The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
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IN the savings bank.
John Seblen Of Bathgate had an old
horse die last week aged 80.
Crystal committee looking for tele-
phone subscribers met with good sue
cess $
Mrs. G. A. McCrea Of Drayton is
spending a few days at Bismarck with
her husband.
+ Miss Florence Mussel of Drayton is
visiting friends in Pembina and Winni-
peg.
The attendance in the Neche school is
as follows: High, 48; grammar. 60; in
termediate, A; primary, 50.
The Presbyterians of Cavalier have
purchased the Robt. Hall house for a
manse, paying 81. 500 cash.
Elmer Kresher while driving through
the streets of Bathgate suffered broken
leg from runaway of horses.
Alex Morrison and others are irving
to get rural mail route north and west
Of Bathgate about % miles long.
Levi Blades of Grafton killed big rat
IN that city. They have been scarce
articles in the northwest so far.
Died, at Gardar, Jan. 23rd, Mrs. E.
Melsted, aged 40 years. Rev. F. ]. Berg
man attended the funeral services.
Benjamin Warmer of Drayton has
purchased residence at Grand Forks
and expects to reside there in the future.
The Hamilton Independent says that
a number of new and costly residences
will be erected in that place the coming
season.
Miss Pauline Weiss of Crystal suffered
an operation for appendicitis at Mime
apolls last week, and stood the opera
ton we'll.
W.. Fahey, Nels Felson, w. H. Bum
and o. w. Davis have formed the Valley
Land Co. with headquarters at Crystal
and Hoople.
CA. Applenton went to Grand Forks
last week to get some races for Crystal
but as Langdon and Park River have
both dropped out of the circuit he was
not successful.
1t seems to be settled that the 500
road will bridge the Red at Ardoch and
men are already at work on the material
sent there. It will 60 in northwesterly
direction from there.
Svend Erickson formerly of Avon,
died in Manitoba, Jan. 9th. His wife
died about three years ago and there are
seven children left as orphans.
Samuel Littlejohn of St. Thomas and
Duncan Spence of Glasston have pur-
chased the stock of merchandise of Mrs.
Mcleod, at Glasston, and will enlarge
the business and run IN up.to-date store.
The Neche Chronotype.s says the latest
railroad rumor is to the effect that the
Great Northern will run day train from
the Twin Cities to Winnipeg, making
close connections with the c. P. R. at
Gretna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ferguson OF Dray-
ton celebrated their golden anniversary
at Crookston, at their sons, ]. R. who is
IN business there. There we're present
several of their children and good time
was had.
The lodge of A. O. U. w. assisted by
the ladies of the Eastern Star at Neche.
entertained members of the BBatffgat te
lodge the other evening. AScotch piper
from Winnipeg assisted by S. P. Johnson
of Grand Forks, did most of the enter
tanning.
Editor Hager of the Times intimated
that the editorial matter in the Mountain
eer didn't amount to much, so editor
Lee is running some editorial matter for
the special benefit of the Times man.
which is to Say the least very accomo-
dating on the part of the Mountaineer
and very interesting to the Times.
Rife Paddock, who lives near Cavalier
Wednesday and expects to leave in a
short time'fo Indiana, near Indianapolis,
where he expects TO- make his future
home. MIR. Paddock is one of the pio-
neers of this county and man we'll
thought of by all who know him. The
Pioneer Express wishes him success In
his new homes,
A bill having been introduced into the
legislature granting s25, 600 for the Blind
Asylum but on condition of free site of
II acres, the Bathgate people got busy
and have $500 subscribed for the pur-
chase Of the site. Just as a side observa-
ton we might repeat what we said dur
ing the fight for the location Of that. insti-
tuition, in time it will be a far more valu-
able accession to the town than the
location Of. the comfy seat would be. \
D. Flanagan arrived home from Penn