The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-12-29
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Observation-Disclosures,
Social Corner;

Miss Lillian Nixon came home from
St. Paul to spend the holiday season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will LaMoure Of Bis.
marck visited their relatives here this
week.
Quite number of toilette people came
in on Tuesday evening to attend 1im
Wardwel's show"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Cox aud Spencer
Douglas were guests of the Douglas
family on Christmas.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Anderson and
Miss Hulda Anderson came down from
Grafton to Christmas with relatives here.
The Episcopal Sunday school child.
rem had their deferred tree and party at
Mrs. F. A. Feldman's residence last eve
ming.
Guy Mckay came home from the U
in time to hang up his stocking with the
rest Of the Mckay kids on Christmas
eve.
John and Eddie Conmy came from
Grand Forks and St. Thomas colleges
respectively to help round out the Connay
family circle on Christmas.
A lot of the Younger set had a fine
sleigh ride on Wednesday evening which
was pleasantly finished at the residence
OF Aug. Short, where refreshments were
served
Evelyn Basken entertained number
of her young friends at her home Wed
nesday evening. and a very jolly time
was spent in games, music and other
amusements.
Mrs. Diemer of Badgely, Mimi, spent
Christmas with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Branchaud. Ernest Branchaud of Bot
tieau was also at home for the holiday
season. He is clerking in store there.
After the entertainment by the Lincoln
Quartette on Tuesday evening some of
the young people cleared the floor and
had short. session OF dancing. The gas
light failing, they went down in the base
ment and got the fire lanterns and kept
right on. That nice maple flhor is a
temptation for certain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gill were well
come guests at the home OF Register of
Deeds Gill ON Christmas. Mr.. H. Gill
is customs officer at Portal, and says
they have busy and growing town. He
likes his work very well, but says that
two through trains daily each way keeps
the force of three officers humping to
keep up with their duties.
Mrs. J. T. Cockburn, who came to
spead Christmas at the parental home on
Sunday, experienced rather sudden
shock while seated in the family circle on
Monday morning around the family
Christmas, tree by the receipt of tele-
phone message saying that her husbands
store at Drayton had burned. She re-
turned home by the first train. Many
Pen,bina friends synspathize with MIR.
and Mrs. Cockburn in their loss.
Miss Edith Kohl, who has been teach
ing at Hoople, and Miss Title Hohl,
who has been filling vacancy in the
city schools here in Miss Turner's place
for a couple of weeks LETT last week for
their home in st. Peter to spend the holi-
days. Miss Tille Kohl came to teach in
the Lancaster, Mimi, school, but the
non-aprival Of the seats delayed the open
ing of school there. However, she will
return alter New Years. The young
ladies.are cousins of Mrs. F. A. Feldman.
After so long wait everyone will be
glad to know that the seats for the City
hall have at last arrived, and are very
nice looking and very comfortable to sit
in. They are strong and durable, but
are light and easily moved about, and
pile up in small compass when not IN
use. Benbina now has. hall that It's
citizens may well be pleased with, aud
that it was needed has been shown, by
the large use already made of (which
If ontinued will not only prove its use
fAness but will be a saying investment
ostha. city.
Christmas day was pleasant one in
many respects in old Pembina. The
weather man was pleasant as if he had
had had his stocking filled with sun
y shine. In many families the old folks
! best gift was the home coming Of the
younger ones as well as other relative:
and friends and in some cases relatives
to-be. The kids were all remembered
we think, and hope. Many Of the poorer
lpeople were led to believe that there
], reallyis truly Santa by gifts Of I
j substantial nature left at their doors BY
. kind friends. Among the givers were
], 1.-THE L.. T. LIS. who filled a number o
!, boxes with thu essentials for a Christina.
I 1dinner and took them to deserving ans
) needy families.
!, 1Garriags License.
Oliver e. Leach and Rosa LaframBols,