The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-22

on June 25th.
REGULAR session county commissioners
first Monday in July, the End.
TIE person who remarked SIS thie hot
enough for you?" was in town this week.
BOARDS of equalization of taxes meet
in all townships on the fourth Monday in
June, 25tl,, next Monday.
TIE Red river has been on the raise
all week, and is now nearly up to the
highest water-mark of last spring.
SHORT Bros. have come very fine
pottcd plants in bloom which have been
cultivated by the Misses Nelson. For
sale cheap.
TIE Pearson Comedy Go. played in
st. Thomas three nights this week and
then broke up for the summer. Mr..
Pearson and wife will go to Minnetonla.
MEssIss. Stuart and Mansfield Bros. ar.
rived in town Wednesday from Pasco,
Washington Territory, with two car loads
ofbroncllos. They are young stock, from
spring colts up to five years old.
TIE Clair Pattec Comedy Troupe are
expected here next week, June Goth and
SOth. This troupe has been highly
spoken Of by local papers OIL their route
through Dakota and Minnesota.
FRIDAY night the ladies of tho Presby-
terrain church served their friends with
delicious Strawberries. delectable ice
cream and cake. They had a good ut
tendance and u pleasant time. Proceeds
about SIS.
Road Supervisor Louis johnson is get
ting the grader ready for work OH the
south side of Tongue river, near Faul
Hogan's. From what Louis says, ithard-
ly pays to loan township graders to rail-
road contractors.
WE see by u large, colored poster with
the PIONEER ExrKEss imprint attached
to it, that Pembina will celebrate tho
fourth of July in manner that will
astonish their nelghbors ACROSS the line.
--Grafton News and Times.
A BRIEF but heavy shower OH We'd
nesday was accompanied by few gusts
of wind which did some damage. The
barn belonging to Capt. Webster near
the railroad depot was blown down, and
over i'll South PemEin;l trees were up
rooted.
Miss \. Macdonald moved her MILL
merry stock this week to the building OPP
posltc Chapman house and has now her
large display well arranged. We are
requested to say great bargains arc offer
ed i'll the summer line OH account Of the
advanced season.
NICHE cor. 10 Bathgate Delnocrat-The
Neche Literary Society was well attend
ell lust Saturday evening. The program
WAS made up of readings, rccitations and
songs. Special mention should be made
oi Miss Birdie O'ilaw, of Pemblnu For
one 50 young, Miss Birdie has All excel
lent voice,
a YOUNG man named Jim Clark at
tempted to swim the Red river at Grand
Forks and was drowned. Just as lie
jumped in one of the bystandcrs shouted
"l'll bet YOU Il dollar that you'll drown"
Clark shouted back, eth take YOU" 1t
was his last bet; he never reached the
opposite shore.
ANNUAL school meeting on Tuesday,
June 10Th, at o'clock pm. Treasurer
Nixon is the outgoing member of the
school board. The interesting question
OF taxation will come up. We unGcr-
stain! That the treasurcr's report will
show an improvement in the state of
fiiance. What about third tleptrt.
ment this year?
TIE g. a. Il. having held no meeting
since Decoration DAY, the committee
deem it proper to say that they arc very
grateful for many favors shown and in
particular desire to thank the band and
choir for excellent music, Rev. Mclean
Tor his appropriate sermon OH the Sun
day previous, Rev. Trcglawny for his
splendid Grafton, and the ladies', who
so generously shared their pet flowers
for decoration purposes.
4th of July.
The committees are working hard,
and given "a good day and good track"
the 4tll of July celebration nj Pcmbinu
promises to be a magnificent :.iIalr. The
races at Emerson and Pcmblaa occurring
SO closely together, ensure tile attend
ance Of good horses and fine athletic
contests. The Roscau Indians, when
dressed in their barbarous tinery, are a
big wild west" show in themselves; and