The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
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Hamilton.
M NECHE.
i The telegraph operators went out on
strike here last Monday.
Our farmers are enthusiastic over
the prospect of an abundant harvest.
A large machine business is done
here with farmers, and all branches of
business are looking up.
Steps are being taken to organize a
dramatic club, and as the material is
here in abundance we look forward to
some good entertainments in the near
future.
J. L. Barlow, editor and proprietor
Of the Dassett Advertiser, has moved
his Office to Neche and will in a short
time issue large weekly here. The
name has not been decided upon.
Gretna is to have a $4,000 bushel
elevator, to be built by the Ogelvie
Milling and Elevator company. The
Canada Pacific company will also soon
start the erection of a round house
and grade three side tracks, all of
which means more business for Neche.
The question Of the further bonding
of the Neche school district was voted
OH last Friday and resulted in a major.
ity of seven in favor of bonding. The
poll stood SO for and 81 against. The
amount to be raised is $500, for the
purpose of building a schoolhouse,
which will be located in the town.
Mr.. J. E. Turner, agent of the Can.
ada Pacific company at Gretna, has
just returned from Winona, Mimi,
where he has been attending the
deathbed of his father. Mr.. Il. re.
ports no crops any where on the line
of travel from: Winona north equal to
ours.
Neche's quota of sports to the
Grand Forks steamboat excursion
returned last Friday and things have
resumed their wonted cheerfulness,
even to the peanut opener. Kitetlyer,
the two dudes, the old and new one,
Lucia de Larimore, the man with the
torpid liver and sleek partner are all
happy.
And now the festive small boy, not
to mention several of the larger ones,
pass away idle moments down at
Shay's slough popping away with
their little guns at the many snakes
to be found in the snake hole recently
discovered there. Last Tuesday
Messrs. Suffell, Robertson and Milt
Moorhead, shot during the the space
Of reequarters Of an hour no less
than ll3 of all sizes.
Avery curious case has just come
to light here. A. woman few miles
west of Neche vomited up snake one
day last week, of the Garter species,
twenty-four inches long, and since
vomited up the skin shed by the snake
while in her stomach. She is of the
opinion that she swallowed it some
two years ago in drinking slough
water. This is no myth but an actual
fact. as the skin can now be seen at
the drug store of N. McCollum.
The ice cream festival last Monday
night was complete success, not.
withstanding the threatening appear.
ance of the weather. There was
quite large attendance. The assem-
blage was addressed by the Rev.
Messrs. Smellie, of Nelson, Man..
Scott, of Emerson and our own pastor.
Mr.. Caswell. There were several
readings and recitations, prominent
among which were those Of Mrs. and
Miss Murdoch, while the singing and
music were excellent. The tables
groaned beneath all the delicacies of
the season, and were presided over by
Mrs. N. McCollum, Mrs. NJ. J. lyman.
Mrs. C. Murphey and Mrs. J. Stewart.
and others. The many cakes and
baskets of fruit were disposed of at
the close of the evening and brought
good figures. The financial result
more than answered expectations, the
sum of 1857 being realized, which will
be applied to the clearing off of the
debt on the church here.
BAY CENTER.
The following dispatch was sent to
the St. Paul Pioneer Press in regard to