The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-02

OMrs. T.. M. King entertained informal.
y atcards last Wednesday evening
in honor of Mrs. f. A. Nelson of Hal.
lock who has been the guest of Mrs.
II. G. Wick for II few days.
Judge and Mrs. Wick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett Of st. Vincent and Editor and
Mrs. Nelson Of Hallock we're auto tour.
lists to tho western parts of the county
and to Langdon last week.
j. Il. Leo and family cane down from
Neche via auto Wednesday, and accom-.
panied by MIR. and Mrs. LaMoure the,
went to Winnipeg and other points IN
Manitoba overland.
Miss Vera Ewing left for Williston,
N. ID. Thursday morning where shc will
teach this year. Mrs. Ewing intends to
remain Il week longer and will then
follow her. Many friends regret their
departure.
During the wind storm on Monday af-
noon the chimney ut the south end of
tho city hall blew down, and two thirds
of it, approximately twenty feet has to be
rebuilt, Lack of being properly fasten-
cd to tho building was the principal
cause.
Miss deputy supt. Thorwaldson was
keeping school at the court house on
Saturday last. She had a very nice
looking lot of young ladies as scholars.
But to see them all "scratching'' so bus
lily made this scribe who happened to
blundcr in, think Of the humorous"
Last Saturday evening a number of
young people spent a Jolly evening at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. III. Fl. Moore
A number of interesting games and
several musical numbers made the
time pass only too quickly. This affair
was in honor of Mrs. Moore's sister
Miss Gladys X Rim of Alliance, Ohio.
a heavy shower on Monday night gave
us more rain than we have had previously
all summer. 1t will help the blowing and
some late crops. A light frost occurred
in some low spots "Wednesday night, but
garden stuff in town did not suffer.
Thrcshing was delayed one day by the
rain but the bulk of grain will be
thrcshed by Saturday night with good
weather
W. b. Hancock reports an average of
nineteen and a half bushels of wheat per
acre, and Il total of ! 900 bushels. Forty
acres went over thirty six bushels per
acre, and some of the land went less than
ten bushels. Mr.. III. says he has cleared
enough on this years crop to spend next
winter on the coast and he expects to do
1t, and will leave here with the first cold
shap
The entertainment given by Rev
tombstone and Miss Downing of Win
nipeg on Friday evening was attended
by II large audience who were well
pleased with the program. Mr.. John
stone tells his dialect stories we'll and
his simple and sweet voicng of old
songs was very pleasing, and this was
much enhanced by the harp accom-
paniments of Miss Downing.
The hunting season opens next We'd
nesday, the 7uh, and erybody who can
make the raise of a gun will be out to
try his luck. Reports are to the effect
that the chickens are quite plentiful
which is probably true, as the dry sea.
son has been favorable to the young
birds. For the same reason the ducks
will be scarce. The sloughs are about
all dry and the only places they will be
found will be in the rivers, but ducks
don't like flowing water.
Rev. A. Karr and family left for their
future home in Valley City on Tuesday,
After living here for seven years most Of
which time was spent in tho intimate re.
lation of pastor and congregation, as
we'll as in social and civic circles, they
will naturally have left large vacancy
in THIS town. That they may prosper,
all of them. in their new home, is the
hearty desire of all our citizens. Mr..
Karr has been a popular pastor, most
able preacher, good citizen Renarally.
Mrs. Karr has proven herself an efficient
helpmeet and the younger ones we're
popular among their mates. Before
leaving Mrs.. K4rr was the guest of the
NJ. E. Ladies Aid and was presente
with set of solid SILVER spoons, while
Miss Rsna was given pretty souvenir
|spoon BY her Sunday School classmates.