The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

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FERRIS, $500 PER PEAR,
Eneefed 1.-THE postofsceat Pembins, Dakoas, q
FRIDAY, NOvE1fBER7, lsSl.
AROUND rows.
Foa the first time this season the Pam
bina river was frozen over from shore 4
shore on Saturday. LIT inst.
ssvERAL local Nimrods are talking O
organizing themselves into marty to .,
out on . deer hunting expedition.
Now the frolicsome youth with his do
and sled maketh II unsafe for the unwars
pedestrian to travel on the sidewalks.
ANosa the halfbreeds the rude. bu
more cosy "jumper" has supplanted III,
Red river cart - . mode Of conveyance.
OuR public school IL fourishine. 4
large number Of new students have com,
In lately. The teachers are doing eoot
work.
NAVIGATION on the Ruby has closed 70
the season. The Marquette and Cheyenn,
went into winter quarters at Winnipe,
last week.
WHEAT is being marketed In consider
able quantities this week, notwiths.snd
ing the fact that lts market value Il onl,
AZ cents per bushel.
As WAS expected, court adjourned o,
Friday night and nearly ell those VII,
were in attendance, departed for theil
respective homes ON Saturday.
CouRr1Na and election being past, on,
townsmen have relief ct last; the wome,
too-dear sympathetic souls-can NOR,
attention pay to hose containing holes
THERE was brilliant display Of "north
ern lights" last daynight which wa
verv much admired by several citizen
who CHANGED to be out little later tina,
usual.
A SURPRISE party of about twenty youn,
people met at the residence of Mr.. w. A
Wallace last Friday evening q . com
pliment to Miss Berthe. A most enioy
able time was spent by all.
Som Of the "oldeat Inhabitants" are q
the opinion that the snow bas not come e
stay blu. is simply q reminder to the pro
crastinator to hurry up aud prepare 70,
storms to come.
SATURDAY, the first of the month, wat
ushered in with 4 snow storm, and the
first sleigh Of the reason made ito appesr.
ance on our streets accompanied BY the
merry music Of the bells.
WHILE fee ding . threshing machine q
few days ago, Mr.. Louis johnson had the
misfortune to lose valuable silver wstc.,
which slipped out of his pocket an.,
went through the cylinder.
DR.. SAITH has been Unexpectedly de.
tanned at his farm, but will be in town
next week and will give his whole
attention to dentistry. He will visi,
other parts Of the county soon.
We see it stated that according to 9
recent ruling of the commissioners of the
o. s. land Office. Washington, all final
proofs must hereafter have non-minersl
afidavits accompanying them.
TIE innocent but toothsome prairie
chicken now taketh up his abode in the
vicinity Of the farmers grain and straw
stacks from, whence the willy sportsman
pickett him OFF with his little shot gun.
The body of Aulson, the Icelander who
drowned himselfin the Red river some
two weeks ago, has rot been recovered
yet, and it lie scarcely likely that it will be
seen again before the ice goes out in the
spring.
SUNDAY was such q delightful day,
there being just enough of "the beauti.
full" on the ground to make il tolerably
fair slipping. Quite . number of the young
people Of Emerson and this place were
out cutter riding.
THE Ladies' Aid Society Of the N. E.
Church met At the residence Of Mrs.
Frank Smith on Tuesday last There
was lslse attendance, and . good deel
of work accomplished. The next meet.
ing win be held in two weeks At Mn.
Abrams.
The person who establishes skating
rink in town will receive the thanks and
hearty patronage Of all the young people
of Pembina and vicinity which ought to
be . sufficient guarantee that there ID
money in the scheme if.it il properly
managed.
TIE Coolest inhabitantn in various
parts Of the territory unite in saying that
we are going to have an open winter.
This opinion is based on the fact that
while muskrsts are plentiful they haye
made little or no preparations in the way
Of building homes to protect themselves
from the cold.
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ALsck. the eldest son Of Mr.. and Mn.
George Wigat died last Sunday morning,
aged seven years. The poor little fellow
suffered q great deal before death msrci-
fully released him from his troubles. We
extend our heartfelt sympathy t. tho
parents in their affection. The funeral
se.vice was conducted BY the Rev. L. d.
Wardwe in the Presbyterian church.
E. MAUSsELL, Of Portage Il Prairie,
who bad his farm in this county mort
ragged nv an unknown man some months
ago, succeeded in Obtaining possession Of
It again by proving 70 the sstisfsction Of
Judge Hudson that be va1 living in
Msnitoba ct the time the mortgage was
executed. The case was heard 1t the
late sitting Of the District Court and cost
Mr.. Maunsell 800.
TRAvELzas say that the bridge across
the Pembina river Ct seven mile point 10
badly in need or ranaira and thu hacf 4.