The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-11-20

Our elevators are in full blast. Messrs.
Hickok and Curtis know how to handle
the golden grain.
Mr.. Dumas, one of Riel's men passed
through town on Monday on his way out
to his brother.
The public school has been more
than usually crowded this week. The
average number daily has been Y.
Chas. Crawford's grain warehouse is
about completed. He expects to be
ready for wheat in about one week.
Mrs. F. Vosper left Monday on visit
to some of her friends in Ontario. She
expects to stay away for the winter.
The farmers are all busy hauling in
their No. l hard. They seem to be feel
ing better since the price struck II cents.
L. Il. Leckie has moved into his new
shop north of post-ottice where he can
attend to the wishes of his customers in
good style.
Richard Swain has opened up feed
mill at this place. Anv parties wishing
to get any feed ground will find him on
hand.
Miss Mathews, Of Bathgate, is in town
visiting Miss Hickox. She has been
giving some of our Neche ladies lesson
on ironing.
The rattle at Frank Tiffany's Monday
night was quite a success; everybody
Went away with goose or drake in
his pocket.
1t is announced that Mrs. Smiths
operatta, Little Red Riding Hood" will
be given in Neche in the course of two
or three weeks.
Ifyou want to get good fitting boot
or shoe, call at asa Fanset's He keeps
mostly anything that the farmers want
Mt rock bottom prices. lw
Who wants to be acclnated?-Gretna.
V. Quackenbush did Minneapolis last
wcek.."..Miss Campbell, of Ernest, was
visiting friends here, last week.
The flooring for the roller rink arrived
last evening. The carpenters are now
busy laying it and expect to have it
opened in about two weeks.
Mrs. Tolkin, of Ernest. is starting a
music class here and would be very glad
to receive any scholars that wish to
take lessons on the piano or organ.
Quite building boom struck our town
this fall. Tom Hooper, our general
''slnith," has been doing considerable
work in the way of repairs on his shop
WALliALLA.
John McGuin Esq, is still driving
stage, but he is going to Napanee about
holiday time.
MIR. Hoople, from Duluth, was in town
Monday, making arrangements for the
purchase of frosted wheat.
The custom house officer q. Cavanagh
has gone to Chicago for two weeks. Now
is the time to cheat Uncle Sam.
Mr.. Jameson Sr. has been away to
Emerson for what? Oh, the horse fiddle
and tin pans will tell some evening.
DIR. ID. McIachlin is the family
physician and he is we'll spoken of by
all. He has large increasing practice.
There is preaching in the school house
every Sunday evening Mt o'clock, by
Rcv's. Macnamara and Scott, alter
natively.
The Bellevieu Hotel is also worthy of
note, where first class accommodations
can be had from our enterprising towns
man, Louis Moran.
WIN. Winters smiling face is again
seen around town after an absence of 10
weeks i'll Ontario where the girls like
winter all the year round.
VIM. Aud and Geo. Miller are stopping
at the Peters House again, after being
away all summer boring wells George
intends leaving for Ontario this week.
Rev. G. A. Mcnamara has removed to
Ernest and will make his headquarters
at Henry McGuin's.....C. w. Lutes was
in town this week taking orders for
Grants Personal Memoirs.
Burley & Co., and G. d. Loring, the
merchants, have made some improve
ments in their stores and are doing a
good business. Three persons are en-.
ployed in each store.
L. S. Burley has returned from Ontario
where he has been for 8 weeks. He is
we'll pleased with this country and seems
satisfied to live here now, but think he
would have been better satisfied if he
had brought back one of Ontario's fair
damsel with him.
Please notice that this place still exists
but l think her correspondents to the
PIONEER Ex. have crawled into their holes
for the season, like the bear, and as
came out of my hole the other day, and
did not see my shadow (for l am too
poor to make one) 1 thought would stop
out, learn to write, and take items of
interest for the newspaper.
There will be grand masquerade ball
at the school house in this place OH the
evening of Thanksgiving day, which is
Thursday, November Goth. Everyone
who attended the last one here will
come and as many more for there was
such a good time. All come and see me
for am going to represent the fool at the
suggestion of my girl, for she says will
only have to act as l always do. More
anon.
This town continues to enlarge. for, as
l drove into it was struck by the i'm
provements made by John F. Mayer in
his grist mill, which is the largest mill,
does more grinding and gives better sat.