The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-20

rEdhh Mluuleton on FRIDAY. Mrs.
Middleton has been seriously ill all week
and nurse from Winnipeg and her
mother are in attendance. Last reports
are that she is slightly improving.
The following item appeared in the
st. Paul Dispatches 40 years ago column
last Sunday. "a postoffice package
which left st. Paul on January Oath, for
Pembina was duly received here Satur-
day evening, February 10Th. This is a
quick trip for winter" The flyer takes
II hours now.
A private letter from Prof. Burnett
tells us that he is reelected as principal
of the East Grand Forks schools at
s170O. an increase of 500. Mrs. Burnett
has been visiting in California the last
two months. Prof. Burnett sends re-
CARDS to old Pembina friends and says
"We did like the Pembina people,"
Charlie Ardies nearly started fire
drill at school this week. He hung his
coat up near the radiator and soon there
was smell of sulphur in the air and
Miss Skree was getting nervous. Final
ly she located the cause and took the
coat to the water pail for drink. Char
lie had forgotten about the matches
that we're in his pocket. The fire drill
probably occurred when he took the
burned coat home to his mother that
evening.
In speaking of the new postal ruling
the Silver City Times says: 1.-The gov
eminent seems to have it in for the
newspaper men. Last year they said we
could not trade our advertising space
for railroad transportation and now .
new ruling says we do not dare trust q
subscriber for more than a dollar at a
time. We presume the next ruling will
tell the editors what kind of shirts and
pants they must buy for their babies
An April Fool entertainment under
the auspices of the D. of H.. will be
given at the city hall ON Friday evening
March 9th. The program will consist
of music, games, readings, refreshments,
and close with dance. Any who wish
may dress in fancy costumes and prizes
will be awarded for the best. Prizes
will also be gwen the successful con-
in competitive games. Admis-
sion IS cents; children Is cents. All in
vited.
The famous Reseau marsh, which ex-
tends some five miles wide for distance
Of over thirty miles along both sides of
Roseau river, will be drained the coming
summer and the land made tillabae.
This stretch Of country is familiar to
every sport in the northwest as one of
the finest hunting grounds in these parts
The undertaking is gigantic ore and is
under the supervision of the dram CON-
mission of the state Of Minnesota
The ladies of the Hallock Outing Club
treated their ''hubbies" to sleigh ride
last Tuesday evening, Messrs. j. A. Ross
and H. Hales furnishing the trsnsporta-
ton facilities. After couple Of hours
ride, which was replete with song, merri-
ment and pleasant conversation, the
party halted at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Hales, where, after confering the degree
work of the order upon the men, various
were participated in and
fine refreshments were served.-Hallock
Enterprise.
We accidentally omitted to notice last
week the death of the baby daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dryer, of Bowes-
mont who was brought here for burial
and the funeral held on Monday of last
week. The baby was about twenty
months old and had been named Mary
Blanche. 1t was ill for considerable
time before the death and was taken to
the Drayton hospital, but all possible
attentions were of no avail. Many
friends here will sympathize with the
bereaved relatives.
Over in Emerson across the line there
is considerable trouble in municipal mat
ters. The latest is the swearing out of
a complaint by Mayor Wright against
|Secy-treas. Unsworth, charging him
with disappointing funds. The pre-
liminary hearing was held last week and
Mr.. Unsworth held to the higher court.
It seems unfortunate that our neighbor-
ing little city which has just entered on
a new era of prosperity after many years
Of depression should be thus divided
when they really SO much need to get
together for the benefit Of their little
lefty.