The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-10

citizen OF Fargo. A few weeks ago while
riding a bicycle ON the pavement, he
struck loose brick and pied his form,
breaking two ribs along with other in
juries. He is about suing the city for
$1,000 damages.
The electric light started again on
Tuesday evening and added much to the
comfort and convenience of the patrons,
and made navigation over the sidewalks
considerably more safe. Mr.. Russell
has put in a much more powerful boiler,
and will now'be able to furnish lightning
by the wholesale. There is movement
to connect st. Vincent and give them
some genuine lightning over there.
A letter from the hunting party pub.
lished in Tuesdays Grand Forks Herald
says DR.. Wheeler's party, which is camp
ed about two miles from Camp La.
Moure", claimed to have shot three deer.
But shadow is cast on the claim, as a
rancher had been around looking for the
person or persons that had shot and kill
ed two Jersey yearlings of his and hung
the corpses to trees near the Grand
Forks camp. tits not believed that DR..
or other members of the Grand
Forks crowd would shoot cattle except
under some sort of mistake.
The board Of drain commissioners
have been in session in the CITY this
week. They have been at work looking
over the land and assessing the benefits
OF the lands to be drained by Ditch No.
IL, which leads from the Geroux SLOUGH
to the Pembina river. The assessment
will be published in this paper next week.
The commissioners have let the contract
to Thomas Halldorsson at IL cents per
yard. He expects to go to work immed-
lately so as to get the low parts ditched
this fall as the water is low and next
spring he would not be able to get to
those places on account of high water.
The total amount of land assessed for
benefits is $3.50 acres.
Mrs. H. S. Chase and Mrs. G.. NJ.
Booker entertained on Wednesday AT.
ternoon at cards at the home of Mrs.
Chase. The entire decorations were in
red and white, the effect being carried
out extensively in detail. The guests
OF honor were Mrs. Ivor Chambers. of
Minneapolis, who is guest Of Mrs.
Booker, and Miss Cavalier of Pembina
who is visiting Mrs. Chase. The for
tunate recipients Of prizes were Mrs.
o. w. Barnes and Mrs. J.B. Wine
man, the former receiving set of
dainty cut glass salts and peppers, and
the latter handsome ebony shoe horn.
TO Miss Cavalier was awarded a hand
painted PLAGUE for being first in the
game. Mrs. Chase also enter
stained Thursday afternoon when the
same dainty decorations prevailed. On
Thursday Mrs. c. P. Trepanier received
the head prize, bust of Venus de Milo,
and Mrs. 1vor Chambers received the
second prize, an ebony and silver mount
ed darning ball. About forty ladies
were present.-Plaindealer.
Surveyor McQuinn is laying out the
village cemetery in lots this week, after
which burial lots will be offered for sale.
1--WE are extremely sorry to state
that the dread disease diphtheria is pre-
valent in Hallock, on account of which
the public school is closed. !. >. The Era
Office was honored yesterday by a visit
from Hon. H. L. Crandell, president, and
Cashier Carr of the Merchants Banl, of
Pembina. Mr.. Crandell is very pleas
ant young man and has banks scattered
about North Dakota. He is greatly in
terested in newspapers, so we told him,
as he had banks to burn, we would swap
our office for one of them even. He
hesitated, and is consequently lost to the
profession; while we have to plod along
sticking type instead of signing checks.
.........The Office of inspector of u. S.
customs, we understand, has been abol-
ished at St. Vincent, which causes the
retirement of Inspector O'Grady. Mr..
oGrady has lived here SO long, and ad-
mlnlstered his duties so pleasantly that
only one expression is heard from all
quarters, and that is deep regret. Ofall
customs officers that ever lived here.
none, or all put together, ever paralleled
Mr.. O'Grady in popularity. He has
nne nome and the whole community is
friendly to him, and the people of St.
vincent supposed and hoped that he had
a life tenure of Office. Why the Office is
discontinued is puzzle to everyone
St. Vincent New Era.
Personals.