The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-05-17

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G. r. Green was over from Hamilton
Tuesday in connection with the Murney
estate. He was accompanied by editor
Woods, of the Independent.
L. w. Musselman and Attorney Lax
dial were over from Cavalier Wednesday
on business in connection with the
estate of the late j. O'Brien who died
on Monday last.
The City Hall grounds are being beau
titled this week with some golden will
lows and Carolina poplars. Mayor Mil
Ter believes in fixing up as is shown by
the appearance of his own premises.
10 open the baseball season the single
men hereby extend a challenge to the
benedict ball players of Pembina for a
game to be played in the ball park
Monday evening, for fun or reputation
Prof. Lehman went to Grand Forks
yesterday with Miss leila Switzer, Mar
jorie Wardwell and Pearl Asselstine.
Miss Switzer is to represent the high
school at the defamation contest there
to morrow evening.
Tried to rain on Wednesday night but
only squeezed out a few drops. A show
er would do good, but the thought of a
possible weeks rain at this time make
one shudder. The farmers need this next
few days in their business.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Myrick gave
pleasant whist party Saturday evening
at which three tables were played. Mes
danes Feldmen and Kabernagle come
out a tie on the result, and in cutting
for the prize the former won.
There was large and pleased audi
ence at the recital of the piano pupils
of Mrs. Aylen given at the City Hall
last Friday evening. The program was
long, but showed the proficiency of the
pupils and the results of the work of the
acher.
j. H. Hannesson has severed his con-
nections with the N. P. and Wyman
Shoemaker is occupying his place. Mr..
Hannesson will devote his attention to
farming, having bought the Oliver place
adjoining South Pembina, in company
with his brother.
The ball club of the N. D. U. has
been at the Twin Cities this week under
the leadership of Capt. Conmy-but the
glory is with the other fellows, but by
the reports in the daily papers it isn't
Captain Conmys fault.
An "a page edition of the San Jose
Mercury came to US with the card of
Messrs Short e. Ryan. A perusal of this
mammoth illustrated boom edition
shows that the earthquake had just
stirred the people up out there and that
everything has taken new start since
that time.
|. The baccalaureate sermon to the high
school graduating class will be held in
the City Hall Sunday May 10Th at 8
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all. The graduates are: Ralph
Chisholm, Vera Ewing, Berneice Noyes
Mabel Aylen, Beatrice Fowler, Violet
Anderson, and Leila Harvey.
DR.. Falcon came back from his Long
Lake, Sask., farm Friday where he spent
a month getting things in readiness fol
spring work. While the season is late
and weather sdisagreeable out there
spring work was further advanced thar
here. The enormous immigration has
sent prices for commodities soaring, anc
hay sold as high as s25 per ton this
spring.
A prairie fire on Tuesday got ava.
from the bush and did considerable
damage out by the reservation destroy
ing some hay stacks and also burning
the old house formerly occupied by Chas
Widell and owned by King & Booke,
The house was unoccupied and Their
was no one at the place at the time, bu
the section crew saw the fire and wen
over in time to save the barn.
The county board had short sessio
a this week. They adjourned early OWN
S to the seeding. They were all present
Q Mr.. Sigurdson leaving on Monday night
! All the rest went home on Tuesday a
ternoon. The business transacted wa
mostly of routine nature. The boar
:. are to make tour in few days to loo
over bridge sites that are petitioned fc
y and will probably meet again for shol
: session about the first Of June.