The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-19
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The firm of VIM. Crawford & Co. Of
Neche has been dissolved. Mr.. II. L,
Holmes, who was silent partner, retires.
Doughty & Lyons is the style OF a new
law firm. Everybody knows H. B.
Doughty apd w. c. Lyons has taught
school and studied law in this county for
some time back. H. B. will look after
business here and Mr.. Lyons at Hannah.
-Langdon Times.
The Bathgate telephone line was taken
down this week, and part of the wire
sold to Mr.. Warner for line between
Pembina and West Lynne, this will make
this city and Emerson with telephone
connection. The line however, is prin.
cipally put up to facilitate customs bust.
ness between the two places.
Blind pigs in Hoople are a thing Of
the past. Perhaps there never was a
place where public sentiment, which
once tolerated the pig has so COM
pletely shifted to bitter hatred for any
thing savoring of the festive little eyeless
creature. The people of Hoople don't
want blind pigs and they will not tolerate
them.-Crystal Call.
Two important real estate transfers
were made last Friday, in as much as the
property transferred is located in located
in the business portion ofthe city. F. S.
Cheney purchased Mr.. Proctor's half in.
terest i'll the store building occupied by
Messrs. Cheney and Proctor jointly as
general store and harness shop. The
other was the tranfer of the building oc.
cupied by +. w. Felson as a harness
shop from c. c. Keller to Geo. Proctor
Both locations are of the most desirable
in the city.
Mrs. S. Thorwaldson of Mountain re
turned from the Winnipeg hospital or
Sunday, where she had been under med.
ical attendance for some weeks. She
was much improved in health. Mr.
Thorwaldson met her at Hamilton or
her return. The name Of E. H. Res
temeyer of Cavalier is being favorably
mentioned in connection with the repub
lican candidacy for member of state leg.
islature for this district. Good man.
Chronicle
Merchants who are under the impress
sion that advertising in their local papers
"does not pay" should take tip from
Montgomery Ward g. Co., of Chicago,
T. M. Roberts & Co., Minneapolis, and
other merchant princes who are using
space in many of the papers of the state
as mediums for advertising their wares
These men are among the shrewdest Of
Americas business men, and are actua
ted wholly by selfish motives. Does
anyone suppose that if they had dem
onstrated to their entire satisfaction thai
advertising in the country papers does
not pay, they would continue to patron
ize them? Hardly. Meanwhile nearly
every freight arriving in Neche bring:
consignments of goods from these firms
the orders being solicited and obtained
by means of advertisements placed ii
the local papers.-Neche Chronotype.
A man of about fifty years ofage drop
ped in on us Monday morning, to ge
what information he could regarding the
Rainy river country, both on the Cana
dian and American side of the line. He
had maps of the Canadian northwest, ane
correspondence from the Minister of Ag
riculture at Ottawa. He was in search
ola homestead, and wanted "botton
lands" He had come all the way from
Atchison county, Missouri, on a bicycle
without pound of baggage, save thu
clothes he wore on his back. He frs
thought of going via Winnipeg and pene
trating the country as far as he could OF
the bicycle, but after learning he coule
reach the same country easier, via thu
Roseau and Warroad route, he wen
east. He claimed to have been in tn.
employ of the government, freightinf
over the Cascade range many years ago
and knew what to expect in the winter
On leaving he said, 81 reckon will have
to replace this sweater with a coat be
fore long"
Civil Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that an examination
will be held for the customs service ir
the city of Pembina, N. D. on some date
between October 1st and 18th, 1898. All
persons who desire to be examined
should apply to the secretary ofthe board
of examiners at Pembina, for application
blanks and full information relative to
the scope of the examination. Applica.
tionc or, Form, 10l ,,o,,cf he fled Il, con,