The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11


Great Hurry" There will also be a
reception Of practitioners and new men,
bers. Baptsmal services proceeding the
sermon.
John Conmy left on Wednesday to
join the alumni eleven which play the
N. D. U. foot ball team tomorrow.
Among the "old boys" are Conmy,
Flanagan and Skulason and enough of
Others to show the new ones trick or
two and make and interesting game.
Bids for the large septic tank at Hal
lock were considered and the contract
awarded to Ole Paulson of Pembina and
Axel Spongberg of Hallock at $500.
The tank is to be l2x4! in size and II
feet deep, built of reinforced iron. gravel
and sand.
An interesting game of foot ball. the
opening of the season, will come off be-
tween the Warren and Pembina high
schools tomorrow afternoon, at two
O'Clock, in the Pembina ball park. The
boys have been getting in some good
practice and we look for hard fought
game.
The weather of the week has been
still rather showery and wet for success.
full threshing. a heavy rain Sunday, no
threshing Monday, Tuesday afternoon
heavy shower again put damper on the
grain. Wednesday and Thursday were
fair. Weather is warm yet for this time
of year.
Mrs. Jane Page of Grand Forks, be-
lieved to be the oldest woman in North
Dakota, died Oct. 9Th at Olga, n. D.
She was born in Winnipeg and was be-
lleved for years to be the oldest living
person born in that city. She was the
mother of eighteen children. Mrs. Page
retained her mental faculties to a re-
markable degree.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul, of Winnipeg, are
spending couple of weeks visiting
their brother-in-law Thos. Lund. Mr..
Paul belongs to the-eity police force and
carries with him all the qualifications of
British police, both in avoirdupois as
we'll as general makeup. They are hav-
ing good time and will return with
good impression of the country of Uncle
Sam.
Rev. Mr.. Karr leaves for Minot next
week where he will attend the state NJ.
r. conference. 1t is expected and de-
sired that Mr.. Karr shall return to this
charge for another year-but sometimes
the bishop says something else-and he
is the last authority, Mr.. karr has been
here four years and has done excellent
work and is popular with all classes of
people.
Among county people present in the
city this week according to the Interna-
tlonal hotel register we find the follow
ing Mr. and Mrs Mcintosh Mrs and Miss
Jones, A. Garnett, w. P. Stinson, G. H.
Garnett, all of St. Thomas; Arthur Lou
den. j. L. Thompson, Bathgate: H. G.
Thomson, Bowesmont: d. r. Buchana
formerly of ST. Thomas and Drayton, A
Bergerson, Drayton, G. w. Benjamin,
Glasston.
II. Stong, president of the State Bank
of st. Thomas, was in the city this week
with businss before the county board.
Mr.. Stong, who has been living at Min
neapolis for several years, has sold his
residence there and will build in Pasa-
dena, California and reside there in the
future. He was pioneer resident of
Crystal in this county and was mem
Der of the legislature from this county
in the early days.
County commissioners have been in
session this week and adjourned on
Wednesday. Mess-s. Myrick, Sigurd-
son. Bigwood and Horgan were in
attendance. The busy season made
them hurry up and get home and they
will have another meeting on Nov. 18th
to finish the businesa left over. This
time they occupied most of their time
spending county money by passing lot
of bills. /.
Sheriff Roadhouse went out to Noun.
tain on Tuesday and brought in wom-
man named Margaret Aarland, of Nor
wegian birth aged about 81, for exami-
nation by the board of insanity. She
was divorced from her husband about
nine years ago and left with three chill
dren. The children have since died, the
last one about a year ago. It is suppos-
ed her domestic troubles have preyed
upon and unbalanced her mind. She
has been keeping house for brother Of
her divorced husband who lives at