The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29

seemed to enjoy themselves until a late
hour.
Mr.. Jos. Ryan has given out a con-
tract 70 cut 800 cords of wood on his
Pembina land which will be hauled to
st. Vincent and sold at a reasonable
price.-New Era.
There were doings in all the grades at
the school house on Wednesday and
many visitors enjoyed the exercises.
Mrs. Burley was incidentally the victim
of peanut shower.
One of the ads in the New Era this
week was set by a linotype machine (the
linotype seems to have run short of els.
Glad to notice this evidence of prosper
ity in our over-the-river neighbor.
Hartl<& Asselstine will close out the
balance of their dry goods stock at
auction on Saturday afternoon and
evening. VIM. McMurchie of st. Thorn
as Will Oe the auctlOneer.
Word has been received by relatives
here of the birth of baby girl to Mr..
and Mrs. Reynolds of Fort Benton, Mont,
on the 23rd. Mrs. Reynolds was former
ly Miss Maud Abrams of this city.
Rev. j. G. Moore made his first quart
erly meeting visit to the M. E. church
here on Tuesday. Mr.. Moore now re-
sides in Grand Forks and has charge of
this district. Many old friends were
glad to greet him.
Yesterday was the great "home.com-
ing" day of the New England states
people. Christmas is the home day in
most other states while New Years is
the great day of the year for the French
people of Canada.
Next Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs.-O. A.
Burdick leave for Tagus, N. d. where
they will spend month at their sons
home. They will then go to Tacoma
and other western points for the win.
ter.
Percy Kemp of Hallock visited with
his relatives in the city over Sunday. He
says that the newspaper deal in which
he and S. E. Thompson were concerned
has falleu through for the present and
that they will work at their old jobs un-
til little better times financially.
John A. Eastman and son Ephraim of
Carlisle have purchased the mill proper
ty at this place, we are informed and
will open it for gristing, feed grinding
and general mill work this week. Peter
Garipee will have charge of the milling
as in the past. 1t is expected that the
quality of the products will be better
than ever under the management of the
Eastmans.-Pink Paper.
A large party of friends, mostly of the
M. E. congregation met at the residence
of DR.. and Mrs. Harris on Monday even
ing to say farewell to Mrs. Abrams who
left the following day for Montana, to
visit her daughters there. The occasion
was very pleasant event and the guests
spent most enjoyable evening, and
when leaving wished Mrs. Abrams a
pleasant trip and an early return.
Guy Spiller was sick abed with the
grip, last Saturday. During the evening
his mother told him he better come out
in the other room and see his birthday
present as it was his sixteenth birthday.
He was greeted by, large party of his
young friends who certainly surprised
him-but he got better right away. The
refreshments as set out by Mrs. Spiller
were voted by all present to be ''just the
incest ever.'
Brother Deacon of the New Era ex-
udes sweetness like honey bee over the
part taken by the ladies of Pembina in
the entertainment given by the st. Vim
cent Presbyterian Ladies Aid last week
and says, ut is pity such an amusing
excellent play that requires a lot of study
and expense to produce should have
very limited performances. II they
gave another performance at Humbolt
we are confident that there would not
be standing room in the school house."
For Singer and Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machines call on g. G. Thomp.
son, Pembina. Sea advertisement in
another column. Il.