The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-13

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E AFARw1LL social WIN 10 given BY
the LsdlsD Atli0f tho N. Z. church 70
Rev. NJ. Baker on Friday evening q
the residence u Mr.. and Mrs +. A.
WarlweIl. Apleasant evening 10 ar-
ranged tor and every onc IL Invited TO
come; a charge vt Is cents will be made
Tor the purpose os raising arrears Of
SALARY due Mr.. Baker.
The Literary Society will l,old their
inal meeting on Monday at the Win
chester House. AZ a part Of the pso.
gram the committee Of arrangements
request al who can, to dress or In
some manner represent the name Of .
book. For suggestions call on tho CON.
mittee. There will b i good program
and something to eat. Don't forget
to pay delinquent dues.
THE Young Peoples Society started
here this winter for religious purposes
has been remarkably successful aud
we'll attended. There Is a weekly At
tendance Of over q hundred. The
weekly program while Of religious
character Is varied aud attractive.
The old bakery has been fitted up aud
makes q comfortable meeting room.
They meet on Thursday evenings.
AN Icelandic lad named Goodman,
went iuto Mr. Cheney's Office at the
elevator In his absence aud seeing
some checks that had been already
paid and returned to Mr.. Cheney
from the bank, took them down town
and tried to cash them. He cashed
amounting to thirty.six dollars, but
was caught when he presented anoth-
er at the bank counter. The boys
father repaid the amount received.
AT the final meeting of the Ladies'
Columbian Club 1t Was decided to
purchase books with the e57.0O on
hand, the books to be placed In pub
lie reading room whenever such should
he started. in the meantime they
are to be placed 10 the public school
library. The ladies Of tho club are
anxious to sec successful reading
room established and would cooperate
with the Young Peoples Christian As
ISOLATION for that purpose.
THE J. I. Case Threshing Machine
Company will pay $500 for the best
article by a North Dakota farmer, or
farmers wife, on the subject of "Di.
versitied Farming. Is it practicable
and possible for North Dakota and
how is it to bc accomplished and what
shall be raised" Article not to be
over 1900 words and bc sent to the
j. ]. Case Threshing Machine Com.
pany, Fargo, N. D., before May 10th.
The judges to be three prominent
dIsintercsted mcn, and the money
paid on their decision.
On Saturday a snow fall Of about
four or five inches covered the ground
and put a stop tn the good intention.
Of hundreds Of farmers who would
have started In seeding ON Monday
Some seeding was done the week pre-
vious. The snow melted of by Wed
nesday, raising the Pembina rIvel
about seven or eight feet and carry
Ing down the Ice. At this writing
Thursday, 1t has been raining hart
for six hours, which means still ,nort
moisture. We think this cxtr,
amount Of wctncss will be a benefit
to the soil us VIC have had 10 little
snow.
TIE railroad bridge across the. Penn
bina river has been In considerable
danger this week from the stNng cur
rent aud tioattng ,cs. Two piles were
knocked out and when the heavy
cakes camc down aud struck the
bridge. the effect was visible at every
shock. All Wednesday aud Wcdnes'
day night, the railn ad men used dy.
Mantle to break up the large cakes Of
Ice that came down and lodging
against the bridge threatened a jam,
the pressure of which would carry
out the bridge. The Gereux bridge
was for time In dangerous condition
but is now all clear. This and last
years experience shows that pile
bridges on the Pembina are not the
kind that should be built. A clear
span Is needed to let the ice and de.
bris 60 through without lodging.
CHAs. FULL IL putting in a bra nch
store at St. Vincent for the convey.
ancing Of his numerous Minnesota
customers. Mr.. Nelson Green, tho
popular salesman, who has been ~
long with Mr.. Full will be In charge
Of the new establishment. Nr. j. b.
Branclaud, who has been long and
favOrably known as head clerk fol
Shaw & Charlton AID later with N,
Dure & Son, has accepted a position
with Mr.. Full In the Pemblna store,
where he will be pleased to meet bis
old friends and others. With these
new departures Mr.. Full certainly has
"tilled his hand" though Of course he
don't know what that expression real.
ly means. Mr.. Full's success as q
business man should be a subject OF
c0ngratulatiOn to himself and friends
and we hope and expect that the new
venture will prove to be another sue.
cess for all concerned.
Personals.
Three young men, sons Of Mrs. Geo.
Lawrence of Toilette, are expected
from England next week. They ex.
pcct to settle farther west with an
uncle. =. .Mcssrs BOuvette s. Thomp.
son, publishers Of the Hallock Enter
prise, were back shaking hands with
old friends on Saturday. The lapse
Of time and other circumstances has
not made many extra wrinkles on
their faces as yet. .Chas. Dure, of
HallOck, registered at the Winches-