The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-29

IN no O01AOs 0al u0y saOIi lgn9Anl9n
school and alumni ii tho same school,
most OF whom arc homo visitors, had !
game ct the City Hall on Tuesday even
ing in which the former displayed tho
results Of recent team work over previous
experience. The score was g TO 1 ia
favor Of the school boys and all baskets
were made on field throws. II vac con
siderable Of general scramble, but
proved that our home team with pract.
ice will show up all right In match games
a little later. The high school quint
were Fred Wardwell. Douglas Mckay,
Bart Conmy, Curtis Figley, Jonn Book
er. Alumni: Roland King, Harold He.
neman, Forrest Storms A. Gerardin,
Stanley Kneeshaw.
Albert Gardner who has been working
on Ben James farm west OF Bathgate,
told James that his mother was very i'll
and started on the train for the south
A little later Henry Williams who was
also an employee came in and told James
that Gardner had sold load Of his
wheat at Backoo. kilograms caused
the arrest of Gardner at Grand Forks
and when Deputy Sheriff Sondermau
went after the accused he peached on
Williams and said they had taken two
loads of wheat together. Williams y as
then arrested and both parties have &C.
knowledged their guilt. They were
placed in the Grafton yail by Mr.. Son.
derman. Williams has family of SIX
children.
In paragraph from Grafton News
and Times stating that Frank DeJudge
had received medal from the Navy de-
partment COMMUNICATING his service in
the U. s. navy during the civil war, it
also adds that he and this writer are the
only civil war sailors in North Dakota,
which is an error. there being several
whom the writer is personally acquaint-
ed. We also have one of these medals,
which will be highly priced by the child
rem when we are gone. Any civil war
sailor can obtain one by applying to the
Bureau Of Navigation, Washington, D.
G. The act giving them was passed in
1908. The old soldiers, however, have to
content themselves with the lietle bronze
button as their only ornament. Uncle
Sam only gives medals of this sort to the
"brave Jack Tars." What do you know
about that, comrades?"
Christmas was observed with the usual
ceremonies. The various Sunday
schools had their celebrations of the
advent of the Christ Child, and Santa
Claus made all the childre and many of
the adults happy with his presence.
The family reunions we're numerous
and pleasant. The market supply of
turkey was sufficient and reasonable in
price and ''mamma" saw to the rest of
the ''tixins." The presence of a large
number of the "student body" and
those who are engaged in teachi and
other young people from their occupa.
tions il. other towns made the Christ
mas season one of gladncss, anu spread
a spirit of happiness in the whole CON-
munity Most of these remain with us
until next week, and few will stay for
the whole week. May memories of these
happy days keep bright the whole of the
New Year.
Spencer Douglas. came down from
Raynor, Sask. to have Christmas dinner
with his brother Whitfield and family.
1t is the eighteenth consecutive Christ
mas dinner they have had together.
Mr.. Douglas has been farming the last
two years but sold his Canadian holdings
just before he came down and will re.
t IN to close out his personal effects IN
few weeks. He had a good crop of flax
and wheat this year, all gathered early
but lots OF the grain was frozen and
Sone of it uncut in his neighburhooi.
Mr. Douglas says that there are farmers
who are still cutting flax. in four inches
Of snow, with the thermometer below
zero. The threshlng is behind in most
places. Hut with all this drawback
condition the country seems to he going