The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-07-21

The Times says there were enough
drunken men on the streets one day last
week to make one wonder where the
booze came from.
Mrs. John Alexander of Cavalier is
seriously ill. Her sister. Mrs. Jas. Alex
ander OF North Bay, Ont, has arrived to
assist in caring for her.
L. Freschett OF Walnalla lost one of
his valuable dray HOSES which had its
leg broken while in the stable in some
unknown manner.
Mrs. A. McDougald passed through
Neche last week OH her way to join her
husband at Battletord where he went last
fall. They kept hotel at Leroy for many
years.
Plcnics in the locality of Necle were
numerous week before last. One at l..
Morris, another at Wexford and a third
lat Hyde Park and all were we'll attended
and pleasant occasions.
Monday morning agent Jarvis of the
G. N. at Cavalier found the putty re-
moved and a pane of glass partially out
in the station house. Somebody evident
ly got scared before they cond carry out
their purpose.
Rev. H. P. Cooper of Drayton sprain-
ed his ankle on Saturday and was so
bunged up that the next days Sunday
services went lame and he had to travel
on stages the next few days.
Martin Kraft of Crystal has put in such
Improvements that he now makes break
fast food and graham and the Call proph-
estes that he will have first class flour
mill before he gets through.
Ole Grandson has returned to St.
Thomas after some experience in Alaska
this year which convinced him that the
wages there did not pay for the hard
ships endured.
| The Times says it was mistaken abou
the frost injuring the apple trees as it
finds the damage was general and caused
by blight, according to the Agricultural
department at Washington.
Editor and Mrs. Lee OF Walhalla have
gone to Lake Superior for two weeks
outing, and Harry will keep the semi.
weekly Going in the mean time. Hope
they will all have good time.
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The St. Thomas Times offered to print
the city proceedings" tor $40 year
and the council came back with pro.
posal that they should pay IS. Say
Grant try 'em with proposal as to how
much they will pay if you won't print
their doings verbatim.
Rasmus Larson at Robin across the
river from Drayton, while cutting wood
had piece of the iron wedge that he
was using fly up and cut his jugular vein.
He came very near bleeding to death
before DR.. Waldron of Drayton reached
him. He is very weak from loss ol
blood.
Three men in buggy went to the
house OF Mr.. Sobey in LaMoure town.
-ship last week, and broke up furniture
and scared the inmates seriously. Later
they went to the house of Mr.: Lilico
where Mrs. L. was alone and repeated
the same sort of outrages. The guilty
parties were not'apprehended.
VIM. H. Wallace of Redwood Falls,
MINI. has moved to Los Angeles, CAL,
where he goes to take responsible pos
ition with Broadway Bank & Trust Co.
Mr.. Wallace is son OF ex-county Judge
Wallace of Drayton. He has been en-
gagged in the banking business for some
years and has been visitor in this city
while his father was a resident here.
John E. Massey died at Arthur, N. d.,
July 10th, aged 21 years and Z months.
Mr.. Massey was raised at Cavalier. He
learned telegraphy and was station agent
at Arthur, where he was taken with ap-
pendicitis and died after an operation.
The remains were buried at Hamilton
alongside the grave of his father. Many
old friends will sympathize with his sor-
rowing relatives.
Everyone in Neche will be pleased to
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