The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-23


The Pioneer Express.
FR1DAY.MoRN1NG, JULYas 1897.
Local.
RAspBERR1Rs are ripe and plenty.
NINE blind pigs saw the sheriff IN
Walsh county last week.
VIM. LANGToN JR. has a new baby
girl since Monday, out at the farm.
THE N. p. northbound passenger was
delayed eight hours Tuesday, BY a wash
out near Fertile, MINI. Il
FISHER Bros. "Merry-go-round" has
been doing good business here during
the last week, between showers.
THE rainy weather will doubtless deter
MANY who expected to go on the Winni'
peg excursion, but if pleasant there will
be large crowd anyway.
THE Red river is higher than it has
been for a long time at this season of the
year. The ferry landing has been chang
ed several times the last ten days.
HAMILTON fair next week. Hitch the
horse and buggy, pile in the family, and
go. The balloon man will be there and
perhaps well we hope he won't fall.
The members Of the "Y" arranged fol
picnic at John Hogan's grove Monday.
The heavy rain caused them to change
their plans and the picnic was held in
Frank Horr's new house across the
bridge.
E. w. PIERCE, of Humboldt, has rent
ed the barn in the rear Of the First M.
tional, Bank property and expects to open
livery and feed stable next week. Mr..
Pierce has large circle acquaintance,
is good horseman and will no doubt
handle his share of the trade.
THE Epworth League were to NEE,
at Hamilton on Tuesday and Wednes.
day. Harry Carr was on the program
for 'sWhy We Came" which he changed
to ''Why We Didn't Go" and his essay
tooksix letters, "Rained." Quite mum.
Der of people from here who intended
going were disappointed.
Ware no weather prophet, but this has
been an extraordinary year in atmos.
pheric disturbances. 1t may be that
things have settled down but it may not.
However for fear that they have not, we
think this would be good year to take
out hail insurance. EXPRESS
May 7th, 1897.
WE are in receipt of letter from At
torney Hal. K. Hunkins. dated at Aus
tin, Mimi, in which he said he woule
leave there for the twin cities Saturda,
last and would start for here either yes
terday or to-day. We expect be will b
here and ready to do business before Sat
urday's issue. Until the Gordon build
ing is ready he will be at the Bellevue. .
Mountaineer.
DISPATCHES from Bismarck indicate
that H. ]. Watt of Bathgate will be ap
pointed, Land Commissioner at the mex
meeting of the state board; Harvey Har
ris Of Bismarck is stated for the deputy
ship. 1t is one Of the most importan
Offices in the state, and Mr.. Watt has the
business training and ability necessary te
the fulfllment of its duties. Itpays 5l5Ol
year.
J. E. TURNER and party returned from
their two weeks trip to Lake of the
Woods, Sunday. They report pleasan
time and lots of fishing. Their plan.
were somewhat changed after they reach
ed the lake. They all remained at the
War Road where they put up lot offisf
which they brought home with them
Eve" their Eastwood craft, was left a
the lake, and nexffall they expect to re
turn for another outing.
BRAKEMAN Coulter of the N. P. had {
narrow escape on Saturday. He attempt
ed to step on the cowcatcher of an ap
preaching engine, but somehow the COW
catcher caught his foot and bending
Coulter backwards would have crushed
him to death in another second, but for
tunately the engineer saw the occurrence
and promptly stopped the engine. coul
ter got his leg bruised but otherwise was
not damaged.
TUESDAY forenoon when it was raining
hard, the N. P. bulletined "Not rain un.
fill S.00 N n, D, and yXyadoa.l.,,