The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-03

visited with Mrs. H. G. Wick this week.
While here they were the guests of hon
or at dinner parties given by Mrs. Aug.
Short and by Mrs. F. M. King.
Lars johnson, who came in from the
coast last fall to visit friends and work
in the harvest fields returns to his home
in Blaine, Washington, to day. Mr..
johnson says there are many Pembina
county people in his vicinity, including
the Goodman boys and Geo. Proctor.
Mrs. w. B. Hancock leaves in a short
time for visit to her daughter at Los
Angeles, Cal. for the winter. 1t was Mr..
Hancock's intention to join his wife on
the trip, but the pleasant winter and
business matters at home have caused
him to change his mind.
The masquerade ball given on New
Years eve was attended by about forty
couple masked. Many had gone to con-
siderable expense in getting up costumes
and effects of the bright colors and gro
tesque dresses was very pretty. Emer-
son and st. Vincent were we'll represent
ed. All had a good time.
The new year was ushered in by the
bells of the city echoing with those of
st. Vincent and Emerson, assisted by
about half dozen locomitive whistles.
at the roundhouses, proclaiming twelve
o'clock. There are not many places on
the American continent where two states
can join hands with Great Britain and
celebrate the dawn of a new year.
Manitoba has purchased the Bell Tel
ephone Companys interests IN the pro-
vince for three and half million dollars
and take possession the middle of the
month. Wonder if this is not deal like
the Northern Pacific purchase, when the
province shouldered an Indebtedness of
thirteen million dollars for private inter-
ests. We look to see the Bell system
turned over to private company before
long, as in the railroad deal.
A paragraph originated in one of the
county papers is being copied in the
state press to the effect that Hon. N. E.
Nelson and family are about removing
from Pembina to the Pacific coast. 1t
is mistake. While the Nelson family
have thought some of spending the win
ter on the coast they don't intend to
move away permanently, and the trip
to the coast for the winter has also
been abandoned. With the pleasant
weather we are having this winter. it
seems mistake for any one to look for
more congenial climate than we are hav-
ing.
Eugene, Delisle, of Delisle, Saskatche-
wan, is spending few weeks in this VI
cinity visiting old friends. Mr.. Delisle
is one of the young men who went to
the Canadian northwest few years ago,
and is now the owner Of half section of
good land, and the necessary equipment
to farm the same. Mrs. Delisle, his
mother, is spending the winter with rela-
tives in New York and other eastern
points, and will 60 to Seattle and visit
her son Henry, next summer. Blythe
way, Mr.. Delisle ought to be fit subject
for the young ladies of the neighborhood
to set their caps for, and we advise them
to be on the lookout.
Dave Vannett, division roadmaster OF
the Northern Pacific between Winnipeg
Junction and here,died very suddenly at
East Grand Forks New Years eve. He
was sitting in chair apparently all
right, and when one of the engineers
spoke to him he was dead-evidently
from heart failure. Deceased had been
in the employ of the company for owe,
fifteen years, and previous to that serv.
ed the Great Northern in same capacity
Mr.. Vannett was popular with the EN-
ployes all along the line, and the funera
which will be held at his home, at Fer
tile, MIMI, tomorrow afternoon, will be
attended by railroad men in body. F
G. Warner will attend from here.
The death of Mrs. Geo. Laney occurred
at Bathgate last Sunday. She was 81
years old. He husband was formerly
deputy sheriff in this county and has
been for several years sheriff of Logan
county this state and their home was al
Nopoleon. Her maiden, anne was Rose
tDelima Perrault, and she<yas sister Of
Mesdames II. Chevalier end F. Garripee
Bathgate and died at ..:ine residence Of
the latter. She he'd. been i'll with con.
sumption for sons time and the end
was n6t ,unexi ected. She leaves lie,
husband ia 9 daughter to mourn he,
floss. Many friends will sympathise