The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24

Martin Bentley lost horse this week.
1t was kicked by another horse and had
its leg broken.
"A very serious state of affairs exists on
the coasts of Newfoundland among the
fishermen. Storms and accidents have
LETT many families fatherless, and bad
weather and floating ice prevent the us
ual fishing industries. Starvation is pre-
valent and appeals for help are loud.
Rev. MIR. Moore who is visiting there. is
lecturing nightly in the more populous
parts Of the province and giving the pro-
ceeds to the hungry.
We have catalogue of the Winnipeg
Fair which is full of inducements and at.
fractions. The date is from Monday.
July 18th to Saturday, 10th. This fair
annually attracts large number from
ta!s SIDE OF the line, and the American
excursion days" are to be duplicated
'his year again. A regular excursion
rate Ter the week is quoted in the cata
iosue OF $50 from Emerson to Winni
peg and return over the Northern Pacific
Over AZ inch Of rain in about an hour
on tuesday afternoon, and more or less
s1oWery all day Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. People from out in the
county report more rain than we have
and roads very heavy. Sunday and Mon
day very warm, and even though cloudy
and rainy, the rest of the week has been
oppresslNeiy warm, but things are Just
humping themselves out in the gardens
and fields. 1t is ideal corn weather.,
but bicycles are taxing much needed
vacation.
Our local teacher of French has still
some Old country habits, and when it
rains and is muddy wears a pair of
wooden shoes which he imported with
himself. Yesterday morning it was mud
ely and he wore his wooden eondolas.
He went into the hotel and kicked them
on at the door as he went in. A wicked
boy procured a hammer and two ter
penny nails and nailed the wooden soles
to the wooden plank of the porch.
When the French teacher came out he
thrust his feet in the wooden shoes and
attempted to walk off with the Penbina
House attached to both feet. "Sa-cr-r-r-e
bleu"
Last Thursday H. E. Kinney, of this
city, received notice Of his appointment
as deputy collector Of customs for the
sub port of entry at Hannah, N. D. The
appointment is good one and will be
filed by Mr.. Kinney most satisfactoril
The appointment comes through Senator
t1ansbrough, who for number of years
has been warm personal friend and adj
lnirer of Mr.. Kinney. Some time next
week the new deputy will go to Hannah
to take charge of his Office having quail
fed at Pembina Monday. MIR. Kinney
has been resident of St. Thomas for
many years and host Of warm friends
will regret the departure of himself and
estmable wife from the city.
Tuesdays school election proved to
be quite little skirmish. Only few
people knew until the day of election
that owing to resignation, an appoint
ment and the expiration of term, that
the election was for full set OF school
officers, and quite number did not find
out that an election was on until it was
over. The total vote was u, including
about a dozen women. The winning
ticket was elected by from 3 to 10 major
ity, and is as follows: For directors.
Alex Airth 8 years, T. L. Price 2 years,
A. Short l year; for treasurer G. w.
Ryan. The board elected are of the
very best material in town, and we look
for an economical, and conservative ad-
ministration.
Mr.. John Often received the sad intel
ligence this week that his brother William
was among the list of the victims of the
Lady Jane Grey disaster, which schooner
founded off Cape Flattery, while enroute
from Seattle to Alaska on the End inst.
Mr.. Often had been resident of Neche
for the past five years up to February
last when he left to trya cast for fortune
in the Klondike. He together with 81
other Argonauts took passage on the ILL.,
fated schooner Lady Jane Grey at Seat
tie on May 18th, "a Of whom lost their
lives with the laundering of that vessel.
Mr.. Often was highly esteemed by a
large circle of acquaintance in Pembina
county, where he was regarded by all as
coed nsigAbor and q valuable citizen
Chronetype.
Anderson the photo man, writes that
he will be on hand on circus day, July
18th. and be ready for business at his
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