The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-12-01

banking OuSiHeSS,
account.
ChaS Atkinson will have carload of
good heavy horses about the 18th of
this month.
The Presbyterian church at Backoo
was dedicated last Sunday with appro-
pirate services.
The clear and cold but pleasant wealth.
er has brought many country people to
town this week and trade has been brisk
i'll the business places.
Did you ever notice that girls never
kiss each other when there are no men
around?-Plaindealer. We must answer
no, and also express our establishment
as to how the Plaindealer fellow could
when no man was around"
Last Saturday was an awful day on
the New England coast. At least 40
vessels were wrecked and many lives
lost. Among other casualties was the
total loss of the steamer Portland with
passengers and crew, aggregating one
hundred in number, on Cape Cod.
The carpenter work on the new rink
is completed and arrangements are being
made for flooding and freezing. S. R.
Morrhead has taken charge as manager,
and having had experience in this line
and being personally popular, will doubt
less give good satisfaction to all in
terested.
I w. ]. Kneeshaw, went to Winnipeg on
Tuesday in response to a telegram in
forming him of the death of Mrs. Dick,
!, wife of David Dick, formerly sheriff, and
for many years resident of this city.
Mrs. Dick was the grandmother of Mrs.
&c. A. Holbrook Of Cavalier. Many old
acquaintance and friends in this county
will sympathise with the mourning rela-
:tives.
w. c. Short has put an acetyline gas
plant in his store, and with % burners
! makes fine illumination. 1t begins to
look as if acetyline was the coming light
of small towns. Unless electricity can
be made cheaper acetyline is bound to
displace it. For cleanliness safety, conve-
nience nothing is better than electricity,
but the cost is too great when compared
with kerosene or acetyline. G. A. Nc
Crea, of Drayton, put in the plant.
After about three adiournments on
account Of the weather the toilette Meth
odists succeeded in holding social OIL
Monday evening, though it again STORM
ed all the afternoon and threatened a
blizzard and thus caused many to re-
main at home owing to the expectation
Of another adjournment. The social
was held in the hew church though yet
not finished. A large number of Penn
bina people were present and with the
Short Orchestra and individual selections
furnished pleasing program. Mr.. Chas.
Full auctioned off number of articles
made by the ladies aid and helped to
thus swell the proceeds. The ladies of
toilette, always famous for good cheer,
did not go back on their record. A
pleasant moonlight night having succeed
ed the afternoon storm made the sleigh
ridea pleasure. Proceeds were about
forty dollars.
| The Merchants Bank Of Pembina is the
title of the new bank which has already
gotten its charter and which expects to
open for business next week. The Off
GERS are H. L. Crandell, president; ]. M.
Chisholm, vice president; T. L. Price,
director and H. c. Carr, cashier. The
financial backing of the new bank is all
that could be desired. Messrs. CHS.
holm and Price are we'll known as SUBJ
stantial business men, while Mr.. Gran.
dell through his connection with the
First Bank of Drayton of which he is
cashier has connection with eastern
capital of which he can avail himself to
lany reasonable extent required by the
business. 1t is not necessary to say that
every business man in Pembina will well
come the new institution as a matter OF
business convenience and advantage.
On the other hand no better point fol
Legitimate banking was open for occupa.
ton than right here at Pembina. Mr..
Carr who has been deputy register Of
deeds for two years has already had
some experience in the banking business
at Crystal and elsewhere, and is well
equipped by business experience and edu.
cation to take good care of the new bank
and its customers.
Colt Estraycd.
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