The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-12

the living, thus fulfil the dearest wis
LOT the dying. go thou and do like
wise."
Two train loads Of Russians and Be
hemians went through on the N. P. thi
week with nearly 600 emigrants destinee
for the Canadian northwest. That sor
of emigrants don't make us envious tx
see them pass us by, unless the U. s
immigrant law could be so changed tina,
the first requisite of citizenship in this
country should be that each individual
must take bath.
The village council at st. Vincent, on
Wednesday evening organized with J.
A. Munroe as president and Editor De
France as recorder. The temperance
element being in the majority, the sa.
looms we're given their instructions about
what to do; that the law regarding min
ors, and closing hours would be, strictly
enforced. License was raised from $500
to $500.
Messrs Geo. Maggie and T. j. Berry of
Mechanicsville, Iowa, were visitors in
the city the first of the week. These
gentlemen were here looking after a
quarter section of land they had pur-
chased being the former Gary Barker
place about four miles southwest, and
installing Julius Thefault as tenant for
the ensuing year. They expressed them
selves as being highly pleased at the ap.
pearance of the county and with their
investment.
Carlisle is dead. The old post-office
OF more than thirty years standing has
been discontinued. Efforts to have ru-
raj routes to take its place have failed
so far, owing to lack of population. Re-
preventative Hanna is however, still con-
tinuing his efforts to have this large ex-
tent of country served with mail and
there is still chance of his being sue
cessful, though the post-office depart
ment is just now trying to make record
for economy that makes it hard work to
get new routes.
DR.. M. M. Lockwood died at his resi-.
dence in Colosa, CAL, April End, of
Bnght's disease. DR.. Lockwood moved
to California about three years ago from
Hallock, MIMI, where he had been prac.
ticlng for a number of years. He was
raised at Macarthur in this county. He
leaves widow, two boys and two girls
of his immediate family. Personally as
boy and man he was we'll liked by q
large ciIcle of friends who will sorrow to
learn of his decease. He was about AZ
years of age.
A sudden drop IN the Red river Wed.
nesday night of about two and hall
feet was disastrous to the ferry boat
which was being made ready for spring
work. The boat was left with one enc
resting on the shore and the other enc
leaned down into the water until it sub
merged the upper seams which were no
water soaked and therefore were leaky
and she sank. Marshal Akers has I:
crew of men pumping her out.
"My hat is in the ring" also say
county auditor Felson, who is the frs
to send us an announcement of his can
didacy for re election to the Office which
he has held so long and SO capably. MI
Felson has been spoken of quite exten
sively as candidate for state Office, Blu
he says that he will be better satisfied
to retain his present situation anon,
the people who know him SO we'll ant
where he has so.many friends.
/ Henry Ellingson, Oliver Theodor an,
Henry Gullingsrud were bound over t
the district court Saturday by Justic
Murphy. These defendants are youn,
boys from Edinburg who are adicte,
to liberal indulgence of booze and i'm
bibed with view of painting the tow
red. The crime preferred against then
is that Of unlawfully entering building
1 with intent to commit malicious mis-
i chief. The crime alleged to have bee
j committed is in the school house in dis
! trict 81, west of Edinburg. Shortly aft
or committing tie offense they left thei
home, but Immediately upon returnin
. Friday they were arrested by Sheriff A,
not. The boys were released upon ful
ishinr cash bail -. Grafton News an