The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-21

Senator Hansbrough and Representa-
tive Marehall have accepted an invita-
ton to talk about denatured alchol to
the Grand Forks Commercial Club at
some date in the near future yet to- be
fixed.
G. w. Shumaker has purchased the
Fry house formerly occupied by Free
man Walters near the court house and
is having new concrete foundation put
put under it and other improvements
made.
The weather has been quite warm this
week, Saturday and Sunday being quite
summer-like with the thermometer get
ting up as high as SO. Tuesday was
much cooler. Everything is growing
finely.
Some visitors who registered at the
International this week were S. Had
dack and wife, St. Thomas; Thos. Thor
aldson, Drayton; Thos. Fuller, Hamil-
ton; II. Tisdale, and Geo. L. LaVelette,
Neche.
That new front porch on the VIM. w.
Felson house adds a lot to the appear
ances of the premises. When complet-
ed by the addition of two new easy
chairs, things will look very homelike
there.
Edgar Horn who has been firing on a
switch engine in the st. Paul yards, is
taking vacation at home, work being a
little bit slack at this season of the year.
He expects to remain at home about Il
month.
According to Brandon correspondent
DR.. McInnis, NJ. P. P, has been ap-
pointed Provincial Secretary, and DR..
McFadden will succeed the late w. F.
Luxton as Inspector of Public 1nstitu-
tions.-Emerson Journal
Chas. King, Stanley kneeshaw, Joe
Thomas and Chas. Bouvette went to
Humboldt on Wednesday afternoon to
help the boilers beat the St, Vincent
aggregation at big picnic held there.
Humboldt won by a score of to 10.
The term of court now in session at
Langdon will probably close much soon
err than expected on account of the
death of attorney Gordon, as the firm Of
/ Gordon & Mcintyre were counsel in
nearly half the cases on the calendar.
The city council sat as an equalization
board on Tuesday evening and adjourn
ed from day to day until Saturday when
the final meeting will be held in the
evening and to which any aggreived
citizen is invited to make his complaint
f. A. Solnmerlille, of San Antonio
Texas has been spending the last week
in this city looking after the land inter
ests of his mother, who resides in Hi
nois. Mrs. Sommerville owns the Middle
ton place, one of the finest in these
parts.
James d. McCauley of toilette hat
the misfortune of getting bit by a harrov
on Tuesday. That is, he let harrow
fall and as the novels say. it ''sunk on
of its teeth" in his foot. 1t is very sor
J and Mr. McC in taking day or two OF
in consequence.
Superintendent Sherarts leaves toda
for Cavalier to look after school matter:
= SATURDAY. he holds a meeting at Bath
gate with the county school officers, an
from thence will go to Grand Forks t
begin work in the summer school at tn
e U. on Monday.
] People are finding "green bugs
: both North Dakota and in Minnesota
but investigation proves them to be M
the kind that has been eating the whe'
). in the southwest. There are lots
IS green bugs that don't injure wheat.
" fact nearly all plant lice are green in &C
ir or.
The new cement sidewalk in front
% the LaMoure residence is going in r
b pidly this week under the supervise
le of contractor Patterson. 1t will add
a. great deal to the appearance Of the
a. ready fine looking premises. The wa
will be continued past the Cavalier re-
dcnce.
at Elsewhere in this issue appears
* advertisement asking for tenders to &C
~ lstruct drain connecting between t
"a Ischool house basement and the coul
Of on the south. The water is two fe
nd deep in the basement and is injurious
id the new heating plant as we'll as Sal
tary condition of the school.