The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-05
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The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING AUG. 5, 1898.
Local.
Wheat So cents.
Better get your hunting permits. Sea-
son opens Aug. Goth.
Services at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday at 3:30p. III. Rev. ID. Robertson,
pastor.
The Langdon Republican says Attor-
ney Hunkins of Walhalla is about to re-
move to Langdon.
Services at the NJ L. Church on Sun
day evening as usual, with reception Of
members. Rev. J. G. Moore, pastor.
A car load OF, Iowa horses will be here
Monday and for sale by Chas. Atkinson.
A car load Of large western horses ex-
pected soon.
As Babe" Moorhead has new and
fresh hroncho "Some time re Babe he
drivee re bronka, some time re bronka
drivee Babe
Sam Radcliffe formerly teacher at
Neche is out in card asking the demo-
cratic nomination for superintendent Of
schools in Grand Forks county. He has
been at Larimore lately
AT the state board of equalization at
Bismarck, Wednesday, the assessed VAL
uation of the railroads was made $4,000
per mile. 1t was $4,000 before. The
increased taxation will amount to about
$125, 600 to the railroads.
Sealed proposals are called for carry
j. ~. s 'o''' n~'nbina by Car
H. 20 Han..i, n, .:om Oct. 30, 1898, to
June 80, 1902. Four hours running time
allowed. Bids to be sent to the post
master at Pembina until Aug. 10th, in
elusive.
Archie McCully is this morning from
his Woodbridge homestead, where during
the past few days he has been preparing
the little home to receive his family. He
is building a.neat residence, barn, etc.,
and will hereafter class among the solid
farmers Of Cypress township.-Hannah
Moon.
The Epworth League will have a pic
mic in the grove on the river bank north
of the pump house, next Wednesday
afternoon, August 10th, at $50 O'clock.
All Epworth Leaguers as we'll as those
who are interested in the league or its
work are cordially invited to attend. BY
committee.
Those home-going Spaniards sent from
Santiago at the expense of the United
States will be able to tell the people of
Spain more truth about the yankee
pigs" than those people have learned in
hundred years, though the Santiago
troops have had only few weeks ac-
quaintance with said pigs.
Some early wheat will be cut this week
but harvest will probably not be general
before the middle Of next week. The
crop looks we'll, but OF course it will
take the threshing machine to make the
proof of the pudding. Up to this time
the weather has been fine, and the only
likely danger now is frost.
Both the toilette and Humboldt con-
gregatlons of the NJ. E. Church are pre-
pairing to build churches in their respec-
tive localities this fall. The cost of each
will be about 81 500. Liberal subscrip-
tons sufficient to assure the success of
the enterprises have already been re-
ceived. The toilette church will be built
at the station.
Xuite NUMBER OF lcelandlc people
from different parts Of the county attend
ed the national celebration at Winnipeg
on August end. Skapd Brynjolfson of
Mountain was one of the orators of the
day, and the Mountain Hallson base ball
club took in the $50 prize. A large
number of people were present and a
fine program enjoyed.
When Cavalier and Hamilton get that
through stage line to Pembina. they will
feel like they were not quite so far out in
the country. Seriously however, it will
be great convenience, and ought to
have been started long ago. A good
stage line, with good passenger accomo-
dations ought to pay expenses from that
alone.