The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-10

AkVUND IUWN.
MAYOR Booker,
DECORATION day, May 3Otl,.
ELECTION day next Tuestlay. 18th.
HARRY Treglawny isgetting better.
TEACHERS institute, first week in June
program next week.
FRED Sargent I,ns been very i'll durin,
the past week with heart disease.
THEIR: il to I've musical concert a,
Emerson OH Friday evening, May 10Th
JOSEPH Conklin's crazy spells get more
frequent and lie will doubtless be sent to
the asylum soon.
w. &. Feldnan our popular jewlcr
has been quite sick during the week, hu,
is somewhat better TO day.
Tuesdays genial showers have revived
the hopes of the farmers. Peace and
plenty stare them in the face,
Mr.. Il. PlcHE was awarded the con
tract for fresl. beef at Fort Pembina fol
the ensuing year a. 81 cents per pound
TIE n. P. & NJ. has received two new
six drive-wl,eel locomotives, from King
ston, Ont, for use on the Winnipeg di
vision.
Monday evening several buildings
we're unroofel ut Fargo and the electric
light tower blown across the railway
track.
]. D. GORDON. of Bay Centre, sold a
Clydesdale stallion. two years old, of Lis
own raising, for 81 900 last week. J. ID.
is going the whole hog, SO to speak, in
fine stock raising. will, horses, cattle and
Poland China pigs.
TnE Right Reverend, the bishop OF
Dakota, will lie in Neche OH Saturday
next, May 18th, and at Bathgate on Sun
day. 18th. On Thursday, the 10th, he
will he ut Pcmbi,la, and divine service
with confirmation will be held in Grace
church at $50 n. IN.
s.. W. SWANSON, of Moorl,ead, Mimi,
has been appointed as railway postal
clerk, TO run OH the Pembina and Win.
nipeg junction route. He will assume
charge of his route ut once, relieving Mr..
L. H. Hilger, who will return to Shake.
pee, Mlnn.
a SOCIAL, nnder the auspices Of the
Ladies' Aid Of the NJ. T.. church, will be
held at the house OF Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Wardwell Oh Wednesday evening, next.
a sale table will lie one of the features
of the evening. A cordial invitation is
extended TO all.
SERVICES in NJ L. church next Sabbath,
May 18th; Rev. Treglawny will preach
10 a. M, subject, "Christ's own Sermon, u
IL H., Sunday school. Come to pastors
Bible class. Lesson, "Nark 14c, l to
verse;" 7:l5 y. H., praise meeting; 7:45
Historical series of sermons, No. / Ruth.
All are invited to attend these services
A GUST of wind OH Tuesday played
some queer pranks. Two large panes OF
glass at the store of Shaw & Charlton, OH
the Ross corner blew in. a stable in
South Pembina was unroofe1 and blown
down, several out-houses took tumble
the flagstaff at the depot broke of, and
a hundred feet OF sidewalk OH Second
street was blown over, about fifty feet Of
which landed endwise over the fence
into the yard of the residence of the late
II. B. Ross.
ASuMBER Of young l,oodlums about
town amused themselves. one evening
last week, by assaulting building on
Stutsman street with missiles Of differ
ent kinds. The occupants rushed out
and one Of the lads was caught. His
name and the names of his comrades is
TO be published the next time any
such thing occurs, and we fear that some
parents, as well as the boys, will be
panied to see them printed. Perhaps il
would be a good preventative for the
parents to know where the boys spend
their evenings.
TIE band boys gathered themselves
and their instruments together OH Tues.
day evening aud went forth on seranad.
ing expedition to the residences of the
newly elected mayor and councilmen.
Between the effect of the rain, the dark.
ness and the lack Of practice, they would
have succeeded in convincing everybody
of their need of new instruments, if i,
had not been for the efficiency of their
two volunteer drum majors in dlstracting
public attention from the occasional dis.
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