The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-05-05
Isle in the evening.

Isle in the evening.
r. c. Sowles of Bowesmont has re-
ceived the sad news of the death of his
brother at Los Angeles on April 22nd
from heart failure.
Gretna and Neche played ball last
week and the Yankees won, score to l..
During the play son of Judge Tenant
Of Gretna had his arm dislocated.
Charles Vosper has left Neche for his
home in Assiniboia accompanied by a
team OF horses that have been bone of
contention IN the Neche courts for some
time.
Bathgate is wrestling with the problem
OF possible. drop from second to third
grade high school. Too few scholars in
the upper grades and 100 many in the
lower grades seems to be the principal
trouble.
The P. P. says Deputy sheriff Wilson
and Truemner ''took up'' four or five
slot machines at Bathgate on Saturday Of
last week and also called on the 2. P.
No connection is supposable in the two
paragraphs.
w. H. Whtson, son OF Robt. Whitson
Of Drayton was home on visit last
week. He is a fireman on the the N. P.
and was on his way to Alberta, with
six months lay off to look after his farm
and stock there.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. M. Graham have been
making considerable improvements to
their Drayton residence property since
going back from here. A new founda.
ton and gas are among them.
Now the irrepressibe Lee comes forth
with l2 year old clucking hen that lays
twelve eggs and has a game leg
but there's no photo, and Charley will
have to go into long explanation again.
Besides that he tells about new sort of
fish caught in the Pembina.
A meeting was held at Hamilton last
week and committees appointed for
speaker, music etc, for the proper observ-
ance of Memorial day, May Both. Some
ofthe other towns should take notice and
follow the good example set by Ham.
iltOn.
The new corps Of teachers of Drayton
schools are as follows: perintendent
Mr.. Pierson; principal, Miss Lucy Con-
my; 9Th and 9th grades, Mrs. Burley; 9Th
and 6th.e grades, Miss Anderson; 3rd and
4th grades, Miss Eta MacLean; 1st and
End grades, Hiss Hood.
Mahlon Crowaer of Drayton stepped
in the store witho,,;> stopping to hitch his
team. The horses (an away, collided
with a buggy in which were Mrs. w.
Ferguson and little son, tipped ont the
occupants on the sidewalk and smashed |
the buggy, Fortunately no serious in
jury occurred to Mrs. F. or the boy.
Jas. Johnson was standing at the bank |
corner in Neche last Saturday and was
somewhat surprised by bullet from a |
rifle which struck him in the breast but
with too little force to penetrate his |
clothing. A boy was shooting at birds
over in the brush opposite. The
Chronotype thinks this sort of thing |
ought not to be.
Harold Bond who was the star pitch |
er in the Drayton ball team last year re-
fused place on the Grand Forks team
because he is opposed to playing ball on
Sunday. He will play with the Drayton
team again this season. Bert Taylor
who was with Walhalla last season will
be with the Draytonites this season.
The Mountaineer sees the Times in
the railroad building business and goes
one better, Wants the Milwaukee TO
come to Walhalla and skip st. Thomas
and also plans fora branch Of the 500.
to cross at Drayton and run straight to
the Hailla. Nice weather last week to
put in railroad seed.
Rev. Alonzo Barnard, one OF the first
missionaries in this country and whose
companion was killed by the Indians
near Walhala, died at the residence of
his son at Pamona, Mich. aged 81 years.
His missionary work at Walhalla was in
1858. The Mountaineer will publish
some letters received by the editor some
time ago in its next issue.
Bro. Lee Of the Mountaineer has to put
in half column explaining to Doubtful
Thomas" Woolner of the Langdon
Democrat about that avalanche of kids
that he mentioned as coming to Walhal-
la in one week, II seems that. they were
mostly Immigrants from Cavalier Co.
and elsewhere. We told you Charley
that you had better made picture.