The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-26

4! The rest of the new bell tower for th
hre alarm has arrived and will be erecte
next week in font of the city hall.
The w. c. T. U. people went out +
Amos Purdy's on Friday and had a yer
ENJOYABLE meeting. A fine progra m, al
excellent lunch, and a pleasant compan,
About thirty members participated.
"A long line OF new red wagons whic
was across the street last week, has on
by one nearly all passed away. TIL
new machine firm are doing so nue.
business that they havn't time to max
up an ad this week.
In our article on the new ballots tw,
weeks ago we reversed ourselves. w,
should have said that the new ballots will
nave squares at the end (right) of the
names instead of circles at the left a.
they were under the former law.
IN Bathgate the village peace officer is
Marshal Jackson" but in Neche the
similar official is known as 'Marshal
Marshall Jackson" We suppose that
the latter is somewhat more of q MARTA,
Or warlike disposition than the former.
"A party OF surveyors in the employ of
the U. S. government were here Tues.
day establishing meridian lines, prepare
tory to the Typographical and geological
survey and mapping Of the country. Mr..
+. "A. Hart assisted them to find the base
OF the international boundary line near
West Lynne.
The independent convention called at
Crystal for the Goth has 1l3 delegates
based on the vote for Richardson, and
the democratic convention based on the
vote for Burke will have 1O7 delegates.
Bot, conventions if fully represented
added to candidates and other ntere :
visitors, will make a big crowd for r. ->ee'
tai on that day. erys
J. NJ. Chisholm =, 49,,
, ape' ''sN' IS fo denomination at the
~ ~ratie convention. Mr.. Chisholm
.tas Thdde a record in his official dutie
Which entities him to the denomination
and if democrat is to be elected w,
don't know of any democrat that W.
would prefer to MIR. Chisholm.
Yesterday was County Superintend
ents' day at the summer school. Supt
Jackson of Pembina county, Supt. Iron
slim of Walsh and Supt. Taylor of Gran
Forks, were present and delivered excel
lent addresses at the time Of the assent
ly. 1t is owing to the harmonious actio
of these three county superintendent
that the summer school is an establishe
fact. The teachers were all glad to Sc
them.-Grand Forks Herald.
A harvest hand came into town O
Wednesday and claimed that while O
5 his way over from Neche, in compan
with four other men, that they had pre
duced revolvers when about three mile
from town, and held him up for 81:
t They then made rush for town and e
r away on the N. P. for Winnipeg befol
: the victim arrived They did no pc
: sonal damage and the fellow took n
). measures for their arrest but has gone I
: work to earn some more money.
Private Lewis H. Wallace, who is r.
: ported among the wounded at Manill
t is the fourth son Of Hon. ]. D. Wallace
i of Drayton, N. D., and with his broth,
/ Charles was student at Hanline un
e versity when the first call for voluntee
!, was made. Both brothers immediate
: enlisted in Co. H. 18th Minnesota volul
teers. Lewis is 81 years old, and W;
born in Guelph, Ont, coming to Nor,
r Dakota with his family in 1881. He W:
), always favorite as companion, and
+ is earnestly hoped that his wound wi
S not prove serious. Later reports put Ii
: name in the list of slightly wounded.
y Attorney Fred Mclean drove to Cr
stall yesterday where seven Icelande
made final proof on their Pembina coul
S ty farms before him. 900. Jack McLea
g we'll known Cavalier county boy ar
: former resident of Langdon, goes ,
i Bowesmont, Pembina county to br
S wheat for the Minneapolis & Northe,
e elevator .........A report from Hanna
Y states that Frank Skene's crop sout
e west of that place about ten miles, W;
slightly touched by frost last Thursds
: night. No other instances of injury
crops in this county have been reporte,
To-day the shadow Of great so
, row rests oyer the household of A.
t Kehmstedt, the publisher of this pape
v The young life of their FIVE months o.
S baby boy took its flight last night after
,,,ouESs co,,oro ;1loocc C,,o,r,<b,, e. /.