The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22

TIE Minneapolis exposition opens
next week. The attractions are various
aud great. Reduced fares OIL all rail.
ways.
A FEW ycn,s ago large part OF the road
from Drayton to St. Thomas was through
an unsettled country. 1t is now full OF
cultivated farms with good CROPS.
THE old soldiers lln,l u big turn out
and IL grand time ut Boston last week.
Tie representation from North Dakota
WIS small, too near l,arves: time.
JAMES j. HILL, of the Great Northern,
llas sent nine short horn and nine polletl
angus bulls, aud twenty berkshire pigs
to farmers along his line as a free gift.
The New Era claims that the flowing
we'll on the Valentine farm in Kil,sol,
county, beats st. jacobs oil asa lini.
ment for man and beast.
GEO, WlN1sR, formerly treasurer of
Cavalier county, was met in St. Paul last
week by Pcml,ina people. He did not
say where his present permanent abid.
ing place was.
MEN are scarce, wages are forty dol
lars per month. Good men can yet two
to three mouths engagement at these
figures. Tbreslling will be carried on
until late in the season.
QUITE number of Ioelanders and
others have been coming across the line
from Manitoba, via Pembina or Necl,e
this week, looking for work in the liar
vest fields OF this county.
MEssEs. F. ID. Harrison and J. +. Tllack-
er are members of the democratic state
committee for the first and second dis
tricts, respectively. Mr.. Harrison was in
ATTENDANCE at il,e meeting in Fargo last
week.
TALK about fishing! Register of Deeds
Anderson went down to the Red river
one day last week and caught seventy
nine fish with nook and line. One was
a catfish weighing fifteen pounds. Mr..
Anderson is true disciple of Izaak
Walton.
TIE Duluth and Manitoba and the n.
P. amt Manitoba lines, running from
Winnipeg Junction to Brandon, have
been consolidated with the n. p. and
will hereafter be managed as part of the
main line. Supt. Graham will remain in
charge for short time yet.
SOME of the counties adjoining the
Red River Valley which lost everything
by frost last year, will lie but little bet
ter off this season and the seed wheat
will be troubled TO get back
the seed furnished. Some of the guar.
antors may lave to pay share of the
losses.
HRNRY GERARDIN, son OF August Ger.
ardin, Esq. took quite tumble to him
self off a barn OH Tuesday. He aliglited
on his head and shoulders and made the
muscles of Ills neck pull awry. Luckily
no homes were broken, and youth and
good constitution will straighten him up
again in day or two.
ACTION was brought against was Il. l.. |
Cobb. merchant in Minneapolis, for
having praiiie chickens in his possession.
A very clever piece Of Gecoying business
was conducted Ivy the president o! the
Island Pass Gun Club. which showed Mr.. |
Cobb TO handle prairie CHECKERS out of
season, for special customers.
TIE farmers who ordered Irvine by the
alliance were doomed to disap.
paintnent. There wac a niger in the
fence somewhere, at any rate; the twlne
tli | not arrive in time and the most of
the farmers got their Irvine from local
dealers. The local dealers were unable
at first to supply the demand as they had |
not taken up much Irvine. expecting, Of
course to make but few sales.-IIallock
News.
CASHIER Ryan and Dr.. Booker took an
overland trip on Monday and Tuesday
10 Crystal, covering nearly 100 miles
through the county. Mr.. Ryan say the
grain in most places looks well, but will
be somewhat shrunken as to sample.
He saw the poorest grain on the sandy
land between Cavalier and Crystal.
While he says it is iii fiicult to make fix.
ares, lie would place the average for the
county at fifteen bushels. Wheat will