The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-13
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Prayten. Toilette. walhalla, Carlisle.
Bathgats. neche and Rosa Laks
.BArHsATE.
The lumber for the new elevator is
expected daily. q 4
On Monday morning David Ferguson
Aeft for Duluth to buy stock of lumber.
Luke, Steele & Co. are building an
other warehouse for their machinery.
The Fourth has come and gone, and
now VIC experience the calm that follows
the storm.
At Bathgate the race track still remains
and continues to attract the attention of
q good many people.
J. w. Works is fitting up rooms in the
restaurant building for the accommoda-
tion of travelling men.
Paint is being spread upon several OF
the business buildings which adds
greatly to their appearance.
On Monday Mr.. ]. l.. McKittrick
started for Chicago on a business trip
He will be absent about ten days.
The boys are catching some very fine
fish In Tongue river, several having been
hmked weighing seven pounds.
On. last Sunday Mcsss. Sackett and
1I''skins drove to Crystal. They report
things looking well in that direction.
We are promised series of lectures
during the present week ON tile subject
"f man. The lecturer is phrenologist.
Mrs. Foster has at last returned. She
and her daughter are both looking well,
and report pleasant visit. The old
gentleman looks happy once more.
Rev. Williams has returned from his
visit East. He occupied his pulpit on
Sunday, much to the satisfaction of his
congregation.
The Baptist pulpit was occupied last
Sunday bya stranger in the afternoon,
as was also the Methodist pulpit in the
evening.
David Ferguson is taking good many
orders for the ]. I. Case thresher. The
indications are that there will be enough
.threshersin the country this fall to save
the grain.
One day last week we had the pleas
.ure ofmeeting Mr.. Marion, one of the
heavy lumber dealers Of Minneapolis.
After looking over the DEVILS Lake coun.
try and Manitoba. lie stopped off here.
He thinks Pelnbina county beats any,
thing he has seen.
DR.. NJ. Sutton is fast acquiring an envi-
able reputation in his profession for the
masterly manner in which he handles
his surgical cases. In n drunken row a
few days since one of a crowd of Norwe.
gians was so badly injured that he must
have lost his life hut fer the prompt and
skilful attention of the doctor.
On Saturday of last week our base ball
club accepted an invitation to play the
boys at Hamilton. The home team came
OF victorious, but it is their unanimous
opinion that it would bic hard thing for
them to Guido the Hamilton boys in
politeneas, cordially and entertainment.
The Hamilton club has accepted an invi-
tation to play at Bathgate next Friday.
An interesting game is expected.
The case Of the Territory Of Dakota VS..
A. +. johnson was tried on last Saturday
at Hamilton. The jury disagreed. Mr..
Mclaughlin, Of Grafton, appeared in be-
half of the Territory, and Mr.. J. D. Stack
for defendant. 1t being case of public
interest," and one that comes home to
every family living near any part of the
course of Tongue river, great deal of
interest was shown. The writer was. not
in attendance at the trial and did not
hear the testimony, but the result of this
case as it now stands, if it may be taken
" a test case, will allow 10 any ex-
tent,the pollution of the waters of Tongue
rivet. While We do not like to see any
man in trouble, we pronounce it burn
ing shame to allow such a state of things
to exiss.