The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-08
COUNTY NEWS.
For tn. Readers of the Pioneer E

Canton.
John Seigman, formerly of Strcib
B Seigman, who left over year ago
for Arizona and New Mexico has re.
turned. having had enough of the
arid plains.
Fred Streib, who has been over ON
the Minnesota side, holding down a
claim, Is back here on business trip;
also improving the opportunity by
sending his children to her school.
Miss Myrtle Turner who taught the
primary department last winter has
been re-engaged for the same posi-
tion the coming winter term, begin
ing December LIST.
A threatened epidemic OF typhoid
which caused some alarm Is happily
disappointing our citizens, Ed. Ole.
son, who was the first victim is fast
convalescing. Miss Bertha Sellheim,
and Agent Smell Of the National Ele.
vator Co., have also recovered.
John Mackenzie and S. A. Arm.
strong are both laughing all over their
faces in consequence Of u son register.
ing with the former and a daughter
with the latter. Both youngsters are
of the usual dimensions aud propcn-
stiles.
The Presbyterian ladies held Sue
cessful "IIarvest honle." netting
about $50. while the ladies Of the NJ.
E. persuasion will hold their annual
bazaar and supper next Thursday
night and also promise rich program
for the occasion.
Threshing hereabouts is almost
completed. The present week will
finish up one Of the most bountiful
harvests a. kind providence has seen fit
to bestow on our people. While con.
dltions never we're more favorable for
fair prices the lowest prices OH re-
cord prevail. so that the whole COM
munity gain nothing over an ordinary
crop year: evidently the old machine
has slipped cog somewhere.
Last spring several of our young
business men formed u syndicate and
put In large acreage of potatoes
Cultivated faithfully by day and at
night, while reposing on downy beds
of ease, visionary train loads of
superb tubers rolled away to the
southeast. while U. S. mails brought
back drafts on New: York, but 1.-THE
best laid plans Of mice and men gang
aft aglec.". Meanwhile thc'tubers rest
in the earth awaiting the tresurec-
tion and you darn't say potatoes" to
a member of the syndicate.
My brother correspondent Of Flora
must be laboring under u slight hazel.
ucination of the mind, when he charg-
ed his Canton brother with chronicle
ing a fOur-mOnths old rooster laying
eggs. I read and reread the item ov-
er and over again and failed to make
rooster out Of pullets, and concluded
1t was q case Of wilful perversion Of
facts, or Temporary alteration Of the
human faculties. l have always aim
ed not to crItisise my fellow cores
pondents of the same staff, but who
knows, I may some day when I run
out Of material; however always try
and stick to facts, Jack, it's more in
teresting.
There never was a more opportune
time than the present for sheriff or
county attorney to work in line with
his duties Of enforcing the prohibi-
tory law 10 Canton. Never has the
law been so flagrantly and openly de-
fed both in daylight and dark. One
or two places particularly are almost
thronged, doing appear
emily a land-office business regardless
Of appearance or consequence. Where,
oh where, Is the good old Moses that
will deliver us from such law break
ers.