The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-12
NEWS OF:TIIE WEEK,
From Pembina County and Vicinity
a. Reported by Special Core.
spondents Of the Pioneer
Gxpress From
Bathgate. Cavalier, walhalla. st.
Thomas. Hamilton, Neche, Olga,
HYDE Park, toilette and
Mcconnell.
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days.
We have weekly quadrille parties in
the rink now.
Quite number of tho Mctis children
started for Anoka last week to attend
school.
H. L. Holmes our popular eccentric
machine man, has been nursing sore
hand for several days.
Tom Stewart has disposed of his bust
ness at Bathgate and now the Elliott
House is his headquarters.
P. Jennings has rented his hotel to Mr..
McCrea from Pembina, and he intends
going OH his farm in the spring.
Big preparations arc being made for
the Carnival and dance to be hel in the
rink OH the 22nd. Look out for posters.
We learn that the house of Norman
Gingras has been burned together with
large portion of the contents, leaving
the family in a suffering condition.
We were sorry last weeks corresponds
ence failed to reach you but it was not
our fault as it was placed in the Office two
hours before the mail went out.
The NJ. & N. Elevator Co. have running
expenses curtailed to 81 nicely. They
have it arranged now So that one engin-
eer takes charge of three elevators.
you want to have more fun than you
ever had in your life for so cts, bring
your best girl and come out to the carnival
to be held in the rink on the 22nd inst.
A handsome reward is offered, for the
recovery of large gold hunting case
watch, which was lost Tuesday night be-
tween Crawford store and railroad cross
ing, (near clevator.)
grand farewell hop was given by the
Cleveland House last Friday night. All
seemed to enjoy themselves. The music
was good and the supper would have
pleased an epicure.
Fred Vosper has been very i'll for
several days but is slowly recovering. =. :.
Mcssrs Quackenbush, Trotteranu o. Br,en
are taking in the ice palace. .Cl,as.
Murphy is visiting friends in Mcconnell.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
sciIool-house OH the 18th and l4tl, inst.
The board will meet OH Saturday to
transact business and the Presiding Elder
ID. q. Planette, of Grand FORKS, will
preach Sunday morning.
Mat Glen started for his home in On
tario, last Thursday, after spending a
couple of weeks with his friend VIM.
Elliott. He was SO impressed with this
country that he bought y farm adjacent
to our town and intends bringing his
family out in the spring.
II have II pretty good show as long as
that machine man is away."!T. S. az
will give you ten dollars if you don't say
anything more about It'll. L. 81 wish
some of the boys would put up."-Gus.
IL won't take my girl to dance in the
rink again. because everybody wanted to
dance with her."-Hoopcr's blacksmith.
| ApS AOHoNiHs 10 ~ IcUOII Vi Tic NeCnc
public school for the month endin, Feb.
5th, 1886, giving the names ofthose stand
ing highest in their Glasses: Fifth class:
Henry Feldr:an, 81; Lilly Crawford, 90;
Harry Bere, Sc. Fourth GLASS: Tiny A.
Crawford. Sc; Nellie Shay, So; Isaac
Murphy, 70. Third class: Roucllclle
Allard, G6; Daniel Shay, G5, Berthe Gourley
GO. Second class: Rosa Theroux, Willie
Coblcntz, Willie Folker.
Things we would like to know WHO
gotcranky about the last correspondence :?
Why there is not literary society start
cd in our town? Why some one don't
build tobos:y,a',ing slide? Why there
is not more talk obout organizing brass
band? Why the proprictors of the rink
don't give prize for the champion skat-
or? Who can tell the biggest coon story :?
Why G. G. don't buy any more frozen
wheat? Why our lumber merchant goes
to Walhalla so often? Why We can not
afford to have two school teachers?
ST. THOMAS.
The fine weather of Saturday brought
in crowd Of farmers ready for business.
Fl. IL. George is prepared to negotiate
loans at per cent on first mortgage.
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