The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-29
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. %, 1899
Local.

FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. %, 1899.
Local.
Court Wednesday.
Regular January meeting Of commits
Sioners next week.
New Year-New bargains-New ads.
Better see what you can save.
Episcopal services Grace church, Penn
bina, Sunday, Dec. 31st. morning 1890
evening 11:3O.
A party of young folks are invited to
enjoy themselves at the home of w.
Douglas this evening.
The little sleighing we had a few days
ago is about gone again and wheeling is
the only conveyance.
Satisfactory Shorts clothing sale only
lasts two days longer. Better avail your
self of the opportunity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Kneeshaw enter
tanned party Of young people last night
in honor OF the college" boys.
Everybody Is happy at Christmas time
but the mali clerks and express people
an.' they arc ia ,.'py When i: is over.
The "Ne-All-pull- Together" society
had d party for their Gentlemen friends
at the court house on Wednesday even
ing.
]. McCaffery and family of Carlisle will
move into the Horn residence next week.
They come here to get the benefit Of our
schools.
Christian Gunnerson, aged about Is,
died on Monday. He has been county
charge for several months. He had con-
sumption.
"Watch-night" services at the M. E.
church begin at II o'clock. There will
be no other evening service at this
church.
The regular meeting Of the city coun-
Gil which occurs on Monday, being a
holiday, will by common consent be adj
journed until the Monday night follow
ing, January Sth.
E. X. Cavileer and J. Nj. Chisholm
drove over to Emerson Christmas Day
and took hand in the pigeon shoot
Mr.. Chisholm returned with first prize
and Ned second.
The Icelandic Lutheran Sunday school
held their entertainment at the church
in South Pembina on Monday night and
had very entertaining program and an
enjoyable evening.
So far as has yet been arranged the A.
o. U. w. will install at regular meeting,
Monday, January 1st, subject to change
if ladies desire joint installation. The
D. of H. install at open meeting Jan. 10.
Manager Short reports a show "a
Trip to Africa company for Friday,
January 9TH. Company is said to be a
good one and headed by two of the
smallest picaninnies now before the
public.
J.W. Smith of St. Vincent who is
under bail for manslaughter for the kill
ing Of George Bates Of this city, has
been refused retrial by. the supreme
court and sentence will be given him
January 9th, at Hallock.
Marriage licenses were issued on De-
cember 22nd to Francis Newton Scott, of
Browns Valley, Mimi, and Annie !. Nc
I.ellan, Of Bowesmont N. D.; ION Decem-
Der 23rd, Andrew Weir, of Walhalla, N.
D., and Annie Bella Westall, Crystal,
N. d.
Midnight Mass was celebrated in the
Catholic church Christmas Eve, by Rev.
Father Lavigne. There was large at
tendance. 1t is some years since the
custom was done away with, and it re-
minded one Of by-gone days to hear the
neal Of the bells at that hour.
Tie stores, by mutual agreement of
the proprietors, will close promptly at
o'clock p. m. from the first Of January
until the first of September. This has
been The custom during late years in this |
~ and has been found TO be an excel !
lent thing for MI concerned.