The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-27

The ladies of the Emerson Methods
church announce their annual Bazaar ant
Concert on Friday, Dec. 18th. Sale o
work will begin in the afternoon at
o'clock. Admission to concert 10 cents
Refreshments of all kinds on sale.
Peter Macarthur OF Oakville, Man, for
merly of this city, was visiting here dur
ing the week. He was on his way to
Glasston, where he still owns land. He
states that he had good crops this season
and that his wife's health is much better
since they moved to Manitoba.
John Mahon, of Mahon & Robinson,
formerly Of this county but for number
of years in charge of the business of the
firm in Langdon, has invented a new
measuring rule for lumber that measures
and foots and tells the amount due, and
in so convenient form that it will sell to
lumber dealers on 81 hit
The weather for the week has been of
the real winter sort. On Wednesday
morning the thermometer got down to
20 to % below, according to different
thermometers. Still most of the days
have been bright and sunshiny and folks
said pheasant day" when they met.
Mrs. T. R. Shaw and Mrs. H. Kaber-
nagle, with the Shaw and Eyford child
rem. left on Tuesday for Baltimore, where
they have rented house and will re
main for the balance of the winter. The
change is mostly for the benefit of the
health of both the ladies. Miss Freda
Arnason accompanied Mrs. Shaw as
nurse for the children.
Alb. Simpson and Ben Taylor got back
from their demonstrating in Manitoba on
Friday. They have both acquired quite
A verdant appearance and with the addit-
ion of little hay and straw to their gen.
eral appearance will have no trouble in
proving up on their claims. Meantime
you're next will come little sooner
at the barber shop on Saturday nights.
Wesley Styles was acquitted of the
charge Of murder at the district, court at
Minnewaukan last week, Judge Knee
shaw presiding. This is gratifying news
to his many friends in this county, but i,
was only what was confidently expected
by those who knew him. The evidence
showed there was considerable doubt if
the kick which Styles gave was the cause
OF the death OF his assaiIant as the victim
was suffering from alcoholism and other
physical troubles that might easily have
caused death under the circumstances.
A Russian who came to this country
about year ago, died at the county
poor house on Sunday. He lived for
time at Neche and soon after his arrival
here was taken with cancer of the throat
and for some months was at the hosplta
at Winnipeg, but was brought back here
a few weeks ago as incurable, by county
commissioner NORM. He was shock
ing case, DR.. Harris describing it as the
most disagreeable that he had ever ex-
perienced in his practice.
The new train on the G. N. started on
Sunday last and now makes the run from
the Twin Cities to Winnipeg in little
over IA hours. 1t only stops at few
stations. For the present it has to come
into St. Vincent for customs examination
on the way south. Going north it stops
only at Hallock and Emerson in this vi
cinity. The train is owned by the Ca
madam Northern and is said to be very
fine. Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Kabernagle
were the first to take the trip south from
this point via St. Vincent on Monday. 1t
passes here going south some time after
Z p. m. and going north about the same
hour in the morning.
Mr.. VIM. currie Of Tyner, was a busi-
ness caller at this office the first Of the
week. Mr.. Currie is just back from
Washington where he was called by the
sad news Of the death OF Adam Christie.
his brother-in.law. Mr.. Christie was for
many years highly respected citizen Of
this county, coming here in the early
days, and did much to set this county on
social. religious and educational foun.
dations which we now enjoy. He took
up land between Cavalier and Bathpate
which is still the property of his heirs
He left for the yves,f q feu ,,oa.e 49,, ::