The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-26

Two places at Balfour were burgled
IN one night.
Langdon is to have a new skatins
rink this winter.
The county divisionists in Mortos
are divided among themselves.
The artesian we'll at Mandan is to
be regulated so it won't overflow and
flood the streets.
The 500 is to name Its new townsite
at Crosby Imperial. This is the third
trial and they may make it stick.
The Valley City Commercial club
has taken up the matter of delay in
delivering kilograms in that city.
Farmers telephone companies are
being organized in several localities
In the central part of the state.
William Adams of Williston was
kicked into a slough by broncho and
nearly drowned before he got out.
Passengers on the 500 were hastily
converted into fire brigade to fight
prairie fire started by the engine.
An auctiOneer tried to sell stool;
OF stale goods at Wahpeton and was
compelled to contribute $50 to the city
fund.
A Minot man had a fit while attend
ing the theater and his actions caused
considerable excitement in the audi
ence.
The First National Bank of Mime.
apolis Is approved as reserve agent for
the First National Bank of Edmore,
N. D.
The people of the state are greatly
interested III the experiments to be
conducted at the A. G. on denatured
alcohol.
A certificate was issued authorizing
the Hope National bank at. Hope, N.
D., to begin business with a capital of
$4,000.
The county commissioners of Steele
county are Offering a reward for the
capture of parties guilty Of starting
prairie fires.
The quality of the live stock being
sent to the Eastern markets from
Western North Dakota this fall is
said to be better than ever.
Citizens of Granville are responding
literally to the passing of the hat for
new fire bell for the town. 1t will
weigh 800 pounds and cost $3.50.
Out. at Kenmare they raise "spuds"
eleven inches long and weighing two
and half pounds, and you can't tell
them the potato crop is a failure.
There were over one thousand en-.
tries at the recent Richland county
fair, held at Wahpeton. For first ef-
fort it was a very satisfactory enter
prise.
Charles Schlaberg, near Sherwood,
threshed forty acres Of fax on his
farm that went eighteen bushels to
the acre, and forty acres that aver
aged sixteen bushels. John Becke.
dahl's fax turned out nineteen bush.
els.
c. F. Davis was arrested at La.
Moure on the charge Of robbing a
companion Of $40. The claim is that
he doctored a drink for his friend and
then went through his pockets. He
admitted having the money, but said
that his friend was drunk, and he had
merely been keeping the money for
him until he sobered up. Davis was
cid for trial.
The bad financial fix at Bismarck
may result in cutting out the appro.
priatioi for the city band and the
band boys and many of the business
men are up in arms about it. On the .
strength Of the promised appropria-
lion the band has secured the services
Of an instructor for the year and OBJ.
ject to playing for the city and putting
up the none yto pay the leader be.
sides.
The separator of G. F. Erickson's
outfit was burned recently
it the farm of Ole Larson of Hope
Cavalier county, where he
lad been stack threshing during the
lay. When they shut down for the
aight the separator was pulled out
rom the setting and the usual precau-
ions against fire taken. It was dur
ng the night the fire started and it is
thought the sparks from the engine
nay. have lodged In the separator,
in the char and dust
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