The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-26

Lldilule Ple, UdItl, dIlu Tic place Was al
E. D. Booker's residence. The fire was
put out by pals and largely through the
efforts of the women folks in that neigh
borhood. The fire was about 300 feet
away from the full length of the hose and
fit had gotten Roadway would have
burned the barn if not more. The loss
was small
A school entertainment will be given
at Kittson Hall this Friday evening by
the teachers and pupils of the grammar,
intermediate and primary departments OF
the city schools. Persons who have seen
and heard the program think it fine.
There will be two parts. Part l. Fancy
Drills and Marches, and Fan Fairies. Part
II. An operetta, introducing four scenes,
with MIR. and Mrs. Happyway, children
and neighbors as characters. Proceeds
for the school library. Reserved seats
35c, admit Csc.
A gentleman has been in town this
week introducing new automatic cen
trail switch telephone. The cost to each
subscriber would be about $40. The
result would be to isolate each two phones
when connected for conversation, and
also that any other pairs Of phones could
be connected and speak at the same
time, which are obvious advantages. 1t
would also eliminate the continuous ring
ing which sometimes gets monotonous
and begets inattention to ones own call.
1t is probable that the system will be i'll
troduced here.
When the NJ. E. conference was held
at Bismarck the pastor ola Pembina
church was where he could get
a drink"-by Chief of Police Scott.
When he struck the place, Brother Moore
remarked-"th seems to look rather
hard, can't we find more likely placer"
Whereupon the chief is alleged to re-
mark-"oh, they are about all alike,
they've got about the same kind OF
liquor" And it's such evidence of I'm.
fortuitous conditions as this-that pre-
Iju-dice-some people-against the capital
city.-Fargo Forum.
BY the way, did you go to the tele-
phone when the fire alarm was rung on it
the other day? There was perfect
babel of inquiries and answers, though
there was no difficulty in hearing sat
Mrs. Bookers,' and as "Mrs. Bookers'
is in the outskirts of the city there was
no better or quicker way Of giving the
alarm and at the same time locating the
place. We suppose it was sent in from
w. ]. Kneeshaw's residence which is the
next house. 1t is one of the practical
benefits of the telephone; and don't for
get to use it in case of need.
Emerson made no program for the
Oath, but there was quite celebration in
the evening just the same. About six or
eight American bridge builders with
several other visitors and citizens to show
| the way, went over and-well, there
wasn't another thing left in the town in
the way of fireworks and crackers-and
there was about as hilarious lot OF
Canuck kids in Emerson that night as
celebrated anywhere in the whole British
Empire, Jones OF the Minneapolis
Bridge Co. trained about hundred Of
'em how to yell like Yankees and thew
were apt scholars. Those bridge build
ers are pretty good timber themselves,
so the Emerson boys think.
A stranger came into the local drug
store this week, said that he wanted
some brandy as medicine; before the
polite proprietor could explain that he
only sold liquor on a physicians prescrip.
ton a farmer from toilette came in and
wanted some alcohol. He knew he must
have a prescription but he had already
discovered that the doctor was out Of
town. He had horse cut on wire fence,
and he must have the alcohol at once,
but the druggist still demurred. The
farmer insisted he should not lose the
horse because the doctor was away, he
wanted to make some liniment. "Well''
said the druggist, eff you want to mix i,
with something, can sell it that way.
What do you want to put in it," Cline
and cow-manure, said.the farmer, but
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want to mix it myself" But Tom would
not 1let it go that way and the farmer
left disappointed. Then the druggis,
turned to his first customer, who greeted
him with broad smile. II guess dom
want any brandy if have to have i
mixed that way" he said as he walked
tout.
\ Superintendent Jackson notifies us tina
the apportionment for schools received
from the state for this county as follows
Interest and income (lands) per capt..
| SO, amount o, 3O2SS.
Fines and taxes, per capita 81. Al, amour
! ss,49886.
Total per capita 500, amount s13, 1895.