The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-18
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE IS, 1897.
Local.

FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1897.
Local.
REV. Mr.. Robson will occupy the
pulpit at the NJ. E. Church on Sunday
evening.
THERE is to be Salvation Army pic
mic at Loomer's grove in South toilette
on Tuesday, June Goth.
NEXT Tuesday Emerson celebrates
Queen Victoria's jubilee. fthe wealth
er is favorable the attendance will be
large.
Col. HOLT closed his series of tenn
perance lectures here on Sunday and
this week is atwork at Neche-where his
labors are more needed.
ONLY court cases of little interest to
the public were heard at the term last
week. Judge Sauter returns on the 2sth
of this month to finish up.
THE hay land leasing was SHINY at
tended last Saturday. Only about $40
was realized. Hay promises to be too
plentiful this season to command a very
great price OF create demand.
The entertainment given by the Nash
vile Jubilee Singers on Friday night was
attended by large audience and uni
versal satisfaction and praise is extended
by all. All of the troupe are fine vocal
lists and some of them are remarkably so.
THE Intelligent composition" present.
ed Mr.. and Mrs ]. Halcrow of Bowes-
mont with daughter last week. For
"Halcrow'' read Harlow" and every
thing will be as the facts are, and the
printer will set 'em up again.
THE Christian Endeavor convention
at Crystal elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, E. H..
Mcdonald, of Hamilton; vice president,
A. D. Gibson, of Tyner; secretary, Miss
L. Gorden, of Tyner; and treasurer, c..
Whittier, of Mimic.
In North Dakota the following postoffi-
ces have been increased 500: Fargo to
$4,000; Cando, 81, 100; Hillsboro, 81, 500;
Devils Lake, $1,000; Mandan, 1000;
Bismarck has been reduced from $4,000
to s., 800, and Park River from 81. 400 to
$1,000; st. Thomas is reduced from ST.
200 to 81, 100.
WE omitted mention last week of the
lecture of Hon. ]. NJ. Devine under the
auspices of the high school. Mr.. De.
vines subject was History VS.. Politics
and his Grafton was splendid piece o.
oratory. His thought is original and he
is a master workman in the making O
beautiful sentences.
w. H. MOORHEAD was taken to St
Luke's hospital at Grand Forks on Mon
day, by the advice of DR.. Harris
While Mr.. Moorhead has improved
some oflate it was thought better te
take him to hospital where the oppor
tunities and appliances for making per
manent cure were better. Everybod,
hopes to see him come back in the pos
session of his old time vigor.
L. P. STRONG has been recommended
by Representative Johnson for postmast
er at Neche. Mr.. Strong has been stall
wart republican, good worker for tn,
cause and is deserving of the reward
Ed. Spicer has also been recommended
for postmaster at Carlisle which will
meet the unanimous approval Of all TIL
patrons of that office without reference t.
party.
ANNIE FARLARDEAu, daughter of VIM
Farlardeau at Hyde Park, while bathing
in the Pembina river on Saturday even
ing, got into deep hole and was drown
ed. Several other girls were with he1
but the accident occurred so suddenl,
that they could render no assistance
The young lady was about fifteen year
of age. The body was recovered tn
same evening.
WILLIAM Moorhead, of Pembina, ia
miliarly known as High Water Bill,
one of the best known pioneer resi-
dents of the Red River Valley, is a pa
tient at st. Luke's hospital. He ha
been i'll for many months with canoe
and it became necessary to resort to a
operation, which was successfully pei
formed yesterday by DR.. Wheeler. Re
ports from the hospital are to the effet