The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-06
THE WEEKLY SUMMARY.
Containing Social Gossip. Personal
Paragraphs, Nsighborhood Do
ings and Many Other Itsms
Of Interest From
wslhalla. Cavalier. Alxra, Bathgate.
. st. Thomas, Joliette, Parktown.
Drayton, Beaulieu, Carlisle,
Neche, Hyde Park and

st. Thomas. toilette. Parktown,
Drayton. Beaul,eu, Carlisle,
Neche. Hyde Park and
Bay Centre.
WALHALLA.
Mrs. Mostyn, of Pembina, is visiting
friends in this neighborhood.
Nelson Pearson still presides at the
clerks desk with No. l solitaire.
A few more painters arrived in town
Friday and gave this town coat OF
cardinal and vermillion.
WIN. Aud of we'll boring fame reports
any amount of work in his line. He
talks of cutting through the slate stone
on the second mountain.
A week ago Thursday surprise party
was held at the residence of Mr.. H,
1. Bevans who met the besiegers in his
usual urbane manner.
On Friday 9th inst, the ladies will hold
a "paper bag social" Something new.
An entertainment will be given in con.
nectiOn. Tickets % cts.
By the appearance of the roads spring
has come. but if the old saying is true,
come like lamb. 20 out like a lion,''
let us hope it will be a dead lion.
The school board have purchased some
twelve or fifteen cords of good wood and
the saw-buck brigade are busy reducing
the same to properlengtlsf for burning.
The Bellevue Hotel is doing rushing
business. On Sunday last some fifty sat
down to dinner and mine host Louis
NORM says that is common occurrence.
Congratulations are the order af the
day with Mr.. Nels Pearson he having
taken unto himself better two.thirds
We have not yet learned her maiden
name.
Geo. A. Wheeler has made arrange.
ments to sell the Monitor plows and
Strawbridge seeder. Parties wishing tile
same will not have to go to Ncche for
them.
Make your final proof IN five yeal
homesteads before Aug. Short, Clerk OF
the District Court, Pembina, Oak. Sit
Farmers arc going to put in a larger
acreage of wheat this year than ever be-
fore besides their other grain. Quite 6
number are going to SOW flax, and few
five to ten acres of corn.
Our building prospects are good fol
another year. Several dwellings and .
store, blacksmith shop and tin sllol
will be erected. We do not boom, bu
put up good substantial buildings.
Services were held at the Il. c. churcl
last Sabbath. An exceedingly large con
gregation was present. If the Rev
Father st. Pierre's congregation continue
to increase, he will have TO build a larger
edifice.
Another child was buried in the Pres
bytcrian cemetery last week belonging tc
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson of Hyde Park
The parents have the sympathy of all
Verify i'll life We are in the midst o.
death.
Mrs. Bevans, wife Of our genial and
handsome customs collector has returned
making the trip from her home il,
Morris. Mimi, to Necle i'll l3a hours
Ii. I. wears happy countenance having
interviewed his "Cooney boy"
Walllalla is an enterprising city and
keeps pace with the best. We now have
an elegant roller skating rink OH which
the citizens may perform acrobatic feats
and let their feet do a spread eagle act IN
the air while they gracefully glide or
their ear.
Two more permanent residents came
to town last week proving conclusively
that Walhalla means to keep up her. pop
ulation. The wife of John F. Magel
presenting him with son aud that u
Mr.. Geo. Baker with girl. ALI partie.
doing well.
On Friday, Feb. Goth, we had selec,
party to dance held in the school house
Music was furnished by the Crown
Centre string band, and an enjoyable
evening was spent. Dancing until {
o'clock a. H., after which an oyste,
supper was given in Hotel de Peter t.
viii. h all Gil ami lie justice.
Supt. of schools e. Z. Jackson, was OIL,
in this part organizing new school dis
trict in range 81. The following officers
were elected:-F. B. Benjamin. director
q. o. Spence, clerk: John b. Harvey
treasurer. Two more new districts will
he formed this summer out of what is
known as district No. 27,
Last week the Bathgate Sentinel failed
to arrive and five or six in town whc
never subscribed or paid for it, now won.
DEF why it was sent. We think it was tc
increase their circulation 50 that they
would stand show to get the publishing
of the county commissioners proceedings,
now as they failed to get that they are
curtailing their circulation. Was Jud at
the bottom oft?
The grand event of the season is to be
held on the Seventeenth of Aud Ire
land" (Aiarch l7th) evening under the
management of Mrs. Fred. Hurley and
Miss Grace Loring. 1t il a masquerade
ball. Great preparations are being made
and some splendid costumes will be
there; everybody come. Supper ]
o'clock am. Tickets S1.25 per couple.
CAVALIER.
Will Mclaughlin IL going steep into
the wood business.
Election is over and all is quiet again
and pursueth the even tenor of it's way
e. E. Jackson spent a few nights in
town and the free masons took advantage
of his presence and got a few lessons on
masonery.
q. H. Gray is in Cavalier this week.
We believe it is the intention of Mr..
Gray to close out his business at Cavalier
and remove entirely to the mountains.
Revival services are being conducted
by Rev. E. F. Movins in the German
church, east Of Cavalier and we are hap.
by to say a great amount Of good is be-