The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-26
COUNTY,: NEWS.
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"wednesday.
w. H. Randall shipped car load of
cattle Monday.
Sheriff Truemne r was in town Monday
for a short time.
Supt. OF Schools c. E. Jackson was in
town Monday night.
Ex.Judge Templeton OF Grand Forks
was in town Tuesday.
Andy Miller came down from Wal
halla Tuesday for visit.
Fin Smith of Netche was in town
shaking hands with the boys Saturday.
Commissioner Halldorson was in town
Saturday for short time en- route for
home.
Alex. Mcmillan and VIM. Keena left
for the Canadian lumber woods Thurs
day morning.
Georges Minstrels gave a frst-class
show Tuesday evening to full house.
The show is good one.
Quite number from this place went
down to dance at Jack Hennesy's on
the old Georgetown farm Tuesday even
in.
Jos. Hipkiss has rented the ice rink
for the season of 1897 and 50 and prom
ises to give plenty of attractions to the
skaters.
A crew of carpenters have been at
work on the section house the past week,
making it warmer by adding an extra
ply Of boards.
VIM. Ferrie has returned from his trip to
the Northwest Territory and says that
there is some fine country up there but
nothing to compare with Pembina county.
1t is reported that some one swiped
fabout dozen of N. H. Murney's prize
hens last Saturday night. The thieves
must have been hungry for some chicken
pot pie.
The following officers were elected by
the A. F. & A. NJ. lodge tor 1898: A.
NJ. Muir, w. M; MS. Frise, S. NJ; Geo.
Start, ]. Vs.. F. Kippen, treasures; Geo.
Mclean, secretary.
H. ]. Watt and DR.. James were down
from Bathgate Wednesday. Mr.. Watt
came down to do little advertising tor
the Sanfred Dodge Co. which will show
at Bathgate, Monday 22nd.
Married. Hipkiss-York-At Bath
gate, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10th, Miss
Ella YORK to Mr.. Jos. Hipkiss, both oz
this place, Rev. He. Jephcott o6dat-
ing. Some Of the boys went out from
town in the evening and gave them a
6rst-ciass chiviari.
According to all accounts VIM. Ray,
Dan Mcleod and Jas. ellis seem to be
mixed up in the wheat stealing. Itap-
pears that VIM. Ray and Dan Mcleod
ot this place have been hauling wheat
and fax to Cavalier, and always arriving
at the elevators early in the morning and
each time the wheat or flax graded diff
ferent from the previous time. Nine
loads were disposed of in this way under
the name of McP herson, and Bill Ray and
Dan Mcleod were seen dividing the pro-
ceeds. Monday Sheriff Truemner went
out to the residence Of Jas. ellis to ar
rest them, but found that all had gone
but Jas. Giilis. 1t appears that they used
ellis team to do the work with. ellis
was taken to Cavalier but as there was
no direct evidence against him he was re-
leased. 1t is to be hoped that the guilty
parties will be apprehended and made an
example of. Such citizens are not want
ed in Pembina county.
John Winlaw came up from Pembina
Saturday.
Thos. Gordon visited friends at Olga
last week.
/ N. Trenholm of Bathgate was in town
for short time Saturday.
The Y's held meeting in the opera
house Thursday evening.
! A constable sale attracted quite a
crowd of people Saturday.
VIM. McMurchie of st. Thomas was in
town on business Saturday.
D. Eagen one Of Cavaliers foremost
machine men, was in town Saturday.
Snow-balling was all the rage Friday,
liz you don't believe it just ask Elliot or
Monkman ii it was not a fact. ,5
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Brown, came up
from Pemb:na Friday to take in the For
ester's box social and ball.
Married--Nelson-V assie. At Grand
Forks last week, Mrs. Andrew Vassie Of
this place, to August Nelson.
Wallace vs.. Shannon was the title Of a
case in Judge Wright's court Saturday
morning, sun 70 recover seed wheat