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

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r. h. Young, Publisher.
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Entered at the postofacea at Pembins. Dakota. q
lecond-class matter
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PEMBINA co.
| FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1885.
AROUND TOWN.
rHE NJ. E. Sunday school has recently
purchased library.
The BOARD of county commissioners
will meet OH Monday next.
TURN out and vote for your choice for
city officers on Tuesday next.
Our new bridge now looms up to view
in good shape, the superstructure being
we'll on toward completion.
WE publish elsewhere a notice for the
lefty election which is to take place on
Tuesday next. Let there be full vote,
Mr.. LYMAN, deputy collector at Turtle
Mountains, came in this week. He re-
ports everything quiet there among the
half breeds.
HsIALL not steps be taken to provide a
suitable place for cemetery? This mat
ter has been much discussed but nothing
further done.
THREE teams with settlers moyables
passed through town Tuesday from Mani
toba. Their destination was the neigh
borhood of Olga.
Bro. DEACON is anXiously awaiting his
consignment of garden seeds from WASH
ington with constantly waning faith in
Democratic principles.
THERE will be Episcopal service at the
Presbyterian church ON Sunday evening
next, instead of in the morning, by Rev.
T. H. NJ. V. Appleby.
THERE WILL be a regular meeting of
Wordcn post, No. So, G. A. r., on Saturday
evening, April 4. The commander re-
quests all members to be present.
AT A REGULAR meeting of the town
board on Monday night the town marshall
was ordered to proceed at once and
collect all liquor licenses due the town
up to Jan. LIST 1885.
REV. q. A. ScHRAM will deliver dis
course on Sunday evening next OH, "The
Social Dance; its relation to morals and
religion" He will doubtless have a
good congregation.
Mn. CAvASAGu, the genial deputy
collector ut this point, will leave for
Walhalla this week to succeed Mr..
Bevans. We have not heard who takes
Mr.. Cavanagh's place.
Ar the suggestion of many would an
nounce caucus, for the nomination of
lefty officers, at Kittson Hall on Saturday
evening, April 4th at o'clock p. in. J..
Henry Abrams. Clerk.
t" LARGE company of sympathizinQ
friends attended the funeral of Mr.
Vaughn's little child OH Friday last. Rev.
Mr.. Wardwell spoke kindly and touching
words ON the occasion.
| MANI will sympathize with Mr. Richard
Harris in learning of the death of his wife
which occurred in England recently.
Mr.. Harris had expected his wife to Join
him here soon, but death interviewed
and left him to sadness and disappoint-
ment.
ITundoubtedly showed OH Wednesday.
1t was more like New England or On
tario fall of snow flakes than ANYTHING
we haye seen in this country. But it
cannot stay long but under the genial
rays of the sun melt away and warm and
fertilize the earth.
| The voting OH Friday last resulted in
the adoption of the city charter by vote
almost unanimous. The charter provides
for the election of six councilmen, q
mayor and justice of the peace. The
clerk, treasurer and marshall will be APP
pointed by the mayor, subject to the
lapproval of the council.
j THERE is to be glove contest in town
on Friday evening. This is one of the
kind of entertainments that we must
always advise people to stay away from,
although such advice we trust will not
be necessary on the part of most of our
citizens. Such brutal exhibitions are
disgraceful and should he suppressed.
MORE or less correspondence reaches
this office every week by Thursday even
ing's mail. AS we have to go to press
Thursday evening in order to be ready
for Friday mornings early mail. such
correspondence is always too late. Par
ties tavoring us with news items should
mail them so as reach this office not later
than Wednesday evening.
LOUIS REL visited this town over o
year ago. He had affidavits prepared
before Justice Ewing in regard to illegal
voting which he was accused OF
procuring in Montana. He was in COM
munication with half breeds on the
Lower Saskatchewan at that time in
reference to espousing their cause. He is
an intelligent man and fluent talker. :.
We hear the names of quite number
of our citizens mentioned for mayor OF
; the city. Messrs. Chas. Cavileer, l.. e.
Booker, w, J. Kneeshaw. 7. G.. Webh