The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-02-01

John +. Sinclair, IN 81 Rsy. sinclair,
formerly Of st. Thomas has been IS,
pointed secretary q sths Z. n. @. IA. q
the University Of Minnesota. 6. \
]. 7. Briden Of Walhalla shipped :
barrel Of kerosene from Grafton and the
express charges were nearly six cents !
gallon About fifty miles distance.
The Walhalla Roller Mills will be
greatly improved next year. A. new
water wheel and separate engine for the
lighting plant are in contemplation.
Mrs. B. L. Lewis Of Raddison, sask.,
is visiting friends in st. Thomas. She
reports "Ben" as well and sending re.
CARDS to his old friends in this county.
The new Midland railway north from
Neche has been turned over by the con-
tractors to the g. N. and a tri-weekly
service of mixed trains has been start
ed.
Charles Winterer who used to run
the Bathgate Roller Mills was visiting
here last week. He is now in the gen
eral store business at Sanborn in this
state.
Jas. "A. Johnston formerly of Drayton
but for some time resident Of Saska-
toon, died at the latter place last week.
The remains will be taken to Dravtnn
for burial.
Revs. Mcmillan and Powell and A. H.
Argue of Winnipeg have been conduct
ing revival meetings at Glasston. Mr..
A. took charge of the services at the
Presbyterian church at Hamilton last
Sunday.
Jshn Cook, Jr. who has been working
as telephone lineman near Cleveland,
N. D. returned to Neche last week. He
says that Jim Brown Is now foreman
of gang of linemen working near
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Hicks of Neche
went to Cartwright, Man., during the
holidays to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Askew, but Mrs. Hicks was taken sick
and they have not yet been able to re-
turn home.
James Burwell johnson died at st.
Thomas on January Goth, aged twenty
years. He had scarlet fever some four
years ago, and after that diabetes set in
and from that time the deceased was
not strong.
Jno. Mills, formerly of Drayton, has
resigned his position as cashier Of the
Bank, of Hensel, and Guy M. Jameson
who has been connected with the First
National of Drayton has been appointed
to that place.
Mrs. A. Bachman and daughter Lou
Use of Toledo, Ohio, who have been Wis
iting Walter Wexford and family for six
weeks past, left last week for Great
Falls, Montana. They expect to go to
the Pacific coast before they return.
In speaking of the promotion of Mr..
P. D. Morgan of Neche to the chief
clerkship in State Auditor Holmes Of
flee at Bismarck, the Tribune says "Mr.
Fl. is not only an efficient office man, but
is among the most popular at the CAPT.
tol.''
John Frey has purchased the hotel
and blacksmith shop at Leyden. Mr..
F. will run the hotel and his nephew, R.
Laufersweiller, will take charge of the
blacksmith shop. Nh. +. has for many
years been with LaMoure l. Co. of
Neche.
A. N. Rowe of Donaldson, MIMI, died
at the hospital at Warren last week.
Mr.. Rowe was an extremely large man
and shortly before his death he weigh
ed $40 pounds. During the latter part
of his life his extra avoirdupois practi-
cally disabled him from employment
and he had to be cared for by the coun-
ty in his last illness.
William Bradley, for many years a
citizen Of this township, died at his
home in Crystal January 18th, aged 7e
years. For some time past Mr.. Brad
ley has been very feeble, SO death was not
unexpected. He was kind -neighbor
and exerted an influence for good on all
who knew him. Funeral services were
conducted from the Presbyterian church
at Crystal, and the body inferred in the
city cemetery.-St. Thomas Times.
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