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

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THE PIONEER. EIPRBSS.
Entered at the postoflicc a. Pcmbina as second
class mail matter.
FRIDAY MAY 4, 1888.
AROUND TOWN.
APRIL Showers May bring flowers.
TOMORROW is Ar5or Day. Plant some
trees,
NEXT Monday is pay day in the Build,
ing Association.
"SERMoNs in stones and lessons in
running Brooks"
Ed. JOHNSON is building Il new house
OH lots beyond the court house.
TUE water in the Rcd and Pcnlbin:
rivers is falling fast and will soon be
down to its average.
TIE cable was stretched over the Red
river Monday and now the ferry is max
ing its regular trips.
SEEDING is very nearly finished; while
Il little later than last year, yet our farm
ers are as far ahead as farmers farther
south or cuet.
II. 0EELpMAH discounted his Arbol
day dues by week and planted a lot O
trees around his premises. 1t is Il goot
We saw a gentleman this week WHO
wanted to bet the cigars that Attorney
Megquier would be Il Day man when Inc
got 10 Watertown.
jim GREENWOOD has bought the For.
svtlic place near the boundary line, and
proposes 10 be Il bonanza farmer as wei
as swell livery man.
Ir will be a good thing for sidewalks
rain-barrels, farmers wagons, loor-yartl.
and streets, when Bentley takes the
loose COWS to herd again.
NOTWITHSTANDING the train was little
late on Monday morning, some of the
boys did not get round soon enough to
see some of,lc;r fair friends off.
J.D. Gordon, Of st. Joe, is making /.
success of stock raising. He sold {
colt of his own breeding fol
$500 last week and couple of others al
good prices.
TIE Orange Tea given by tile Ladie.
Aid of tie NJ. +. church last Friday
evening WAS well attended and plea
SAINT evening enjoyed. The pccuniar,
profits were about $50.
QUITE Il number OF our young gentle.
men have been receiving the condol
ences Of their friends this week. There
have been no suicides up to the hour Of
going to press, however.
Mh MrNsoN, in taking leave Of the
citizens of Pembina, wishes to thank
them for courtcsies extended during hi.
stay among them. and especially fo
their late efforts in his behalf.
WE respectfully call the attention o
parties handling stations this spring tc
our new cuts purchased expressly fol
poster work. They represent different
breeds of horses and are large and at
tractiye.
TIE house across the couleo from Mr.
Wcbb's is being moved back and farther
from the coulee. Mrs. Webb is the
owner. She purchased last week the
Gingras property, now occupied by JOS.
Ewing, on Rulet:e street.
Fl. a. MAYO, Of Walhalla, in speakin,
of tie prosperity oftlic farmers of thi,
county in connection with the good Gro,
of last fail, says that the year before, he
was not able to sell his surplus cattle and
horses. but that this year lie had sold
all that he cGu., spare.
TIE team of horses advertised las
week to be sod at sheriff sale were
bought by Jas. Grs enwool, Wednesday
for scyenty..ive dollars. As the team i.
not worth muci, more than that, anC
jim has bill oftwo hundred and tlIir
teen dollars for feed against them, h,
wonders il he has good trade Or not.
TIE republican delegates to the demo
cratic terrtorla! convention left sunda,
over the Northern Pacific. They con
sisted of Clerk of the Court Borden. J
G. Webb. and District Attorney Meg
quier, the latter loft OH Saturday. a
Grafton they were joined by the dele
gates from the western part of the coun
ty, viz: ]. D. Trenholmc, +. A. Wilson
and Sheriff James.
TIE city election WIS very quiet
There was no opposition to the nomina
tons of the caucus and the ballots wcr,
unanimous. Our friend Judge Arm
strong was made Il little nervous in til,
forenoon by some bad boys, but b.
hustling around lively succeeded in get
ting ali the votes for justice Of the peac
but one. The old city council All,
mayor were elected. The total humble
of votes is as follows: Ward No. l, q
ward No. 9, 50; ward No. 3, IS; total, 9s
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