The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-11

GIsLI JOHNSON aud Jos. Clements
lre building the new sidewalk, from
the Pemblna House TO Full's corner.
[t Will be finished BY Saturday. The
'ailroad company salso having a side
walk laid across their rlght-of-way,
from Nixon's lumber yard west across
the track.
The Presbyterians will give their
annual tea meeting, In Kittson Hall,
On Wednesday evening, May 10th.
Tea served from six O'Clock; concert
at eight. Miss Demars Of
Hallock and Miss Logan Of Winnipeg,
will take part In the program, besides
local talent. Admission, 60cents for
adults and q cents for children.
BISHOP GILBERT will visit St. |
Johns church, Hallock, early 10 Oc-
tober. He has recently appointed the |
following gentlemen to assist as
vestry for the year ending June 1895:
Messrs. w Thompson, G. Dure, A.
Su6el, G. Thompson, e. LeMasurler,
II. Walker, s. e. Thompson. The
church Is flourlshing and Is well at
tended.
WHEN Solomon was beating the pa.
lace carpet one Sunday morning, 600 of
his wives stuck their heads out of the
window and remarked. "Beat it q
little more on the other side" Where.
at the wise man dropped his stick and
said" OF verify, this marrying and
being given IN marriage Is vanity, and
10 the beating Of q carpet there are
many tripes."-Minneapolis Journal.
THE following is the result Of the
Drayton city election held Monday:
Aldermen-First ward, H. w. Wallace;
Second ward, Chas. Edwards; Third
ward, g. A. McCrea; clerk, Robert
Ferguson; assessor, A. II. johnson;
treasurer, R. ]. Ferguson. justice Of
the peace, Isaac E. Mussel; marshal,
H. Mcdonald; conclliators, Richard
Harry, S. J. Johnston, j. H. Jameson
and ]. +. Walker.
The Visitor, the organ of the A. O.
U. w., gives an illustrated supple.
ment containing large number of
we'll executed pictures of officers and
delegates to the Grand Lodge, which
meets at WATERFOWL, S. D., this
week. We notice that ]. NJ. CHS.
holm, Of Hamilton, G. E. Beemer, of
Bathgate, and L.P. Strong, of Neche,
look just as pretty as the rest Of
them.
JUDGE Armstrong; incubator gave
birth to the first brood of chickens
Monday. ana the way it looks now
Mr.. Armstrong thinks that every egg,
(12O will be successfully Matched.
He is very enthusiastic over the mat
ter, and is free to express himself
that the Victor incubator, manufac-
tured by the George Estil Company,
IS the msst successful Matching ma
chine he ever knew. Mr. Armstrong
requests us to say that he will be
pleased to show his new enterprise to
any one who wishes to see it.
THE Pcmbina Dramatic Company,
under the management Of j. ID. Win.
law has IL new play under way, en-
titled "Our Boys" drama IN three
acts. Mr.. Winlaw says, while the
general makeup Of the play has no
relation to '"Thc Deacon" produced
some time ago BY the same company,
and was so universally appreciated by
the audience. 1t is equally as good.
Those taking part are Misses Ella
Bride, Ethel Purdy, Lulu C0ats, Min.
mic Nixon; Mcssrs. j. d. Winlaw,
w. II. Bride, A. II. Brown, T. II. Shaw,
w. E. Coats and s. II. Moorhead.
THE evolutionary entertainment
given by Ella L. Swanton on Wednes-
day night gave great pleasure to the
audience assembled. Miss Swanton's
range Of voice is remarkable and her
Interpretation Of the extremes of hui
man passion Is really excellent. Her
imitation Of the old colored 'mammy"
putting the baby to sleep, which is
almost entirely gesture, was unique
and perfect. She appears ut st.
Thomas on this Friday evening aud at
Bathgate on Saturday evening, and we
can assure the people Of those places
who attend, of a satisfactory and pleas.
ant evening entertainment. The
Short orchestra made the interludes
musically pleasant and had good
share Of applause.
GARDEN seeds have been going in
all the week. Lettuce seed 6pwn and
1t will beet all how many rare dishes
we'll have this summer. Plenty of
green garden stuff saves greenbacks,
though it don't save your own back.
While you desire an early crop, that
don't necessarily mean the kind at
tached to hen. Said animal can
put your garden stuff into the shape
OF crop quicker than care. guano and
sunshine combined. A few showers
Of rain are good thing when you are
making garden, it rests ones back
so. The editor has been gardening
some this week, and watching his
neighbours hens while he rested,
hence these thinks. We have u very
small garden, and we presume the
reader is glad, as larger tract might
have produced more.