The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17

day, for industry, punctuality and good
conduct. The prizes was "Historv Of
Civilization" containing over three hun.
dred pages. finely illustrated and well
bound.
TIR annual tea meeting Of toilette,
will come off next Friday evening at the
residence of Mr.. Benjamin Lockwood.
Everything is being done to make up a
good program for the evening, and the
ladies' Of the neighbordood are kept busy
preparing for the visitors appetites.
Heretofore the toilette socials have
been well attended, and we have reason
to believe this one will be equal to any
Of the former ones, il the weather is fine.
By looking in the next column our read.
ers will perceive the motive of Mr.. Gus
Shorts sudden departure. Mrs. Short,
nee Miss Eliza ]. Naylor is a sister Of
Mrs. J. II. Emerson of toilette, and was
until lately II popular and efficient teach.
er in our city school. The happy couple
will spend their honey-moonin Canada
and Illinois with relatives, and expect to
be at homo to their friends in Pembina
about the first of March. The anxious
solicitude Of the many friends of the
groom at his unaccountable departure
will now be changed to joy ut the safe
and pleasant termination of his journey
and will gladly Join the PIONEER ExrnEs
in hearty congratulations.
TIE rotary snow pillow of the Northern
Pacific came in Wednesday night, sup.
ported by two Mogul engines and two
coaches, making in all caravan worth
lookngat. y quantity Of snow around
the y near the round house gave it s
little exercise before the engines could
be enstalled in tile round house. In the
morning q large number gathered at the
depot, TO see it work away some snow,
piled OH the track. which afforded coli
siderable amusement to the number that
were not in the way of its discharge
The rotary SHOW pillow is operated by q
boiler and machinery equal to any loco
motive. In front is wheel, shaped
something like u windmill, encased in All
iron frame large enough to form q pas.
sage for u locomotive AMI train. The
wheel: can be reversed and the discharge
sent to either side of the train the wind
may blow. The train started back abont
nine o'clock.
BRIEFS: J. ". Winchester and John
kabernagle made trip to Drayton Mon.
day, returning the following day COCOON.
Frank Smith, the First National Bank
collector, has been in town for several
days, returning to his mountain home
esterlay."...D. \. lIogg, q. a. McCrca'.
right hand man, came up from Drayton
Wednesday evening, being his first tril
by mil...."W. I. Wilder, attorney at law
was in town Monday looking through,
the county rccordsY....."P. NJ. Thomp.
son was ut the Winchester last week $3.50.
W. w. Richardson, OF Grand Rapids
Michigan. spent few days looking over
the business interests of Pelnbina, Sa.
turlav........W. Kelsey was down from,
Grand Forks last Friday INV. e. Earl,
wheat buyer at Toilette, for the north
Dakota elevator company, was in town
Tuesday nigl,t........H.G q. Gilbert of st.
Paul, represented his house to our mer-
chants, Monday. and went oil with some
orders for spring gools.........C. l.. Iorter
with his charming counter ance was one
of the storm bound this week.....A bust.
ness letter from +. u. Harrison says it is
mild weather at Syracuse, y. Y.....C. A.
llulbrook went to st. Thomas OH Thurs.
lAv to stay a While.
MARRIED.
SnoHr--NArInn, at Essex Center, On.
taro, Monday, February 9th, at the resi-.
dence OF the BRIDES parents. Mr.. Angus.
t,ls Short, to Miss Eliza J. Naylor.
McGiKEGoH-ErroS, at the manse, Ne.
che. OAK, on january 9TH, by the Rev.
VIM. Mullins, james McGregor of Wal
Iialla, to Eliza Epton, of Bay Centre Oak.
AySlsoN-BlAKNAsoS, on Friday, Janu-
afv eth, at the residence Of MIR. Einar
Myrdal, Gar'lar, OAK. by the Rev. +. j.
Bergman Of Gar,iar; Mr.. John August Ar.
mason. to Miss Bjorg I'iarl,ason. both oil
Gardar.
JonASSs,N-JoHAXSsoS, on Tucs'l ay-
January 3lst, at Hallspn, Dak., by tile
Ray II | Rpfpnap nf (,orinr. Mr. Pam
JolIannsnn to Miss Gudhjorg Jollannsoll
both of llaIlson.
ASDEEsoS-tiIslAsoS. on Tuesday, Jan.
uary 3lst, AZ the residence Of the brides
parents. lla1lson, Dak :, by the Rev. +. j
Bergman of Gar'lar; MIR. 5. A. Anderson,
to Mrs. Ollna Maia Gislason, both oil
llallson.
G., A. R.
HEAD quarters Worden Post No. So
department Of Dakota.
Pembina, February .5ht 1855.
There will be a special meeting of Wor
den Post No. 81, e. A. H., at their hall
on Monday evening, February Goth.
Comrades are ordered to lie present III
uniform.
Attest, by order of
ALIEN. KAUFMAN, X. j. STRONG,
Post Adjutant. Post Commander.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following letters remain unclainl-
I'd in the pcmbna post Office, and If not
e. H.; Il L.