The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-26

For goods Of
prices.
THE PIONEER EXPRESS.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1897.
AROUND TOWN.
WHEAT 60 cents.
Town meeting next Tuesday.
GET your township tickets from the
PIONEER EXPRESS.
NOTICE that the date of the school
land leasing is changed to Wednesday,
March 18th.
JAMES VICKs' Sons of Rochester.
New York, are sending outa very pref
ty catalogue this year. A stamp will
get it, and it we'll worth getting
whether you want seeds or not.
: ALBERT CAVALIER has sold his one
fourth interest in his gold mine north
OF the Rainy Lake country for 5000.
The purchasers will proceed to devel-
Op the mine as soon as the season
advances. 1t promises to be rich
and valuable property.
A FIRE consumed the. Andrews &
Gage elevator at Drayton on Satur-
day evening. The fire caught from
the coal stove and In few minutes
was at the topof the building. About
10000 bushels of wheat, barley and
flax were in the building.
Rev. j. G.. MOORE has been gone to
Grand Forks this week to attend the
district conference there. He will
lecture at Park River tonight and
preach there Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Love
of Park River will preach here on Sun
day and will lecture ON Saturday even
ing at the high school room on travel
From Dakota to Palestine." AID.
mission free.
The fiue block of stores and offices
known as the Syndicate block at
Grand Forks burned on Monday.
Three large stores and their contents
are among the total losses. A large
number of families also resided in
the building. The block was owned
by VIM. Bulge and Alex Griggs. The
total loss figures up nearly $25O, 600.
about half covered by insurance. It'll
is severe blow to the city.
LAST week somebody took notion
to prowl around the statistics of
County Superintendent jackson. and
the ;MSS. of school ma'ams on file
In his Office, evidently with the idea
of finding something Of value. They
unlocked the door with false key.
pulled out drawers and emptied their
contents on the counter, finding about
q dollar in cash and two or three dol
lars worth Of stamps to pay for the
trouble. Nothing was damaged ex-
;ept the feelings of.our worthy sup
'intendent.
BAKER y LANGTON, of the Lang
harm, seven miles west of town,
;'tposters out advertising their
rm implements and live stock at
lotion, on Thursday, March 4th.
'isprobabIy the largest auction
-. !'ever held in Pembina county.
tLangton farm contains several
ections Of land, land is we'll equipped
With implements of all kinds and live
stock. For an itemized poster, con.
aiming terms of sale, etc. write the
owners, or A. j. McFadden, the auc-
tiOneer, at Neche.
OF course everybody is on the qui
vive to see the "Box of Monkeys" on
Tuesday night of next week. The
ladies and gentlemen who take the
characters are all we'll known for dra-
matte ability and treat is in store
for the public. The following is the
cast: Sierra Bengaline-Mrs. Frank
Feldman, Mrs. Ondego Jhones-Mrs.
g. B. Harris. Lady Guinevere Lland.
poore-Miss Lillian Nixon, Edward
Ralston-H. G. Carr, Chauncey Ogle.
THORPE. d. Winlaw. Music by
Short orchestra. Reserved seats at
Shorts satisfactory store.
Word was received here by friends
of James McAdam, one of the oldest
and best known farmers of St. Thorn.
as. but who is now merchant of La.
manda. q suburb to Pasadena, CAL,
that their oldest son. David, was shot
while 9Nionn in their otono m tho