The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-20
Happe niings In
North Dakota

Fargo-The Florence Crittenton
home is endeavoring OF raise $4,000
for new buildings.
Bismarck.-A new drainage system
is being planned for Bismarck since
the recent cloudburst.
Gasselton.-A death from heat &C.
cured in harvest field near Emblem,
southwest of this city.
Cavalier-Prof. Miles, for several
years principal of the local schools;
died in Oregon of typhoid.
Kenmare.-This city may have a
company of the North Dakota Nation
al Guard in the near future.
Minot. IA large candy factory is
one OF the new manufacturing enter
rrises soon to be established here.
Janestown.--The faculty selec-
tions for the Presbyterian college
here are now practically complete.
Medina. A teacher and her
pupils were stunned by lightning
bolt that set fire to school house
near here.
Grafton is progressing fav-
crably IN the rev hospital building
for the state institution FOR the
feeble-mindcd.
Fargo.-Miss Dorothy Mann of this
city won the state tennis champion
ship among women at the tourna-
ment held ut Minot.
Wheatland.-A teanlster here had
narrow escape from death at a rail
road crossing just in front of the
North Coast Limited.
Washirgton-Rural carriers ap-
pointed-North Dakota: Elliott,
route 1. Donley C. Bellows; Havana
route 1, George A. Cox.
Neutrality-suspicious. appoint.
ed-North Dakota: Stoelting, Mercer
county. Henry j. Klindworth, vice
c. B. Heinemeyer, resigned.
Leeds.-Members of the Sons of
Norway held large picnic here, at
which Hon. S. Serumgard of Devils
Lake was the principal speaker.
Grafton.-A fruit raiser near this
city has apple trees so heavily loaded
with fruit that it is necessary to prop
UP the branches to avoid breaking.
Bottineau.-William Slower, aged
sixteen years. eldest son of j. c.
Slower of this city, was drowned
while swimming at Lake Metigoshe.
Rugby.-An explosion in the auto
mobile garage of Scott & Sannon re-
suited in the destruction of property
valued at between $500 and $4,000.
Fargo. - Deputy Sheriff Bingham
hr0no hon fr0p NHinnnorn01iC ChoC
S. Rost, who is wanted here on
charges of both forgery and larceny
Ellendale.-Thos. Wallace of Sill
yer Leaf, prominent old-time resi-
dent Of this county, was seriously in
iured by being thrown from vehicle
Bowman-The village council will
call an election to consider the ques-
ton of bonding for $4,000 to permit
the building of suitable water-works.
Mandan-A. M. Packard, promin-
ert old-time newspaper man was
elected to the head of the city COM
mission at special election held
here.
Jamestown.-A man at Medina in
this county investigated a gas leak by
the light of match, and physicians
are having difficulty to save him from
blindness.
Grand Forks-A:iss Abbott, librar.
ian at this city since the opening of
the public library six years ago, has
resigned her position and will leave
the state.
Towner.-A professional dog train
er was arrested and fined here for
violation of the state game laws in
working dogs in the field prior to
August Is.
Minot.-The Boyle divorce case, in
which serious charges are made by
both parties, is occupying the time
of the district court here, Judge Goss
presiding.
G'ardena.-This villages celebration
of its fourth anniversary since incor-
poration passed off successfully under
organization.
JAMESTOWN newspaper in the
southern part of the state brings out
the name of William Kavanagh of
this city as a suitable candidate for
governor.
LaMoure-The new town we'll was
bored to depth of 1915 feet and
struck a granite bottom. The well
gives 120 lbs. pressure and good
flow cs soft water.
LaMoure-The local creamery re-
ceived 98,033 lbs, of cream and
paid It's patrons $6.12S.43 during the
past month, an increase Of forty per
cent over the same month of last
year.
Minot-The local Standard Oil re.
preventative saved himself from an
evidently intended hold-up by refus-
ing to stop and parley with masked
man who wanted to know where he
could rent houses
g Beach. Billings county's new fail
association is one of the incorpora-
tions recently chartered 1T The Of
flee of the secretary of state. The
capitalization is $4,000, subscribed
principally by business men of this
city.
Grand Forks-The North Dakota
Tennis association elected DR.. w. H.
Bates Of this city as president, and
1t was decided to hold next years
here Rain nrnvonfon