The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-25

lC0tIOo p0n0ene mAQ0 himself Known toll
me etd helped me very kindly, and
therefore I know he wrote nothing With
Tie Intention 81 turning my wilt to that
bsantlf al md promising town into ridi-l
culs. He attended : number Of meotinE.
n nousof which (afteF Saturday even.
ins) we're there less than twenty-one |
and on somc evenings the House |
~as well filed. There was the most
idevout attention ut every service,
and the meetings grew in interest and
solemntty asthey progressed. The people
need an organized church there and a
house Of worship, and they must have
them; Respectfnlly-Wx. TRAyn.
& HAsllLTON.
Rev. Mr.. Turner is still very poorly
and unable to attend to his duties.
Our town NOW sports barber shop
and the boys can now afford tho luxury.
of y clean face.
MI. Barlow, editor Of the Dakota Mes
|senger, has been Ola the sick list for a few
days, but expects to be around as usual in
a few days.
BY the time this reaches your readers
the peoples conve ntion will be thing of
the past. A Competent committee Is
making arrangements to have the hall
comfortably lea ted and seated. Whether
the convention: will fulfill all that is ex-
pected Off or u OF. remains 10 be seen,
but il it does, it will be Il good one; but
more of this in cur next.
A special meeting of the Hamilton
N u and Elevator Cc. was held on Mon
day evening. There was large a;ten-
lance of citizeil; ami farmers, and every
one seemed impressed Will, the necessity
of tho mill uil,t equally determined to
carry the srl,cnM. to successful compile
ton. RObt Mcfirner was chosen char.
man anl Mr.. Steel secretary. Judge
Mclean was called upon to give few
facts in relation to the enterprise and
state what prosrsss had been made to-
ward raising the necessary funds. In a
few well chosen remarks, Mr.. Mclean,
Ibid the matter before the meeting, and
showed All intim alto knowledge Of the
whole subject, anil the feasibility OF the
scheme. Upt to date the sum of clever,
thousand dollars had been subscribed III
stock. and duriaf: the meeting anothei
600 was added, making in all sui.
ficient SUN to warrant the board in pro-
ceeding to the erection of the building.
Tie following com mittee was appointed
to make further arrangements: Messrs. A
Mclean, Randall. Mcmillan, R. McGr,se,
and sarver, with Mr. Steel as secretary
The meeting adjourned to meet again on
the 2lst day of February, to which all are
cordially invited.
j In view of the fact that there is grea,
need of Temperance work in our town.
and that hitherto nothing has been done
some few friends of temperance request
ed all Interested in The cause, to meet a,
Hamilton on tuesday evening, Jan. Is
1884. Announced ents and notices were
given to that effect. On that evening ,
number met at the Baptist church il
Hamilton, and an open temperance 20
cic,y was organized with the following
officers. President, Mr.. ]. C. Hart, o
Hamilton; Vice-P res, Rev. S. Kerfopt
of Batl'gate; secre tory, Rev. D.Williams
Of Batl:gate; Treas ul:er. Mr.. H. Fennell
of Hamilton. The following committees
were appointed, On constitution and
bylaws, Messrs. r Dow, j. Mcmillan and
S. Wright. On liz erarv program, Rev. d
Mcdonald, A. i. johnson, Jos. Congtlor
and H.. S. Wcbsi or. The first regula,
meeting will be lie ID at Hamilton, Tues
day evening, (7.a0) Jan. 20. Tic col,
stitution and by-la VII will be read and
voted upon, and about one hour spent in
literary exercises. rn'asic, essays, address
YES, &C., OIL subjects connected with tenn.
perance. ALI friends: of temperance
virtue and morality are invited to attend
| CAvlLEIIR.
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