The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-20
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers OF the Pioneer Ex.
press. BY Special Reporters.

For the Rsadsrs Of the Pioneer Ex.
press. By special Reporters.
WAl.llALl.A.
r. Roney aud Sandy McFadden were
in town Saturday.
Mrs G. D. Loring has returned from
her visit to Grand Forks.
Miss Florence Lockwood has gone to
visit her sister in Winnipeg.
T. b. Parsons is doing fine business
in life insurance and book agency.
Notwithstanding the poor crop cry,
folks will banker after the knot that is
hard to unite.
Three months winter term of school
commences first Monday in January,
1880. A. o. Cunningham teacher.
See UU Andrews il you want to buy or
sell a farm, take up land, get your build
ing or life insured or want any money.
Skates of all sizes and sorts are finding
their way into this town, and the ice OIL
the pond is kept free from snow by the
skaters.
The Central hotel and LII Hurley have
dissolved partnership. The'business will
be continued at the old stand by Israel
Peters, US usual.
The young folks are now getting up u
iChautaqua Club. "Hole in the Blanket"
says if it is anything like u toboggan
slide, you can't count him in.
Z. WEIGH, our customs officer, las
come out with his cutter. 1t is made by
saving a hogshead half in two, fasten-
ing it OIL a couple Of ash poles, and off
you 20.
On Christmas Eve, there will be d.
grand ball in the school house Wall,alla,
to which all are cordially invited. Tick
cts, including oyster supper, $3.50. La.
dies free.
Our shed for the accommodation of teams
ATTENDING services at the school house, Is
completed. Any person who would like
to contribute, including those refused,
may yet do SO, as there is small balance
in arrears. Don't allspeak at once.
james Robertson and others have al
ways complained Of Il deartl of females
in this neigl,borllood. On Saturday
night hegot his*Nmas box. and when you
meet him, he smiles, SO that you could
button 1t OIL his back collar button, and
says Take something. it's agirl." All do.
ing well, especially Jim.
John +. Mayer is looking forward to q
stormy day for little rest. Farmers
and others are coming from SO far that ut
times both hotels are SO crowded that
they have to leave their own stock out
doors to accommodate the guests. John
is negotiating with the mill machinery
manufat turers to increase the capacity of
the mill to 100 barrels per ~ hours.
One young man lr.s gone to the "wild
woods" and when lie returns, the wild
will lie amalgamated with the wood.
Another for whom l. Treml is about to
depart for Rochester, N. ", to meet his
erstwl'ile school mate from Germany,
and bring her out to Dakota as his bride
They both have the best wishes Of the
PIONEER EXPRESS, ! know.
Mrs. w. X. Brown who has been suf.
fering with alteration Of the mind, was
taken to Pembinm last week before the
board Of insanity with view to her re.
moval to the jamestown asylum fortreat
ment. The day before she left here, she
was continually striving to get ont of the
house and not succeeding down stars,
went up stairs and jumped out of the
window; she was brought back at once.
MIR. Brown has the sympathy of all, and
Mrs. Browns friends sincerely hope for
her recovery in the near future.
On Thursday evening last, while Il few
of the young folks were enjoying the to-
boggan slide off the mountain, which has
a descent of 275 feet at an angle of about
sixty degrees, were just reaching the top
after slide, they were surprised to see
"Cl'icf Hole in the Blanket" who has
been summering ut Turtle Mountain,
with an iinprovised toboggan, made out
of piece of Eastwood bark, with the
rough outside peeled off. lie signified
his intentions of going down the slide.
One of the boys offered him his toboppan
but he preferred his own. The boys had
just finished icing the slide that day and
so it was a fast one. The lanterns stuck
here and there along the shoot sl,one
brightly, giving q good view when the
chief started. Over the top, and the
first ten feet passed we could hear him
catch his breath, faster. fi.ster lie goes,
when not being able to steer, lie struck
s"me snow about half way down, and
out from under him scootcd the bark,
while he sa. down OH the slippery slide
grasping with both hands for something
to stop HIM in his mad career. Down,
down he went and out beyond the flick
ering lantern lights. lie was lost in the
darkness. but with stole heroism, lie
never squealed. We followed down on
our toLoggans to see il lie was hurt. But
all he SAID was "Ugh-slde too plenty
hot, for 1ngun!" We noticed he had to
wear tlle"hole in his blanket" ut another
place to keep out the cold as he walked
away.
HAMILrON.
Miss Mable Crane left here ON Slnda,
for Grand Forks.
Tommy Wright left here Monday for
Manitoba. IIitcled.
o. II. johnson left here on Sunday for
his winter residence at Lake Charles La.
What is the matter with your IIamil.
ton correspondent? "Resume de music"
Denis Egan, Of base ball notoriety, is
now learning to catch ticks in tie tele.
graph office.
Mrs. Ross, daughter of Mrs. Crook, of
this town arrived here on Sunday from
Tacoma, w. L.
We are pleased to report that w. l..
Abrams is 80 much improved in health
us to be about the house.
Bank of Hamilton las changed hands.
1t is now controlled by, johnson. Holmes