The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-11
Arbor Day was observed bys the
school children and others.

Arbof Day was observed BY the
school children and others.
Green Bros. are buying potatoes In
large quantities nowadays. ST., !.
T. b. Holmes, Of st. Thomas, was
in town Thursday Of last week.
The city election Monday resulted
in the reelection OF all the old officers.
Wheat Is beginning to show above
the ground. Some Of the fields arc
quite green. -. p e.
Don't forget to read the postal card
ON display ut FrIse's, ii model OF sar-
castle insInuations and poer penman.
ship. $a:":sHs
The supervisors came TO the con-
clusion that the streets 1efe very
rough, and as a matter Of fact had
them narrowed and rolled Friday:
d. Elenbaum has one Of the. finest
stores In the county. His shelves are
packed with the latest and best goods
Of the season. His prices IRE low.
Gust what you want these hard times)
and you get good value for your
money. Give him call, 1t will pay
you.
Andrew Miller has finished the city
hall. The ceiling and walls are pap.
cred, and the woodwork is painted
and grained 1t Is a fine lob of papering
and cannot be excelled. 1t Is by TAI
the best piece Of granting to- be found
In the city. 1t pays to support loca
enterprise. Everything local has the
first claim on your patronage. Mr.
Miller is hard to beat when 1t comes
to paperhanging. /.
JoNstts.
| Owing to the good weather and thu
amount of ditching done last fal
seeding is progressing with great ri
pidity, and most Of the farmers will
have al! their wheat sown by the enc
OF the week. There will be far more
barley grown this season than In pre-
viOuS years.
One OF the saddcst funeral process
sions that has passed from the neigh
borhood occurred last Sunday. Deatl
almost always strikes hard, but whel
with one stroke he takes two victim
from one family, the blow is indeed
terrible. The tho boys Of Mr.. Johl
Emers' u, who have been sick will
the scarlet fever, one for three week
and one for two weeks, both died
one on Friday night, and the othc
on Saturday morning; within few
hours Of each other. The eldest, AL
mer, WIS about fifteen years of age
and the younger, Hector, was abou,
10 years old. Three other children
Frank, about IL, a younger sister ant
a baby brother, had all had the di
scase and had recovered before tn,
other two were taken down. TIL,
boys were both great sufferers during
their illness. The younger becam,
totally deaf, and was partially uncon
scious. The elder retained his senses
to the last, and seemed to realize hi
danger, but expressed his faith thai
he would go to heaven. When thu
end drew nigh the scene was very pa
thctic, the dying boy gave to hi
younger brother and sister his little
personal possessions. Among these
possessions was black eve, In refer
encc to which a remarkable
circumstance occurred the day pre-
viOus to his death. He told his father
that the black eve had new borr
lamb In an un0ccupicd house at some
distance from home ON another farm
and that the lamb was cold and that
his father should send and take care
of 1t. Just to satisfy the sick boy
some one was sent to the old house
and the sheep and lamb was found al
he had said, When the hour came h,
said ut is getting dark, light thu
lamps. l am going. Now 1 am goini
up the stairs. Take hold of my hant
Tommy" 1t is supposed that hi
meant Tommy Ferguson, a young
playmate, who was killed scvcra
years ago. The two bodies we're taker
to Pcmbina on Sunday for bnrial.
Owing to the contagious nature ol
the disease, Notwithstanding the
1 heartfelt sorrow and sympathy of the
whole community, but little could be
done by neighbors and friends to as
sist Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson in theil
artluous task OF nursing their loveG
ores. Almost alone the father ano
mother had to bear their burden OF
sorrow and Of care, and we're neces
sarily dcbarrcd from the kindly as
distance which does SO much in suct
sad hours to assuage the .sufferings
of the sick and the sorrows Of the afii
ictcd. a.
The cloud that casts its shadow
over the household is indeed dark an6
heavy: may the bereayed ones be
able in Gods good time to; see that
heavens sun always shines, and II
always bright above the Clouds"
Flora
Mrs. George Skcnc is poorly again
but we hope to sec her around agar
soon.
Seeding is progressing in Flora
Most of the farmers will be finished
this week.
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