The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-22
From Mondays Daily.

QUITE nice little shower Just before
daylight this morning.
]. ]. DoRMER and family left to-day for
their new home at Morden, Man.
RAouL Branchaud was over from
Cavalier yesterday to see his folks.
w. F.. GRILL and vile of Hamilton ex-
pect to leave for California this week tor
the winter.
] H. ANDERSON came over from St.
Thomas to visit with his family here ov-
err SUNDAY.
OLE PA.soN, Chas. Johnson and G..
Gudmanson went to Hallock aWheel
yesterday. j.
A. H. ANDERSON, who catches the
shadow while you wait, is in his studio
until tomorrow.
H. E. DlEMER the elevator man went
to Drayton yesterday. 1t is nobody's
business who he went to see.
JOHN R. CLARKE, who is to lecture
here week from tomorrow, is. to occupy
the M. E. pulpit next Sunday evening.
The Red river is somewhat higher
than the average at this time of year.
The freeze up usually occurs about Nov.
18th.
CHARLES Atkinson was to have ship
ped three carloads of cattle yesterday,
but could not get cars; he will ship them
tomorrow.
DAVID BEST has card in the Chrome.
type offering himself as an independent
candidate. His motto is economy of
public funds. =
THOMAS Roadhouse has leased his
farm near the Geroux bridge and has
moved to town and is, occupying the
Presbyterian manse.
A MAN hired team at one of the Bath
gate livery stables on Saturday and has
not come back and the owner ofthe team
is looking for him.
DIR. E. d, BOOKER and wife leave for
their Virginia home tomorrow to spend
he winter. The DR.. will rent his house
,ere. See adv.
LEON Graveline and wife, Of Hallock,
! .assed through here yesterday on their
vay to Letellier, Man., to visit his BROTH
eIwho is general merchant there.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. O'Connor return
I'd from ST. Thomas this morning, where
hey had been in attendance at the fun
.ral of a child of John M. O'Connor.
THE M. E.. church was so full last
evening that additional seats had to be
brought in to accommodate the congrega-
ton. There were no services at the 9TH
er churches.
JIMMY PARKER, who was badly burned
on Friday by a coal oil explosion at
Shorts furnace, passed bad day yester-
day but is better this morning. -
SEVENTEEN carloads of Canadian cat
tie came over the N. p. yesterday. On
eight Of the cars the duty war 81, e42;
twenty per cent of their value. But ac-
cording to the free-trade theory we pay
the duty.
JAMES Kneeshaw came in this morn
ing from the twin cities with car load
Of buggies, phatons and horses. Among
the horses are five Shetland ponies. We
suppose all this means pretty fine out
fit for the new livery stable.
THE Catholic fair at Neche last week,
according to the Chronotype, was grand
success, and netted the church nearly
s, 900. The voting contest was very
spirited and well patronized. Miss Te-
resa Halloran, formerly of the register
Of deeds Office here, was victor in the
gold watch contest.
JAMES A. Thompson and family leave
tomorrow for Galesburg, ILL.,, where they
will make their future home. Mr.. Thomp-
son has been SO long at Fort Penn
Dina, in one capacity or another, and for
the last two years serving as custodian,
that it will seem like the last link gone
which connected this city with the mil
itary post. Many friends will wish Nj.
Thompson good luck in his new home,
and most of them think that he will
come back again soon. Ora cCumber
takes the place vacated by Mr.. Thomp-
son. .'s4
A BRAKEsMAN named Steven who us.
ed to run into St. Vincent, got his hand
cut off under the wheels Of moving
freight train, he tried to board at Crooks
ton last week. His scalp was also torn
badly by bolt as he tried to raise his
head when under the train.
LAST Friday there was an inch Of snow
fell at Tower City, and along the main
line Of the N. P. At the same time the
heat at Chicago and other eastern cities
was unprecede Tented for the season. Here
the snow crystals werejust noticeable as
they dropped on some dark substance.
The extremes of weather for 1891, have
certainly been remarkable ever since the
year began I. q. 81. + q