The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-15
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AROUND TVWN.
THIs is tho third Friday of the
month.
The ''l7th Of Ould ireland" comes
on Sunday.
Our thanks are due to many kind
friends for returns Of township elec.
tiOns.
THE chattle mortgage sale Of horses
and machinery last Saturday attract
ed quite number Of buyers, but
things sold ut low prices.
A PLEASANT party OF whist players
met ut the residence of e. NJ. Nixon
on Friday evening last. Judge TEN.
pleton and Stcnoyrapher VosburH
we're among the guests.
Miss PAULINE HARRIS entertained
number Of invited friends at whist
Monday evening. The party was CIV
en- In honor Of Miss Sabraw Of Bath
gate, who IL visiting friends In the
city.
CITY election comes OH April Fools
day.. Messrs. Proctor, King and Nc
Donald arc the retiring councIlmen.
1t is time to scratch around and see
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cUunctlmen.
THE man who took the load of hay
OH Tuesday.without leave, "a few miles
west Of town, was seen, and Is known.
Consider able such work has peen done
this winter aud unless stopped an ex-
ample will be necessary soon.
TIE Wizard OH people hal very
successful week ut Pembina, and had
u crowd ON Saturday at Is cents ad.
mission. George Doty received the
first prize, Il plush box ON Friday
night, and repeated his luck ON Satur-
day taking the gold watch.
The MAN In the moon fulfilled hit
show engagement on Sunday night at
per announcement. The night was
fairly clear, aud ut times the moon
was beautiful object, showing 4
variety Of shades Of yellow, red and
blue.
The Mcthodists are holding extra
meetings" each night this week, Rev.
Cooper Of Dravton il assisting the
pastor Rev. Mr.. Moore; Rev. Mr.. Nc
Hattie of Emerson has also been pre-.
sent. Rev. Mr.. Cooper will preach at
the NJ. E. church on Sunday evening.
A HANDY little volume has been re.
ceived by US from the publishers,
Conklin's Handy Manual of useful in
formation. 1t isn't very large but
has 500 pages, and every page is full
Of things we all ask about sometimes.
1t costs only Is cents and can be had
Of Laird & Lee, Chicago.
SENATOR LaMoure did the right
thing In Incorporating the name of
VIM. H. Moorhead, Of Pcmblna, In
the bill creating a State Historical
society. Mr.. Moorhead stands next
to Chas. Cavileer as the Oldest white
settler In the state. He has u cOllec.
ton Of historic relics in his ps'sses.
sion, which would prove Of incalcula.
bic value to the socicty, should Mr..
MOOrhead consent to donate them
Grand Forks Herald.
WE are In receipt Of Vol. ], No. 2
OF the Fort FRANCIS News. 1t 1t full
1T mining news and glowing descrip-
tions Of the future prospects of the
Rainy Luke country. The local col.
u,lis are tinycd with frontier nj We,
characteristic Of Il new county. In
a report Of an "carly settlers meet
ing, for protection against claim
Jumpers" VIC nc tice the name OF our
former citizen. v. Qu"cxcnbush Us
prominent figure.
We give considerable space this
week to the full text Of the bills
creating the Seventh judicial district
and the Blind asylum ut Bathgate.
These bills. are In the hands Of the
governor but will undoubtedly be-
came laws. In the latter bill. by a
perusal of the provisions for the salary
Of the directors it is evident that its
author, Mr.. Blackjack, did not intend
to allow the directors take any ad.
vantage OF the blindness OF the In.
mates Of the asylum.
The Pemblna Dramatic Company
played at Bathgate last night, but
we 60 to press too early to announce
their success other than the arrange
ments and expectations promis' full
house. The object is to assist the
fraternal lodges Of Neche to recover
from their loss by fire. Next week
the Bathgatc company play o return
visit here, and the neighborly feeling
that we have for both Batbgate and
Neche should be shown by an over
flowing house. Let us all 60. Date
and particulars announced elsewerc.
FOR some years We have been try.
Ing to get our mail for Nowesta, Mug
ford aud Prattford to 60 via. Hamil.
tOn-and thus reach our readers at
those Offices on Saturday, but have
had but Indifferent success. We have
this week received notification from
the Supt. Of mails at St. Paul that
hereafter our mail will be sent via.
Hamilton according to our request.
We hope for our readers at those OH.
ces. as we'll as our own sake, that the
P10NEER EXPRESS will turn up reg
ulsrly hereafter on Saturdays instead
q Tgf9gayYll n often before.