The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-25


the city ON an important mission, hav.
ing been sent to attend some legal mat.
tiers in connection with Matchmaking
case, in which an ex-resident of Portage
Ia Prairie figures as an alleged blackmail.
er, aud in which DR.. R. q. Montgomery,
of Grafton, is the victim. The x.Por.
tager cast some aspersions OH the doctors
marital affairs, having stated that the
doctor had not been divorced from his
first wife, or something to that effect.
Judge Yorkey has taken out warrants
here in order to give the doctor an op.
portunity to prove before the courts that
he is legally married to his present wife.
Winnipeg Free Press.
THE young folks dancing party ar.
ranged for Wednesday evening. was
postponed until this friday evening in
kittson Hall. This is gotten up xpress.
ly for the young folks, under twenty
years Of age and US young as care to come
It will be remembered that two year.
ago one of these parties vas held and was
u complete success. Dancing will com.
mence at eight o'clock sharp. Professor
Juliot will furnish muisc on the harp.
Ladies' that have a spare piece Of cake At
home are asked to bring it along and the
gentlemen will furnish the rest of the
refreshments. z. S.-The older ones
will have opportunities to dance once in
Il while, while the others are resting
themselves.
SUNDAY night, neIr Mekinock, freight
train No, Sc of the n. L. with Conductor
Decker in charge, met with queer nc.
cident. An air pipe connecting the al,
breaks burst and instantly set the
breaks OH about half the cars in front, all
of which instantly stopped. Those in the
rear having nothing to decrease then
momentum, dashed ahead, some Of
them nearly leaving the rail and doing
considerable damage. The engine wat
also brought to standstill, its driv.
wheels whi,ling round, grinding sparkle
from the rails underneath. hut the en-.
gineer shut of steam and avoided se,i.
GUS damage from that quarter, further
than n heavy strain and jar, which
threw the fireman from the cali. the
trainhan,ls riding in the cabo0se were
badly shaken hut not seriously hurt
Grand Forks Herald.
Joe Bouvette left 4 pair Of shoes to be
melslc.l with MessIs. Fry and Hunting
our city slocmakcrs. Thus far their tale,
agree, from thence forwa the tales are
parted, forked tails SO to speak. Messrs
Hunting and Fry say that Joe's sl,oel
were nen'le,l, that lie called for them
paid his bill Of 20 cents anil took their
away. Joe said that when lie called fo
them, they told him that he had alread,
got them at a previous visit, which l,t
denies. Joo offered to compromise fo
half the value Of tile shoes which, cos
four dollars, hut the shoemakcrs woult
not. So the case came up before Justic.
Aylen on Wednesday. Messrs. Fry ant
Hunting had no legal representative
while joe retained the rising young Mt
torneys Messrs. BryjolfsDn and Laxdal
and under the powers of their keen lega
acumen and the brilliancy Of their flow
ing eloquence ofcou,se Joe got judgment
but it is still al open question as TO wllt
has the shoes. 1t is said that the Ill
preme court will yet have TO decide OF
their case owing to the necessity of hay
ing clear understanding" of the Law
governing shoemaker shops.
BRlErs:-Abraham Almas, of Drayton
was pleasant caller OH Monday ......W
Patmore another Draytonite was visitor
OH Tuesday......W. J. Kneesllaw took
business trip to the 800" this week
lie took Jimmy as far as St. Paul, anC
the pony takes a weeks vacation.......
ID. Stack, Esq, of the firm Of J. ID. e. G.
ID. Stack, attorneys at law. of Bathgate
was doing business at the Court House
OH Wednestlay...."Alex. Morrison, o.
Bathgate came in OH Saturday and made
us pleasant call......Jesse II. Wright
Of Batllgate, was in the city OH Wednes.
days. W. Prescott, of Cavalier, came
in to see us OH business and pleaure OF,
Welnesday.....Thos. II. Pollard, from
near Leroy, r. O.. was in the city on Sat,
ur'lay and dropped in to see the PloHgEr
EXPRESS folks...".Jas. McDougalI, of Le-
roy, was also a visitor ut Pembina last
Saturday..". "Talkative Cole" the insur.
ance man was in town this week and did
considerable business. He got 80 in.
terested IN his work that he nearly
missed the train OH Thurslay.....Dr. A.
NJ. lelmer, of Milwaukee, registered ut
the Winchester Oh suntlay.......J. p.
D!csey and MIR. and Mrs. Ii. e. hickey,
of Hamilton. were over for a drive on
sunday.....W. A. Murphy and p. Burns,
of Nccle, were in the city for short
time OH Sunday......Glua the
Neclc real estate man came to the coun-
ty seat OH Tuesday.....D. d. McInncs. of
Crystal, was in the city OIL Sunday .....N.
A. Trenholme. of Bathgate, was in town
this week......Joe DuChamp, of Olga.
came in this week and told us the how Of
the "late unpleasantness" in Cavalier Go.
......Nicliolas jacobson, of Hallson, our
in former days was visiting
lis possessions III this city this week......
Rev. John Scott went home from the
Hamilton Presbytery by the way of
Pembina on Thursday. MFRS. Duprey
formerly Mrs. Colombo was shaking
hands with old friends in this city on
Chisholm. of Hamilton,
was q visitor to the city the first OF the
week.
Fire Protection.
1t is stated that the Northern Pacific
and Manitoba Railroad has offered to al
low the city to connect with their new
water main at the mill. 80 to bring water
along Cavilecr street to the main bust.
ness block, connecting there with Ivy.
drants at the corners of the block.