The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
VI. j. KNEEsHAw, PEMB1NA.


THE PIONEER.E IPRESS.
Entered at the postoffice at Pembina ar 4econd
class mail matter.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER p, 1899.
AROUND TOWN.
IiIE first genuine storw storm of the
season took place ON Tuesday.
THERE was no service in the NJ. f.
church Sunday evening owing to the
stovepipes falling down.
MERCHANTS have been doing very
good business this week. The verdict
OF all is that they did not lave Christ
mas goods enough.
COURT has been ordered to convene for
this county ut nine O'Clock Il. m., Feb.
3ri. Persons who hay. not taken out
fi'eir second citizen papers, should read
up the article on voting, in the constitu.
ton.
MIR. L. II. Chittick, proprietor of the
Chapman House, will give dance and
rattle OH New Years Eve. Dec. 3lst.
Messrs. Prof. Juliot and Frank Hart will
furnish the music Tickets including
supper 81; tickets for the rattle 50 cents
The rattle is for silver watch, EIyin
movement, worth $500
TIE interest in the toboggan slide is
OH the increase. The RIM now is close
onto Il half-mi!c. The shoot is near the
head OF Rolette street on the river bank
and the toboggans stop opposite the st.
VINCENT elevator, and at last accounts 1t
WIS the snow banks that stopped them
there.
REV. Ci,as. MacLean gave an illus,,a,.
ed sermon on "ri,e Life of Joseph" last
Sunday evening Rev. MacLcan las a
new stereopticon, will, good reflector
li,c sermon WAS on Joseph's life, from
t''s infancy TO the meeting Of his father
in Egypt, accompanied by Il series of
about dozen OF views.
TnE parties who had made calculations
OH attending the Batl,gatc and Neche
balls Christmas night, were disappointed
when the storm set in in the afternoon.
Some had gone 10 the trouble of making
new costumes and otherwise arranged.
They had to lie conteDted with the
Christmas Grist Mill ut the NJ. Il. church.
A PROMINENT loan agent of this city
was ut the court house the other day
talking with friend ut Bat,gate, fifteen
miles away, by telephone. Not quite
catching sentence oyer the wire, he
lowered the phone from his ear, and
with the utmost innocence asked the
clerks, who were busy writing at tables
around-"What did he say?''
A GENTLEMAN drove in from the Lake
of the Woods, arriving in the city Mon
day, with large sleigh load of fish.
He had among the lot, five lig sturgeons
that must have weighed over 100 pounds
and measured five feet long. The bal
ance of the load were pike, pickerel and
white fish. lie reported lots of game in
the localities he had visited.
TIE Rev J. z. Awkward of St. Boni-
face College, will deliver lecture in
kittson Hall, Jan. End, entiteled Cana
dian Progress and Fatherland" 1t will
undoubtedly lie a treat, us nature has
gifted him with all the external graces
OF an orator. A commanding stature,
noble and dignified presence and grace
ful and impressive gestures. His style
is flowing, energetic and brilliant, his
tastes correct and delicate; his diction
choice, and his delivery animated and
Impressive. We bespeak for him, as ON
past occasions-a crowded house.
Mac. Glow, Of Humboldt, was pleas
ant caller OH Monday. Mr.. e. has just
returned from the Pacific coast. lie
met quite Dumber of Dakota people
there. Mr.. Ashley, formerly If Carlisle
is running restaurant in Tacoma and is
doing well. DIS. McCloud, formerly of
Beaulieu, is in the insurance business.
Mr. a. o1so mat tl,o HT,(.nu,..o., I,,,,,,,.l
quite number Of others from Cavalier
county. He is not taken up much with
with the climate; too much moisture to
suit him and thinks that the Red River
Valley will do him to live in for
while longer.
A very pleasant meeting was had at
tile Masonic Hall on Friday evening last.
There was large attendance Of home
brethren and few visitors from abroad
among whom were Messrs. Watt, Hop.
k,nson and others Of the Emerson lodge.
and Capt. Yorkey of Grafton. Mr.. Geo.
Fuller of Toilette was visitor for the
first time at the NJ. NJ. lodge and did
much to assist in the pleasure of the
evening. The following officers were in.
stalled by c. E. Jackson. as installing Of
ficer: John Kerr, W. NJ; ]. H. Abrams,
$. W.; John Florence, j. W.; Il. G.
Thompson. Treas; F.C. Myrick, secy.
The newly remodeled papered, painted
and carpeted hall was the subject of
much pleasant criticism anil the work of
MIR. w. z. Short. who did tile paper
hanging was very highly compllmented.
The brethren were go well pleased with
the work that they ordered the ante.
room to be also remodeled and fixed up
to correspond with the main hall. It's
expected to have tie anteroom opened
one or two nights in week as place OF
social resort for the brethren and their
friends. which seemed to us to be good
idea.