The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-10


FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 10, 1898.
Local.
Wheat 81. 10. ..
st. Vincent is to Fourth of July this
year.
Adjourned meeting of the city council
on Monday evening.
Attention is called to Chas. Full's new
add in another column.
ST. Thomas, Crystal and Cavalier each
celebrated Memorial Day.
The Y's meet with Miss Grace Parker
Monday evening at s O'Clock.
Crystal advertises $1,000 in purses for a
race meet there on June 2Sth and Goth.
commencement exercises Of the Uni
versity at Grand Forks on June 18th and
10th.
Presbyterian Sunday school will hold
their children's service week from Sum
day night.
The commissioners are checking up
the county books this week, all the board
are present.
A hard rain all day Sunday soaked the
ground and did lots of good. The rain
was general all over the county.
w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Doug
las Friday afternoon at 8 O'Clock. A
full attendance is requested to arrange for
county convention.
listed as volunteers, Triggvi Hallgrins-
son, Helgi Mike, Peter 0. Halgrimsson
and H. S. Helgason.
We are pleased to announce that Prof.
Godward has concluded to accept the
prlncipalship Of the public school here
for the succeeding year.
The republican state convention will
meet at Fargo on July Goth. The basis
representation is one delegate for each
so votes for presidential electors.
The county w. c. I. U. will convene
in Pembina June 22nd, 23rd and Gath
The w. and Y. are putting forth every
effort to make it the best yet held
Rev. Mr.. Mellick, pastor of the Baptist
church of Emerson, will occupy the pull
pit of the M. E. church next Sabbath
evening. Everybodyis cordially invited.
c. Atkinson took his herd of 80 cattle
from the reservation here on Friday and
shipped them via. the N P. to be pastur-
ed near Minnewaukan, N. d. He re-
turned On Tuesday.
Hon. Jas. Dobie was among the callers
of Friday and appeared to be we'll salts.
fed with his first years experience in
Cavalier county. He predicts the early
harvesting of a big crop of county politics
down in Pembina.
1t is hardly worth while to say any.
thing to persons mean enough to steal
plants from graves in the cemetery, but
if such persons are discovered, there will
certainly be some proceedings that will
not be of pleasant nature for the cul.
prits.
Straub's cartoon in the Herald show.
ing the "bloated farmer as political
issue, and an open-mouthed speaker ur.
ging the formation of party of trades.
men. mechanics, bankers, etc., against
the man who charges so much for his
wheat, is good take off.
The A. o. U. w. had the D. of H. as
guests at their Hall on Monday evening,
and very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all. A good program and nice
lunch added to the pleasure of all, and
the A. o. U. WIS. anxiously await re.
turn engagement in the near pretty soon
The annual convention of the Christian
Endeavor unions of the Pembina Presby.
terry, comprising Walsh, Pembina and
Cavalier counties will be held at Park
River from June 18th to 18th inclusive.
The first session being held on Tuesday
evening June 18th at half past seven
o'clock.
Rev. ]. G. Perrault, one of North Da-
kota's old time Catholic priests and after.
wards well known attorney here, has
been spending day or two in Fargo in
conference with Bishop Stanley, having
just returned from visit to Rome, where
the father went last January. Father
Perrault left for his home in Jefferson, S.
p, where his sister resides and his par
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