The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-29

Archie Mcdonald has sold out his
blacksmith business TO Alex. Smith WHO
has been workiny for him.
By the new time table on the N. p, it
will he seen that the passenger trains
will hereafter pass each other here; the
train from the north arrives at l:25 and
departs at 1855 p. m; while the train
from the south arrives at l :35 and departs
at 1:40 p. M This is not quite az con.
venient as before but still it could be
worse.
A purse was raised OH Thursday to
assist Mrs. Patriquin to move into town
and pay q months rent. This woman
was by sudden death Of her husband last
summer, LETT destitute with four little
children one of whom was born the day
previous to the fathers death. We
would suggest to some Of our charitable
ladies' that this is a deserving case and
it would no doubt be Of little trouble TO
them to help Mrs. Patriquin good deal.
The Bottineau county Teachers Asso.
citation met at Rottineau on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 25th and Goth. There
was a fair attendance Of teachers. A
particularly valuable feature of the work
was the study of the historical phase of
education. Excellent papers were deli.
vered OH the principles and methods of
the great educational reformers, Socrates,
Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Frebel, Jefferson,
Horace Mann, Spencer. etc. tits propos.
ed to establish Pedagogical Library in
connection with the Association. An ex-
cellent paper OH STUDY of English Liter
AZURE" by Miss Mabel Crane. of Bath.
gate, was read at the Association by
Miss Stewart. Miss Crane taught term
Of school in this county.
SATURDAY evening as young man and
Mr.. Wildwood, of Hyde Park, were re.
turning 10 their home, in lumber wagon
drawn by q team of horses. the latter took
fright at the railroad crossing, and though
the young man lesped out and grasped
the brides. the horses swayed and tip
ped the wagon over, throwing Mr.. Mill.
wood out upon the ties and track. He was
picked up and taken to DR.. Harris office
and cared for. He received severe
strain OH the knee, his head was cut and
otherwise badly bruised, but recovered
sufficiently to resume his journey in a
short time. As Mr.. NJ, is about seventy.
Six years old, his escape without at least
broken bones, is almost miraculous.
SUNDAY nights services at the NJ. f..
church were Of All interesting nature and
were attended by very large cenprega.
ton. Rev. Mr.. Andrews gave temper
ance address followed by remarks by
Rev. Messre. Treglawney and Cresswell.
Considerable amusement was created by
the earnestness with which each Of
the latter speakers contended for the
leadership i'll the prohibition movement
by their respective Methodist ami Pres.
byterian churches. Mr.. Cresswell claim.
ing among other things that the Presby.
tclian churc!, Wac the frs! lin 1922 to
l'roclaim against the evils of strong lrirh
and that Of ,''eir IO,'EO ministers. all hut
fifty heli-ve'i that ~. Bible teaches pro-
tl!hiti,'i. Mr. Andrews urganiz:rl ~
t"a"! irmrinI. i"!2- ut Jnllrt,c this
srek # i',i". nmu,Imr.. 1t is under.
>i'"rt that N" bulge Will im ulvaiiz..l
i,.,r !nr the present.
THE name 1T the insane man arrested
ID. l,.. ;M'lic. "l Sa,ur,a" il John Moi
ris. He has i,een in the Selkiik asvlum
| t,rfnrr. lie came up at the Police court
yesterday, hut WIS re,ilaInic,l for metii-
cal MISUNDERSTANDING Free Press.
This is probably the same man who
WAS in confinement here and akipped a
couple Of week since.
BRlEFs:-I'wo thin men from st. Tom.
registered at tile Winchester on Monday
as $. l.. Swanson and p. W. Walker.
Collector Elmonds Of the customs, WAS
mp from st. Paul Tuesday on tour of
inspection. Tie wenl to Necle on We'd.
iestlny not withstanling the blizzard .....
Henry Abrams was over to Hamilton ON
Wednesday. His mother accompanied
and remained to assist in nursing ". l..
who is Ill will, a bilious attack. .... n. A.
rreni'olne, Was over from Bathgate on
'rurs'iay......J. Il. Hughes. formerly of
tie N. T. express. was at the Winctles.
ter on "Wednesday .......... Mrs. X. II.
Young came down from Drayton on
Monday AMI returned on Tuesday.
Her many old friends here regret that
she cpul'l not make u longer visit 100.
II. johnson. Of Hamilton, was at this Of
flee on:rlurs'lay of last week. .....W. N.
Murphy, OF l'owesmont. proved up on
SATURDAY. before Jutge Armstrong. .......
w. G. Andrews. of Averill Carpenter &
Co. the paper dealers, Of st. Paul, made
one Of his periodical visits on Saturday
........County Surveyor Iiebert, was a
pleasant caller on Wednesday. Lewis
Booker, Jr., came home from the Uni.
vcrsiiy to eat his thanksgiving dinner at
home.
The Hunters.
Charlie Atkinson cane in from the
Roseau ranch on Saturday. Charlie tells
some queer stories about tile amateur
hunters. One attempted to cross q
stream on the back of a pony. lie was
heavy. the pony WAS light; the water
deep and the ponys legs short; picture
sqne tableau in the middle fti,e stream.
rider on all fours OIL the pony's back,
both x,vin; the general appearance Of a
two-story broncllo, and both animals an.
pearing very much distressed.
Another one tried to cross the stream
OH raft. He WAS also heavy. the raft
light. lie was no sailor. and the raft was
no sailer. Tableau in the miidle of the
stream, with the raft two feet under wa
ter and als, the hunters two feet in the
icy element. Voice FROM shore, cries.
"Say I. will me your best xlrl before