The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-18

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The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. IS, 1899.
Local.
Colleges are biting freely. They are
quite gamey to catch, and many people
like to eat them.
The Manitoba Jockey Club race meet.
ing will occur at Winnipeg on September
End and 4th. There is 81, S25 in purses.
The US and few otherwise pic-niced
on Tuesday afternoon in tie grove neal
Hon. N. E. Nelson's, and had a good
time.
License to marry was issued by Judge
Quackenbush this week to Regnvaldul
Sveinson and Johanna B. Josephson
both of Mountain.
Preaching at the Presbyterian church
on Sunday at 2 O'Clock p. m. Friday
evening, Bible study, subject. GLOW
can know that am saved?"
Mr.. H. J. Watt, who last week gave UP
the office Of State Land Commissioner tc
Mr.. Laxdal Of Cavalier, is the recipien,
of many complimentary notices from the
state press.
Politics are getting ripe across the
line. Premier Greenway was at Emerson
last Saturday night, and addressed a
meeting. The Penlbina Band was in at
tendance.
Hunters soliloquy, August Goth,
"Guns? certainly; Ammunition? sure
Dogs? guess; Chickens? maybe; Ducks
perhaps Dash it, there's the game
warden. forgot to get my permit "
Rodney Myers of Pittsburg mixed up
with his brother Nat, the Drayton soldier
boy, who arrived in San Francisco from
Manila last week.-Drayton Echo.
Harvest wages are about 50 a day, and
the supply of labor seems to be about
equal to the demand, though it is notice
able that fewer men are loa6ng about
town, than is common at this season OF
the year.
Charles Pullman, late landlord of the
Winchester, expects to go into business
in Manitoba selling his patent straw
burning stove, which is said to be a good
thing. We hope he will make barrels of
money,
The Masonic Lodge of this city at their
last meeting decided to lease the upper
story of Mr.. T. L. Prices store building
for a lodge room. MIR. Price will re-
model the same to suit the convenience
Of the lodge
Mrs. Josephine Bendick of Crystal was
brought in ON Sunday for examination by
the board of insanity. She was adjudged
insane, but has improved since being
here and may not have to be taken to
Jamestown.
'Steen, great, big, dry-goods boxes
were opened and the contents carried in.
to Charles Full's store this week. Mr.
Full evidently has faith in big harvest
this fall, judging from the new goods he
is receiving.
A heavy and destructive hail storm
swept across northern Cass and south
ern Traill counties last week. The area
is greater than that of the storm in this
county, but the destruction was not sc
near total but represents quite as heavy
loss.
Business at the long distance telephone
seems to be picking up, as people gel
used to it. 1t is very convenient fol
business men, particularly so, as they gel
the answer at the same time, and any
explanations can be made that seem tc
be necessary.
Eugene Gould, half-witted convict
that should have been in some Other
place than the penitentiary is now ir
Burleigh county Jail waiting to be tried
for escaping from one OF the officers o.
the state penitentiary at the capitol about
year ago.-Bismarck Settler.
Mrs. l. F. Houston of Palmetto, Florida
came in last Wednesday and was met
here by her husband. Mr.. Houston will
locate here, as he thinks there is no place
like North Dakota. Misses
O'Hara of Pembina attended the dance
here last Friday evening.-Abrv. from
Pink Paper. ..
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