The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-05-26

Whooping cough is still in style among
the Youngsters with an occasional ex-
ample among the older ones. Fortu-
nate'y most Of the cases are Of mild
type and the warm spring air helps some.
AS guage to the amount of moisture
in the ground this spring some of our
citizens have only to look down in their
cellars. 1t isn't SO bad as last year but
these people don't want to see any more
rain for little while.
Wheat No. l northern, Minneapolis
Wednesday, cash sales SLIT to S1.19
Pembina same day, elevator price 50
cents. Same rates in other near by
North Dakota towns. Who is getting
the difference?
Napoleon LaBreche came up from
jamestown on Wednesday on his annual
visit to relatives and friends. He leaves
to-day for Batteford, N. w. T. to view
the country with the prospect of invest
ing in real estate if things suit him.
leans are at work scraping out the
big basement for the Wilkins Harris
block, which will make hole 6Ox7O in
size. The dirt is being taken across the
street and will make fill there that has
long been needed to level up the street.
Mr. Gibson, of the Waterous Engine
Works at St. Paul came round this way
on Saturday from trip down the new
500 liue and incidentlly dropped over to
St. Vincent on Monday and sold an
$780, outfit ior fighting fire over there.
Ike Trealor, assisted by his father, has
opened the old blacksmith shop of VIM.
Russell, ON Cavalier street. MIR. Trealor
returned from the Warroad country two
weeks ago, where he spent the last whit
er in lumber camp, working at his
trade.
A crew Of Canadian Northern survey
ors arrived in Emerson Wednesday and
proceeded at once to Ridgeville, to com
plete the survey that will connect that
line with the Winnipeg-Fort Francis line.
When completed this route will be a
great convenience to people from here
having interests in the Warroad country.
The Pembina river bridge bushes like
bride In its new coat of red paint. A
few bushes were transferred to coats
and hands ofpeople who Just wanted
to see if it was dry yet" By the way
that's one of the funny things of human
nature, to want to put fingers on fresh
paint.
UP to Tuesday the weather was me
and warm and things growing Just
bumped themselves. Then came some
rain in showers but not much in auanti-
ty. The weather took turn for much
colder and fires iii the house were very
comfortable. Thursday fair and warmer.
Crops are looking we'll except where the
water has stood on the ground.
Mr.. mad Mrs. LaMoure arrived from
Smiley on Saturday. They report un-
favorable weather there this spring, and
that little fishing has been done to the
present time. The bass season opens
next Tuesday, which is early enough,
there is seldom, any good
bass fishing before the middle of the
coming month.
J. I. Cockburn who joined the excur-
sion party to Battleford week before last
arrived home on Wednesday evening
after somewhat strenuous but on the
whole pleasant trip. The greatest i'm
preston he received was the size of the
country. He describes it as having room
for millions Ct people, and for the most
part as yet unsettled. He met many
OLD PemDlna county people,
Prot. R. c. Burnett who has been the.
efficient principal OF our shoots for the
past two years, will take charge of the
Pembina city school the coming wear.
We wish to congratulate M. Burnett on
his position and to commend the excel
lent choice Of the Pembina board in
securing the services of one in whom
they will find hard and CONSTANT edu.
cational worker.-Inkster Tribune.
At the term of U. S. court in session at
Fargo this week the United States Gus.
toms inspectors along the Dakota side of
the international boundary line are in at
tendance. The Fargo papers note the
following as being there to attend court:
Tim O'Brien of Neche; P.J. Morgan o.
IWalhalla; George Barcelo, Elkwood; +.
Myers, Hannah; and Jas. Mcintosh, St.
] John. The government is taking active