The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-01
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Entered At the postofice at Pembina as .ecou
class mail matter.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER l. 1889.
AROUND TOWN.
ELECTION day next Tuesday.
NEXT week is the regulation time fo
freezing up.
DoN'T forget the auction sale tomorro
at j. q. Webb's.
IT Is stated that q. A. II. post liz
been formed in Winnipeg.
TRADE has been very good this wee
and considerable wheat las been comm
in.
Services in NJ. T.. church ut 10 $50 n. n
and, 1880 p. III. Rev. Z. ii. Treglawn
will preach.
MIR. Beemer was in town this wee
and says he expects u biz crowd at til
Geroux sale OH Tuesday next.
: =. S. Douglas, formerly of Emerson,
, in Vancouver and likes the country. II
says that the Emerson colony there ur
all doing well.
Tile young folks party in kittson la
last Friday, was a success in every way
The attendance Of young aud old WI:
large and all enjoyed themselves.
TIE n. p. yards have been full of load
ed cars bound north during the pas
week. $40 freight cars were here ,lurin
Sunday OIL the tracks at one time.
MICHAEL Ulrop, of Flora TOWNSHIP,
was committed to the county Jail o
Tuesday OH the charge of ob,ainin
money under false pretencc,
TIE Hyers Sisters Company whic
shows here on Wednesday eve are fir.
class company Of about twelve person,
They have u military band splendi,
Quartette Of colored singers. and play
musical drama "Ont of Bondage"
In private letter from Louis O. John
son We learn that he is doing well il
Seattle. He says the city is rebuildin
very rapidly and bids fair to become til,
metropolis of the coast. Andrew johnson
his brother is with him and they sen,
their regards to their old acquaintance.
A FINE new flagstaff taking the place
of the the one blown down last summer i
up at the depot, from which the flag Ina
flown this week. BY the way, how quee
that Uncle Sam should have the hand
soonest national flag and 80 ugly a Gus
toms flag, each made of the same colors
TIE Flyers Sisters Colored Comedy Go
presents all the charming features of vo
cal and instrumental music, comedy
farce and travesty. The music is said t,
he excellent, the acting good and til.
whole entertainment UNIQUE, humorou,
and refined. The company will show
here OH Wednesday evening.
JIM Greenwood las new canary bir,
with four feet on his legs and four feet OF
less Of ears. Jim calls hin "Jack, :" SAYS
he is ofSpanislI descent and the scribe OF
this editorial den can voucl, for his melo.
dious and inspiring notes. As the Irish.
man remarked of a mule. "IIe las Il
fine large ear for music but has terrible
cowld"
TIE n. +. Compay are digging a nine
foot ditch from the new water tank near
the round-house to the river, for the
purpose of getting water. During the
progress Of the excavating, the workmen
found rusty, iron, Indian tomal,awk,
which had probably been buried with
or lost by some ancient warrior. 1t was
found near the bottom of the ditch and
is probably of Hudson Bay Company's
manufacture. 1t is on file at the PIONEER
EXPIRES Office with the rest of the relics.
Mr.. WM. Elliott, ofthe Minnesota hap-
py hunting grounds on the Roseau, re.
turned OH Tuesday through this city on
his way for q short visit to his former
home at Neche. lie brought with him a
big-witll horns about seven feet
across, and said to be most symmetrical
pair ever seen in this county. Billy says
the former owner Of the horns accident
ely got his leg broken and lie then spent
three hours Of valuable time before he
could put him out of misery. Billy
wears his lonors (liorns) with grace, bu:
says two good horns are enough for any
man-at least in one evening.
On Sunday stout built, round faced
man. of medium height. stopped at the
Hunt House. He told Mr.. Hunt that
he came from Winnipeg and lad been
working during the tlireshing season in
tile vicinity Of the Portage. He didn't
know how long lie would stop here but
might stay week, when he expected to
go to st. Paul. Mr.. Hunt noticed that
lie acted somewhat queerly and OH Tues
day morning, while Mr.. Hunt was absent
one of Mr.. Hunts daughters heariug
some queer noise in the office, went in
and found the stranger foaming at the
month and pounding the wall will,
chair, and evidently in u paroxysm Of
insanity. On summoning help, after u
severe struggle, the man was overpower.
ed and taken to the Jail where lie had
to be tied up to prevent linn from injur-