The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-13

The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 10, 1897.
Local.
CASH wheat % cents.
ST. VINCENT fair is dated Oct. Sth.
THE pits in the round house are being
rebuilt and new timbers put in.
TERRY Show Aug. Goth, 80 people-4o
horses grand street parade.
REGULAR service at the NJ. E. church
Sunday, preaching by the pastor
CHAs. Atkinson shipped car load of
cattle to the twin cities Tuesday.
The Icelanders are preparing cemetery
grounds east of the South Pembina sub
urb.
THE public schools will begin Sept.
9th, with the former corps of teachers in
charge.
MRS; WARD, missionary from India,
lectured in the M. E. church on Monday
evening.
SEVERAL of onr citizeas are making
plans to take in the Minnesota state fair
next month.
THE Neche Star is said to have been
sold by Mr.. Stanley to gentleman from
Lakota named Lampman.
IT is thought that two cases Of leprosy
have been found in the vicinity OF Edin-
burg by DR.. LeBarge of Grsfton.
THE children of the M. E. Sunday
school rendered a nice program to a
crowded church last Sunday evening.
SPELL it Klondyke, Klondike, Clon-
dyke or Clondike, but it still seems to be
pretty hard place to get to and a good
place to keep away from.
A LARGE number Of friends gathered
at the Catholic church on Monday, to
the anniversary services in memory Of
3 Henry Gerardin who was drowned about
year since.
THE county commissioners were ir
session this week, but their work was al
most entirely routine business, passing
bills and justice reports,
The division Of Carlisle township wa:
laid over by the county board, as many
of the petitioners on second thought con
Guided it would be better to endure the
present than to fly to ills unknown.
"A railroad grading outfit of about .
dozen teams came in from the Langdor
branch on Monday and are engaged il
grading on the approaches to the bridge.
between here and West Lynne on the N
P. The dumps Of both bridges will bt
widened twelve feet and the track RAISED
three feet.
THE Grand Forks Herald states tina
the division headquarters of the N. P. i.
to be removed from Winnipeg to Eas
Grand Forks. The N. P. is also putting
in extensive coal docks at Drayton witt
the probable idea of making that place
halfway point.
LARGE Autographs announce the ad
vent of Prof Gordon, the hypnotist a
Kittson Hall next Monday and Tuesday
Prof. Gordon is well spoken of by til,
local press in other towns and no doub
will have full house. He comes unde
the auspices and for the benefit Of til,
Woodmen Lodge OF this city.
MISS Bessie Jackson and Miss Ethe
Purdy gave the girls Of their Sunda.
school classes straw ride on Monda,
evening. Enough boys were added t,
balance the hayracks and-the horse
galloped and the girls screamed and tn
boys howled, and it was voted splen
y did time, and Of course it was.
"A ROW over neckyoke at st. Win
cent on Wednesday evening about 81,
O'Clock, resulted in the shooting of Johl
Boucher (Busha) by John Sivaux. DR.
Harris was called and found seventeen
q shot holes in the victims arms, thigh
and abdomen. The result may or ma,
not be fatal, but it is too soon to be Ger
tain. "Busha" is an old-timer, and is Q
French extraction.
THERE is about two miles of road re
Gently graded between this city and Joli
cite in Pembina township, that shouls
make the road-overseer have bad dreams
Every body who drives over it has to &
ut walk, and in these mosquito times
it is question who gets the most curse,
The vnocc,ifoAe ,.h;ch Rite n, %1,> 800.