The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-08

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\ Ca. Fd6tsf, px tsrnesi maker, Is a
Canadian. sd unable and compstsnt
workman. His place Of business " on
Central avenue.
DR.. McLAchlin 10 . graduate Of the
American uollsee Of Cincinnati, AID also
of The BsnneSt college of 0,isago. The
doctor ~ hosts oi tieads, sud in sick
mes cut alwaSsbs Alisdtok
F Israel Peters q 1 Canadian, and keeps
the Hote: de Peters ON Central avenue.
He he's Recommendations for Is guests and
stable room for Is teams. Table furnish
ed with everything in season.
q. w. Andrews, formerly Of Kingston,
Ont, has an Office on Emmerling avenue
where he does oil kinds Of conveyancing
as notary public, loans money on chat
ties and represents some of the best in
sursnce companies ~; q 3..t,
Michael NORM 10 the proprietor of the
Bellevue Hotel, large and commodious
building and popular resort for travellers,
which sands on an elninence, overlook
INK the town with accommodations for
fifty guests.
d. Prominent amongst our business men
and enterpsising citisens 10 H. A, Mayo,
whose attention 4! now moetly given to
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probably the beat hesd Al blooied cattle
and hor,es II The countv. He has :
handsome looation na.r the town to the
north. a.
There arc 'thsee reItrious dononoin.
atoms representa- hese. the Roman
Cathoaic. PraGbvteraan and Methodist
The present r: e:church was erected in
1884, and is an ornament to the town.
Services are held the fpt Sundsy in each
month by Father st. Pierre Of Olsa.
The PRESBYTERIAN church, in Wall,alla
xas organized April sin isis. with Rev.
John Scott as pastor. though, there had
been preaching here previously in con.
nection with Hyde Park and Ernest.
The Methodists have lad preaching
seryices.here since 1889. Rev. c. A. Nc.
Namara. the present rastor. makes hi.
home in Walhalia, His meetinps are
we'll attended and prowineiu interest
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Orayton. e.,
dayton, Pemoina county is situated
on the west bank ofthe Red River ofthe
North, thirty miles south Of the city OF
Pembina and eighteen miles northeast
OF the city OF Grafton, the county seat Of
Walsh county. The history Of Drayton
begins in April, 1873, when eight Cana
dams from Ontario settled on claims along
the river. The country at that time was
wild, unbroken prairie. there being
no settlement between Pembina and the
Turtle river. q distance of sixty eight
miles. Communication was had by the
boats plying the Red river, daily ut that
time, during the season of navigation,
from Fishers Landing to Winnipeg, and
BY the daily stages which ran between
Moorllead Mimi. and Winnipeg. Few
pioneers in the Northwest had equal mail
and transportation facilities at the very
outset. In July, 1873 post office was
established with Z. A. Hesly as post
master. In July, 1873 A. W. McCrea
opened general store for the acco,nmo-
dation IF settlers. In the spring of 1880.
w. l.. Gof and Geo. McQuinn arrived in
Drayton with lumber to build and goods
to stock u general store. They started il,
business under tho firm name of Golf &
McQninn, doing q large business. In the
fall Of 1850, A. W. McCrea had q portion
OF his homestead surveyed as a townsite,
and from that time forward, Drayton rs q
town has wnIlowly and steadily. A
school house was erected that year, and
in the fall, Wallace Bros. & Co. opened a
general store. In 1881, Charles Edwards
built conmodious hotel, and Robert
Tweedlie, now county register, accepted
the offer Of 81 600 bonus and twenty acres
OF land adjoining the townsite. given by
the residents and farmers Of the vicinity
to build grist mill In the spring Of
1882 the mill was completed with three
run Of stones and 9 sawmill attached. g.
A. McCea opened 2 hardware store that
sprink and Numerous buildinp were
built. amosg them the Osnadisn hotel,
Il. A. McCreas new store building, the
NJ. E. church with seating capacity of
2OO and Wallace Bros large store build
ing. During the summer Wallace Bros.
surveyed an addition to the townsite on
the north side Of the original survey. In
the fall W. l.. Golf and Dayman & Smith
opened general stores. In 1888 Mr.. Golf
erected and moved into the building now
occnpisd by him. In July the mill was
burned. During the summer w. A.
Anderson & Co. built a 10000 bushel ele.