The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-14

NIs As A1lOHu " On uuty ~ UAlO6r
now owing to . sore hand.
DR.. Hewitt has returned with his wife.
He is looking pale but thinks he is as|
good - ten dead men yet.
Some talk ofgetting up a base ball club
here The coming summer. It will GER
tainly help to alnuse as we'll as instruct.
We expect the Presbyterians viii be
the first to erect . church in this town Of
the Protestant denominations. We are
certain of fine Catholic cdifice this
summer.
Services ~ere held in the school house
Sunday, Feb. "a. by Rev. A. X. Caswell Of
Neche. He would have a larger attend
ande if he announced the hour of ll.3O
A. n. or 3P. n.
Joe DuCamp, the invincible shoulder
hitter from Olga, got knocked out in one
round by his runaway team Friday.
One white tree and the neck yoke was
ell that needed repairs.
H. A. Mayo is getting his fel.ce posts
home with which he intends fencing his
claim about II miles out of town. He
intends going into stock raising in addi-
ton to his other numerous pursuits.
Talk about being able to stand cold and
having pluck. l give the palm to the
young lady who rode sixteen miles re.
Gently for pleasure, but presume that is
another Of the privileges. of leap year.
Several young men Judging from the
large wood piles near their houses and
thegeneral cleanup Observation-Disclosures
are about to make the same kind of q
venture as the man with the plug hat has
lately done. Go in boys. it beats lone
someness.
Mr.. John F. Mayors family was visited
by death last Friday, Feb. Goth, hi
infant child having been summoned by
that dread messenger to the place from
whence no traveller returns. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Mayer have the heartfelt sympath,
of all in their loss.
Three large sleigh loads and four cut
tiers containing twelve ladies' and twent,
gentlemen from here and Ernest took il
the Olga ball held in Hotel de Log, unde
the management of Geo. F., Winter, will
the Italian string band from WinnipeI
for music. It was voted grand success
and Joe Jamison says takes the cake il
the way of oysters. Our party on tn,
return trip made quite procession bu
ewing to storm which caught us a
Yerxa's store we could not do the grand
but reached bone $50 A. NJ, tired ant
happy.
GARDAR.
4 A dramatic entertainment is in stor,
for us soon.
Cold weather seasoned Will, blizzard
has been the order for tile.last month.
Business is lively with MessrS. LANCE,
Haley, proprietors of the Ga,,lar IIous,
X Gardar is rejoicing over the prospect
ola railroad in the near future and (
mill when spring opens.
Gardar is fine place and located so q
to be protected from the storms, so yo
see we Lave not suffered,
The few who left their claims last fal
are beginning to put in their familia
faces. Glad to see them back.
The saw mill is running with flu
force but the logs are brought in SO fas
that they only just hold their own.
Our school officers have very muc
trouble getting the seats for the schot
house. We will all rejoice when the
are put in.
Mr.. Stevens, our constable and obligin
clerk, scys legal business is on the in
crease as he served three summonses i
one day this week.
Bergman Bros. new store will be read
for the large spring stock which the fir,
have on the way. They say trade is il
creasing, and to see the amount of good
that go out Of their store is proof of tn
business done.
Report of Gardar school for the mont
ending Feb. 20, 1884. Number of day
taught, 20; Enrolment. 20; Average dali
attendance, 10; Per cent. of attendanc,
95. Names of pupils neither absent nc
tardy: Geirmuhdur 3jarnson. Stylus Der,
man, Ami Halgrimson, Kristgurdur o.
son and Snibjorn Steincrimson.
4 ]. w. RUTLEDaE, Teacher.