The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-05
from Saturday Daily.

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IT began to rain this morning just like
it meant to last all day, ifEot longer.
Mrs. Allen Carter and son are visitors
in town from Londonderry, NOVA Scotia.
S. E. THOMPSON of the Hallock En-
terprise is in the city and will spend Sum
pay with his folks.
COMMUNION and confirmation services
at the Icelandic Lutheran church tomor-
row at O'Clock. Rev. ]. A; Sigurdsson,
pastor. y
ACCORDING to all accounts Pembina
is dry town. A state of things that
some old timers never could have be-
lieved possible.
REV. w. A. Baker Of Forest River
came in on the N. P. to-day, and will as.
sist in the services in the M. E. church
tomorrow evening. ,l$.
The Emerson Journal says that there
are no good tenement houses. to be rent
ed in that town, which sounds different
from the used to be. 2s
LANDLORD O'Hara came down from
Neche yesterday and spent last night at
the bedside OF his brother Charles whom
we are pleased to report much improved.
WILL Johnson who has been away
threshing says some one broke into his
residence during his absence and took a
quantity of potatoes and household ar.
ticies.
Miss Kate McHaffie, sister of Rev. w.
P. McHaffie late Methodist minister at
Emerson, was married Oct. 22nd, to John
M. Oke, prosperous farmer of Boisse-
vain, Man.
The city was in darkness last night on
account OF the dynamo getting out Of
order. Mr.. Russell says he has things
fixed up pretty well, but advises custom
ers to keep their lamps in readiness.
A DELEGATION of citizens from Kit.
son county took the N. P. for Winnipeg
to-day. They were delegates represent
ing the Swedish Lutheran church to at
tend a conference at Winnipeg that con-
venes next Monday. Several ladies were
in the party.
N. JACOBSON, of the Norman house.
has purchased the old Grand Pacific
property, between the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific tracks, on Sixth
street, from ]. A. Delaney. Mr.. Jacob
son intends placing new foundation
under the building and otherwise i'm
proving the structure so as to make it
habitable.-Grafton Record.
VIII RouNKE, the well known con-
tractor, leaves in a few days for the Klon-
dixie. He is said to have received the
position of manager ola San Francisco
syndicate who are to operate on an ex-
tensive scale in the Yukon next season.
"A few friends of the general Winnipepper
intend giving him a send-off on Saturday
night. Winnipeg Free Press.
ABOUT twenty from Pembina went out
to the Geroux bridge school house last
evening to take in the box-social gotten
up by Miss Fitzmauris, the teacher. A
miscellaneous program was rendered
after which the sale Of the boxes follow
ed. The total receipts Of the. evening
were. twenty-five dollars, which amount
is to be expended in maps and other
school supplies.
A ELEyEN-year-old boy of Presiding
Elder Withem of the Fargo district, took
a.notion he wanted to visit his grandma
in Cleveland, Ohio, the other day, and
he boarded a Car loaded with cattle and
got as far as the stock yards in st. Paul,
where he was picked up by the police.
He didn't have a cent and had had moth.
ing to eat since he left home. After he
got his appetite satisfied he insisted on
proceeding on his journey. :.
AT meeting held in the city hall last
ed. The following officers were elected;
assistant chief; w. w. Felson, secretary;
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