The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-03
From Tuesdays Daily.

Jas. Sturgeon of Mugford was in the
city to-day.
c. w. Benjamin Of Leroy was visitor
n town to-day.
Wheat and the thermometer seem to
have struck cold wave.
John Conrad Of Cavalieris greeting old
friends here to-day. He leaves for Glen
dive, Mont, on Thursday for the winter.
County commissioners are hard at
work to-day. They will robably check
up county officers books before they adj
journ.
"All in the Pay Streak is the title of
a drama to be given in Kittson hall, on
Thursday evening, Dec. 23rd, by local
talent, for benefit of the Catholic church.
The performers are ]. ID. Winlaw, Judson
LaMoure Jr. Geo. Douglas, w. E. Goats,
Mrs. Baldwin and Misses ,McKercher and
Moran.
Work begun this morning on the
new skating rink on the river. The
managers are rushing the work as fast
as possible and will try and have the
grand opening on Friday night. the
rink is to be 5Oxl. 0 and you can expect
some zig hockey" and Shiny" games
this winter.
The N. Y. Theatre company playing
the great Scandinavian comedy Ole Olson
Jr., will give performance in Kittson
Hall tonight The engagement was
made on short notice, and the printing
was delayed somewhere on the ROAD
hence our readers have only one days
notice. Reserved seats on saleat Shorts
Satisfactory Store. Admission rs, 3.
and So cents.
Ray and Mcleod the men who are de-
tanned in Winnipeg for extradition pro
ceedings on charge of wheat stealing
near Hamilton, wired Sheriff Truemnel
that they would return without waitin
for extradition, but when Mr.. Truemner
and Deputy Laney went after them yes
ter ay THY changed their minds and re-
fused to come. SO the sheriff will b.
compelled to take his witnesses with him
next time. @
The entertainment at the M. E. church
by Rev. E. S. Filing in behalf OF the As
bury Hospital at Minneapolis, was at
tended by large audience. Mr.. Plling
has very fine stereopticon and his ac-
count of the workings of the hospital and
the good it does was very interesting.
Asbury Hospital while owned by the
Methodists is free to all who cannot pay,
and there is no institution in the north
west that more deserves the contributions
of the public.
Some time ago a Jew pedler by the
name of John Goldstein was arrested at
Leroy for peddl,ng without license.
He was found guilty and brought to jail
here and kept twelve hours and then re-
leased on advice of the county attorney,
as the law under which he was sentenced
had been pronounced unconstitutional
Now Mr.. Go dstein with his attorney
George Bangs of Grand Forks, sues Mr..
Lynch? the complainant. Thos. Dono-
van justice of the peace, and Thos. ].
Stewart constable, for *, 866 for DANA
ges for false imprisonment, etc.
There was narrow escape from a gen.
eral confagration at Neche last night.
Wallace O'Elara who is clerking for VIM.
Crawford, attempted to light a large
lamp in the front window. The sulphur
from the end of the match broke off and
flew into the window, setting fire to some
cotton batten and other infamable ma
terial in the vicinity and in an instant the
whole thing was blazing. Fortunatel,
Mr.. Crawford has fire extinguisher and
with the assistance of one from DR.. Don
ovan's, and another from T. O'Brien's
the fire was put out without spreading t
the rest of the store. The window wa
full of goods and the loss on them is prac
tically total, and will approximate sever
al hundred dollars. Fl
4 John Lindquist, the Bohemian tina
was in Jail charged with stealing Nj
Duffy the custom officers coon ) ski
coat, took French leave last night. MI
Brown was absent at st. Joseph servin
| papers, Miss Moftst; the girl, went in t
!. get the supper dishes from the Jail, a
Il she stepped inside Lindquist, who eyi
J. IDENTIFY had been watching an opportunity
dared past her, and shot out the dool
Miss Moffat screamed to Mrs. Brow
who got to the hall just in time to hav
.. the door slammed in; her face. Mr..
!. M. O'Connor made search of the loca
. ity but could not find. the runaway
Later when Mr.. Brown returned fror
Leroy he spent the whole night betwee
; here and Emerson and found tracks ths
!. make him believe that the fellow &c
; across the line. As he speaks but littl
English it is probable that he made fc
. the Mennonite villages. f,.i.I5
From MONDAYS Daily.