The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-08-28

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Grand Forks.
Chickens ripe on and after Tuesday
Unripe chickens are poison If the game
warden catches you-and it is necessary
to have permit from the county auditor
rs cts.) to make them perfectly healthy
to shoot after the season comes in.
-Four teams, with twice that number
of men, leave today for Wales, Cavalier
county, to engage at threshing. 1t is
claimed that wages are higher and the
threshing season longer up there, as
there are not as many machines as in
this vicinity.
The county commissioners we're in
session for few hours on Monday.
Present Messrs. Bigwood, Myrick snd
Horgan. The other members were busy
harvesting or threshing and the meeting
was adjourned to be called at later
date if deemed necessary.
Two boys were fined in Judge Balls
court at Grafton the other day for shoot
ing ducks out of season. They also
sprinkled few shots on the man who
owned the duck pond, but the farmer
considerably declined to prosecute them
for the latter offense.
The work of the county commissioners
while brief was important. They de.
signated the building of about twenty
bridges to cost about $4,000, and again
decided to allow the people to vote on
the question of giving county aid to the
county fair.
Rev. MIR. Wigle preached very inter
esting sermon at the M. E. church on
Sunday evening. Mr. Wigle is pastor OF
the Zion church at Winnipeg and he
and His wife have been spending q
part of their vacation at the residence
of w. Douglas. Mrs. Wigle is a sister
of Mrs. Douglas.
Mr.. Balish's barn, hay and one horse
eight miles west of town, was burned
Sunday afternoon while Mr.. and Mrs. B
were visiting neighbors. Some of the
children were playing with matches and
accidently set fire. This is the third time
Mr.. Balish has been burned out and in
the same way.
Bryan speaks at Grand Forks on Tues
day next. The Herald says that the
north bound trains on the N. p and the
Walhalla branch will be held over in the
evening. We are informed that the Mp
Pemblna local will not leave Crane
Forks until $50 pm, which will give al
along this line an opportunity to ge
home that evening.
Robert Morrison attended the funera
of the late Alexander Mather at Crane
Forks last week. Mr.. Mather was
thirty third degree mason and prominen
in the fraternity in the state. Specia
services under Scottish Rite Mason
were conducted at midnight and tn
masons had supervision of the intermen
i Mr.. Patterson is progressing we'll witt
his new concrete walks, and before lon
the city will put on prosperous ap ear
> ance as far as the sidewalks are concern
ed. Next year few gallons Of paint vii
materially help the appearance Of som
Of the property in town, and we hope t
see it done.
Two insane patients have been befor
the board this week. Mrs. Haddock q
st. Thomas was recommitted and wa
taken to jamestown for the second tim
on Tuesday, and the other was job
Beathune Of jBathgats.who be take
there today. Mr.. Beathune's case
mild and he goes in order to get prope
medical treatment. Z
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