The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-19

ny farmers and business men. These
companies will fine 1t hard job to get
back their old customers when they open
again and it serves them right-don't
give the begears busl,el.
Will Green is again a grass widower.
"Poor WILL" he no sooner gets settled
down, when, bad luck to it, his family
takes the notion that some other state is
better, 80 Will has to pull up stakes and
let then 20. Mr.. Green expects to follow
soon and spend the winter in Louisiana,
and VIC all long to see them in tile spring.
Cashier Anderson of the Bank of Ham
ilton is now domiciled with his family in
tho residence Of w. q. Green.
Tie contractors ON the artesian we'll
are down 007 feet They have gone three
feet into the granite strata. presumably
the same one struck at Grafton, and on
account of which the Grafton people
stopped boring. The contractors have
suspended operations for few days. UNI
til number of diamond drills and other
suitable tools can be obtained, when
work will be resumed, and we trust they
will be able to 10 through it. The eagle
eye of every town in Walsh and Pembina
counties is OH this well. 1t may right be
called the test well, and upon the success
or failure will depend largely the future
of both these counties. Every man in
Pembina county is interested in it, and
ftley see fit to contribute mite to aid
the project, and it proves success, they
will be repaid ten fold. 1t may not be
generally known, but it is a fact. that
some of our best farmers and business
men are leaving for other states and ter
litories OH account of the water. A good
artesian well of fresh water in each of
our towns would remedy this evil and
cause our county to prosper more then
any enterprise put forth. Hamilton has
done nobly so fur, having already ex-
pended ~ 500 OH the well.
CARLISLE.
Miss Brownie Sarver of Hamilton, was
visiting .Gussie Weeks last Sunday.
MIR. See has his residence about COM
pletcd and expects to move next week.
Every body went to the Bathgate fair
and all we have seen reported good
time.
The young men of Carlisle have made
up their minds to invest in new cutters
this fall.
MIR. Ashley has moved to his upper
farm. lie intends to reside in town next
winter.
The hum of the tllreslling machine
was heard in every direction up to the
time of the rain.
A number from this neigllborhood
went to Fort Pembina for their winter
supply Of cabbage.
We hear that Mr.. Crane will not con-
sent to buy farm in Carlisle, his intell
ton is to 70 farther west.
Adolph Carl tl,resl,ed with steamer
last week, his wheat turning out so we'll
he was compelled to build a new grana-
ry.
e. A. thinks that the road leading to
Freeport is as entertaining to the mind
and eye as is trip over the Lehigh VAL
ley road to the eastern traveller.
The bridge crossing the Tongue river
ia very dangerous and unless attended to
SOON our township is liable to have a suit
for damages brought against them.
r. II. MoiTatt returned home last week,
Ills supply Of books ran short. lie is de-
ter,nined to take enough to last the bal
ance Of his eight months term the next
time.
(Too late for Inst weekly
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Moffatt visited at
James Moffatt's last Sunday.
Miss Maggie Moflatt starts for Univer-
sity at Grand Forks the LIST of January.
Fla. Weeks is rushing his blowing.
We are expecting wedding here soon.
Miss spicer and Mr.. Baskin were the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Mccormick last
Sunday. also Mrs. Harrington.
Mrs. spicer expects to visit her
parents in Ohio this winter, having been
absent from then three years.
Mr.. Ashley has been busy during the
last two weeks gathering the preachers
salary before going to conference.
The democratic meeting held in the
school house was not very well attended
owing TO it not being properly adver.
tised.
Mr.. Eastman has been tllreslling with
a steamer for the past week and expects
to thresll three weeks longer; mostly
No. l hard, We hear.
e. H. Eastman and w. X. Huffman
have postponed buying their steamer
until next fall. The latter threslled $50
bushels of No. 1 hard last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdowell anticipate 60
ing TO their farm at Humbolt for a short
time where Mr.. McD. intends to build
and do some fall blowing. They expect
to move there in the spring.
DRAYTON.
Mrs. Thos. Wilson went TO Grafton last
week to visit friends.
David Graham, the veteran mail carrier
is one of the greatest cl,urclmen in town.
J. G. Ross and family spent Sunday in
Drayton visiting his brotlier-in-law, Rev.
Al,ern.
j. D. Wallace las been out in the west.
ern part Of the county feeling the pulse
of the voters.
Mr.. Douglas of Pittsburgh is going to
take heavy vote in this section. He is
10 genuine temperance man.