The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-03

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contest was laid over until Thursday
on account Of the delay of trains by
the big snow storm.
AT the meeting of the Pembina
Presbytery held at Mimic last week,
Flora was grouped with Hoople. Cam
ton with Crystal, Bathgate with
Hamilton, Tyner and Backoo with
Cavalier. The session was Il very in
teresting one, there being about 100
delegates present.-CrystaLC Call.
MINNESOTA had the heaviest storm
of the season Tuesday. Snow fell to
the depth of three feet and al
gale was blowing. Here, in North Da.
kota, the atmosphere was clear and
crisp. The st. Paul trains on both
the Great Northern and Northern Pa.
cific were from twelve to eig. ,teen !
eh :! late;
AT the quarterly conference OF the
NJ. E. church, held Saturday, 28th,
inst, a unanimous request was made
for the return Of the Rev. Mr.. Moore
another year, with the understand.
ing that he have a vacation during
the year. Aug. Short was elected a.
delegate TO the lay ELECTORAL con-
ference and Chas. Full, alternate.
MEssRs. Perrault and Gagnier we're
over from BaLhgate, Wednesday, and
filed the bill Of sale of the Democrat,
as received from Father Genin. The
progress of the transfer Of the Demo-
crat property can be seen elsewhere in
this issue. The gentlemen are de-
termined to get possession or know
the reason why.
Miss ELIZABETH PRESTON spoke to
a large house in Klttson Hall, Tues !
day evening, on the work of the w
G. T. U. and the success of the ca .,sp
Miss Preston is an arduous Yorker
and has probably done mere for the
temperance cause in tho west than
any one person: When che program
was over with an informal reception
was held, after which refreshments
were served.
The township board met in the city
hall, Tuesday and transacted consid.
cradle business. 1t was expected thai
the newly elected road overseers
would have put in an appearance to
receive instructions as to what ex.
pected of them, but they did not,
save Amos DeLlsle. Geo. Corbet
was appointed justice of the peace
and VIM. Rene, constable, to fill the
vacancies of Ben Wheeler and Dan
Kohles, who we're elected at last town.
ship election, but had not qualified.
The G. p. r. have again decided t1
change the day of running Their
trains to Emerson. Beginning next
week, the train will leave Winnipeg
on Wednesday, instead of Thursdays
at $50 A. NJ, arriving at Emerson al
1890 P. NJ, leaving for Winnipeg at
P. NJ. The Southwestern and Other
branch people have got an extra train
by agitation. tits a pity the G. p
r. does not reward the people on this
branch for their great patience anG
give them show also. The G, P. r
is our road, and had we the chance
we would support it.-Emerson Jour
nal.
SOME of our readers may have no
ticed a few weeks ago an advertise
ment for the return of four pigs lost
by Chas. Trotter OF this township
| Mr.. Trotter began to think that al
he and the PIONEER EXPRESS had
failed to find the lost porkers that
something must have happened them
And remembering that ABOUT the
time the pigs disappeared, that he
was stacking hay near his stable
went to work and forked over the
hay. and there he found his pigs
Two were dead, of the two others
one died soon after being taken out
and the other, after a little nursing
and care, is alive and we'll but rather
thin. The pigs were in the stack
twentY.six days. Moral-Don't ad.
vertise for pigs when you bury them
in hay stack.
| Bicycles.
The bicycle season is here and all
intending purchasers, and others, are
invited to call and see my new stocl
Of Wheela ranuinu in nrico feom AZ