The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-22

JULIET SOOu ro6SOuS 1Or having corn
crop each year?
Charles Full returned Wednesday
from Velva where he had been in at
tendance at the annual meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association and of
which he was elected member of the
executive committee. He stopped over
at the Grand Forks fair and saw the
aviator fly and says he does is just like
bird.
A party of prominent Drayton people,
consisting of r. j. Moore, Thomas Will
son, Charles Edwards, j. H. Barton and
A. Moore passed through here Saturday
evening, returning from the Winnipeg
fair via the auto route. They made the
trip going and coming late in the even
ing to escape the hot sun and they re-
ported thoroughly enjoyable time.
Excursion from Emerson to Winni-
peg Beach on Friday July Doth Special
train departs from G. P. r. at o'clock
in the morning, getting to Beach about
ll:3O; leaves Beach at 9 p. m. on return.
Round trip fare from Emerson, sl.sO
with half rate for children. This is a
fine trip and Pembina generally sends a
big crowd.
DIR. Gordon of Winnipeg, accompanied
by his family. Oswald Reilly and Mrs,
William Ross, en- route for Chicago in a
kissel touring car stopped Saturday
night in the city. They were thorough
ly equipped with camping outfit and &C
cessories for good time. DR.. Gordon
is brother of Rev. Gordon, the author,
more familiarly known as "Ralph Con-
nor.'
Misses leila and Enid Switzer gave Il
delightful afternoon party for Miss
Edith Stewart and Miss Olive Warner
last Tuesday. A right jolly time was
spent, with games and other amusements.
A dainty supper was served at six
o'clock. Miss Warner will return to her
home in Minneapolis this week While
Miss Stewart will remain for some time
as the guest of the Misses Switzer.
Mrs. William Taylor of Detroit, Mimi.
spent few days here as the guest of
Mrs. Or. Harris and other friends of
her girlhood days. Mrs. Taylor is the
daughter of the late Rev. MIR. Wright
who Was at one time in charge of the
M. r. church here. Her husband is the
head of the Wilcox Lumber Co.
Beats all how near the clerk of the
weather can come to raining-and
don't. Still stays dry and the crops
which might yet still be fairly good
with RAIN are suffering more and more.
Some of the days of the past week have
been pretty hot again. We now know
at least one half of the answer to the
question "What shall the harvest be?"
in this locality
Mrs. f. G.. Myricz entertained about
twenty guests on Monday evening, which
was pleasantly spent at whist. The out
of town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid Thomson, DR.. and Mrs. Percy
Thomson and Mrs. F.. G.. Warner.
Dainty refreshments were served at mid
night. DR.. Thomson captured the
prize for the most progressions and J.
A. Wilkins was consoled with nice cool
cucumber.
Mrs. G. G. Thompson entertained
twelve pretty girls in honor of Miss
Olive Warner. last Saturday afternoon,
who amused themselves by making vari-
GUS shaped hearts as a souvenier for
Miss Olive. While some appeared to be
rather bruised and punctured they were
nevertheless, true and tried and were
quite acceptable Miss Mabel Ward
we'll received the prize for making the
most perfect heart.
Hamilton is preparing to make the
fair of August 2-34 an occasion of far
more interest than usual. Beyond the
ordinary exhibits and racing there
will be large number of amusements.
including three balloon assensions.
Webster's Automatic Troupe. base ball,
athletic sports, etc. They are prepar-
ing for and expecting the largest at
tendance ever. Cavalier and Pembina
bands will be there to make music for
the crowd. A theater company will be
ct the opera house in the evening.
Liberal prizes are listed in the premium
list q copy Of which may be had BY
application 20 the secretary John Rock,
lat Hamilton.