The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-04-04

Another small volume added to the
Booker family last Friday. It's lady,
and papa now has to add his thumb to
the fingers of one hand when he runs
over the tally.
able weather the dedication services at
the Catholic church, toilette, set for last
Monday are postponed until some time
in May, of which due notice will be given.
This change caused considerable lncon-
venience to the parshioners, but it is
intended to have as complete program
then as if it had been held as first an
nounced.
Father Drummond, Of Winnipeg, de-
livered a lecture here on Monday even
ing that was one of the greatest treats,
from literary standpoint, ever given to
a Pembina audience. The reverend
gentleman is a fluent speaker and has a
good clear voice. 1t is to be regretted
that the audience was not as large as it
would have been had the weather been
better, and should he come again, we
venture to say standing room will be at a
premium in Kittson.
A rather thrilling experience occurred
to eight sleeping car passengers en-
route to Grand Forks from St. Paul via
the Breckenridge division of the Great
Northern on Saturday night. At Wilmar
the rear end of the coach was discovered
to be on fire, the alarm was quickly
spread and the train stopped but the car
filled so full of smoke the passengers had
barely time to escape with their lives
leaving behind their Easter purchases
and their vaIuables. The origin of the
fire is unknown but it was probably
caused by an overturned lamp in the
smoking compartment.
Complaint has been made to the mayor
iof the promiscuous shooting with
22-rlhes around town, and the marshal
has instructions to seize any gun fired
within the city limits if he can locate the
parties doing the shooting. DR.. Harris
reports on two different occasions he has
heard bullets whistling through the air
near his place, and similar complaints
come from other parties in the south end
of town. 1t is evidently the work of
small boys who don't realize the danger
OF this kind of sport. We understand
that shooting accident occurred at
Crookston short time ago in just such
a way and the one that fired the shot is
serving two years in the penitentiary. for
his carelessness.
In the famous" Red Bear litlgation,"
which has been in the court of the sta te
for several years and which involved the
ownership of $40 acres of valuable land
near Walhalla, Judge Amidon rendered
"a decision Thursday, holding that the
title of Howard S. Vaughn was good.
Suit was brought against him by Horace
Austin, an attorney of Minneapolis, who
secured deed from Red Bear and his
heirs, but the judge held that the deed
was invalid. Bosard & Bosard of this
city, were the attorneys for Vaughn.
The case has attracted great deal OF
attention and great mass of testimony
has been taken from Indians on three or
four reservations.-Gra Forks Herald.
Mr.. Woolley's lecture on Thursday
evening last was pretty we'll attended
though the weather was not very favor
able. Mr.. Woolley as dispenser. of
beautiful phrases is great success. He
has very little originality, and as whole,
his lecture was political campaign
speech in behalf of the prohibition party
of which he was the presidential can
didate at the last election; and of the
kind that people usually get in campaign
times without paying fees at the door.
1t is fair to Mr.. Woolley to state that he
was in poor condition to speak as he
caught a bad cold the day before and he
had spent six hours just previous to the
meeting in buggy coming over from
Neche.
Married.
MAN-McINNEs-At Cavalier.
April 2, 1902, by Rev. w. !. Hall,
1eWiS w. MuSSelman t0 Mice Matte
E. McInnes, both of Cavalier.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides sister Mrs. c. A.
Holbrook and only immediate relatives
and a few near friends were present.
The newly made couple left on the train
for short trip to Minneapolis followed
by the good wishes of very large circle
of friends.