The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

Grand Forks where he had been in at
tendance at the Presbytery. While there
arrangements were made to continue
Rev. Mr.. Robertson of Emerson as
supply for the church here, which will be
very satisfactory to the people here by
whom Mr.. Robertson is much esteemed.
THERE is no material change in the
railroad rate war situation, but before to-
night the rate to Seattle may be cut to
s.. Tickets cannot be sold at the station
here as we stated last week, but will have
to be bought from Mr.. Casselman, the
N. P. agent in Emerson, as Pembina is
not rated as a competing point with the
Canadian Pacific.
YESTERDAY was St. Patr1ck's day and
the Irishmen and their friends wore the
green. Mr.. T. L. Price was distributing
some genuine shamrock received the
day previous, direct from friends in the
Emerald Isle. The shamrock is a DIM
initlve sort of clover, and is the nation
al flower of Ireland, and owes its prom
inence 10 the fact that by its trefoil, St.
Patrick explained the mystery of the I'm
ity and the Trinity. 1t is disputed
question whether St. Patrick was Profess
tant or Catholic, and in Ireland all classes
revere his memory and wear the emblem.
On Tuesday H. A. Murrel, landlord
of the Headquarters, Frank Doty, Geo.
Leibinger, S. R. Moorhead and Ira Davis
bought $40 tickets and boarded the train
for the Pacific coast. None of the boys
have the Klondike fever, but they have
gone out to look for chances on the coast,
and if they don't find what they want, it
is no farther back that out. The boys
have the good wishes of all of our citi-
zens for they are all Of the best kind of
young men, and deserve success. Sew
eral others of our citizens have been at
trscted by the cheap rates and are figur-
ing on going, among them are c. Keller,
Judson LaMoure, Jr., F. S. Cheney,
George Proctor and others. OF course
in most cases these are only going for a
trip.
Patrick Nevil, one of the oldest settlers
in these parts, coming here in 1877, died
of pneumonia on Thursday..... ohm F..
Mayer, of the Roller Mills, is preparing
to manufacture superior article Of
breakfast food which he will put on the
market in short time. This is new
departure for the mill, but if the quality
is up to the standard of his flour there is
no question as to sale of it after being
put on sale. ..Our friends at Cavalier
are still talking county seat removal in a
manner which indicates their earnestness
on the subject. Of course, from their
standpoint this is right, but their opinion
is prejudiced-they want it. The more
thinking people whom we have talked
with, men who are otprejudiced in any,
way, men conservative in their private
relations, seem to think the matter is
brought up prematurely and would be a
great disadvantage to the county at large
oppressed this year. 1t is safe to say that
the opinion of such men will prevail and
that it will be up hill work for the solicit
ors to secure the necessary number of
signatures-in legal m.-Mountaineer.
On Wednesday last Mrs. Elizabeth
Mahoney received draft for s., 600 from
the Ancient Order of United Workmen
in payment of the amount of insurance
held by her husband, Nicholas Mahoney,
who was member of Bathgate lodge, at
the time of his death on December rs,
1897. The Chronotype is in receipt
of a letter from Elm Smith, who is at
present located at Seattle. which conveys
the information that himself and Messrs
Buie and Gilpin have decided not to go
the Klondike at present, but will remain
in Seattle. incidentally he tells of meet
ing with ]. D. Trenholme, whom he says
left for Alaska on the 9Th inst. with
large consignment of mules. He tells of
meeting with brother of George Road
house, formerly of this county, who is in
business in Seattle, and who he saws is
doing well. He notes the arrival of
large number of returning Argonauts
whom he reports as being mostly sick
and Cooked likeh-." Seattle, he says,
is hottest town that ever came down
the pike" and those engaged in business
there, especially saloonkeepers, have a
veritable gold mine without going to
Alaska.-Chronotype.
State Teachers Reading Circle.
The circle will meet at the residence of
Mr.. Godward, Saturday evening, March
10Th, at 1880:
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