The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

reports Treasurer Thomson.
FREEMAN WALTERs had a little
gill added to his family last week.
CALL at the drug store and sec orc
specimens brought by f. A. Hart from
Rainy Lake.
Tie theatrical people are rcllcars.
Ing nightly and We hear good reports
of the play and the actors.
TIE G. A. II. will probably give Il
entertainment and supper
about the first week after Easter.
A DANCING party was given ut Mr..
divers hotel, South Pembina, Fri.
dav evening. The attendance was
large.
TIE agent of Col. Plummcr was
here last week trying to make arrange
mcnts for a lecture, hut did not sue
cccd.
". G. u. U. WILL meet at the resi-
dc'cc "f Mrs. Y. l.. Price Friday eve
at $. m:lock. All ladies Interested in
Temperance work are welcome.
DR.. GOOD, the wcll-known eye and
car specialist Of Winnipeg, will be at
the Russell House, Emerson. March
9Th, where he may be consulted.
HE weather for The week has been
OF the finest quality; warm aud balmy.
The only drawback being that the
thin coat OF SHOW is fast disappearing
from the roads.
SUPT. JACKSON has received notice
of u state appOrtlonment Of $l.25 Der
capita. According to the new school
census we have 5,335 children of
school age in this county.
THE regular spring term of district
court should be March 10th, out ow.
ing to Judge Templcton's being he.
hind in his work it is altogether like
~ 1t will be postponed until later ON.
SILVER RAGsTAD committed sui
eide ut Grafton On Monday. He was
under arrest for Keeping a blind-pig
and it Is supposed he feared convic-
tion at the term of district court
which began there Monday.
SERVICE at the Presbyterian church
ON Sunday evening at 7:3O O'Clock.
Subject, of discourse, ''Israelites ver-
sus the Babylonians." An appropri-
ate anthem will bc sung by "a trio of
male voices. Preacher, Rev. II. John.
stOn.
ABE THKOCkMoRTON left Saturday
for Chicago. where he expects to Join
Il travelling show company, and 90
with IL for the balance OF the winter.
His son Harry went with him and has
a situation IN view in Chicago. Both
expect to be back "whcn the robins
nest again."-Minto journal.
AN afternoon with Longfellow, on
his birthday. Tuesday. was enjoyed by
Il large number Of visitors to the in
tcrlncdiate department Miss Wink
lcy's) The programme was entirely
from Longfellow's poems, and each
one of the children had a part and
acquitted themselves very crcditabiy.
An earnest invitation was given to
the friends present to come ON other
days, which ought to be needed.
THERE are people in Grand Forks
who as u matter of conscience and re-
Iig'Ous belief think they can swallow
the typhoid exccra floating in the Red
river from the sewers Of Crookston
and II they are only good enough will
not suffer from disease. A little ex-
aggeration OF such a belief, IL true,
would allow one to swallow sulphuric
acid or laudanum without ill.cffects.
III were not SO serious matter it would
be ludicrous. And yet this belief
foolish and nonsensical as it is, is
actually almost disrupting some Of
the churches there.
BoGl EYFORD, who has been the
efficient and popular deputy sheriff
and jallor for Sheriff O'Connor has re.
ccivcd the appointment Of inspector
Of immigration and foreign labor for
this part. He takes the place vacat.
by Mr.. Thorp. This is quite a victory
for the local democracy as the place
was formerly occupied by South Da-
kota man. Mr.. Eyford is fully de.
serving Of the place in partizan
sense and will make a good Official.
This will make a chance for some one
at the court house in place Of Mr.. Ely.
ford. Why not come yourself Archie.
Pembina folks would he pleased to
have you.
The room committee Of the Young
Peoples Christian Association have
secured the "Old bakery" to hold their
meetings Ia, and will meet there every
evening ut eight O'Clock. The meet
ings are being well attended and the
membership is increasing each even
ing. On the last evening eight new
members we're added. A different
leader il chosen for each evening by
the programme committee, and ar
are made by them and the
entertainment committee, SO that the
meetings will Inc intereStinC ,nstruc.