The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-29

The Christmas entertainments of the
Presbyterian and M. E. Sunday schools
occurred on Saturday and Mondav even
ings as per announcement and each had
a hall full Of folks as spectators. Penn
bina children have long been noted for
their splendid entertainments Of this kind
and they were up to grade this time as
usual. A bountiful supply of Santa
Claus goods made the children and some
of the grown folks happy. The pro-
grams in either case are too long for
repetition in our columns, but we must
not omit the unique and beautiful scene
OF Santa Claus regions put on by w. c.
Short in the last scene of the NJ. E.
entertainment. With the help of some
green calico, stripped and festooned and
some colored electric light globes, there
was scene that would have appeared
well even in a4irst,clsss theatre.
DR.. Charles B. Harris, who has been
the local physician in this locality for
seventeen years, with only the brietest
vacations, has decided to spend the rest
Of the winter in Chicago or other large
city, taking. post graduate course in
order to be up to date in medicine and
surgery. Everybody in this locality,
while they regret to see him go, will
wish him much pleasure and profit in his
trip and safe and quick return. Few
physicians have so greatly the entire
confidence in their skill and ability, of
the whole people as has DR.. Harris. He
has earned it by the most assduous care
and kindness. Except when absent at
the bedside of his patients, we always
knew where to find the Doctor. He was
always within call and ready for quick
response without reference to weather,
time or prospect of pay. And to most,
his visits were those of a friend as we'll
as physician. No one ever complained
because of DR.. Harris neglect, and hum
dreds are sure that quick relief or even
life itself has been the result Of his I'M
renting care in serious cases. DIR.
Harris leaves in charge of his practice
DR.. ]. ]. Plat of St. Paul, who comes
we'll recommended and whose appear
ance is progressing. We give him
welcome and hope his stay among us
will be pleasant. DR.. Harris leaves to-
day.
Evidence in the case of Henry McGuin
VS.. ]. LaMoure s. Co. was taken at
Neche last week before Judge Sauter at
Justice Murphy's Office. The testimony
disclosed that McGuin decided his farm
at Walhalla to ]. LaMoure & Co. on ac-
count of store debt. That McGuin was
to have the farm back if he paid the debt
at a certain time. This he failed to do.
He held the land in the meantime as
renter on crop shares. Now he sues to
have the farm decided back to him.
Trust deeds are curious things. In
law they don't seem to be quite as good
as a straight mortgage, because there is
such thing as legal method Of fore
closing mortgage and time ofredemp-
ton. While a trust deed seems to be
regular transfer, yet it seems as though
by law it can be attacked at almost any
time thereafter. In fact about the only
way to get clear title to land under a
trust" deed or Contract for deed" the
conditions of which are broken, is by
action in court. We make these remarks
not as an attorney, or with any reference
to the merits of either party in the Nc
Guin VS.. LaMoure case, but on account
of some personal experience during the
last year, and the further fact that trust
deeds and contracts for DEEDS are
very common and very often broken,
and thus become common matters of
litigation.