The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-04-28
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING APRIL %, 1899.

Local.
Wheat, No. 1 hard SO; northern 56.
Monday, May LIST, regular meeting o.
city council.
VIM. Russell, the lightning man, is
putting an ell on his residence.
A house of Charles Armstrong. al
Glasston, was burned this week. Loss
$500.
S. Douville has sold his farms on the
Pembina river to Belgian at Neche fol
$500.
Monday, May 1st, is village election
day, according to the statutes in such
case made and provided.
Epworth League and Sunday school
at the NJ. E. church at the usual hours
No service in the evening.
A Mennonite had to pay fine of 500
for buying his tobacco at Neche instead
Of Gretna -Chronotype.
Joseph Caron is building new resi-
dence for himself and family near the
Catholic church.
Judge Sauter has a little daughter very
i'll and was compelled to adjourn court
on Monday to go home.
The Times has reliable information
that the G. NJ will build a new depot
this summer at St Thomas.
Dan Sullivan, who has run the magni-
fcent drink shop at East Grand Forks,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
The d. OF H. expect to give an enter
tainment about week from Tuesday or
Wednesday,. Of which more in our next
Mrs. ]. Sinclair of this city, who has
been i'll for some time with consumption
died at the hospital at Winnipeg, on
Monday.
Rev. J. A. Sigurdson came in from
Grafton OH Tuesday and has been in the
city since. Confirmation services will be
held at the Icelandic church on Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
A civil service examination for Gus
toms service will be held June 18th. APP
p'ications for examination must be filed |
with Robert Morrison, deputy collector,
Fembina by May 22nd. J
Judge Ouackenbust listed the follow
ing marriage licenses: Simundur Sim
undson and Fjola Paulson, both of Hall
son; Magnus Oddson and Elem 1ngun
Sakkenson of Mountain; VIM. J. O'Haea
of Bathgate and Rose Harrington of St.
Joseph,
Rev. J. G. Dingle, who has been APP
pointed to the NJ. E. church here, has
been filling the pastorate at Devils Lake.
He is said to be Canadian born and has
Il family Of six children. Reports are
that he is a good speaker. He is ex-
pected next week.
On Tuesdays train on the N. P. go
ing to Winnipeg were three dwarfs. They
belonged TO theatrical troupe and take
boy parts. They were each about equal
size and as one lay on car seat cushion,
he could stretch out his whole length
and still not touch the seat arms.
Mrs. ]. A. Cox, Of Paramount, ILL.,, who
it will be remembered spent the summer
in Pembina last year, died recently in
Texas, where she had gone in search of
health. Her malady was consumption
and she was thought to be improving
nicely when a relapse occurred with the
result as stated.
J. M. Chisholm began work on the
foundation of his residence this week.
John E. Thacker, of Hamilton, is doing
the brick work, and R. A. Thacker is
expected to do the plastering. The
main house will be about 2Ox3O and a
lean-to. B. Johnson has the contract for
the carpenter work.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mclean
and all their children took their depart
ure for Spokane, Washington, in which
city, or vicinity, we learn it is their in
tention to make their future home. Mr.
and Mrs. Mclean were among the frs
pioneers of this section of Pembina cpun
ty. They came here we understand. from
Canada, about o. years ago, and hat
lived in this community continuously VI
to time Of their departure for the ives
last Monday. There was large Grove
4 Of Cavalier friends at the station Monda.
4 to say good bye and see the McBeans 81
for their new home. The best wishes Q
many here 60 witi, thena Chronicle.