The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-14

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after the first Monday in January, which
this year occurs on January 9Th. Coun-
ty officers begin their terms on the first
Monday in January, which is on the 7th.
The county auditor holds over, under a
special law until the first of April.
The Episcopal social and bazaar held
Thursday evening was quite successful
in attendance, though the weather was
quite stormy. A large number of useful
and ornamental articles were sold and
the receipts of the evening were about
$1l0. The Pembina orchestra helped to
enliven the hours.
Clair Jephcott returned from Chicago
last week where he went to attend a
medical college. He found that it would
be to his advantage to complete his high
school course, and that it would be less
Expensive to finish it in Pembina, and
answering as we'll upon entering the col
lege, and he is SO doing.
Miss Winnie Arnison who has been
teaching in the johnson district, near
Mountain, arrived home last week, hav-
ing had to close school on account of the
snow being so deep it was impossible for
the childre.. to attend. 1t is said that
the snow in the western part of the
county is exceptionally deep for this
time of the year.
Mrs. Bentley has sold her residence
property to the Methodist congregation
and it will form part of the church prop
urty. This makes a valuable addition.
on account of the location, and will be
used an garden to the parsonage, and
the barn will also be removed from it's
present location to the edge of the cou-
lee, on the rear of the acquired property.
Next Sunday the Emerson Methodist
church will celebrate the 9th anniver-
sary of its establishment, by Rev. Geo.
Young, of Toronto. Rev. Mr.. Cooper,
of Drayton, former pastor, will preach
morning and evening. On Monday even
ing, Rev. DR.. Bland, of Wesley College,
will lecture. DR.. Bland is said to have
few peers on the lecture platform. 1t is
hoped there will be good attendance
from this side of the line.
Miss Jessie Maclachlan appeared in
the Town hall, Emerson, Friday evening,
to a crowded house. although the even
ing was stormy one. From the first to
the close she held the audience with the
utmost attention, and her songs in the
Scotch accent aroused the blood of the
audience to extreme. Miss Maclachlan
possesses voice that ranks her among
the foremost singers on the stage, be-
sides her gestures in acting the role o
the subject of her song she has few
equals.
Mr.. John Lynch of st. Vincent has
gone east to spend the winter and Bro
Deacon of the New Era gives him the
following obituary" notice." Mr.
Johu Lynch, present or absent, is sure
to be remembered. For several seasons
his notorious COW made light of fences
and jumped or rushed through any wire
fence she met on her daily travels, and
now he has sold her and left the country
he has left behind him, on his premises
! the first colony of rats that ever visited
our village, to keep his memory green.
Word came from jamestown this weel
that Samuel Woodhouse was dead ant
, to notify relatives what to do with tn,
remains. As none of the deceased re
latives are here, and he being count,
charge for several years previous to be
ing placed in the asylum he was bur
led there. Mr.. Woodhouse was once {
I Ia farmer in god circumstances, in Joli
1 Iette township, but through family trou
+ bles and acknowledgement his late year
d were those Of dependent. Hewas owe
d eighty years at the time Of his death.
The meeting Of the Drain Associate
4 lat Fargo on Tuesday and Wednesday /
4 Ithis week was largely attended and {
81 much interest. Messrs. r. g. Morris al
elF.M King were delegates from Pen
u :. 10. sf. .If
3 ibina, and there were quite 9 number
delegates from other parts q the coul
ty. We notice the following were a
u lpointsd On committees: +. Villsol
riof Bathgate, chair q comm z lite q
u rmansnt u nization;; I'm Hodgsol
y of Iincaln ~ ~ solutione n
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