The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-12

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ALARan prohibition n,cettne Was
held last night u Emerson. Rev.ME.
Moore WAS one Of the speakers.
ARcuDEAcoN App|eby held services
1t the Episcopal church on sunday.
A very large aud Interested c65nnire.
cation gathered to listen Il, their
Rev. Mr. Taylor, the lecturer, VIII
preach In tho NJ. e. church Sunday
morning ut 1870 clock. Subject
Christ. the Ideal Rafofmer. -,
!, .THE Teachers Institute for the
county will be heidi t Cavlleer begin.
ing May eth. Prof. Kennedy con.
ductor, Prot. 'Devlne lecturer; State
Supt. Miss. Bates, will he present and
lecture.
A NEW steamboat was launched In
Grand Forks this week to ply upon
the Red river. She is the largest
steamer ever upon these waters, but
has q very light draft only q inches.
She Is l24 feet long and has cabin and
state rooms for passengers. She will
be named "Grand Forks" and com.
manded by Capt. Bruce Griggs.
w. G. SHORT sent Us a can OF his
own make Of baking powder. It's
quality Is more than royal. and as to
priccs,-Short's p,wder Is better goods
and more ounces for the money, than
any ether 10 the market. OF. course
It is satisfactory Ia results Just as
the label reads on the can. and
SHIRT, who guarantees It, lives right
here with .us. ; =
A LONG account Of the difficulties
at the Prattford school house has
reached us, but We. do not publish It
% It is a matter of local interest only,
and while It may be Of considerable
interest to that locality, 1t lisa matter
which newspaper discussion would
not help. Such questions are better
and easier settled by the people direct
ly concerned, than by outsiders, and y
newspaper is the worst place In the
world to settle difficulties of this des.
crIptiOn.
PAT KELLY, while working a three.
horse team on the a. Mccullough
farm near st Thomas on har.
row, was kicked. He was knocked
down, and dragged about so yards.
He was cut very badly about
the head and shoulders by tho harrow
teeth. The accident occurred about
8U'eleck and he WAS found wandering
around abOutnoOn. not knowing what
he was doing. MIR. Kelly is tluing ut
we'll US can be expected. The horses
were found tangled up In u heap but
not seriously injured.
TIE Ice in the Red river formed .
funeral procession aud passed dowr
the river on Friday, Saturday ant
Sunday, ringing Its own knell will
many u musical tinkle rs the frag
ments came together. We have neve
seen the Ice 60 out In such small
pieces and In SO rotten condition. i
Is one OF the earliest break-ups on re
cord and remarkably low water. I'll,
cable was stretched ON Monday ant
Tuesday the ferry was running. which
Is also remarkably early. The ice wal
running at Winnipeg on Saturday
which the papers there shy is the ear
liest since 1873, when u steam boat ar
rived there from Grand Forks ol
March 9th.
J. LaMoure,J. ]. Dormer, +. Felson
+. A. Hart and w. J. Bride wcr,
among tile masonic brethren VIII,
went from here ON Sunday to atten,
the funeral Of Mr.. Thos. Gourley, Al
Neche. go. Miss Lulu Cavileer arrived
home on Saturday from Winnipel
where she has been visiting for u loni
time with relatives and friends. :. i.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Lockwood Of Baltimore WA
trying to recognize old acquaintance
In this vicinity On Monday. He Il
just through his second course In tn,
medical college there, aud while b,
hasn't taken his degree yet. he look
us doctor.like as II he had 1t. He say
he has had good time but is glad {,
get home. ID. w. Curtis aud family
OF st. Thomas, have moved Yakima
Washington. Leon Gravelin ant
family moved 70 Hallock ON Tuesday
Mr.. Gravelin will open u barber shol
there; he Is a good workman and w
wish him success. The family Of Fl
ID. Mckay OF the customs Office cam,
from st. Thomas on Tuesday and live
In the house vacated by F. T. Walker
.....Al Murrell formerly employed al
the court house here as deputy regis
ter OF deeds, and later Of the St. Pau
Globe, Is now travelling for q Duluth
wholesale confectionery firm and wa,
In town on Sunday. Mr.. Murrell IL
thinking Of moving his family to Penn
bina. ...... Mcclellan, the paper man,
was in the city on Tuesday looking ul
trade. Collector O'COnnor was ovel
to St. Thomas last week lie does
not like the way that Mr.. Hines pro.
poses to run his railroad through ris
farms there. Lieut.. Ely, E. X. Cavl.
leer. G. G. Thompson and Gus Short
have been on Wild goose chase over
In Minnesota this week. b. +. Grow
of Cavileer is at the Pembina House.
He Is selling a patent bath-tub. Z. G.
w. Ryan arrived home from California
yesterday. james Oldfield took q
trip to Grafton this week returning
on Thursday. DIR. Rose came back
yesterday from his Chicago visit and
Is ready for business again. "A IL.
French. travelling agent Of j. Z. Aver
& Co., Lowell. Mass, made us pleas.
ant call on Tuesday. :. C. G. Rideout
travelling missionary for that peri
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