The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-05-12

|. George Morris reports his half section
!. of wheat all in on Monday after thre
times with the harrow before seeding
I He mas also planted 5000 golden vii
= lows this spring for q wind break.
Martin Kraft of Crystal was pleasan
caller at this office on Monday. Mr.
= Kraft has had more trouble with hi.
y face this winter and was compelled to &,
y to hospital again. He got some relief.
The census of Miunesota just publish
ed gives the following populations o.
some nearby towns over there:-St
Vincent S22S. Hallock 9lO, Argyle 744
Warren 1913 Lancaster a04, Kennedy
2S, Crookston 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heneman were at the
Twin Cities this week. They stopped
over at Wadena to visit friends, Mrs. H.
, returning home on Tuesday while Mr..
H. remained to have fish in the lakes
and was expected home last evening.
The Dominion government will erect
immigration Office and hall in Emerson
this summer and are already looking out
for suitable site. The plans calls for a
5000 structure. A house of detention
is also to be erected by the railroad COM
panies near the Canadian Pacific depot.
! When you want smoke you generally
go to the drug store and buy cigar
but now you can buy it by the bottle.
The kind You buy in bottle is for
salt meat. Instead of building fire,
etc, you just rub on the liquid smoke and
the job is done. Did yon notice the "old
house" in the window?
Messrs Conmy and Spiller who are
associated as counsel for Pembina in the
county seat case with the Fargo attor-
neys, were at Bismarck on Tuesday to
hear the oral arguments in the case.
Mr.. Spiller stepped off at Grand Forks,
on their return while Judge Conmy got
back Wednesday evening. The matter
is now up to the judges and there is no
telling when they will make the decision.
F. 4. Argue and family of Hamilton
were the guests of the GARDENERS on
Sunday. via auto. Messrs Argue and
Gardiner went fishing but as We saw
them coming home in the shades of the
evening we eau testify that from ap-
pearances they had not broken the Sab
bath to any great extent.
The Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates of the high school will be
given by Rev. Campbell at the City Hall
on Sunday evening May2lst. Memorial
services for the G. a. r. will occur on
Sunday evening, May 18th, at the NJ. E..
church = 18th Rev. Campbell as preacher.
Both the above occasions will be union
services of the Methodist ard Presby-
terrain congregations.
! Mr.. Wood who lives mile below EN-.
erson and runs an apiary experienced
hard luck with his bees during the win
ter. For some time his house was quar-
antined on account of scarlet fever and
when the premises were fumigated the
one hundred bee colonies in the cellar
in their quiescent state were thought to
be in no danger. When they were iber.
ated this spring sixty hives were found
to be dead from the formaldehyde fumes.
The business of digging angle worms
Is in full blast these days and the fnny
folk are getting many free lunches in
consequence, and occasionally the fish
erman gets some breakfast also Won
der if any other town in this vicinit,
has angle worms to dig? Our croI
comes from imported seed planted man,
years ago by the early settlers and j:
now about as plentiful as in the eastern
localities.
!, The bulk of the wheat seeding wa:
: fnisheu by Saturday night of last week
The weather for the week end days wa
warm the thermometer going up and be
yond 81. On Tuesday even ng goot
| heavy shower with lhunuer and light
t ming came up and wet the ground dow
: about All inch or more, which was fol
: lowed on Wednesday by more rain, al
of which is not only good but very goot
for the wheat as we'll as for the grass
!. Wednesday night the rain turned int
snow and fully three inches fell, cover
!. ing the ground. How far this will in
jure the advanced blossoms on the frui
trees remains to be seen.
s Hay for Sale.
e Prairie hay for sale at q per ton ii
a stack about four miles northwest Of Jol
q iette. E. F. ANDRUs,
toilette, N. D.