The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-05-17

Alice, wife Of Thomas Mc1nnis 81 Wal
halla died in that city, on Monday last.
Last fall she was thrown from Marriage
and received internal injuries from
which she never wholly recovered and
which at the last was the cause Of her
death. She and her husband lived in
w alfalfa about eighteen months. She
leaves besides her husband, two sons by
a former marriage. She was forty years
of age.
Thomas Start, one of the old settlers
of this county, died at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Young, of
Midland township, Thursday, May 9th,
1907, aged 70. He had been suffering
for short while with pneumonia and
his age and weak heart made recovery
very doubtful. Deceased was born in
England and emigrated to Canada in
young manhood. He has been a resi-
dent of this county many years. He
leaves number of children to mourn
his loss.-Times.
From the Battleford News we learn
that Sam Ferrie former resident of
Hamilton, has become heavy real
estate speculator. In company with
another man he recently purchased from
the Canadian Northern $50 lots for s1OO-
600. The News says that it was by far
the biggest deal in the towns history.
Placed on the market on Thursday the
owners sold $4,000 worth before the
following Saturday.-Independent.
Fred St. Amour will farm portion of
his fathers land the coming year, and
will remove to the parental residence
north of the river next week. Another
portion the st. Amour demense will be
farmed by his brother Joe, while St.
Amour pere intends to retire from active
granger, and, we understand will erect
a residence south of the river, on the
neck of land known as 'the island"
where he and his good wife will live and
enjoy the fruits of their labors of 'sthe
days gone y."-Chronotype.
Rev. Richard Bloedau, pastor of the
Evangelical church here returned tre m
the Dakota conference at Aberdeen, S.
D. yesterday after an absence of week.
He is transferred from this charge to
Harvey, this state, and expects to leave
in two weeks. This charge will be sup
piled by Rev. E. J. Bechtel, of Cavalier,
for while at least, owing to scarcity
of ministers. The district of the Dako-
tas is short about fifteen ministers. He
reports heavy snow fall all the way to
Aberdeen.
The grand lodges of the A. o. U. w.
and Degree of Honor convenes at Fargo
next Monday. The Pembina represen-
tatives who will attend are Judge
Kneeshaw, as chairman of the law COM
mittee; superintendent Sherarts grand
o w; Chas. Full representative. To
the Degree of Honor Mrs. Judge Knee,
shaw will be present as chairman of the
committee of laws; Mrs. w. Ardies, as
representative. This will be probably
the best actual attendance Pembina has
sent to that grand body for many years.
Among the other business transacted
by the county board this week was the
purchasing of some additional test
weights and measures for the sheriff,
who under the new law is the official
sealer of weights and measures. More
than twenty years ago there was simil-
ar law upon the statute books and at
that time the county bought full out
fit for the sheriff, but the law fell into
desuetude and was never carried into
effect. The old outfit, however comes
in handy at this time and saves the CO.
unity tidy sum of money. A new out
fit complete costs about $3.50. and it will
require about $50 to complete the set
now owned by the county.
Our community was greatly grieved
last Saturday evening when it was
learned that Mrs. Andrew Craigen had
sustained shock of apoplexy from the
effects of which she died few minutes
later. Mrs Craigen had been in poor
health for many months, but her death
came altogether unexpectedly. The
funeral services were held at the r. G..
church Tuesday morning, and were
very largely attended, while the remains
were followed to the local cemetery by
, long procession of sorrowing friends.
! The deceased was native of Yelling
/; ton county, Ontario. and was in her
fifty second year at the time of her pass
! ing.-Chronotype.