The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-09

BANK OF PEMBINA, PembIna, Y. D. {:
Lawrence Warner arrived home
from his visit to relatives in the vicinity
of Spokane, Wask., last Tuesday after
an absence of a month. Mrs. Warner
and Mildred will be home on the 25th.
Miss Nellie rhacker, formerly of Ham
ilton and now of Fargo, has arrived in
town and will serve as deputy county
superintendent for a month, while the
deputy Miss Vida McCatfery takes a
vacation. Miss Thacker teaches in
Grand Forks
In our report of court matters last
week we transposed the two defendants
in the case of Barron VS. Deck and Die
trich. Both parties We're present in the
rumpus and both were sued, but it was
Dietrich and not Deck who was the ac-
tive participant in the resulting fight.
The State Board of Equalization are
in session at Bismarck. Hon. j. La
Moure was selected by the county
board to represent this county at this
meeting. The county auditors of the
state are also meeting there at this
time.
n. &. Patterson will leave next week
for Grand Forks to take supervision rof
the construction OF concrete side walks
on the University grounds, the job will
probably keep him busy the balance of
this fall. Mr.. Patterson has done good
work in this line in Pembna and the U.
got good man when they selected him.
Il. l.. Frazier, deputy grand master
of the a. 0. wv. has been in the city
this week in the interest of the order.
and he expects to have a number of cam
dldates ready for initiation next week
Mr.. Frazier is a good solicitor and a
pleasant gentleman to meet and is doing
good work.
Posters announce that Cavalier is
celebrating grand Carnival and base
ball tournament yesterday and to-day.
The posters modestly announce that
Hensel, Cavalier, Crystal and Peinbina
Will compete for championship of the
state'--and our boys left yesterday for
the purpose Of making goo,1:
st. Vincent New Era boasts that some
lady over there has put up forty-odd
quarts of June berries this season. Huh9
we have reliable information that a
lad! IN this city has put up over eighty
that the professor is likely
tolook blue before the winter term of
school is completed.
Minte Ormson's driver took it into his
head to make a round of the town Mon
day evening, while being driven by his
sister and lady friend with the result
that the occupants of the rig were spill
ed and the buggy badly damaged, The
horse landed in Mr.. Warmers ward bad
~ cut but not seriously, and the ladies'
though badly frightened were not hurt.
A quiet home wedding was solemnized
at the home of the brides parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Dunn last Sunday.
when their daughter Belle May was
married to Otto Wehland of Manila, Ia.
by the Rev. Campbell. The newly wee-
ded couple will remain here for some
time, after which they will leave for
Manning. Iowa, where the groom will
engage in the sale of pianos which bust.
ness he has been engaged in at Manila
in company with his brother. Congra-
tulations.
On Tuesday evening, the Misses Hulda
Anderson, Lucille Switzer, Pauline and
Mile Kneeshaw were the charming
hostesses to very pretty dancing party
in the city hall. About thirty couple
responded to the invitation. The hall
had been transformed, by the lavish
use of flowers, vines, banners, rugs and
cosy. corners into bower of beauty. A
confetti shower was feature of the
evening and a full dressed Indian tolG
the fortunes of the curious in diml,
lighted vestibule, while on the flower
decked stage bowl of frappe served tc
refresh the dancers. The guests de-
parted at late hour.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Tom Mid
dleton started to turn her horse from
the hitching post on Cavalier street
but dropped one of the lines, and the
horse kept cramping the buggy wheel
until the rig was overturned. The horse
then became frightened and in about
two jumps had taken the box and buggy
top clear of the running gear and in
another jump was himself clear of the
running gear, and after short run