The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-10

ST. VINCENT had AIRED hot election
on Tuesday. The issue was pontoon
bridge and the political breakers
wrecked the bridge by from six to
eight majority. clark from the
tombs doleful sound" We suppose
some people really enjoy living in a
graveyard.
A MEETING of the members of the
Pemoina Cornet Band is called for
tomorrow evening, in the band hall,
over the city hall, to make arrange
ments for reorganization, and cleo.
tion of new officers. 1t is requested
that all interested in the organiza-
tion will be present, at eight o'clock.
COUNTY Commissioner Mcintosh of
Crystal, while in attendance at the
session here this week, received the
sad news of the death of his mother
on Monday, whom he left only a few
weeks ago, during his visit there, in
good nealth. She was about &C years
of age.
St. Thomas schools took first prize
at the contest at Grafton last week.
Miss Cora Bridenbeck taking first in
the seniors and Della Kermott the
first in juniors. We guess, that Mrs.
Grant S. Hager, who is herself fine
elocutionist, assisted in gaining these
honors for St. Thomas.
EDITOR FA1RCH1LD put in few
good words for Mr.. Hines railroad last
Friday on the N. p. depot platform,
while the train waited to allow Mr..
Jackson and his elegant display OF
Pembina school teachers to get on.
Mr.. Fairchild even said he had been
away building few miles of road
himself.-Grafton Record.
MRS. w. EDWARDS, of Drayton
was brought to Pembina on Tuesday
for examination by the board of in
sanity. Mrs. Edwards is a widow,
and has been the mother of eleven
children. She had son drowned
some years ago. Hard work and anx-
iety in financial matters is probably
the cause OF her insanity.
z EACH township official should have
Booths Township Manual. 1t is
much handler for reference in town
matters than the code, as it puts all
the sections together which refer to
the same subject, which in the code
are scattered ana in some cases like
ly to be missed altogether. Price Is
cents. Order from this office.
DRAYToN's first city election was
warmly contested. Geo. A. McCrea
was elected mayor by a majority of
about 80 over J. A. Whittmore. The
following are the city council elect:
J. D. Wallace, w. FL. Gardner, M.
Carmen, x. Fairchild, II. Hogg and
D. Graham. Police justice, James
Graham; justice peace, G.. ~. Van
Camp; treasurer, Geo. Colley.
PEMB1NA is going to be one Of the
leading bicycle towns in this part of
the country this year. Three agencies
are already established. T. r. Shaw
& Co. have the Stormer, Clinton Trip
the Crawford and Syracuse, while G..
G. Thompson has on hand a complete
line Of Crescent and Kenwood bicy.
cles. This gives intending purchas-
ers good line to select from.
JUDGE SAUTER opened court on
Monday and on Tuesday adjourned
the term until Monday, April 18th.
No business Of Importance was done
except setting some court cases for
hearing next week and making u few
citizens who had time enough to 60
home and vote in Drayton the. same
day. 1t Is expected that the decision
of the supreme court in the case of
the County VS.. McCabe will be hand.
ed down this week, and that the case
will come up for hearing next week
unless further difficulties came up,
and it would not be remarkable IL
such were found.
FARMERS will read with interest
the letter in this issue of Prof. Bolley
OF the Agricultural College at Fargo,
In reply to the question Of ssFarmer,,