The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-08-17

young 1flends and associates with q
party at Kittson Hall on Monday even
ing, the occasion being her birthday.
Quite a large numberof young folks as
sembled, with a few older ones to keep
the flow of youthful vivacity within
bounds. Dancing was kept up until a
late hour, and an excellent supper
partaken of before the party separated.
We have received several colnmuni-
cations this week which me must decline
TO- make use of. One of these contains a
long rigmarole about e''tea," coffee"
"sugar, "beans," ''ditto," &c. It is ad.
dressed to the editor, personally,
is full of tautology and of no
intaress .s,,.s. i Z to-. 2: the: public. The
other communications are Of the same
tenor. These manuscripts are respectful.
ly declined.
L. b. WALKER is going to build saw
mill at Crookston instead of Grand Forks.
He had all but closed negotiations witt,
the latter town when some of the proper
ty owners got high notions of the value
of the property desired for the mill site
and the enterprise fell through far rs
Grand Forks was concerned. How ofteii,
do we see town get serious blow in
consequence of the blind greed of a
few.
The school board has purchased new
5oOpound Meneely bell whose fine tone
will ring out some of these mornings
when school.opens. A large quantity Of
blackboard material has also been pur-
chased and another unabridged diction.
ary. Our school board, Messrs Myrick,
kneesllaw and Thompson are deterInin-
ed to provide first class educational
advantages for the patrons of our school,
Four or five teachers 1t is expected
will be required the coming term.
In recent issue of the PloNEEn-Ex-
PRESS there was a paragraph that Jnis-
led our readers in regard to the tax law.
To set the matter right, we publish the
following extract from the session laws of
1879. 1t applies to that portion of the
tax that applies to the road and bridge
fund: "Any road tax levied by the board
ofsupervisors, i'll addition to the poll tax,
may be worked out in the road district
in which such person resides, when it is
apersonal tax, or tax on personal
property; or, if any real property, then
in the district where such property is sit
uated, on which the tax is levied, at the
rate, in all Gu: g, ut one dollar and fifty
cents per day for man, and three dol
lars for man and team, and the receipt
OF the overseer for the amount worked
out must he taken by the county treasur.
or in payment to the amount of said tax. {"
CHURCH NoTEs-The Rev. ID. Stewart
OF Wallacetown, Ont, preached very
able discourse ut the Presbyterian church
last Sunday evening. Quarterly meet
ing services will be held in the NJ. E.
church ON Sunday next. Presiding
Elder Hair will preach morning and
evening. The Sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered ut the
close of the morning service. The quar-
terly conference will be held Saturday
evening at 7:30 o'clock......T The mission
band meets tomorrow afternoon at three
O'Clock at the residence of Prof. Travis
.....As will be seen in the Bathgate
items, Rev. Father Quinlan will conduct
service in that town 10 o'clock, Sunday ......
A committee of the presbytery of Penn
bina, consisting of the Rev. Messrs.
Dyckman, Travis and Schell, visited
East Tamarac, some nine miles east of
Argyle, Minn., on Saturday, August 11th,
and organized Presbyterian church in
that p.ace......The Mcclellan Mission
Band will hold its first public meeting in
the Presbyterian church, in Pelnbina, on
Friday evening, August %. In
addition to recitatlons, singing and
other exercises by the MEMBERS. short
addresses will be delivered by ministers
and others present, ON the great theme
of Christian Missions. All are invited to
attend this meeting. There will be no
charge for admission; but d collection
will be taken up for the treasury of tie
Mission Band.