The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19

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Telegraph dispatches now say that
some Of the darkeys have the messiah
cnxe and are dancing the ghost dance.
Tie subject Of a box stcial for tie
church, was discussed and it was decid.
ed to hold social about the first week in
the New Yenr at the Wexford school
house. A "big" time may be expected.
A definite date will he announced later.
Tux NJ. Z. Sunday School will hold
their annual reception to Santa Claus
and their friends OIL Christmas night,
25th. What are they going to have? Oh!
a Christmas tree or so,nething-you can
tell when the curtain rises. Fifteen
cents for one, IN cents each for a couple
is the tariff.
Yesterdays kilograms tell of a big
storm from Tennessee to New York and
West Virginia. Pittsburg was the storm
centre. Two feet of wet snow and wind
4S miles an hour. North Dakota has
never experienced pleasanter week
carpenters anu painters working out
door without gloves and in their shirt
sleeves. Come in, out of the wet and
cold.
We REGRET to learn that the boys in
their levy for firewood for their bon fires
on the ice. took ore of the principal
buildings from the lot where the New
Era offices arc situated at St. Vincent,
thus practically illustrating the saying
that "the press enlightens tho world"
But it is rather expensive enlightenment
and Bro. Deacon does his share every
week-and Notwithstanding the curta,l.
ment got out three supplements to his
last issue.
The pleasant evenings, new moon.
CLASSY ice, shiny skates, and the wearers,
male and female, make the river q
poem these times ryll!hm, water, feet,
lines, all are there and occasionally some
- versc!-tlle latter when the poei
sits right down OH the hard ice to express
himself, and mildly raves about the
twinkling stars. There is no humor in
this kind of poetry, something else is
cracked beside jokes. meantime the roll
ing Red slips placidly under the ice tc
the polar seas, with slight wrinkle o,
its brow and the little fishes below won.
der why the Sitting Bull above dom,
take an axe If he wants to get to the
water.
a long excursion train on the N. p
passed here Oil Wcdncs lay. 1t wa,
loaded with Manitobans going home to
spend Christmas with their friends in
Ontario. Sup't Michacl's car was on the
rear. Among those who joined the
train at this point were Mrs. Fclson, wht
is going to Ontario; Mr.. Edgar Lock
wood who expects to so to college al
Chicago. to take a courc in pharmacy
Hon. n. f. Nelson, who is visiting St
Paul on official business; Frank Hansen
the commercial traveller going every,
where and ID. e. Moore. of the Grafton
National Bank, who came up To inter
view the register of deeds between
trains.
MIR. JAS LASGToN, member of the i'm.
migration bureau Of the Red River Val.
icy, has returned from Grand Forks and
reports neutrality-suspicious. finely. lie
has been soliciting subscriptions in this
county for tue expenses of advertising
and booming our Red River Valley, and
more especially Pembina county. the
banner county of North Dakota. lie
has secured subscriptions amounting to
$6ID, which will be used in setting forth
the advantages of settlement and the
forming of business enterprises in the
Red River Valley, and f,r the purpose
uf sending agents to Canada and the east
to induce intending engrants to locate
here. MIR. Langtnm goes To Grand Forks
in few days I" attend IL special meeting
of the immigration bureau. Mr.. Lang.
ton has received several letters from "a.
na'la, asking for information regarding
our country, what in,lucelnent this coul,.
try can offer to intending settlers, and re.
guessing general information regarding
the bonanza wheat belt of the world
People intending to leave the east, can
do no better than to come to Red River
Valley, to open up new homes and
till the rich. black loan, that alone pro.
duces No. hard wheat.
Tho Luck of It.
'Some folks say there is nothing in
luck, but think there is" said one OF
our old citizens, the other night. "Along
back in rs owned IL piece of Sioux
scrip that cost me $50-I knew Of a dcs-
irnble quarter section OH which it could
be placed, but as had made up my
mind to take my chances in Pembina, l
kept the scrip and advised one of my
acquaintances to file OH the quarter Sec
ton. He demurred, saving he wouldn't
give mtnth's salary for all the land in
the Dakotas. gave him good talking
too andihe finally took up the land. and
went to live OH it after fashion. After
proving up OH it. he formed Il partner
ship with another young man. exclans-
ing half interest in the land for half