The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-08
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers Of the Pioneer Ex
press. by Special Reporters,
WAl.llNl.i.S.

For the Readers Of the Pioneer Ex-
press. by Special Reporters,
WALllAi.i.x.
Travelling men were numerous last
week.
Wood is coming in slow HI parties
drawing do not care to haul ON wagons.
Chas. Boss, Of Sank Centre, MIMI, has
been in this neigllhorhood a week or
two, collecting.
Snow has nearly all gone. Wagons
and buggies are out but may have to be
but on the shelf again.
Edgar a. Lockwood was over from,
Young looking over the situation with IL
view to going into business.
Herbert Vendal has contract to cut
all the wood in town. lie is also doing
something at sinch with good success in
both cases.
The funeral ofO II. Daniels child took
place on Wednesday. Feb. eth. Rcvs.
Scott and Parsons in attendance. The
body was placed in the vault.
Miss Florence Lockwood, of toilette,
has been selected to teach the Wallalla
school. The trustees say school will
open as soon as the teachers institute is
over.
Thomas Benjamin, wife and family,
arrived home from their visit east look
ing well and bring others with them.
lie thinks there will he Il large emiyr.
ton to this part in the spring.
1t WAS Mr.. B. 7. Grows little gill that
died instead OIL hoy as was repo,te,l last
week. Slls WIS about six years old.
Diphtheria WIS the cause. The little
boy is slowly recovering. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grow have the sympathy of all. Mrs,
Grows visit home is sadly married by 81
much sickness and death.
Messls. Mayer and Robertson are put
ting up ice. Jim employed Gabriel
llou!e TO cut ice for HIM. Gabriel is bet.
ter at dancing when filled with benzine
than at emitting ice. lie was warned tc
keep away from the old place, where ice
had been taken out. but lie might as
well been told to 80 III, for in lie went
and was pulled out sadder and wette,
man. lie was let look through bottle
with the mouth piece under his nose
which revived him, so lie said lie would
go in again for another look.
While in Ernest last week, we learn.
that We lla,, been imposed on by the
party that described that brilliant scene
on the ice, near l.. S. McGuin's. 1t ap
pears now tina. Il. Ii. only put six pals
of water on the slide, instead of twelve
and that as thew had Il bonfire, the lcc
was quite sloppy around it. Some ofthe
parties, i'll their rapid descent, slid in
this slop and fire. One got cindcr in
her eye and gently caresscd her optic,
trying to extract it, while another, in ell
dcavoring to keep her equilibrium, let
one foot 90 up the river while the otlcr
/ "Sbo NoN uuu eilC sdb uOHH IlG
edge of the sloppy spot to mediate on
which loot she should follow, but delays
are dangerous, because while medi,ating,
Jack Frost managed to get IL firm hold
and frozc'cr dress improver to the ice.
Then mid loud cries and lamentations
and frantic efforts to arise, she tonclu,l.
ell she would have to be uncouplcd or IL
fire built under her before she could get
away. A small dress pattern left Oh the
ice is all that marks the place, where my
informant says, was more gorgeous
display and more co!ors shown than the
electric display at the ice palace. We
were also given to understand that some
of the people present are kicking be.
cause their names were not published
We humbly apolisisc but wished te
spare their bushes. But there is any
more kicking to be done, for their bcne-
lit We will cay that We haye placed a
pillow where it will do the most good
and save rs from any too great shocks Ia
our tender hearts.
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