The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-04

4 Emerson on. Wednesday, August 9th.
Marriage license was issued this week
to Patrick O'Brien and Mrs. Catherine
Nevis, both of St. Joseph township.
''There won't be any w. c. T. U. this
week" says young messenger, and the
members can govern themselves accord
ingly.
Rank vegetation caused by frequent
showers make this good year for prair
lie fires. Don't forget to pillow that fire.
break around stacks and buildings.
Farmers who want to see what gaso.
line thresher engine looks like, can see
one at Thomas Roadhouse's warehouse.
They are neatly built, and are the com.
ing power for threshermen.
With good weather, harvest will begin
quite early, that is for early sown grain.
Some fields are already in the dough
stage and beginning to change color.
Wheat is ripening from the bottom this
year.
E. P. Often of St. Thomas spent the
latter part of last week in the city and
purchased halt section of land situated
in Silvista township about twelve miles
southwest of here from Gustav Brecke,
for which he paid So, 4OO-Milton Globe.
The d. Of H. of this city and other
fraternal societies have received an invi-
tation to meet at Neche at union pic
mic Of the fraternal societies of the north
ern part of the county, to-day, Aug. 4th,
and large delegation expect to go if the
weather is pleasant.
Friday night it got cold enough to
make folks SILVER and think of frost.
Don't want the mercury to go on any
such fooling excursions during the next
twenty or thirty days. 1t would make
trouble, and there are no frost insurance
companies as yet.
Among the arrivals at San Francisco
last week by the steamer Morgan City
which brought over discharged and in
valid soldiers, was Rodney Myers of the
N. D. regiment Mr.. Myers home is
near Drayton, and he was attached to
the Grafton company.
We have quite an interesting commun-
ication from Mr.. w. Douglas, about the
farmers visit to the Agricultural College
last week WHICH will be printed in next
issue. Hamilton fair premium list, the
hail storm, and absence of part of the
force with the band at Emerson fair, cuts
offconsiderable live matter this week.
Lindal s. Co. are new firm who
will open up new store at Edinburg on
August 1O.h Mr.. Lindal will be remem-
bered by many of our citizens as former
resident here and is we'll and favorably
known all over the southwestern part of
the county where he has resided for a
number Of years. Many old friends here
will wish the new venture every success.
"A large number of our citizens went
over to Emerson fair on Tuesday and
Wednesday. There was large crowd
present. An Indian pow WOW, squaw
and pony races were unique attraction.
Pembina base ball club beat Emerson 7
to 4 in five innings. Some who remained
until after supper Wednesday met a
heavy shower and two inches of mud on
the road home, and as many were on
bicycles there was some disgust and
annoyance experienced.
The teachers for the ensuing year as
selected by the school board for this city
are as follows: Principal, w. A. God
ward; grammar, Miss Anna Christopher
OF Bancroft, Nebraska; intermediate,
Miss May Nixon, Pembina; primary, Miss
Alice M. West Crystal. School will be.
gin the first Monday in September. The
school directors are in somewhat of a
quanday as to the Geroux school. AT
present there are only FIVE scholars OF
school age who can attend school there
until after harvest and then the number
will not be largely increased. The CITY
4 me Gkely to have considerable Of
increase ~ The rooms crowded and Il
may bsiist = viii be necessary to open
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