The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12

TIE PIONEER. EXPRESS.
rublished Every Friday Morning
3. q. Young, Publisher.
TERMS, 900 PER YEAR
Entered 81 the postofnceat Pembina, d. kota q,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER -, 1854.
AROUND TOWN.
WHEAT 40 cents.
Mn. Geo Thompson has his grocery
open for business.
THE public school entertai nment il
postponed until after Christ mas holi.
day.
THR Pembins mills are again in full
blast after few days shutting down fol
repairs.
A NuxBER Of of our townhpeople have
begun to lay in a supply Of wood for the
summer.
Mn. L E. Booker has been appointed
town trustee in place of 4. f. Yerxa
removed.
4 The weather is q trifle more like win
ter though not unfayorable to health
and enjoyment.
Mn. SHEErs is the 1,ame Of the new
band master ana the boys are startin.
out afresh under his instructions,
| MEssRs Borker and Cavalier have
their handsome wire fence completed
along the east eide of their premises.
ALL kinds of plan and fancy Job print
ing done at tho PIONEER EXPRESS Office
Fyle your orders for the holiday times in
guOd season.
The fine large. buck with antlered
llorns which Mr.. Booker shot last wees
will be stuffed and made TO ornan.e,.,
his front yard.
SEE that your stove pipes and Chin
neys are in proper condition. Let u,
keep the fire 6end out of our town q
long Ms poss i,le.
Dr.. SxlTSA has removed his dental of
fee to rOouis over Yerxx's old stand
He will b., in town this week, and il,
Hamilton !,art Of Eext week.
Miss &c Donald has opened branch
trade al Park River, and she will be abl.
to Supply the ladies of that town with
the lat 4 styles in millinery.
MI. Stephen Eylofson went To Wlnni.
peg TINS week and made arrangement.
With Rev. Bjarnasson to take psstor..
charge of the Lutheran church in South
Penabina.
Qua Democratic friends are beginning
b, hustle around. We understand Mr.
Geo. F. Winters friends have him book.
ed for collector of customs as soon as q
lchauge is made.
\ The mirage observed ON Friday nom.
ing attracted good deal Of attention.
The county round about twenty miles
away was lifted to view. 1t was one Of
Dakota's magnificent panoramas.
4 The NJ. Z. Sunday school folks are
making elaborate preparations for a
Sunday school entertainment ON Christ.
mas evening. A large Christmas tree
has been ordered from Rat Portage.
4 The Emerson International saws there
is talk of having q blowing match there
Chistmas day if this weather holds ON.
Better observe that as q holiday and
have the blowing match the day after.
The Masonic fraternity will give their
annual ball on Friday evening, Decem.
Der 28. The committee are preparing
programmes and invitations in anticipa-
tion Of large attendance. 1t will doubt
less be brilliant affair.
Ma T. E. B. Mercer of Bathgate was
looking up county commissioners
last Friday to serve subpoenas OH them
as well as the county auditor TO appear
at Bathgate OH the 9th on an examina.
ton relating to the election contest.
QUITea crowd from this town attend
ed the "box sociable" at the tabernacle
in Emerson OIL Tuesday evening. There
was large attendance, successful pre-
gra,nme, and the sum of 500 cleared.
Emerson can't be so hard up as reported.
Bro. DOUGLAS, of the International,
will visit the New Orleans Exposition.
Owing to the stringency of the times the
editor of the PIONEER EXPRESS concludes
that the next American Centennial
will be much more attractive
show.
| A SURPRISE party OF young people
| NntOSSu VIC uOtu0 Va
Mr.. =. O'Hara ON Tuesday evening last
and proceeded to enjoy themselves
Dancing and other forms Of amusc-
nent were INDUCED in and the evening
passed OF very pleasantly.
| OuR genial friend. Mr.. Robt. McCauley,
has, without our knowle,lge or permiss-
ion, went and gone and got married.
Miss Christina Scott of Moleswortl,,
Ont, is the fortunate lady. Rev. w. J.
Hewitt, Of Emerson, performed the cere.
nlony on Nov. 26th. We ~ish Mr.. aud
Mrs. Mct.auley a full measure of welded
bliss and many years oft.
Mn. MN. ScHRaM, Of the west side. lost
a pune Thursday containing slGo.66 in
money and four or five hundred dollars
worth Of notes. He either left it OH the
safe in the II. 3. Co.'S store and it vas