The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

This & the time Of year people should
clean up their yards. As soon a. warn,
weather sets in there is great'danger from,
contagion. Rotting vegetable material
Of all kinds eives off disease germs; to
avoid this danger, it should be gathered
and carried away.
A rather, lively runaway came up
Stutsnan street and turned into the alley
by this Office yesterday. It consisted Of
q team and the front part Of a lumber
wagon, hat formerly belonged to Frank
Thomas. After taking in the principal
streets and most ofthe muddy alleyways,
they were caught without damage to the
horses.
A city caucus was held in the fire hall
Saturday evening for the purpose Of
nominating three aldermen to fill the
vacancies caused by, the expiration of
terms. A fair attendance was present.
E. NJ. Nixon was elected chairman and
F. A. Wardwell, secretary. Aug. Short
was nominated for ward No. 8, T. l..
Price for ward No, /, and Jos. Geroux
for ward No. 2.
The weather the past few days has
been very pleasant, Notwithstanding
Observer Short signalled for snow. There
is some water on the river now, and a
few more days of sunshine will make
considerable change. There will be no
danger from high water this year unless
we have heavy spring rains, which is not
very probable.
The Epworth League of the Drayton
M. E. church hold rally on Tuesday
and Wednesday April Bird and 9TH.
Among those on the program from this
locality we find: Address, by Rev. Crux of
Emerson. Solo, by Mrs. Walter Lock.
wood, "What the League is doing etc''
Miss Bessie Jackson. minister and
League" Rex. Mr.. Dingle. Wednesday
evening. Rev. Robt. Forbes will lecture
on "What is he WORTH"
w. ]. Kneeshaw who returned last
week from Palmasola, Fla. informs us
that he has started in planting some
thirteen acres of oranges and other fruits
there, and purchased an orange orchard
near his place Of twenty year old trees.
He has nephew experimenting the
work. Mr.. Kneeshaw thinks he has a
beauty spot for future winter residence,
on high bluffs sloping down to the bay
of two miles across where several islets
enclose it from the waters of the gulf Of
Mexico.
w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. F. c.
Myrick this afternoon at O'Clock. All
ladies cordially invited to attend. The
following is the program:
Devotional exercises 80. Mrs. Switzer
Music.
"Purity Work for Young Women" Mrs.
w. Lockwood
Letter from State President, Mrs. Purdy
Reading. ...............M Mrs. Gus Short
Notes from Utah. i. i. Mrs. G. w. Ryan
Poem, 1.-TWO Lives, Mrs. H. c. Carr
Music.
The ''Gentlemen's Aid Sassiety" held
social gathering in Kittson hall, Wed
nesday evening. The posters announced
there would be suthln' to eat,l and some
singin' and some speakin' and that ladies
were welcome" The singin' deserves
special mention, especially the senior
male quartette. Unfortunately all the
members were not present, but w. ].
kneeshaw filled the bill, and explained
their absence in an amusing way, and
brought down the house with his pun on
F. A. Wardwell, who he said had always
sung first tenor, but had just become an
elevenor. The hall was nicely filled,
and about s29 was realized.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. E. church will meet
with Mrs. King next Thursday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The twentieth century
missionary thanks offering will be taken.
All ladies cordially invited to attend.
Hymn.
Devotionals.
Hymn.
Session study for April.
Reading. ..............M Miss Christopher
Solo, selected. ......... Mrs. Lockwood
Reading, Thanksgiving. Mrs. Carr
Reading. ...............M Mrs. Gus Short
900. Miss West
Neaolng. MRS. DR.. Harris
Personals.
Geo. B. Wylie of Drayton was in the
city on Wednesday.