The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-30

COUNTY commissioners regular meet.
ing next Monday. They will levy taxes
ut this meeting.
THE G. A. n. encampment at Milwau.
kee this week is grand success. Gen.
Alger was elected commander.
By the new arrangement, freight trains
will arrive from the south at 5:45 a. m.
nnd II :25 p. m.; and will depart for the
south at II a. m. and 9:45 p. IN.
Mr.. q. s. McTavish aud his son, Ar.
thur, returned Wednesday from Winni.
peg where they had been in attendance
at the funeral of Mrs. Maria McTavisl,,
widow Of John McTavisl,, Esq. late Of
the H. B. 20. at Winnipeg. Messrs. Jno
McTavish and Geo. s. McTayish were
brothers.
Mr.. WooDLEy, the celebrated colored
temperance orator. will lecture in the NJ.
E. church Bathgate, Sunday evening,
also on Monday and Tuesday evenings
following. All but the last lecture are
free. Mr.. Woodlcy is said to be a fine
speaker and will probably be in Pembina
latter OH.
SOME THINGS that seem to have been lost
in the shuttle this season; street lamps,
fire apparatus. new cemetery, new ma.
sonic hall, saw mill, creamery, "soap fac.
tory" good price for wheat, Spencer,
paint OH the NJ. +. church, oats, lar.
ley and hay. Mr.. Megquier, the
bulk of the water in the Red river.
r. r. to Duluth, county commissioner
and lots of other things, but we still have
half a crop of wheat and whole crop Of
politics to make us happy.
By notice elsewhere, it will be seen
that convention is called at Hamilton
on the eth, to select delegates to judi.
cia convention at Grand Forks, ION Sep.
TENDER 18th, at eight o'clock p. m, which
will put i'll nomination n district judge
for this judicial district, consisting of the
counties of Pembina, Cavalier, Walsh
Nelson and Grand Forks. Besides thit
convention. there will have yet 10 be
two conventions, one for each distric,
i'll this county to nominate members Of
the legislature; each district being en-
titled to one senator and two representa-
tive. So there will be considerable poli
tics mixed with tl,reshing this fall-and
election day, i! will be vica versa.
Hon. l.. Il. Booker, the mayor of Penn
bna and u truly progressive republican
is the honoIcd candidate for state treas
urcr. One Of the pioneer settlers of Iii.
town he has been frequently lonored by
his fellow citizens whose undivided and
unqualified confidence he enjoys. NJ
man i'll Pembina county would he {
stronger candidate or poll a larger vote
Mr.. Booker is the president of the FRS
National Bank of Pembina, Il thorough
ly successfully and experienced financier
and will conduct the finances Of the state
with marked ability and success. The
ticket has no greater element ofstrengtl
than the candidacy of Mr.. Booker O
Pembinn county.-timnd Forks Herald
4 Tile custom officers, in going through
the n. T. train from Winnipeg going
south OH Wednesday, discovered young
man in the sleeper whose manner show,
cd considerable embarrassment. In the
seat along side Of the embarrassed youn,
man, was Il package of very nice dr.,
goods. Mr.. Grenier demanded the &C
customcd duty but The young man beg
gcd to be let off for the present. Mr.
Nelson, the deputy collector, being called
the matter was finally arranged, as the
gentleman had an invoice from Rev
John Scott, of Wall,alla, showing that liz
had procured the goods OH the American
side of the line, Mt Neclle OIL Monda,
last, and was only passing the goods tc
st. Paul, via Winnipeg. under good ant
sufficient united state bonds. 1t prob
ably smoothed things overa little wher
MIR. Nelson recognized the basl,ful young
man as no less a parsonage than Joe Lee
of the firm of. LaAIoure Il Co. of Netle
ami in the animated cdr, goods" hi.
bride, Miss Rose Lee, of the same city
Joe is one Of the best Of fellows though q
little hashful, and lie has Il host of friends
in t!ie northern part of the county, who
wish him and his bonnie bride pleas.
ant journey and a happy future.
BElErs:-Wc noticed David Ferguson,
OF Bathgatc driyc through our streets OH
Monday."...The senior and junior part.
ncrs of the legal firm ofStacks & IIoskins
were in the city on Monday and Tuesday
......W.J kneesl,aw Esq. went to Grand
Forks Oh legal business OH Tuesday.
MIR. Geo. ID. Lorlng, of Wallalla, gave us
call Oh Tuesday. Mrs. +. A. WardweIl
returned from Detroit Lake Oh Saturday
.....Mr. Albert Short returned OH Satur-
day. lie expects to remain about a
week and will take his family back to
Illinois with him. They have made
many friends during their visit here,
who hope to have them repeat their
visit another SYMMETRICAL representa-
tive of the St. Louis Globe Democrat
was in town OH Saturday. The Demo-
crat las been printing some readable
letters from various parts of Dakota
written by the gcntlcman......S. o. Nc.
GUN has been surveying the scenes
of the city this wcek......O. A. Bristol, of
Toilette, was a caller OH Tuesday. Mr.. b.
says Toilette farmers are about done
cutting grain and that he expects to
start threshing for them next week with
a dandy new rig.....AIr. and Mrs. ii. J..
Holmes, of Ncche, are reported by the
Argus Of Tuesday, as in that city OH their
return from the Yellowstone Park
which they had enjoyed in company
with large party of REPRESENTATION