The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-12

The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING AUG. IL, 1898.
Local.
Wheat 70 cents.
Gorton's Minstrels Thursday night.
Hoople has been organized into viii
lage.
Charley Atkinson will be in Bathgate
with carload of horses next Saturday.
Regular services at the M. E. church
next Sunday evening, Rev. ]. G. Moore,
pastor.
Gorton's give a great street parade
and concert at noon Thursday. It's a
treat. Don't miss it,
Flavin johnson of Bathgate has bought
the drug store at Drayton formerly own
ed by Flath.
Oh N-Rays-that coffin is offal dead
stuff. Better kill it entirely and bury it
in the hell box
Chas. Atkinson and w. ]. Kneeshaw
each brought in a car load OF fine work
horses Monday morning
On Friday right smart shower last
ing twenty minutes, showed up .65 of an
inch in the signal office rain guage.
The tribe of hell is found in Cavalier
county, and they had the Devlin Draw
ton but he has removed to Grand Forks.
and Drayton is sorry.
Those who remember the superb en-
tertainrnent given by Gorton's Minstrels
n ''''~ N'@v +''~"" 80 ur years ago will
l. o.s, rsday night.
Mr.. James Furlong, who up to about
six months ago was one of the most pop
ular conductors on the N. P. ON this
branch, died very suddenly in Minnea-
polls last week.
President Wallace of the McAlister
college, Minneapolis, was in the city
Wednesday, looking after certain inter-
ests OF his college. He was accompan-
led by Ike Foster Of Bathgate.
The gravel ballast is now distributed
all along the N. P. as far as the bound
airy. Two trains have been hauling this
week until the entire line is completed.
The surfacing gang is between toilette
and Macarthur working this way.
Chas. Atkinson had a lively runaway
Monday, while he was exhibiting one OF
his fancy teams on the street the King
bolt in the buggy broke and the horses
started on lively gait around one block,
after which they were stopped. No SER
ious damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Fuller of Grafton
were among those who registered at the
Columbia last Sunday FEE. Renaud OF o.
gals reported to have leased the Jennings
Hotel at Cavileer one of the oldest and
best equipped in Pembina county.--Lang-
don Democrat.
Gorton's grand concert band is with
out doubt the finest on the road. Don't
miss hearing them in concert, on the day
OF their appearance. Prof. Jos. Gorton
always directs the band at all concerts.
This will be a musical treat which will be
looked forward to with unusual interest.
Sam Fisher, of merry-go-round fame,
passed through here Monday en- route
for Grafton to settle down to peaceable
life on his farm. Mr. Fisher sold his out
fit at Argyle, MINI. last week and retires
from the business of entertaining child
rem.
Miss Melton, who spent six years as
missionary in Turkey, addressed large
audience in the Presbyterian church,
Tuesday evening, on the experiences of
a missionary in Turkey. Miss Melton
gave one Of the best addresses on that
subject ever given in Pembina.
Rev. w. Watson, the newly appointed
rotor of the Episcopal church, arrived
with his family Monday. Mr.. Watson
comes from Moosejaw, Man., and comes
highly recommended. Rev. Mr., Wat.
son will conduct services in the Episco-
pal church next Sunday morning at IL 100
O'Clock.
The Northwestern Telephone company
will commence in q few days the extern
sion of the long distance lines north from
this city, between Grafton and Neche and