The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-30

A heavy hail storm passed over the
Bowesmont neighborhood Thursday
afternoon Of last week doing heavy dam
age to crops. It was the heaviest hail
storm this season in the lower Red river
valley, and in many instances the loss
was total. Among the heaviest losers
were G. A. McCrea of Drayton who lost
400 acres, Thompson Bros. G. j. Patter-
son and H. P. Golf all Of whom lost
nearly as much. This is indeed heavy
blow to that district as they have suffer
ed similar losses few years ago. The
insurance carried in the stricken dis.
trict was nominal compared with the
loss.
A telephone from Bathgate' yesterday
gave the news of the death of Jonathan
Baptie at Seattle, who for many years
was resident of Bathgate. He was
one of the pioneers of this county, set
Ting near Bathgate and raised large
family. He moved to Seattle several
years ago. Two of his sons still live
in this county as we'll as his daughter
Mrs. F. A. Wilson, wife of the editor of
the Pink Paper. His death occurred
about week ago, but relatives here
did not learn the news until yesterday,
probably owing to the telegraphers'
strike
f. F. Morris who has been connected
with the Merchants Bank of this place
for several years as book-keeper leaves
Sunday to assume cashiership of new
bank at Hurd, this state. Hurd is a
new town on the 500, north of Minot,
and is said to be promising place. Mr..
Morris is young man of exemplary
habits and thoroughly reliable, and
this promotion is in line with such
qualities. He has been an active men,
Der of the band and will be missed there
as well as among the young folks. Sue
ceeding Mr.. Morris in the bank is Wayne
Norton, son of H. L. Norton, young
man, highschool graduate, with two
years business course, of bright pros
poets.
Notion Ashley returned on Tuesday
from his summers visit with his brother
DR.. Mayo Ashley at Missoula, Mont.
He spent most of his vacation IN camp
with his brother, who has medical charge
of a number of construction camps on
the Northern Pacific and Milwaukee
roads through the mountains, east of
Missoula, from Hells Canyon to the fs-
nous Bearpaw Pass, where so many
hold-ups have occurred in recent years.
The two roads are contesting for shor;.
cut to Portland and are running parallel
for several hundred miles. Notion can
tell you startling stories how he amused
himself killing rattle snakes around the
amps, caught trout and played snow.
ball in August. He looks we'll and
thinks Montana fine country. ~
Sunday is the first day of September,
and consequently the opening of the
hunting season in this state as we'll as
Minnesota. The lateness of the season
will interfere materially with the sport
as most of the fields of grain ars st II
standing. With the late season comes
also the late chicken crop and many of
the covles are yet half grown. 1t will
be fully two weeks before the bulk of
the crop is cut sufficiently to allow the
dogs full range and this will have a
beneficial effect on the young chickens.
Ducks are reported plentiful in the sur
rounding neighborhoods, where the
water has afforded them protection and
this will have tendency to alleviate the
onslaught on chickens. We are inform
ed that little poaching has been going
on before the season opened.
Many farmers who had ir tended
starting at wheat cutting on Monday
were disappointed by rainy day. There
was no heavy down pour but it was too
wet for work out doors. Tuesday was a
dry and pleasant day and most of the
binders were going, though there is
considerable green grain of one kind and
another that won't be ready for son a
time. The crop is is so spotted that
it is hard to give any probable estimate.
There are some fields that promise as
good yield as they ever gave, while
o5her fields, some just across the road or
on the same farm, that are about as
poor as they ever were. And in many
cases the reason of the difference is not
apparent. 1t is also apparent that we
will have to hear the story of the thresh-
er before we are certain of the yield.