The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-01-12

Presbyterian church on Sunday evening,
Jan. 2lst. 1t will be song and picture
service with strong instrument. No
admission but collection will be taken.
All invited.
The Annual meeting of the state tax
association will be held at Fargo on Jan.
Both and 3lst, at whic there will be a
large number OF prominent speakers
i among whom is Auditor w. w. Felson,
who will talk about county book. keep.
ing methods.
Mrs. j. V. Thorlackson died at Grand
Forks Tuesday evening Of pneumonia.
She was born in Iceland in 1855 and
came to Canada in 1875. Later she
moved to Mountain and was married
there, moving to Grand Forks about
three months ago She leaves a hus.
band and eight children
! This is the time of year when we learn
that while fire is an excellent servant it
is q bad master. In other words, look
after the stovepipes and chimneys, and
be doubly careful how you leave the tire
when you 60 to bed. When the Their
nometer stands at 20 or 81 below zero,
it is bad time to have the house burn
up.
! Grand L. cturer Jeardeau of McClus-
key. N D. was greeted BY large attend
ance at the Masonic lodge rooms on Tues.
day evening and proved an interesting
speaker ON Masonic subjects. In bis ex-
animation of the records he found that
Pembina lodge has the largest average
attendance in proportion to membership
Of any lodge in the state.
Charles Hart and John Bernath of St.
Vincent were callers on Thursday. Mr..
Hart was the former merchant of NC
Arthur and has for about three years
lived at Foam Lake, Sask. He has been
visit K friends here since Tuesday and
will return on Sunday. He says things
in tho northwest are somewhat dis
cnuraging to many OF tho new settlers
owing to the frost, the difficulty in ship.
ping wheat and the con. para lively low
prices. He reports the PemlMna colony
AS all we'll
Mr.. Thompson Morrison died at his
home IN Drayton and as buried thereon
Monday. He was successful farmer
and was one of the pioneers Of Drayton
township He was a brother oi Commas
Toner Jos. Morrison. He leaves his
widow, and two daughters who are
married and live in St. Thomas He
Was a man who WAS much respected by
neIghbors and friends for many sterling
qualities.
A crew of men are stringing the wires
from the old poles to tile new ones RI.
Gently set along the N. P. line and have
about finished their rather culd job to
the boundary line. The old poles winch
above ground are in good preservation
will cut up into about five good fence
, pusts ON an average, AMI the lot from
Toilette to- p mbina were purchased by
George Barron of Macarthur and from
: Pemt'ina TO tie boundary by Mr.. Prit
chard of the same place The price j.
aboui 4O cents per pole.
District Court.
At the term Of dist rict curt held a
. Cavalier l,st week. Albert Gardn-
p.ca,rd guilty to stealing wheat ant
was sentenced to the penilentlary I'll
one Year aud six months. Henry A
Williams who VAS informed against fl,
participating IN the same offence pleas
" not CUNT, and his case Was continued
In cast. nf r. phi Sowi.-. late CASTER -
a drfuncl 3 INK Of BowslnpntAt y. Laxda
asked p@rfnis,lu,i To Ssh irawi The plea u
!, mol guilty an tili.d IL demurrer AMI tn
I. ease was con lnu.,i. \ decree nf divurt.
WAS gwen % Trina Savage against b..
HUSBAND, Bert s wage An Information
r Was ti.r aga,ns Albert IL. Crunl,i
II c,laigilg grand larceny. ap,,slsl.i Of 10
3 guilty was entered az, thu cast. ,.Ot
i tinut.i CWhcast. Of Il N S;A,x VS. W
i Inglis aud W H. Often, xrrutors J,
tue tsiat. u john Cook Was dismissed.