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

The public school entertainment OF
Wednesday evening called out a large
audience and the exercises proved yer,
Interesting. The program consisted o
singing, recitations. &C., together will
the distribution of prizes and diplomas
1t was the occasion long looked forward
to by the pupils.
WEhave not space to give mcrited
praise to all who took part in the pro
gram of dialogues, &c. They all did vel
and the audience was interested and
pleased throughout. At the conclusion
OF the program the following pupils were
awarded prizes, mostly for general prof
cheney. Senior Departments: Minnie Nixo,
(Websters unabridged dictiomry,l Jas
Megquier, Maggie Parker Intermediate
department: Maud Wallace, Fred Gcroux
Stewart Ross, Eddie Florence. Primar,
department: Susannah Cook, John Nc
Eachern, Ernest Brancla,ld. The fol-
lowing received diplomas of honor
Florence Morrison, Ethel Morrison
Maggie McInnis, Norman McInnis, Levi.
Booker, Geo. Young, Jas. Megquicr, John
Vaughn, Maggie Parker, May Gaifncy
BERTHE Wallace, w. Broomc, Jas. Florance
Maud Wallace, Nettie Florance, Annie
McEachern, Bell NlcEachem, Ellen
Preston, Stephen Appleby, Gordon Nc
lavish and Ora McCumber. We defer
reference to few other matters in coil
nection with the occasion until next week.
BmEFs:-H. Il. Webb was presented
with an elegant hunting case, gold wutcl,
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. Webb,
in honor of his twenty-iirst birthday.
He is to be congratulated on the event
and the beautiful token that accompanied
lt......Mr. Geo. Manning, an attorney from
Casse'ton, was in town Monday on
business......Miss Nay!or has handed in
her resignation us teacher of the inter
mediate department of our public school
but will remain in town for few weeks
when she will attend IIumline college,. =.
f. II. sterrltt, the wheat buyer, was III
town this week. He advises farmers to
hold on to thcir wheat, for better prices
will surely come......AIiss Evans made q
trip to Winnipeg, returning Yesterdays.
q. III. Strong returned ON "Wednesday
from st. Paul....Mr. and Mrs. c. t.
jackson, and BESSIE are visiting friend.
at LaCiosse, Wis......Augustus Short ar
rived in town last evening, to spend tn.
Holidays with friends. GOA. ID. Cavilcc,
is home from Walllalla for the HOLIDAYS
Midnight Robbery.
There was quite sensation in town on
Tuesday morning, over the report of {:
robbery that had been committed the
night before. Otto Ler!l, in the emplo,
of Schiller Bros, st. Paul, compa ined o
being robbed by Sam. WoodIlousc ant
sergt. Thompson Of the fort. When ht
appeared after the robbery his face wa:
badly bruised and lie had other mark.
OF violence. He claimed to have had
over 81 400 OH his person at the time
nearly all OF which was taken from him
as he charges. The robbery was com
mi:tcd about half past twelve. Mr.. Licl
soon afterwards found constable Ashlc,
and informing him of the ail,ir, searcl
was made for the guilty parties. Wood
house was found in k:,bernagIe's saloon
and taken into custody. Thompson wa.
afterwards found on his cot asleep. at tn.
barracks, and arrested On his rerso,
were found two Sums of money, rolled ul
hastily. containing bills and c,,rrcn-
cy. Both parties were after
wards thoroughly searched and handed
over to the st. Vincent authorities, ths
robbery having been committed nearer
that side of the river. 1t was the nten
ton to conduct Il preliminary examin
alton forthwith, but Lick suddenly dis
appeared. lie was seen yesterday, it is
said. in Emerson. He LEFT in this town q
team he got at Baiigate. There arc
evidently some facts connected with the
case not yet developed.
Observation-Disclosures By Rev. ]
a. liovis, at the NJ. Z. parsonage IN
Pcmbina Dec. Dist, 1885. Mr.. Olaful
Thorlarins to Miss Gulny Biarmlrsen
both Of llallson, pcms,ina Co.. Dakota
Three hundred bushels Of box elder
seed at the post Office, Pemloina, at 500
per bushel. \. l.. AKERs.