The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-25

THE firm of Francis Bros. of Hoople
is insolvent.
A 120.foot we'll at Crystal has good
water and the Crystal people rejoice.
FRANK ANDERSON who is at the uni
versity at Grand Forks has entered the
medical department and expects to take
the degree ''H. NJ" next week. 1t
stands for Had Measles"
CHARLES O'Hara expects to arrange
for his auction sale Of farm machinery,
horses, stock and valuable farm two
miles from the city, two weeks from to-
week.
ROBERT Mountain and Archie Buie of
Hamilton, we're in the city last Thursday
night. They with r. ]. Ferguson of this
city. and two other men from Hamilton,
lett yesterday for the Copper river coun-
try in Alaska.-Grafton Record.
THE Forresters ball at St Vincent, on
the evening Of Washington's Birthday,
was pleasant success financially and
socially. There were over sixty couple
present, including members from a half
dozen lodges in this neighborhood.
DR.. Countryman Of Drayton, by per-
forming the operation Of tracheotomy
saved the life of child last week. The
child was choking with dphtheria, but
silver tube was placed in the throat, and
the life of the child was undoubtedly saw
ed by the operation.
North Dakota has been called, to meet
at the Cass county court house, Fargo,
on March 29th, at 10 a. IN. Said term is
called for the purpose of examining can
didates for admission to the bar of the
state, and for no other business what
ever.
THE railroads are fighting over rates
to the Pacific coast for the Klondikers.
There is also a keen competition be-
tween the coast cities as Quitting points.
1t is stated that the numbers going are
not so great as expected by the railroad
companies. The rates to Seattle this
week from the Twin Cities was $40 to
Seattle and rate of $40 was threatened
A SPECIAL communication of Pembina
Lodge A. F. & A. M. was held on Tues
day. Mr.. D. c. Finch received the de-
gree of Master Mason and as he and
Chas. Atkinson purpose leaving for the
klondike in short time, the occasion
was converted into sort Of God.speed
for the departing brethren. A large
number were present and the meeting
very enjoyable
WAsH1NGToN's birthday was best
celebrated by the weather man, who
gave us one Of the finest days Of an ex-
ceptionally fine winter. Old Glory float
ed at the court house, customs Office and
school house. Everybody who had a
sleigh went sleigh-riding ION the river, }
and ball was on, under the auspices Of
the Foresters over at St. Vincent in the
evening. Wednesday the wind began to
blow and kicked up considerable white
dust all day, while the wood piles and
coal bins suffered.
The lecture of DR.. John at Kittson
Hall on Friday evening was a master
piece of thoughtful argument. DR.. John
is not an entertainer, in fact it is not
easy to listen to him. 1t is more like
hard study, and yet his audience listened
with the closest attention for an hour
and half DR.. Johns sentences are
like finely squared stones, each fitting
into the edifce of his lecture, which as
whole is massive and well-proportion-
ed piece of argumentative architecture.
There was good sized audience present
and the receipts cleared the expenses.
THE Klondike party from Bathgate,
consisting of ]. D. Trenholme, George
Esterly and James NlcCabe, left for Win
nipeg on Monday where they are to be
Joined by several more members from
Winnipeg. They 30 via the c. P. R. to
Vancouver. They will take with them
carload of mules and considerable
number Of beef cattle and sheep and ex-
pect to drive them in via the Dalton trail.