The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20

Later advices state that tile body Of
MtD Grandy was found on Tuesday, and
buried In the Bathsass cemetery on
Wednesday, Rev. t>hsa. A. Mac,amara
conducting the services. The funeral
took place ct 9 o'clock and was very large
" attended.-ED.
NECllE.
Joe Daniels Of Pelnblna paid Us visit
this week.
Col. Upton Bowser Of Leadville, Colo
RADIO, il guest Of Doc. Churchill. He
expresses himself az delighted with
Neclle aud its surroundings.
For Hail Insurance apply to w. r.
Goodfellow. Necl,e. IS
Foot racing these evenings seems to be
the popular pastime Notwithstanding the
hot weather. lyman says he can out run
any heavy weight in the county.
". 8. Gilbert. champion checker player
Of Manitoba, and W. Z. Gooding Of this
place, played match game of checkers
at the Elliott House recently. A large
crowd was in attendance and the score
was Is follows: Gilbert one game Gooding
three games; and one draw. Tic result
was total surprise to-Gilbert.
Goo late for last weekly
The new Catholic church is about COM
pleted and will he an ornament to the
town.
The Elliot House is receiving coat of
paint and looks one hundred per cent.
better.
The city fathers arc making some slight
improvement about the village and would
do more If there was some cash on hand.
OBrien says the Lady isabella and
himself attended the ball last evening
and got the paralysis wllirl" down to a
fine point.
Geo. T. Flint. deputy collector, left for
home last Tuesday and returned on Sat.
urday. He reports matters both politi-
cal and otherwise as very quiet in tlist
vicinity.
We understand that F. Vospcr will
open up soon with stock of fruits, CON-
fectionery, &C., and the citizens will en-
deavor TO run up as large bills us possible;
in fact if there is not a pretty good crop
this fall, about all we will have to spend
will be our-sime.
w. f. Gooding returned from st. Paul
Friday and later Jud IaMoure showed
up with Greeley hat that excited con-
siderablemerri ment among the boys. 1t
4 is unnecessary to relate that it did not
survive more than Is minutes, that is not
in all its integrity.
i Walter Alexander, the good looking
conductor of the fast mail, was in town
this week and showed up with boquet
and snipe that he had faxed from some
passenger and busted himself in produc-
ing a mash but at latest accounts without
success, as some i'll disposed person re.
ported around town that lie was a married
man. This is believed to he SANDER.
Martin Welsh, deputy sheriff of Grand
Forks county, was in town a few days
ago i'll search Of IL man who was wanted
for burglary in Grand Forks, put was
unable TO bay his game as the crook had
taken the prerlution to establish himself
on safe ground in Her Majesty's Do,nin.
ion. At latest accounts he was dealing
out cooling drinks at Goldie's Marble
Palace ut Gretna.
4 Some of our enterprising citizens have
been trying to start a Fourth of July cele.
bration lUoln. but without much success.
Their i'll success is due more to a lack
Of interest than of money, and 1t seems
somewhat singular that tie day will not
be commemorated in fitting manner, in
view Of the fact tl.at last years celebra.
ton was grand success and could have
been repeated this year, without mucl,
trouble or expense.
| Quite joke was perpetrated on Leslie,
collector Of customs at Gretna one night
last week. He keeps very early hous
which fact was known to one of our fly
youths who met Mennonite on track
about IL o'clock in the evening who was
going to Gretna, and intrusted him with
a note to Leslie, stating that he was en-
joying good health, &c. The Mennonite
awoke Leslie about o'clock, after pound
ing for half an hour on tho door and pre-
sented him with the document, and one
minute after was scattering the rods
behind him, with Leslie in close pursuit;
as yet the result is not known.
DRAYTON.
Crops are growing rapidly.
The saw mill commenced buzzinQ
Monday and has been doing heavy work
since.
Roadmastcr G. Edwards is doing big
work in making and repairing our roads.
He evidently takes an interest in his
work, and hence his success.
A. j. Wallace has sold one of his
farms north Of Drayton, l6O acres, to H.
w. Wallace for S3,05O. David Greer has
also sold his (the Keegan f,rm) nine
miles northwest Of Drayton for $500 to
| to Amos Bell.
The sympathy Of the community is ex-
tended to Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Coates in
the loss Of their three year old boy.
While out playing. by some means he
managed to climb over the we'll curbing
and was found shortly afterward dead at
the bottom. He was buried in the
Drayton cemetery.
The Fourth of July will soon be here.
Drayton will celebrate from early morn