The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-17

Vincent on Tuesday evening Wallace
Cameron was elected as village marshal,
Geo. Lemasurier as assessor, and w. G.
! Deacon village clerk. Mr. Darragh, the
old marshal, declined reelection.
B. f. Horr is able to be out and is
slowly recovering from his injury re-
ceived some weeks ago in his mail car at
the Junction. He is still quite lame and
shows the effects of the accident.
Francis Horr, his son, is quite ill with
congestion of the lungs.
| Clara Hart and Anna Shortreid were
driving on Ramsey street Wednesday and
the horse started to run away and the
buggy collided with tree with the re-
suit that the girls were thrown out but
not hurt, and the front wheel of the
buggy was smashed.
a medal contest under the auspices
of the w. c. T. U. will be held in the
city hall on April 25th, week from Sat-
urday. There will be eight contestants
who are being trained by Miss Whiting.
Musical numbers will be interspersed
and the whole will make a pleasant pro-
gram. Program in next weeks paper.
The river stopped rising on Monday.
Just covered the fat under the bridge
Makes fine river at this stage and it
would be nice if we could only keep it
so, though the ferryman would have to
supply more muscle for his nickles.
Ferryman Akers hopes to have his big
boat running by the Goth, if water per-
mits.
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday were
perfect spring days, with the thermome-
ter way up in G. Wednesday came a
cold wave that made the folks that had
taken off double windows think they
were somewhat soon. Since then it has
been cool but pleasant. Last year at
this time trains were struggling through
snow drifts. ....
Some people who ought to know,
blame one of the immigration inspectors
who makes daily trip across the line
for the cold wave of Wednesday. They
+ say he left the gate open at the line and
let the Manitaba breeze blow through.
That's worse than kidnapping, or SNUG
Cling girls. The customs force is evil
IDENTIFY getting demoralized on both
sides of the line.
The nimrods have been busy the last
ten days hunting geese and ducks, and
not since the sos have the results been
as favorable as this spring. There must
have been upward of fifty geese brought
to town the last few days, and more
than that number of ducks. 4 party at
Carlisle shot eighteen geese in one week.
And from neighboring towns we hear the
same results.
The Presbyterians will celebrate Eas-
ter services in their own church, after
having it completely renovated from the
effects of the fire. Among the changes
are new maple floor, cofored glass
windows. seating and ceilings revsr
: nished and reprinted. A new altar car
r pet will cover the platform. Altogether
the new interior presents very pleas
ing appearance. Purified by fire, as il
4 were, it is great improvement over the
former interior.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will not hold their spring social as il
8 their custom, owing to the difficulty il
= serving supper in the hall, under tn
} new ruling that no stoves are allowed VI
stairs. The Aid society has received
/, free will offerings from members ant
k adherents of the church to the amour
It of Sl08, which exceeds that which i
usually raised at social. They expec
to hold their annual Halloween social il
>; y the fall.
l. Mr.. Anderson of Emerson opened nav
igation on the Red river on Wednesda
y, by running to Pembina in his gasolin
8 launch, and he has made several trip
q since. Mr.. Cavileer has his launch re
- painted and in ship-shape to launch
= and the same will probably be putin th
water today. Chico, which belongs t
v. the larger type of transport boats,
Il. being fitted out and thoroughly Owe
,g hauled, reprinted, etc. It will probabl
~ take two weeks before she will b
Launched.