The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-04-21
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 21, 1899.

FRIDAY MORNING APRIL p, 1889.
Local.
Plant trees.
Are you going to paint?
Host flags halt mast, Sunday.
Wheat, No. hard 81; northern 81.
Rain on Wednesday and snow On
Thursday.
meet with Miss Grace Parker this
evening at 7:30.
This school district is paying OF a
$1,000 of bonded debt.
w. +. Kneeshaw shipped car load of
bailed hay to his Crystal farm Monday.
Services at the NJ f. church at 1870
Sunday evening. Sermon by Rev.L. ID.
Wardwell.
Grant Hager Still fingers i'll Texas,
but the Times is going along just as
good as can be.
There will be lot of bridges i'll this
county by and by; see advertisement OF
county auditor.
Grace church, Episcopal, Pembina,
evensong on Sunday night at 7:3O, Rev.
w. Watson, rector.
The list of delinquent personal taxes
is handed over to the sheriff, but immi-
date action will save expense.
The ferry cable across the Red River
was stretched yesterday and the big
boat is ready to cross teams.
Quite little snow storm on Monday
and Tuesday, stopped seeding for little
time though it mostly all disappeared on
"Wednesday.
A child of F. Nj. Sweigart died sudden
" on Saturday of hemorrhage Of the
lungs. 1t had not been we'll for some
time but no immediate danger was ap-
pretended. 1t was about three years
old.
The N. P. agents say that the line is
No.
N. has been closed at Williston on ac-
count of high water since Monday. Both
roads have had dead loads Of trouble for
the past two or three weeks from floods.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Beaton entertained
number OF young people at their home
alast Monday evening, the event being a
farewell party to their son George who
left the next day to resume his duty as
operator for the G. N. at Wahpeton, N.
D.-Hallock Enterprise.
F. Nosper has disposed OF his business
to his two sons Walter and Charles. ....
Col. Jones has moved his family to Por-
tai. F. c.. Washington is the new pho
tographer. 80. Mrs. A. Douvlle went to
Detroit, Michigan for visit of several
months. Shortened from Neche Chrome
type.
The Pioneer Express suggests that on
Sunday next, that all flags be raised at
half-mast, in honor of the soldiers of the
North Dakota regiment that were killed
last week in the PHILIPPINES and especial
ly in memory of William G. Lamb, of
Hamilton, the first Pembina county SOL
der who has been killed in this war.
The Red River was clear from ice OPP
posite this city last Friday and the small
ferry boat commenced its regular trips.
1t has been running gradually all the
week and is now about half bank full.
Grand Forks papers say most of the
water is rising: from the Red Lake
river. There is no reason to expect high
water this season.
A large audience met at Kittson Hall
Z. on Friday evening at the farewell to Rev.
and Mrs. Moore. A part of the evening
was given to social intercourse and later
a short musical and literary program was
given, after which came refreshments
Mr.. c. E. Jackson acted as chairman and
during the program gave Rev. and Mrs.
Moore the good wishes of the congrega-
ton and other friends. in a few well
chosen words to which Mr.. Moore in be.
half of himself and wife feelingly and
eloquently responded.
w. c. Briggs, of Larimore and anotl,.
er man have bought a hardware store at
Park River and will remove there. Nc.
Lean & Co. have sold out their business
to ]. N. Hewitt, formerly of Hunt &
Hewitt, who will continue the same. I. !. .
+. "A. Fielder has sold his hardware and
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