The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-16
SPRING NEWS.
Gathered for Pioneer Express Read.
ers by Special Correspond.
ents, From

Bathgate, Waihalla, Akra, Drayton,
Parktown, Nowssto, Crystal,
Neche and 1t. Pleasant.
BATMGATE.
The new sidewalk in the south part Of
town will be built this week.
L. K. Armstrong has purchased Mel
helm & Fossum's stock of wall paper.
Kyle & Munroe are kept busy early
and late in their blacksmith aud carriage
shop.
The Bathgate Sentinel has more assist
ance this week. A young man from
Drayton.
All of the windows in the NJ. +. church
are ofstained glass and present neat
appearance.
Wilbur & Whitaker have sold some
thing over hundred seeders, and as
many sets of harrowa
]. H. Watts new store room and his
large stock of all kinds of goods present
AN inviting appearance.
Mr.. H. Rupert has leased the building
formerly occupied by VIM. james and
opened a first class barber shop, on 3rd
street.
The Washington Territory horses ship
ped in by d. Ferguson have taken the
eye of many alyoung man. Nine-tenths of
the young men in town arc busy break
ing wild horses.
1t Is safe to say that more than one
half the seeding, in this locality was tin-
ished last Saturday night. If fair wealth
er prevails all the wheat will be sown
here this week.
The Presbyterians of North Dakota
held their Presbytery at Bathgate last
week. There were present a large num-
Der of Presbyterian ministers and elders.
Services were held in the forenoon, after
noon and evening of each day during tho
session.
BR1Ers:-S. D. Bostwick is back from
Iowa. Turner Fadden has moved back
to the farm...... Ben Jones is now working
for Wilbur & Wi,itaker......J. ]. Anger
has made some improvement OH his store
building. Mr.. Anger is adding also a
stock of hats...... Public school opened
this week. Miss Tillotson resigned her
position. .....Wm. James has moved his
residence to the south side of End street
and will build an addition to it soon......
r. ID. Hoskins has moved his residence
to the middle Of his lots, and back from
the street, he has also built large barn.
......J. A. Armstrong has the A. N.
Stewart house nearly ready to move into.
WALiiALLA.
Some Of our young folks took trip to
Bathgate last week.
L. Walker is crawling up in the world.
He has got SO he can carry his pencil
over his ear.
John F. Mayer bought seven head of
young stock last week. It looks us il
John is going in the stock business.
The Rev. Mcnamara preached very
interesting sermon On the:subject of tenn
perance on Sunday evening last.
T. ]. Briden, professor of Neche school
made us pleasant call on Saturday last,
his many friends was glad to see him.
1t was stated in last weeks paper the
ball that is to he given at the Belevieu
House OH the Goth, was coming off on the
Goth.
Mr.. Michael NORM has added very
much to the looks of his business block,
by placing an awning III front of his
Mrs. Van Norman, mother of Mr.. Chas.
Vannorman of this place arrived here on
Tuesday of last week, from Sank Centre,
Minnesota.
Charley Peters purchased a fine span of
mules Of H. Mayo last week. Charley
says they get away with anything he
ever had.
Seeding has commenced in earnest and
some of our farmers on the Mountain had
150 acres seeded by the 10th of April,
making them ten days ahead of last year.
w. b. Latham al d Vim. Merlin of
Pemblna, arrived in town and put up at
the Central House OH SATURDAY. last and
left the next morning en- route for the
Turtle Mountains.
Mr.. j. ]. Hurley moved out on his
farm last week, and it is expected that
Mr.. Jameson will move in town aud oc-
cupy the house of Mr.. Hurley. So the
ball keeps rolling, as fast as one moves
out another comes in.
IT'S. Burley was out farming last week,
but there was considerable fault found
with him because he would not get up in
the morning. Mr.. b. concluded he did
not want any more of that, so he return
ed back to the store.
AKRA.
James Mclean, who had his arm brok-