The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-26
Attorney H. B. Spiller made bust
ness trip to Bathgate on Tuesday last.

ness trip to Bathgate on Tuesday last.
I! j. K. Switzer is fixing up his butcher
in nice style, with paint, paper and gas
lights.
The President has appointed Thurs
day, November. Goth, as day of nation
al Thanksgiving.
house by illness last week is out again
but looks rather peaked.
! Rev. and Mrs. Karr left on Monday
for an overland trip to Milton to visit
relatives there. Rev. Mr.. Armstrong OF
the Emerson Methodist church will
preach here on Sunday next in the alb.
sence of Mr.. Karr.
+. S. Cheney has been in the city
this week renewing old acquaintance.
He has been buying hides most of the
summer. He will have car load of
applies to sell at toilette and here this
and next week. See his adv.
Thomas Phillips.-At the Methodist
Parsonage, Emerson, on Thursday Oc-
tober 18th, 1906 by Rev. R. o. Armstrong
Mr.. Frank Thomas, Pembina, N. D. to
Miss Mary G. Phillips, toilette, N. D.
Emerson journal
Martin Littlejohn, living west of Bow
esmont had his leg broke badly between
the knee and ankle last week. He was
working at the top of his engine oiling,
and was caught by the machinery.
There is danger of amputation being
necessary.
County commissioner Farrow and
surveyor Hebert have been surveying a
cutoff in the river near Crystal with a
view of Strengthening the course of the
river so that it will not cross the section
line and thus avoid the building of two
bridges.
Prof. Lehman of the city schools
must have some sort of peculiarly at
tractlve manner, as during the last
few weeks there have been probably
more lady visitors at the school house
than altogether in several years prev
ious.
Miss Belle Mckay left last week to
be present at the marriage Of Miss Myr-
tie Dingle to Robert Gray when took
place at Devils Lake on Wednesday
Ievening last. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Will
make their home at Driscol, n. ID,
Five men did the Jesse James gang
act at Sawyer in this state last Sa.u1-
day. They were rounded up however
on Tuesday and most of the money
some S5,OUU recovered. If this is the
gang that has been operating in this
state for several months it is a ble
catch.
On Saturday the three men who were
arrested at Grand Forks for stealing ,
purse from the landlady of Hamilton
restaurant, plead guilty before Judge
kneeshaw and were sentenced as follow
Charles Moore one year, Ralph Moore
IA months in the penitentiary while t h,
Englishman Davis who turned state:
evidence was given suspended sen
tence.
John Page who died in the asylum
last week was one of the oldest of tn,
settlers of Hamilton township. He wa.
70 years of age at his death. He wa.
wellto-do and owned considerable lane
and other property. He is survived b,
twelve children; Mrs. H. Tapley, Mrs
Maggie Massey, William. David ane
John Page, Mrs. Fred Farrow, Mrs. N
Thompson, Joseph, George, James ant
Freeman Page, and Mrs. d. Munroe.
the friends of John w. Macdonald O
of Emerson are giving him banque
this evening. Tickets for friends owe
here who are all invited, may be had OF
duplication at this office. Mr.. MacDon
, aid is one of the Oldest residents Q
Emerson and is highly respected there
and has many friends over here. He. i
leaving for Brandon in Manitob
where he will take the superintendent,
/. of the Massey-Harris machinery busi
ness.
In the case at Emerson wherein land
lord Durand was accused by attorne,
Forester of setting fire to the Strath
coma Hotel, the two Magistrates sittin,
in hearing disagreed after week.
deliberation and it is said that the 81
, lamination will be held over again
Looking over the evidence as reporter
in the papers there seems to be no di
irect evidence whatever against MI. Du
tfand and the circumstanciala vidanra /,