The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-10
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j FRIDAY. JANUARY 10. 1880.
AROUND TOWN.
i Sr.NiNcENr sells it's undivided half il
the Pembina ferry OH Monday. Feb. 3rd
i DoN'T forget the ball at Kittson Hal
this evening. Supper at Mr.. Chittick'.
hotel.
TIE friends of Mrs. a. McEacliern who
lately moved to Seattle will be panied tc
learn that she is in very precariou,
condition as to health.
WEATHER has been very changeable
this week, pretty cold one day and warn,
the next. A brilliant rainbow was oh.
served on Tuesday III tho north, rs the
sun set.
SOME Of the city council are studying
ways and means by which to shut ou
blind pigs during the next six months
and are discussing the legality of issuing
LICENCES for that purpose.
MR. aud Mrs. Robb and Mrs. Brown
are moving into their old residence OH the
corner OF Stutsman aud Second streets
where they expect to remain for the
winter. They are welcome back to theil
home city.
! We understand that Ia grippe has {
strong hold on the lumber trade ut Ham
ilton. Jack Chisholm aud Tom Brown
having gone into partnership in the dea
with DR.. Muir " the Co. It's.neezy to
laugh about it, but it is no joke to tllt
lunberInen.
VIZ learn that Mr.. James Murphy, O
Toilette, who was frozen u short tim,
since while lost OIL the prairie OIL Iii
way home from Hamilton will lose botf
hands and perhaps one foot. This is
sad affair and Mr. Murphy and mmil,
have the sympathy Of their neighbors.
Rev. Chas. MacLean, of Pe,nbina, OF
Wednesday evening last delivered er,
interesting lecture, and showed som,
Magic lantern views of Egypt, which
were most wonderful. Owing to til,
blizzard that evening very few were abb,
to attend.-llallock News.
Mr.. Charles d. Strong, of stron.
Hackett 4 Co., wholesale hardware O
st. Paul, father of Chas H. and Robert
J. Strong, former residents. and CyIul
D. Strong, of this city, died OH the TIN
at Ills home in st. Paul. MIR Strong wa
; nearly 81 years old, had been in feebl.
health for some time. Mr. Z. D. Stronl
left OIL Tuesday to attend the funeral.
TIE wheat elevator here has closel
for the season and Mr. Hunter who has
been in charge. leaves for the soutl
to-day. Mr.. Hunter, during his stay in
Pembina, has proved himself a very
estilnable and popular young man, boil
in business and social circles, and We re
greet 10 learn that his absence is likel,
to be permanent, unless. perhaps, for
visit occasionally,
WHAT easily might have been a fata
accident occurred OH New Years da!
Messrs. Mcclellan and Fornwald running
hand-car south were overtaken jus
beyond the bridge over the Pembina b,
freight train which they were not ex
pecting. The wind blew the sound Of iii,
train away from them and only sl,ar
whistle when the tram was close upol
them aroused them to their danger
They had just time to leap when the 10
connective struck the hand-car and smasl,
ed 1t to pieces.
In the city council meeting on Mon
day night the matter Of paying Mr.
Frank Smith for his term of lnarsllalsilil
was discussed. The city council clai,
that during the last six months of hi
term Mr.. Smith was absent from the cit,
. good deal Of the time and that |,
otherwise neglected his dnties. On ca
ing for the order for his salary, Mayo
LsMoure refused on these grounds t
sign the order and when brought befor
the council lie was allowed one half hi
bill Of $50. This Mr.. Smith refused I
, accept and thisnight through his attorne
Mr.. kneeslaw, asked the council to r.
consider their action and grant him tin
full amount. The council laid the ma
ter over until next Monday evening.
. is question, that providing the counc
is morally right in their action if the
are not legally liable. Or if it should b
, fought out, if the cost would not be MOI
than to pay the bill at once.
DECEMBER has been very warm mont
says Observer Boylsu, st. Vincent Sly u,
Office, the temperature having been l9s
in excess Of the average, the mean f
the month being 1Ols. The higlle.
thermo' was on the 9th. 40', the love-
. on the 23rd, go. We had two differel
weeks OF pretty cold weather and til
balance being remarkable warm. TIL
! year closed with shortage in rain ia
! OF nearly s incnes and an excess OF he,
of ,23lo. The strongest wind blew {
miles per hour OIL the It'll, from nortl
ITI,a total ,noyov,out IF tho ,v;nL ,,,,