The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-23

i'll. Fortunately the illness, something
like lumbage, left him about as sudden
ly as it came, and he is getting all right
again.
The growth of vegetation for the last
week has been enormous for this time of
year. For instance, the corn which we
stated two weeks ago stood three feet
hlgh,on Saturday last stood six feet high
with most of it in silk, and there is 9th
er corn in town that is ahead of that in
earliness.
A contractor has crew of men MT.
ting in new heating and ventilating
apparatus in the school building. The
heating and ventilating of the building
has been an unsolved problem in the
past and it is hoped that the present con.
tractor may be successful.
Prof. S, Gudmundson, head OF the
commercial department of the Clinton
Business College, Clinton, Ont, was q
visitor at the Tribune office on Thursday
The Professor is Mountain boy, but
for the past two years has held down the
position above mentioned
Tribune.
About fifty people went to Grand Forks
far from here on Wednesday morning
They report very large crowd at G rand
Forks. Dan Patch and Minor Heir were
the particular attractions on that day
and yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Spiller left on Thursday via auto to take
in the fair and visit friends at Hillsboro.
Mr.. Griffiths, who has been the popu-
lar grain buyer at the Monarch elevator
will leave here about the first of next
month for Webeaux, Montana where he
will take similar position in elevator.
Mr.. Griffiths and wife have made many
friends during their residence here who
will be sorry to learn of their departure
and will follow them with many good
wishes.
Quite delegation from here and vici-
unity took in the Warroad excursion on
Wednesday. They report a very plea
SAINT day with hospitable reception by
the Warroad citizens. 1t is an ideal
place for an outing but is rather far to
60 for one day trip. The excursionists
got home about three o'clock Thursday
morning.
Nate Upham of Grafton was an invol-
untary visitor at Pembina on Saturday.
Nate was on his way home from the Win
nipeg fair and stepped off the train to
take look at the old town, wheye he
was once a member Of the official county
force as probate judge, and while taking
a long look at the old court house, and
dreaming of old times, the train on the
other side of the depot went about its
business. It gave him an opportunity
of meeting old friends about town before
de parting next morning
Charles Full returned from the meet
ing of the Retail Merchants Association
at Williston last week and says that
is prosperous and growing
city. The people theredid every thing
in their power to make things pleasant
for their visitors and the trip was very
j. T. Nelson of Glen ulhn
was elected president of the association;
John Br1egger, Williston, and K. G.
Wright, vice presidents; w. w. KING,
Tower City, secretary. Mr.. Full was
elected as one of the executive COM
mitee.
The tournament advertised for Mon.
day and Tuesday Of this week got wet
Monday morning, after considerable
rain during the night, looked anything
but propitlous and appearances proved
true sign as more rain fell during the
day and it would not have been possible
to play ball at all until Tuesday after
noon and then it would have been mud
dy. So the committee reluctantly call
ed the proceedings off to future date
if one can yet be arranged, The Dray
ton ball team came by an early fre,gh
train, but left for home by the flyer al
it was seen that no ball could be played
1t was severe disappointment to tn
committee and to the ball players Al
there were several scores to be settle,
between the various mines at this meet
and they we're all coming that were ad
vertised.
Tortured on q Horse.
"For ten years l couldn't ride hors
without being in torture from piles,
writes L. s. Napier, of Rugless, Ky
"when all doctors and other remedie