The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-07
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Gathered in the Interest I, III Ia, our Z Rad
ers by Special Correspond
ents, From IS =
Nechs, Bathgats. Walhalla, Crystal,
Mount Pleasant, Flora
and Cavalier.
NE,:llE.

NECllE.
Mack goes to bed earlier now,-ths
cook has gone.
Rev. Mr.. Mullins. who has been poorly
is able to be out again.
Quite number of trees have been sci
out in front of the r. G. church.
Jas. Clark has moved into town to take
advantage of our excellent school.
Bathgate and Gretna were we'll repre-.
sented at the rink on Saturday night.
Ehe roller rink company purpose hold.
jig grand ball at the rink OH the 3Otll
inst.
A good many farmers are through
seeding and business begins to pick up
again.
w. E. Gooding has ornamented his
home with new piano which Is a beau.
tiful one.
Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves
at the party at Mr.. F. vosper's OH Tues
day night.
The Methodist Sabbath school is well
attended, which is held in the school
house at 10 q. m.
Harry Bullock got back last Saturday
from luis extended visit i'll Manitoba Just
in time for the next party.
Mr.. Vosper. ex-postmaster, intends
moving out on his farm. We are sorl
to lose Mr.. V. and family.
Quite lively interest was taken in the
town election OIL Monday. The right
party got there but the saloon men don't
think 30.
We regret to record the death of an old
resident of this place, Mr.. VIM. Good
fellow, which occurred on Wednesday
morning.
Another acquisition to our county in
the person of Jno. Bogart, of Chesterville,
Ont. 1fthis county suits him he will
locate permanently.
The boys who went out west last week
have returned we'll satisfied with their
trip and none the worse of wear except
that they have a dark countenance.
Joseph Edgerton, while building school
house north of Ernest, fell from the
scatfold, a distance OF twelve feet and
was pref y badly hurt.
MIR. johnson, of Winnipeg, was in town
OH Monday and carried with him the
stick that Riel had when captured. lean
pick up a better stick along the roadside.
j. Dalton, our new postmaster, has the
office removed to the drug store and is
havinga tasty place fixed up. Where
he will distribute the love and business
matter to all.
A few of our ladies had their prospects
blighted one day last week by the APP
pearance on the scene of the wife of one
of their best fellows, who had posed
himself to be Il young man and was quite
a gallant among the fair sex.
We don't approve of allowing some of
the Bathgate boys to come over here
every Sunday and make love to our
naidens. We don't object TO their com :
ing but dislike their manner of wooing.
One of our citizens was brought before
V. Quackenbush j. p, and fined S. and
costs for interfering with the marshal
while apprehentling man. The former
retaliated by having the latter arrested
and taken to Bathgate for using unlawful
means in taking his prisoner. This is
not settled yet.
The election of our town officers oil
Monday was the most exciting event
which has occurred in Nccle for some
time. The voting started at 8 Il. M. and
the excitement began by our city petit
logger challenging the voters and having
them sworn. This go.: oitning was Kept
up continuously on both sides all day.
The excitement had reached the climax
when two otour business men went about
noon, to cast their votes and were pre-
vented on the ground of citizenship.
They hastily got the fieetest team in town
and went flying to the county seat 10 set
their pa2ers. Their chagrin is better
imagined than described when they
got back to find they were just few
seconds too late to drop their ballots
The anti-packed caucus party elected
every man on their ticket which is as
follows: Trustees: H. L. Holmes, ward 1,
Or. 7. q. Donovan, ward 2, A. S. Wilcox,
ward 3; treasurer. Asa Fanset; assessor,
w. B. Mcneil; town clerk, Fred Wright;
justice Of the peace. J. Wylie; constable,
]. johnson; pound-keeper, VIM. Elicit.
Report Of Neche public school for the
month ending April soth; 9TH class: Lily
Crawford, Henry Feldman, Jessie Hickox
4th class: Tiny Crawford, Lena May.
Isaac Murphy. Srd class: Clinton He.
kox, Willie Crawford. Izalic Gooding.
End class: BERTHE Gooding. Maud DAWSON
Katie Shay. LIST class: Geo. Swain, Lucy
Luch, Oliver Leech. Primary, John
Flynn, Arthur Flynn, Fred Dupreau.
j. +. BRIDEN, Teacher.
WIN. James new house is nearly COM
pleted.