The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-21

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Langdon H. to have an all night
telephone service. 5
Fairmount claims the belt as poul.
try shipping point.
The Glenuliin postoffice has been
raised from fourth to third class. !,
Policeman Harmon of Fargo, who
has preserved order at Minnewaukan
this fall, has been laid of.
The religious tone of the town OF
Brinsmade has improved since it got
lot of cars so that the grain could
be handled.
Those Ransom county fellows are
hustlers, and If they decide to build
a farmers railroad it is cinch that
it will be good one.
In the northwestern part of the
state it is reported that two feet OF
snow fell in the recent storm, but
much of it has melted.
Sheriff ]. S. Aker of Benson county
took George w. Pond and Thomas
Forestal, both of Benson county, to
spend a year in the pen for robbery.
The chief Of police of Devils Lake
threatens to make trouble for those
who do not clear the snow from the
sidewalks running in front of their
premises.
shovel off the snow and it became leo
on the sidewalks lot of sand had to
be used to keep the honest pedestrt
ans upright.
William Morris was arrested at
Mooretown, Richland county, on che
charge of theft. He had also threat
ened to exterminate some people in
that section.
The farmers in and near Penn have
organized a cooperative store. The
new firm consists of goodly number
of well-to-do farmers, who have pur-
chased stock Of goods and store
building.
The election this fall brought out &
great many changes among the coun-
ty superintendent of the state. Only
sixteen out Of forty were reelected,
and only six Of these held Office more
than one term.
A North Dakota grown and North
Dakota fed steer won in the fat cat
tie show at Chicago against all com.
petition, which inlicates the state can
go some. 1t is a big victory for tho
state, the agricultural college and the
handlers.
A sad accident occurred at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sever Severson In
New Palermo last week. It seems
that Mrs. Severson was heating some
milk and it got boiling hot and she
set it outside the door to COOL Their
two-year-old child, little later, open
ed the door and fell into the milk,
scalding it so badly that the child dieJ
in a few hours
A great deal of interest Is being
manifested by Devils Lake society
people in the forthcoming inaugural
ball at Bismarck in honor of the new,y
elected governor from that city. An
effort will possibly be made to secure
special car to take the people from
Devils Lake who want to attend the
ceremonies incident to the induction
into Office Of their distinguished fellow
townsman.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Richland County Fair
association was held in the CONNER
cial club rooms at Wahpeton last
week. After the report Of the secre-
tary and treasurer it was voted to in
crease the capital stock of the associ-
alton to $4,000 and the directors
were authorized to make canvass for
the sale of the additional stock. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: r. N. Ink, president;
H. j. Hagen, treasurer; r. ]. Hughes,
secretary. G. E. Newly was elected
on the board Of directors and w. H.
Cox, William Green, G. A. Gallup and
P. A. Nelson were elected vice prest
dents.
Ralph Larson of Rolette was hit BY
stray bullet while on his way from
town to his brothers place west OF
town. The bullet was 22-shot and
struck him on the left side of the
head over his ear, causing scalp
wound and fattening the bullet as
though it had collided with piece OF
steel armor plate. Had the bullet
struck further back or near the tenn
pie, it is thought it would have pene
trated and killed the victim. AS It
was the wound was not serious and
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