The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22


Walhalla needs Il first-class lumber
yard.
G. W. Andrews went to Grand Forks
on Tuesday.
STE Eve Bee Parsons was out on
Wednesday.
Most Of our citizens are engaged in
battling out their cellars.
Rev. Oldtield has secured rooms in
Mrs. e. G.. Lees residence and will re-
move there at once.
Mr.. john T. Vinen us delegate to
the Workman Grand Lodge left on
Tuesday to attend the body,
Woodticks are looking tor the juicy
part Of mans anatomy, If the man
happens to 20 through the woods.
Mr.. Davidson of Emerald was
visitor last week. He was negotiat-
ing for the purchase of the Bellevue.
Fred Hurley tried to take his COW
across a mud hole III his buggy and
had to swim out He says the next
time he will so around.
w. T. Winters drove oyer from
Langdon. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Winters will be the prime mover in
the First Bank of Walhalla.
j. LaMoure s. Co. have purchased
Of John f. Mayer the finest business
site in Walhalla and will erect a
branch store In time for fall trade.
Many Of the farmers in this locality
are increasing their acreage of wheat
this year. Verify the much mallgned
Jewellers of the sand hills' are decid-
ed lin it, this year.
General manager II. r. Vaughn, of
the w. B. and E., is doing some tall
hustling these days, He is occupied
at present in buying right of way for
the railroad company.
John Carscallen came over from his
Milton place on Friday expecting to
move the balance of his stock over
there and now he can not get back
until the water subsidies.
Contractor Houston of Bathgate
and force of men are busy IN the con-
struction of Tetrault hall, and at last
one Of Walhalla's long felt wants is
beginning to assume tangible shape.
Some excitement was aroused on
Friday by the; ,rumor that Jim Hill
had a full complement of surveyors
and implements at st. Joe. For a
while one could almost hear the roar
Of the cars. but "twas only fake"
The buggy Landlord Geroux loan
ed the guest, who never came hack,
belongs to Harry Riggers and was bor-
rowed by Mr.. Geroux while Harry
was absent and without his consent,
and now Harry wants to know "where
he is ate"
After twenty-four hours of steady
pouring rain the river began to rise
at the rate of six inches per hour,
causing much alarm, as it was higher
Saturday than for twenty years. No
casualties have been reported except
the loss of John Mayors slaughter
house. Mr.. Mayer had about two
hundred hogs on an island which pro-
missed to soon become inundated.
but they were rescued after consider
able difficulty. The water commence
ed to subside on Tuesday and all dam
ger is past, although Mr.. Mayer has
grave fears concerning his dam. He
says the water is higher than ever be.
fore in his runway; there was three
feet of water in the basement of the
mill in consequence of which that
line Of industry Is standing idle.
The Presbyterians will erect a
handsome church edifice the coming
summer. The site selected is in
Church Park, directly north of the
Catholic church and is beautiful To-
cation. The Pres5yterians have rea-
son TO be proud of the hustling abili-
ty of their pastor, the Rev. Oldfield,
to whom the credit Of the enterprise
belongs. Our Methodist friends
should now prepare toget on the band
wagon for the world do move and tits
said that with the completion of
Tetrault Hall, will come the closing
Of the school house to everything but
school and this is as it should be. We
venture that no community in the
state. as rich in wealth and natural
resources, is as poor in church build
ings and certainly we are entitled to a
school building for school purposes
only.
Macarthur.
Robert Laurie is visiting his broth.
er John this week.