The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-03

The ground has now less moisture near
the surface than any time this season.
The signal service has predicted local
showers, but none have come to this i'm
mediate locality. Just about g soon not
have any for the next month now, as
harvest is well under way.
The Pembina Gun Club have arranged
for grand shooting tournament to occur
on August 18th and 10th under the man
agement Of Jos. Genevey who is an ex-
perienced man in that line of business.
A long and liberal list Of events and
prizes has been prepared and in next
weeks issue we will give the same in full.
ANY information or program sent on
application to los. Genevey. Of this city.
A man named Smaller of Gilby, has
invented an attachment to binder reel
that makes the reel actually scrape the
knives, so that the short grain which
otherwise falls on the knives and is cut
to pieces, is swept back to the elevator
and saved. Thomas Roadhouse of this
city attached a set to Mr.. Middleton's
binder, and they work to perfection.
They cost only $3.50 per set.
Norman Bethune, who has taken up
land within the past year near Morton
post Office. though best known as an old
pioneer Pembina county resident, was in
Saturday, and said that he had wanted
the paper for some time, but never got
around. Mr.. Bethune is but one OF the
many old residenters of the Valley that
have been attracted to Cavalier county
by its fertile soil-and still they come
Langdon Democrat.
Monday the information was received
by Health Officer Gibson that new
case of small pox had been found in the
Rush Lake neighborhood. Emmanuel
Beauchamp is the young man stricken
with the disease, and when visited by
DIR. Gibson on Monday, appearances in
dicated that at least week had elapsed
since the pox marks had first broken out.
The case is. of the same mild type as all
of those treated by the board of health.
Lanpdon Democrat.
Contractor Paulson is busy at putting
in the new foundation under the school
house. The former foundation was pill
ing. This is in good shape. The trou-
BILE is that the foundation of the brick
veneering was on joists bolted to the
piles. These have rotted so that the
veneer is almost without support. In
forming the new foundation, concrete is
put in around and between the piling, so
as to support both the woodwork and
veneer, and if the piling should rot, the
concrete will still support the whole.
The job of renovating and repapering
the interior has been let to Cornell Bros.
Tuesday evening fire destroyed the
two-story frame building occupied by
Childerhose & Gibson and the stock OF
general merchandise and hardware OWL
ed by them. The loss is about 10000
but is said to be we'll insured. The fire
started about 8 o'clock and was caused
by the explosion of a gasoline stove.
The fire extended so fast that nothing
could be saved from the store and as the
building stood on one of the principal
business corners of the city, the fremen
had the greatest difficulty in keeping the
fire from burning out the whole business
part of the city as strong wind was
blowing. Several smaller buildings were
burned and the Merchants Hotel in the
middle Of the block was on fire several
times. The new Waterous engine work.
ed to perfection and doubtless prevented
a general conAagration.
One day last week Mrs. James Elton
and Mrs. James H. Bird of Grand Forks,
while driving in buggy, were overtaken
by runaway team attached to heavy
truck wagon, and one of the runaways
attempted ito go on one side, and the
other on the other side of the buggy,
causing general smash up, and when
the bystanders ran to the rescue, one OF
the heavy horses had to be lifted from
the ruins of the buggy before the ladies
could be taken from beneath. Both
ladies' were very severely injured and
shocked, but remarkable to say, mot so
seriously but that they rapidly improving
at last accounts. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Broom of Minneapolis, on Monday, hav-
ing heard the news, were in their buggy
on their way to visit relatives to inform