The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-27

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cially equipped to handle consignments
in carload lots direct from farmers. Make
them trial shipment. Satisfaction lie
guaranteed. -.
Robt. Morrison and Sheriff Roadhouse
Joined Messrs H. L. Holmes F. p.
Holmes, Cashier Lewis and Tim O'Brien
in tour of the county including Con-
crete and Walhalla last Saturday and
Sunday, in the two autos belonging to
the former gentlemen.
A social on the lawn at the residence
of kE. w. Conmy held on Wednesday
evening was largely attended. The at
fair was for the benefit of the K, q.
church and refreshments were sold.
The grounds were beautifully decorated
with Chinese lanterns.
Either the Pied Piper of Hamlin has
been piping, or else the new game laws
have scared the stork, because the
school census shows the loss of sixty nine
kids from this county during the last
year. There were 1897 school children
in 1908 and but 1928 this year.
Game Warden Smith, Rodney Ander-
SON, Bert Grover and Mr. Hostteter were
a Grafton auto party that were here on
Sunday. Fortunately for the boys with
guns, that day was the day they all went
to church, The game warden was much
pleased to find Pembina hunters 50 de
vout.
The wheat is practically all cut. There
remains considerable late barley and
fax. Threshing will be general next
week. Most of he grain has been cut
under favorable weather. There will be
considerable late haying this season on
account of ra ny weather and wet ground
before harvest.
Sixteen pigs were rounded up by the
sh riff in Walsh county this week and
had their hearing before Judge Knee
|shaw on Monday as committing magls-
|trate. Most of them gave bonds for ap
pearance. One Of the crowd wasa CA
lnese washerman of Grafton. and two
were women.
| Edison Parsons of Bathgate who is i;
tensions Office at Portal, and who has
been on a vacation, returned this week
taking with him the little daughter ol
Harry Gill who has spent the summer
with her grandparents here, Inc va
lcancy left in the Gill household here /:
, much greater than the size OF the a1tis
one would seem to suggest.
We have bunch of buckwheat, some
of it six feet long, raised in town ny JOS
eph Shaw for pasture for his bees. lh'
, INSURANCE of this crop makes it proba
, BILE that it would be splendid crop wltl
which to smother weeds. 10 look at l
when growing it don't seem possible tina
lany:hing else could find room or SUI
t Light sufficient to grow with 1T.
The Sunday N. P. flyer going soutl
killed man named A. w, Cunningham
g near Grand Forks. He was either lynn
a or sitting near the track and was passe'
r safely by the engine, but staggered o
r,ised his head. so that some projectin
part of the passenger car canght hin
He was under the influence Of li4uo
He was an old resident of Grand Forks
The large barn on the old Bob bd'
lkin's place, now the property Ut M
5. Flynn was struck by lightning ON Satu
r day afternoon and completely consume
y by fire which followed. The buildin
contained large amount OF hay an
some grain. All of the stock was r
: moved except one horse which per'she
NJ in the flames. The loss was about Slot
~ partly covered by insurance we are II
70 formed. Pink Paper.
Postmaster Cavileer announces tn
at in response TO request from tho y
az irons Of this Office. that hereaft'
I'd the postofice will close at $40
he I'm. and open on the arrival Of the eve
ing train at $50 and remain open unit
9:l5. By this arrangement everyol
IF. will be able to get the two evening mai
e on arrival and still give the E. "A. q,
zig This assistants some time Tor themsely
NJ 1in the evening. 4 Isl good move 4
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