The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-05

ident OF Devils Lake.
Next Sunday morning there will be Di.
vine service in Grace Episcopal church
at II O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Renison will
preach on the Epiphany" Following
the service there will be communion
Every oneis cordially invited. Sunday
school at two O'Clock. No evening serv.
Ices.
Louis Captain of Neche in one OF the
jurors at this term of court who is serv.
ing i'll that capacity for the first time, al.
though he is one of the pioneer residents
OF the county. He says he is willing to
serve the county without a murmur as
long as he is not called upon oftener than
he has been in the past.
The second of the series Of club dane.
es was held Monday with an increased
attendance over the first one, by large
percentage. There were good represen.
tatons from St. Vincent and Emerson
This evening the basket ball team olive
one of their pleasant gatherings in the
city hall. Music will be furnished by the
Pembina orchestra. A general invitation
is extended.
There were union services held IN the
Episcopal church at midnight Sunday, to
lnaugurate the new year. At twelve
O'Clock all the bells in the city rang GU,
the old and in the new year, and few o.
the more enthusiastic, who had neglected
to attend the services III the church, and
forgot gong to bed, could be heard
blowing horns and otherwise proclaim.
ing the dawn of the new year.
Two young men by the name of Jacob
Graves and Vim. Conrad, were asphyxiat-
ed at Alsen. one OF the new towns in the
western part of Cavalier county, from
coal gas. They lived in small shanty
and before going to bed filled the stove
with coal and opened the door. They
were discovered the next day in an un-
conscious state and died while medical
attendants were trying to resusatate
them.
The town OF Wales. north of LANG don
had disastrous fire on Saturday even.
ing that destroyed two stores and no.
tel. The fire started from gasoline
lamp in Dlvidson's drug store. The
druggist was called to assist one of the
doctors at case and locked the store.
The light left burning went out for some
cause and when the druggist returned
and lit match an explosion followed,
and the entire building was in flames
at once. 1t was with difficulty the fire
was confined 10 the three buildings
Inc county commissioners met in reg
ular quarterly session on Tuesday. Ow-
ing to the court room being occupied
by the term of court, and the other offic-
es unusually crowded with the attend
ants at court they have done very little
business SO far of a public nature, and
are spending their time in examining the
books of the county officers. They have
designated the Pink Paper, ST. Thomas
Fines and Pioneer Express as official
papers for the ensuing year, and selected
Commissions Farrow as chairman of the
board.
The following is al. extract from a let
ter from Sid. Wardwell describing how
the new year was ushered in in Chicago:
AFTER the theaters let out the fun began,
and il you can imagine about 500 eco peo-
pie, all with horns, jammed on State
street, cTowding. yelling and raising old
Ned in general. you can get some idea Of
what it looked like. Talk about your
football demonstrations; you could have
held several big ones on an adjoining
street and no one would ever have
known they were going on. Every time
silk hat was seen they would rush ii
land make the owner yell to the top d
his voice. The poor women certainl,
were jostled around.
Cows. Cream Separator. Hay, Stoves. :
Several good fresh cows, cream sepa
Irator, q Fsvorite range. and self feeder
heater. allfor sale cheap. Also larq.
rlquantity Of hay in stack, from q up. b
AS. SLATER, Carlisle.
Gown FOR SAILS
We new mich COWS for sale. +. w
v g, II a near corbett bridge.