The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-05-18


A colony of twelve Russians will 10.
cate near Flasher, Morton county.
Pastor Hays of the Presbyterian
church at Grand Forks will resign.
Two valuable horses were recently
>tole:l from Walter McRae of Por.
tai.
Many people over the state are plan
ming to come to Fargo for the state
fair.
The Lidgerwood flour mill has add
ed an electric bleacher to its equip.
ment.
Devils Lake people have seen the
plans for the new Great Northern
depot.
The Great Northern is securing am.
pie water supply in its reservoirs over
the state.
Another case of smallpox is reported
at Finley. This time a young lady is
the victim.
Mrs. Nellie Mclean of New Rock.
ford purchased the Kermott drugstore
at Sheyenne.
Some insurgents express jubilation
and others disgust over the primary
election law.
It is reported the Great Northern
will erect a thirty-stall roundhouse at
Grand Forks.
A cook shanty fell upon Rudolph
Swesinger, near Crosby, and broke his
thigh and arm.
Great Northern engineers are re-
ported to be surveying line from Els.
mond to Minot.
A new lodge of Odd Fellows has just
been organized at Dickinson, with a
large membership.
Dead Horse" coulee near Grand
Forks is to be bridged, and the name
may then be changed.
David R. Gordon was arrested on
the charge of attempting to steal q
livery team from Drayton.
Twenty-three families located last
week within a radius of twelve miles
of Flasher, Morton county.
Two men died at Minot and appear
to have been friendless, as no trace of
their relatives could be secured.
The Bismarck Commercial club has
Joined in the movement to drive the
slaughter houses out of the city.
At Grand Forks the commercial club
is urging a milk inspection ordinance
similar to that enacted in Fargo.
1t is reported that Frank Chapman
is slated for one of the landoffice po-
sitions in the new Williston district.
In Mcintosh county young home
steader started a prairie fire, and in
dignant settlers were about to mob
him.
A Grano man has planted an acre
of onions and half an acre of cabbage.
Just think of the boiled onions that
this will make.
A Grand Forks attorney claims to
have paid for three years the taxes
on another mans house. What will
his clients say.
Farmers around Lidgerwood claim
to have had one of the most favorable
springs in years, with crop prospects
as fine as possible.
The Northern Pacific is demonstrate
ing it's faith in North Dakota by the
great amount Of improvements in
progress in this state.
A prairie fire in Burleigh county de-
stroyed two bridges over Apple creek,
that will cost the county several hun.
dred dollars to replace.
Fred Kaminietz denies that he has
no fireguard around his straw stack
from which fire got away and caused
a lot of damage in Logan county.
A Balfour homesteader's wife start.
ed home to relatives in Velva, but her
husband met her at the depot and per.
suaded her to make up and return.
A prairie fire in southern Morton
county destroyed large quantity of
hay and burned barn and lot of
other property for man named Yves.
sells.
John Thompson resigned as post
master at Bathgate and there were
seven candidates for the place.
The Velva Commercial club has de.
cided to buy the twelve-acre tract of
timber facing the river from the north
and west of the school house for a city
park. The club members agree to
pay for the tract and donate It to the
city. and liberal amount toward the
purchase price was subscribed on the
spot The location Is 9 very beautiful
one. heavily wooded. and by the en-
Of q small amount Of labor
and money can be lifted " q an ideal
resort Of this kind.