The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-05

Experienced Collectors,
Prompt Remittances.
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1899.
Local.
Three weeks more school.
Commissioners meet May 22nd.
Notwithstanding the rains the river is
slowly falling.
Hallock has organized Building and
Loan Association.
s'Chisholm Park" bounds "Bon Ton
Avenue" on the northwest.
Monday evening for the children at 10
cents, is good idea of Manager Win
laws.
DR.. Elkin, of Emerson, has gone to
the Pacific coast for two weeks visit.
Ed. Andrews, brother of c. w. An
drews of Walhalla, is reported sick with
typhoid fever at Manila.
Ed. Dammarell and G.. G.. Thompson
are each putting up the cigars this week.
Both have little daughters.
Tuesday evening, D. of H. entertain
ment, home talent, will draw big house.
Get your tickets early, at Shorts.
Rev. J. G.Dingle is expected to be on
hand this week and will preach at the M.
E. church on Sunday evening at the us.
ual hour
Rev. F. ]. Bergman of Gardar and
Rev. Bjarnsson Of Winnipeg are making
preparations for a visit back to Iceland
the coming summer.
Owing to rain and bad roads Bishop
Edsall and Rector Watson thought it
better not to try to hold services at
Bowesmont last Monday as announced.
DR.. Donovan has bought a new trotter,
Ben Ali-has a mark Of Ola 1-2. Ore
gon parties are buying fax for Pacific
coast. Donovan & Long sold George S.
to Brand IN parties for 50, 5OO-Chrono-
type.
In pursuance of the suggestion of the
Pioneer Express and other county
papers, flags were generally placed at
half mast Sunday before last and in
many cases the clergy made suitable
mention at the Sunday services.
Haven't heard anything about herd
this summer for town COWS. A few years
ago there was almost unlimited pasture
around the city, but the pillow has been
at work and now no one wants to under
take the job for want Of land.
Lewis H. Wallace, son Of Hon. ]. D.
Wallace, arrived at San Francisco or
May LIST, by the U. S. S. Grant, from
Manila. He was member of the 18th
Minnesota and was discharged on &C
count Of rupture. He will receive a
,,yor,,, ,ua1co,,,a home
A little five-year old Pembina boy has
a long-tailed greyhound, named ''Rex.'
The boy was trying to describe certain
strange animal he had seen crawling on
the ground but did not know the name
His description was, "It looked like
Rex;s tail without dog on it!'
One the remarkable phenomnea of ma.
ture is the fact that while ST. Vincent is a
high license town, yet when the weather
vane in Pembina points that way least,
we are sure to have deluge of water,
and we have had a St. Vincent wind
most of this week.
Ten acres of Red River Valley soil
will furnish for an ordinary family, all
the bread, meat, butter, milk, eggs, po'
tatoes, vegetables and small fruits ne
cessary for a good living and there are
from 80 to 60 days work in the fall fol
neighbors at from s1.5O to $3.50 per day
to buy clothes with, and that is bette,
living than half the world is getting this
moment. Thousands of small farmers
in Europe live on as small an acreage on
poorer land and pay big rents. Still
very few Dakota farmers are satisfied
with 100 acres.
Seeding has progressed slowly as q
whole in the county during the last week.
owing to rain and cool weather. II
some localities particularly in the west
ern portion, where the land is lighter the
wheat is pretty well seeded. In the
eastern part Of the county localities diff
( er, some having their work pretty wei
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