The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-11

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Tuesday afternoon Mrs. H. G. Wick
entertained number of young ladies
Miss Grace Robertson of Minneapolis.
the guest of Pauline Kneeshaw was the
honoree of the occasion.
Charles Kern brought in sample Of
field corn this week from a field of six
teen acres, which measures over twelve
feet in length and has we'll developed
ears. ''Can you raise corn in North
Dakota?"
Fred Radke and Peter Hartze of the
Crystal locality we're in the city yester-
day. They were looking over the bunch
OF horses that Atkinson & Morris brought
in this week and at another bunch a
the court house.
DR.. Kudiger of Grand Forks and con.
nected with the Public Health Depart
ment of the state was in the city on
Aug. LIST, and took samples of drinking
water from several wells for analysis and
will report results later.
Mrs. Aug. Short entertained small
company of young ladies at six o'clock
dinner Wednesday, complimentary to
the visiting young ladies lin town.
White and yellow was the color scheme
and fancy work and music the amuse-
mentS.
Mrs. Branchaud has had the sidewalk
in front of her residence renewed with
concrete this week and the city has run
concrete crossing over Third street to
connect with the walk to the school
house.
North Dakota will have three repre-
sentatives in the next Congress. The
representation has been raised from 39l
to 423. This fixes it so that no state
loses, though many of the western states
gain as does North Dakotr.
Saturday evening Kate King enter
tanned small company of friends very
informally at her home in honor of her
guest of the week Miss Nora Stevenson
of Climax, Mimi. Cards and music
made the happy evening all too short
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Thomas Brown. who used TO live at
Hamilton, Pembina and other places in
Pemblna county, but who in late years
has made his home at Winnipeg was a
visitor in the city this week. Mr.. Brown
informs US that he has sold out his hotel
at Winnipeg Beach and a. present is
simply enjoying himself.
Miss Henrietta Conmy is entertaining
four young ladies from St. Thomas this
week. The Misses Marguerite, Teresa,
Ethel O'Connor and Miss Alleen Bald
win. Monday evening an impromptu
fudge party was thoroughly enjoyed by
about thirty young people. The young
ladies expect to leave Friday morning.
Notwithstanding the claim that Liver
pool governs the VIII eat markets of the
world. yet during the last two weeks
wheat has advanced ten to fifteen cents
a bushel in Minneapolis. and Duluth,
because of the news from the three
northwestern states which includes al
most total failure IN South Dakota and
Western North Dakata.
Miss Ida Pariseau of toilette enter
tanned large number of yonng people
from Pembina, Drayton and Winnipeg
at house party and dance. A number
of the girls left Tuesday morning on the
early train returning Wednesday even
ing. Tuesday evening about twelve
young people drove down to the dance.
An exceptionally jolly time was had.
A couple of couples who were
among the "originals" had the plea
sure of congratulating Mrs. Chas. Cava-
lier on her good health and future pros
poets at ''Scotch dinner" on Mon day
evening, it being the anniversary of her
birth. Many friends will join us in wish
ing her many more pleasant anniversar-
les.
Showery Sunday, Monday and Tues.
day. Grain is said to be ripening rapid
ly and harvest will be quite general by
Monday next. Considerable early grain
has already been cut. The rains of the
week will help late barley and flax.
There is considerable barley that is quite
backward at this time, owing to the
rainy spring delaying spring blowing
It looks az if every wild oat in the
ground had grown this season, which,
has both advantages and disadvantag es
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