The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04

No service in tile NJ. Z. church mex
Sunday morning.
THE general conference of the NJ. e
church is in session at New York.
THE provincial governor of Manitoba
has signed the bill allowing the building
of the r. r. v. II. and authorizing a loai
of 81 $4,000.
THE Sun. of Winnipeg, claims that the
Milwaukee road is making arrangements
for connection with Winnipeg from
Fargo this summer.
AARON McCuMpER has gone back to lii
first love, Posy county, Indiana. We
expect to hear something double Al
good as this next week.
TIE Ladies Aid society wish to thanh
the members of the Pembina Corne
Band for their services so kindly tender.
ed at the Orange Tea.
Rev. Mn. QUINN. late Presbyterian
minister at Emerson, has severed hi
connection with that church and hal
accepted call to Minot
REv. G. H. Treglawny will conduct the
quarterly meeting services in Bathgat'
next Sabbath for Presiding Elder, Rev
d. c. Palmetto, who is attending gener
al conference in New York.
TIE bill for removing the headquar
tiers Of the custom house from st. Vim
cent to st. Paul has passed the Senate
and now our only hope is the president
friendship for Bro. Deacon.
ONLY three assessors present at thu
assessors meeting OIL Tuesday. Pro
badly because nearly all the old assess
ors were reelected and know the ropes
is the reason for the slim attendance.
VIZ have it from good authorit tina
there will be change in the run Of thu
mail clerks on this division. The soutl,
ern terminus, which las been at Winni
peg Junction, will be changed to Brain
erd.
Mn. Cn tDr rnSs,, io,,Sf hn,,,l
some i'll harness but has faculty O
swinging his legs pretty rapidly, and at
tracts the attention Of more people thar
If Maud s. were passing.
AT a meeting of Worden Post, G.A
on Monday, committees were appointe,
for the purpose Of making arrangement
for the observations of Decoration Day
May Both. It is intended to observe tl,'
day with full ceremonies.
DRAYToN has a plug-lat brigade con
sisting of twelve members, all singh
men. The object Of the club, it is said
is to represent the aristocratic interest
Of that city and to keep its citizen
posted on oriental movements. Nat
tpham, q man of intrigue, is placed Il
the lead until the club is thorough,
organized.
WE ale sorry to learn that Vim. MIC
kinna, OF Toilette, lost his stable, tw'
horses, COW, harness, etc, by Il prairie
fire on Monday. The fire was kintilct
by children playing with matches. Mr.
Mckinna has until lately worked fo
\. L. Nelson Esq, and had just startet
farming and the loss is PARTICULAR.
severe at this time.
The followingproblcm is having rag'
in the east from college professors dow
to the common schools, and lawyer, ant
bankers and doctors and politicians arr
grappling with it but cannot agree upol
the solution. 1t is this: fla hen and
half lay an egg aud a half in Il day aud
half how many eggs will six hens lay il
seven days.
A CHARLES d. NELSON memorial will b.
preached I'd. w in the Presbyterian
church by the pastor next Sabbath
May Gth) at II o'clock am. All TIT
friends and acQuaintances, especially the
relatives Of the late MIR. Nelson are in
vited to be present. At $50 pm. a ser
mon to young men will be preached
Young men and maidens, you arr
cordially invited.
EFFORTS are being made to re-organiz
Fidelity Lodge, l. o. o. L. in Pembn,
A meeting was held Wednesday evening
and preliminary steps taken. An active
member said Yesterday, Eve have mem
ber> and backing enough to carry on :
prosperous lodge; this difficulty we arr
experiencing is from nothing but care
lessness and neglect on the part of til,
members.
CHARLES MCLEoD was married to Mis-
Golf at Beaulieu May 3rd. The harp.
couple left that morning for IL weddin,
tour to Charley's former home at Prime,
Edward Island. Charley has about tel
Thousand friends in this and Cavalier
counties that will, mctapiorically speak
ing, throw their old shoes after them
and here 80 the last pair OF the e,litoria
slippers to help swell the heap of 600,
luck.
OK and after the 18th of this montl
the Northern Pacific will change its TIM
table over the ID. g. NJ. road. The train
will leave Pcmbina for the south at l.
O'clock at noon and arrive from thu
south at ll:45 in the forenoon, maxim;
close connections with trains on tn,
main line. Through this change. al
mails from and east of ST. Paul, for Gran.
Forks, Pembina and intermediate point
will be carried over the DuIutl g. Mani.
toba and arrive here over All hou