The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-11
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THE PIONEER. EIPRESS.
FRIDAY. MAY IL, 1894
AROUND Town.
WILLOW whistles are ripe.

WILLOW whistles are ripe.
Rev. Wharton will conduct services
IN the Episcopal church Sunday even.
ing.
DIR. CAMERON, now inspects all
trains going north watching for small.
pOx Infection.
Contractor Garrison has started a
new hole towards China, and is down
about 30 feet.
THE w. G. T. U. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. G.. w. Ryan this
Fritmy evening.
AN attempt to smooth the streets
on Monday, with a bar Of railroad iron
WIS not much Of Il success.
w. c. SHORT purchased the Venue
4 Dumas stock of merchandise mt
sheriff sale. at Niche, this week.
TIE Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet mt the NJ. E. Church, Saturday
pm. at 2:3O. All children welcome.
THE Teachers Institute for this
county, will be held Mt st. Thomas,
June 25. Prof. Kennedy will be the
conductor.
COME and hear Mr.. Arthur, "the
boy orator." Of Winnipeg, at the
Presbyterian entertainment on next
Wednesday evening.
THERE arc about forty bicycles in
this little city, and more coming. Is
there any other town that has as
many per capita as Pcmbina?
IT Is said that Ira Davis has
bought the yellow house, now occu.
pied by Mr.. Roy, for a residence for
his mother aud sister.
THE star-ruute sLagc.drivers have
changed the style Of their prayers
since the Great Northern again car.
rtcs mail, and the roads have dried
up.
TIE landslide under the south Penn.
bfna end Of the bridge still moves
slowly towards the river. Nothing
OF any consequence has yet been done
towards repairing the damage.
STRONG winds and cool weather
with rain on Wednesday have not
hurried seeding much. Still, by the
time this reaches our readers, but
very little wheat will remain to be
sown.
j. X. SwITZER has purchased the
feed store he occupies, on Cavileel
street, from Mrs. Winchester, this
week. The location is good one and
Mr.. Swltzer intends to improve the
property this spling.
RUSSELL AYLEN received inquiries
this week from eastern parties fol
three sections Of land for cultivation
They expect to be here this month,
and Mr.. Aylen is making arrange.
mcnts to accommodate them.
PRESIDENT HILL, of the Great
Northern, refuses to reinstate some
strikers who were guilty of overt acts
Of violence Or neglect In obstructing
trains, and it lis possible that the
strike may have to be done over
again.
THE chimney Of J. G. SOnderman'e
residence burned out on Saturday
afternoon, and the volume of smoke
caused an alarm Of fire, and. the boys
got to the fire-hall in a hurry. No
damage was done, though the chin.
ney got very hot.
RACES at Gretna June 28th and
9th. Purses, 8 minute, 800; 2.35,
$50; Pony, SIS; Green, go: 2 year old,
SIS; 2.40, $125; Green pony. &25; Free
for all. $200. Trotters and PAGERS go
together in all races. A. w. Stiefel
Secretary, Gretna, Man.
WIN. Itson, Ed. Johnston, Mr.. Stan.
ton and man from the Roseau,
started for Oregon last week. They
took wagon and three horses, and
propose to travel the whole distance
that way, and take about three
months for the trip. They ~ look.
Ing for q location for home.
To INQUIRING CITIzEN-1.Yes, there
is an organized body called the city
council of Pembina. 2. No, they are
not secret society. 3. We know of
no reason that the proceedings are
not published In the local paper, un.
less 1t Is because they think their do
ings are not OF public interest.
REGISTER Anderson is dressing his
mansion In pretty tints Of green this
week; Custom Inspector Walker is
painting. bis home, after numerous
improvements; Alderman Fels0n has
the paint ordered to fix up his place;
and there's q lot more Of us that's
going to, or ought to be going to.
JUD LAMoURE is In the city and has
engaged a fine suite Of rooms at the
Dacotah, for the use Of the Pembina
county delegation during the repub-
lican state conveh Ion. Jud is chair.
man Of the republican committee of
Pembina county. and Is making early
arrangements for the comforts Of the
delegates from that county.-Grand
Forks Herald.