The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-27
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers of the Pioneer Elk.
press, by Special Reporters,

For the Readers Of the Pioneer Elk.
press, by Special Reporters,
wAl.liALLA.
Israel Peters and Charles Peters took
in the county seat last week.
Several parties are making arrange.
nents to purchase grave stones and
monuments to place in the Genet eries
here.
Asa Fancet and Charles Murphy, two
merchantile lights of Neche, went
through town OH their way to the county
seat ofCavilcer Co.
A larger acreage of grain of all kinds
will be sown this spring in this vicinity,
every available piece of cultivated land
being rented from non.residents.
immigration has begun here. Last
week eight teams and wagons loaded
with furniture, implements, etc, went
through town 10 settle i'm Cavalier Co.
They came from near Morris. Manitoba.
On Saturday evening, in I. $. Burley's
store, Democratic caucus was held to
select two delegates to attend the county
convention at Hamilton. DIR. ID. Nc
Laclilan and T. S. hurley were selected.
Peter Grant is making himself locally
famous rs a portrait and landscape
painter. He has just finished large
oil painting of Sir Walter SCOTS resd-
cnce and grounds, for DIR. McLachlan,
which is worthy of great praise.
Several parties from over the line have
been looking up millet seed to take
across. Farmers who llaye fed nothing
but millet this winter say that horses
will leave their grain to cat the mlllet,
and that IL half ton Of millet will 70 as
far as one ton of prairie hay.
The committee on bylaws and consti-
tuition of the Young Ladies Society of
Celebrates had a meeting last Wednes-
day evening ut the residence of one of
their number. Full committee present.
After secretary was elected the COM
mittee went into al animated debate in
which everyone had the floor rs to the
latest styles Of plush, and most fashion,
able shade of ribbon before any decision
was arrived at. BY this momcntous
question, a sister of the lady ut whose
house the committee met, asked for per-
mission to come into the room for an
article which she needed. AS soon as
quiet was restored she was admitted.
On her entering the room the whole
committee arose and nearly oyerwhclm-
ed her with questions and with exclalna-
ton points, Obs! and Obs! concerning
the new dress she had on, which had
just arrived that evening from Grafton,
and as the committee unanimously de-
cidcd was "just too lovely for anything
You know by the time the admirinp
looks would allow the young lady to with
draw, the clock struck ten and the COM
mlttcc, realizing the fact that they had
to so home without escorts, unanimous
ly agreed TO adjourn for one week to
meet again in the same place in the
afternoon 40 that they would not be
crowded for time. AS soon us the room
was cleared your correspondent was as.
sisted from under the centre table by
the aforesaid sister who is not member
of the y. l.. S. ofC.'s, and to whose kind
assistance am indebted for the knowl-
edge of the doings Of the committee. At
the next meeting the committee will be
sure TO look under all the furniture SO
that no ugly man shall intrllc. hope
they will have more success in getting
down to business next time. Will re-
port progress il my hiding place is not
found out.