The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-23

The Imperial Scots Concert Company
announced to be in Emerson on Tuesday
evening next, April 9th, is the best
company Of Scottish entertainers on the
road. Monday night previous they
appear at the Walker House in Winni-
peg and on the Goth at Duluth. Emer-
son is the favored town. They give an
excellent program, and we have every
assurance there will be pleasing enter
tainment. 1t will be one of the best
concerts ever given in Emerson.-Emer
son Journal.
The weather has remained very back
ward. While the days are mostly pleas
ant and sunshiny, the nights and gener-
al temperature are very cool for the
season. The ground freezes about every
night and Wednesday afternoon we had
quite snow storm which left about an
inch of snow. Seeding is getting on
very slowly and practically just about
made beginning, though considerable
narrowing has been done. The ground
is dry and only lacks the warmth to
start things growing. The thermometer
was 10 degrees above Thursday morning.
In the late teachers examination in
this county returns from the Office of the
state superintendent show out of thirty
SIX who took the examination sixteen
succeeded in getting their certificates
and twelve more were ''conditioned,"
that is, they will have to take another
examination in two subjects. This leaves
but eight who failed. In Grand Forks
at the same examination eighty per cent
of the applicants failed. Mrs. Burley,
county superintendent, speaks highly of
the work done by some undergraduates
of the Cavalier high school at the exam
ination.
On Dec. 18th, 1860, the cathedral at
St. Boniface, Man. was burned to the
ground. With 1t were destroyed many
of the records of the church. In April,
1868, the corner stone of new building
was laid. In this corner stone IN two
glass receptacles we're placed some very
valuable papers. Lately this building
has been pulled down for the purpose of
rebuilding. In the corner stone these
papers were discovered. Among the rest
Was brief history of the Catholic
church in this locality written by Rev.
Chas. NJ. Meatre from his memory of
the contents of the records that had
been burned and from the personal
knowledge of himself and coadjutors.
The matter is similar to the article furn-
ished by Bishop Stanley in the current
edition of the publication of the state
historical society.
j. D. Gordon, wife and son passed
through town on Saturday, enroute for
Neche, where they will visit with friends
for few days and from there will go to
Walhalla for short visit and then they
start for the east and on the 18th of May
sail for six months European trip. Mr..
Gordon will purchase car of the best
bred draft mares in Scotland and France
and have them sent to his ranch in
Washington. He has been prospecting
in Oregon and is president of the First
National Bsnk of Dundee, and owns
much other property. His love for good
horses still continues strong with him
and he will take up the handling of pure
bred imported horses exclusively, line
of business which he has followed to
some little extent and profit. The Cor
dons wished to be remembered to all the
old Bathgate friends--Pink Paper
Mr.. Gordon and family were expected
as the guests of Judge and Mrs. Knee
shaw in this city yesterday.
Rieht-of-Way.