The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02

i s'Hs esA1tVy S<sstadSO MOuUUy
evening, making much better time then
usual. damaging the carriage only slight
ly.
Mr.. }. +. MAGER aud w. w. Miller,
deputy collector. of Walhalla, were in
tow" Tuesday and Wednesday and made
the PIONEER EXPRESS Office a pleasant
call.
ME. OLIVER got his horses in the river
Sunday evening while crossing. The
brewery team broke through the ice on
Monday, no damage being done in eitl,e,
case. We must now wait for Airths
ferry.
HID. Ross, ESQ, attorney-at-law, pub.
fishes his card elsewhere. all who
Know Mr.. Ross feel confident that he is
bound 10 succeed in his chosen profcs-
sion. lie has ltlie faculty and the habit
Of nas;ns himself thorough in whatever
lie undertakes
| y DISPATCH to the Pioneer Press from
Winnipeg Indicates that it is the Rock
island railroad that is figuring for COLI
necli"" with the proposed b-ancl, line to-
the boundary. Pe,mbina will we!come
either the Rock Island or Milwaukee
Or both. Bring along Your r.il.ua,ls.
! ME. AND Mas. =. j. GuoprSu. of ST.
Vincent, gave Il progressive euci,re'
i'"'iy '"n company OF iricnlsun Wc.!nes-
nay evening al this week. y number
%eru Invited from this town, but ti,,
'To"ssi''@ was somewhat, difficult, owing
10 the breaking Of the ice. Those prc.
sent report q pleasant time.
lii" temperance. meeting OIL Monday
evenili;s was success. Rev. Quinn, uf
Emerson, delivered an interesting au-
dress, several others making II few re-
marks also. Seven or eight more signed
tie n'o'tge. The next meeting will be
'!eld next MoEda: evening ut the NJ. T..
church. Ministers from Emerson will be
present and address the meeting.
ALL FOOLS days was not forgotten. II.
L. Gevan's succeeded III getting quite
large number OF friends to pull !, silver
out Of his liand-about six inches long.
Several ladies we're, i'll town, quite pro-
fuse in their sympathy-at first. One
party made persistent, but unsuccessful
effort To borrow "neat auger." Some
Old trick were revived successfully.
The annual exodus from Manitoba to
Dakota has how fairly set in. We bid fair
to haye quite an accession to our popula-
ton this year from across the lires. There
is still room in Pembina county for many
more people. Land is likely To be much
dearer before long than it is now; there.
fore it is good time to buy. It is x..od
time to come to Dakota.
JoHS DOYLE, representing a firm of
cigar and tobacco dealers of st. Paul. com.
pleted n collecting tour from alonr the
Minnesota side on Saturday last. and an
Sunday crossed the line into Manitoba
it is believed, with considerably anmpn.
of money belonging to the firm and no.
intending to return. Mr.. Chapman ,a;d
him about $50 for firm. It is not known
how much he got away with.
THE people Of Winnipeg and Mani.
toba are agitating, with a degree OF sue
cess, the improvement Of tho Red river
and nakingit more serviccahle for ,,avi.
gallon. The idea is to have the river
channel deepened, so that boats IT heavy
tonnage can ply between Crane, Forks
and Winnipeg, and ilaul erai,, from
Northern Minnesota and Dakot. for trans.
rofsation east via the Canadian Pacific or
the Hndson's Bav route, when comple,-
eh. Sir Charles Tupper, minister of rail.
ways Of Canada, favors the improvement
of the riverrery much. and will influence
the dominion parliament to make an
appropriation. "-Hil'sbnro Banner.
HAZE NC a city fire marshal. Ifs, we
w''"i cali his attention 10 Il chimney OH
E"i"tteSt. whose falling bricks are l;,,,,.
20 Iii! somebody ana whose csneya, ,is.
'ii:n.ra'inr t'!r.atcns n general g.. ~ fi..r;.-
sion. p,scr, ~.
BRIEFS ". i. s. rruii! returned from,
trm:kslon last week ..... Rev. J. A. Hovis
hears from Il friend at Devils Lake that
tie immigration through That point fn,
Turtle Mountains is ass anna. very large.
proportions. SHERIFF Dick has mad a
gioomylnnhins eye for some time. il L,v.
ingsuide'iiy come i'll contact one ei;,y With
protri'iiny pole frona load Of wood.
MrJacob Ci,appe!i was in town this We al
with load Of white fish from Lake
Winnipeg......G. II. Frcats, from Dv nd.,s
county, Ontario. arrived here This
week, and will locate Ill this town. He
intends to engage in farming and is we'll
prepared for it......Attorney Boyesen. of
the firm Of Boyesen q Phelps, of Fargo.
was i'll town Tuesday and favored us viii,
a call."...Professnr Ahern was sick vest
erday and the higher department of the
school closed in consequence. .....J John
Moran mas gone rnsticating his farm OH
near Ncche for Il few weeks.....
Florance has moved Ills family to his
building OIL Stutsman street.
FARGO SorEs.-A correspondent writes
Tho river is rising slowly mere but the
leo has not broken up......Not much
chance for higl. water. there having been
very little SNOW during the WINTER. go.
Some sesding has already been done
south and west OF here..... The Argus re-
ceived heavy blow, but is righting up
anil will soon be on its feet again. .... City
elections are creating very little Stir. The
Deinocruts have IL full ticket in the field
But nobody wants the ,nayoralty enough,
to make any push for it...T T. vor~o