The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
THE PlONEER. EXPRESS.
Published EveryFriday Morning
r. h. Young, Publisher.
TERMS, 1900 PER YEAR.
Entered 1.-THE postoniceat Pembins, Dakota. q
econd-Class matter
OFFICIAL PAPER OF pEMBINA co.


econd-Class matter
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PEMBINA co. |
FRIDAY, MAY l, 1885.
AROUND TOWN.
ADVERTISEMENTS for the special edition
of the PIONEER EXPRESS should he sent in
Immediately to secure insertion.
Rev. JOHN BJARNAsoN, of Winnipeg,
made his quarterly visit to the Icelandic
Lutheran church of this place.
SEND in your advertisements of farm ls
for sale for the special edition of tile
PIONEER EXPRESS which will be inserte ID
at two cents a word.
THE Marquette came in from Winnipegl
OH Monday and will continue to make
regular trips between these two points
during the summer.
WANTED. Twenty thousand dollars
school and township bonds. The ader.
signed will pay highest market price.
Pembina County Bank.
TIE farming operations have again been
resumed with vigor. The weather the
past week has been all that could be des-
ired for pursuit of spring work.
ANY person sending their address TO
the Boston One Price Clothing House,
st. Paul, will receive price list and rules
for self measurement free. I
TIE heavy rains of the past week have j
done much towards renovating the city.
Let the citizens follow natures example
and complete the work forthwith.
LET us have good roads leading to our
city. No town can afford to have bad
ones. And certainly the people in the
country are equally interested in this
work.
Az item in regard to the price of saloon
Licences in this city has given to some I.
wrong impression. The fee of S25 is
additional to that fixed by the county
5000.
SEEDING operations have been col lsidcr.
ably retarded by the heavy rains of last
week and the roads were again put in
muddy condition. Where graded, how
ever, they soon dried up.
MEMBERS of the st. John Baptiste socie-
ty and French Canadians in general, will
hold u meeting at Pembina Oil Monday,
the 4th day of May. for the purpose of {
electing officers for the ensuing year.
All are requested to be PRESENT.. A.
DArRAl, secretary.
Mn. A. j. DAuRAY, who for a long time
past has been employed as head clerk
with McTavish & Webb, left last night
for Montreal, Pc, where he expects to
locate. MIR. Dauray has pro, cd a faith
full and efficient employee and leaves mary
friends in Pembina.
THREE or four halfbreeds brought down
raft ofcordwood, containing about forty
cords. ON Monday, from the vicinity of
Acton. After disposing of their wood
they concluded to have little fun which
resulted in some of the jolly party getting
thelr eyes blackened.
TIE Turtle Mountain Times has reach
ed this office, the first number of which
was published April 18th. This is the
second paper published at Dunselth. the
county seat of Rolette county. 1t lis bright
and spirited and don't look like a paper
published SO far from the telegram
world.
WAR news furnished the main topic of
discussion in town during the past week.
Winnipeg papers have been eagerly
bought at Moore & Co.'S and from the
news carrier, who Oh some days has had
bonanza. The ticker in the telegraph
Office was going by the hour on Saturday
last after Middleton's first engagement
with the rebel forces
AS TIE ladies on the committees for
the cat Home" are sparing no pains in
getting up an enjoyable entertainment
they sincerely hope all invited will be
present. They are preparing an excel
lent program of music and readings,
besides the many games that will be
provided for entertaining the guests.
They will also serve ice cream, cake,
lemonade, &c. The invitations will be
issued next week.
OLAF OLAFssEN, an Icelander twenty
five years of age, was locked up in Jail
for showing actions of insanity, and
on Friday last the court pronounced
him insane. During most of the time
Mr.. Olafsson was in Jail he kept up a
noise, enough to disturb the neighbor-
hood. The young man come from Win
nipeg short time ago to South Pembina
where his parents live. d. H. and J. p.
Dick conveyed the lunatic to Yankton on
Sunday evening.
BRrEFs.-W.J. Hughes, of the firm of
Yorkey d Hughes, was in Pembina Mon
day I'D. 2. Casselman. prominent atty
OF Grand Forks visited our city on satur-
day last......Miss Leo Geroux returned
from Winnipeg last week. ....AIr. q. F.
Winter and Commissioner Mcleod were
i'll the city this week OH the war path to
kill county division. Mrs. L. Geroux and
daughter were summoned to the bedside
of mother and grand mother at Boxton,
P. O., and left on Tuesday evening. Mr..
: Albert Abrams, who has been visiting
relatives in town few days, left on
: Friday evening for Minneapolis. |