The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
COUNTY NEWS.
Hamilton.

Hamilton.
Mrs. T. w. Wright has gone to Oregon
on visit.
D. P. Miller is again head push at
Green Bros. store.
The Daily X-Rays is a thing of the
past. What's next?
DR.. James was down from Bathgate,
Thursday of last week.
Jas, Paxman is building an extension
to the X-Rays building.
The Orangemen have arranged to hold
picnic on the 18th in Motifs grove.
The brick yard is again running at full
blast with Mr.. T. Parks of Sank Center
in charge.
J.. Kitchin has purchased the old photo
graph gallery building and will remove
it to Walhalla.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Roberts returned
from their Michigan visit Thursday
morning of last week.
Prot. Mofit entertained the boys Mon
day evening with some excellent selec-
tons on the mandolin.
Quite number from this place took in
the A. o. U. w. picnic at Grafton Thtrs-
day. All report a pleasant time.
Geo. Paxman is home from school.
Geo. obtained a diploma from the North
ern College Of Commerce at Grand
Forks
Mr.. Elliott, an experienced harness
maker, has rented the republican head
quarters building from o. H. Johnson
and will open up harness shop.
Quite number from this place took in
, the races at St. Thomas Saturday. TAX
ing into consideration the condition OF
the track, they were excellent. The St.
Thomas people are royal entertainers.
The boys had royal time Monday
evening shooting off fire works. A large
individual thought that they were getting
little bit too gay, and started in to
abuse them generally, but they called
the bluff and the band played on.
The X-Rays says: "The Pink Paper re.
ports that R. c. McAllen, the optician,
was arrested in Cavalier county for pois.
oning six people, one of whom would
die" This is mistaken story or an en-
largement of the facts. McAllen gave a
couple of breeds over there drink from
a bottle and also took a drink himself
thinking it was an alcoholic beverage, but
instead it was tincture of cantharides and
all parties, including McAllen, were TAX
en- sick, but are rapidly recovering.
Some people managed to work up some
feeling several days after the drinking
took place and had McAllen arrested on
the charge of administering poison with
intent to injure. He was at once releas-
ed under $500 bonds and that will prob
ably be the last of the matter. McAllen
is now filling his Hamilton date. Doc.
is a good fellow no matter what they
may say about him.
The northern part of Hamilton and
Carlisle townships were swept by ter.
rifle hail storm Monday evening at about
& o'clock. The storm came from a
northwesterly direction and travelled east
at terrible rate, carrying destruction in
its path. The loss to growing crops is
very heavy in this vicinity. Those who
sustained total losses are as follows: A,
Sinclair, Larichlier, A. Carr, Thos. Gle.
ments, VIM. Gillispie, Geo. Savage,
Thos. Stanley, A. Mofit, Jas. Wilson,
Jas. Williams, Henry Hess, ]. Grumpy,
Geo. Merridith, Mrs. Thos. Wilson, G..
Healey, J. Spearman, H. Eastman and
several others. Those who sustained
partial losses are: ]. Page, VIM. Page, G.
Page, L. Kenna, Alex. Mcmillan, Ole
Larson, N. H. Murney, R. E. Anderson,
VIM. York, J. D. Seney, A. Mclaughlin,
Alex. Mclaughlin, Henry Fennell, Thos.
Cornell, A. E. Thacker, ]. E. Thacker
Thos. Gordon, c. H. Asselstine, David
Wallace, Randall & Norton, R. Frise, D.
Macarthur, Geo. Fleming, Geo. Start, ].
Hutchcroft, Robt. Morton. The loss to
these parties is probably about two.
thirds, with scarcely any insurance in the
whole list. ]. Spearman had 100 acres
insured, out he is about the only one in
the entire list that had. We have lived
in Hamilton township for Is years and
this is the first hail storm that has done
any heavy damage to the growing crops.
Some of the hail stones measured about
two inches in diameter and with the
heavy wind that accompanied the storm
wrought frightful damage to the grow.
ing crops: nearly everybody had their