The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-11

ing Rugby.
Colgate Is improving by building
sidewalks.
A whist club has been organized at
Wheatland.
Another party of 500 surveyors are
at Park River.
There were three fires in Balfour
the past week.
Ed Nelson of Berwick had $40 taken
by sneak thief.
Jacob Kern OF Portland sold his
farm for $40 per acre.
Michigan City postoffice has been
raised to third class.
The trial of Sherman X. Wells cost
Sargent county 1883.
The Presbyterian church at Wheat
and has new organ.
George Severson at Fort Ransom
had fur coat stolen.
Judge Palda made large number OF
new citizens at Souris.
The Leeds school has 81 pupils in
the primary department.
R. B. Rogers is, the new proprietor
of the Wheatland house.
The Hotel Lincoln at Northwood
has changed proprietors.
The bazaar for Mermy hospital at
Devils Lake, was a success. ,
Prairie fires around Crosby have
done considerable damage.
Two residents at Souris secured 200
ducks in one days hunting.
Charles Mitchell of Mayville frac.
tured his leg while blowing.
Quite number of blankets were
stolen at Leeds the other day.
Fifty buildings are reported in prog.
ress of erection at Sherwood.
DR.. Laberge of Willow City has re.
ceived a fine new hunting boat.
The last apportionment of funds
gives La Moure county $1,1SS.79.
An artesian we'll has been drilled on
the Robinson farm near Lisbon.
It is expected that the postoffice will
be moved from Kline to Munich.
The farmers of Deyon have con.
structed a 50,000bushel elevator.
Benson county will vote on increas.
ed jurisdiction for the county court.
The Mayville farm has just turned
off carload of cattle and one of hogs.
Ransom county farmers have sold
over 100000 worth of logs this sea-
son.
E. T. Spafford of Thompson had his
store lighted with a new gasoline
plant,
Rev. Keusseff has been ordained
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Souris.
Five threshing machines are operat-
ing in Overland township in Ramsey
county.
G. H. Baker has secured the con.
tract for the five bridges in La Moure
county.
Westhope Methodists have let a
contract for new church costing
$4,000.
Rev. c. H. Yerkes, formerly pastor
at Starkweather, is now missionary
In China.
Rev. H. K. Hawley is the new pastor
of the Congregational church at Coop.
erstown.
c. H. Porritt of Fargo has com
pleted his contract for the Wahpeton
waterworlls. s,5'z. ;,., 80 - =
The York Creamery association calls
the attention of farmers to the value
of the. dairy. -
4 Mamma &. Son Of Devils Lake have
purchased the general store of J. M.
Sovy at Crary.><s;.;
$. aGusby, the negro charged with shoot.
!ing$W o. Gates at Portal, claims that
his -mind is a blank.
Ernest Witt of Hankinson received
a bad flesh wound by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun. ~, 7
r. Major .Butz had one. of =. his farm
hands arrested for threatening to send
him to the other world. -.
Anew town is being plated in Hen.
derson township of Cavalier county,
and sit will be called Munich. :
4 Many Of the farmers around Willow
City. are building granaries and will
holds-their wheat until spring.
Clark Kelly of Devils Lake is en-
thusiastic over the success of the Da-
kota exhibit at the worlds fair.
T Erred sutterlin of ST. Thomas is laid
up in consequence of being acciden.
tally hit by the tines of fork.
/" The, game warden at Vernon, in
Richland county. is keeping "a close
watch for nonresident hunters.
IS. Frank Showalter of Dissmore shot
a black eagle measuring seven: feet
and six inches from tip TO TO tip.
Chester p. Abbott. who has been a.
school teacher in Griggs county, has
been sent to the jamestown asylum. :
q H. :P.iIde is, pastor of the Methodist
church at Glendale. He was formerly