The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-10-31

in Manitoba.
Arrangements are being made to have
wires run into the Winchester House for
election night, to get full returns from
outside of the state as we'll as locally. A
will be taken up to pay the
expenses of the same.
Cold rain ushered in by sharp light.
ming and thunder Sunday and Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday warmer and
farmers still blowing. Candidates hope
it will freeze up solid Monday night, so
the farmers will come out and vote.
Candidate H. c. Thomson, while in
town last week, distinguished himself by
into the rear end of a wagon
drawn by runaway horse with a little
boy driver, and stopping the animal be-
fore much damage was done, other than
breaking shaft.
Next week we will be busy at the
election returns. After that we hope to
get down to routine business and make
the Pioneer Express good local news.
paper as usual. Meantime, politics have
the innings, but it is only once in two
years.
IL. Fosters stable, three fine horses
and harness, etc., were burned at Bath
gate on Friday. Loss $500. Children
playing with matches is the supposed
cause. On Monday the Reid residence
was partially burned. Loss on furniture
about total. Cause unknown. Four fires
in four weeks is Bathgate'
If there is full vote we think that ev-
cry republican candidate will have ma
jority. The greatest danger to the re-
publican ticket is the stay-at-homes, who
think the ticket safe without their vote.
Let every republican try to get out one
or more others to go to. the polls with
him.
Pembina high school was much disap-
pointed to find that St. Thomas had de-
clined to meet them with return game
on the home grounds, after giving them
definite agreement and date. AS the
weather turned out, there would prob.
ably have been no game anyway, but
our boys feel disappointed, if not more
SO, at the action of St. T homas.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church has made arrangements with the
Misses Kerr and Mccoy, elocutionist and
vocslist respectively, of Toronto, Can
ada, to give an entertainment for the
benefit Of the church, on Saturday even
ing, Nov. 9th. These young ladies come
we'll recommended from Winnipeg,
where they are well known. This enter.
tainment is to take the place of the GUS
tomary Halloween social.
Customs Inspector Harvey, who has
been detailed on duty in Souris, in the
western part of this state, returned home
on Tuesday. He says that Souris is one
of the loveliest places, Of its size, he was
ever in. The town is two years old, has
six good general stores, besides hall
dozen hardware and miscellaneous pla.
ces, four hotels, and the fifth one being
built, and one can't get table board less
than S., and room $3.50, per week. The
crop was light around there, but the,
draw trade 60 miles.
| John Johnson, nominated for the legislat
ure in the second district, and Jane. G
Weeks, in the first district, both declined
Mr.. Johnson on account of business an,
sickness in family, and Mr.. Weeks be
cause he is moving away. Mr.. Eyolfso
| Of Gardar, was substituted for Mr.. John
son'by the committee and application
made 10 the secretary of state to chang
the ticket accordingly, but the secretar
refused, so Mr.. Johnson's name and MI
Weeks name will have to remain on tn
printed ballot. Both are democrats.
Marsh. Jackson brought over anothe
; husky highwayman from Neche on Sa
| lurday. The fellow had worked coup
Of days with threshing crew, long el
, Tough to find out that the tank man W;
, la careful, saving fellow, who had som
money about him. He laid for the tan
Imam in the streets of Neche at night an
-lgot about $50 cash and draft for s12
/ But Marshal Jackson had also been lool
z ling out for the highwayman, as he ";
: suspicious Of his actions, and in less thu
- half hour had the robber in custod
j The felIowwill probably plead guilty.