The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-25


report of which will appear next week.
Miss MINNIE OLIVER gave a party to q
company of her young friends on Tues,
day evening, and all had pleasant
time.
A DANCING party was held at the Chap
man House last evening. We have nc
doubt there was good attendance and q
jolly time.
Rev. FATHER ST. pierre of Olga conduct.
ed midnight mass in the Catholic church
last evening. He will hold mass again
to day, at 1880.
TIE next meeting of the q. L. S. e.
will be held at the NJ. L. parsonage, OH
Mountaineering next, when, it is hoped,
there will he good attendance.
THY weather has cont inued quite mild
most of the past week and there is get
ting to be some ground for the belief that
the winter will not be severe one.
The first New Years ball under the
auspices of .he Pembina Cornet Band,
will take place OH Thursday evening next,
Dec. 81. An enjoyable time is anticipated.
HE grand diploma of honor awarded
to several pupils of the public school
Wednesday, and much admired by all,
was gotten up at the PIONEER EXPRESS
office.
Our job department has been pretty
heavily taxed with orders during the
past few weeks. But we always plan to
fill orders with reasonable promptness-
with possible room for few more.
AN Ice rink has been formed on the
Pembina river, near its mouth. by build
ing temporary dam to flood the ice. 1t
will be fine place for skating, sheltered
as it is between the two high banks.
QUITE a large number of our subscriber is
have RENTED during the last few weeks,
but many more are still in arrears.
Friends, please remember your obligation
in the premises and do not delay the
matter longer.
The Sunday school in connection with
the Episcopal church will give public
entertainment, OH Tuesday evening next,
at the school building There will be a
Christmas tree and interesting exercises
appropriate to the occasion. All are cor
daily invited. Admission 10 cents.
Tie Christmas entertainment ut the NJ.
+. church this evening is expected to be
a very interesting affair. A very fine
cantata will be presented, in which about
twenty taking part will be in very at
tractlve costume. The cantata alone will
occupy an hour and half. Admission
% cents. No half price.
JOHN kABERSAGLE had another dog
poisoned last Saturday, but the animal
recovered. 1.-THE dog Filler would get
in his work on some of the many entirely
useless ours i'll town, the public would be
disposed to be very lenient towards the
offender. Nevertheless. the throwing out
of poison bates is dangerous and CEN
surable practice.
SUPERINTENDENT Jackson has appointed
L. f. Booker ESQ.,, as clerk of the school
board, tofill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of w. S. Thompson. The
position will thus be capably filed and
MIR. Booker's interest in the town and the
school will guarantee his cooperation in
maintaining the reputation of our excel
lent public school.
Bro. DEACON was seen in town on
Tuesday morning, bright and early,
smiling all over his countenance, claim
ing that the sensational robbery, by all
right and the fitness of things, belonged
to st. Vincent, and not to Pembima as had
been reported. Let there be 10 wrang-
ling over this matter. In all such ex-
ploits as the above, we think it is but just
to yield the palm to our neighbor across
the river.
EMERSON had its civic contest on Mon
day. Both parties drove sleighs through
this town for voters temporarily residing
here. "Vote for Irwin" and "solid for
Forsyth" were prominently displayed
while the stars and stripes side by side
with the union jack, showed the beauti-
full fraternal spirit that our Emerson
friends entertain towards us. MIR. Irwin
was elected by majority of twelve.
The Winchester House was visited
Monday night by sneak thief, who
succeeded III taking about seven dollars
from the pockets Of Napoleon LeBresh,
the bus driver. William Rayfeld's
pockets were also gone through, but
contained no money at the time. Mr..
Winchester has a pretty well grounded
suspicion of the guilty party, but has not
yet sufficient evidence to f,sten the
charge.
Mr.. G. j. GooDING informs us that
owing to change i'll time by the G. p. Ry.
the connection Of trains at Gretna is
broken and that all business destined 70,
points in Manitoba must 90 via Emerson,
as train service has been withdrawn
between Gretna and Winnipeg. This
action will result in considerable in.
crease Of traffic OH this line. The time
between st. Paul and Winnipeg being
about one hour less OH this line than by
Neche, the present arrangement is likely
to be permanent.