The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-16


cloak yet. We will have to sell it at
auction to pay the expense of keep and
advertising unless the owner comes
around soon.
Commissioners have been in session
this week and adjourned yesterday.
They have been busy counting the votes
and passing the numerous election bills.
Elections cost>money.
The Federal Court is in session at
Fargo with number of Pembina coun-
ty people serving as jurors: among whom
are S Soper Crystal; Fred Ganssle st.
Thomas and A French of Cavalier.
Editor Wilson was fraternal visitor
at this Office on Wednesday. He has
sort of satisfied feeling about him that
shows in an expansive smile, for some
reason.
The union services at the city hall
were we'll attended and Mrs. Hopper the
speaker, gave very pleasant address.
The united choirs of the churches rem
dered fine anthem.
The Pembina delegation to James
town convention seem to feel as though
they had sized things up about correct
ly, though they yielded Loyalty to the
judgment of the majority at the time
and through the campaign.
There has been quite serious loss of
gas owing to unauthorized and mischiev
GUS persons turning on the gas in the
street lamp posts and the city council
offers stbstencial reward for informa-
ton in this issue.
No good butter in the market. What
is the matter with the farmers? More
than half the butter brought IN is un.
saleable and has to be shipped out to be
made into creamery" This ought not
to be So
Senator-elect F. A. Halliday of
Hensel'was in the city on Tuesday to
see that none of those Sc got away from
him. Mr.. Halliday is one of the oldest
and most progressive of the settlers in
his neighborhood, and though he is
Democrat he will do good service in the
senate.
Rev. DR.. Montgomery of Minneapolis
will lecture at the city hall Thurs. eve.
next. DR.. Montgomery was at the
dedication of the NJ E. church at Dray-
ton and some Of those from this city at
that time speak very highly of his elo-
quence. Note the chandge of date to
next Thursday.
Martin Doyle was acquitted of the
charge of numbering Vincent Weller at
the trial at Morden last week. Every
body who read the evidence believed
him guilty, though the evidence was all
circumstancial. The presiding Judge
charged strongly in favor of the accus-
ed. The accused had his wife and ten
children in attendance at court.
The foot ball match between st.
Thomas and st. Vincent at the Pembina
park last Saturday was fairly we'll attend
ed and resulted in victory for the
Minnesota crowd by Is to 6. 1t was a
case science against beef, and beet
won. Davis the big ST. Vincentite had
no trouble of walking right along loaded
with two or three st. Thomas boys and
) the ball.
John Medium, of Orlins, was in the
city Wednesday on visit, and told vi
! he had arranged for visit his old home
in Scotland and that he expects to leave
on the oath inst. 1t is twenty-fou
years since he left home for this coun
: try and he has not been back there since
His ticket is good for one year and b,
may stay that long if he don't get long
IN
ing for the west before that time. "
al Mrs. James Slater Of Carlisle Will
/. returning home from the school hous
8 at Carlisle lost plush cape with fu
trimmings. The night was dark an,
1.-THE pony SHE'D, and the cloak wa
! missed Immediately. She turned abou
: iand with the assistance Of q friend an
! 3 lantern looked for the garment, an
: repeated the search early in the morn
! ing, but though no fresh wheel track
q were found, and nobody seem, yet III
cloak vas gone.