The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-03-01


churce, toilette, Friday evening, March
9Th. Refreshments will be served anc
an excellent program is beins prepared
Admission so cents. Proceeds to be
used for the benefit Of the church.
Archie Buie, the Pembina hotel man,
came over last week by way OF Walhalla
to greet a number of our old pioneers,
and incidentally attended to court mat.
tiers. His stay here was short but he is
always welcome.-Langdon Democrat.
A party of friends and neighbors sal
down to tea with Judge and Mrs. w. ].
Kneeshaw on Saturday and spent very
pleasant evening. The judge is absent
SO much now days that such a reunion
was especially pleasant to the guests.
Rev. ]. A. Sigurdsson has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the Icelandic
Lutheran congregation here, to take
effect in the near future, and has received
the consent of the congregation. This
announcement will be read with regret
by many friends of Mr.. Sigurdsson.
Everybody has word of praise for
Judge Kneeshaw. Many who opposed
him in the election are now freely ex-
pressing themselves in admiration of the
prompt, impartial and businesslike man.
ner in which he conducts the business OIL
the court.-Milton Globe.
The warden of the state penitentiary al
Bismarck has sent out circulars and price
lists for binding Irvine. The prices this
Season to be from TX cents to 9H cents
for MANILA in car lots and half cen,
higher for less quantities. Samples, cir.
culars and terms will be sent on applica
ton to the warden at Bismarck.
We learn that Siguuon Johannesson,
an extensive farmer near Eyford, dice
on Monday. He was aged about 81
Years. He was married about two years
ago to Mrs. Christianson who lived neal
this city, and who has relatives here
Johan Hannesson and some other friend:
from the coulee have gone to attend the
funeral.
Died.-At his fathers residence ii
Kensington township on "Wednesday
evening, Feb. 9th, Willie Mckay, eldes
son of Rev. D. G. Mckay, aged II years
4 months and Is days. Deceased has
been i'll with Bright's disease for severa
months.-Park River Gazette. Mr.. Nc
Kay was formerly pastor of the Pres
byterian church in this city.
The total collections of the count,
treasurer for the tax year of 1900 up te
January 31st approximates s113, 900, O
which 1913, 600 were regular taxes, 2,OO(
school land money and $500 redemp
ton. This is about $1,000 better thar
last year at the same time-and yet Penn
bina county had nearly failure of crop!
last season..
"Ormson & Holm successors to T. L
Price" is the way that one of the trade
Journals has it. Of course it is mistak,
arising from joke. In some cases sucl
announcement might make serious trou
bic, but with Mr.. Price it will cut n,
Especial figure. Mr.. Price has no sue
cessors and is still doing business at tn
old stand as per his advertisement ii
this issue.
Railway matters and the government
railway deal have been the chief topic g
conversation during the past week. TIL
: theory is expressed here that the Grea
Northern, having secured running pow
ers over the present Northern Pacif
system in Manitoba, will build a sho,
line connecting st. Vincent with Emel
son, to run over the bridge at this poin
and thus give the Great Northern syster
} an Gentry into Winnipeg. Emerson Jou,
nal.
The Kittson County Agricultural Sc
ciety is trying to arrange for meetin
of officers of respective associations t
organize racing circuit comprising tn
towns of Hamilton, N. D.. Hallocl
Warren, Crookston, Ada and Fosstor
Crookston is suggested as the centr;
point to meet, and the officers Of the r.
lspective associations should take til
matter up and see that the organizatio
is effected. It will be step id the rigi
direction and would benefit all oonceri
lied. Further particulars will be publlshe
in later issue. - allock News.
Il Marriage Licenses.
" Reinholt Unke Of Hensel, to Clai
steinke of Glasston.