The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-07
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers Of the Pioneer Elk.
press. by Special Reporters,
WALllALLA.

press, by Special Reporters,
WALllALLA.
James Robertson has fine new bug
~.
We have had little frost for a few
nights.
Fences are going up throughout thi.
part OH nearly every farm.
Robert Coburn, of Pembroke, Ont, is
visiting his friends hero.
v. Quackenbusl, says lie is coming tc
take W. w. Miller's place.
Railroad news las again broke out
but We think it is nothing serious.
John F. Mayer received letters from
Iowa regarding shipping -four there.
II. R. Vaughn was here looking ate,
his interests. He is keeping the grass
growing under.
V. Quackenbush was up from Necl,e
and completed the sale of his place, sw4,
5-l63-56, to James Coburn.
Jacob Gopp has purchased tile farm Of
Miss Maggie Bray, just west Of town and
is breaking on the same.
Case in Justice court, Z. w. Andrews
j. P. D. S. Grow vs.. A. b. Gordon
Judgment in favor of plaintiff.
Mounted Police men find farming toe
hard work and harder to get their pay
when they quit before their time is out
Fishing is still good. boating &C.. all
fine. Ifsome photographer would only
come and take some views of this coun.
try, he could make good thing.
Dora Grow is still suffering from diph-
liberia. Mr.. Grow and family have the
sympathy Of all, they have had so much
suffering this spring.
"Maistir" Joe Cross, lately from "hould
Hingland," IS fast becoming western,
COW puncl,er, ''sure stay" but nearly
lost his corduroy unmentionables, just
the same.
Miss Lockwood, J. Z. Harvey and w,
W. Scott, left for Pembina to-day TO at.
tend the teachers institute. Several
young ladies and gents are also going to
take in the ball.
A man with grist came from Scratch.
ing river, G5 miles northwest of this
place, to get it ground at the Walhalla
Roller Mills, and claims he made money
by coming. He had the finest and clean.
est sample of Ne. hard Saskatchewan
fife wheat brought 10 the mill this year.
(From another correspontlent.)
Walhalla IS steady advancing.
john Mayors mill is running night and
day. Mennonitcs come in from AIanitobt
and settlers from Tyncr near Batl,gatt
with great loads of wheat to return will
as fine flour us is manufactured in Nortl
Dakota. Farms are getting ploughed ~
all around. The area sown in wheat il
1889 is about one third more than in any
former years.
In the new cemetery grounds a mum
Der of beautiful monuments have beer
put up lately. The first Tuesday Of June
OF each year is the day appointed by law
for the shareholders of the Walhallt
Presbyterian manse and Presbytery Com
pany to meet and TO elect officers for tho
year. On that day all interested com
monty meet to improve the ground and
decorate the graves of the departed rel
atives and friends. Fifty-eiglt person.
are sleeping there until the sounding o
the Arclangel's trumpet. Some are
brought from long distance. Eva ult
was built last fall, hut so healthy is the
neighborhood, tllat 1t stood empty al
winter until near spring when the bod,
ofan infant was entrusted to it. aiterward,
buried in a lot near by it. Father Scot
thinks that Wall,nlla is just the place fol
a ''sanitariuln" for the afflicted in sum
mer-time. Many in poor health in oul
towns and country places, are longing fol
a little change Of air and surroundings
In Walialla VIC laye the best water in
Dakota, pure air, bright sunshine, anu
scenery not surpassed in the Red River
Valley. The whole could be enjoyed by
visitors and Others at very small expense.
with other fashionable resorts
for health or pleasure. In such Il lovely
locality we hope that Walllalla will soon
enjoy the benefit of railroad, so that
farmers in one Of the finest wheat grow
ing counties in Nortl, Dakota not require
to go ON II journey Of 40 miles to dispose
Oft their No. hard wheat to eastern
buyers.
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