The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-08

The relief fund for Iudia raised by
ladies Of Pembina amounted to ssa. and
has already been forwarded.
Notices are up for school election June
l9th., In this district. the voters elect q
successor to 7. L. Price as director and
6. w. Ryan as treasurer.
J. L. Carr came down from Pembina
last Friday. Mrs. H. c. Carr and baby
also came down and went to Milton
where she will visit week and then re-
turn here for week or so.-Crystal Call.
The x Rays is four year old and a
and promising youngster. May it rays
to years in the enjoyment Of good
health. Hassing and Hamilton together
will doubtless do it.
June 10th is Trinity Sunday. There
will be Holy Communion in the Epis.
copal church at 10 a. m. Evensong and
sermon as usual. This Friday evening
service at 7:3O and choir practice after.
wards.
Tuesday the Pembina Presbytery will
meet in regular session and on Wednes.
day the Christian Endeavorers of this
Presbytery will meet in convention,
the interesting program of which is pub.
lished in this issue.
The approaches at the ends of the
bridge across the Pembina are being
filled in with dirt this week for distance
of about thirty feet. The work is under
the supervision of Commissioner Myrick
ann it will be good job when finished.
In speaking Of the teachers employed
by the Milton school board The Globe
says ''thev are teachers of many years
experience" We shall take great in
terest in watching how Mccarthy will
get out of it.-CrystalCall.
The supreme court has decided that
all grain in elevators April LIST is assessa.
bic. This has been a much disputed
point and will add much to the revenues
of the county and state. A big check
came in to the Pembina county treasurer
this week in consequence ofthe decision.
A small eclipse of the moon occurs on
Tuesday evening a little after nine
O'Clock. Only one-thousandth OF the
diameter will be obscured and it will
probably take telescope or opera
glasses to see it. 1t lasts only seven
minutes altogether.
This paper just mentioned one word
"Dry" in its local columns last week,
and but few hours after we went to
press rain began to fall and there have
been several small showers here during
the week and some pretty heavy ones in
the south and west portions OF the coun.
t.. Advertisers will take notice.
We were little previous last week in
announcing-tbe capture Of. Pretoria, but
the surrender took place on Monday
without serious fighting. Kruger and
1000. 900 pounds sterling in gold were
elsewhere when Roberts marched in. 1t
is claimed by the Beers that this does
not end the war, but it seems to us that
they have little left to fight for now.
A trial of the fire engine on Monday
with the new suction hose was very salts.
factory. Lifting water 13H feet, with
about 400 feet of hose running up hill of
about 80 feet rise. with Y coupler, play
ing two streams, one stream threw water
to the top of the flag staff on the bell
tower, about IS feet high. The council
are figuring on purchasing 800 feet of
new hose.
A heavy wind storm on Tuesday even
ing caused considerable loss in signs,
awnings and other movable objects, at
Winnipeg, A huge sheet iron root roll
ed up from block and the bulk of it
hung across the telephone and other
electric wires, causing big electrical
display and a Generalization of the cleo
trio service. An unfortunate fatality
occurred by the collapse of boat house,
the pieces flying and killing boy.
The hay land sale brought but few
buyers. There were only 10 quarters
for sale and only six of these were sold
as follows.
NE 1e.1eo-51 ]. T. Tisdale.
VIZ 16-16O-51 J. F. Elliot.
NV 36-162-51 E. E. Sparkling:
NE 36-163.51 ]. McCaffery.
Sc 16-161-51 A. Short.
The Presbyterians are hurrying on a
steel lining on the interior of their church
this week preparatory to the lombard
ment of eloquence by the Presbytery
next week. It is very pretty pattern