The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-22

Wednesday and Thursday were as
pretty days as could be fixed up.
We hear that there is an effort to post
pone the term of court set for JAM 3rd.
Santa Claus will have to come on
wheels if he has heavy load this year.
The members of the w. A.P. T. will
meet wife Miss Nellie Parker Saturday
evening at 1880 O'Clock.
We learn that Dan Campbell of Car
Isle has sold his farm and belongings to
John Mccartney for 81, 00O
Grace church, Episcopal, Sunday,
December Oath, Christmas Eve, even
song and sermon 7:3O. Christmas Day,
Christmas Communion, morning $50.
The Pembina Episcopal church Sum
day school will hold their Christmas tree
in Reid Hall, St. Vincent on Christmas
Day at O'Clock. Supper, presents and
program.
the Christmas e.; }.,>:r Of the War Crv
IS artistic and is iu,! OF information as to
S'.V ton Army news. Buy copy for
yourself and to help the worthy cause it
represents
One of the ladies interested on the
phone line rings us up and says, Give
somebody a good scolding for ground
ing the line SO often" and ''that duty
is hereby performed.
A young man belonging to Calgary,
who has been working on the Reid farm
near St. Vincent, was taken to Winnipeg
hospital on Wednesday for treatment for
inflammation of the bowels.
Carl Hjarlmarson, the victim of the
charivari tragedy near Rosa Lake last
week, died on the Thursday following.
He was about IS years old and general
favorite among the young men.
The time of the Presbyterian Christ
mas entertainment is changed to Satur-
day evening, and the place is at Kittson
Hall, at 1870. They have a nice pro-
gram. Public invited. Collection.
There will be pigeon shoot at Emer-
son on Christmas day, commencing at
one O'Clock sharp. A general invitation
is extended to all lovers of the sport to
be present. Rules of the Manitoba asso-
citation will prevail.
''Santa Claus Charm" a very pretty
and musical cantata, is what the children
ofthe M. F. Sunday school will give at
Kittson Hall on Monday evening at 7:3O.
Admission for those outside of the school
is % cents.
DR.. Harris will leave after Christmas
for Chicago where he expects to take a
post graduate course in medicine. He
will be gone some time and his place
will be supplied by physician from st.
Paul.
The post office heIe has been raised to
the dignity OF presidential Office with a
salary of 81 900 year. As the advance
ment of the office is based on the bust
ness of the Office, it shows incidentally
prosperity for Penbina.
Miss Rouse, returned missionary
from China, gave very interesting talk
at the M. E. church on Friday evening.
Owing to other attractions on the same
evening the audience was not as large as
it otherwise would have been.
E.E. Sparkling was in the city this week
as representative of Santa Claus, for
the Christmas tree entertainment in Toli-
cite school house tomorrow evening.
The teacher, Miss Grace Parker, is hav-
ing the program in hand, and pleasant
time can be expected.
The bank is putting in a new furnace
The old one was quie a factor in break
ing the former bank, it used so much
coal. Agood furnace is joy forever,
bad one only tends to send men else
where to look for hot place-even to
l1ades. Mooney q Co. of Grand Forks
willhave TO help answer for the sins Of
omission and commission of the present
arrangement.