The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-04

FRIDAY. APRIL 4, 1880.
AROUND TOWN.
CLEAN up!
EASTER Sunday.
GEEsE and blackbirds were seen O,
Tuesday last.
How would mayor Nixon" sound {,
your cart
A VERY pretty folder replete will, q
A. r. matter, is distributed by the Grea
Northern.
A LARGE attendance of people vii
probably he on hand to attend the sal,
OF school lands at the court house OF
Wednesday, (9tl,) next.
Rev. Mr.. Beer gave magic Lantern
entertainment at Kennedy, MINI. las
week and nettcd SIG for his Sunda,
school.
SIGNAL Observer Andy, in this month.
report, says that we have two inches
more melted SNOW since the fsr.e Of jon
nary than usual, which is good for the
wheat.
REV. II. II. Hall will preach at I'll.
Presbyterian churcl, Sunday Afternoon
at $50. Short Bros. aud Mrs. Ryan vii
supply abe music. All are cordially in
vited to be present.
DR. Barnes went 10 Drayton yesterda,
after very successful stay of two week,
here. Doc says, st don't hurt bit I,
drill your teetll-unless the bit breaks.
Bits have no nerves, you see.
PEOPLE going to Ontario or cominl
hack, should note that the Wisconsin
Central and the Northern Pacific ar,
now practically one line, and it will say,
changes to go via tile Central,
EMEgsoN people held All "Ol,le Folke
Koncert" last evening. They rent owe
some very ancient looking show bills L
advertise the same, but bad roads vii
prevent the attendance of our citizens.
WHEN man gets struck hard blow
in the wind it sometimes makes hin
sick ut the stomach. Our poker playin,
contemporary at Batl,gate, was evident
~ quite i'll last week, from the appear
ance Of his editorial page.
SUNSHINE, slosb, mud, puddles, ponds
ducks, geese, rubber boots. small boys
trash, manure. snow balls, bones, loos.
cattle, stray horses, dirty snow drifts
sleiehs, wagons, tanning mills. seed
Hail! chaotic, gentle, dirty spring!
JOHN Olafson, a noted Icelandic jour
nalist and politician, is expected mex
week. He will probably be connected
with the "Loeberg," an Icelandic paper
published in Winnipeg, but which has
q large circulation on this side.
Ma. g. H. Harlacller, agent for school
supplies, delivered two or three lectures
ON the subject Of geography and physio-
logy to Pembina and st. Vincent school
committees this week. Mr.. Harlacllel
is fluent talkcr-and sold his wares.
some boodlum fired elugs from sling
shot through the windows Of the cloth.
ing store run by George schwam. We
are sorry to chronicle such malicious
mischief and hope the perpetrator, il
discovered. Will get his deserts.
April. LIST was generally observed, af.
ter some reminder. We noticed one
very sedate citizen aim vicious kick at
a certain sedate hat that lay harmlessly
on the sidewalk. Whose thoughts as he
sauntered away, "were of violet hue
as he blessed the darn fool that put a
piece Uf old iron under said hat.
BILLY Bulge Of Grand FORKS, came
down to Pembina GU Friday and hand
ing out come petitions, asked that our
citizens sign them and send them to
Washington, while he returned by the
train. Tie petitions called for a public
building at Grand Forks. OF course it
was done by Pembina, as Pembina likes
the Forks and her people.
TIE first encampment of Grand Army
of the department of North Dakota will
occur on the 23rd and 24th of April at
Grand Forks. The Woman's Relief
Corps will meet at the same time and
place. A large gathering and good
time is anticipated. All comrades who
can attend are invited. The Grand
Forks Post is strong one and the com.
rades may be sure of hospitable vel
come.
Snow seems to he more plentiful in
this neck of the woods than in the rest
Of the county. At this writing, We'd
nesday) there is pretty fair sleighing for
some three to six miles out of town,
while outside of that, the snow is nearl y
all gone. Seeding will probably COM
mence pretty generally over the county
on Monday next. il the present weather
continues. Farmers arc feeling very
hopeful Of the harvest.
VIZ we're going to seold about having
10 suffer from blizzard 20 late in the
season rs the Goth OF March, but when
We got the daily papers and read Of the
snow Of South Dakota aud Minnesota.
and the cyclones and tornadoes Of tho
Ohio valley. We were dumb. Blizzards
arc bad enough. but it would take pref.
~ large blizzard to match . very small
cyclone. The warm sunshine and the
npldly d,sapp4 erins snow since Sunday
makes % feel allSke more satisfied.