The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05

All arrangements for the Firemen' s
ball this evening are about completed,
excepting minor details. The italian
string band will arrive this morning. At
the hall everything is in readieess, and
refreshments, which includes many deli
cacies, will be gathered by the commit
tee this afternoon. All floors have been
scrubbed, and waxed, and the hall is re-
novated throughout.
Mr.. w. H. Griffith and family of Fow.
Ter, Ind. arrived last week and is domi.
clled in the Cavileer house near the
school house. Mr.. Griffith owns farm
mile west of Macarthur which he will
operate the coming season. While he is
next neighbor to our Monarch elevator
man, r. l.. Gritfiths, it is not quite the
same name and they are not related.
Mrs. F. c. Myrick Sr. entertained at
delightful afternoon tea Wednesday,
about twenty ladies being present,
and on Thursday was hostess at dinner,
covers were laid for twelve. The even.
ing was pleasantly spent at bridge. Mrs.
W. G. Fairbairn and..Mrs. Burdick tied
for first and Mrs. Chas. Atkinson and
Judge Wick for consolation prize.
During the gale on Friday morning
the harsh notes of the fire alarm rang
out and everybody trembled at possible
consequences of fire in a forty mile
wind and the thermometer way down
below. Fortunately it was nothing
worse than chimney burning out over
at Ole Paulson's. By the way, have you
had your chimney cleaned lately? How
about the kitchen stovepipes?
February is the short month but has
more legal holidays and semi-holidays
than any of them. There's Gound Hog
day, Feb End, particularly celebrated at
the butcher shops, Lincoln's birthday,
Feb. 18th, and Washington's birthday,
Feb. 22nd, both Legal holidays, and St.
Valentines, Feb. 14th, which is foolish
ness-but we are all, or have been, cele-
brants.
The University Male Quartet gave an
entertainment in the Opera House on
Wednesday evening, under the auspices
of the Methodist church. The enter
tainment was of the best in every part
ocular and if they should visit Walhalla
again we are sure that they would have
5 the auditorium tilled-even on such a
night as Wednesday with storm brew
ing and the thermometer twenty of more
below zero. The quartet is worthy of
patronage wherever they may appear
Walhalla Mountainer, Jan. 18th, 1909.
Mrs Charles Full, who was at the
Twin cities last week buying goods, was
a passenger on the Great Northern
during the storm on Friday While
running at very rapid rate to make up
time, the two engines broke away from
the train and ran away for nearly an
hour before getting back. They did not
miss the cars until they had run a long
j! distance. Meantime the passengers were
having hard time trying to keep warm
over one stove-as the engines had taker
the steam heat supply with them. Mrs
Full left for Inkster to visit her daughter
on Sunday.
Lewis B. Booker, son of Mr.. and Mrs
f L. E. Booker, died at his residence il
}, ElPaso, Tex. on Jan. 2Sth. An affection
of the throat took him away yer,
:. suddenly. Mr.. Booker was brought VI
in this city as a boy and left here whel
just arriving at manhood. He has sine,
y that time lived in Mexico and Texas. IL
r married Miss Craze Mckenzie, nice
: of Mrs. Winchester (how Mrs DR.. Rose
Il who was also brought up in this city
d The widow, one sister and the parent
g are left to mourn. Mr.. Booker as bo
and man was of excellent habits and Q
a genial disposition. Mr.. E. D. Booke
Il of this city is a cousin of the decease
}, and F. NJ. King is an uncle. Many oil
II friends and schoolmates of the decease
e will regret to learn of his early deceas
- and will heartily sympathise with tn
q relatives.
Stand on Slippery Places.
According to the good book, sinner
g stand on slippery places. We must a
I'd be sinners just at present as we al
rs standing on slippery places whenever o
;, the streets. Some of us, too, are nc