The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers of the Pioneer Ex.
press, by Special Reporters,
WALllAl.LA.

WALilALLA.
Supervisors meeting Jnne 2nd, 1858.
About ten people leave here for their
old home in Ontario ona visit next week.
S. o. McGuin and party, surveyed the
township road on section line from near
house, south of township line
last week.
Miss Erncstine Mayer has recovered
SO that she will leave for
Winnipeg this week. We are glad to
hear of her cOnvalesencc.
Boating OH the raging Fembina is be-
coming the rage; but when boats rock go
people cannot stay in them, the pleas
urc and the boat are both reversed.
Several parties are making their lots
in the cemetery blossom as the rose; and
and elegant fences will add
much to the beauty, while showing the
respect in which the departed were held.
The Presbyterian mansc is being treat
ed inwardly to II mucl, needed painting
and papcring, which will add much to it's
appearance inside. II is to be hoped
that sufficient funds can be raised TO give
III overcuat outside.
Geo. Foster had his wood claim sur
veyed. lie is under the impression that
.,un,, f,Ii.c tl,,nl. A., l.. l,I l., , I;,,. .,,,.,
cut wood OH it promisc,lolls. SO as George
puts it 'hc wants to know where lie
lives"
An elegant company of lauics and gen
tlemcn enjoyed themselves at the social
dance in the school house Friday, May
25lh. Said party was given us a farewell
party to Miss lletty Burnley, who leaves
for Ontarionext week. 1t is fair to say
that Miss Burley inns nm an,, .r,u,embcr
of the y. l.. $. ofC W East iili'
All interested in .fo. .l.Gsbyterian
cemetery are requested to attend "bee"
OH the tiist Tuesday of June To improve
the grounds and To elect trustees for the
ensuing year, according to the laws Of
Dakota. Ladies' are invited to attend
with baskets for lunch and tea at the
nlanse.
Once more the people in this town had
Il fighting time with the prairie and bush
fire. On Monday, May 2lst, every one
i'll town worked very hard until nearly
evening to protect the town, although
the breaks extend all around the lvwn:
the roaring and cracking of the fire was
heard two miles away. Luckily the wind
and carried the ashes AMI burn
ing pieces the other way, else tie town
would have been in imminent danger.
In one place the tire jumped over forty
rods.
The Y. l.. S. OF C's had n very secret
last week, AMI all we could lca,n
was that the bylaws have been present.
ed and td"pte! and that two young Ia
dies in town tried to become Dleubers
but were promptly black balcd, as it is
they are each engaged to be
to some horrid mau. If it is
possible 10 get Il copy of the bylaws, you
shall have them, though we shall swing
for it. Que Of the members inlo,ms us
that they have under consideration the
feasibility Of holding picnic To wlicl,
no men will bu invited or allowed. We
Imagine how it will turn out, with wo.
men to 80 upthc trees to hang the swing,
clear up tie brush DC.
The gentleman whD had tl.e cold cx-
pcricIce related Il week or two ago, %,
wrestling with IL keS informs us that We
neg lccted to say that the water was elc-
ganlly arranged ma low cut colsuyc of
ice, trimsed and gvrcd with scnlIo,,cd
edges, which imtdca great impression ON
the ""'i siirdoflils anatomy and his bet
ter two thirds would nave left him to
collly perish il the children had moi
cried for lils relief. Tie same man who
wrestlcd with the key informs lis that he
has bad sonc very funny experiences in
his life which were not ST. funny at the
time to him. One day while at Font
Ransou, he had occasion to %, after
some hay across IL r:tvinc, So he saldlcd
and larncss"d one OF his most gentle
mules aud went across. He made up a
large buIriic of the hay, bound it tightly
with il rope and began shaking 1t home.
lie ON the mules back, the hay rolling
and tInliril.y alun, behind; all went we'll
llnt!l the ravinc WIS reached, when un
going few rods down, the hay rolled
against the reserve forces of the mules
battery and true to the instinct of the
species; Inc let fly with both feet ut the
hay and sent our friend up in the air Il
he found it contested and he immediate.
~ arose toa point of order aud grace.
lulv landed on the point Of the extreme.
y long h;;iiics, where after vain cn,ie:l-
vors to balance himself and adjust him
sell tp cIctlnls; liicrs, he again arose 10
demonstrate with the mule, but in vain
ms lie seemed to tliink Inc was master of
the situation until the huge bundle of
hay suddenly recovering ir,.Hi a more
terrific kick rolled gently under the hind
legs of the lsluilisilcd mule and raised
him 50 high that orr friend vino wus
still contestins his right to Il seat in the
saddle or PEREZ, on the names, slid
back Oh the battery Of the mule and ell
JoYed the pleasure OF scc-sawins on tina,
balanced mule. who stuck To the hay i'm
that way until il had gently rolled to the
bottom OF the ravine, the mule protest
ing against the unusual proceeding,
while the man c!dci the mule. At the
bottom Of the ravne he cxtrlrated the
ontIi! and went up the other side on foot
owliSi To the sad impressions he received
while involved III the discussion in re-
sall to his seat.
HAMILTON.
Very cold; expecting spring shortly.
Dr. Chalmers has m" ,s.c ). I" now ;"gi!on,
Green peas were III tna ..li.,Art satllr-
day. in Lake Charles, La; not here.
Miss Cassie Assclstinc left here on
Tuesday to visit friends at Fisher, MINI.
W. &. Sharp, the old Hamilton wheat
buyer, is i'll Admission, Ala, doing well.