The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11

aiAouulcu 10 S14S, 015.9l, Tor FeOruary,
$50, 336.lO.
COURT will be adjourned until Julv,
according to the unanimous request of
the local attorneys.
]. H. EMERSON OF toilette says a flock
ofwild geese made their appearance at
his place Sunday, the first of the season.
F. M. KING of Pembina was in the CITY
the fore part Of the week. Mr.. King has
rented his farm property adjoining the
city for another season to Sanford Can
fl-ld.-Crystal Call.
ALL owners of stations in Pembina
county are invited to meet at the Cheva-
lier Rouse Bathgate, at O'Clock, Mon
day, March list, for the purpose of con-
sultation: Per order.
A special meeting of the voters OF Dist.
No. is called for Saturday, March 10Th,
to see if this district will rebond for the
sum of $500 to take the place of an
equal amount Of bonds now maturing.
P. H. MCMILLAN of Hamilton, was a
pleasant caller on the Chronicle to-day.
MIR. Mcmillan is in favor of the removal
OF the county seat to Cavalier. He thinks
that where properly belongs.-Chron-
icle.
THE Pembina Building and Loan As
ISOLATION, held its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday evening, and opened up
new series. Among other business trans
acted was the lending of eleven hundred
dollars.
IT is stated that Messrs Stong of St.
Thomas and Geo. Ganssle and I. B.
Robinson have associated themselves
and expect to have state bank in run.
ming order at Bathgate by the 18th of this
month.
IHE insane man who was brought to
Jail some weeks ago, still remains here
owing to the lack of room at the hospital
at Jamestown. He is not particularly
troublesome, except that that kind of
prisoner is always more or less trouble
some.
MIR. CHAs. CAvILEER celebrated the
completion of his SOth year last Sunday.
MIR. Cavileer is still in good health and
bids fair to remain the oldest white set
tier Of North Dakota for many years to
come, and has hundreds of friends here
and elsewhere who will wish him manv
happy returns of the day.
No finer days could be imagined than
those of Sunday and Monday and the
Warm sun nearly obliterated the little
snow that remained, while farmers began
to talk about harrows and seeders
Tuesday there came a cold wave and
snow that lasted over Wednesday.
Thursday was bright and warmer.
IHE Mountaineer says that parties are
figuring on steamboat for the Pembina
river. 1t is claimed by doing a little
dredging in couple of places that there
are fifteen miles of navigation, going to
the Fish Trap. This is only one of the
numerous attractions for pleasure seek
ers and excursionests being prepared for
that now noted watering place.
THE railroad rate war is on in dead
earnest. Tickets to Seattle and other
Pacific coast points can be bought at the
N. P. depot here for $1,000 and return
tickets can be had from the coast here at
the same price. The 500 line advertises
rates from St. Paul to New York and
other eastern points at extremely low
figures. The end of the trouble has not
been reached yet by any means, and it
may be that before many days the pre-
diction of the passenger department of
the 500 may be fulflled-that tickets will
be sold from St. Paul to Seattle for 81.
For viola ting an inunctiona! order of
the court relating to the selling of intoxi-
eating liquors. Judge Pollock sentenc-
ed VIM. ]. Story, druggist at Buffalo,
to ninety days, imprisonment in Jail, to
pay all costs oftrial, and 500 fine, and
ordered his druggists permit revoked
for a period Of five years. Story was
convicted by jury trial, Of violating the
law, during the judicial term of Judge
Mcconnell, but sentence was never in.-
posed. His violation of the law has ex-
tended through long period, for which
he has escaped penalty heretofore.