The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-08

in st. Paul for a beautiful residence he
is about to erect on the east side here.
The railway company's surveyors
located three side tracks here last week.
The Neche private school is Furnishing
and Miss Hattie Flynn, the pleasant and
efficient teacher, is kept busy keeping
twenty-five youngsters in order.
Mr.. Cass Prudhomme, Of the Hotel
Geroux, Pembina, visited our town
last Monday and was well pleased with
the appearance of things, He thinks of
locating here.
Rev. Father BONN will celebrate High
Mass in the depot of this town on Sun
day, June 10th, also again on June 9th,
after which there will be meeting to
arrange for building church.
The Aurora Well Boring company are
sinking well for Pillsbury & Hulburl
and when through will sink another
for the Northwestern Elevator company.
Tonight material arrived for the Pills
bury & Hulburt elevator and work will
be gone on with immediately.
Orders were received last week, that
all transfers from the Manitoba railway
to the G. 2. r. and vice versa shall be
made at Neche. The c. P. company
have two large gangs of men at work on
the southwest branch. 1t is expected
the through trains will be put on this
route during the course of a few weeks.
Neche will celebrate the fourth. Att
recent meeting of the citizens Hon. Jud
LaAloure was elected president of the
day; Mr.. Quackcnbush, vice-president;
Neil McCollum, secretary; II. G. Eeld-
man, treasurer. A subscription list was
passed around and responded to hand
somely and big day is anticipated.
The tea meeting at the Presbyterian
church here came off Monday evening
and was grand success. Among the
speakers were Rev'ds Wright, Caswell,
Nelthorpe, Goldie and Eaule. The re-
freshments were served up in the grove
surrounding the church and were every
thing that could be desired. The pro-
ceeds amounted to $G5.75, which will be
applied to furnishing the church. Mucl,
credit is due Rev. A. x. Caswell, the
energetic pastor, to whose self-denyins
efforts in this as in all church work our
community is much indebted.
Rumor has it that Mr.. Jos. I.aPorte
the genial and worthy inspector of Gus,
toms, is about to be removed. 1t is
needless to add that the whole com
munitv are sorry to hear it and will
deeply regret his dismissal, as no bette,
officer could be appointed to fill his
place. Joe has thorough knowledge o
the people OIL both sides of the line all,
no man is better adapted to deal Will
the French portion of immigrants, who
by the way, form the great majority u
those having business to do with the
custum house at this point. Everybod.
here sincerely hopes that the rumor i:
false and our happy Joe will be long COL.
tinucd in his position here.
The small pox at Walhalla HIS die,
out and the guards on the quarsntinet
district are being discharged; hut We ar,
hardly out of one scare till we are int,
another. The report gained ground her,
Monday that dude had strolled into
town, and today (Tueselay) our worst
fears were realized, when about $50
pm, it was seen to glide from under tho
depot in the direction OF LaMoure {
SuGcl's store. The town dog md Mil
Moorhead's cat Stump" gave chas
and an exciting scene was the result
until the McClintock House WAS reached
Fortunately the door was open at The
time and the dude, who managed to KEEP
the lead, dashed through the hall into
the dining room, when Mack succeeded
in shutting the door in time to save it.
life. 1t has since TRANSFERRED that this
dude escaped from Oshkosh and the
county commissioners have decided tt
send it back there again. 1t is now il
Mr.. Gooding's keeping, who will ship il
when the proper cage arrives from st
Paul.