The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-11
The Pioneer Express.

The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. II, 1898.
Local.
FRANK Smith had the fire engine out
and gave it exercise Monday.
MONDAY is st. Valentines day, and is
OF no particular interest-to old folks.
ARM Olson, the section foreman. has
bought the Walker residence, near the
depot.
U. S. COURT meets at Fargo, February
23rd. Among the grand jurors is Chas.
Edwards of Drayton.
REV. GUM has call from Jamestown
and his Walhalla congregation discharge
him with much regret.
REGULAR service at the M. E. church
on Sunday evening at 49,. All invited.
Rev. ]. G. Moore, pastor.
FEBRUARY 18th is Lincoln's birthday,
and is legal holiday School teachers
and children should watch out for this.
Mr.. SHOEMAKER of the N. P. station
has gone to housekeeping in the DR..
Booker house opposite the NJ. E. church.
EDITOR Wilson of the Pink Paper has
new pink boy-and still he wants to go
to Klondike-wit!l ten pound nugget
right at home.
CASHIER Holmes was passing around
an excellent brand of cigars Monday, in
honor of the arrival of baby girl at his
residence the day before.-NecheC hron-
otype.
WALHALLA has a new Masonic Lodge
with j. d. Gordon, w. NJ; A. Mcdonald,
S. W.; VIM. McMurray, ]. W.; D. E.
Ferguson, secretary; Geo. McConnatcfie
treasurer.
MISS kOCHENDORFER returned from
Jamestown Oh Thursday. She is look
ing we'll and is fully restored to health.
Many friends will be pleased to see her
at home again.
The notice of auction sale in this issue
looks as if Chas. Atkinson was in earnest
about his Klondike trip. He is settling
up his affairs and has a large amount of
stuff to get rid of before he goes.
The third annual ball of the |. o. F.,
will be held in Reid Hall, St. Vincent,
on the 22nd. Extensive arrangements
are being made for a big time. Two
hundred invitations have been issued.
The toWnsite Of Mclean in Cavalier
county, near the Pembina county line has
been surveyed. 1t is pretty little nook
IN the mountains, and is owned by Post
master Mclean who runs general store
there
THE report comes that Mr.. and Mrs.
Dunning Of San Jose, Cal. have son.
Mrs. Dunning is sister of Mrs. Whitson
of this city and was formerly known as
Miss Huntington, a popular and success
full teacher at Hamilton.
THE Fargo Forum says Hon. Frank
Gaulke of Grand Forks is soon to oc-
cupy place on the customs force at
some SUPPORT in this district. Mr..
Gaulke was a representative from Grand
Forks in the last legislature.
A DAUGHTER was born to DR.. and Mrs.
Farrow OF Cavalier week ago Sunday
We regret to learn that Mrs. Farrow is at
this writing dangerously ill. She will be
remembered by many of our readers as
formerly Miss Maud Musselman. We
learn that the patient was improving on
Wednesday.
The plat of reserved seats for DR..
Johns lecture next Friday was placed on
sale Tuesday morning and before night
fully three-fourths of the seats were sold.
The distinguished lecturer will be greet
ed by a large house in Pembina. MANY
seats were sold to parties from outside of
town.
The Scandinavian Quartette which APP
peared at Kittsou Hall last Thursday
evening was greeted with about the
smallest audience of the season and vet
they gave one of the best entertainments
which has appeared here for a long time.
If they should come this way again we
think they would get a good house for
they are sweet singers and nice people.