The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-13

Walter Volrath, who lives on the Penn.
bina river towards Neche, shot a large
wolf Tuesday morning while attending
his stock. The wolves have become very
destructive to his poultry this winter
and he has been laying for them and
this is the only successful shot he has
had. Many of the farmers along the
river are complaining of the same thing.
Fire drill has been inaugurated in the
city schools, and the first exercise OF
that kind was rehearsed Tuesday. The
board has made inspection of conditions
around the school house relative to the
safety of pupils in case of fire and find
everything in good shape. The doors all
swing out, and rear entrances to the
building Will be kept open during school
hours.
Deputy Collector Airth, of Walhalla,
was in the city between trains Saturday
and met many old acquaintance who
were glad to see him. He says the ex-
tension of the Walhalla branch across
into Canada has increased the business
OF the Office some, but as yet there is not
much freight being hauled, but the
trains make regular runs as far as Nor.
den.
We received letter Wednesday from
our friend, Mr.. Cameron, dated Oakland,
CAL, February 81, 1908, in which Mr..
Cameron states that he is coming back
at once t. st. Vincent, and if the cleo.
tors have not decided upon town
assessor for this year he will be pleased
if his old friends and neighbors elect him
again. Mr.. Cameron authorizes US to
state Il am coming home sure."-St.
Vincent Era.
Mrs. Brown, formerly Mrs. Riley, of
Carlisle, who has been spending the win
ter in eastern Canada, arrived home Sat-
urday, accompanied by her mother.
Mrs. Brown knew all about the proposed
new railroad through Carlisle, and when
asked for right of-way over her farm at
once consented, which adds another link
in the nearly completed donation of
right-of-way through Pembina and Car
Isle townships.
John Mitchell and wife, who left sor
their old home near OTTAWA, Canada,
last fall, arrived home recently. Mr..
Mitchell left there nine years ago fog
this county, and he says it will be more
than nine years before he will make his
next visit. All winter the snow has been
obstructive to traffic all through the
east and he was ready to return after
the first week if he had had his say
about it.
The financial statement of the town.
ship of Pembina as printed in this issue
is worth the attention of the interested
taxpayers, in that it shows the bonded
debt of the township as paid up in full,
and nice surplus of cash ON hand,
as we'll as other matters of interest.
The past needs of the township, have in
many respects been much greater than
some other towns that have no rivers
and which are open prairie, but the
financial record of the Townships among
the best in the county. The township
caucus will be held on Saturday after
noon and township elections occur next
Tuesday.
The proposal to hold Centenary Gel
ebration at Winnipeg in 1872 to observe
the anniversary of the landing of Lord
Selkirk's pioneers on the banks of the
Red River,is meeting with general favor
and will probably be carried out. 1t
was in 1912 that Lord Selkirk arrived.
E. Thompson Seton, the author, first
brought the subject to notice in letter
to the Free Press, and since then many
prominent men-Archbishop Matheson
and others expressed themselves
in accord with the idea. A Worlds Fair
for Winnipeg on that occasion would
probably work AL right, and we believe
it can be carried through successfully if
plenty of time is left for detail.
The annual Winnipeg fair will be held
July 18th to 18th this year and the man.
agement promises the finest program
ever given since the organization was
affected. Among the races there will
be three for $1,000 and four for $1,000
each. There has been considerable dis.
satisfaction in the way it was conducted
of late years and it is proposed to adjust
matters so the public interests will be