The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-09

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FRIDAY MORNING SEPT. 9, 1898.
Local.
The Us meet with Miss Edna Purd,
this evening at o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. McGregor will preach at tn
M. Z. Church next Sunday evening.
F.W. Felson is figuring on building
new harness shop ON Cavileer Stree
near Mrs. O'Hara's.
The south bound train of the N. P
got of the track near Letellier and came
in four hours late last evening.
The bridge contractors are now work
ing in Park township and expect to make
quick work on the balance Of their coun
ty contracts.
The new steel bell tower is going ul
this week, and is so light and airy that i
is rather ornamental than obstructive. II
is little over fifty feet high.
The rain of last week came mostly il
scattered showers and some places go
more than others. Here in Pembina the
signal office gauge shows total Of only
about tlree-quarters of an inch.
Last week, was very hot in the east,
affecting all the country between St. Paul
and New York. From twenty to forty
deaths occurred on different days from
the effects of the heat in the latter city.
The democratic and populist caucuses
for the election. of delegates to the coun.
ty convention that meets at Crystal on
the Goth are supposed to be called on
Friday evening, 10Th, week from tonight.
Considerable delay is being experien-
ced in getting the money on the ditch
the county board
oWlnS to The ,ihCd.Ay 4 getting hold OF
some necessary data in past proceedings
of the drainage commissioners.
MIR. Gltrud has taken the new mail
route from Pembina, via Carlisle to Ham,
ilton. He sub-contracts for $500, the or.
iginal contractor gets SAB from the gov.
eminent. The contract begins on Octo.
Der 1st.
Messrs. King g. Co. have bought the
old Shaw & Charlton store and are put.
ting in new foundation, and will re
model the structure for farm machine,
ny Office and warehouse. 1t will make a
good stand and will be great i'm.
provement OH that long unused corner.
School began Monday. NJ Brady was
appointed janitor. Miss McKercher re-
signed, as she is to take school in Far
go, and Miss Young sister of Mrs. God
ward is occupying her place here. Miss
Oldham's department will not begin I'M
til week from Monday owing to her re-
cent serious illness.
Ole Paulson captured both the con-
tracts for new NJ. E. churches at toilette
and Humboldt. The bidding was very
close. The toilette church is to be COM
pleted by October 18th, while the one at
Humboldt is to be completed Novem.
Der 18th. They will be neat and sub.
stantial.
Miss Stella Halldorsson of Beaulieu
was brought in on Sunday for examina-
ton for insanity. She is not very bad,
and there is some doubt in her case.
Miss Helen Preston who has been afflct-
ed with mild but apparently incurable
form of insanity, and has been a county
charge for some years, was taken to the
asylum on Monday.
M. w. Fawcett, the Glasston druggist
is in the tolls of the law again, on sim.
liar complaint as before. Mr.. Fausett is
evidently very much abused or very
foolish man, and the next district cour,
will probably decide which. He was
brought to Jail here on Wednesday, ir
default os 81 900 bonds. The prelimina
ny hearing was held before Justice Jas. R
Joy, at Glasston.
Rainy weather every day since las
Monday, put stop to threshing opera
tons. Between times some little stack
ing has been done. Some of the wheat
particularly where it lays on the ground
has sprouted some. The delay in farm
ing operations has been very serious, bu
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