The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-07
Miss Vida McCaffery has been appoint
ed deputy superintendent of schools, by
Superintendent Sherarts, and will enter
upon her duties July 1st.

superintendent Sherarts, and will enter
upon her duties July 1st.
The Owens Colored Musical Troupe
are billed for the South Pembina Hall to-
morrow evening. There are five people
all of whom are specialists in several
lines. Burlesque drama, dancing, cake
walking dog Trixy, songs, ballads and
chorus, hoop rolling, ragtime and classic
al music.
For rent free with table 5oard-rooms
at Hotel de Ardies. For terms apply at
the nearest township justice, or Judge
Kneeshaw. The place being entirely va
cant, perhaps some inducement might be
|given by the sheriff to eligible tenants.
There ought to be some such in a county
of Is, 900 people.
The Dixie Jubilee Singers at the Court
House on April 18th, next Wednesday.
This is one OF the high-class colored
troupes. They have appeared with much
credit at the Devils Lake Chautauqua in
past seasons and were to have been here
last winter in the enterta inment course
but were thrown out by a blizzard. They
have very fine recommendations.
The returns are in for LaMoure towr-
ship. Chairman Of supervisors and con-
stable. VIM. Clover; Supervisor and
constable, Frank Busse; supervisor,
(only)Einar Johnson; treasurer (only)
Peter Davidson. Assessor, clerk and
justice. Paul Williams. FIVE men to nine
Offices Now that wasn't the way in
some other towns at the last election.
The township fathers held their ad
burned meeting on Saturday instead OF
Tuesday. There was large attendance
of newly elected officers and 9th rs in.
crested. The matter of the purchase Of
new grader brought some travelling
agents. We understand that the board
practically agreed on the machine they
would buy but final arrangements were
not completed.
The county commissioners have been
In session this week. They have been
busy at many things, but met primarily
for the purpose of allowing and placing
new bridges. There will be about doz-
en- new bridges built altogether this sea-
son, all of the usual steel construction.
The advertisement for tenders will ap-
pear in the official papers next week.
The board will remain in session to-day,
to meet the assessors, and will probably
adjourn to morrow.
T. R. Shaw OF this city took a trip to
Bismarck last week and brought home
nice plum in his pocket. the clerkship of
the new capital commission. The board
is composed of VIM. Bulge, Of Grand
Forks, D. J. Laxdal, of this county, and
Andrew Sandager, of Lisbon, with T. R.
Shaw as clerk. They will have about
million dollars to expend in building ad-
ditions to the state capitol, which funds
will be realized from the land granted by
the United States at the time of state
hood Mr.. Shaw will make an excellent
clerk for the board as he is in every way
capable.
J. P. Hicks returned from visit to
Waterloo, Iowa, on Monday last. He
went to Iowa to meet all of his brothers
and sisters, the occasion being family
re-union, as they had not all met togeth-
er for thirteen years. The five brothers
represent five different states-Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and North
Dakota-the three sisters living in Wat
erloo. The Oldest of the eight is seven.
ty-four and the youngest forty-nine years
OF age. They all had very pleasant Wis.
it and parted on the 25th ult., four of the
brothers taking different trains within
five hours of each other to return to
their homes.-Chronotype.
Ole Paulson came down from Munich,
the new town in western Cavalier coun
Ity, ON Saturday, where he has been al
winter contracting, and erecting some
Substantial structures. Last fall the frs
; building was erected, and now the mum
Der of buildings exceed three hundred
and everybody is busy. v. S. Waldo
who moved there from Bowesmont las
fail, is doing an enormous business il
5 the mercantile line. However, Munich
like many other western towns, seems Il
have reached its zenith, and its inhabi
: |tants are worrying over their future out
look. Mr.. Paulson says that Grea
" Northern surveying party arrived Their
last week to lay out the line farthe
northwest, and the 500 has surveye
their Portal extension diagonally acros.
four miles south. .fta4
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