The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-22
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. %, 1897.
MARKET REPORT.
Local.

4ldA, so
Local.
if. Conroy of st. Thomas was in the
city yesterday.
BORN to MIR. and Mrs. Henry Lock-
wood, this morning, son.
o. H. JOHNSON came back from Chi
cago via the N. p. this morning.
The Cornell Bros. are putting on a
coat of paint on the residence of Auditor
Thomson.
d. ]. Mcintosh of st. Thomas was in
town yesterday, but was too busy to call
on old friends.
F. w. Felson will remove his stock Of
horses and buggies to the stable oppos-
tie this office.
LIN-cRusrA (if that is the way to spell
it) makes pretty moulding. See Shorts
new shelving.
LITTLE Max Short is reported some
better this morning. He was able to
take some food.
N. BETHUNE of Bathgate and ]. G
Walper of Cavalier were at the Pembina
House yesterday.
SQuAw winter has come and gone and
now tor Indian summer of which this day
is fair and bright specimen.
F. r. Fulton, the great "bondsman''
of Grand Forks, was in the city yester-
day, on business at the court house.
The. ladies' of the Presbyterian Lad
les Aid will hold their annual Halloween
social Wednesday evening Nov. 3rd,
REV.. R. JOHNSTON will preach his
farewell sermon on Sunday evening in
the Presbyterian church at 1880 D. m. All
cordially invited.
]. w. HARPER came in from toilette
TINS morning after DR.. Harris, for Mrs.
John Taylor, whom is reported consider
ably worse.
Miss Lillian Nixon closes her school
term in Tyner Friday evening. In the
evening she gives an entertainment, and
she will be assisted by her sisters Misses
May and Minnie.
KNEEsHAw's little Shetlands are worth
a visit. One of them is bapy and is
about as large as a good sized Newfound-
land dog. They are at the former Eel
san stable.
COMMISSIONER Taylor's eye, which
was infamed when he was here at the
meeting of the board, has grown worse.
md the Pink Paper says an operation
BAY be necessary.
Mr.. Russell the electric light manager
IS busy to-day setting poles for wire to
the court house, which he will fit up for
electric lighting. There should be a
street light at the court house corner
now the wire is goiug there.
We learn with regret that John Cans
sic. formerly of St. Thomas, is lying dan
gerously i'll with typhoid at his home in
Minneapolis. Mr.. Ganssle holds large
real estate interests in this county, and
has a very large circle of friends here.
T. r. SHAW & Co. have new baby.
1t is of the colored variety and rolls lis
eyes about much to the wonder and ad.
miration of the kids who stand and watch
it. Tom tells them all, that .sDr. Har-
ris brought it, and if they are good child
one like it round to their home some
day."
The skating rink is rapidly pxogress-
ing. Monday the proprietor took down
his high collar. Tuesday he put on a
new red sweater. Wednesday, wore the
sweater. Thursday threw off sweater,
and took a shovel, and with the assist
ance of two young friends, laid the COR
ner stone with much sweat and cere-
mony. The rink will cover Z, 500 square
feet when done, including two belonging
to the manager. A carload of lumber IS
expected to-day.
YESTERDAYS freight engine, that ham
dies the local business between here and
Grand Forks, came in with both con-
meeting rods off and all that pulled the
train Of about thirty cars was the piston
rods, from the cylinders to the head
drive wheels. Both the drive bars got
bent above Grafton, so they had to be
taken off. Archie Mcdonald was called
upon to straighten them, and it took him
a couple of hours to do the Job. This
morning the engine started back with
full train and in good running order
again.
MRS. Thomas w. Gaffney died at her
home in Grand Forks last night. She
had been sick about five weeks. She
leaves her husband and FIVE children to
mourn her loss. Mrs. Gaffney with her
children were for many years residents
of Pembina, and later for several years
at Bathgate. She. was1a very estimable
lady and had many friends in this county
who will feel sad to learn of her death,
and who will deeply sympathise with the
husband and children in their great sof-
row.
From Wednesdays Daily.
JIM. BArEMAN Of Bosemont is visi-
tor in the city today.
Hector Ross Of Hamilton was in the
city last evening.
co,,pr convenes next Monday 95th.