The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-05-26

Sheriff Foster was over last week on
official business, returning homo with
three Guinea hens to add to the rest of
the aocks on his farm on the Tongue riv-
or. Mr.. Forter believes in raising every.
thing that can be raised on the farm,
and he says the Guinea hen and peacock
are as essential TO keep up the noise and
add to the attractions Of the barnyard as
are the other fowl around the premises.
Mr.. Fosters farm, located on the bank
of the river as it is, is in ideal place for
diversified farming.
On Memorial Day in past years we
have noticed that some graves at the
cemetery have been decorated with
flags, which are not the graves of
soldiers or sons of soldiers. This is not
appropriate. The flags are used on that
day as distinguishing marks, one reason
being that no soldiers grave be missed
in the scattering of flowers. 1t is a
beautiful custom that other graves
should also receive the floral tributes of
memory from friends but the flag is in.
appropriate.
Quite number Of Pembina people
went over to Emerson to help celebrate
the 24th of May on Wednesday. Among
the rest were the ball team which won
from Emerson. by a score OF 4 to 1
Then in the sports Stanley Kneeshaw
took LIST in the 100 yards under 10 years,
while Fred Wardwell took first in the
free.for-all for the same distance, Stan.
ley and Fred with legs tied together in
the three-legged race again took first
while Grombois and Thomas came in
second. These visitors in particular say
they had an enjoyable day.
The Literary Digest has an article
that says it is quite possible that farm.
ers will soon be blowing land with dyna-
mite. 1t says this substance has alrea.
dy been used with excellent and cheap
results for digging bitches. The opera
tion of the latter is to bore holes to the
required depth, say three feet or more,
about two feet apart, load each hole
with dynamite cartridge, fire the first
one. and in moment the ditch is com.
plete for any length of the line of holes
loaded. For blowing hard pan sub soil
a similar method would be used.
Mrs. Lowry G. Best of Walhalla who
left few weeks ago to visit her sister
in Chicago was taken sick and died
there on May 18th. Her son Hilliard
was wired but did not arrive in time to
see her before death. The body was
brought to Walhalla for interment. Her
husband died about five months ago.
She and her husband came to North
Dakota in 1850. took land near Walhalla
and have lived there uutil death came.
Two sons, billiard and Howard, four
sisters and two brothers are the immedi.
ate relatives left to mourn.
The w. c. 7. U. of Pembina county
will held its annual convention at Ham
llton on June % and %. The program
is an interesting and up lifting one and
will appear in fnll in later issue of this
paper. Hamilton people who have num-
Der on the program are Mrs 0. H. John
son, Mrs S. Newlove, Miss Pearl Ball
and Rev. S. Newlove. The association
S differed as follows: President, Mrs
W. j. kneeshaw, Pembina: vice presid-
ent, Miss Mary Garnett, st. Thomas:
secretary. Mrs. r McFadden, Tyner:
Mrs Hugh Gibson, Walhalla.-|
independent.
1t is getting to be the general custom
IN the eastern states to hoist the flags
on Memorial day to the full height in
stead of half mast. Memorial day is a
day of memories. but is no longer day
Of mourning. We remember Washing
ton, Lincoln. and the soldiers of the
revolutionary and Mexican wars, but
we do not now mourn their death. 1t is |
fifty years since the civil war began, in
the course of nature the most of the |
soldiers that fought in that
war would have long ago gone to the
Grand Army above, hence we remember,
and honor but do not mourn.
Invitations have been issued by MIR.
and Mrs. j. n. Abrams, E l421 Carlisle
avenue, for the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Caddie Floyd, to George E. Brady.
The nuptials will be solemnized Thurs
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