The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12

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The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY u, 1899.
Local.
A very heavy rain again Saturday
night.
w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. G.. w.
Ryan this afternoon at o'clock.
All trees around town are leaving, ex-
cept the oaks, and they will leave later
The w. C. I. U. intend holding an
experience social about the first week in
June.
A new shoe shop next door to ]. K.
Switzer's. Wellington Matthew is pro-
prietor.
That rustling Fargo mayor is getting
up stockgrowers convention to meet in
the near pretty soon.
Sunday after the ascension. May 18th,
evensong and sermon in Grace church,
(Episcopal) at 1870 Clock.
MIR. and Mrs. Grant S. Hager have re.
turned from their sojourn in Texas.
Mrs. Hager's health is much improved.
Hassing ofthe Mays runs forty-three
lines without a period in all editorial on
the Georgia lynchin. bee. That is pretty
near lynching the Queens English.
The town herd was to start this morn,
ing. Any person having COWS to send
should have them ready by tomorrow
morning. A. Gauley is manager.
The date of the regular term Of cour;
is June 9th. 1t will probably be a jury
court, though there is an empty Jail and
but jew criminal cases Oh the docket.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Full
will keep open house, the occasion being
public reception to Rev. and Mrs. Din
gle of the NJ. z. church. A general invi-
tation is extended.
The new hardware store of King s. Co.
begins to evolve order from chaos and
will look as neat as the best of them a
little later. They have large stock on
hand and more on the way.
Our butchers are importing beef from
Kansas City. During the last three years
probably three hundred car loads OF
young cattle have been sent from this
county to Iowa and other states near
there. ....
During the heavy thunder shower OF
last week a bolt of lightning struck hay
stack belonging to Charles Woodley two
miles west of town, and burned it to
ashes. 1t was quite loss as it was all
the hay MIR. Woodiey had left.
The program of the exercises of the
graduating class of the Penlbina High
School is in preparation and will be pub
lished soon. The graduating class con-
sists Of Tom Chisholm. Lucy Conmy,
Fred Ryan and James Wardwell.
Somebody is robbing the live fish
boxes of the Icelandic fishermen. This
is not only mean, but may be dangerous.
These men need the proceeds Of their
daily labor 1t is no joke to them, but
bread from the mouths of their families.
The Crystal Call man went to Hoople
on his bicycle, then walked home and
had his bicycle come back on the train.
Oh no! he wasn't crazy, though he was
good and mad. A few drops of water
and an unexpected change of time on the
railroad.
Don't forget among the good things
coming the musical entertainment of
Prof. Worthington's singing class at
Kittson Hall on Thursday, May 18th.
Professor Worthington is fine musician
himself and has proven himself an excel
lent teacher, and we may expect good
program.
Crystal had balloon ascension and
the seronaut took drop with his para
chute to the delight of a large number of
farmers who had come in to see. At
Cavalier the same aronaut took his drop
from bottle before the ascension, and
didn't go up. to the disgust of ia large
number, etc.
Memorial Day is Tuesday, May Both.
Owing to the fact that the G.. A. r. post