The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03

charge of 25 cents.
The Cavalier Dramatic Club have
secured the City Hall in this city for
Wednesday, Juno 9Th of next week.
We certainly hope that they will have a
good house and believe they will.
Posters and small bills will tell the
rest of thestory.
The steamer Grand Forks, which was
to have made an excursion trip to Win
nideg, arriving here this morning, will
not arrive until some later date. The
postponement was made on account of
so many things going on at Grand Forks
this week, and also the cold, disagreed.
bic weather.
The members of the Luther League
met in social session in the hall in South
Pembina last week and among other
business matters transacted elected J..
Ii. Hannesson rs repre- sentative to the
general convention which convenes at
Winnipeg the same time the synod
meets, June 18th to the 22nd.
If any'of orr exchanges are tempted
by the magnificent lnducement of So, to
print an advertisement sent by the J.
Walter Thompson Co. of New York two
inch, @. o. W. for a year, they better look
at Chapter 81, Session Laws, 1909 be-
fore they set up the copy.
The o. Il. S. held social session
Wednesday evening the occasion being
n calico party. The ladies were quite
gay i'll their calico gowns and the
gentlemen were decorated with calico
tics TO match the various dresses.
Each wore something to represent the
title of a book and much amusement
was found in guessing the different
books. a short program of humorous
readings was given and very pleasant
evening spent.
Mrs. Il. G. Myricll Sr. entertained ut
whist last Tuesday evening in honor
of MIR. Myrick's birthday. The guests
were royalty entertained, us always, at
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrick's. Mr.. Basl1en Sc
cured the prize for making the most pro-
sressions while MIR. Whitman of Emer
son was consoled by a fractions mechan-
cal toy. At midnight dainty refresh
nents We're served. and when departing
vi wished MIR. Myrick many returns of
The day. ...
The Bathgate city dads, Messrs. Rem
nett, Quigley, Slagerman and
and HILLS were over on
Memorial Day in H. L. Holmes auto to
see our City Hall as that city is about
to erect similar structure. Our hall
seemed to be very satisfactory to them
IN size and arrangements and they asked
for our plans and spec fcations on which
to call for bids. After looking over the
hail they adjourned to the base ball
grounds and saw good game before
returning home.
The May weather has been too cool
and rainy for pleasure. We hope that
June will get warmed up by the 4th of
July anyhow. While vegetation has
grown somewhat slowly it has still
grown some in spite Of the backward
season. The week has been like the
other weeks of the month cool and
sho~ery. Memorial day was quite
warm but was followed in the evening
by showers and then it turned cool
again. Wheat is growing very well
however, aud the farmers are busy
putting in the late barley.
The Neche base ball team came over
and played ball on Memorial Day
afternoon at time when nothinr else
was golng'on and there was a good
audience in attendance which was
treated to some good ball playing be-
tween two quite evenly matched teams
The score was 5 to in favor of Neche
When the eighth inning began both
teams were even with four apiece
Neche went to bat first and saeezed ir
one run and then Pembina went in anc
go. their man as far as the three
quarters post, when the umpire sale
'"you're out" As usual in all suct
games there were several "ifs' tha
made or might have made difference
but the game was played good-natured
~ on both sides and no kicking wa,
done. Quite number of Neche folk,
were over in automobiles to cheer thei
boys.
Dressmskinf.
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