The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-11

day evening next. Money for sale, cheap.
er than to pay rent.
Last Sunday Rev. y. L. Foster Prcsi,i-
ing Elder conducted interesting quarter.
ly meeting services at the NJ. Il. Church,
a COURT martial was held at For. Penn
bina this week. Two officers from Bu.
ford, and one from Fort Totten were on
the board.
Isaac +. Houston will not accept the
nomination rendered. and il rs very like
IL TINT Ami Ejornson will decline the
honor.
WEATHER has been pleasant and cool
with occasionals showers. Quite rain
on Sunday night, and some hail and wind
in some parts of Of the county.
STRAWBERRIES are very plentiful this
year. June berries are in great profu-
sion and are just ripening. The pros
pcct are good for r:,spberries.
JAMES Greenwood runs the mail to
Neci.e since July LIST. Mr.. Greenwood
has fixed up an casy-ri.ling covered rig
to accommodate passengers.
WE regret to learn that Norton and
Randall's runner, Wanderoo WAS severe.
ly injured at Winnipeg last week. 1t is
fcared that lie broke 81 tendon.
ST.. Vincent folks had IL nice gathering
July 18th will, good program. They all
felt happy when the day was done and
danced until the next day came.
WE have received Il finely illustrated
pamphlet entitled "Missoul descrip-
i've of tl'at growing city, ,l,rougll.w. NJ.
Cavileer who is now residing there.
NJ. II. MILLER went south on Wcdncs-
day to meet his wife and child They
arrived OIL the afternoon train, and lar
ry feels very much ut home now.
CHARLIE Atkinson brought in car
load of horses OIL Saturday, from Iowa,
and had half Of them sold by Tuesday
night. They are very fine young mares
mostly.
CONFIRMATION services were held on
Wednesday evening at the lslandic
church by Rev. Mr.. Bergman. a very
large congregation was present, and the
services were very interesting and i'm
pressi~c.
lssAc L. Houston of Bathgate is to he
married on the 9th of this month to
Miss Mctiuin Of Ernest. They have
hundreds of friends in the county who
will add their congratulations to those of
the Pioneer Express.
TIE county board have been in SESSION
this week, transactinS the usual routine
business. Nothing Of special importance
to the county at large has come before
them. Next week they meet as board
of equalization and will probably remain
in session all the week.
Tile new school board, consisting of
Messrs. Nelson, Gerardin and Nixon
qualified and held their first meeting on
Tuesday. q. w. Ryan gave bond and
qualified as treasurer. Il. Aylen was
elected clerk with salary of ten dollars.
DRAYToS people are asking for an ap.
for an approach to a new
E'ontoon bridge they are stretching across
the Red. Some caustic individual here,
remarks. "rhey wanted better bridge
accommodation Mt Drayton now, on &C.
count of the present drouth in Dakota.
THE Methodist picnic in the city in
The grove on Cavileer street was sue
cess in every respect particularly so in
being able to fill hundred hungry boys
and girls full of sandwiches and cake
and ice cream, and still lave all abund
ance for quite n number of grown folks.
The day was cool, pleasant and enjoyable.
OrE friend McCumber came in this
week and told us Of pleasant little pic
nic party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. As.
selstine, and Mrs Mcbride Of Hamilton
that dropped in at his place on the fourth.
Nc says he don't remember of having
a pleaseDter time, more agreeable COM
papy, or enjoyed better dinner, and
hopes they will come again.
Miss Maud Abrams came home OH the
itll from Minot, where she has just clos
ed school. MIR. J. W. Patrick, friend
Of the family i'll Ontario, accompanied
her for few days visit. Mr.. Patrick is
engaged in evangelical work, as Il singer
Will, another gentleman. They have
been holding services at Minut. Miss
Maud expects to attend college the com.
ing fall and winter
An effort IN being made la secure II
'idc-track on section l;,-l6l-3l near Inu.
IImcisnns in toilette township ut which
|nrnrr. in that vicinity may ship wheat
his fall. There is II large acreage of
y lrnt tributary 1" that point and the
ocnti"n "f the si,lr track would induce \
till larger onr III future Seasons M there
a u large amount OF umncrupird hand in
hat vicinity.