The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-13

FRIDAY. JUNE Is, 1880.
AROUND TOWN.
SCHOOL election next Tuesday, June
18th.
81. Jean Baptiste day ut Neche, 24tll
and 25tl,.
GRAND Forks is to have free delivery
of mail OH and after July lst.
LANaDoN celebrates her st. Jean Bup
t'stc Dsv on tie. 9th.
SPECIAL meeting Of 'Pembina l1slye
A. f. 4 A. NJ. this (Fri,lay) evening.
LIEUT.. Jackson has All unoccupied halt
Ell for the perrnn who stole Ills black set
ter, "Dick."
TIE Peml'ina Cornet lsund is said t,
he the finest musical organization in til,
connty-St. Thomas Times.
SENATOR Pierce is doing regular
"pension Office. business" for North On
kOta vets, and lie deserves thanks there
for.
THERE will he no service in ki.tso,
HALL Sunday afternoon. Revs. Hall and
Andrus are going TO the Red River Val
ley Baptist Association.
MAJOR r. W. Coleman, of Hotel Daco.
tall, Grand F",ks, spent Wednesday and
Thursday as gnest of his old army
friends Mr.. anil Mrs. McKibbin.
HoN. l.. f. Booker went to Sioux Fall
this week to meeting Of the Joint com.
mission of the settlement Of claim ks.
tween the States of North and sout,,
Dakota.
MESsRs. G.. T.. jackson, j. Kabernaglp
and VI. Mctinin. in their official capaci.
ties, are now abroad in the county an.
prnising school lands. 100000 acres o,
the most valuable lands in the state will
I've sold between April 18th and June 1st
1891.
1F the gentlemen who are members Of
the Pembina Cornet Band, knew what
pleasure their excellent music gives us
AMI other St. Vincentites, nightly, when
playing OH the river stand. they would
not grow weary in we'll doing.-St. Vim.
cent New Era.
MEssRs. VangliE, Keller and Scribner.
on Wednesday started for a trip through,
the wilderness lying between the Red
river and the Lake of the Woods. Their
intent is to spy out that land of musk egs
and mosquitoes, through which the new
Winnipeg & Duluth is to run.
In the district court last week at Lang.
don, in the suit Of Cavalier County Pub.
fishing Go. rs. Cavalier County Bank, the
claim Of the hank was sustained and the
company ordered to pay costs. This suit
involved tile ownership of tho plant of
tile Cavalier County Courier, and is real
" judgment against F. A. Wilson, of
Battgate, as the principal stakeholder of
the company.
TIE city council, at their meeting OH
Monday evening. decided on taking &C.
tive measures, in reference to the pur.
chase and laying out city cemetery. On
Monday afternoon next, they are going
in body to view different proposed sites
and expect to sc. tie matter settled at
once; all Of which is very commen,lable.
The city marshal was ordered tn clear M
Sec"nd street so as to have crossing at
the end of the Y on the n. p. track.
near the mill.
THOs. Walsh and wife OF Grand Forks,
and ex-registcr of deeds of that county,
passed through this city OH returning
from the Pacific coast. He alighted at
the depot, expecting TO see some of the
old timers, many of whom he is familiar
with, but was disappointed. Mr.. Walsh,
during his stay III the far west. visited
the principal cities of Washington and
and says for fertility and agri-
cultural purposes, he saw no such coun-
try as the Red River Valley. He con-
siders the cities in Washington as i,av-
ing arrived at the apex of n boom, and
expects to hear ola collapse ere long.
Mas. l.. Geroux, and daughter, Lea,
left on Tuesday to join Mr.. Geroux at
West Superior, where they expect to
make their residence hereafter. All our
citizens regret the removal of Mr.. Ge-
roux and family. Mr.. Geroux is is one
Of the Oldest residents, and as business
man. las done great deal for the inn
provement of Psmbina. while Mrs. Ge-
roux and her daughter have been bright
ornaments in a large social circle. MIR.
Geroux still has large property interests
here aud while our citizens wish him
every prosperity in his new residence,
yet they hope that when "his ship does
come ho,ne," that it will finally cast am
cllor in this city.
VIZ have waited 30 long this year for
The trees to put on their green dresses
that now they are clothed in beautiful
verdure, that they seem prettier than
Dsual, and our little city looks as if Dress
ed in its very best and it is common
of strangers: "Wliat pretty
own you have" BY the way. if any of
'ur citizens have never been there, it
will pay them to take walk by the path
III the river bank along the Pelnbina,
'arallel with Cavileer street; just now, it
9 bower Of beauty and shade, full of
'retty scenes of rlIsning waters, grassy
'anks, Towering shrubs. leafy trees.
With ferns aud flowers in profusion.