The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02


Word has been sent to Drayton from
Guatemala, Central America announcing
the death of D. G. Hoselton, formerly OF
Drayton. Mr.. Hoselton was carpenter
and was we'll known in the eastern part
of this county.
REV. Mr.. Willis has been holding
meetings at the NJ. E. church each even
ing this week with large attendance:
Mr.. Willis is a forcible and original
speaker, whose utterances command
earnest attention. He will be here on
Sunday and will remain next week. Ser
vices will be held at 1915 A. M. and ESQ
P. NJ. Sunday.
w. T. SHERMAN was here from Grand
Forks part of last week looking over
the Republican plant with view to flu
ture possession thereof. MI. Sherman,
was for some time interested in the North
west News of that city, and would UNI
doubtedly prove capable of filling the
long felt want" fit proves to be '.go."
-Langdon Democrat. .
BESIDES the aldermen the following
have been selected as judges and clerks
Of election in the different wards: Ward
No. I, judge. Chas. O'Hara; clerks. Gisli
Gislason, John Hannesson. Ward, No. 2
judge, Alex. Airth; clerks. S. r. Moor.
head, Geo. Bates. Ward No. 8, Judge,
Jos. Shaw; clerks. Albert Cavileer, Eu-
gene Harris. Polls open at 8 O'Clock.
CORNELL Bros. of ST. Vincent, have
about completed an elaborate drop cur
tain for Reid Hall, St. Vincent, that
would do credit to a metropolitan opera
house. Geo. Cornell, who is the princi-
pal artist, is one of the best all, round
painters in the valley, and if his fancy
lettering and sketches with the brush
were more generally known, his time
would be well occupied.
WHETHER we have big flood or not
there is certain to be quite a number Of
local ones in various city lots, unless the
itches are promptly. opened. Anyway
Eit will be good idea to keep the cellars
in q good condition ready for a sudden
inflow. Pure water in the cellar will hurt
nobody except for inconvenience, but il
the water runs in on rotten vegetables
and such stuff, the combination breeds
diphtheria and scarlet fever microbes.
A FULL house greeted Miss Bran
chaud's musical class at Kittson Hall last
Thursday evening. The performances
Of the pupils were very creditable to both
pupils and teacher and in many cases
showed not only proficiency in learning
but natural talent much above the aver.
age. Aseries of tableaux were inter.
spersed throughout the program, which
by their beauty added much to the gen
eral pleasure of the evening.
The Buffalo river, a small stream
which runs from Winnipeg Junction tc
Fargo and which is crossed several times
by the Northern Pacific, is Overlooking
its banks and in consequence it is said
HAT the overland coast train was sent
around via, Red Lake Falls, Crookston
and Grand Forks, thence South over the
Great Northern to Fargo, a roundabout
over ITO miles. to make a distance o.
about twenty on the main line. It is
such waters that we may expect to arrive
here in about three'weeks, and if:there
is much more with it, that is what will
make flood.
|. The weather this week has been of a
character to prevent the threatened flood.
L has been just warm enough with some
little rain to start the snow going. If the
snow goes this way it will not food the
river. The plowed fields are getting
bare and very little water stands upon
them. Good sleighing was done on the
2eth. BY which we mean that though,
there is still plenty of snow the roads are
soft and cut up badly. We have had
good sleighing 4 little over four months.
Though we have had many storms still
the roads have remained good. as the
snow blew off the travelled roads.
LAST Monday a Hungarian named
Smith living at w. J. Kneeshaw's farm
went for load Of hay. He took with
him two boys, one a little lad of 81,
years. Coming home, near night, the