The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-23
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HENsEL,

lnuISday, nea0edslQfs LangdOn.
Herb Hawley and Col. Broadly drove
to Wahalla Sunday. Came back Mons
day.
About go per cent OF wheat seeding is
done hereabouts 10Th. Fridays and
Sundays rain CAUSED another delay.
A few of the ladies OF tile Hensel M. E.
church, presentedMrs. Sinnott, wife of
the pastor, with a;2beautiful dinner SER
vice. Ss
All our foremostsand most distinguish.
ed citizens can be seen on Main street
every day when thesun shines pitching
quoits. This occurred twice last week.
People may talk all they have a mind
to, but Mike Soards has got the gayest
team Of drivers in ssthis Tor the next)
county. When they are on the street we
all feel glad that we are Roman citizens,
and living Ill the same town as the team.
Fridays rain, together with Sundays,
again suspended seeding. No use talk
ing, radicalchange has occurred in our
seasons compared with Is or 90 years
ago and it looks as if farmers will be re-
CURED to change farming methods to
conform to present day conditions.
Harry Bullock broke 40 acres raw
prairie and has it seeded to flax already
nearly all done while the rest of us
farmers were looking at the clouds, Won
dering when it would clear up-oh,
Harry is an old checker player-from
Neche.
Charley Hallson is about as fly as ever
since his sick spell. He says he is gain
ing z pounds per day, let's see. Leaving
out Sundays there are 313 days in the
year; multiplied by 2 gives 626 pounds;
added to his already $50, totals so6
pounds. Sounds big-but where will the
boarding boss come in-in that game.
Billy McKeowon fl und a little dead
pig of Frank Gillies' in their well. Lots
of us had (until this find peculiar lik-
ing for that water, and drank it often for
the same reason that some fellows drink
beer, and now Billy is industriously
working that gag on us every day until,
we feel like gagging-ugb.
"A lamp. hanging in Johnny Norman's
kitchen, like other things, mysteriously
exploded, went off itself. Tohnny-as Is
usual insuch cases-never knew it was
loaded. Might have been serious re-
suits had it not been for the chemical ex-
t'nsuisher, which-mysteriously too
was in good working order.
The St. Thomas.Crystal mail carrier is
one OF the weather permitting fellows,
or according to how he feels about it,
whether we get any mail or not Our
folks were seized with an unusual tired
feeling and whole lot of us opened up
communication with the End Asst. Post
Master General, giving him cordial in
PRODUCTION to the ST. Thomas mail car
rier, which, without doubt, will engender
warm personal friendship between
them.
The Canton city election didn't pass
of quietly on Tuesday. The retiring al
dermen were A. D. Holiday, Chas. La
woon and VIM. Cosilan, members for the
9th, 9th and 10Th wards respectively.
Considerable dissatisfaction existed rela.
tive to street railway matters, water
works, and the recent visit of Prince
Henry. At the regular caucus, however,
the old members succeeded in securing
denomination. Everything looked
roseate and little they Thought the devil
was int, until Sunday-just think of it
secret conference OF macontents, dis
turbers ot.other folks equanimity, insur-
gents, decided to sow tares while the
other fellows. slept, and secretly named
another ticket. When polls opened on
Tuesday, the feaven begahto work, then
all day long there was whispering-lots
of quiet talk and agitation, until the polls
closed when the nervous strain was in
tense, until the vote was announced, and:
it was found that AL Holiday was elected
for*the 9th, Mike SoardslS;for the 9th,
with VIM. 'conlan and. Jack Mckenzie, a
tie ,forsthe 10Th. They:drew matches to
decide who should be the Hon. member
tor the 10th ward, and Jacks match was
the longest. It was a common match,
manufactured by the diamond Match
co.. BUTT will be handed down in Jacks
family to generations yet unborn, as a
memento. A. D. Holiday succeeds
himself, which speaks Volumes for his
popularity, especially as he is absent
touring McHenry county, seeking to find
a claim not yet filed on. Johnny Nor
man is the only oasis in the desert, as all
the balance of the ticket elected are
Democrats. Johnny is assessor, Frank
Gilliece, Comptroller of the Currency,
Billy Claughton, Chief Of Police; Bob
Johnston, City clerk; and F. A. Holiday,
Police Justice; and after announcement
cigars were very mich in evidence and