The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-17

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CoMRADE Sonderman brought us in,
one of the finest bouquets on Monday
that we have seen lately. It was about
foot in diameter, of a delicate shade of
light yellow, and weighed about six or
eight pounds. It was just one blossom
of a fower,-caulifower, and Comrade
Sonderman has our thanks for his beau
tiful and useful blossom.
]. REGISTER Of Deeds Chisholm and G.
G. Thompson went out southwards on
Saturday, and after crawling on their
stomachs through a half-acre barnyard,
shot three ''honkers." While the geese
were being slaughtered, the horse which
had been tied to the buggy wheel, was
having little diversion but that's an
other story.
COUNTY Treasurer Douglas brings us
a bunch of "Bromus Inermis' which is
the name Of a new pasture grass which
has been lately introduced in Manitoba
with much success. Mr.. Douglas only
raised small patch but he says it grew
well and thinks it would be success
here. It grows in thick punches, is about
fourteen inches long, has little or no
stem. but is "blade" nearly from the
root. 1t is somewhat of dropping hab-
it and looks like good feed.
REGISTER of deeds Chisholm was the
victim Of a curious but painful accident
yesterday. He was seated in a revolving
tip-back Hhair. and managed to put his
hand in such position that in tipping
back he cut off the end of his little finger.
The amputationwas very nearly complete
and DR.. Harris dressed the wound but
it will be some time before the end grows
out to its former length. Meantime Mr..
Chisholm has the piece cut off preserved
in bottle of alcohol.
We hear quite a number Of our people
who are talking of attending the street
fair at the Forks on September %, 3O,and
as the railroad fare is but half rate the ex-
pense from here will not be so great.
The diving horses of DR.. Carvers's will
give six exhibitions. two day, and with
the Indians and balloons the day will be
we'll filled with attractions. The,prem-
iums offered amount to nearly 5000
and the exhibits are expected to be larg-
er than ever before.
LAST week MI. Thomas Carrick, while
hauling heavy load Of, wheat over the
bridge on Tongue river near Batbgate,
broke through. The entire outfit fell
twenty feet the wagon going first and
dragging the horses backward. Mr.. Car
rick was severely though not seriously
injured. The grain was lost. The cause
of the accident was rotten truss. Com
missioner Myrick was over this week and
made arrangements for rebuilding as
soon as possible.
SEVERAL Of Drayton's best bicyclers
took moonlight run from that city to
Pembina on Saturday night leaving there
about - O'Clock and arriving here at 3 in
the morning. The arrival of gang Of
stalwart young fellows at such an hour,
rather aroused the suspicious Of our
night Waterman Akers, and as they rath-
e. resented his questions as to the nature
Of their. business, he was inclined to rum
the whole crowd in.. However, mutual
explanations made things all serene, and
the boys left for home again in the morn
ing.
D. Mckenzie, clerk of the drainage
commission, has been absent since Mon
day in attendance on a meeting Of the
drainage commissioners. The body de-
cided on the construction Of a drain in
the southern part ofMidland and Drayton
townships to extend from the slough
country to the big Walsh county ditch.
1t is claimed that such ditch will drain
thousands Of acres ofland that in wet sea-
sons would otherwise be untilable. In
this connection it may be well for the in
formation Of our readers to state that the
drainage board consists Of w. N. Hus-
band Of Canton, H. R. Morris Of Neche
and C. T. Rarretf az Roweemont