The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-26
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers Of the Pioneer Ex.
press, by Special Reporters,
n Et;llE.

The stories told by our hunters are
]. P. Hicks is making good showing
with his now steam thresller.
Messrs OConner and McNIurcl,ie we're
here recently feeling of the public's
pulse.
That little dark lantern in the post Of
flee Is simply anew device for Gambling
eggs.
Tie Neche roller rink was formally
opened on Saturday night with large
attendance.
William McFadden. of Waterville,
Kan, arrived here last week. He says
the corn crop of Kansas is failure this
year.
d. G. Smith:-Business is first rate, l
have been obliged to build this addition
to my shop, 80 as to give more elbow
room to my workmen.
Mr.. Cook, the liostler Of Scott & Wag-
ner's stables, has a strange bird in cap.
tivity. Some call it a young eagle or Il
hawk, others a buzzarl.
John Miller;-Yes, 1 commenced to
thresll to-day. We tlreshed sixty acres
Of my poorest wheat, the yield was tif.
teen hundred bushels. I am feeling all
right, thank you.
Mr.. Flett, of Walkerton, Canada, is
here visiting his brother, John A. Flctt.
This is Mr.. Flett's first visit TO the north.
west. and lie is astonislled at it's magni.
tude and resources. lie says there il
nothing like it back III Canada.
Right Rev. Bishop Stanley. ofthe do
ces Of North Dakota, held confirmation
services in the II. G. church Tuesday
confirming class of fifty. Afterservices
a reception was rendered him by OIL
citizens in the roller rink. where the
bishop addressed the people in n logica
and forcible manner, after which al
present repaired to the tables abunicnt
ly loaded with the ,lclicacies of the sen
son. Mes,lames NORM, Lang and the
ladies' of the trustees presided at til,
tables and showed mucl, tlste in tile ele
gance of the spread. Attorney l.. w
Conmy made the address Of welcome II
a few will chosen remarks.
I JOLIETTE.
Farmers are smiling and happy. n,
rain for several days. Threshing in full
blast. Yield all the way from 10 to 3
bushels per acre.
James McAuley is good citizen rs vel
rs clever lrislman. lie is one of on
best and most prosperous farmers. Ma,
his shadow never grow less.
c. Full's boom is booming. Should Il,
receive the endorsement of the convell
ton of the G. o. p, he will no doubt b
elected. We want good and tried mel
in the future at the capitol.
| Our new store, in charge Of our genia
fellow. George W. Fuller, is doing thirty
ing business, and George is happy. Mrs
Fuller las been on the sick list for sew
eraI days, but now. we are glad 10 note
conyaIescing.
| The popular and gcntlenlanly druggist
of Peinbina. Gus Short. is often seen III,
oil our streets. lie is engaged in tlresl,
ing and shipping his wheat. He com
bines business with pleasure, killing al
occasional chicken or mud hen, az Ill,
case may he.
The good crops here set the Methods
people talking about building cflurcl
This is mucl, needed as the school l,o,s
is not only inconvenIent for public VOL
ship, but too small to comfortably &C
commodate our cllurcl, going community
Word was received here OH Welnes
day night by Robert McAuley, that Dun
can Menzies, who had gone to WINNIPEG
for medical treatment, had died in tina
city that day. Mr.. Menzies was one
our largest farmers and one Of our mos
respected citizens. lie had for seve RI
years, been resident of this township
and later, just across the township lin
in Carlisle. We learn tlleat he is to ~
buried in Hamilton Thursday.