The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-27

to you than any one else, and there's
The pure food law goes into effec
January 1st. The law is more genera
than specific but covers all adulteration:
or deceits. 1t is made the duty of thu
states attorney to prosecute violations o
the law, but no special officer is ap
pointed to enforce its provisions.
The Foot Ball Ball at Kittson Hal
promises to be swell affair. The date
has been changed to New Years Eve
Invitation will be sent out to-day and TO-
morrow. Tickets S1OO including refresh
ments. Proceeds to pay expenses O
High School foot ball team. They ought
to be well patronized.
E. Munger, who took the market re
port for the Van Dusen-Harrington Co.
OF Grand Forks, till the offices of thai
company were closed few days. ago
has left for Billings, Mont, where he will
take the Associated Press report. Mr.
Munger recently married Miss Myrtle
McQuinn of this city.
Miss Vera Ewing was the lucky guessel
of the name of the beautiful doll at Full's
The name was Virginia" Another lit
tie girl also guessed it but Vera was the
best guesser on second test. Mabe
Wardwell and Ben Taylor divided Shorts
big stick of candy, both guessing 8 lbs.
IA OF and the candy weighed half ounce
more.
The pigeon shoot at Emerson on
Christmas attracted large attendance
from all the towns and vicinity, includ.
ing a<good number from Pembina. The
weather and arrangements were excel.
ent. Manager r. Pocock had things in
good shape and was highly compliment.
ed by the participants. There is pros.
rect it the good weather holds out 70,
another meeting on New Years day.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and Luth.
eran Sunday Schools each met their ole
friend Santa Claus as usual. Each school
had program and tree or something
equally as good to judge by the fruit il
bore. The Presbyterians and Lutherans
held theirs at the respective churches
and the M. Els. at the hall. The latte,
took in s33 at Is cents apiece and the
members of the school went in free
which shows pretty good sized house.
A gasoline lamp, (which had just beer
filled" came near destroying the Pink
Paper Office by fire this week.. Archie
Currie partially smothered it with Editor
Wilson's new fur coat, and then with
water put the rest out. Took hard fight
ing and caused damage of about 5000
The cause was probably the fact tina
1.-THE tank had just been filled" and some
gasoline had run over, so when the lamr
was lighted the vapor caught around thu
tank.
Commissioners adjourned this week
proceedings next week. They checked
up the county officials books. and die
considerable routine business. This wa!
the last meeting for Commissioner Often
whose successor will be elected at mex
meeting. Mr.. Often is not eligible a:
his own successor as he has moved into
this district. 1.-THE man selected will fiji
MIR. Ottem's place, he will make yer,
satisfactory commissioner. Mr.. Often
retires with the respect and regard, no
only of his special constituency, but alst
of the whole county as an honest ant
capable official. The question of MI
Myrick's successor or successors has no
yet been settled, owing to the conflictiol
of the provisions of the statute. In thi
case it is not question of who, but how
Mr.. Myrick has been so long commits
sioner and has so much knowledge Q
county affairs-that he has become sol
|of necessity to the board. The boar,
will meet again the first Monday in Janu
larry.
| Joe LaPorte's Boy Shot.
| AT Minot, N. D.. Saturday afternoon
Dec. 21st, three boys, Lennard Larson
Alonzo LaPorte and Will Cooper, rang
ing in years from IL to IA years. set OF
on rabbit hunt. After hunting Will
|they all met and were about to lunch