The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
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square Mt right angles. and between
the streets are two alleys. running d.
agonally. The square il thus the eX-
act focusing point Of eight thorough
fares, radiating from it like wheel
spokes from the hub. The earliest in
labitants built their houses around the
square and then along the avenues.
When 1t became necessary to lay out
II cross street 1t took the form of a
circle. completely surrounding the
square and making Of each block n
sort Of trslpczoid. Then. us the years
wore OH. another cross street Of the
same kind was added and then another.
Then the christencrs had an inning.
They called the public square, or rather
octagon, "Washington square," and the
main street that intersected 1t wash
ingtOn street" OF course an alley Is
not u street, SO washington alley"
rs they named one Of the narrower
ways. did not conflict with the other.
The site Of the town and all the sur
rounding country generally was named
"WashingtOns Meadows." and the lit
this lovely land from the low hills to the
southeast was "WasllingtOn's Run"
Part of it's course lay along washing
ton Bottoms" and 1t fell as Washing
toms Falls" over u great ledge Of rock
a short distance north of the town
;und set the wheels going in washing
TOMS MILF to make "Washington
flour"
Everything entitled to a name had
and has washington" tackled onto it.
The family that failed to get in the
name Of Washington somewhere in the
naming OF the first offspring was sub.
jecte1 to a sort Of social ostracism
by Perryop0litan society. Later edl-
tions Of the same family were not sub
iHtctl to such conditions. but as re-
cards the first the rule was invariable
In fact, Washington" is Il sort of gen-
eric title for everything. animate and
inanimate. in or about Pcrryopolis.
How 1t All Happened.
How did it come about?
One must 80 back Il good distance
into history to get Mt the starting point
of the story.
On next July 0 it will he 100 years
since what n certain popular writer
would term "a good fight took place
between Englishmen on the one side
and French AMI Indians OH the other.
on the banks of the Monongahela river,
in Pennsylvania, only IL few miles from
its mouth.
There were good fighters OH the Eng
lsll side and they tried hard to make
the best of it after they We're surprised,
but ut length craft and numbers pre-
vailed against them. and the throns
Of panic stricken soldiers. bordercrs
and camp followers mingled III confu-
sion with riderless horses and driver
less cannon and wagon teams, all fly
ing helter-skclter across the shallow
summer stream. told that Braddock, the
egOtist. was defeated.
He himself paid the penalty of his
obstinacy, and deeply he repented of 1t
as he lay MORALLY wounded after the
battle on the south side of the AIonol,-
gahela, still in plain view of skulking
and gullies of the battle field for ull-
found scalps. Surrounding the silken
couch upon which The dying command
err reclined was group of faithful
friends, ready to defend or die with
him should occasion arise But the vic
tors attacked them not. The triumph
was dearly won, and the fear that Gen.
Dunbar might be close at hand pro-
vented them from attempting more
than they had already accomplished.
Among that group about Gen. Brad
dock was one, a tall, dignificd young Of
ficer. Just ut that time he appeared
In i'll health. as one who should have
been on q sick bed instead of fighting
battles. Col. George Washington was
really sick. He had been suffering with
Il fever for some time and 1t was only
his indomitable pluck that kept him OH
his feet ut all. Previous to this hour
Nraddock would not listen to Washing
TOMS profferel advice regarding the
proper method to cope with retlslSin
warfare. Now, III this bitter moment,
ne sought 1t.
Evening was close ut hand, when,
IS the result Of that col slltatioli, WASH
ington mounted his horse and gallopcd
swiftly up the river with dispatches for
Gen. Dunbar Three miles away lie
was joined by two soldiers. Night
came. and with 1t the storm that us,l-
ally follows the battle. But the rid
ers kept on, through dark, gloomy
forests, across streams and M and
u)ted their way by the titful flashes OF
lightning; again they felt their way
along by hand. Sick, sad AMI oppress
cd though he was. Washington cared
little for obstacles If progress could bc
made.
At daybreak the storm clouds pass
el away, but it was not until the SIN
shot his first golden spear across the
hilltOps that the messengers drew rein
for the first rest IL all that long, wtari-
some journey.
An Allurlng Prospect.
A fair scene was that upon which
Washington gazing that morning. A
wide table land 1t was, resting OIL the
hilltOps. Flat almost rs a board, COW
cred WITH rich grass and here and
there n cl,llnp Of trees growing along
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Warrington Square.
stream Of pure, delightful spring wa
ter, flowing over bed Of sparkling
white sand; the whole enclosed on
three sides by still greater heights and
OH the other sloping to lovely river,
the Youghhiogheny. 1t WIS as pretty
II landscape rs onccould wish to look