The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-16

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but not enough to materially interfere
with the ferry.
ANDnow chante:h the ancient frog his
solemn refrain, while the merry feline
scndeth forth his warblings OH the mid
night air. Albeit the spring poet cI,imeth
in Will, his guileless3vcrse and completeth
the trio of favored songsters.
The season has come when people
should begin to thoroughly renoyate their
premises. The winter accumulations of
garbage and filth, if not removed in time,
will poison the water and vitiate the
atmosphere. Let not the duty be neg
lected.
DoN'T fail to attend the meeting ut
Kittson Hall tomorrow evening. Let
everybody turn out, old and young rich
and poor. There will be something for
everybody to do to help this mill project
along. Ifyou cannot lift much. you can
help do the blowlng-for little blowing
often plays Il good part in worthy enter
prise-only don't let it stop at that.
| FERGUS FALLS offers to give assistance
to parties who will go into manufacturing
in that town. Many towns have been
built up in this way, attaininga perlnan-
cut growth and prosperity. There must
be some natural advantage, however, to
work upon. For instance, at this town
we are in a position to manufacture lum.
Der. The logs can be floatet here and
the slabs and saw dust would supply the
fuel. Hence, here is one opportunity
Pcmblna has, and the matter should not
be allowed to rest longer.
A MEETING is to be held tomorrow
evening, at kittson Hall, to discuss the
question of starting Il lumber mill at this
town. There seems to be an increasing
interest OH the part of our citizens in this
project, though it has been rather slow
in taking shape. The fact is So many
delusive and .mpracticable schemes have
been advanced for the benefit of this
town that many feel restrained from.
manifesting a deep interest in any fc;sible
enterprise for the advancement of the
town, lest they may be thought to he
visionary. But this saw mill project is
approved by the judgment Of our best
business men. 1t has something to rest
upon. There is business in it for the
town and money Ill it for those who UNI
dcrtake it. We regard the meeting
called for Tomorrow evening as the most
important Of the kind ever held in this
town; for depend upon it, if once the
wheels Of a substantial industry of this
kind are set in motion, other enterprises
will follow. We want saw mill for
what it is worth, itself, to our town, and
for What it will lead to in the shape of
other enterprises. Let all our citizens
turn out TO this meeting.
BRIEFS The practice of hanging on
the front gate has begun early this year.
The season opened on SUNDAY evening
last Messrs. w. =. Latham and WIN.
Merlin left last week for Turtle Noun
tains to hold dawn their claims until the
railroad come to thein......Mr. Hawke,
father Of ex-sherif Hawke was in town
this week. visiting his son......T. +.
French, from New York connected with
the Dakota Investment Co., was visiting
his friend, Attorney Harrison, OH Men
day......R. III. Young left OH Tuesday for
Grand Forks and Fargo......Mrs. T. q.
Shaw took Wednesdays train for Win
nipeg to meet her sister from Ontario .....
l.. &. Florance lief. Friday for Crookston,
Mimi, where he intends to engage in his
profession.
FARGO NorEs:-The foundry project is
being discussed. A number If st. Paul
and Winnipeg capitalists were here last
week conierriIg with prominent clti-
zens with reference to the matter, and it
is now, at least, probable than before
next fail smelling furnaces will he in full
blast i'll Fargo. AS the Fargo Iron Works
building will be utilized, little time will
he consumed i'll building operations, ore
will be supplied from Manitoba mines,
thus increasing the traffic between here
ana the prairie Province,"-tf which
the river will get the lions share. Should
our smelling works be pushed through,
and the Hudson Bay route prove practical
BILE, the old Red will loom up beside the
Mississippi and St. Lawrence as q high
way ofcommerce,. ana the river towns
will reap the notwithstanding is in full
blast......Lawns are assuming dresses of
green......Ice left the Red Sunday, and
the river is now perhaps about foot
above low water mark last year. Not for
many years has it been so low. I give
this news for the benefit of your river
subscribers as recollect how interested
used to lie in river news in the spring
OF tie year when lived farther dow,
streams. .....SheriF Dick and his cstima.
bic lady spent a part of last week in the
city...... Mrs. W. S. Thomson returned
last week from short visit with old
friends in Pembina county......We had
our first shower Tuesday.