The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
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Anamoose will celebrate.

M1n0t had cloudbuhst.
Minot is to put in thirty blocks Of
sewers.
Dandelion day at Grand Forks was
q big success.
There was lot Of fun at Hillsboro
over plow test.
Flaxton is ambitious to be made a
division point on the 500.
The 500 is Strengthening some kinks
in its lines in the state.
There was some hail in the northern
part of Burleigh county.
Only one death is reported in Bill
ings county in four months.
Two drug stores at Westhope
changed proprietors at the same time.
Joseph Adams of Williams county
read the Bible several days and sui
cided.
There seems to be lack of enthusi-
asm over the incorporation plans at
Upham.
There is nearly 100000 in the state
treasury for the school of forestry at
Bottineau.
o. B. Bolster claims to be the oldest
travelling man who makes North Da-
kota points.
There is to be bakers contest at
New Rockford June %, with 81 prize
for the best loaf
Westhope is now city. The voters
so decided at a recent election, and on
June 20 they will elect their first Of
ficials.
Bottineau county people are sue
ceeding we'll in raising funds for the
erection of buildings for the school of
forestry.
DR.. Dillon, formerly of Washburn,
has completed two years course in
Europe and will resume his practice
down in Kansas.
A married woman at Hazelton raid
ed a piggery with an ak, and some of
the fellows in the place took to the
woods hurriedly.
Sargent county will vote on prop
osition to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for the construction of
new court house.
The Great Northern has decided to
establish a claim department in the
western part of the state with head
quarters at Minot.
Joe NORM of Neche has been sent
to Spain by the Avery Manufacturing
company, with which he has been con-
nected some time.
The elevators at Adams are winning
wheat by paying more than the tariff
schedule and steering in their way in
stead Of nearer towns.
The graduating exercises have been
concluded in most towns and the pu-
pills have gone forth to get living
the world owes 'em.
1t is now thought the mysterious
man who suicided near Portal is
Holmes of Detroit, who has been miss
ing since early in April.
Efforts are being made by the towns
in the northern part Of the state to
get Roosevelt to make the trip that
way when he goes to the coast.
P. ]. Riley of Fargo may open a
clothing store at Williston. He has
the wrong kind of name for that
business and should start plumbing
shop.
Minnewaukan business men have
subscribed fund of $500 for Fourth
of July celebration and propose to
make a noise that can be heard across
the lake.
The 500 line has several crews, num-
bering together about 500 men, en-
gagged in surfacing the track and get
ting it's roadway in shape in Cavalier
and Bottineau counties.
Both the Buford and the Mondak
ferries have been out of commission
and the people Of Buford are kicking
as most of the trade came from the
Montana side of the river.
James McGammon, a Dickey county
farmer, set out last week 5000 trees
on his farm near Forbes, consisting Of
box elders, black ash, soft maple, elms,
English cottonwoods and apple trees
of different hardy varieties.
A good deal of interest is being
manifested among the farmers over
the state in the coming excursions to
the state agricultural college, and it
does not appear that there will be any
serious difficulty in finding farmers
who will take advantage of the ex-
cursion opportunity.
Parties who have been on the Fort
Totten Indian reservation report the
reservation booming this year and a
great deal Of new land under cultiva-
ton. The construction of the Great
Northern branch from Aneta to con.
meet with the Esmond branch at OBJ
eron is helping to boost the price of
land and is bringing In new settlers in
that part Of the state.
During May there were $50 inches Of
rainfou OF tho Risnarrkf station awh