The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-26
THE PIONEER EXPRESS.
FRIDAY. MARCH %, 1897.
AROUND TOWN.
WHEAT 60 cents.

A1VUNV lVWNs
WHEAT 60 cents.
REGULAR meeting Of township
board on Tuesday.
The state of Minnesota Is furnish
ing $4,000 worth of seed wheat IT,
Kittson county farmers this spring.
A MUSICAL by Miss Ernestine
Branchaud's piano scholars is IN pro-
gress at Kitts0n Hall as we 60 to press.
THERE are 81 new quarter sections
which 60 on the tax lists this year.
which will add considerable to the
assessed valuation.
Mr.. JOHN O'HEARN is the new
drayman. Mr.. O'Hearn has been in
the business at Drayton and Grand
Forks and is On to his job.
THE Call published the. city oriin-
ance against snow balling and the
Crystal boys havn't snow balled since.
Shows the influence of the press and
cold weather.
ALL the persons who take tea with
the Presbyterian ladies aid at Kilt
son Hall, on Thursday, April 1st., will
show their wisdom. Other people will
eat elsewhere.
The Popular Edition" of the
laws Of 1897, for this state is now out
aud ready for Immediate delivery, at
the PIONEER EXPRESS Office. They
cost dollar net, send in your order.
The new orchestra will give q Soc
iaI hop In Kittson Hail this Friday
evening; proceeds to go to paying for
their new instruments and sundry ex-
penses. A general invitation is ex-
tended.
HERBERT WILKINS writes his folks
here from Kansas City, NO., that he
is married and settled down. Herbert
left here three years ago for Cham
payne, Ills, and afterwards moved to
Kansas City.
NEXT week the PIONEER Express
will put on its new DRESS. Newspa.
pers are like the ladies in that re-
spect; new dresses are always accept
able and we hope this one will be be-
coming.
HAMILTON fair folks are still debat-
ing on whether to have summer
show or fall show. What is the mat
ter with two? Have the horse race
In the summer and the vegetable,
grain and stock show ia the fall.
The "Gentlemen's Aid" entertain
ment at Kittson Hall on Thursday
evening resulted in a good audience,
nice refreshments and a pleasant and
entertainging program. 1t also re-
suited in about $2s proceeds.
The PIONEER EXPRESS has receiv-
ed new stallion cuts and poster tyne.
aud soliclts work in this line. II you
want any posters, cards, or. other
printing, send In your orders. All
work warranted, and prices reason
able.
WEEK from Monday is city election.
Trot out the candidates. The retire.
ing officials are the Mayor, Aldermen
King. Hart and Warner. and city jus.
tice Aylen. There's no money IN be.
ing Mayor or alderman, but heaps of
honor.
The Bathgate telephone wire was
strung last week. and the Pink Pap.
er man hello's at Register Chisholm,
and "versa vice" when they feel
like it.. It is said that the town Of
Hamilton will also be put in copnec-
ton.
NOTWITHSTANDING a pretty heavy
covering Of snow, the ice in the Red
river is three feet thick. It is stated
by old timers that one winter that
Capt. Bradley cut cake Of ice that
was six feet and two inches thick and
z 1t took q six-mule team to pull it out.
REVIVAL services began at the N.
E.church on Tuesday evening. Evan
gelistic services will be held on Sum
day evening. Next week the TARTAN.
ed revivalist Willis will be present.
Mr.. Willis has been laboring at st.
Thomas, Hamilton and Bathgate for
several weeks and has had great sue.
cess. His meetings have been crowd.
cd and many conversions ensued.
Next Monday and during the week
the stores will close at 1870 to permit,
the proprietors and employees to at
tend tho services.