The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-16

The Pembina cornet band will soon
make its debut ON the street. The bows
are practicing twice a week and are
making pretty rapid progress. A slide
trombone has been added this week, and
bids fair to be great acquisition.
BRrEFs:-S. Birch and family are com.
fortsbly located in their new quarters.
&c. o. Wells, late of Vermont. has as.
sumed Mr.. 6. w. Bowman's position as
operator at the depot. Mr.. Bowman
leaves to-day to accept a position on the
Omaha line, in southern Minnesota. ......
We are pleased to report Miss Annie
Mckenzie much improved aud out of
danger from her recent indisposition......
Mr.. marlborough. of Park River spent
several days with his cousin J. F. Lands
borough this week........ w. S. Thomson
was around shaking hands with friends
this week. Mr.. T. is well pleased with
the business outlook. and is doing a good
business......Louis s. Purdy has returned
from his extended visit to Ills old home
in Canada having spent over two months
with frie nds and relatives. .....C. I. Har-
man. of Batl,gate, took dinner ut the
Winchester Mondav.......".Mr. and Mrs.
Gus Short arrived home Saturday, and
are stopping at Mr.. Ryan's......Mr. Gren-
Ter is improving and will soon be ready
to greet his customers at Mr.. Webb's.....
w. ]. Robertson, of Winnipeg was look
oyer Pe.nbina last Saturday...J. ]. Boyde
of Lisbon, Ransom county, registered
at the Winchester Saturday Hugh
O'Donell Of Hamilton spent several days
in town this week......W. H. Donaldson.
one OF the most extensive farmers of Kilt
son county, and proprietor oftho town.
site bearing his name in that county, WINS
in town Monday in company with MIR.
and Mrs. q. d. Kelso of the Kelso farm.
1--WE had pleasant call Wednesday,
from I. B.Holmes, 4 former resident of
this county. but now Of Cullison, Kan
sas. MIR. Holmes is her. to straighten
up some business matters. alter which,
he will return to his home in Kansas e. &.
Frank Begbie arrived in town Wednes-
day evening from Langtion........."W. A.
Marvin, tile saltwater, Mi,n., CONNER
cial man, was in town yesterday inter-
viewing our merchants .........Rev. John
Scott, of Walllalla, made US a pleasant
call yesterday......ll. Shannon aud John
Baptie drove over from Batllgate yester.
day.....Mr. Chas. Argall, who las been
of late in attorney Mexq uier's office here,
is about to goto Drayton to open all office
there rs u partner Of Mr.. Megquier.
Cts SHORT, who used to live here but
is now resident of north Dakota, will,
his bride visited relatives here last week.
Gus is one of the merriest fe lows il was
ever my pleasure to meet and liked to
cried when he left Robinson. He went
into Dakota and there met his fate;, she
was native Of Canada but was teaching
school in Pembina ut the time Gus met
her. Gus was holding down claim Of a
good 100 acres and when lie visited his
farm had to batch it. The lady, it seems,
Was in no hurry to get married. despite
the protestation Of her would be hubby,
30 Gus resorted to strategy. lie wrote
from his country residence, atender and
pathetic letter and wound up with the
statement that ho must close as he had
to bake biscuits for dinner. She replied
that she would like to nee biscuit he
would make. Tie next mail carried a
generous note from the farm of the Da.
koia farmer into the dominion Of the
queen. The lady examined the biscuit
and ut once set the day for their mar.
riage, saying that any man who could
not i.eep house without working up a
thumb stall, IL section of buffalo robe and
n si,ingle nail in his biscuit dough need
ell an assistant, AMI a speedy marriage
was tile result. MIR. and Mrs. Short, af-
ter spending few days here. struck out
for the tobogyan slides and early spring
snow. showing contrast which occurs in
June.-Robinson, (Ill.) Constitution.
Died.