The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-03
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A notice for a teacher for district No.
90. in this issue, should have appeared
last week but was mislaid.
LoTs of country people and out Of town
folks i'll this week paying taxes and bust
ness with the commissioners.
Rey. q. II. Trexlswney will preach on
next Tuesday evening at the house Ct
Mr.. John johnson in Bowesmont.
This Northern Pacific snow pillow came
in Monday evening with full crew, hav-
ing cleared and widened the cuts from
Grand Forks down.
The last three days of January were
almost pleasant enough to make US forget
its cold and billiards.. The backbone
of winter is broken.
News las been had from the lost Au-
gustus. As last accounts lie was in Rob-
inson Ill. No telling where he will
turn up next.
TIE sleiglling between Hamilton,
Bathgate and Pelnbina las been much
improved by the large amount of travel
this commissioner week.
We were unable to see the whole of
the eclipse of the moon OH Saturday eve
ming; first, because it was too cloudy,
second, because the world did not turn
around quick. enough for US to see the
first of it. The totality occurring mostly
before the moon rose.
DIR. HARRIS assisted by DR.. Cameron of
Emerson, amputatcd the ley of Mrs.
johnson of South Pembina this week.
She had been suffering from running
sore in her ankle for a long time and
was otherwise weakened by disease,
and the result was somewhat doubtful.
The limb WIS taken off between the an
klc and the knee. Tie patient is doing
we'll.
TIE Salvation Army of Emerson is
creating considerable interest around the
four corners. and sleigh loads are turn-
ing out, takin. advantage of this fine
weather. almost every night. Next Sun-
day. Monday and Tuesday evenings,
anniversary meetings will be celebrated
under the supervision of two Or three of
the leading officers of the Salvation
Army.
JOHN HUGHES Of Crystal made his first
visit to Pembina in four years, on Tues
day, and is well pleased with the appear
ance of the county scat. Mr.. Hughes
may be placed among our extensive far
mers, being owner of GAO acres of land.
On fifty four acres of summer following,
lie raised over 1900 bushels OF No. hard
wheat; the balance of his crop was not
quite 80 heavy, and for this season lie had
over 100 acres prepared in July.
We hear from good authority. on the
off side, that the local option law is a
dead duck, because the journal of the
House does not show the law was ever
passed. This may or may not he the
fact. but We don't see howit will help a
man who sells without a license, il ar
rested for if, the local option law is a
failure, then lie must como under the
old law which says he must have Ii
cense to sell legally:
ALEX UnE of Hamilton township, was
in town Tuesday, not on division bust
ness but to pay Ills taxes and see how
Pembina is getting along. Mr.. Ure has
800 acres west of Hamilton, most of it
under cultivation, and the same number
of acres near Minnewaukan. where lie
made his home the last year. Tie coun-
try around Devils Lake is good enough,
but Mr.. Crc would not trade his Hamil-
ton farm for anything he has seen yet.
A GENTLEMAN, this week was arguing
that advertising was of no good, but it
you wanted to get goods cheap 20 to
SOMEONE who does not advertise; "Be-
cause" said lie, Il saw certain advertise
lnents and went and priced the goods,
but they did not sell as cheap as they
advertise. We think there is one con-
clusion to be drawn from the above, to
wit; that the advertisement did its part
ofthe work we'll, anj therefore advcr-
Using pays. 1.-THE merchant can get the
customers to his store, then he is out of
his line if lie cannot cell them goods.