The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-09
Bootleggers are coming to grief In
Benson county

ganized at White Earth
Some fine spuds are reported around
Tioga in Williams county.
An engine took header over a
steep embankment at Wahpeton.
A De Lamere kid fell on the broken
neck Of bottle and was badly cut.
Cooperstown is rejoicing over the
possibility of an electric light plant.
c. J. Gilbert of Berthold sent 25-
pound cabbage to the Grand Forks
fair
The Hope flour mill is running over
time to fill 1000 sack order from
New York.
A Chink wanted to start laundry
at Harvey, but was unable to secure
building.
The storm broke 200 telegraph poles
on the Great Northern between Minot
and Granville.
New townsites are being plated
along the McHenry branch of the
Northern Pacific.
The flax yields in the northwestern
part of the state are reported to be
larger than expected.
jamestown people wonder where
their depot is when they hear Dick
inscn is to have new one.
The people of Leeds were surprised
at the resignation of Pastor Mcintosh
of the PRESBYTERIAN church.
Milton was long on runaways last
week, and there are a few people on
the crippled list temporarily.
Great Northern trainmen and tramps
had a fight at Wahpeton. Several
shots were fired at the hobos.
Many farmers will test seeding
wheat and rye, both of which are said
to have been successfully grown.
A resident of Wheatland is said to
have departed without the formality
of liquidating some of his debts.
North Dakota has two Rooneys I'M
der conviction for murder. one from
Cass and the other from Wells.
The country along the new Edgeley-
Dawson extension OF the Northern Pa
cific is attracting a lot of attention.
Some farmers of the state are re-
ceiving within cents of the No. 1
Northern price for their macaroni
wheat.
The hold-your-water circulars have
given place to the hold-your-spuds, as
the potato crop seems short in many
states.
The resignation of the postmaster at
Leonard indicates there is one man in
the state who will give up govern
ment job.
So many towns had to import pota.
toes last spring that farmers are de.
termined to keep enough to supply the
local trade.
Dr. Stanley of Lidgerwood is said
to have purchased some Arkansas
in minerals.
A Devils Lake lady seems to have
placed herself and husband in a de-
cidedly embarrassing position by talE-
ing too much.
The deposits in the banks of the
state indicate there are some people
in no immediate danger of breaking
into the poorhouses.
A Fessenden man rented his hotel
furnished and went away. A few days
later the new 1essees disappeared with
lot of the stuff.
Before harvest some farmers went
over their fields and picked the finest
locking heads to be used for selected
seed next spring.
Some woodwork caught fire during
the night services at the Methodist
church at Ashley and caused excite
ment for few minutes.
H. A. Harrison of Edenburg has
sued Knute Overond for $4,000 dam
ages for personal injuries. The plant
if was shot by Overond.
For once the corporate interests and
those of the people are identical in
the adoption of an irrigation system in
the western part of the state.
PrCprletOrS OF bowling alleys over
the. state are getting their places fixed
for the winter and anticipate the game
will be more popular than ever
1t is said that cripple who begs
money to fix shoe is sending home
from IS to $40 day as a result of
working his graft over the state
A young man who was charged with
being mixed up in disgraceful muss
at Pembina has proven his innocence
and the real guilty ones failed to make
him scapegoat.
A stranger paid $25 for a non-resi-
dent hunting license at Willow City
and then wanted to repeal the whole
blamed law when he learned that he 4
couldn't ship game out of the state.
A large number of the harvest and
thresher hands in the state this fall
are making inquiries regarding work
in the Ignite mines this winter, and
may take up that job instead OF re-
turning to the Minnesota woods.