The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-11

will have show, now that leap yelr las
come.
Geo. w. Wilkinson returned from the
Pacific coast last Tuesday. lie returns
with no very exalted ideas Of Washington
Ter. and Oregon, and considers the
whole thing . delusion.
f. Il. Yerxa is bound to keep up Will,
tile times M far as the C..vileer post office
is concerned. A set Of call boxes and
lock drawers have been put in, and the
office otherwise improved.
Henry Klint considered lie had been
driving single long eilongl. and last Nom
dizzy he joined fortunes with Miss lIoi',
aud is going to try how it goes double.
Long life Henry to you and the Missus
Rev. L. F. MoviDs had the pleasure
last Thursday morning Of uniting another
couple for life. Mr.. Sum. llellar and
Miss Mary Graham were the hapry
couple. Long life aud prosperity to both
Of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eechtel were surprised
OH New Years night by large number
Of friends AMI relatives. Tie beauty OF
the thing WAS that they went provided
with plenty of viands. in the shape 81
oysters, etc. A very enjoyable evening
was spent till about2 "a. N.
We are grieveti to lie called upon tn
chronicle tho deatl, Of another If OH,
number. Mr.. Alex. Ross died at mid
night OH Saturday aud was buried in the
Cavilecr cemetery on Tuesday after.
noon. The funeral sermon WIS preached
at the house by Rev j. Stewart. \ large
number ofsympathiz,ng friends attended
the funeral.
| Revival services under tho aus.
picies Of the Evangelical Alliance cnm.
nnenccd last Tuesday night in Benson,
Hall and will be continued every night
for some time. This week Mr.. Movii,s
was assisting him the Rev. Cook of Fargo,
an able and eloquent speaker, and Rev.
j. Stewart of Hamilton. All are earnest
ly and cordially invited to attend and
bring tl,cisfrtends with them.
We arc soon to count ii CHURCH among
our village architecture. The lumber
for tho Catholic church las already been
purchased and will be put OH the ground
next week. The building is to bc 3Ox4O
feet and finished throughout. Subsc,i-
beers to the church fund who have no,
already paid are earnestly requested to
forward their subscription to the trcasu-
rer, Frank Hel,ert at rs early date as
possible.
wALIiALI.A.
Father st. Pierre, of Olga, had q large
congregation out, to hear mass on last
Sabbath morning.
Mrs. Fairbanks and Mr.. McCa,ilnm OF
Emerson, have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. II. T. Bevans, for a wcel.
Mr.. James Mcneil of Fort Gravelin has
been ependinga week or two with us.
He almost had company for life to return
with.
& Rev. P. Reyes, will preach in the school
house on Sunday, Jan. 10, at II o'clock,
and will hold quarterly meeting also,
same day.
DR.. McLAcl,lin has left us, and taken
up his residence in Hamilton will, the
genial poet master Of that town. Success
to you DOC.
George Miller had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses last week. Tia,
makes the 3rd Geo. has Lost since lie
came here. Disease unknown.
Walhalls is becoming headquarters for
machine men. Both Of our hotels having
the reputation of the hest accommodation
in the county. They all like it.
R. C.Yo,,ng has severed his connection
With Ills branc;. in Batl,gatc, and vii,
low deyote his whole attention to max.
Ag the staff oflife for Wali,ullaites.
('ive couples Of Young people from here
tapk in the Neche dance, and e joye.i
Themselves as Walhalla couples Know
ID 10, Billy Elicit making it rlcus,r.
for .em at his hotel.
ilN. Parrot will be guest Of the
Wakalla hacked club. Monday eve, JAM,
Vt TN st. Joe Hotel. He is about to .le.
part t.r his former home in Ontario to
EivesS living alone.
Itcestaii,iy was 4 quack who tried 10
delndeal.s public into believing that Wal
i'alla W., ON the opposite side Of the
world 70 sthe, and two years was re-
.s.dSe the round trip.
Monsieur Pierre be Ia Croix Of Olga
started jar. fcr His home in Germany.
where he il alnan II many names and
considerable ht1nence. being count Of
that Empire. He l,as been in this
country about u years. His family re.
manning in tier,nKy enjoying his estates.
John Huffman, Us singular story, as
lows:-Three Y&ks ago he lust ring,
and missed it tirsti,isecl,e. He looked II
for it. hut not d,nlin. it, thought. I,e
might have dropped il lat home, but -
he failed to fnd a:tlser he gave II M.
Last week no went ~ satI,xats viii, !
load Of wheat. and tied Ills horses after
UNLOADING, Lelow the I,la;,rn,, while he
itsisse.i q friend 10 unIoa.; On his u.
It'rn to his team, one Of til horses h.d
Ills blanket under his 70, f,o,. Mr.F
Huffman raised tho foot 20 reIeasc the
blanket. and fSld Lis ring L;,,.. -,
lie heel calk Sfsti,e l.ossexsl,oc, nj, I
much the wore for xesr, l,Ilso soiiiiy
IN that it required . piss'e 0 brick tol
'nsen it. He rejoiccd acc,rdi,.ly. "
Al last tho Gaze l~i~een ". W. JA,eso,, y
md Ed. Wright, i,as reached its ciloltt
On Sa,urtla: last, ajury Of II was en-
'anelled u hear the pros and cons of the
zee. Mr.. Jameson wished 70 post .one
I again, y his principal witness was not
present. Defendants counsel objected.