The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-04-20
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sleighs are laid aside and people are
hauling lumber and supplies to the
mountains on wagons.
The railroad company is, having some
Improvements in the shape of crossings
and ditchings.
Ellis & Morran's new dray is kept busy
these days. /.
The way the trains run now, one can
go to Grafton and spend several hours
and return the same day.
Mr.. Hoskin's new printing press ar
rived Monday morning. 1t is fine one.
One day last week Mr.. Leistikow,
proprietor of the Grafton Roller mills,
sent his head miller, Mr.. Bremen, to
Bathgate to look over the prospects for
a business in the same line here. Mr..
Bremen returned with the opinion that
arrangements would be made at once to
build a first class mill, having capacity
of 200 barrels a day.
The Sentinel is out in good shape, We
are proud of our paper, and congratulate
ourselves upon having so able an editor.
A few days ago Mr.. Isaac Houston's
team ran away, but fortunately no
serious damage was done. Mr.. Houston
escaped unhurt.
The appointment of Mr.. J. H. Bird to
the Office of county auditor seems to give
perfect satisfaction in this part of the
county.
Miss Webster has arrived IN town and
together with Mrs. Tiffany will open a
dressmaking and millinery establish
ment as soon as their goods arrive.
Early Saturday morning trainload OF
railroad officials passed over the road to
Neche and returned. We are informed
that they completed arrangements
for through trains to Winnipeg.
The streets were getting dry until the
recent rains, but are now muddy again.
BY this time next week we expect to see
over mile of side walk built.
Very recently a young man not far
from Bathgate got too much tangle foot
into him, and his brain became so
badly tangled, that he stood on tip toe
and tried to tangle his neck in rope.
But for the timely interference of some
of his friends, we might have had more
serious affair to itemise. Our Bathgate
young men should confine themselves to
Tongue river water.
A car load of cattle was stabbed in D.
Fergusons barn on Friday night.
Most of the stock hitherto shipped in
has gone to the mountains.
Bert Johnston has started news stand
in Johnston & Swinton's store.
George Taylor is bauling lumber for
his new house.
Capt. Webster and the genial Huckle-
berry, of Pembina. paid us visit last
week.
Mrs. Cary, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Works, returned to her home
in Minnesota last week, accompan led by
Edmund Works, who will attend school
there.
Mr.. Stubling has opened second shop
in the south of town.
MIR. Houston has opened his machine
and blacksmith shop in the north end of
town.
Mr.. J. D. Stack, of the firm of Stack &
Mooney, was called to Grafton last week
on important business.
Mr.. Arnold has built a sidewalk from,
the Grand Union Hotel to the depot
platform.
We insist upon saying conidentially
to our Pemb;na friends that now is thu
time to come to Rathgate and buy lots
We had the pleasure of meeting H. r
Vaughn in town last week.
! Messrs. Comstock & White were boil
in town few days ago. They intend t.
spend some money advertising Bathgate
-DRAYTON.
| Board sidewalks throughout the tow
is the latest talked Improvement, some
thing which. Draytonites too we'll know
4 the need of. It is to be hoped they viii
speedily be laid down.
| Mr.. id. Wallace arrived Saturday Will
q second car load of, horses, which wer
disposed Of within a week, and NOR
wanted. Mr.. Finkle came in with hal
a dozen on Tuesday. Although ho1s,
flesh is high the market is good here.
Personal. Mr.. squires and family from
Ontario arrived last week and have set
tied on Mr.. B. P. Daylnan's farm, which
they will work for a season......Mr. Jas
Pollock has arrived home again aftc
his long visit east; also Mr.. James Blu
chanan and lady from Ontario. .... Mr.
Thos. Lynch moved into town this week
and is occupying the house vacated by
Mr.. Kerfoot.
Mr.. Warren, the mail agent, was i,
town this week. The mail route has a
last been positively established an,
Drayton will have a daily mail from
Grafton and a tri-weekly from Pembina
Drayton merchants and business mer
will rejoice at this arrangement.
We regret to announce the death o
Mr.. Duncan Ferguson's little child. TIL,
bereaved parents have the sympathy o
the connmunitv