The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-15

j. 4. Moorhead Is doing the lofty WOrl,
on the court house tower.
The Pembina second nine met the st.
Vincentites' crack team on the home
grounds on Tuesday evening for five
innings with a score Of II to. 4 in favor
of the Pembina kids. !
Garnet Bros. of St. Thomas, N. D..
who recently bought large tract Of land
between this city and Red River, brought
over fifty head of horses, Tuesday and
thirty more yesterday. They have al
ready erected suitable buildings and
barns and the work of breaking up the
land will commence immedlately.-Hal-
lock Enterprise.
The Long Distance Telephone is being
connected direct with the court house
this week. When completed and the
proposed connections with Drayton and
Walhalla, then any person can talk ear
to ear, if not eye to eye, with any county
officer direct, from any large town in the
county for nominal sum.
The Christian Endeavor convention
has been in session at the Presbyterian
church here for two days and will close
to-day. A large attendance is present
from all over the county and very in
teresting programme is being carried
out. Owing to the session being in pro-
gress as we go to press we defer further
particulars until next week.
AT the republican caucus held on Mon
day evening to elect delegates to the
county judicial convention, which meets
at Cavalier to-day, Swain Thorwaldson
was elected chairman and Geo. Peterson
secretary and AZ votes were cast. The
following delegates were elected: F.. A.
Wardwell, F. A. Hart, Paul Williams,
Geo. Peterson, v. Quackenbush, Bran.
den Johnson, Amos DeLisle, Alb. Simp
son.
A heavy shower during the hour pre-
vious to DR.. Mays lecture on Monday
evening interfered with attendance of
some out of town people, but a fair
sized audience gathered and listened to
one of the best treats of the season. DIR.
Mays descriptive powers are superlative,
and wit and eloquence abound. DIR.
May gives most enjoyable hour and a
half to his audiences.
A good rain Friday and more or less
good showers at other times since have
wet the surface pretty we'll all over the
county. Though too late to repair all
damage made i the hot winds and
drouth, yet it has come soon enough to
save what is left and of that the reports
are somewhat conflicting, except that
much damage has been done, enough to
materially reduce the average yield.
Somone, either through malice afore-
thought, or possibly without realizing
sense of the devilishness of the deed,
has thrown stones through the beautiful
colored glass windows Of the Episcopal
church. Three stones were found, one
of such size that it precludes the idea of
being thrown by ''sling shot" Mr.. E.
M. Nixon offers reward of IS for infor.
nation that will convict the guilty person
or persons. i. ! i;
Ferguson & Garrett is the style Of "a
new law, land and insurance firm at
Drayton. The members are Mr.. Robt.
Feguson. who has been established at
that point for some years and MI. w. r.
Garrett, formerly in business at Cavalier,
but who for couple of years has been at
various localities in the east and south,
but returns with the remark that one
needs to travel to learn the superiorities
of North Dakota. Success to the new
firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Carson of Neche
were at the Winchester house YESTERDAY.
The parties were married Wednesday at
Hallock. Mrs. Carson being formerly
Miss Dora Lindsay of St. Thomas. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson are we'll and favor.
ably known by very large circle Of
friends who will give them many good
wishes. Mr.. Carson is at present in the
Bank of Neche, but expects to take the
position of cashier of the Bathgate Bank
in the near future.
Cards of invitation have been received
by friends in this city announcing the
marriage on June 10th of Clinton !. Tripr
to Miss Orrell Ruth, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Jurrue of Warren, Minnesota.
Mr.. Trip will be remembered as the
nephew of Mrs. Annie Rose, formerly
Mrs. Annie Winchester, who resided
here with her for some time. Miss
Jurrue is the daughter of the manager Of
the Warren Roller Mills. Many old
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