The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-26

them.-Bathgate DeMocrat.
AsoclAL club. Is being organized In
this city. IT. purpose V 70 supply .
place tO meet socially. A new billiard
table will DO 4 part Of the furniture,
the daily newspapers will DO ON die
and checker, chess and other means
Of pastime will DO provided. There
will DO no gambling Or drinking.
The rooms over this ONCE will be dt-
ted up for the accommodation Of the
club, which has already been joined
BY enough to insure success Mr. r.
A Hart is president and Robert Nor.
rlson secy-treasurer.
A MARROW escape from an extern
slve- connagration ON Wednesday,
about s o'clock at St. Thumaa Fire
was discovered around the chimney
of Garnett's store. a heavy wind
was blowing but the firen,en put CD
extraordinary cxcrtions ard GIT men
and water on the buildings In less
than three minutes. It WIS u nsrrow
escape. Considerable ltss by water
and removal Ut gopds was suffered by
Mrs. Kelly, who occupied the upper
story. also BY Mesars Garrett below.
Both however, are insured.
"A >,vv, 1,.Il taa.,,,, :,n S,o,a..o.nv !,
been formed with headquarters q,
St Thomas. The incorporators are
A. L. Miller, A. F. Roberts. p. Brick
or, B. Thexton, R. Dunlop, G. T. Ly'
sengen. James Wheian, John Sincldif
"A. Thexton, ]. McCabe, W. b. Bald
win. ]. L. Walton, J. y. Pegg, F. f.
Whelan, ]. e. Walton, W. N. Illus
band, F. A. Halliday, d. Campbell,
H. Ralston, John Conmee, B. Raedel,
T. Guinan, P. A. Lunde, s. B. Bryn'
jolfson, G. Einarson aud Jos. Garrett
The company will d. business ID Penn.
bina and Walsh counties.
COMMISSIONERS j., d. Gordon tn.
formed US that he will plant this sea.
sou at least 60 acres of corn. He rails.
ed about 900 bushels last year aud be.
licvcs that corn will grow successfully
In this country. He uses the early
dent variety and will plant about Nav
10th. lie has provided suitable ma.
chinery. Mr.. Gordon is Il believer Ia
diversified farming aud eau show sub
siantial results for his faith. lie llas
Il fine hcri Ut cattle and horses, Ut
well us pigs and chickens. all Of test
pure breeds, and largely bred Ly him
self. Wheat with him IL only an Incl
dental part Of his farming.
A PENBINA y0ungstcr was afflicted
with a mild disease. that has been 60
ing the rounds called German mea
sizes" He was feeling pretty sicl
however, and his thoughts turned Il
q possible fatal termina tion Of his Ill
ness. 70, in conversation with bill
mother, he expressed himself as moi
being ready t0 die yet, aud that he
preferred being a boy and playing
marbles than going to heaven and
playing on golden harp. Aftel
some talk of this kind he went into q
contemplative mood, which VAS brok'
en- suddenly by the question, moth.
or, what IL the name of that othel
town."
SIR WILLIAM g. VAN HORNE and
ID. G. McNichoil, president and gener.
|al passenger agent Of the Canadian
Pacific. arrived from Montreal on the
23rd inst. accompanied by General
Manager Fitch, Of the Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic, aud soon after left
for Minneapolis. One of the officials
says that the story published last
week BY Duluth paper, and sent out
from here that the Duluth s. Winni.
peg road Is about to be extended Ia
false, as NO steps toward such q result
can be taken until the Winnipeg ID
out Of the hands of the court, Of
which there Is 90 immediate pres
pect.-Minn. Journal.
Personals.
Collector Of Customs o. Conner aud
wife visited at Grand Forks last week