot, was
held UP and robbed of SIT. Returning
to the depot after supper he found the
lights out in, the waiting room. His
assailant. used a club, striking. him on
the head when he opened the door, The
agent came thirty minutes later and
found Coulter unconscious. No clue.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Burglar. booty Recovered.

n Bufg1HrN BOUIy HeCOVeFeu. Z
Sheldon, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-More than
twenty gold rings. several fine watch
chains and other pieces of jewelry were
found a few days ago by Bert Pyncheon
while he was at work in the yards Of
the Lamb Lumber company. The plant
had evidently been made years ago,
as the covering had -rotted away and
all the jewelry was thickly coated. 1t
is supposed to be the plant of some
burglar who was caught and sent up
Or thought it unsafe to return after his
booty. 81 igf is8 S3 Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Business Failure.

Sioux City, Iowa, Dec.ss2s. Barron
Bros, formerly in, business here. at
Sheldon, and later at LIE Mars, have
failed at the latter town for $SS5, 900.
a year ago their Sheldon store Mas
burned and HEY had trouble over the
collection of the insurance. There. are
four brot hers IN the Arm. IS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
CARRIERS STRIKE.
They Comp1Icate the Labor Situa-
~ ton I'm AntYYern

They Comp1Icate the Labor Situa-
ton I'm Antwerp.
Antwerp. Dec. 27.-M. Liebaert, min
lister of industry. labor and railways.
has arrived here to discuss the strike OF
the dock laborers. The governor OF the
province and the burgomaster are
aiming to arrange an arbitration of the
dispute. The situation continues
threatening. Many strikers possess re-
volvers which they have used in sew
cral scufles in various parts Of the
port. Many of the town carriers have
joined the strikers and other carriers
are stopped when they try to drive
through the streets.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
IN COMMISSION FEB. Ii.

Navy Departments Order Regarding
the BattleshiD WISCONSIN.
Washington, Dec. %. - Orders have
been issued by the navy department
directing that the battleship Wiscon-
sin be placed IN commission Feb. 49,
The Wisconsin will be attached to the
Pacific squadron. It had been intended
! to commission the vessel this month,
but she will not be completed until
February. The Pacific squadron will
return to San Francisco in time to
permit Admiral kautz to haul down
his flag before he retires in February
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
FI.ENz1ED ny. DRINK.
Soldier Does Some Ugly Work with
BayOnet.

SOId1cr Does Some Ugly Work With
Bayonet.
Washington. Dec. 81. Frenzied by
drink James L. McDonouh, private
soldier, at Fort Washington. attacked a
sergeant and four privates at the pos.
who We're about to place him under ar
rest, and stabbed three Of the party
with a bayonet which he had con-
cealed under his coat. Sergeant j. p.
Staab is dangerously wounded in the
left breast. Two other soldiers We're
also victims of the Infatuated man, one
sustaining a painful wound in the arm
and another being stabbed in the
shoulder. McDonouh then escaped
and q picked squad of fifty men are
on the lookout for him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
T.. DRUNKEN LUMBER JACKS
Create e Reign of Terror on a Pas
seDScr Train. .5

OFcUte = ftcfEM OF TcrrOr on n PnS-
SeDscr Train. ISL
Marinette, Wis. Dec. %. = Three.
drunken woodsnen terrorized north
bound passenger train ON the North
western railway between this place
and Peshtigo. They. refused to pay
their fare and when the conductor
stopped the train to put them off they
refused to leave. The two brakemeri
and the baggageman came to the
rescue of the conductor and free
fight followed, lin which knives and re-
volvers We're fourished. The woodmen
were finally subdued and forced to pay
double fare by the conductor. One Of
the bral1emen received bad cut in the
back Of the neck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
!, Killed by q Fan:

I Alden, MINI, Dec q. julius Dalah,
who lived i've miles southwest Of this
place. fell from his agon while on
his way home from Well and broke
his neck IIeA lied iiatsly. He
was under the ,fl,lencs of iiQupr.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
brutal Tencl 81

Il. Clifford, Iowa. Dec. 2s.zBert Christ
who has been teaching school near this
place. was arrested for cruelty In pun
ishing a Nine- year-oldN boy 1t is al
legged he struck the. boy in the face
with his fist and also raised him from
the seat by his hair; He was taken
before the mayor and bound over.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Strike ends.

PittsteR Pa. Dec. rs. The $500 EN-.
ployes Of the Iaehigt Valley Coal
company at Heide lberg, N Do Srsisiis,e
Prospect and Franklin collieries went
back to work after being on strike
since last Friday. Pie mem struck Be-
cause they were not reoeiVihg their
pay every two weeks. They have been
assured that the company will here;
after ay.sWages semi thly ;ss5s y,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
FOREST FIRE LOSSES.
Number and Cost Show :, Heavy In
crease in Wisconsin,

: 10 :
Madison, Wis, Dec. '2s.--Col. G. z.
Morley. state forest warden, has made
his report to Gov. Scofield on forest
fires in Wisconsin during the past two
years. In 1900 there We're 90 of these
fires, u of which We're in Brice county
and 10 each in bayfield, and Villas
counties. The total property loss was
S229o6.01, and 1G3 persons We're affected.
The cost Of extinguishing these fires
was $1,42603. In 1899 there We're only
46 fires. involving a property loss of
s1,7O5 and affecting IA persons, While
the cost of eXtinguishing them was
s5O297
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

Frost, Mimi, Dec. 2Se-An attempt
was made to steal $1,000 at Bricelyn
that came to that depot by the Ameri-
can express for the State Bank of
Bricelyn.; The. parties have agreed to
return the money provided legal pro-
ceedings Will not be taken against
them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
In.ane Patient Recaptured.

