The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-23

on Tuesday to confirm and settle on
their observations and to authorize adj
vertising for bids.
Next Sunday is the regular date for
the anniversary church services of the
Emerson Oddfellow lodge. The services
will be held at the Presbyterian church
at IL o'clock, Rev. F. J. Hartley officiat-
ing. The Pembina band will be in
attendance. Visiting brethren invited.
Marshal Akers expects to have the
ferry between st. Vincent and Pembina
going tomorrow. This will be the earli-
est the ferry has heen started across the
Red river for many years. The stage of
the water is very low this spring and the
river is going down already.
The Pioneer Express regrets accident
ally mlslaying notice of a social enter
talnment at the Icelandic hall given by
the Lutheran Ladies' Aid last week
which occurred Wednesday evening. We
understand that there was a good
and an interesting occasion.
Inc meeting of the literary society at
the residence of Judge and Mrs. Knee
shaw last Monday evening was we'll
attended and the program was full of
interest. A talk on sStudent life in
German Universities" was given by
Judge Wick, which was very interesting.
The next meeting will be held with Mrs
Quockenbush.
Dr. Mcqueen received letter from
A. q. Gaebelein, evangelist, that he ex-
poets to be in Pembina on April 2sth
and 10Th and hold special services, more
particulars of which will be given in the
churches next Sunday. Mr.. Gaebelein
was here some three years ago and con-
Quoted services IN the hall.
Ed. LaMoure has moved his residence
back from the street and will remodel
and improve it. This was one of the
tirst-if not the first-all frame resi-
dences erected in this city and was the
first house to be plastered inside. The
frame was erected in 1878 and stood for
a year or more and was then purchased
by II. r. Vaughn and completed and
was the family residence for many years.
A pleasant church social was held at
the residence of MIR. and Mrs. Feldman
last Tuesday evening. The principal
amusement of the evening was the sale
of white elephants of which each
guest had brought one. There we're
things which they wanted to get rid of
and were carefully wrapped and sold for
"bean money These were naturally
some rare mot to say raw bargains,
Neil Anderson of Antlers came in on
Saturday and has been spending the
week visiting relatives. He came on
official business in connection with the
customs department in which service he
is employed at Antlers. Mr.. A. says the
customs business has increased material
ly since he was assigned to that port a
few years ago, and the country is all
practically settled up.
The split log drag was put into service
on the streets and the results arc highly
satisfactory, 1t took nearly two days to
complete the job but it was money we'll
spent. We hope to see the townships
tributary to Pembina make similar in
vestment and the roads put in shape af-
ter each heavy rain. 1t will save lots of
annoyance to the travelling public as
we'll as expense to the district. If the
roads are taken care of periodically
during the season the bad places can be
kept in shape at less expense than other
wise.
On May 23rd the telegraph dispatches
say that the N. P. flyer will start from
Winnipeg at 7:15 instead of 7:45 as at
present and arrive at Pembina a half
hour earlier than now. This is to con-
meet the train from Fargo which also
starts half hour sooner. 1t is thought
there VII be no change in the time OF
the north bonnd train. The Northern
Pacific is putting on very much finer
equipment on it's Pacific coast trains
this summer. 1t is expected that the
passenger service will be greatly increas
ed for the travel to the Seattle exposi
ton which opens in June.
''I'D Rather Die, Doctor,
than have my feet cut off," said M. L
Bingham, of Princeville, Ill. "but you'll
die from gangrene (Which had eaten a
way eight toes) if you don't'' said al
doctors. Instead-he used Bucklen'l