The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-09-18
AUTUMN LEAFLETS
OF News Gathered By Special CORES.
pondents Of the Pioneer
Express, From
Bathgate, Cavalier. Nsche, Carlisle,
Walhalla, st. Thomas, Rosa
Lake and Hamilton,
BArilGArE.

New wheat is coming into market
now.
Pillsbury's elevator is getting a new
coat ofpaint.
Machine men have about finished their
Inventory of extras OH hand.
T. d. Whitaker and ]. A. Armstrong
returned on Saturday from the Minnesota
state fair.
Rain the latter part of last week and
first of this, retarded stacking and tl,resll-
ing but aids fall blowing.
The runaway on Saturday hurt one of
Frank Lough's fine horses and knocked
d. Ferguson's summer kitchen out of
shape.
Mr.. c. Stoves l,as moved his meat
market into the rooms just south of
Auger's grocery store, and fitted the
rooms up in good shape.
BR1EFs:-L. X. Armstrong will soon be
able to move into his new quarters .....J.
]. Anger is repairing his building. MIR.
z. Damoral visited his friend, q. L. VIII
bur, over Sunday.
The accident that occurred in Batl,gatc
last week, caused by the explosion of a
boiler, is the only accident of tho kind
that has ever happened in our town.
About half past two o'clock OH Wcdnes-
day afternoon the engine belonging to
Geo. West and Tom. Forsyth, was stand
ing in front of L. A. Wilson's warehouse
on Garfield street. The engine had been
run from the engine yard, a little to the
north and back of Wilson's warehouse, to
where 1t exploded. Geo. West had just
left the engine and gone to the hardware
store for oil. He left the engineer, Robt.
Cughan, in charge. Mr.. Cughan seems 70
have been on top the boiler when it ex-
ploded, his body was horribly mangled.
nearly every bone being broken. The
body was thrown nearly $50 feet, straight
east. County coroner, DR.. Donovan, was
summoned to view the remains but of
course held no inquest. 1t was learned
that Mr.. Cughan was an Oddfellow, 80
the Oddfellows in Batl,gatc took charge
of placing the body in u coffin. The
lodge at Pelnbina, which he had recently
visited, was notified, and on Thursday
some of their members came over. After
a brief consultation with the members of
of the fraternity here, and with the
relatives of the deceased, it was decided
to hold the funeral on Friday at l u. III.
The funeral service was held ut the
Baptist church, where the Rev. Geo.
Davies delivered few brief remarks.
that were appropriate, in the presence
ofthe Oddfellows gathered from PeInbina
Neche, Hamilton and Batl.gate, and the
few relatives the deceased had in this
country. At tho grave Rev. Davies per.
formed the last ceremony according to
tho usual custom, and stepped back
when the Oddfellows joined hands
around the open grave of their deceased
brother, and performed their burial
service. Each had brought sprig o.
evergreen to cast upon the coffin. After
the ceremony the Oddfellows, still wear
ing their regalia, marched back to G. l.
Parker's Office, and after few remarks
dispersed for dinner. No one knows the
exact cause ofthe disaster, though there
are many conjccturcs. Mr.. Cughan wal
known to be an engineer Of ability and
experience. The engine, a Minnesots
giant traction engine, was totally de-
molislled. Ittorc the entire front out o.
the ware house, and part of the roof. II
tore out a part of the front of the NJ. T.
church, the Farmers Home hotel
Chevalier's saloon and the meat market
1t tore up the sidewalk in every direction
1t swept all vegetation from the ground
for rods, one heavy piece OF iron, weigh.
ing about two hundred pounds, wal
thrown three hundred feet. One large
wheel (l,ind wl,ecD that weighs nearly q
ton, was blown about one hurried feet
A new separator that stood at some dis
lance was torn to pieces, and utterly
ruined. w. o. Snodgrass' shoe shop was
set on fire. The Conclusion was 80 great
that it shook every house in town. Nc
one was hurt except the man who was
killed.