The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-24

Service in the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath evening at 7:3o p. m. Sub.
ject of address Victory Through STRAIT.
egy." A cordial invitation is extended
to all. w. j. Hall, Pastor.
Messrs. Robert Ferguson and w. r.
Garrett have dissolved partnership by
mutual consent and Mr.. Garrett has
opened up a law Office on his own &C.
count in the Westman block.-Drayton
Echo.
A reported hold up of Emerson parties
on Saturday, was discovered to be a
practical joke. Ifthe Emerson people
had happened to have gun, it might
have been serious matter. There isn't
anything more dangerous than a fright
ened man with revolver in his hand.
A Manual of Politics and Finance is a
handy little book. Its chief features are
non-partisanship, completeness and port
ability. 1t has almost everything in it
referring to the subjects indicated, and
will slip into the pocket. Calderwood
& Hebron, publishers, l10l Lumber Ex-
change. Minneapolis. Price Is cents.
We print in this issue the call tor the
republican county convention to meet at
Neche on September 18th. This will
make six weeks campaign and doubt
less it will be hot one. Now that the
republican call is made it is probable
that the democrats will come out with
theirs.
Mr.. Puchinsky's gasoline blower fur.
mace that he uses for soldering, blew up
on Friday in the rear of Mr.. Cheney's
hardware shop where he was working,
and considerable difficulty was had
in extinguishing the flames, causing a
minute of considerable excitement. Mr..
P. has constructed charcoal furnace fol
future use.
lncendiaries set fire 10 two lumber
yards and a church in one night last week
at Winnipeg. In each case the fire was
discovered in time to avert serious loss
The church was that of Rev. Mr.. Wigle
brother-in-lawof Mrs. w. Douglas o.
this city. The damage by water to the
church was considerable. Mr.. Wigle
was on the Pacific coast visiting and will
probably return home.
AS Customs Inspector Harvey was
leaving the blacksmith shop yesterda,
leading his horse, he put his little boy OF
the horses back. This seemed tc
frighten the horse which began to run
dragging Mr.. Harvey who was holding
the Bride, and only by quick work or
his part, was he able to grasp the boy
and by pulling him off. and letting the
horse go, save a possible accident. Il
was narrow chance and no harm done
Threshing about this locality gives
smaller yields than anticipated. F. A.
Hart got about IA bushels to the acre
from 80 acres. S. Kohles got 2, 700 bush.
els from $40 acres. Middleton got /, 1OC
bushels from about 100 acres. From
Bowesmont we hear that John Halcrow
averaged only 5 bushels and Rev. Mr.
Moore about bushels. S. Kohles
threshed all the wheat from 800 acres ir
one day, and in general the machines dc
very large acreage per day.
A. E. Coger, Of Bathgate. has formed
partnership with H. H. Creswell. O
this city. Mr.. Coger is graduate Of the
State University, and the Minnesota Law
school. and has enjoyed a good practice
at Bathgate since he began bushes.
there. Mr.. Coger has decided to come
to Crystal because he thinks there is ar
opening here for good permanent bust
ness. The Call sincerely hopes the new
firm will meet with good success.-Crys
tai Call.
Several chickens were shot in this
locality last Monday. Several othe,
chickens didn't get shot owing to ''tha1
blamed dog" or 1.-THE cartridge didn't
have the right amount Of powder" o,
''the shot were little too small" or-or-
but after all the reasons given, most Of
the hunters had pretty good luck and
prairie chicken was the base of good
many town dinners on Tuesday. But
hunters o.o .,.e44..