The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-12

The following are the executive com.
mittse of tile republican party Of the
state: Judson LaAloure, Pembina. chair.
man; Geo. F. Winters, Lakota. secretary;
Geo. F. Goodwin, Lisbon; q. F. spaltling,
Fargo; Jesse A. Frye. Jamestown; +. H.
Thursby. Towner; a. NJ. Tof,ngen, Lake.
ia; E. j. Lander, Grand Forks.
Mn. JOHN JOHNSON has finished his
contract for building the large storellouse
for quartermaster and commissory sup.
plies at Fort Pembina. The new build
ing is about as extensive as the other
large buildings Of the post, and is built
in such manner as to do great credit Ia
the contractor. The contract pric. for
work alone, vas 81 400, which Mr.. John.
son fully earned.
Fancy colored posters announce the
holidays Of the Kittson Comfy Industri
al Association fair OH the 9Th and 9th Of
October. The promoters of this fair are
active and handwriting managers. They
have always succeeded in spite of many
drawbacks in holding good county fail
at st. Vincent, and in this year Of plenty
there is ITO doubt of their having the
greatest success in their history.
IT is with pleasure that we announce
that Mr.. A. Gerardin hos bought the
hotel in which he has go long been a sue
cessful landlord. Mr.. Gerardin has made
the Pembina House a pleasant home fol
his boarders, and for the stranger within
his gates, and now that he has becom.
in sense, fixture in the city, all viii
be glad to learn that this popular hous,
is not likely soon to change hands.
j. NJ. ROOD, the gentlelnanly advertis
so, was visitor last week and renewed
their contract with us for another year
MIR. Rood says they pay us more none!
one-half, than they do other weekly pa
| PVio lu AWFUL ANhOtUs lpuL tlley VDDTG
ciate paper which, does good work 70
them, and our circulation is what the.
delight in, Wilmer X Derby are tl,eil
agents in Observation-Disclosures Democrat
Just what lie said to us, and Short Bros
are their agents III Pembina.
Mr.. JOHN II. WARD of Louisville, ny.
has made Pembina hls headquarters til,
past week, hunting chickens in this vi
cinity. Mr.. Ward Gays he las spent TIN
hunting season i'll North Dakota for III,
last eight years but has seen nothing il
the chicken hunting to equal this place
He has one of the finest guns ever seel
in these parts; it is Lefeyrc, hammer
less, made to order and cost $3.50. MI
Wards health demands the dry northern
climate during the summer months an,
he finds no place to equal the Red Rive
Valley.
Hon. NJ. N. JOHNSON, republican nom
ince for congress, was visitor on Satul
day.Mr. johnson is good looking man
has fine colloquial powers and makes
good impression OH strangers. Many q
our citizens took the opportunity of III
introduction and several expressed them
selves us being pleasantly iisappointe,
i'll his appearance. and by His apparen
ability, haying formed their previous cor
captions from democratic sources. In
pleasant call at this office Mr.. johnson
stated that the prospects for the usual ma
jority of the party were excellent; tina
lie expected to he able TO speak twice a
least in this county later in the cum paiyi
naming !Satl'gate and Drayton as proln,
bic points. Mr.. johnson is a splendi,
orator, finely educated and will be WORT
listening to. Mr.. Johnson attended til,
Methodist church Sunday morning an,
took the soutl, bound train for Gram
Forks where lie expected to join hi
wife and family for a trip to Minneapolis
THE heaviest down-pour of ram occur
ed OH Friday night that we have had 70
many years. Some lightning cam
very close but did no material damage
Ed. McCrea and Major Camp we've boil
knocked down on Cavileer street. by til,
effects OF Il shock, and each thought tn
other killed, but on mutually picking
each other up, they discovered nobol,
hurt, but the other fellow badly scared
The ground wire of the telephone in til,
bank was found solidly soldercd to til,
iron bar which guards the window. Til,
telephone instrument at the court house
was completely burned out and spoiled
MIR. Quinpell, OH the Pembina river, la,
hi unfinished stack of wheat burned b,
the lightning the same night. Tl'
rain was very heavy and extended owe
good part OF the county and som,
wheat stacks must have suffered. Til,
wheat in shocks, while badly wetted
has mostly dried out since, though til,
weather has not been SO favorable as i
might have been.
Winnipeg Visitors.
Capt. S. Jonassol. president and bust
ness manager of the LakeWinnipeg Nav
igation Company AMI Hon. Jon Olafsson
editor of I.ogberg, the largest and mos
influential Ice!andlc paper in the world
published at Winnipeg, were visitors il
our city Monday and Tuesday last. These
gentlemen have large number of friend
in our city who were pleased to NEE
them. Mr.. Olafsson, it will be renlemb
cred, came over from the old country las
summer to assume editorial control q
Logberg. II is his intention to visit The
Icelandic settlements, both here and in
Canada, as soon as he can find time, and