The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07

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The kilograms on Wednesday gave the
news of the death of A. G. McGilveray
of Dickinson. Mr.. McGilveray was
prominent in politics on the Slope, has
been member of the legislature and
receiver of the local land office. He had
Brights desease.
Frank G. Myrick, Jr. has sold his
equipments and rented his wood ward
to Jos. Berard. Mr.. Berard expects to
put is good stock of fuel, having at his
disposal the several hundred cords of
wood arranged for by Mr.. Myrick be.
fore he sold out.
Walter Kemp and wife of Halloek
were visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Winlaw over Sunday. Mr.. Kemp is
still suffering from the effects of par
alytic stroke received last fall, but he
is able to get about and see his old
friends in this city.
An application for pardon was made
to the board in session at Bismarck this
week for Joseph Till who is serving a
life sentence for the murder of Adam
Miller in this city some years ago. The
board delayed action on the application
until the August meeting.
MIR. Aug. Short who has been looking
about the country this week in this
locality and at toilette is of the opinion
that some farmers have made mistake
in seeding the late wheat too shallow
and thus missing the moisture. Early
wheat he says is looking nice.
we were in error last week in stating
that MIR. Andrew Gibson had gone to
jamestown for treatment. Such was
not the case. He was taken to-, the
Mounds Park Sanitarium and placed
under the care of DR.. Riggs one of the
most noted nerve specialists in this
cOOntry.-Plnk Paper.
Chas. Glow of Humboldt was in Hal
lock on Wednesday and reported con-
dltlons in his neighborhood as being
quite satisfactory. Besides attending
to private business, Mr.. Glow was look
ing up what would be the necessary
steps to take to secure division of the
cumbersomely large town of st. Vincent.
-Hallock News.
The writer met Mr.. Hartzell Sr. ON
the train on Sunday on his way to Man
itoba. He stated that efforts for the
pardon of his son in the penitentiary at
Bismarck will be made at the August
meeting of the board. He stated that
MIR. Bascom who was tried at the same
time is in the state of Washington and
doing a profitable law business.
A work train with steam pile driver
and about dozen men are rebuilding
the N. P. bridge across the Pembina
river. The pile driver is an odd pro-
position in that it is self propelling, be-
ing arranged so that the engine can be
connected with the trucks by a chain
something after the fashion of bicycle,
and can run about five miles an hour.
Some of the cedar piling placed is over
fifty feet in length.
Rev. Thorgrimson of Akra was in the
the first of the week assisting in organ
izing singing class in connection with
the church. 1t is the intention to hold
jubilee in Winnipeg this summer at
the close of the annual meeting of the
synod, and some two hundred voices
trained in the same line of music will
participate in the singing. All the con-
gregations in the western part of the
county have organized similar societies.
While cleaning up around the eleva-
tor on Wednesday, Agent L. A. Peterson
of the Imperial Elevator Co. found a
bandanna handkerchief tucked away
under one corner of the coal shed, and
wrapped up in the handkerchief were
about two dozen pocket knives, two
razors and tloaded revolver. They
were all badly rusted and were likely
planted there year or more ago by a
burglar who was hard pressed. -Hallock
News.
/ With the help of a subscription and
some endeavor on the part of Mayor
Miller, a substantial seven foot fence
has been built in front of all the vacant
lots in block fifteen on Cavalier street
As most of these lots had cellar holes
which the owners did not wish to have