The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-27

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OFFICIAL PAPER OF PEMBINA co,
FRIDAY, MARCH q, 1885.
AROUND TOWN.
Attractive varieties of wall papers at g
Moore & Co.'s.
The air is full of projects. Aroller rink
is now talked Of.
Mr.. L. L. BOOKER has been quite ill
during the week but is reported better.
LOOK out for advertisement of Full &
Ross next week, announcing cheap goods.
Hon. P. McHugh and Mr.. w. J.
Mooney and R. d. Hoskins were in town
yesterday.
Y, Moore & Co. haye got in a new line
of wall papers and now is the time to
make selection.
JOHN JOHNSON has bought the old
harness shop and moved it towards the
west end of Rolette street.
A COMPANY of militia is being organized
in accordance with the act passed by the
legislature. Success to the project.
More anon.
Mr.. I. w. GAFFNFY returned from St.
Paul OH Tuesday to prepare for moving
with his family to tine Northwestern
metropolis.
WE DON'T wish to obscure DR.. Harris
record, but it is fact, nevertheless, that
Dr. Anderson of SPHINX county ofiiciated
at the birth of FIVE Dalsotaians in one
day.
LIE EQUINOXTIAL season was marked by
Il very high wind on Monday. But the
weather continues moderate and the
prospects are that seeding will commence
early
We regret to learn that Mr.. II. R.
Vaughn's youngest child died OIL We'd
nesdav evening. He was bright little
boy II months old, a joy in the family.
They have the sympathy of all in their
atllictIon.
LAST WEEK we announced three births
in town, but it seems we did hot COM
plete the list. The fact is our reporter in
making his round of inquiries failed to
call at several houses and hence, the
commission.
Nix GEO. KEMP is amongst the happy
fathers, Mrs. Kemp having presented
him with fine little boy. What sue
cession of felicities we are having. Let
some one nowreckon our probable popula-
ton by the year 1900.
CAPT. PERRo, of Grand Forks, says we
are bound to have high water this year
on the Red river, if not in April then in
June, but it is not likely to be as high as
three years ago. But all prophets fail
sometimes in high water predictions.
A RuMoR having been circulated that
the horses OIL the Valentine farm east of
St. Vincent, were affected with glanders
DIR. Porteous and Pat o. Hara went out on
Tuesday, by invitation, but found the
horses and mules, "a i'll number, were
healthy and in best of condition.
sAD GOT back Friday morning last hav-
ing had q highly enjoyable trip. He got
..ihe Nov Democratic. administration
working smoothly before lie left Wash
ington and returns with good hope for
the future of the cause. To get good
idea Of what the great New Orleans
Mardi Gras festival was like you should
hear Mr.. Kabernagle describe it.
Mr. q. Moore reioices over the enlarge
ment of his family circle by the arrival
of little daughter last week. 1t seems
he was having a little levee ofcongrat-
ulations for several days before our re-
porter caught ON to it. Thus it is while
some are assuming for the first the duties
of paternity others are advancing one
step as family men.
The voting comes off to-day on the
question of adopting city charter. Not
having been able to procure copy ofthe
charter we are not qualified to speak of
its merits. We understand that it pro.
vides, amongst other things, FOR the cleo
ton of MAYOR and six alderman annually
and for one-third of the proceeds of the
saloon licenses to be appropriated to the
county fund. In other respects it is said
to be like the Grand Forks city charter.
THERE was pleasant social party at
the residence of Rev. G. A. Schram on
Monday evening, given by Mrs. Schram
and Mrs. G. H. Strong. The company
had a very pleasant time without any
regular program, except that Mr.. Short
and Miss Sarah Abrams, with the vlolion
and organ, rendered number of music
al selections much to the enjoyment of
all, winding up with a few strains from
that ancient melody whose touching re-
frain is supposed to have relieved the
historic bovine in her expiring moments.
There were, indeed, other interesting
features, such as "lnagic music" and
prose essay writing in which the philo-
sophy Of modern courtship was brought
out by a company of experts to
the clear comprehension of the I'M
initiated. The Indies in charge of the
social, interested themselves in making
things pleasant and Mr.. and Mrs. Schram
wore that hospitable air that is natural