The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-03
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BATllGArE.

Rev. Turner preached at the Baptist
church on last Sunday.
The child Of NJ. Fossum that has been
30 sick is very much better.
Bathgate now claims to be the greatest
horse market in the county.
Wilbur & Whitaker now occupy their
new quarters in the Paulson building.
Mrs. Mercer was very i'll a part of last
week but is improving slowly again.
Last Sunday brought nearly everybody
out. either on the walks or in bugg,es, to
sun themselves.
Bathgate people have putt quantity
Of Ice to use during the time that the
river is breaking up.
Melheim 4 Fossum-always on the
alert for business-are shipping eggs and
potatoes to Winnipeg.
Farmers say they find better roads into
Bathgate in the spring than into any
other town in the county.
The probable war in foreign lands in
terests everybody. Farmers in this To-
cality intend increasing their acreage of
wheat in consequence oft.
Homestead, Presumption and timber
culture filings should be taken before
Aug. Short, Clerk of the District Court at
Pembina, Oak. Stiff
At the literary entertainment the ques-
ton for debate was the familiar one,
Woman Suffrage. Ike Foster-the eel
ebrated machine Ike-had the honor to
be chief on the affirmative. There is no
use Of opposing Ike. His young lady
friends may give him credit for giving
them the ballot and the privilege of hold
ing office.
Mr.. Bostwick from Tripoli. Iowa, came
up last week with a car load of horses
for Hunt, Holt & Garner Bros. Mr..
Bostwick has been used to large barns
and a rolling country, and thinks this
looks agood deal like pancake, but
he is surprised at the advancement he
finds here. He sconvinced that Pembins
county double discounts Breemer county
Iowa, for its age.
On Monday Mr.. John Watt returned
with his bride. They are welcomed tc
Bathgate by Mr.. Watts large circle o.
friends. They begin house keeping al
once in their rooms over the store. Mr.
Watt, true to his former habits, propose.
to have everything of the best, and
accordingly has shipped in some very
handsome and costly furniture for hi
rooms. So Bathgate numbers one more
family and the society of which we
boast has gained one more member.
The entertainment given by the pupil
Of the public school en- last Monday
night was decided success. To praise
one more than another would be almos
unjust. There was nothing that coult
offend the most factidious, and every
thing to please, enough of the seriou.
and sober to counterbalance the comic
The teachers who have had the enter
tainment in charge deserve great praise
such entertainments convince us tina
there are good pupils and good teacher
in Dakota. 1t was an entertainment thai
could not be excelled by any school III
the States where they have from three
to four hundred pupils to select from
The proceeds of the entertainment were
about fifty dollars, which is to be used
in part, to p lrchase bell for the schoo
house, and in part to purchase diction
airy and other supplies for the school
The pupils and Professor Robinson and
Miss Tillotson deserve great praise fol
this entertainment. We hope that the
experiment may be repeated in the neal
future.