The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
THE Pembina cornes Band plays a.
Hallock, on the Fourth, and 1t is alto
gether likely many Of our citizens
will follow them.

TIE Pembins Cornet Band plays a.
Hallock, on the Fourth. and It ts alto
gether likely many Of our citizens
will follow them.
Two plcnics on "Wednesday, Miss
Winklcy's department, and the Ice.
landic Lutheran SUNDAY School, in the
groves adjoining town.
SCENE. The steps Of the bank:
Several loungers seated thereon, lis.
tening to the Majors story Of "bIg
cat.tlsh." Window opens just above
In the second story. Enter. down
wards dangling from a string, u red
Chinese bomb with fuse alIght.
"Why gentlemen, that catfish was
as long az" Bang" and nobody
knows yet how long that catfish real.
~ was.
NEXT week the teachers will attend
the Institute. After institute Mr..
and Mrs. Tucker will 60 to LeSeuer
MINI. and will make part of the jour.
ney via the bicycle route, intending
when tired to take the train. Miss
Winkley will visit her home at Farl.
bault. Miss Oldham will 60 to Grand
Forks and other localities to visit re.
lativcs. We wish them MI a pleasant
vacation.
ST. JOHN's Day will be celebrated
by the Masonic fraternity Of Penn.
bina, on Sunday 24th.. inst. In the
forenoon the brethren will assemble
at the Lodge room at $50 O'clock, A.
~, preparatory to driving to Elmer.
son, Man.. where services will be con.
Quoted In the Episcopal church, at II
O'Clock, A. NJ, by the Rev. Brother
Carton. They will return and as.
semble at the Lodge room at 9 o'clocl
r. NJ, preparatory to marching in q
body to the Presbyterian church,
where services will bc conducted by
the Rev. Brother Mcdonald, ID. D.
A cordial invitation is extended To all
brethren and friends.
On Thursday, the Sth, Wallace Ed.
wards and H. A. Ludlum rode to Penn.
bina on their wheels, leaving here at
$40 and arriving at Pembina Z o'clock,
u distance Of 30 miles. They found
the roads In splendid condition, with
the exception Of from Bowesmont to
Toilette, which was very poor. Thcv
report Pembina as being the wteel
town OF the county, there being I've.
tween fifty and sixty wheels there,
many Of which are ladies' wheels.
Almost any favorable evening u party
Of from ten to twenty Or upwards,
consisting Of ladies and gentlemen can
be gotten together for a ride to Emer.
son Or elsewhere. On their return
trip Mr.. o. Thomson, unc Of the mail
CLERKS, made the run from Pembina
to Toilette with them. On account
OF riding against Il strong'south wind,
their return trip was about four hOnrs
Echo.
II the news Is true that MIR Fraw.
ley has bought the Democrat and will
take the Chronicle to Bsthgate, II
will be u peculiar course Of events.
that leaves Mr.. Gagnter ut Cavalier,
and puts Mr.. Frawiey in Bathgatc in
Mr.. Gagnier's old place. In a bust.
ness sense, the move is sensible there
Is room for one paper In Bathgate
and for one in Cavalier. But there
never has been sufficient patronage
to properly support eight papers In
this county. Too many papers mean
poor papers. A newspaper cannot
rise above its patronage any more
than stream eau run up hill. The
Democrat at one time was good
piece Of property. Mr.. Frawlcy WITH
his populistic patronage and fair bust
ness ability should be able 10 make
1t pay IL he has the encouragement
Of the people Of Bathgatc.> The Pro-
NEER EXPRESS has only go0d wishes
for the success Of the Chroniele-De-
m0crat, or whatever the combina.
tiOn may he cllristcned.
Firemen's Meeting.
A general meeting Of the fircmen IL
called to meet ut the city hall on Sat-
urday evening, at 8 O'clock. a gen.
eral attendance is necessary, as i'm
pOrtant business will come before the
department. F.A. HART,
Chief.
O Yes: o Yez!.
Court will be held at Pembina, July
9th, ut 2P. N. 1t is probable that
only cases left over from the March
term, will be tried. The following Is
the jury list drawn this week: