The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-11

I'M hesinning the saturday prsyionr.
No atsshdsncs owing % tlle cold weatl,.
A 49, llinitcisto the towr, and his cU.-
isazs1te no were Ia. assiet him, did nos
pat in an appearance, thereby, throwing
tho whole work un lilo own s!,MilLers,
wllicl, lie sustained nul,,fAlly aud which.
tie people Of this district appreciated by
allowing him 10 .uy fur tne wooi ,l..t
was used ut the school house aud his
own expenses also. He b earnest In his
deeire to serve his inastcr and did his
duty, rs became a christian, overcoming
all obstacles. He Is anxious to have u
church organized here, either Methodist
or Pres !. terrain, and wishes all, Of boil,
denominations, To assist it, building u
neat, handsome building for tl,at purpose.
Ifthe Metho,list sta,t, LIT the Piesby-
terrain assist them; ii the Presbyterian
start, let the Methodist assist them He
thinks either denomination not lnrgc
enough, TO supports church Of tllci, own.
He will either preach l,imself or scnd u
representative T., pre,cl, cn Jan. 20. He
will be glad to SEQ everyone on that day.
EATliaArE.
Afew of tho l,artier of Our young folks
indulge in q dne art-skating.
The singers Of Batl,gnte, met with Mr..
McKittrick OH Monday night.
It is Mr.. Shining TOMS intention to start
Tor the East on Wednesday Of this wees.
Wheat il still coming in but not .s
briskly US in the earlier part OF the TEA.
son.
Mr.. Peterson began TO pack goods o.,
Monday, preparatory to his departure fo,
Hills.o:u.
Professor Young returned ON Saturda,
and school opened on Monday with .
large attendance. 1
II. u. HusKins il back from, st. Tat:
He reports gN,d time and that jol
outfit will sNn follow l,,n,.
There are good many sick people j,
our country; the result If the nu,ncro,,
'iances on New Years day.
August Rien returned from his visit {.
Sank Centre on Monday. He Is looking
we'll and reports & nod time.
As it turns olt. Mr.. Merrill has iecl
giving better general satisfaction in hi
wheat grading than any other maj, ulon
the lire.
Mr.. J. T.. McISittrick went south o,
Sunday and returned on Tuesduy. Dur
my lis aikence Z. L. Parker hal clarg
VI two offices.
Our mail from the soutl, was carrie.
fast III Monday. The question IL, win,
was the agent thinking about; many
conjecture l,as been made but no answe
yet.
The Union Sunday S.'hool elected VII,
Foster snpcrint. n,lent, for the ensuing
year. last Sunday. MIR. Foster il an oil,
sunday scl,o,l worker and will doubles
make the Sunday school hers success.
There seems to be IL prevailing inpres
sion that these parties who are settlil.I
upon land in the western part Of Ill,
county are not intending To break ~
nrrcl, more land until IL railroad is bull
there. Let our farmers be wise an.
break up all the land they can. lie
them built gmnnrics and store Ill,
grain If they find it inc,nvenient to !,au
it to market. A railroad will u,ltioub ell
~ be built there in the near future. I'll.
Sritcr believes that the coming summer
will sec active operations in ryila,s.,
work there. But, our farmers will fin,
tlat il they have Il few Thousand brlsi,el,
If grain stored, aud their land broken ~
they will have no reason to regret Il. Le
no idle days be spent OIL the Pcmbin;
mountains.