The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-06


Svava Walters of Cavalier is visiting
relatives here.
Prof. Fitch of the public schools was
in town over Sunday and Monday re-
turing from the summer school at
Grand Forks where he was employed as
an instructor. He is much pleased with
the U and members of the faculty he
met while there. He left on Tuesday
for Carlton Co. MINI.
Z. j. Moore, Cashier T. NJ. George and
Editor Bouvette of Hallock we're callers
in town on Tuesday The former is sec
rotary of the Hallock Fair Association
and was doing some publicity work IN
connection with the annual meeting
which occLrs today and tomorrow at
Hallock with big lot of attractions.
Mrs. Burley and daughter, Mrs. Wit
temeyer returned from Grand Forks on
Saturday where the former had been in
attendance at the summer school and
tri-county teachers institute. Mrs. Bur-
ley reports very successful and inter-
esting session. There were As teachers
enrolled from this county which was ov-
er one third of the whole.
Messrs. Fairbairn, Nav and Allen, of
Winnipeg passed through Pembina yes
terday on their way to Minneapolis.
Mr.. f. however, will stop off at Grand
Forks and return. A party of about %
automobiles leave Winnipeg tomorrow
morning and will pass through this city,
probably about noon, to make the same
trip. Messrs. Nav and Allen are to join
them at Fergus Falls.
Charles Daniels, cousin of the Moor
head boys, died at his home in Butte,
Mont, last Friday, of consumption. He
was a son of Joseph Daniels who was a
resident here in the very early days.
HIS father died many years ago in Butte.
The mother and four sisters are left of
the family. The young man was about
% years of age and was doing we'll.
The NJ. E. Sunday school picnlced at
the residence of w. Douglas on Wednes-
day afternoon. More correctly we should
say they picked at the Douglas place
and nicked at the church building.
The cause bong an inopportune shower
that sent them back to town before
supper time. But the cake and ice
cream did not 60 to waste as they ad
journed to the church.
During light thunder storm at
Crystal on Wednesday afternoon Mi.
chael Corbit while standing under the
trees in his own dooryard was instantly
killed by lightning His little son Percy,
aged about II, and the son of NLp. Dixon
were with him and both received. severe
shocks the former so badly that there
was fear that he would not survive. Mr..
Corbit was about fifty years of age and
leaves wife and five children.
Mr.. Andrus, the land man of toilette,
wants contributions of grain, grasses and
with which to make Pembi-
M County exhibit at the Minnesota state
fair which will open on Sept. 9Th. Any
ore who will contrbate may Telephone
the Office at toilette and the articles
will be called for. Amy specimens, may
be leftat this Office and they will be
forwarded. They will be prepared cor
exhibition by Mr.Andrus; Just kxang the
bundles cut close to- the roots. It is, a
good idea.
A visitor and relative If the Thibault
family living across the coulee got rath-
er free with the use of language towards
a young girl also stopping there and his
hosts made complaint before Justice Ay-
len with the charge of slander, which in
this state is made very serious offence,
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