The pioneer express., 1912-08-16

oS A"ys AAoy 0Eo young people,
in their teens, and they have enjoyed
the rural surroundings here. The two
boys left early Monday morning while
the girls will remain until next Sunday.
The launch "Chico'' which has piled
the waters of the Red for the last ten
years is being sold to be transported to
Lake Winnipeg. This craft has been
the source Of many pleasant trips in the
past, but of late years automobiles have
obscured boating to such an extent that
"Chico" has been moored most of the
time.
Misses Lucy and Alma Sherry Of
Viroqua, Wis.,, cousins of Mrs. Atkinson,
are here visiting for summer vacation.
They will remain until September when
they 60 to LaMoure county where they
will teach school the next year. The
young ladies are pleased with the west
on their first visit, and if they follow
Mrs. Atkinson's example they will never
return to the east to stay.
1t is not generally known, but Mrs,
Mary j. Holmes wrote her book elena
Rivers" which has made such popular
and successful play, around scenes
which she had actually visited and mo-
deled her characters after people she
knew in those localities. Mrs. Holmes
taught school in the South for several
years, and while there studied the peo.
pie and their mannerisms, with the re-
suit that she impaired the Southern air
to her book. At the City Hail. Monday,
August 10.
Collector of Customs LaMoure went
to Fargo Tuesday in response to COM
plants that gasoline launches were be.
ing used on the Red river as excursion
boats without complying with the regu-
ations of the Federal government. The
aw governing excursions boats on nav
gable streams are very strict, for the
protection of human lives which is as
t should be-. MIR. LaMoure went to
Backus, Mimi. from Fargo, where he
will spend few days with his family
who are there with Grandpa LaMoure
Tor sum mer vacation.
An afternoon lawn party was the
pleasure of Tuesday afternoon given by
Mrs. f. G. Myrick In honor of Mrs. E.
P. Kelly of Minneapolis, who has been a
guest in town for couple of weeks.
The time was spent on the spacious
avn which was made into a bower of
beauty by drapes, rugs and abundance of
lowers. In the guessing contest which
some time, Mrs. Pascoe came
out victorious and was presented with
beautiful hand painted cup and saucer
as prize. A delicious luncheon was
the hostess was assisted by Mrs
Feldman, Mrs. McDougall and Mrs.
Brown.
The scouts arrived home hale and
hearty Saturday afternoon, under the
guidance of Mr.. Heneman. The wealth
er was wet at times while away but for
all that the trip was enjoyed. They
speak highly of the treatment they re-
ceived all along the march. The first
night Louis Molis gave them access to
everything around his commodious farm
buildings: and they ate their supper and
breakfast in the cook shack, where they
also dried out their clothes and they
slept in the hayloft. The people of
Walhalla were kind and hospitable.
They walked % miles in one day going
and the longest march on their return
was Is miles. This good record when
it is considered that the oldest of them
is only Is years old.
While elena Rivers" as play must
necessarily be in degree republicat.
tion of country life, as some of its scenes
are laid in the little village of Slocum-
Vile, Mass, it must not be taken that
the work belongs to the type of dramatic
production known as the 'b'posh
DRAMA"
"Lena Rivers" could never be a hay.
seed play in any sense of the word.
Country scenes are shown in the comedy
and country types of character are made
use Of, but there its likeness to rural
plays ceases. Caroline, Mrs. Graham
Anna and others are of the beautiful
Southern society womantype, and after
the first act it is this Southern atmos-
phere that prevails. It will he seen at
the City Hall, Monday, August 10Th.
Warner Fort Farm for Rent.
About 1000 acres, plenty pasture, wood
and water, good buildings. Half mile
from Pembina. Will rent as whole or
divide into two farms with pasture and
buildings for each. The right man can
secure liberallong time contract. Apply
to g. g. THOMPSON.