The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-27
OUR WEEKLY SUMMARY,
ofLoeal News Collected ~ special
CosTespondents Of the Yioneer
1xprees, From
walhalla, Bashgass, Hamilton, bay
Centre, Alma, Mountain, Aeohs,
Crystal, &c. Thomas, Grown
Centre and Drayton.

SO4t&Vt A4AkA1D A0Oub0&0S 6NVOAAVt
Crystal, &c. Thomas, Crown
Centre and Drayton.
WALnALlA.
School is now in good running ordel
under the efficient management of Mn
Stearns.
The board of supervisors meet at th,
Office of the town clerk on Saturday
April 4th, 1885.
John F. Mayer went to st. Panl and
Minneapolis last week to purchase
roller machinery for his mill.
The school has now good we'll with 8
good pump in it which was much needed
by the scholars who had to carry watel
30 far.
Mr.. w. Harvell is in town for q few
days, having finished his school at Crown
Centre. He says he is through boarding
at the Gordon House.
Anew school has been opened in the
newly formed Dist. No. 81, with Miss Ids
Benjamin as teacher. School will be
held in the unoccupied honse of Mr.. Ottt
Miles.
Jim Robertson is looking pale and bag
gard. He thinks 1t bad enough to take
care of one child but twins deprives him
of his sleep 80 much that he has got t.
falling asleep over his work.
An itenerat tinsmith struck town few
days ago, and in good French but poo,
English gave vent to the cry of "pots and
pans, kettles and cans, all mended by
the thinkers man. two holes for5 cents"
School Dist. No. q will be divided thil
summer into five districts, making the
average size of each district q miles by 8
No. q school census of last year returned
11s children, over five and under twenty
years of age.
Any of the new school districts in need
of desks, maps. blackboards or othel
necessaries for schools will find it to theil
advantage to apply to g. w. Andrews
agent for Thos. Kane & 20. He ha.
money to loan ON chattels also.
Another change has been made in one
of our stores. Mr.. Geo. A. Wheeler hav
ing sold out entirely to Geo. D. Lorinf
his late partner. Mr.. Loring who is nov
postmaster will be pleased to sec every
one who needs anything in his line. The
change took place Wednesday, Marcel
18th, 1885.
Some lucky man will soon be with u.
to pile up shekels in the interest of the
government to take the position of Mr.
Bevans. If Mr.. Bevans could only give
the coming man his knowledge of Men
MONTE, French, Sioux, Cree and Black
foot languages, the government would
have nothing to fear but otherwise "uigh.'
The law requiring parties wishing tt
prove up on their claims to appear before
the register and receiver at Grand Forks
caused an exodus out of this town of some
twenty with H. A. Mayo as interpreter
and general manager. All returned las
Wednesday and as number lacked the
necessary to pay their fare OH the stage
they footed it home.
Michael NORM has had we'll dug il
cellar and now has pump with COD.
slant supply of good water right to hant
in his bar room. Since Mike has beer
called ON to act as god father lie probab
ly thinks it necessary to have a gooG
supply of water. He has also put in {
large ice box. preparing for summer
trade.
A grand opening ball will be given il
the Bellevue Hotel on Tuesday evening
April q, 1885. Everybody invited. All
corners requested to wear sheet and
pillow case with white mask or two eye
holes in the pillow case. An elegant
time is promised. Good music. oystel
supper and waxed floor. Tickets $1.5t
per couple. Plenty of stable room.
Messrs. Samuel o. McGuin, John Ire.
land and F. d. Peters have been inspect
ting the road from this place to the fish
trap thence to Elkwood. preparatory t.
petitioning the county commissioners tc
open said road as county road, it max
ing difference of ten miles to the
settlers at Elkwood coming to mill and
market. The road is to be known as the
Walhalla and Hope township road.
Make your final proof In five yea
homesteads before Aug. Short, Clerk o.
the District Court, Pembina, Oak. Sit
John Useless and his partner Theuaa
Doolittle have returned from IN exAenA
ed trip through Manitoba end the Oaaa,
dian northwest. They have EetaEnsf ~,
isfed to make this thsir hons ii
they can do no better. They Win p1t 4
their farm this summer and erect large
hennery in which they are going to place
five different breeds of thoroughbred
chickens, two of geese, bronze turkeys and
some guinea fowls, in all about three
hundred. Wish you success John and
Thomas.
BATRGATE.
Once more your correspondent finds
himself assuming the duties of the
chronicler and the newspaper prophet.
Six long-yet too short-weeks have
passed, during which time the mental
pabulum from Bathga.e has been nd.