The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-09
The masquerade ball a, jamestown
NNS nOnlilar 0ffair III

sNNS POpuldI UllHlT. 4less
Wheatland people arc still pondering
over tho origin Of the recent fire.
A mild form of mumps is prevalent
among the school children at Bismarck.
When a t;lln acquires 4 jag Mt James,
town they call it unmaskcd wicked
ness. s
Mandan may use the old school build
Ing for city hall and fire. department.
headquarters.
A petition is being circulated at
Perth for the appointment Of Rev j.
b. Monroe rs postmaster.
l. Cunningham of Stutsman county
has sold his place and purchased an
other in Southern Michigan.
John Wood, Ole Orvik, G. Il. Lamb
and Frank Vierhus will represent
Michigan City on the Nelson county
grand jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Carroll of Tower
City, who have been on an extended
trip to Nova Scotia, have returned to
their home.
1t is said Judge Roses legal practice
at jamestown is so profitable that he
could not afford to become a candidate
for the judseship.
Agent Bingenheimer, Of Standing
Rock, is advertising for. bids for fur
nishing A45,OOO pounds Of gross beef
in May aud June.
II. J. Laird of Perth raised 500 bush
els of onions from one ond one-cighth
acres of land last year, frou, which lie
will realize about $3.50.
The time for holding the annual
town meetings in North Dakota has
been changed from the first to the Sec
ond Tuesday in March. The date this
year falls on the 18th of the month.
The board of Wells township, Wells
county, has appointed c. Il. Weiland
rs town clerk, to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal Of +. o. Brew
ster to Fargo, to assume charge of the
Webster hotel.
The old Sheridan house at Bismarck
will close its epoch in history on
March %, and some of the old-timcrs
are loath to see it, owing to the many
good old times experienced under that
hospitmble roof.
Nick Reuter-. young man Of twenty,
had an eye put out while rclOading
gun shells at his home, near Turtle
Lake. Physicians say the young man
is in danger Of losing the sight OF the
other eye.
i. p. Swanson of Harvey. who has
for some time been visiting his old
home in Sweden, writes to his Wells
county friends that he has greatly i'm
proved in health and will return 10 the
land of his adoption in short time.
fThe remains of John Herr. who died
at Casselman, have been inferred at
Harvey. Mr. Herr was we'll known in
Wells and Mclean counties, having
heen for Il long time associated with
the firm Of Lehr & Herr Of Ananloosc.
Rev. John Scott of Walhalla, who
died at the hospital in Jamestown, was
one Of the pioneer missionaries of the
Northwest. He served in this capacity.
for over nine years at different sta
tiOns in Manitoba. He was seventy
five years old.
Rev. William Gillispie, pastor of
Greenwood Presbyterian church. has
just received beautiful communion
set and baptismal bowl for use in the
church. The set is present from
Mrs. G. Il. Waters, lady living in
Baltimore. Md.
The directors of the Devils Lake
Chautaupna arc laying plans for Il big
business the coming season. They
have liz contemplation an invitation to
Admiral Dewey, and a strong effort
will be made to secure the presence of
this distinguished gentleman.
AS an evidence of the prosperity Of
North Dakota's financial institutions,
the Bank Of New Rockford has re-
Gently remodele1 and thoroughly
equipped it's office space with the lat
est appliances for the convenience OF
customers. Antique oak with marble
trimmings prevails.
A number of horscmcn who have
been in the western portion OF the
state for the purpose of securing
horses, report that animals have al
most doubled in price since last year.
RancllEen do not care to sell. even at
present prices, as they believe that the
demand will force prices still higher.
A committee of six of Elleudale's
best citizens have signed and issued
manifesto warming al residents of that
burg that if they indulge in any of the
practices coming under the prohibitory
laws they will be prosecuted to the
iulleSt extent Of the law in such case
made and provided, even If it brings
on another war.
The members of ST. Joscph's church
choir at Mandan will give an instru-
mental and vocal concert on the 18th
of March, st. Patrick's Day. Father
Clemens, o. $. r., the eminent Catholic
divine of Bismarck. will lecture OH
''The Life and Times Of st. Patrick,
the Apostle Of the Irish Race"
Cooperstown checker experts will,
metaphorically speaking, put on the
gloves with Jamestown players in Il
series of games to he played 10y postal
cards. This reminds lis OF the Frvncl,
duel which was fought with axes, the
contestsats being placed fifty feet
apart.
The young boys ut Portland have
made an ice hill at Qualn's place, near
there. aud have quite a lot OF sport
sliding down ELL" 1t is a source Of
amusement 20: the old as we'll as the
young. and possesses one great adj.
advantage over the cellar door--there
are no splintcrs to mar the pleasure
Of the exercise.
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