The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-01-12

again.
Geo. Ray, Of s.. Thomas, was In
town Saturday.
Miss Lilly Burwash Is visiting reIa.
tives in Manitoba.
Finley McGuln was down from,
Walhalla Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Cram are occu.
|pying rooms over the old bank.
A.G. Moffatt, at home on vacation,
was guest Of Doctor Burrows Tues
day.
Prof. Juliet, ,of Pembina, furnished
the music for the Workmen entertain
nlent. m ~ :.
Mrs. Dave Beggs is also on the sick
list, but is little better at present
writing.
Fred and Geo. Farrow, Of Cavalier,
were down last Thursday trying the
grist mill.
Rev. Jephcott Is a little under the
weather with sore foot. the result
of poisoning.
James Cobourn came down from
Walhalla Thursday, and was doing
business In town.
Great Northern workmen placed q
new pump In the tank last week, the
old one being worn out.
Doctor James is having q run OF
typhoid fever. Doc. McKenty, oil
Neche, is in attendance.
Our school was closed Tuesday noon
on. account Of the mumps going the
rounds among both teachers and
scholars.
John Swain left Saturday for Mime
apolis to buy his spring stock of goods
Miss Nevin is looking after the store
during his absence.
Mrs. G. w. johnson entertained 9
number Of her friends Friday evening
in honor of Mr.. Livingstone, Of
Crystal, who ia on q short visit here.
]. d. Gordon and Gilbert Lanceault
/ were down from Leroy Thursday, ia
| the interest Of q lawsuit. The suit
was postponed until week from next
Saturday.
The United Workmen gave a supper
and installation exercises last Thurs
day In the town hall. The usual rou
tine Of songs and speeches was gone
through witt, and all left feeling that
the evening was well spent.
Mike Clifford's hay rack and Mar
shall Laney's cutter came in contact
with each other last Saturday evening
about four miles west from town. A
few overwarm words were exchanged
between Clifford and Laney, and II
may possibly end in a suit.
Postmaster Grandy has moved tn,
Office over to ]. J. Augur's store, ant
appointed Harry Grandy as deputy
If the present incumbent is as kint
and obliging as the exp. M, and hi
deputy, Mrs. Nevin, the public viii
have no reason to do any kicking.
Nurse Ransford has bought the resi-
dence of Geo. Shambcaugh, as Mr.
Shambeaugh intends to leave TO
Virginia in the spring, on account o
his wife's illness. We are pleased t,
have Nurse Ransford locate perman
emily among the residents of Bath
gate.
A couple of our boys thought Il
play a good joke on Pa Parsons las
Saturday opening, and borrowed hi
cutter to go to the Neche skating
rink without asking for 1t. On tn,
way back from Neche the team raj
away and smashed the borrowed cut
ter up in good shape, SO the tables
we're turned on the boys.
Rev. John Mordy Of Crystal, wa
visiting in Flora, Monday.
G. b. johnson was made happy by
the arrival Of girl baby at his house
last week.
II. Dobler's windmill was running
races with Joe Hendricks the othel
day, IL Joe's had not so many mower
attachments we believe it would have
beat.
The town has resumed its usual
quiet since Christmas and New Years
festivities are over. The usual trees
and dances kept US pretty busy for a
time.
Our school is progressing favorably
under the management of Miss. Paul.
SOD, and the Christmas examinations
showed up very credltably for both
teachers and scholars. -
For over year our school house has
been adorned with picture Of our i'll.
ustrious president, but it seems that
the majority of the scholars are of
the republican way of thinking, OF
else the silver bill, or new tariff, did
not suit them; anyway they made a
raid on Cleveland's picture and after
hard fought battle left only his ear
as a mcmento.
COMMUNICATION
Editor OF the PIONEER ExPREss.
In my extended tour of this section
Of the earth (thc United States,) I
find more than enough Of HiswOnder-
full creations to entertain the pro-
foundest intellect, crafty the widest
dream of the poet and ovorstock the
historian with data. Not the least
interesting of these rambles at random
was my visit to the great Pipestone
Quarry, which is situated in the south
western part Of Minnesota, seven
miles from the eastern boundary Of
South Dakota. Here, within a radius
of fifteen miles, Lake Benton is dis.
tinctly seen. On the west the source
Ct the Big Sioux river, twenty miles
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