The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-02

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TIE Manitoba provincial parliament
met Thursday.
JOSEPH Conklin has moyed to the house
next Mr.. Bentley's in the rear of the
NJ. +. church.
MARCH, comes in as fleecy lion. with
kind OF a slieepish roar. from the north
east.
L. d. YERxA, Of Fargo, is travelling
for health and pleasure. At last accounts
he was in Southern California.
FRICTION makes heat. This beng true.
it should he warmer soon now, for the
wind hasn't stopped "frictionlzing" the
bosom Of old mother cath for a week.
REv.MR. ArrLEBY will hold services
in the Episcopal church this, Friday
evening. After services, v-stry meeting
will he held, when all concerned are ex-
pecteG to be present.
Tie magic lantern show played to ~
good house on Monday evening. The
lecturers tongue and the pictures were
gelmane to each other. so to speak. The
audience were well pleased.
MIR. $. PIEcn has fully resolved thai,
Femhina is the best place after all. lie
has sold his property in Bath.ate. and
has rented MI. Nixon's house, formerly
occupied by Prof. Allern, which he will
occupy next week.
TIE following is a copy of telegram
addressed to a certain hotel man in Peu,h-
ma this week: s'Snow bound 81. Hamilton
nothing but alkali water to drink and
scarce at that. For goodness sake! Send
something from st. Vincent"
TIE first "pay day" of assessments to
the Building Association will occur mex,
Monday. Dues, 60 cts. per share. Bouks
will be given then by Mr.. W. e. Short,
secretary. An article showing the work
ings of this institution will be published
next week.
"THEcommercial traffic from Manitoba
is at great increase of last year, at
the port of Neclic." said Collector Conmy
last Wednesday "the total receipts for
two months past, amounted to 81, 800, or
as much as the entire receipts for last
year." The chief import is barley.
TIE ladies Of the W. G. +. U. invite all
parties that are interested land every
body should bel to Il meeting to be held
in klttson hall next Monday evening to
discuss ways and means of establishing
a reading room in the city. We hope to
see Il good attendance.
TIE township supervisors have recom-
mended a l24 mill tax levy. We do not
see how they could recommend less, al
though it is a heavy tax. Last year it was
thirteen mills. Ten mills of the present
levy is for sinking fund and interes:
which is required by law, this leaves
only 9! mills to pay township expenses.
Mr.. GEO. Proctor, Of Fargo. is about
establishing new harness business in
this city. 1t is probable that J. T.. ASH
ley will move the Mclean feed store to
the lot formerly owned by Mrs Lennon
OIL the corner of Eolette and Second
streets, for the use Of Mr.. Proctor, who
proposes to run first class shop and
keep a full stock of goods in his line.
FROM "more" reliable sources We learn
that the order dismissing the case of the
county OF Pembina VS.. the county auditor
was not signed at Bls,nark last week.
The county commissioners are called u
meet next Tuesday; Judge Mcconnell
will be here the next day and we will
then have the information from head
quarters.
JOSEPH DANIELS left for juneau, Alaska
on Wednesdays train. lie goes via the
e. P. K. Mr.. Daniels is one of the old
est residents of this county lie is fol-
lowed in his journey to the far north
west with the best wishes of very large
circle OF friends who heartily wish that
Joe will find heaps Of gold aud bring it
back to Pembina with him. Mr.. julius
Ropert, late of Carlisle, accompanied him.
The lecture Of Rev. Thos. McClary
last Friday evening was well attended,
and gave excellent satisfaction. The lee.
turer has a large fund OF liumor, and in
his more serious periods was eloquent
The central thought Of his lecture was,
that as those who were directly engaged
in the manufactures pertaining to Diana
raised the shout "Great is DIANA" so
now, those who are directly engaged in
the liquor traffic cry out Great is Wills.
key" and the course Of the lecturers re.
marks went to show that in certain ems
es, ut least, wlskey is not great.
Mn. Brandon Johnson is circulating 1.
petition to congress, asking that cele.
bration be held next year in honor o
Lief Erickson, tile real first discoverer o
America, hundreds Of years before Col
umbus was born. The petition recltc
this fact and hat records nov in Romt
show that Erickson not only discovered
America or "Vinland," but that for sew
eral hundred years bishops were appoint
and missionaries sent there. 1t is alst
shown that Columbus. no doubt, had &C
cess to these records and that lie visitet
Iceland in the year l477. and no doubt
there made his first discovery. that tlsr,
was an America to be discovered.