The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-02
now ESTO.


by the time they got home it was Friday
morning.
N0WEsTO.
The dry weather has continued 60
long that buta light crop Of grain is ex-
pected.
In the Improvements we omitted q
house being built by ]. F. Gill on his
homestead.
The breaking season is about over
here, the dry weather has made it very
hard work.
We generally have a birth to announce.
This time it is the wife of ]. +. Campbell,
of a daughter.
Among the improvements we may
note large addition to his house by Mr..
Harrison Garnet.
A new stable is being put up Mt the
school house, larger and more substan.
tial structure than the old one.
Mr.. Geo. Chambers. who has returned
from New York, has built fine house
OH his farm, and Mrs. Chambers will
soon rejoin him.
Capt. Thomson, we'll known in this
country, las gone to Western Oregon to
see if the glowing accounts of that country
are correct. If SO. he will make Ills
home there.
The wire fence has proved rather
dangerous for horses in this neighbor-
hood. Mr.. N. j. Campbell turned a fine
yearling colt into pasture which, running
into the fence was SO badly cut that it
bled to death in q few minutes.
We will celebrate the 4th by grand
picnic OH the Monday following. Among
the attractions will be base ball mattel,
with the Carlisle club. Our boys arc now
in practice and hope to give a good nc.
count of themselves in this their first
match.
DRAYTOx.
Quite a large number from Drayton
and vicinity have taken in the big sights
this week in Winnipeg; the big city away
north of us.
Mr.. u. Graham has bought the horses
and vehicles from f.. Kellougl, used on
the mail route between here and Penn
bina, Mr.. Graham now having the con.
tract for that route.
MIR. and Mrs. s. II. Smith, Of Drayton
and st. Thomas started on a trip this
waek for the benefit of Mr., Smiths
health, which has not beeM of the best
for two or three months. We hope to
see him return thoroughly recruited in a
few weeks.
The annual school meeting elicted 90
little attention in our district that after
waiting ono hour, tho meeting was ad-
journed for two weeks, there being only
three legal voters present who did not
feel like doing the whole business for a
wealthy, intelligent and enterprising
school district like No. 10.
A very Interesting loo cream social
was held In the school house, district No.
l3. OH Tuesday evening. The program
was unusually well carried out. The
vocal and instrumental music given by
Messrs. Geo. and Herbert Thompson, w.
VanCamp and the Misses Spinning and
Halcrow was deserving of special men,
ton, as also were the dialogues and short
speeches which delighted the large com.
pany assembled; froeeeds Of the even:
ing $500; to be applied in procuring
library books for the Sunday school in
that neighborhood,
MOUNT PLEASANT.
Zenith Rogers and Geo. A. Gray are
each building a fine largo granary.
A Sunday school has been organized
in Haight's school house. Mr.. r. Reid
is superintendent.
Thos. Newans has a field of wheat We
think the best in tl}is aection of the
country. !, stands thirty-two inches
high.
The new graded roads of prayton
vicinity are q credit to tho road oYerseer
there. It sNrpasses anything around
here.
Mr., II. Rowe and Geo. A. Gray are
boring a company well. They got
good supply Of water at seventy feet.
Others are preparing to follow SUIT.
A base ball club has bsaa organized in
this neigh!orhood. Now look out for
that Chicago team. The officers are
Captains A. Bell and v. S. Waldo, treas
urer Geo. A. Gray.
Light shower on aaiuNaay night.
Nj. Fl. Rowe wepded his way out west
last week .:.:Theo. Chester has moved
on that BONANZA farm in the slaAgh::.,.
Il. BarttleseAl il eseetiaaa new residence
Some Of par sports took In the picnic at
Pork River. They report u lnonotonous
tlme.....Mr. F. Richardson has added
much to the appearance of his house by
giving it coat Of paint. b. Bill and
Zenith Rogers made Grafton a flying
visit this week. 81
XAthALtA,
ysops are suffering for the want Of
rain.
Mr.. I. Peters has the contract for build.
ing the addition OH T. S. Burley's store.
John F. Mayer was made happy last
week by the arrival of son. John says
he tips the h Is 81 nine pounds. -"
Che Walhalla roller -four mill has re-
ceivcd coat of paint, which improves
the appearance of that part Of the town.
The citizens Of walbalIa have spared na
pains in arrangementy faS tho belebra.'
tion en the 9TH, and II Is expected there
will be seven speakers from abroad.