The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-30


We understand that Supt. Alexander
has the appointment of the general
agency OF one the large life insurance
agencies for this state with headquarters
at Grand Forks. With his energetic
manners and his general acquaintance
Mr.. Alexander should make the success
in this line of business that many friends
wish him.
And now the careful buyer, who has
not wasted his substance in Christmas
gift giving, will find every day bargain
day at the stores. 1t will be stock taking
time next week, and the merchant can
count money quicker and with more
pleasure than he can goods. Besides
winter goods are already beginning to
get somewhat passe. Il.
The new Icelandic church at Winnipeg
was destroyed by fire on Saturday night
last. 1t was just completed and was to
be dedicated on Christmas. 1t cost
about $50. 600 and the insurance was only
SIS, 900. 1t was a very fine church and
was the pride of the Icelandic Lutherans
and its loss will be severe disappoint-
ment to them after the hard work and
sacrifice in the building. ..
Three brothers, half-breeds, by the
name of Gaudry were brought in on
Wednesday by deputy McFadden from
Walhalla. They thought that Monday
being stormy night that it would be
good time for them to get some cheap
meat. So they went to the slaughter
house and killed three pigs belonging to
the but>her, dressed them and took them
home. But the authorities managed to
track them and when taken before Justice
Stack they acknowledged the pork.
They were held to the district court in
81 600 bail which they failed to furnish.
The weather which was quite comfort
able on Christmas day took a tumble to
itself that night and gave us an example
of what winter is really like IN this lati-
tude. The thermometer went down
among the low twenties and with a wind
blowing strongly the coal piles and stoves
found there was something doing and to
do. "Wednesday night the wind changed
to the south and the weather let up
little since. The blizzard in various
forms was universal from New Orleans
south to New York eastward. At Chi
cago the wind blew at the rate of Y miles
an hour for part of the time and fifty
miles an hour for long time. At places
on some street corners it was almost I'M
possible for woman to cross the street
and keep on her feet and policemen were
stationed to carry them across. Taking
it altogether in extent and violence it was
the worst s'orm for many years.
AS in duty bound the man of the house
fixed up the fires for the night, so as to
have everything nice and warm in the
morning and then sought his couch.
Soon he sleeps and then he dreams and
then awakens with start. by gumps?
/ believe left that back draft open and
the house will be burned down, or the
fire will be burned out before morning.
'No, l am sure I closed the pesky
thing" Then he lies awake for halt
hour debating with himself and sleep
goes to visit neighbor. "Did I or did
l not, that's the burning question" And
then with groan and perhaps something
more he perambulates in bare tootsies
down the back stairs through the cold
hall to find that he was right. This con
clusion may be little in iefnite but we
have no doubt that many of our readers
have found the draft either closed OF
open just as in this case, and the aggrava
tionis just about equivalent in either case
A very sensational case is now beins
heard at the county court of Crane
Forks. David ]. Lemery of Inkster wht
died last year left will giving his wifi
1.-TWO quarter sections and all his persona
property, leaving II children by a forme
wife with legacy ofS1 each. The child
lran are contesting the will on the grount
{ LOT undue influence and coercion on tn,
part of the wife during the illness O
Lemery. They further declare that tn
beneficiary of the will was not the wifi
of Lemery though they had gone through
the ceremony, on the double grounc
/ THAT Lemery bad living wife and the
) woman had living husband at the tim
Z lof the marriage. In court this weel
eithere was an affidavit from the husban,
!. lof the woman ties flying that she was hi
rlwife and that she had never been di
Iyorced. He is living in Canada. TIL
lease will probably 70 to the distric
!. court for final adjudication.