The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-07-27


Barnes county has an association Tor
better roads. .3 5s5a IN
jamestown will hold q county. fair
late this fall.
The Hollanders around Litchville
had d celebration s3i &, u. s.8'. '5s'
Wild roses are In bloom in this state
in great profusion.
G The Minot Commercial club seems
to be getting results.
The western part Of the state is en-
joying an unheard Of BOOM
The Barnes county fair was a huge
success, with ideal weather.
The Standard Oil company is put
ting in q distributing station at Kim
dred.
Bismarckers are complaining about
the stencil arising from the slaughter
houses.
Mrs. Wolker, living near Lansford,
was instantly killed by a stroke Of
lightning.
The Hillsboro school board took 20
ballots before it succeeded in electing
president.
At Wahpeton dog attacked julius
Keen and met its death. It showed
signs Of rabies.
There are complaints at Grand
Forks about the careless manner IN
which hackmen drive.
The United States government is
advertising for a site for the govern
ment building at Devils Lake.
The site Of the Lisbon cemetery was
donated by the father of Harry K.
Thaw, the murderer of White in New
York.
The Bismarck chief of police is cut.
ting the weeds along the streets, using
the labor of men convicted of va.
grancy.
A two-legged colt was born on the
farm of John Lane, near Hatton. The
animal was unable to get UP and was
killed by Mr.. Lane.
The 16-months-old daughter of Mrs.
Walters Of Wahpeton drank a large
quantity Of gasoline. Medical skill
saved the child's life.
Bismarck is in hard luck. A vac
was run in there Aand announced that
he did not like the town and would cut
1t off his visiting list.
Munich will soon have new cream,
cry, the building being well under way
and the machinery on the ground
ready for Installation
Wallace Stoddard. who violated the
prohibition law at Mckenzie, broke
open the place after 1t was closed up
and started business again.
Frank Russell of Lisbon, who was
reported to have located at New Rock.
ford, is now said to have purchased a
billiard parlor at Casselton.
Phil Aughney of Mandan lost his
barn and one horse. Mrs. Aughney
rescued one of the animals and was
injured in an unsuccessful effort to get
the other out.
Rev. Alex Mcdonald has been ap
pointed priest in charge Of the Sheldon
church. He is brother of Father
Mcdonald, formerly of Sheldon and
now of Grafton.
Despite the fact that Valley City is
one of the larger towns in the state it
has not organized a commercial club
and the business men are taking up
the proposition.
Louis schafer, a pioneer of Wells
county and wealthy farmer, was in
jured by fall from a wagon and had
to be taken to the state hospital for
treatment.
There are reports of many glandered
horses over the state. In several in
stances the disease was recently In
troduced by the importation of
horses from other states.
At the golden wedding of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Jacob johnson of Portland There
were present 60 children and granc-
children. The value of the presents
received would count up into the hun
dreds of dollars.
There; was considerable excitement
in Wahpeton over the disappearance
of the three-year-old son of Sheriff
Robbins. The youngster wandered
across the town before he was located
late in the evening.
Fl At Aneta Miss Maud Magoris, as
sistant p. M, had an attack of small
pox, thought to have been caught by
handling the mails. She was placed
under quarantine, the postofice was
closed and fumigated
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George Stricken of Surrey. one OF
the well known Dunkards of the state,
has been appointed one Of the standing
committee. of the Dunkards to repre-
sent North Dakota, Northern Mime
sofa and Western Canada. q
Ralph Lawrence, the 17-year-old son
of John Lawrence. who resides near,
Wahpeton, committed suicide by hang
ing himself In the barn at the Adams
/ farm, where he was employed. It is
thought the boys mind was unbal-
anced owing to III health. "a
After lying in the Walsh county jail
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