The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-20

tie purpose oil consulting Will the farm
ers will, reference to the handling oil
cream next spring. A full attendance il
requested.
TIE saloon-kccpers of st. Thomas, are
to all appearances, law abiding citizens
Go into any saloon in town and you will
not sec any attempt to circu invent the
law. The boys take a common sense
view of the matter, arguing that if the
farmers and business men want local op.
ton. that it will cost too much to sell
wliskey.-St. Thomas Times.
Jos. FAINT who was arrested in Pembi-
ma, extradited, and tried in Winnipeg,
for shooting chief Of police, McCrea. and
afterwards released, spent few days in
town this week. lie is now working al
his old trade, barbering. lie took Tues.
days train for Grand Forks. 1t made
some Of the boys connected with his ar.
rest, walk us if they had tacks in Their
boots; knowing what a character lie is.
1T seems 80 easy to get money to build
a creamery that it might be good thing
to start some other enterprises. There's
All opening here for many other things rs
we'll as II creamery. An oat meal mill
a starch factory, straw paper mill, a
Irvine factory, a carriage and sleigh fac.
tory, a saw mill and many other iesira.
bic institutions might be started. Ifthc
right men came alon. with some capital
of their own, they would undoubtcdly
get every reasonable induccmcnt to locate
that our citizens conld give them.
BElErs-Clark Rose, of Cavalier, was
over to the county seat to pay his taxes
this week and made us pleasant call. ...
u. W. Lemon, of Cullrain, Kansas, came
in on the ID. & NJ. Wednesday to visit
his brother, I. J. Lemon....J. ID. Tren.
holme came over from Bathgate We'd.
nes,lay on business with the county Off,
cials......James Nina, of Grafton regis
tered at the Winchester Wednesdays.
j. NJ. Munroe,i general collecting agen,
for J. Case, Racine, Wis, has been in
town the past week looking after collec-
tons for the commny......W. NJ. IIol.
brook came down from st. Thomas We'd.
ncstlay......C. II. Barnwell returned from
his visit TO friends and relatives in East
ern Canada last week......G. J. McCur,ly,
of Cavalier, was in town Wednesday
The cold weather don't seem to have
mucl: effect on George J........Gus shor
left Tuesday for a prospectus tour of the
Pacific co ,st. lie joined his brother q
Doland, Oak. at Fargo, who will join
him OH his tour.....C. A. IIolbrook went
TO 81. Thomas Tuesday tn. spend a few
days.........Capt. Ancs, of Minneapolis.
grain buyer for the Miiets :Associ:.tio,
Of that city was in town for few days
this week looking after grain. lie es-
tablislled, with II. e. Fclimal, Il market
for all the barley that can be bought,
will, authority Of paying highest market
price. Mr.. Anes can sit down and tell
you all about early life in Minnesota;
how he furnished the troops on the
frontier with provisions, at the time Of
the Indian massacre in 1868. and how
he has watched cities from their infancy
that have reached enormous growths.....
W., HINT re I<l;.,to inf I..t ,,.<,,.,, IT,,
Washington Territory to remain. Mr.
Hunt will undoubtedly locate in the vci
nifty Of Spokane Falls where his son job,
is in the mercantile business and i.
doing wcll......Mr. Richard Dawson has
been indisposed for few days ut the
Pembina House. lie is improving ........
The familiar voice ofC. Zimmerman was
heard OIL our streets this week......J. ID
Gorden came down from Bay Centre
Wednesday evenin. and returned mex,
morning. He reports plenty Of snow
drifts in his neixhborllood but no seriou.
casualties from the recent storn...A. w
McCrea was down from Drayton We'd
INSTRUMENTATION Hagcr spent few
days in the city this week......Mr. Isidol
Dawson, OF Bathgatc, was in the city
Wednesday,. David Dick, Jr. was
visiting Pelnbina on Tuesday......Supt
Root, of the Northern Pacific arrived il
town on the d. & NJ. in his private cal
yesterday.
Wanted.
I want all the men can get to chor
cordwood, within one mile and hal