The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-03-19

business that help your town. The travel
ling huckster may appear to offer extra
bargains, but there is liable to be an offset
in the quality of goods, not discerned at
the time. Our regular merchants are
selling goods remarkably cheap, as Z
general thing, in this town. It pays best
to stay by your own business men in the
long run.
A LARGE company attended the ball on
Tuesday evening under the auspices of
the Worden Post of the 6. A. II. Asl,ort
program was given by several comrades,
after which supper of pork and beans
was served in regular army style, to
which lurge company sat down. After
supper was over, the dance began, about
forty couples being present. Music was
furnish by the italian string band of
Winnipeg
IT is said that A. c. Bachelor played
so many practical jokes on Jud. Win
chester, the popular hotel man of Penn
bna last week that he offered him three
dollars per day to keep away from his
house when In town. H. L. Norton, of
hotel fame Of Hamilton, thought he uner-
stood the joke, and would turn the tables
upon tire laughing insurance agent but
he found out there wasa trick or two lie
was not posted upon.-Fargo Argus.
In our effort to keep personal quarrels
and neighborhood wrangles from the
general public. we some times displease
somebody. Others again think over the
matter calmly and approve our position.
as one writer does who writes as follows:
In the controversy between mayself and
must say you are right. can
about imagine what valuable paper
would look like if you would allow such
disputes togo on. You must not think
that am SO unreasonable us to yet offend.
ed by your refusal.
THE Temperance meeting OH Monday
evening was well attended. Addresses
were given by Rev's. Schram and liar
rison. Mr.. Schram spoke forcibiy of the
Importance of forming society in this new
country on right basis, which could not
be done while the liquor traffic is fos,ered
and protected. Mr.. Harrison dwclt
manly OH the evils ofthe treating custom.
Mr.. Harrison is always a favorite in Penn
bina. At the conclusion of the addresses
a large number signed the pledge. The
committee that had been appointed at
the previous meeting recommended the
formation of an organization to be called
the "Pembina Blue Ribbon Temperance
Society,"" The following officers were
elected: Rev..L. ID. Wardweli, president;
Mrs. Thos. Morrison, vice-president; ].
II. Abrams, secretary. The following
were appointed as a program committee:
Rev. ]. A. Hovis, w. J. Kneeshaw and
Miss Abrams. The next meeting WILDE
held at the Presbyterian church on Mon
day evening, March %.
SHALL lumber be manufactured at
Pembina is question that we think
should now be taken up in earnest with
a view to action in some definite way.
The logs can be had and we have water
transportation from the pine woods to our
very door. Nature has made this the
proper place for the manufacture of lum-
Der. Such an industry would give a
great stimulus to Our town. 1t would be
a permanent industry because it would
be paying one. There is one apparen mt
obstacle in the way of this enterprise. viz:
the want of capital to invest in logs. Of
course this will be overcome in time, but
in the meantime we are losing the bene-
fits ola manufacturing interest that would
attract business from mucl. larger area
than we now command, and serve to
quicken every line of business in town.
There is one movement now on foot to
build Il saw mill. If this succeeds the
question is solved. But while negotiations
are pending it may be no harm to take
up the subject from another standpoint.
Why not bond the city for sufficient
amount to invest in what logs would be
needed to run the nille We believe there
is gentleman in town who will build
and operate saw mill on this condition.
Let the subject he canvassed. The com
ing summer should witness the success
Of this project.
BRIErs:-L. s. Carr, fist. Andrews, was
in town this week for team of horses.
H. G. Clark, representing the North
Dakota Farmer, of jamestown, was in
town Wednesday, canvassing for that
publication..,.,.Miss Thacker was sum-
,noned home on Saturday last on account
of the serious illness of her father, r. A.
Thacker. He is improving again......W.
j. s. Trail las been at Crookston the past
week......J. D. Stack, of Bathgate. was in
town Tuesday. We understand that
Bro. Stack expects to be a candidate for
the territorial council on the Democratic
ticket......Mr. L. Geroux divides his time
between Pembina and Winnipeg. His
meat market in Winnipeg is doing we'll.
......There was report in town Wednes-
day that Mr.. Lee Scribner had died in
Emerson. The unfounded rumor was
soon contrad,cted by that gentleman's
robust form appearing ON the street.......
Rev. j. A. Hovis is holding special
ralioioua norvicoa a. Iol;akto <h;. .>ol.