The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-03

A NUMBER of people spent q pleasant
evening at L. E. Booker's Wednesday
evening.
COLLECTOR Nelson and VIM. Fowler
have been suffering severely this week
with something very similar to Ia grippe.
JUDGE E. A. Armstrong, who was pros
terated with sudden and severe illness
last week, is better and able to be about
this week.
SEEMS odd to see our neighbors from
the western and southern part of the
county GINNING to the county seat on
wheels. while We have had good sleigh.
,ng for six weeks.
THE question of the letter writer:
"How best to fix the 1889 to make it
look like 1892" The neatest way is to
erase the first, change the next s into
l and annex a cipher.
A LARGE number Of Dakota politicians
went clear to st. Paul last week to vel.
come Senator Pierce home from Wash.
ington. We judge that they were seek
ing his judgment in reference to some
matter of appointment.
TIE Pembina tobogRan slide is in sue.
cessful operation, and was gotten up by
subscription collected from the generous
people of the city of Pembina. A small
fee Of Is cents is charged every evening.
to detray running expenses. or the sea-
sons privileges can be bought for the
sum of two dollars. Editors free and
Clergy at half rates. Postmaster Cavi-
ieer. the hest all around sportsman in
North Dakota, and the sporting editor
Of the PIONEER EXPRESS, Mr.. Thompson,
were the pushers in the enterprise. and
they look perfectly lovely in their gay
tOboggan suits. The slide is the safest
in America. P.S. From the foregoing
it is evident that the dove Of reace has
gathered beneath her wings the tohoggan
directors and Era ollice.-New Era.
Mr.. L. K. Armstrong, having sold his
business and property it, 3a,hgate,
leaves this week for the Pacific coast to
seek new location. MIR. Armstrong
has been one of Batl,gste's most popular
business men since there WAS Bath.
gate ard his removal will I've regretted
Ivy the citizens OF that town and vicinity.
The republican party Of this county will
miss one of it's hardest and most unsel-
fish workers. As secretary of the Re-
publican League, lie did much to secure
the victory last fall and WAS doing much
to keep up the organization at the pres
ent tune. He is a young man Of excel
lent moral aud businers habits. and we
are sure to hear Of his success in the fl,.
ture, no matter where he casts his lot,
and full measure of success we heartily
wish him.
A COUPLE OF weeks before Christmas
our reporter mentioned that things were
running along SO smoothly that it was
hard to get items to fill the local page.
Some exchanges, in noticing this state
ment, assumed that We meant business
was dull. Not 80 brethren, business may
he booming, but the various incidents.
which makes local page interesting
may for that very reason be lacking
Such items az law snitr, fights, fires,
scan,lels, drunEs. divorces, are not nearly
SO apt to occur when people are attend
ing to tl,eir business, and have business
to attend to. In the social line items are
also scarce, two weeks before the holi-
days, lovers wait-and even death seems
to linger, in view of the Christmas gath
eiings and merry markings. You see
it is the interruptions to the regular
course of events that make interesting
items-itis no news to chronicle that the
Red river flows nortl,warl, but If il
should dry up, flow over it's banks. he
bridged or be damned, then We have
something new to talk about, and 10
print.
BRIEFS: J. A. Widtlis, operator here
over six months past, left Tuesday
for Winnipeg where lie will occupy
position in the chief ,lispatcher's office.
Mr.. Widdis has many friends in Pembi-
ma who wish him success. Succeeding
Mr.. Widdis is Mr.. McFailen, for many
years operator ut st. Vincent.........H. r.
Vaughn went to Winnipeg and Selkirk
Tuesday on business. iss Fannie
Collins, daughter of Conductor Collins,
of Detroit, MIMI. is visiting at Mr.. Nix
on's.".....Joscph Travis left Saturday for
Grand Forks after a pleasant holidays
visit in this city......Joe DuCl,amp, came
down from Olga Saturday and remained
in town over night.......T. b. Whitaker,
representing the Manufacturing Syndi-
cate Of Minneapolis, formerly OF the firm
Of Wilbur & Whitaker, OF Batigate, wns
in the city Sa:urlay.........Mr.a and Mrs.
Ca'ienhea'i Of Norris. Man., are visiting
at II. W. Purdy's......Miss Nellie Vaughn
left Sunday for IIamline University, Min.
neapplis, to enter upon university
course. She WIS accompanied as far a.
Grand Forks. by her mother and Mrs.
j. II. Abrams. As the train from the
south was late. a number of her friends
accompanied her as far as Bowesmont,
where the other train WAS met. Miss
Nellie is u popular young lady who
will occupy front place at liamline, 80.
clally as well as otherwise ........M Misses
Nina and May Nixon are home from st.
Mary's for the HOLIDAYS. They return.
ed yesterday .........Mrs. Charles AMI
Miss Cavileer let Friday for two
months visit to St. Paul and Minneapo.
lis ..."D. Buck Of Alugford. was in the
city Saturday .""."r. J. Lemon came
down from St. Thomas Tuesday.....Mr.
and Mrs. Latimer of Winnipeg, are visit
ing at H. W. Purdy's........W. ]. Knee.
shaw was at Grand Forks last week.....
Miss Cora Gilbert is visiting at st. Thorn.
as with MIR. and Mrs. H. u Borden......
A. McBain Of Cavalier. was in the city
couple OF days this week. Sergeant
Whyte of TT. PemDina, was guest of
the Times man at st. Thomas last Satur-
day."".Geo. West was in in the city Sat-
urday settling up probate business. ........
Mrs. II. Stain Of Minot, arrived in town