The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-22

The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING APRIL %, 1898.
Local.
WALHALLA is preparing to 'incorpor-
ate.
Z. S. court at Fargo on the 10th. G.
G. Thompson of this paper is called as
grand juror.
BISHOP MORRISON and Rev. Mr.. Pea
body held services at the Episcopal
church on Wednesday evening.
PROF. JEWELL, of the Drayton schools
has resigned and W. J. Alexander, of
Pittsburg, Pa, has been elected in his
place.
The NJ. E. conference of North Dako-
IA meets at Casselton, next week. Bishop
joyce, vino has Just returned from China.
will preside
Mrs. GEO B. WYLIE took the medal at
the mauon's contest at Drayton and
Mrs. c. a. HoIbrook was successful at
Cavalier.
The Mountaineer is publishing very
readable history of the long ago. of
Pembina county and will bind it in book
form later.
A CASE OF measles in placarded at the
house OF Thcs. Granbois. near the
Catholic church. The patient is better
and the house is guaranteed.
J.. McCoNSacHIE has succeeded w.
III. Murphy at Eldwood and F. NJ.
GaulSe takes the place of Archie McCul-
ly at Hannah, in the L. S. Customs
Such is political life.
Our old time friend, Andrew Form
wald, formerly of this county, now Of
Cavalier county, has taken wife to
himself and many old acquaintance
here will give good wishes.
Judge Sauter held court couple of
days last week. Some evidence in the
Walhalla land cases, was taken, but moth
ing decisive was done except the sem
fencing of tn blind piggers as related
elsewhere in this issue.
SERVICES at the NJ. E. church on Sun
day evening as usual. This is the last
Sunday Of the conference year. Rev.
Mr. Moore will leave for Casselton on
Monday. There is, we are glad to say,
every probability Of his being returned
to this charge to complete his FIVE year
pastorate.
THE first dividend Of the First Ma
tional bank of this city has been ordered
paid. 1t is twenty per cent. The
money will be paid as soon as the
checks can be sent to the comptroller at
Washington for signature. This is
very satisfactory showing for starter.
AS we go to press Thursday evening
the mud shows up above the water in all
the higher streets. Very few residences
now have water on the floor. The wat
er receded about six inches in the last
twenty-four hours and is now about six
inches below the 1899 mark and Just
above the 1898 mark.-P1oSEER Ex-
PRESS, April 80, 1897.
Persons looking for clans need not
go to Harry Miller's. Since he got in
that new foundation, he is above high
water mark, and feels as big as anybody
on the street. P. S. He sells his jewel
ry on the same old level or little less
than before n B. Go in and buy your
6 wedding rings and presents before war
prices prevail.
A nice shower on Tuesday morning
freshened things up little, and more Of
it would have been beneficial. Other
wise the weather has been almost per-
feet all the week, and farmers have been
1 throwing in the wheat at the best rate
possible. By Saturday night the bulk of
the wheat sowing will be done. The
comparative early season, good weather
and fine condition of the land will facili-
tate farming operations, so that almost
every acre available will be put in crop
this year. Thursday, light fall of rain
nearly all day.
SEVERAL of the officers elected at
DEayton neglected to qualify within the
Unit prescribed by law. Among these
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