The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-25

The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1897.
Local.
COMMISSIONERS meet July 9th.
A K. P. lodge has been instituted at
Cavalier.
ST. THOMAS is going to have $1,000
18th of July. ..
CRYSTAL has adopted the free text
book system.
COOP showers this week have helped
the growing crops.
THE adjourned term of district court
will convene on Monday.
THE w. c. T. U. meets with Mrs. R.
Mcbride, this afternoon.
REV. NJ. BENTLEY Ainsworth will con.
duct services in the Grace church next
Sunday evening at 1870.
SCHOOLS in the vicinity of Wexford
picnic at Wexford ON Monday next. A
good program is in preparation
LEMON Bros. circus exhibits at Graf
ton July 9th. These people have been
in this vicinity before and gave first
class show.
THE Independent Order of Forresters
court St. Vincent, will attend service
at the M. E. Church in this city on Sun
day evening at 1880.
REV. Mr.. robson of Bowesmont oc
cupied the NJ. E. church pulpit last Sun
day evening. A large congregation en-
joyed his discourse.
The Foresters' picnic to-day, 25th, a
]. D. Gordon's grove. Bruce and Ba,
Center mines will play ball, also Hyd.
Park and Tongue river.
The A. o. U. w. of Winnipeg viii
picnic at Grafton July 1st The various
Workmen lodges in Pembina and Walsl
counties are expected to join in.
MRS. Johnson asks us to convey he
thanks to many kind friends who assist
ed her during the illness and death::of he
grandchild ALPHABETICALLY to DR.. Harris
Rev. Mr.. Johnston and Chas. Full.
THERE is strong probability of tn,
long distance telephone system being ex
tended to this county. A party of off
Gals went through last week on a tou
of observation, and say they will recon
mend it.
A TELEGRAM was received from Hal
lock Monday, offering the Pembina ban
$50 and also the baseball club $25 to pla
any club the 4th of July committee nigh
select, at the celebration on the third
Both propositions were accepted at once
ST. THOMAS school district sold $500
worth of bonds to the State Board {
School Lands at par, interest at five pc
cent. All school boards should not
that the state wants their bonds whe
they have any to sell.
THE brethren of Pembina Lodge A.
and A. NJ, have been notified to mee
in special session at the lodge room {
4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, for tn
purpose of attending St. Johns day SCI
vice at the Presbyterian church.
The Queens Jubilee on Tuesday wa
duly observed by our citizens, by til
majority of them driving over to Emel
son and joining in the festivities. In til
afternoon the general stores were locke
to give the employees chance to Shot
God Save the Queen"
INVITATIONS were out yesterday to a
tend an old-fashioned raising out Z
Amos Purdy's near the boundary line
The building is "a by % and intende
for granary, and the frame is of 10 inc
squared timbers which Mr.. Purdy hau
ed in from the Roseau last winter.
MOUNTAIN celebrates its 4th on Monda,
Rev. F. ]. Bergman, Hon. M. Brynjol
son, Bjorn Haldorsson and Brande
Johnson will make speeches. Attorne
D. J. Laxdal will be the president of til
day. And nobody celebrates with mo,
enthusiasm than the Mountain folks.
CoMRADE Sonderman leaves Saturda
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