The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-07-14
The Pioneer Express.
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY IA, 1899.

FRIDAY MORNING, JULY IA, 1899.
Local.
Coming Events.
Winnipeg Fair, American Day Excur-
sion, July 18th.
Grand Forks Carnival, July 18th and
10Th.
Editorial Association Grand Forks,
July 18th and 10Th. Excursion to Benz.
idji July Goth.
Walsh County Industrial Exposition,
Mimic, July 10, 20, 81.
Cavalier Athletic Carnival, July 21s
and 22nd.
Mains Circus, Pembina, July 22nd.
St. Thomas Race Meeting, July 4tf
and 25th.
Pembina County Fair, July 18th, 27tl
and 18th, at Hamilton.
Sunday was the hottest day Of the sea
son.
The township board was in session OF
Saturday last.
The four year old son of Tailor Walter:
fell from ladder and broke his collar
bone Tuesday.
A. DeLisle and VIM. Martineau sole
$1,000 worth of cattle on Saturday te
Montana parties.
The Emerson Fair on account of we,
weather was indefinitely postponed tc
some time in the fall.
Wild strawberries are quite plentiful
but the wild skeeters are more So
hence, therefore, etc.
From all accounts Crystal had a big
ger crowd nor anybody-on Fourth o
July. Five or six thousand people.
That man Flanagan" ought to be re
. lieved from duty on. the,weather depart
ment. Rains pretty near every once il
while.
Episcopal services Sunday July 10TH
Morning IL a. m. Grace church, Pembina
Evening 1880 p. m. Christ church, St
Vincent.
The M. E. Ladies Aid are preparing to
serve lunches, ice cream, lemonade, etc.,
on Saturday, the 22nd. for the accommo.
dation OF the visitors.
The little son of Walter Boyce is still
at the Winnipeg hospital, and the loss Of
his eye is still problem. He was in
jured here on Fourth of July.
The numerous clouds, winds and rains
of this season must be good assistants
to the hail insurance agents. Wonder il
there is any combination there.
A farm hand employed by Thos. Tren.
beat by the name VIM. Emmons, lately
from England, was drowned in the river
at Neche while bathing, July 9th.
Charles Atkinson left on Wednesday
to meet his car load of Iowa horses which
will arrive to-day or tomorrow. They
are expected to be an extra fine lot.
The county board are grinding away
at the equalization business again this
week. 1t is slow and somewhat monot-
onous work. They adjourned yesterday.
Quite delegation from the Emerson
arrangements Lodge passed through the
city to the Carlisle picnic, going and
coming, to the music of fife and drum
corps.
Charles Pullman who purchased the
right of the Cyclone Straw burning stove
for Manitoba, has arranged to have the
stove on exhibition at the Fair this week.
George Hensel is in charge.
George Baker Jr., lost two fingers f. ON
the left hand and the tip of another fin
ger on the right hand, by the glancing
blow of AN axe in the hands of another
party who was working with him.
G. G. Thompson and T. R. Shaw, by
invitation accompanied the Grafton
voyagers in their gasoline launch down
the river as far as St. Jean, returning by
freight the same day. They report it a
very pleasant method of travel.
From fifteen to thirty people have pur-
chased excursion tickets at this station
daily this week for the Winnipeg fair,
being total Of over 40 to Thursday
morning. Wednesday the rate was cut
from .95 to s1.5O, good to Monday.
The st. Thomas races which were
postponed on account Of rain are now
] advertised for July .24th and 18th, the
days preceding the Hamilton fair. It is
70 be hoped they will have fair (clear,
a. . l.r