The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04

Our school is slowly coming to the
front in number. An average of SO last
week.
It is astonishing the number of boots
and shoes Asa Fanset & 20. sell every
day. 1t
Twill venture to say Neche has more
"young i,ieas" to the square inch than
any town Of its size in Dakota.
Tenementab!e houses are ut a premium.
Would it not pay our moneyed men
to erect buildings which would accomnlo-
date the many who would like to locate
here during the winter?
The ball OH thanksgiving night was II
grand success. We understand there
were over $50 tickets sold. All the ada
cent and some of the remote towns were
represented. The lovers If the terpsi-
chorean art trippcd the light fantastic toe
to the linspiring music of the Winnipeg
band.
Report of Neclc school for the month
of Novcmber:-FIrrI Glass: John Bore
l57, John Murphy 155, Henry FcIdman
155, Cias Murphy 1873. 4rn C.-ls:,ac
Murphy 16o, Horace Prairie 152, Nellie
Shay $50, Tiny Crawford 1876. SD C.-M.
Afford 70, II. Afford GO, BERTHE Gourly GO,
Sophrano Afford 81. % C.-Katic Shay
10, Berthe Gooding s,Wm. Coblcntz 6, En-
nest May 6. NJ. S. EGERroN.
rARKTOWN.
| Parktown has been exceedingly lively
lately.
This is December the first and the
average farmer has one or more notes
due to-day.
Hon. H. Stong, Of this town, has re-
moved to st. Thomas and is helping the
farmers to better prices for their grain.
!. Robt. Porter, Il new team; II. Quackcn-
bush, new yoke of oxen, Fred. Schultz,
. new team; W. Porter, Il new on, are
some of the business transactions Of Tie
past week.
Thanksgiving day was duly observed
throughout this ncighborhood, all persons
abstaining from all appearance of work
on that day and seine enjoyed it i'm so
many good things, that they abstancd
ON the next, as well.
Our respected J. p, Jos. Hullcr, enter
tanned select company of his friends OH
Wednesday evening last and surprise
party took possession of Il. Thexton's
house OH Friday evening. Quite an en-
Joyable time was spent at both places.
Mr.. Jno. and Miss Pcgg Mcssrs. Geo.
strich, II. Dobler and several others
depart for old homes in the cast this
week. Others would like to go but will
have to postpone till next fall, providing
the families don't increase and the wheat
market is unchanged.
CROWN CENTRE.
+. A. Hawke, of Beaulieu, is announced
to preach in this ncighborhood OH Sun
} day 9th. This gentleman has preached
here once before, much to the pleasure
J of those who hearti him.
The entertainment held in the school
house was great success. The amount
realized was sGc. The cake prepared by
Mrs. VIM. Rose, brought a great amount
} of fun and S2G. Mr.. lily. McGuinn, our
esteemed county commissioner was in the
chair.
Miss Annie Welsh. of Elkwood, who
has been residing at Mr.. John Chords,
has returned to her mountain home. We
hope to see her in our midst soon again
...."Mls Samuel Bell and Miss Sparkling
have started for Ontario, we wish them Il
pleasant trip, but they must be sure and
return to us early. Mrs. John David who
r has been making such great improve
ment of late, we regret to say, is not SO
well as she has bccn.....NIrs. Calder, of
Beaulicu, has made many friends in this
neighborhood. She rendered III elegant
style two pieces of recitation at the social
and visited day orr two at Mrs. Frazcrs
! Three hundred bushels of box elder
seed at the post office, Pcmbina, at $500
per busllel. a. l.. AKEI,s.
I ERNEST
Poles are being drawn to the school
house for the purpose Of erecting sheds to
, accommodate teams
Rev. John Scott preached in III. Nc
Gums house Sunday. When the sheds
are completed and the school house
banked, there will be preaching every
Sunday.
Rev. Mcnamara is going away some
where early this week and will not be
back until the day of the entertainment.
We guess he will not return alone. Some
little bird says he will bring wife back
with him.
The tea meeting and entertainment
for the parsonage fund will be held in the
school house on Thursday, Dec. 10th.
An extra good program may be looked
for, and the amusement will not be Sec
: ond to any in the surrounding country.
BAY CENTRE.
The weather rather cilangacble, but
very pleasant.
The No. l hard in this vicinity is near
ly all marketed.
r The 10. G. 4. lodge of this place, now
in its 4th quarter, has 81 members.
Our winters school i. increasing, I'M
I der the management of Miss Smith, of