Amery. Mimi. Dec. l 22ss -Halvor Jen-
son. an escaped inmate of the st.
Croix county insane hospital. was cap
tured lin the woods about six miles
north of this villagesand brought here.
Both of his feet were frozen badly.
The authorities at New Richmond were
notified, and Supt. Wheeler arrived
here and took charge OF the unfortp-
nate man. f1 Ess5s 53j 4 E1 III,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
FIRE AT CALGARY.

Christmas Rlazc Destroys Some of
the Principal Business Hooks.
Winnipeg, Man, Dec. 2s.-The most
destructive fire in the history OF CAL
gary. N. w. T.. caused damage esti-
mated at 100000. Several of the finest
business structures fell prey to the
flames.
Fire at Roland. Man, destroyed
Cameron's furniture house and Shil-
sons store. Loss, $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
GAVE TR.AMP a ! DI IA.4MoNn.

BcgEar's Christmas Present Was
Il, Not Intended for Him.
New York, Dec. PA tramp called
at the home of John II. Dlnning. Irv-
ington. N. j., and asked for clothing.
Mrs. Cunning. full OF the Christmas
spirit, gave him some of her husbands
cast-off garments, and in the bundle
made up for him was a shirt, Later
it was discovered that in the bosom. OF
the shirt was a diamond stud. The
tramp had disappeared. sS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Suspected of burglary q

Suspected of burglary at LIN Crosse.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 2S.-"Blooming-
ton Red" the man who was arrested
in Chicago on Christmas day charged
with being implicated in extensive silk
robberies in various parts of Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin, is thought to
be one of the men who got away with
$1,000 worth of silks from L. Croin's
store in this city about two months
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
A sudden Depnrture y

Sank Center Mimi. Dec 2 2ss C.isi.ll
Kerr. who for the past year has been
running a candy store here; left town.
leaving a note TO his wife stating that
be would not return.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
FntaIly wou1n led In Quarrel

L IS Fatally woun ded In = Quarrel. s
S. V.rodua, Wis, Dec. IS. 81 'homas Nc
Coy IS charged with having shot and
fatally wounded \ w liam Dearman,
his father in law, at Readstown., dur
Ing q family quarrel The ball entered
beneath the shout der Blade and lodged
IN the lung Mccoy aed d "a
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
INVOLVED EIGHT CENTS.
but AcauittaI Cost n Montana Stock
man $1,000.

man $4,000.
Helena, Mont, Dec. 2S.-George Flor
kan, the Custer county sheepnlan who
was accused of using cents worth of
cancelled postage stamps, was acquitted
by the jury in the United States court,
under instructions from Judge
knowles. The jury was out just long
enough to sign a form of verdict The
defense cost Horl1an $4,000, though the
amount involved was so small
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
SlTysio sten n NJ

New! Orleans Dec. 22S The Morgan
line steamer El Rio. Capt. Mason,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
5DOcKs ABL.AzE.
l5I sast on Il I ~ n i'm - Il, J. i. |. J,

DiSnst rOuhs Com laGrnti Inn In tile East
End OF Tendon. ,f u.
n don. Dec. rs. One Of the most
serious fires which have occurred / In
thel IA 81 end OF I.ond ION during the
! last Ten ears. broke out at the East
India A sa docks. Five immense sheds
filled With goods. including a thousand
bal nav q emp and qhafltities Of jute.
were eorisuraed 'rhe shipping In the;
lieighbo faoos1 nd other ware houses
were ONLY saved by the great exertion
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

Deakwooa.s 81 Ds.ss DIed. ssss he OUT ,,tt
appt gold from the Black Hills for
tfies ear 1900 y4ills be about 10000. 900.
which is $500, 900 more Chan 1t was the
sYenr prey ioIi s. S VI q ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
new rules for Timber cutting.

- NEW ItuIC8 10r T1MbGr CuttfhH. ~
Walker, Mimi, DEG. 2s.--Capt. Mer-
GER the Indian agent, has returned
from Washingt ton. He has issued, new
rules and regulations for cutting dead
and down timber. which includes all
timber. both hard and soft, that come
under the heading of dead and down. &
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
RegnisitIOn on CuItn

& Chicago. Dec. 81. .A special from
Lansing. Mieh., says Gov. Pingree
has issued a quisit ton on the gov
lernor ,,of Cuba for Charles Jenner
Thompson. who IS wanted ia Detrnit
for forgery This is said 10 be the
first requisition on. Cuba ever pre-
scented. s.s II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
THIE: ICE CAV
F n CHILDREN nROsyNRD
IN IOWA u NJ \ rs II

Skating ON = Pond, When the
Ice Gave Way, ana only TWO y
the Party Were Spared to 'TeII the
;Tnle-Death In the Icy Waters Of
the Pond No Details o. the
Tragedy Are Available Report
OF the Tragedy Comes by Tele-
Phone From Several Places.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

7 Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-A tele-
phone message to the Hawkeye from
Washington, Iowa, says forty-nine
school children skating on the river at
Foster, Iowa, near What Cheer, on the
! Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way, We're drowned. Inquiries by te1eI
phone and telegraph to all available
points fail to confirm the story.