The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-27

SPECIAL mcctingof Pcmbina Lodge
No. 2 A. +. s. A. NJ, this, Friday, eve.
ming; work Ia third degree.
CONTRACTOR Ole P.llson has Just
finished u cOttagc on west RUlettc
street for Mr.. Einar Agmolson.
THOSE farmers who had not hauled
their seed wheat home before this
soft weather are now wishing they
had.
IME l;arn on The l'iche property,
occupied by Customs Inspector Par.
shall has been rebuilt with a new
roof.
MIR. FULL and ten tllUusand SHINGLES
nave been spread out all over his lean.
to warehouse this week. No wonder
1t raincd.
The assc sGrs' meet In annual con.
vcnticn tt-mGrr,w. The result OF
their cogitations will strike you In a
tender spot next spring.
a MOTHERS meeting will he held ut
the residence Of Mrs. w. j. Knccsl,aw
next Tuesday evening at 8 O'clock. all
mothers are cordially invited.
No great loss without some small
gain. The assessors are likely to find
some wheat in the elevators on the
g. N. line on May lst, this year.
COMMODORE AirtI has stretched {;
telegraph wire across the Red, and
on this delicate thread, swings his
ark to and fro, i'y pull-lmul power.
THE Pcnbina COrilct I>and is pr:.c
ticing regularity, aud every inst ru
mcnt In the band is filed. We cat
look for gund music the cunning sum
mcr.
SERVICES at the NJ. Il. church Sun
day at usual hours. Rev. Mr.. Moore
will ofIlclatc. Preaching ut Toilette
la the morning at the usual hour.
MIR. WnITsoN, the genial pump
man Of the N. P. is erecting Il nice
dwelling ON the corner Of Cavileel
and tho street running down to the
ferry.
SHORT's satisfactory store has beet
shifting stock this week and creating
a shoe and clothing department IL
that portion formerly occupied by the
Misses Cents.
MIR. GARRISON is pulling up the 2O(
foot hole he drilled for a city we'll, OF
rather the piping OF 1t. The lowcl
joint is broken. 1t took four jack
screws to start it upward.
PUAL HOGAN and family wish US t.
express their thanks for kind sympa.
thy and assistance during the illness
and funeral Of their daughter and
sister, Marn Hogan.
Now that Collector Love of St.,
Vincent, hYs gotten out Of the news.
paper business he thinks he can at.
ford to be cxtravagcnt. 1t isn't
horses this time, but a boy. DR.. Har.
ris says 1t is fine baby.
TIE department Of public instruc.
tion have prepared q pamphlet for
Arbcr Day, wllicl, talks about tree
planting generally, and gives some
excellent suggestions, as we'll az Sc
lcctions, for an Arbor Day program.
EXCEPT for a warm, pleasant, dry.
Ing day on Monday, the weather has
been damp and somewhat rainy.
No seeding Of any amount has been
done, yet. and farmers are getting
Inpatient.
TIE river raised quite steadily un.
til Monday when there was little
fall. Then 1t commenced rising
again from the effects Of the rain and
has been slowly coming ever since. 1t
has probably raised about three Or
four feet since last week.
THE bicycle season Is opening in
dead earnest this season. AS soon as
the roads gets dry there will probably
Ike a dozen new wheels In use. This,
with the wheels Of last year, will
make good street parade. G. G.
Thompson sold three wheels on Tues.
day. - ~
THERE Is big hole along the street
next the sidewalk in front Of the
building occupied by Attorney Ross.
Would 1t not be gOOd scheme to fill
1t in with manure, cover with earth,
and thus do two good jobs ut once.
AS IL Is, II Is both unslghtly and dan.
gerous.
THE full board of Commissioners
were to meet yesterday and remain In
session until Saturday when they
have a joint session with the assessors.
Messrs Myrick, Donovan and Morrison
haye been at work at the county looks
this week. They went to view the
damaged Corbett bridge yesterday af-
ternoon.