The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-30
COUNTY / NEWS.

COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers OF the Pionser h.
pr.ss. by spscssl Reporters.
3athsati.
w. isridc wns up from .Glasst,n,.
s!n,:.lay.
Al. Baldwin has opened out his
new hardware store.
Our barber, John Jackson IL gradu.
ally recovering after a two weeks dose
OF erysipelas.
Geo. Ganssle got Ia q. carload "
wagons, harrows and plows. Monday,
for the spring trade.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Tacksberry and
family will move to Bathgate from
Cavalier. next Monday.
P. Kennedy, Of st. Thomas, bought
9 span Of horses from N. G. Young,
Monday, for spot cash.
John johnson left Monday for u.
dis, Minn., to take q look the coun.
try with a view to location.
S. French arrived last Friday, from
Owatona, MIMI, to visit with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. L. Peavey.
Mr.. v. Cherlgot has moved bis
stock Of candles, etc, into the old
bank building, On 4th street.
JET Davis, Of Cavalier, was seen in
town, Wednesday. Mr.. Davis will
leave shortly to locate In Minneapo.
lis.
The severe storm Of Friday night
blew down the south end of the dry.
Ing room of the cheese factory. The
building Is nearly completed.
Geo. Nelson has blosson,ed out
with q bran, new, spring-dray and {;
set Of elegant trimmed harness. Geo
Is doing well, even with heavy upposi.
tion.
L. Peavey bought Will Fosters
west farm, Tuesday, paying the sum
OF 1850 for the quarter. A Few
years ago any quarter In the meadow
could be bought for $500, 50 much
for ditching.
A team belonging to Mr.. Shortliffc
ran up main street last Saturday, up
setting q buggy In front Of McKin.
tosh's blacksmith shop and pulling ur
at the crossing near e. Bowen's store
where they ran into the ditch and
one Of the horses fell, bringing them
to a stand still. No damage being
done.
There was . meeting Of the patrons
OF the Pemoina Valley Cheese Factor,
held In the town hall, Tuesday after
noon. A large number Of farmer.
were present and took quite an inter
est In the meeting. Ike Foster wa,
chosen chairman and Charles Rodgers
secretary. After the usual routine Of
business was gone through VIM
Steele was elected president, Ike
Foster, secretary; and John Moore
3. Demarse and John McCaffrey
directors; for the ensuing year. Thu
factory will start about the LIST O,
May.
Grandma Bostwick died, Saturday
evening. ats O'Clock, after a briel
Illness caused from a paralytic stroke
The funeral took place from his re
sldence, Monday morning, to his NJ
Il. church, where the Rev. Jephcot,
delivered a very suitable sermon, af.
ter which the remains were convened
to the Great Northern depot and shin.
ped to Iowa for burial at ;her forme,
home. She leaves two BOYS, S. d. and
Arthur Bostwick, who are well.known
businessmen In this section. S. d.
Bostwick accompanied tic corpse to
Iowa. The old lady was in her 74th
year and her kind and pleasant words
Will be missed by all In Bathgate.
Rev, Father Genin and Dan SHAY
were caught out in the storm of Fri.
day night. They were on their way
home from Neche and got lost near
town on the west grade, close to the
farm residence Of NJ. Nevin where
they got upset in the ditch, alongside
the road. Father Genin being an
old pioneer in this county did not
lose his senses but unhitched the
ponies and turned them loose and
then got covered up with the robes
beside the phaton, where the Rev.
gentlemen was kept busy until about
four O'Clock in the morning keeping
Dan from going to sleep and freezing
to death. The ponies went across
the road'and stood against Mr.. Neyin's
wire fence with their backs to the
storm until morning. Father Genin
Is certainly to be congratulated on
pulling through such q trying ordeal,
Hamilton,
Frank Tough is bemoaning the loss
Of his hat. Never mind Frank, IL will
have reached warmer climate by this
time.
The elements have done a vast
amount Of damage to Tom McGinnis's
mustache. The supposition is that it
has reached the headquarters Of Cox
ey's army by this time.
One of the most furious billiards that
has been experienced in the locality
for a number Of years, came down up.
on us with whiz atss7 80 Friday night,
1t blew a perfect hurricane and swept
the newly fallen snowlin furious blasts.
Those who had come to town were un.
able to return home, even the business
men found it impossible to reach their
homes, and some had a very narrow es.
capesfrom getting lost in attempting to
to do so. G. w. Boylan started for home
and brought up at Jos. Hallson's where
he spent thu night. J. NJ. Chisholm
and ~. Brown made severa1 af,tomDta