The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-06

The roads are very bad just at pres
ant.
f. Smith, was down from Neche,
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. r., Joy, we're up
from Glasston, Sunday. =.
]. w. Vanderwater has rented w.
j. Brides residence.
John Spearman was in the city for
a short time, Saturday.
Geo. II. Brown drove over from
Canton, Sunday, on u visit.
Mr.. Breckinbrlck was up from the
sanity city on business. Monday.
Mrs. A. Mcmillan is very i'll, not OK.
pccted to recover. DIR. j. Farrow is
In attendance.
Ed. Collins, V. S. says we arc hav.
Ing some very "liqucdizing weather."
something to that effect.
Ed. Jones, Green Bros popular
salesman, says, that it isn't very pleas.
ant to step on a nail 81 inches long.
DIR. Bowie. a hygiene doctor, lectur-
ed In the city hall on Monday and
Tuesday evening, the subject being,
E" The physiological degeneration Of
the human race IS
Andrew Miller has been kalsomin-
ing Green Bros store the past week.
1t was found unnecessary to kalso.
mine the building after sixty people
spending the night in is.
Now that Postmaster Chisholm has
the post Office running in good order
1t Is fair to say that the thanks of the
patrons are due cx-postmaster Bov.
Ian for his faithful and obliging man
agement in the past.
Say; just tell them that Green Bros
over here in Hamilton arc placing the
largest line of dry goods on sale they
ever had. All new and stylish, and
that they are bound to keep up their
reputation for good, new, clean stock
at hard times prices.
At a meeting of the official boa I'd of
the NJ. f. church, Wednesday, it was
decided that the church parlor be en-.
larged, by building an addition Oh the
east and extending it to the walk.
This will be quite an improvement,
and will give considerable more room.
The work will not be done until after
seeding.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Abrams moved
to their new home at Walhalla, We'd
ncsday Of last week. Mr.. Abrams
has been ut Walhalla for several
weeks. rcnovating his residence. Mr..
and Mrs. Abrams will be missed by a
large circle Of friends. We hope that
success will attend all their cfrurts in
their new home.
DR.. j. G. Bell, Of Winnipeg, Man.,
has located ut this plccc. DIR. Bell
comes highly recommended aud has
been very successful. having been con-
ncctcd with the Winnipeg hospital
for some time. We wish the new
man of pills and ills, success, and hope
that he will sojourn with us a little
longer than DR.. McGrath. DIR. Bell
has his Office in the r. II. Thompson
building.
Has the cheese factory project fallen
through? Why let Bathgatc get the
bulge on us all when We have just as
good facilities as they? Gentleman,
wake up! and give this a portion Of
your time and attention, and show to
the people that just as tinc cheese
can be manufactured in our city as
elsewhere. Why not do something
about it? Now is the time, before
the rush of spring is upon us.
Toilette.
Prayer meeting at brother j. ID.
McAuly's Saturday night.
A mild type of scarlatina has been
rampant amongst the juveniles of this
district for the past week, but no SC.
rious damage is reported and VIC hope
1t has nearly run its course.
The tea meeting of the Salvation
Army here on Tuesday, March 9th,
was success in spite of the bad wea.
ther. There was a large turn out,
and six little ones were dedicated tt
God and the army, and the captain
announced that he was not going tc
leave this district for the present.
The south school has closed, and
Mr.. Lcin has left US after a short but
successful s0journ with us. Mr.. Lcin
is a clever teacher whose talents fit
him to command higher and more
lucrative appointments and with re.
greet VIC bid him farewell. He is to be
succeeded VIC hear, by Mr. Elias vii.
son, who taught here and in Carlisle
some time ago.
On Saturday evening, Rev. w. A.
Baker delivered his long looked for ad.
dress on temperance. The reverend
gentleman handled the drink traffic
and its concomitant evils without
gloves, and gave some startling Sta
tistics, calculated to give an uneasy
half hour to even a moderate smiler.
At the close of the lecture several
donned the white ribbon and signed
the pledge.
Our band Of bachlors is on the wane.
On Monday Of last week, Mr.. Car0n of
this city, was joined in the holy bonds
to Miss Purdy of Sault Ste. Marie.
All this looks encouraging, land we OK
tend our hearty congratulations to
the happy pair, with an Injunction to
several more around about to go and
do likewise. And IL the proverbial
straw shows which way the wind
blows, VIC may soon have some similar
events to record.
Wednesday the 25tb, saw the wind
ing up Of our debating society for the
season. A large crowd gathered and
a real live debate was listened to. 1t
is marvellous to mark the progress Of
improvement in some of the speakers.
This society has proved a blessing to
the neighborhood in the way Of pro-
yidinp methods or missing nleasant