The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-09-04

This meek of the woods" has beer
full of U. s. customs officers this week.
Rev. ]. A. BJARNsoN, from Winnipeg
will preach III the Lutheran church
South Pembina. on Sunday next, at 2 pm
FULL 4 Ross are out this week Will
their announcement of the arrival of new
goods for the fall trade. Read their ad
vertisement.
DE-. SMITH can be found in his office
until Sept. IL and requests those wishing
to see him before leaving for Chicago, to
make early appointments.
A GRIZZLY and cinnamon bear, man.
aged by three Frenchmen, gave a per.
Torrance in town last week to the
amusement Of quite a crowd.
TIE board of county commissioners
meets on Monday next. At this meet
ing a commissioner will be appointed to
succeed F. Z. Myrick, resigned.
SHERIFF DICK - with his lame leg
walked in among the prize-fghters and
knocked them all out in the first round.
He should have had the gate money.
REV. d. q. PLAEErrE, presiding elder,
will preach next Sunday morning and
evening in the NJ. f. churcl, and will
hold quarterly conference Saturday cve-
ming.
FATHER KENNY will celebrate mass at
Cavalier, Batlgate and Pembina, OH the
following dates: Cavalier, Sunday, Sept.
6, 1890 am; Batl,gatc, Sunday, Is, 1870
am.; Pembina, Sunday, 20, II am.
THE county treasurer publishes else
where his annual story to he continued
three weeks. II will be seen that this
narrative contains the names of nearly all
the prominent men in the Northwest.
Mr.. E. NJ. NIXON has built very COM
modious stable and carriagc.house which
is model of convenience and comfort,
and would repay a visit by any one in
terested in the proper arrangement of
such a building.
We understand from road overscer
Cady that the grade TO the Gcroux
slough will be completed this fall. This
improvement will shorten the distance
considerably and insure easy travelling
in the early spring.
MCDONALD & SMITH, of, Grand Forks,
have the agency for the sale of personal
memoirs of U. S. Grant," for North
Dakota. Their agent will doubles soon
he around soliciting orders for the work.
Meantime people should not commit
themselves to any other biography of
Gen. Grant, none of which can approach.
in interest and reliability, the memoirs,
written by himself.
DocroR GuERNoN formally assumed the
duties of collector of customs on Tuesday,
Mr.. Bookwalter retiring. The new COL
lector has not yet made any sweeping
changes in his deputies, although in
time, we presume, one after another will
be gracefully superseded by Cleveland
Democrats. Mr.. A. F. Storey, lately editor
Of the Little Falls Sun, will be appointed
to an important position for the pres
ent, that held by Mr.. Lyman. Mr..
Storey is a lawyer of experience and
ability. and will be an important men,
Der of the staff. He has returned to
Little Falls to arrange his affairs with a
view to enter permanently upon his
duties in few days.
Our city school board have reconsid-
cred their recent decision to have but
two teachers for the first part of the
winter term. After considering the stu
alton more carefully, they concluded
that they had made an economical move
in the wrong direction, especially in view
of the probable large attendance during
the approaching term. They, therefore,
engaged Miss Mayor, on Monday, for the
intermediate department. All we'll
wisllers of our public school will be
pleased to hear that its full efficiency
and high record lie to be maintained the
present year. With three teachers with
superior qualifications for their respective
departments, VIC may expect our school
to march OH to still greater achievements.
ST. VINCENT was considerably excited
on Monday morning over the arrest, at
the instance of Chief of Police Murray,
of Winnipeg, of one Ed. Kelly, alias
"Bull Dog" who had been guilty of
murder in December last. Baird is the
name of the man who was murdered, and
he was on his way from Montana to
British Columbia, when this desperate,
Kelly, killed and robbed him of s. 900
which belonged to cattle ranch COM
pany. The murderer has succeeded in
eluding the detectives ever since. Chief
Murray came down from Winnipeg Sun
d ay and soon traced his man to the Can.
ada hotel. where he arrested him.
Officer Krousc burst the door of Ills bed
room in and covered him with revolver.
The prisoner made an effort to get his
revolver, which lie had under his pill
low, but had no time. as the constable's
pistol stared him in the face. He was
taken to Hallock Jail Monday morning,
where lie will be retained until the
necessary papers are procured to bring
him back to Canada for prosecution.
Kelly is about twenty-five years old
When the Winnipeg chief appeared in
the room lie was greeted with, /" Hello
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