The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-01

and Pembina, next Sunday. Subject
"There is No God.'' \
The funeral of John Eymundson
which was held on Tuesday was largely
attended though it was cold day.. The
Icelandic church was filled and the A.
o. U. w. and d. of H. attended as So
cieties, in honor of their deceased bro
ther. The services were conducted in
Icelandic by Rev. Mr.. Thorlackson as!
SISTED by Rev. Karr who spoke in Eng
fish. The remains were inferred in the
Icelandic cemetery at South Pembina.
A very pleasant dinner party was en-
tertained on Wednesday evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Atkinson; Mrs. H.
G. Wick assisting the hostess in the re-
ception and entertainment of the guests.
Covers were laid for fourteen, and the
dinner was of the most excellent cuisine.
The evening was spent in conversation
and few original and amusing games.
The guests were Messrs and Mesdames
Campbell, Karr, GILLESPIE, Harvey, Wick
and Wardwell.
Pembina county has a right to be
proud of the large proportion of talent
furnished by this county to the ranks of
the debators of the State University in
late contests, as we'll as to congratulate
the boys on their success. In the de-
bate with the Manitoba college Scott
Cameron of Tyner was one of the three
U. N. D. representatives and contribut-
ed largely to the honors won, while at
Bismarck week before last Harry Coop
er of Drayton and w. G. Husband of
Hensel were two out of three who re-
presented the U. N. D. against the
Manitoba U. and won. The latter also
gained scond place in the University
oratorical contest this week at Grand
Forks.
Yesterday morning at the home of his
parents in this village, occurred the death
of Colonel Arthur O'Hara. The end
came like peaceful step "from life to
life" and was not wholly unexpected, as
the young man had been failing grew
ously of late, and it was apparent to all
that his taking off was to be but mat
ter of short time. The deceased was
born at Pembina on June 2lst 1885, and
was thus in his twenty-second year at
the time of his death. Colonel grew up
in Neche, was known to all and liked by
all who knew him. His was a happy,
carefree nature, and his death just as
he had entered into mans estate has
cast pail of sorrow over the commun-
ity. The grief of his parents and fam
lily is shared by all, and to them is ex-
tended the sympathy that can so little
soothe them in this their hour of Attic
tion.-Neche Chronotype.
The school debate on Wednesday
morning, on the question of the re-
striction of immigration by educational
qualifications was of the most interest
ing character. The amount of research
and statistical information given by the
debaters on both sides were really re-
markable. There were many charts and
tables giving numbers of immigrants of
different nationalities and per centages
of illiteracy, etc. The debators were all
well up in their subject and not only
went at their arguments without hest
tation but all appeared short of time in
which to properly present their views.
In fact they seemed equipped with
sufficient material to have talked all the
forenoon instead of the hour allotted.
There were about twenty good points
advanced by each side and each was
buttressed with facts and figures. The
affirmative won the judges giving it to
them by two to one. We suggest to
our people that they are missing good
thing by not attending more freely.
And we would also suggest to the teach
ers, that nine o'clock in the morning is
rather early for most people especially
the ladies. If the exercises could be
held in the afternoon it would be much
more convenient and the audience
would be larger-and the debators
deserve it.
/ Weather Of the Week
|(Furniahed by F. G. Warner, Observer.)
Thursday 49,. Fl Max. 3 Min. %
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