The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
County News

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Auction sale notices are numerous in
the county papers this spring.
VIM. Campbell, father of Mrs. c. H.
Lee of Walhalla is lying very ill.
Mrs. Rev. Scott is back at Walhalla
after}a long visit with relatives III Mon
treal and Manitoba.
r. D. Hoskins of Bismarck, who used
to be OF Pembina county is starting
wholesale Gig r business at Bismarck.
John Murney, son Of F. D. Murney OF
Hamilton, will move to Long Lake, ASA.
to live On farm he has acquired there.
Miss Ann Gardner of Hamilton died
at the residence other sister, Mrs. John
Argue, February 7tn, of general debility.
Miss Alys Hutton and John Richmond
of st. Thomas were married at Grafton
on February 3rd, at the County Judges
office.
VIM. Gardner of Calvin, Cavalier
county was in Bathgate last week, visit
ing old friends. He reports successful
buiness and good times OH the new
branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Weese of Cavalier
have issued invitations to the wedding
of their daughter, Miss Edythe, to
William Pitts OF Minneapolis, on March
18th.
Harry Vosper Of Neche is home again
alter a trip to the west, where he visited
his parents and brother Walter who have
fruit farms at South Park, suburb of
Seattle.
w. ]. Louden and l. J. Foster of Bath
gate and H.P. Oltem have been busy
securing the right-of-way for the new
big ditch across Carlisle and Toliette and
report general success.
Harry Leighton and Chas. NJ. Burgess
have purchased the Ed. Koehler drug
store at Cavalier. MIR. Koehler has
hardware store at Clyde to which he will
give MS atlentlOn,
H. w. Wallace of Drayton has just
disposed of number of Winnipeg
residence lots that he purchased some
ten months ago for Sill 1000 at an advance
of 4,5OO.
F. D. Murney of Hamilton received
the news OF the death OF his father, DAN
iel Murney, at the home of his daughter
., Wallaceburg, Ont. aged 76 years.
The deceased leaves a wife and eight
children.
Donald Thomson, formerly county
auditor, writes an interesting letter to the
Chronicle about the way the primary
law works in the south, and is
not at all favorable to it. He also saws
that the North Dakota winter is far
more pleasant than one in Georgia.
c. w. Andrews and w. F. Winters of
Walhalla and Langdon are back from a
trip to Mexico, where they are interested
in plantation. They think Mexico is
developing with great rapidity, with large
investments Of American capital and
brains, and think that country is eventu-
ally to become part of the United
State. May be it will, but we certainly
hope large part OF the present popu-
iatlon OF "greasers" will be dead before
it happens.
Mrs. Asenath Mariette Smith, wife of
William McMurchie of St. Thomas, died
February 10th, aged 40 years. Mrs. Nc
Murchie was an old resident of St.
Thomas, and was greatly loved and re-
spected by her neighbors and friends.
She was highly accomplished music
ian, well educated aud an earnest Christ.
ian. She was woman whose home
life was her greatest interest and that
circle will greatly feel the loss of the
wife and mother. Besides her husband
she leaves three boys to miss her care.
Many friends all over the county will add
their sympathy to the bereaved husband
and family. The remains were buried
at st. Thomas. The funeral was largely
attended and the floral tributes numerous
Revs. Ellery and Richmond officiated.