The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-07
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the Ramsey county schools.
The real estate market in Emmons
county is reported cry active.
A California preacher is to be given a
trial by Bismarck Presbyterians.
An effort is being made to secure a
rural free delivery route out Of Buffalo.
Edgeley is being advertised by rail-
way extension and creamery building
talk.
Capt Harshman of Minnewaukan has
returned from an extended Montana
visit.
There are so many children at Leeds
school.
Newspaper articles urging farmers to
dehorn their cattle are going the
rounds.
Hamilton school children We're given
a two-weeks' vacation on account OF
smallpox.
The injuries of Clarence Mitchell who
Slid down an ice chute at Wanpeton.
proved fatal.
The Valley City base ball team viii
give dance to raise money to he!"
the game next year.
The new council at Lidgerwcod vii
have a large number of important rl:l:
tiers for consideration.
There was only one bid fo- tho r,oi,-
carrying job from Pembina to Ham J.
ton. and that was rejected.
The cx-mayor of Bismarck denies
that he has been eaten by wolves. as is
reported to have happened.
Mrs. Finger of South Heart, Stark
county .: reported to be one Of six heirs,
to $10C0.O00 from Holland estate.
Horse buyers are picking up soma
young work stock In Cass county for
the Northwestern part Of the state.
Nathan Hammer of Wimbledon asks
pay for boarding q smallpox patient,
who was quarantined at his residence.
New Rockford wants telephone ex-
change, and thinks there will be a
| chance for the long-distance line then.
Leeds people expect a through pas
senger service over the Northern Paci-
f1c direct from st. Paul, via Minor,
LaMoure etc.
The new settlers of Bottineau county
will be enabled to become acquainted
easily when the numerous telephone
lines get to working.
The state manual straining school at
Glendale is endaay oring to secure a
IL an of $40 900 for the erection Of much
needed buildings.
Early lano-seekers are going into Nc
Lean county. Many are working their
way up to Coal Harbor, which seems to
be favored section.
The town of Lone Tree, in Ward
county, will be doomed by the estab-
lishment Of hotel, store and lumber
yard, for starter
The eighteen-months-o child of Gil
| bert Frye, at Portland, scalded itself to
dea+h by pulling out the plug of wash
| boiler filled with hot water.
It is said that E. Y. Sarles of Hills
boro is anxious to see Gov. White re-
nominated, instead of becoming a gu
bernatorial candidate himself.
The friends of Mrs. Hibbs deny that
she made an effort to reach the ranch
ahead Of the officers in order to secure
possession of Jeff Mays trunk.
If the Northern Pacific changes the
depot site and track at Valley City, 1t
may cause difference in the aspect Of
the business section of the town.
Ranchmen who made applications
for the purchase of Northern Pacific
lands must buy few dry sections
along with the well-watcred ones.
Lidgerwood is to have an artesian
we'll, for fire protection, and if there is
not a sufficient flow, gasoline engine
will be used to help push the water up.
80 do
a trip of inspection through the Cana
dian Northwest. and returned better
satisfied with North Dakota than ever.
Since Medora is to have a newspaper,
the people wish to further the good
work by adding a preacher to the COM
bination, or perhaps they want to MAIN
tain balance.
Leeds is all ripped up the spinal col
umn over an attempt of the school board
to compel the formers who move into
town for the winter to pay tuition for
their children.
1t is said that Jules Hendrickson.
who was found wandering around on
the prairie near Edgeley In such bad
condition, will lose one finger from it's
frozen condition.
Some of those low micreants known
as dog-poisoners are said to be operat-
ing at Wheatland. and the Eagle thinks
they will get their reward in h,
wherever that is.
A New Rockford man is doing what
he can to assist in the settlement of
the state. He gave his friends two ci-
gars each. and explained that the
smokes were on the twins.
Elder Peters. of the Dunkard colony
at Cando, writes back from Indiana of
the hard times son.e of the people are
having, and comforts his flock with the
assurance that North Dakota is dis
tlnctly all right.
At Cathay an agent is reported to
have said the Oil here was intended for
Southern trade, where the temperature
was not SO low, and was sent up this
way by mistake, which is another ex-
PLANTATION that doesn't explain.
(. While the western and northwestern
counties of the state will get the bulk
Of the big immigration to North Dako-
ia this spring, the counties in the east
ern and southern part of the state are
In the game to a considerable extent.