The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-11

inc Granville -MOhall line.
An exploded lamp started small
blaze In hotel at Goodrich.
1she former court house at Napoleon
will now be used for coal shed.
A pair of Courtenay citizens were
fined for disturbing the peace.
The switchboard for the telephone
exchange at Portland has arrived.
Rev. D. Beede of Rolla is gaining
fame as a lecturer ON the Indians.
The skyeston Sunday shcool raised
a pig for the benefit of the heather.
A farm near McHenry, Foster coun-
ty, was recently sold at 500 per acre.
Work on the Harvey creamery was
recently stopped by the cold weather.
The stockmen are anticipating an
advance in the price of cattle next
year.
Miss Hanker, VINO was so badly in
jured at Rugby, died in a Minot hos
pital.
). Lilly of st. Johns was arrested on
the charge of violating the prohibition
law
: The Leeds flour mills are a great
success under the present manage
ment.
George Ashelman, formerly of
Fargo, is teaching music at Devils
Lake.
Walhalla baseball fans gave a sue.
cessful dance to raise funds for next
summer.
At Devils Lake all electric wires are
operated through the alleys instead OF
the streets.
Ihere were fourteen men EMPLOYED
in the flax fiber mill which was burned
at Finley.
The people Of Fessenden see the ne
cessity OF Incorporating to secure fire
protection.
Company A of Bismarck is taking
great interest in the drill work under
Capt Gushing.
There is a rush of grain from the
west side of the Missouri to Wash
burn and Wilton.
The city of Wahpeton has purchased
a tract OF land in the. bend OF the river
foraa city park , S'Rs'7sS
A dog swiper near Granville squared
Things by returning the canine and
paying SIS costs.
Some of the towns in the state will
use horse pillow to clear the snow
from the sidewalks.
Two fires at Fessenden in one night
caused some of the people to do CON
siderable specializing.
"A man and woman have been
working the bogus check racket in
several towns in the state.
Blacksmiths in the western part of
the state are using new-fangled rack
Tor shoeing obstreperous Dronks.
Some Missouri sheepmen shipped to
Chicago and secured a net profit of
only l6 cents after paying the freight.
UP in Pembina county a youngster
was badly scalded by missing the hole
IN It's face and pouring hot soup down
it's back.
A lot OF people are buying cattle now
while the price is low. They figure
that the price can't go much further
down the line
The action of the McHenry county
commissioners in disposing of an old
Judgment against a busted bank at
M1not was upheld by the court.
Several Park River young people
are attending the North Dakota agri.
cultural college in Fargo and the North
Dakota university at Grand Forks.
The steamer Washburn froze in be-
tween the Fort Stevenson and Coal
Harbor landings. Capt. Marsh reports
having good harbor for the boat.
Miss Meber, the sister of Mrs. Doer-
ing, both of whom were drowned at
Ely, Bottineau county, was to have
soon married a young man at Good.
rich
MISS Florence Hughes has resigned
her position as deputy county superin.
tendent OF schools of Walsh county.
Miss Emma Gullikson has been name,l
as her successor.
Westhope will be lively town as
the terminal of Great Northern
branch. The raiding of gambling
dive there will have a tendency to
Keep things a little quiet.
At Grand Forks couple Of men
were discharged on the charge of hold
ing up man and few hours later re.
arrested on another charge. 4 They
seeem determined to have free board.
The secretary Of the Interior has re.
ceived information that party Of 100
men has left Minot for the Pacific
Coast states to take up entries on gov.
eminent timber lands. The depart.
ment processes to feel certain that this
body OF men has been employed byl
land spectators to obtain fraudulent
patents on government timber tracts.
and has informed Its special agents to
look out for them and stop any frauds
which may be attempted.
Eddie Cain, who has been winning
right along at Philadelphia, is trying