The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21

The weather for the past week. hal
been very unfavorable for threshing
Grain in shocks is in bad condition. A
light frost on Monday morning killed
tender vegetables. AZ
The nineteenth annual fair and exhi.
bition Of the Emerson, Agricultural So.
ciety will be held in Emerson. Man. on
Thursday and Friday, Oct. and s. 1900.
A liberal prize list has been prepared
and everything points to very success.
full fair.
Services will be held in the Presby.
terian church Sunday evening at 7:3O.
Subject, God Helping Man to Find His
True Self" Christian Endeavor at $50
Subject, "rares in Your Field" Sab.
bath school at $50 p. m. Subject, 'The
Need of Watchfulness." A cordial .invi-
tation is extended to all Of these services.
The fodder question is again becoming
more serious. The straw in stacks is
wet through from much rain and is
worthless. The grass on the prairies has
grown fairly we'll and if the weather was
favorable much hay could be secured
yet. But constant rain precludes cutting
and drying, and killing frosts are due
any time now.
P. M. johnson, a chimney sweep who
has been in town all week, was the VIC
tim of an almost fatal accident on Tues
day. He was attempting to mount a
chimney on the rear of Mr.. Cheney's
store, when the bricks pulled apart and
let him fall heavily to the ground. He
was picked up and taken 10 the city hall
and it was first thought he was injured
internally, but later developments prov
ed that other than few severe bruises,
he would be all right in few days.
A carnival concert will be given in
Kittson Hall on Friday evening, Septem-
Der 2sth, by the ladies of the Episcopal
church. The program will consist OF
music, speeches and Rotations by per-
sons we'll known to the public of Penn
bina. Those taking part will be disguis-
ed and their names will be guessed by
the audience. A prize will be given for
the greatest number of correct guesses.
Refreshments will be served after the
concert. Admission Is cts, children Is
cents.
The North Dakota section of the gov
eminent report for August makes the
most remarkable showing for the past
ten years, both temperature and rainfall
exceeding any previous averages. To
give extremes, the average rainfall for the
month was sos inches, about 81 inches
above normal, as against OBS in 1894,
which was a very dry August. The
highes temperature record was ia al
Madefa as. against .187 in 1895, the
highest feeord up to that time. The
lowest was 80, recorded at Towner. The
greatest rainfall recorded last month was
9.4S inches at Forman and the least I'll
at Steele. w. c. SHORT, Observer.
Probably one of the most pleasant
events of the season was the marriage OF
Mr.. Richard Thompson to Miss E. A.
Lindsay last Wednesday afternoon at
$50 o'clock at St. Johns church, Rev.
P. B. Peabody, of Hibbing, Minnesota,
officiating. A large number of invita-
tons had been issued and the church,
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
The wedding march was rendered by
Mrs. George Thompson, and in few
minutes the bridal party made their APP
pearance, the bride being assisted by
Miss A. E. Suter of Crystal, N. D., and
Mr.. Geo. Lindsay, father OF the bride,
who gave her away, while the groom was
assisted by his brother, Thomas, of this
place.-Hallock Enterprise.