The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-09

! Pembina lodge, A. F. and A. NJ,
elected the following officers last Friday:
Robert Morrison, w. NJ; T. L. Price, S.
w.; George Liebinger, ]. W.; w. w.
Felson, Sec'y.; E. M. Nixon, Treas.
Pembiha county gives Kneeshaw 912
majority and Cavalier $50. With four
small places to hear from in Walsh
county will leave Kneeshaw with a
majority of 200 or 300 in the district.
The hunting party left for Fort Buford
to hunt. Judson LaMoure, E. K. Cavil-
Ger, G. G. Thompson, T. R. Shaw, F. A.
Hart and H. D. Mckay composed the
party from here. They expect to kill
'steen hundred or less deer.
The gasoline launch has been hauled
up and housed for the winter. The low
water Of the river in the early summer
stopped navigation, but the high water Of
the fall made boating very enjoyable on
pleasant days.
]. M. Chisolm arrived home on Tues
day in time to vote: He is confined to
the house. but. only because of the
doctors orders. He is improving rapid
ly, and since hearing the returns is feel
ing quite comfortable, thank you'll and
doubtless would like us to say so to his
numerous friends.
There has been considerable typhoid
across on st. Vincent side this fall, and.
DR.. Harris has been kept pretty busy
there. Only one case has proved fatal,
that of Mr.. VIM. Edkins, and the rest are
reported as improving. Mr.. Edkins was
one of St. Vincent's most pushing and
prosperous business men and was an
early settler. He will be much missed in
that community.
The Presbyterian supper and social on
Thursday evening was very successful
from every point of view. Nearly two
hundred people took supper and enjoyed
the program, while the added proceeds
of articles sold made the entire receipts
nearly $50, which considering the hard
times is the criterion of the success which
crowned the labors of the ladies.
The public have right to tender their
warm thanks, and doubtless do, to the
Northwestern Telephone Company When
they learn that they enjoyed the free use
Of the telephone system on Tuesday
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N,re the recipients OF a collection in the
various towns for their personal services
but the company gave the use OF the
lines. The service was remarkably quick
and satisfactory, much quicker as to the
county than ever before, and this paper
is particularly obliged for many especial
favors.
The Companion calendar is an exquis.
lite panel picture of 1.-The Puritan Maid"
from an original painting by Mr.. ]. Paul
Selinger. The beautiful face is set in a
golden oval, and surrounded by a charm
ing border Of roses. The lower half of
the panel shows twelve vignettes, one for
each month; and here also roses form
the background. The reproduction Of
the artists work-in II colors and en-
bossed in gold-is the very acme of
photography. In shape and design this
calender is novelty. 1t is panel-shaped,
twenty-six inches in length, and both in
drawing and coloring surpasses even the
famous Companion calenders of 1899 and
1900. This calender is designed, copy
rghted and published exclusively by
The Youths Companion. The price
is 80 cents, but it will be given to all new
subscribers for 1901, and to all old SUBJ
scribers who renew and pay their SUBJ
scriptions for 1901.
Canadian Elections.
The Laurier government has been sus-
tanned throughout Canada. Although it
has met with severe losses in Ontario,
probably no government in the history
Of Canada ever succeeded in electing the
members of its ministry SO unanimously
and in so completely overwhelming the
leaders IF fhe onnoc;tior