The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-30

Pembina and Bathgate Telephone Co.,
was over on Wednesday. He says the
line is working 80 well that the company
expect to be ready to send small parcels
by the last of next week.
Oh yes! The winter of 1878 was just
about like this. heavy rains about Christ
mas time and several town cellars were
flooded; no snow until February and not
much then. 1t was . very unhealthy
winter and diptheria made its first APP
pearance in this vicinity. Scarlet fever
ragged and was quite fatal.
TIE telephone is working in good
shape and you can talk business or
pleasure ty your Bathgate friend by ap-
plying at the bank. To illustrate how
easy it carries the sonnd; by listening
closely you can hear the gentle whish
of the air blowing through Hosk's whis-
kers rs he stands near the instrument
at the other end o. the line.
FATHER Drummond, of Winnipeg, as.
sisted Father Jutras at the services at
the Catholic church last Sunday. Father
Drummond speaks English in a manner
that is delight to the ear. and while his
language is largely simple Saxon, yet the
thought is expressed with such perfect
elocution that both combined make
him one Of the most eloquent speakers
of the northwest.
A TERRIFIC storm ragged along the At
antic coast and over the Great lakes OH
on Saturday last. Two ocean steamers
were frozen in the st. Lawrence river,
snow storms blocked trains. telegraph
was shut of. considerable
tlamage to shipping in the harbors and
numerous wrecks off the coast, and yet
the papers down east will soon be recit-
ing the horrors OF Dakota billiards..
QUARTERLY meeting services in the NJ.
E. church. The quarterly conference,
ut 4 pm. Rey. A. T. Foster,
newly appointed presiding elder will
preach ut II and $3.50 y. m., 10 a. H., love
feast. Communion alter morning SER
mon. A special feature Of the evening
will be a song service at Z p. IN.
New books of choice hymns have been
All that can sing are request
ell to join with US i'll these very interest
ing services.
A WRIT of habeas corpus, returnable
this morning at 10 o'clock, has been issu-
ed by Judge Simons to Clara Bedbury on
her petition for the recovery of her
thirteen-year-old daughter, who is now
and restrained of her liberty
by Robert Strong, her uncle. Strong has
had care and custody of the girl for some
time past by permission of MIs. Bedbury
but now that she wants to claim her
daughter he refuses to give her up
Pioneer Press.
There are quite number Of enter
prising young men in this city who
would do will to paste this su question in
their hat: About 8 p. III. place glass of
water on chair near the bed, rub lit
tie salt OH your upper lip and get into
bed. Lie facing the water and pretend
to go to sleep. Keep one eye partly
open aud you will soon see little hair
come out in search of drink, the salt
having made it thirsty. Watch it close
ly and suddenly catch hold of 1t and tie n
knot OH it to prevent it from going back.
Renew the pretencc of sleep and treat
the next one that comes out in the same
BY daylight, if you IRE watch
full and quick you will have nice little
Or Sunday Mr.. William Carter and
family were returning from church along
Cavileer street, the bit on one of the
horses broke, the horses began to swerve
and run and rs they were close to the
high sidewalk on the lower side of the
street and high crossing short dis
tence ahead it looked to the numerous
by ISLANDERS as though serious accident
must necessarily follow. Several persons
jumped out in front to try to stop them
but without success, but James Moor
head courageously took just the right
way. running along side the frightened
horses, he made jump and caught the
halter whlcl, luckily was still ON the ami
nal and soon stopped them. Muggins
deserves praise for his GOODNESS, agility
md courage in averting what might have
easily been fatal accident.
BElErs:-Wallace Rose, Of Walllalla
he'd fragrance in the city OH Tuesday
........Joe LaPorte darkened the VIM
chester doorway OH Monday......Barney
Follins whispered to his friends about
own the first of the week........C. II.
Barnwell is in Winnipeg OH business
his week..".....Billy Winters, of Olga.
rad business ut the First National Bank
IN Observation-Disclosures Gerardin, Jr.
eft OH Tuesday for few weeks visit to
at st. Cloud and st. Paul, MINI.
........Samuel Gerlron, Victor Vardal
md Robert Campbell were delegates
rom the 'Halla this week........J. P.
Hicks. of Neche, called and picked |
row" with us on Tuesday. OF course
We blamed the absent hunting editor and
'ent j. P. away happy. Louis Capt. |
an and lady, of Neche, were in town OH
Wednesday .........Aleck Hurd, who was
in from kittson county this
week, will not arrive. until later in the
Ieason.
Tho Return of the Hunters.
Tie hunting party returned OH We'd
nesday. They were out about seventy
five miles southeast. 1t is a land oil
muskeg and tamarac. Large
tracts of these latter have been burned
over and ON hundreds of acres the dead
trunks stand straight and blackened.
The hunters put in their time ranging
over the country, but owing to the want
Of snow found nothing of large game to
reward their efforts. Elk or deer were
seen and wounded on two or three octa.