The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-01
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers Of the Pioneer Elk.
press. by Special Reporters.
Mll.llALLA.

WAi.ilALI.A.
Roads OH the prairie are not very
good just now.
I. S. Burley has put in stock OF hard
ware and painted and rcarranged the
inside of his store
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hurley and
family made a short visit to relatives in
Ernest last week.
J. F. Hensley has stock Of hardware
also. He has purchased the cafe and
other things of Mr.. Loring since the Gre.
1t is expected that large immigra.
ton will make this part of Pembina
county boom this spring.
A. u. Jinks, millwrigtt for Nordyke &
Marmon Co., left Monday for Intlia,,-
apolis, Indiana.
Joseph Reid went to Pembina last
week, and Jack Frost bit his nasal up.
pendage 80 bad he feels us though he
had an instep on his nose.
Quite number Of transfers of proper
ty are taking place weekly. j. w.
Campbell has bought the old iazelwood
farm, just north Of John Fisk's.
w. W. Miller took his wife down to
their home in Winona and since his re-
turn has offered his horse for sale, which,
looks rs il lie WIS going soon himself.
Il. T. Grow received IL Telegram from
his wife in Michigan that his youngest
child IA l'oy) had died there, aud that
the little girl is not expected to recover.
Town meeting in Walhalla. Tuesday
March 9Th. 1889, to vote for the elcc.
ton Of township officers for the ensuing
year and to vote for or against the erec.
,ion of town hall in the town of Wal.
llalla.
Marshall jackson, wife and family
have returned from the east. Their lit.
tie boy was sick with the chicken pox
when they left and he has hcen very
sick since their return but is now slowly
convalescing.
A couple of bIacksmitl,s have been
here from Manitoba, that land that
Manitoba papers claim to be flowing
with milk and honey, and one en,lcavor.
ing to purchase the blacksmith outfit Of
j. II. Campbell.
On Saturday last, the infant son of o.
X. Daniels died of inflammation of the
lungs. MIR. Daniels was absent at the
time at Snow Flake, Cavileer county, d.
T.. where lie was detained by sick
horses. The bereavcd parents have our
sympathy.
Several Of our folks who enjoy doing
the light fantastic took in the ball at
Neche, Washington's birthday aud re.
port fine time. Some of the quatllilles
were danced to the key of d., two
sharps. Sam and Tom, neither Sam or
Tom | is the sharp that took the young
lady home from the donation. 1t was a
different sharp.
In one of your issues you state that
you never saw but one guide post in the
county. Your memory or your eye.
sight must be short for Wall,ala has
had four (4) guide boards and posts err.
rected ever since 1855, and | am certain
you have seen them. As in everything
else, Walllalla takes the lead in guide
posts.
| A Mennonite by the name of Queer
ing came near Queering I. S. Burley out
Of $50 last week but Tom got wind of the
skipper and following him captured a
pair Of fine ponies. The elegant stuff in
good Canadian money was put upantl
the ponies returned Saturday last. Tom
says there is no use trying to shove the
"quecr" on him or attempt any queer.
ing games. This is the second time an
attempt has been made and both par.
ties were out-not only the debt, but
had to wlIack up costs as well.