The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-19
AROUND TOWN.

FRIDAY, JULY 10. 1850.
AROUND TOWN. e
GAMrMEErlSG next week. r
CLIFFORD Bros received two more car r
loads If lmonGhos last week.
| DoN'T forget the ca,lcnscs-The new ,
state officers will be chosen by the dele
gates.
II. l.. LEWIS has closed out his drug
store and packed his goods. He intends
going to Montana.
ABOUT COO Icelanders landed at VIM
nipeg direct from Iceland this week.
Quite number have come across the
line to Join friends here.
1 A SICHlittle shower OH Tuesday laid
the dust and freshencd up the grass.
The rain of last week has improved the
prospects Of wheat in the central and
western part Of the county.
REv. Mr. Mcn,lenl,all, of Grand Forks,
preached in the Presbyterian cl,urcl,
Sunda. morning and evening Mr.. Men
.lenl,aIl is an allie preacher and created
q good impression on his first visit to ,
Pembina.
No Lfss than nine persons lave been
drowned between Grand Forks and this
city, while bathing in the treacherous
Red this summer. The river is go low
the water is all in tho channel and the
channel is full of deep holes, will,
swift under tow.
1 Tile new ban'i Instruments hayc arriv-
ed and are clegant-as fine as any in the
territory. The boys held meeting Oh
Wednesday evening and organized.
They will appear ont!.e s!r cts som, and
will bc ready for engagement at an early
date.
TILE NJ. i. Sunday school went OH {
picnic On Tuesday afternoon. A fine (,
little rain came along and joined in. So
the children let the rain play out door .
ami adjourned to a neighborins hall, {
where they had lots of fun and plenty ,
of nice things to eat in spite of Jupiter .
Pluvius, Esq. I
Mr.. Eli Robert, living at st. Pie. six !.
miles below Emerson, was drowned in =,
the Red river Monday, while in bathing :
with companion. Mr.. Robert wasa
cousin of Mr.. Ernest Sicotte, of the Win I.
chester House, and was here visiting last
Saturday. Up 70 Wednesday his body :,
had not been found.
WEaskcd Mr.. ]. &. Webb the other !
day how soon lie expected to leave for
the far west. He answered in dubious
manner that lie could tell better, later.
But by looking at his al. in another col
umn it will be seen he is in dead earnest
and somebody will get bargains if they
want any .: the numerous things lie has
to sell.
JAMES Arth went up to his wood cam y !
az [ACISN IhAS WCSh W ECC WlldG pIOspcCl
he had for floating it down the river
Jim has been absent great deal lately
OIL these trips and as Mrs. Airtl was $
feeling lonely, she has procured the I
services Of little boy rs companion for
the future. Jim found him at home
when lie arrived yesterday, the boy |
got there the day previous. Congratula-
tions and cigars are i'll order. I
Mr.. MELDRrM, the other Drayton ferry i
man, returned from IIallock Wednesday c
where lie stood trial for running ferry
without Minnesota license. He was ,
fined $2. Mr.. NJ. lad deposited money as T,
guarantee ofgcod faith at the treasurers +,
Office but could not get license until the I
commissioners sat, which is sometime s.
next week. Reports that he was in Jail f
for want of bail etc, were without founda- +
ton.
CASE Of Territory vs.. j. w. Richie for
running an illegal ferry at Drayton be- II
fore Judge Z. "A. Armstrong was decided II
against the defendant who was fined $50 o
and costs. MIR. Richie appealed. A {
second chapter occurred in this case on o
Tuesday. Mr.. John Medium was arrest IL
ed by Minnesota authorities and taken IL
to Hallock for running his ferry without y
a Minnesota license. Mr.. 7. ID. Wallace IL