The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03

The "Shaun Aroon" company went to
Neche last evening to give perfor-
nance.
Miss Lucille Switzer is spending a
weeks vacation at home, from her
school duties at Ada, MINI.
The ancient History" now running is
experimental on our part. How do you
like it? If you think it of sufficient in
terest for continuance, tell us so, and if
not say that. We shall begin on April
of 1882 next week.
The Degree of Honor social on Friday
evening was very pleasant affair.
The program was varied and amusing.
Potato racing up and down the hall, a
nice literary and musical program, re-
freshments and dancing.
Three cases of typhoid fever are re-
ported from James Diamond of Hum
bolt. A nurse is in attendance and the
patients are getting along as we'll as
could be expected according to DR.. Har-
ris' report, who has the cases in charge.
Mrs. LaMoure Jr., accompanied by
her daughter Luella and little Isabella
Shaw, visited relatives in Grand Forks
the first of the week. Mrs. Daniels of
Minneapolis, MIMI, accompanied them
home for few weeks visit.
Swain Thorwaldson was in the city
last week on his return from Winnipeg.
Regarding the Farmers railroad, to run
from Edinburg to the cement mine, Mr..
Thorwaldson says everything is pro-
crossing nicely and that the road is ex-
pected to be ready in time to remove
next falls crop.
Miss Mildred Smith of Dickinson was
the guest of honor at luncheon given
by Miss Flossie Eyford on Monday.
Those presen. were Gladys Harris, Leila
Harvey, Bessie Campbell, Marjorie
Wardwell. Miss Smith left Tuesday for
Neche where she will visit with Mrs.
McFadden and Mrs. Murphy.
Chas. Semi has been in the county
Jail for couple of weeks under surveil-
lance for insanity. He has been twice
to jamestown already, but they only
keep him short time and then send
him back. He is not violent, but is un-
doubtedly ''off," his principal lido
syncrasy being habit of tearing his
bedclothes into bits.
Miss Theo. Whitley, of Paramount, N.
D., will give an evolutionary entertain
ment in the city hall on the evening of
April 7th under the auspices of the w.
G. T. U. Miss Whitley has several
medals which she has, won in the elocu-
tionary contests and is spoken of highly
as an able reciter. The program will be
interspersed with music. Admission
% and Is cents.
Mr.. A. G. Gaebelein, evangelist of
New York, will hold union services in
the city hall, Pembina, Sunday. April
9Th. There will be three services during
the day, IL, 2:l5 and 1870 o'clock. Mr..
Gaebelein is one of the few foremost
speakers and Bible instructors in the
country and you ought to hear him. All
are invited. A special program of music
has been prepared by the united church
chores of the city.
The clerk of the weather was evidently
in jovial mood on Wednesday and gave
us the benefit of regular blizzard as a
sort of April Fool joke-as most of US
had been thinking that winter was over.
Considerable snow fell during the night
and in the morning it was whirling in
the air for the worst storm of the season.
1t cleared up in the afternoon and prob
abilities promised better behavior for
the next day.
:Panama" had smaller house than
it deserved. Miss Minton is very good
actress, and the rest of the company
support her very we'll. The play is of
the usual weak plot of the dime novel
order. If these travelling companies
would only select some standard plays,
they would give more satisfaction.
Novels by such authors as Dickens,
Scott, Cooper, ETC., are just as "inter-
esting' as the trashy cheap stuff, and
also have the other quality of being sen.
sib]e-and it is just SO with plays.
Marriage License
Alfred Hall, Winnipeg, to Hannah
Sophia Shepherd, Walhalla.