The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-05


miss them.
Mr.. D. DICK has notified the members
Of the late canvassing board that he will,
on the 18th day Of December, apply to
Judge Hudson for peremptory order
reconyening them as canvassing board
to count the vote of the various precints
that he may have his certificate of cleo
ton. Mr.. Tweedlie has also notified
Auditor Bird that he will on the same
day ask for writ of mandamus directing
the issuance Of certificate of election
to the former as Register of Deeds.
Dun jolly old friend and former towns
man, Huckleberry, has been appointed
postmaster in the new town of Clear
Lake to which he has recently moved
his paper, the Duel County Advocate.
We are pleased to notice that our friend
isin the happiest state Of mind, the last
issue of tle Advocate having portrait
OF Huckleberry standing on his head.
We are glad here to learn that our
congenial old friend Is prospecting. May
he long have strength aud agility to
stand OH his head.
SPEAKING of fires we omitted to notice
pretty narrow escape from a serious
accident Of this kind, which occurred at
the house Of MIR. j. Henry Abrams a
short time ago. When he and his wife
returned home one evening about nine
o'clock they found that an explosion of
gas in the parlor stove had burst the
mica from the doors of the stove, throw.
ing some coal on the floor. setting fire to
the carpet and doing considerable dam
age. The fire was getting well under
way and in a few minutes would have
been beyond control had it not been
promptly put out.
MEssRs. Booker and Short returned ON
Tuesday from their hunting expedition
in the wiltls of Minnesota, bringing will,
them two fine deer with smaller game.
We are glad 70 learr that success finally
crowned their efforts, but it was after
long and anxious waiting; after much
weary walking on tip-toe and scram-
bling thorough brush; after much stretch
ing of the neck and many painful hours
sitting in tree tops. But they were de-
termined to find deer or perish III the
wilderness. "Giye me deer or give me
death" was the cry. Finally their per-
severance was rewarded.
TIE Fargo Argus has this to say of the
Burlington, Pembina & Northern rail.
road: The surveying party are reported
prospecting as far east as Fergus Falls,
but reference to the map shows that Al
direct line from Burlington, Iowa, witt,
Devils Lake region will strike the Red
River Valley not far from Fargo. 1,
could easily he made to take in the mum.
erous thriving towns OH the bank Of
the Red River. The parties pursuing
the investigation in the interest of the
scheme will no doubt visit the lower val.
ley Of the Red aud perceive the impor.
lance ola region whose productive re.
sources are so immense. The name OF
the proposed road is the Burlington,
i'embina 4 Northern. 1t is expected tc
cross the tracks of the Manitoba and
branches ut least four times, and some
trouble would be expected with the com
pany.
DIR. HARRIS INDUCED himself in a run
Away diversion the other evening. A.
he WAS returning home late in the even.
ing when near town, it being very dark
his horse in making n short turn upset
the cutter, the natural effect of wlic,
! was To bring the doctor i'm sudden COLI
sion with the not too plant surface of the
ground. He was stunned for awhile
but was soon able to get his head OH his
shoulders, adjust his limbs and other.
wise collect himself, when who should
happen along but MIR. Robt. Morrison
who proved himself every inch the good
Samaritan. The doctor being thus in
good hands the next thing was to get
track ofthc horse, cutter. etc. After
diligent search the horse was found III
MIR. Ci,apman's stable, having left the
cutter iii MIR. Florence's back yard fol
repairs. We are glad to say that nethe,
doctor, horse, harness or cutter are much
the worse for the accident.
PEMBINA is interested in the line OF
policy on the part of the government Of
consolidating the frontier posts, as in case
this is further pursued Fort Pembina
will in all probability be enlarged. The
following is what the Secretary of War
has to say on the subject: In conse-
quence Of the rapid extension of rail-
ways, and the increase of western settle
ments, it has been possible to inaugur.
ate the policy of abandoning many small
frontier outposts, and concentrating their
garrisons at larger, permanent stations;
and this policy has been continued so
far as appropriations for barracks and
quarters would permit, the abandoned
reservations being turned over to the
interior department, as provided by law.
yhis concentration, so far as it has been
effected, begins to show beneficial effects
i'll greatly increased economy of supply
and improvement of the discipline ofthe
troops, resulting from opportunities of
instruction which they could not hereto
fore enjoy in their scattered position.
AN Exchange gives these facts in re-
gard to North Dakota names: Barnes
county is named after Judge Barnes.
Stutsman county gets its name from Col.
+. stutsman, the first register of the
Pembina land office in 1870. Cavalier
county is named after Mr.. Cl,as. Cavalier
1--WE understand lie originally spelled his
name Cavileer), who was the first white
settler to make permanent residence in
Dakota, having settled at Pe,nbina in
1851, and who was the first pre-emptor
iii North Dakota. LaAloure derives it's
name from the Hon. Judson IaMoure,