The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-01-04

Wednesday night ia the bath, house.
The IRE caught from : lamp ana had
good headway before discovered. An
ncisntly-drillsd, Are department,
water works end hard fighting pre-.
vented the: flames extending to the
barracks only twenty feet distant.
Tho night was very cold aud . strong
north wind. The bath house VA
nearly consumed.
THE county board Is in session.
They are linlshing up the work Of the
year. The new members will take
their places next week. Neil Thorn.
son resigned az county treasurer on
Wednesday, and Nj. w. Douglas was
appointed for the balance Of the un.
expired term. His bond was fixed at
500, 900. NJ. Thomson's resignation
is caused BY his wish to close bis work
with the year, and not run over into
1895.
COMPLICATIONS seem to arise con.
tinually ut PARK River, and Friday
last when Editor Wyard's paper, the
Gazette. was being mailed, the post
master refused to accept It because
an advertisement OF prizes to be given
BY store for party purchasing great
est amount Of goods during . certain
time, appeared in Its columns. The
paper had to be reissued and the Oh
noxi0us paragraph stricken out be-
fore the postmaster would accept II
as msilable. Grand Forks Plaindeal.
er.
A large party Of Bathgate Foresters
and few from Hamilton were over
to st. Vincent on Wednesday evening
to institute new lodge there. The
Foresters are getting to be u very
strong aud popular organization in
this northwestern locality At present.
They are Q secret insurance company
somewhat similar to the Workmen,
but their members may carry insur.
ance from $500 upwards. as they
choose, and there Is also a weekly
sickness benefit, Ut from three to i've
dollars per week. Another feature is,
that insurance becomesduei in INSTALL
ments and assessments cease when q
member becomes 20 years old OF be-
fore. II he becomes disabled.
MRS. OAKEs, o woman doctress and
midwife living near Park River, had
q young woman visitor last summer
who died In ten days after arrival as
was then given out of dlarrhea. The
funeral was not largely attended and
Rev. Mr.. LOomis formerly Of this city
held the services. The body was
buried and nothing unusual thought
oft. About a week ago man named
Stewart came searching for lost
The body was exhumed,
and was recognized by him as such.
An examination was held and It was
found that the girl had died from the
effects of abortion and not from dIar.
rhea. Mrs Cakes ia under arrest.
The parties including Mrs. Cakes
were all formerly of Ohio.
Miss BARBARA HALcRow spent
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week
In town AZ the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Moore. Miss Halcrow addressed
a gathering Of young ladies, We'd
nesdsy evening. at the residence Of
Mrs. W. J. Kneeshaw, 10 the inter.
est Of the Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, aud a union was
organized with Mrs. Eugene ID. Book
er as president, Miss Pauline Harris,
vice president; and Miss Ethel Purdy,
secretary. The work Of the w. C. IT.
q. is purely social and philanthropic
and all yOuDg ladies who are inter.
ested In the growth of Temperance
sentiment IN our town are earnestly
requested to meet at the residence Of
Mrs. E. d. Booker, this Friday even.
Ing.