The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-07
The Masquerade.

took photo oft.
The Masquerade.
Tic carnival at the skating rink on
Wednesday evening wasa great success IN
every respect. There was large turnout
of masks and the crowd of spectators
was SO large tl:at they enroacl,ed upon
the ice. The Pembina Cornet band dis.
coursed elegant music and the whirllne
circle ofswiftly movings and gaily dressed
skaters, as they kept time to the sweet
strains, was like an aurora borealis in the
northern sky. Among 30 many beauti.
full and unique characters it is difficult to
make special menti"n Of the best, as il
depended very much on the point oil
view as to what lersonifications most
strongly struck the eve. and we mention
u few, more as types of the whole, than
because they we're SO much better than
others.
Asa local hit Amos Purdys costume
was easily recognizable. Miss Stewart
Thompson took the palm as the most
graceful lady skater and not few Of the
y''ung gentlemen tried to f,rt with Miss
Ernest Brancl,aud even after she un.
masked. Some young gentlemen dis.
guised themselves thoroughly by simply
putting OIL a new nose. and in some cases
the change seemed to he 60 much for the
better that their friends advised them ID
keep them on always. Among the striking
costume were those of Miss Annie Nelson,
Miss Maggie Hsight. Miss Bessie Trey.
awny, Miss Maggie McIpnis. aud Miss
Gertie Kemp. Mrs. W. ]. Kneeshaw
made very demure sort of nun, while
the old lady that usually acts as jailor at
the court house was an l,nmensity, oil
Of her. Among the young gentlemen
Harry Treglawny with his bright colored
br'gard suit was conspicuous figure. OF
course MIR. McGinty was there, as we'll az
Jews and Gentiles and people of various
colors, even the devil. Mayo Ashley ap.
peareG also The PIONEER ExrR Ess was
suited by Miss Bunny O'Hara. But the
big thing OF the evening, was the produc-
'i"n Of the elepl,ant on skates, driven by
his Turkish master Wilbur SHORTY to the
great amusement Of the crowd big ana
little. Last ami probably least, in size, was
little old gentleman with a swallow
tailed black suit stovepipe hat. and cane,
and who dressed in ordinary clothes
says his name is Fred Ryan. We have
not tiled to mention even all who deserve
mention and would not probably succeed
if we had tried, but will say that the cos.
tunes nearly all showed ingenuity and
taste and the wearcrs Ivy their behavior
all showed their good manners, and
Manager Ashley is to be congratulated
at the success of his masquerade carni.
val.
BEIErs:-F. d. Harrison left last week
for st. Paul, OH business and before re-.
turning Intends to 70 east to SEQ his moth.
e. VII" is very ill....."..S. D. Bostw wick
and wife of Hatl,pate, visited at Prof
rnhis last Sumlay.........Wm Hunter,
the g"M lMking and popular wheat
bnsrr, II SHIRT time ayr Of Prlnl,ina, but
M" Of Voss. Walsh county, came up
saturday ami sp-"t Sunday with friends
......J'@. EAinx left "ues.iay for Ontario.
I" keep lis vile company. He
will l,r gone about three months. .......
John + Mayer was in the city this week.
not c'nrting nut on other business. {. -. Ole
E Ole, merchant and post master at
Mountain WIS the city the first Of
the week. Mr.. Ole is one of the stauncl,
republicans ofti,e Mountain district. and
is capable tn handle Uncle SANS mail. =.
DR.. Muir, and J. NJ. Chisholm of Hamil-
ton. gave usa pleasant call on Tuesday.
......Jas Baker. Of Ernest neighborhood
called Wednesday with Ills annual con-
tribution.....H. Charlton is back from
st Paul......N. Jacobson our old time
shoemaker was in the city counting this
week......Thos. Halderson, of Mountain,
was one Of the many, callers Wednesday
......Jas. McGurran came in to read the
daily news while looking around the
city and court room. Last year he had
a case OIL the calendar. Mr.. McGurran
says lie is more comfortable without such
business ............ Attorney John C. Mar.
shall aud Register Of Deeds P. X. Haul
gen, of Cavalier county, are courtiers.....
Henry Baldwin some years ago q resi-
dent of this city, but now post master at
Park RIVER, was tn the city couple of
days this week.....Jas. Robertson, Of
Drayton, was lucky enough to be ex-
cused from the grand jury.........John
Bechtel has been in town this week, not
on court business but to see if every
thing was going all right.....Prof. Bishop
of the Plaindealer, came down Wednes.
day to see if the commissioners were not |
in need of something in his line. He
returned yesterday......Mrs. Geo. Pro-
ctor has been down with the grip, quite
sick but is last improving.....D. ]. Lax.
dial and E. X. Cavileer, went to Winni-
peg Wednesday, to be absent until Sun.
day......Rev. q. II. TreglaWny returned |
from his two weeks trip to Brainerd,
Fargo, Casselton and Bislnark Tuesday.
He reports u pleasant trip...... Hon. E. H.