The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-03-25

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day evening from Chicago. He is now
prepared to cut off any diseased men,
Der of the body in the latest spring
styles. We are glad he is home again
anyway.
To-day is designated as "Sakakawea
Day" in the county schools by Supt.
Burley. 1t is proposed to erect monu-
ment to the memory of this wonderful
Indian woman by the aid of the school
children. If you don't know who she
was and what she did ask your children
about her-they know-for their teach.
ers have told them. 1t is pretty story
too.
Complaints have been made to the
city Marshal that bicycle riding on
the side walks has become so obnixious
to pedestrians that it is not safe to 90
on the streets at times, and the marshal
has been instructed to enforce the
ordinance governing the same with
out discrimination, and owners of
bicycles will find it to their interest to
contine themselves to the streets.
Mrs. Mary E., wife of A. r. Msr-
quardt of Hamilton died a week ago
Monday. She was taken with scarlet
fever while nursing her four sick
children, and two days before her
death she gave birth to a child, which
died in few hours. She was warned
OF her danger, but instead of caring for
the sick ones herself. The sympathy of
many friends in this sad hour is given
the husband and little ones as we'll as
tribute from hundseds of others who
knew her not in her life time but now
honor the depth of her mother love.
The arrival of Marjorie and Edith
Wardwell from Grand Forks, Sidney
from Chicago, and Mabel from Drayton
increased the family to eight children
at home this week which with Mrs.
Cockburn at Drayton, left only two
remaining at a distance from home,
James who is spending the winter at
Atlanta, Ga. where he is studying
music, and Frank at Seattle, who is
about starting fruit farm near Pasco.
Sidney is on his way west to Wenatchee
and is interested in real estate business
there. 1t makes it d very pleasant
Easter season for the Wardwell family,
The spring is here, with all that signl-
ties the approach of summer. The frogs
and the meadow larks are on hand with
their musical notes, and nearly every
bird peculiar to this region is also here
and proclaiming the advent of spring.
The Red and Pembina rivers are pretty
we'll up and the Red was cleared sof ice
on Wednesday forenoon, March 23rd.
which was two weeks ahead of the usual
time. At present indications the stage
of water this spring will barely reach
the normal. The Tongue river through
Carlisle has been over ITS bank in sever
al places but Is back into It's chanel
again.
Tho snow is all gone and fields are
getting dry and some narrowing has
| been done. With continuance of
the present CRY weather there will be
some seeding done the first OF the week.
l he weather has b en- remarkably fine
and warm. Almost summary in fact.
Thursday night the wind changed to
the north and it became somewhat
colder and at present writing it looks as
If we were to have something different.
The following readings OF the thermone-
ter on the mornings of the days named
for the previous twenty four hours will
show the warmth the first figures
being maximum and the latter the
minimum-Friday 62-4O; Saturday, r.
80; Sunday, 6o-2S; Manday, 5l-3o
Tuesday, 62-4O: Wednesday
67-36; Thursday 1928. So far as this
writer's recollection goes this first
twenty-four days of March last past is
the warmest and finest that he has ever
known in this country in this month.
Married..
At the residence of the brides parents
Avoca, Iowa. on March 18th, Miss Jen
ME Pritchard to Mr.. Ralph M. Reed Of
Macarthur. The bride is the sister Of
Mr.. j. N. Pritchard and Mrs. Walter
Ward of Macarthur. Mr.. Reed has beer
running the farm of Mrs. Quackenbush
of this city and is prosperous farmer
. The newly married couple arrived
this week and have gone to housekeep.
ing on the farm. Many friends will join
us in congratulations and wishes for all
possible prosperity.
Short Horn Bull For Service.
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