The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-23
County News /:

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Mrs. F. A. Wilson and children of
Bathgate arrived on Saturday sfrom
their visit to Seattle.
Miss Maggie Greenwood and Mr.. Jas.
Doyle of Neche were united in marriage
in Emerson by Rev. Norquay.
Alex Mcintosh of Cavalier has launch
ed into the journalistic field having
purchased the Free Lance at Innisvale,
Alberta.
Born;-on Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs.
John karr of Bottineau, son. Mrs.
Karr is daughter of T. r. Chambers of
Carlisle.
Mrs. r. j. Currie of Bath gate was
taken to the hospital at Grand Forks
for treatment. She has been ill for sew
eral months.
Miss Binda Foster of Bathgate was
taken with appendicitis on Saturday but
later the disease took,a turn for the bet
ter and an operation will not be necs-
sary.
Hamilton's S new local and long distance
telephone exchange has been installed.
There are forty subscribers and scent
rar' is located in J. G. Green's drug
store.
Word has been received that Tom
Weeks has sold out his interests at
Couer de Alene and will remove his
family to Grimsby, Ont, and purchased
a home near his brother James.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Warner of Hamil-
ton entertained in honor of the recently
married young people, Messrs. and Mes
danes, H. e. Keller, Geo. L. Paxman,
Fred Hoesley, and A. D. Campbell and
Mrs. G. f. Erskine of Sarles.
Work on the blind asylum at Bath
gate is being rapidly pushed to COM
pletion.. 1t will probable be late in the
fall before the building will be in condi-
tion for occupancy and it is doubtful if
the inmates will be received before an
other year.
Ben James and Jack Thacker have
concluded that it will be better to have
the land nj good condition for next
years crop rather than to harvest a
poor crop this,and will turn over about
two hundred acres of their growing
grain.
Mrs. Holbrook of Devils Lake has
been visiting her sister Mr.. L. W.. Mus
selman at Cavalier the past week, and
Mrs. Musselman and children returned
with Mrs. Holbrook to Devils Lake and
spend about month at the Holbrook
cottage on the lake.
Miss Lena Urlaub, of Leroy, who was
thrown from buggy in runaway on
August 5th, died on Thursday last.
The young lady struck on her head
rupturing blood vessel, and the clot
which formed thereon was too deeply
situated to be removed.
The firm of Folker & Murphy Of Neche
has ceased to exist. DIR. Donovan has
purchased the drug stock and fixtures
of the firm and consoladat ted it with his
own. A. j. McFadden and Mrs. Alice
Murphy have Purchased the hardware.|
and furniture stocks and will continue
the business.
The Hamilton Dramatic Company
will present "Imogene or the Witch's
Secret at the opera house in toilette
on Friday Evening, August 23rd. The
company appears by special request of
one oflJoliette prominent citizens who
has assumed charge of all arrangements
Hamilton Independent.
About sixteen farmers in the vicinity
of Hamilton suffered from the the ef-
fects of the wind and hail storm of
Saturday. About three thousand acres
are estimated to have been wholly or
partially destroyed. The heaviest loser
was. JohnlKrak who lost HOO acres.
Some Odd Fellows and others Of Ham
ilton met in the meadow of Henry MARI
tin and7put up about thirty-five acres Of
timothy hay in stack. Mr.. Martin is
suffering from.a severe attack Of sciatic
rheumatism and his son Charles is still
in q. critical condition from his recent
accident. This is timely, kindly and
brotherly act.
Friends in this city will be interested
in the marriage Of Jack Brsdish and
Miss Helen Kathleen Sunell 81 Hallock.
They were married On August, 18th, at
the Episcopal church by Rev. ]. :. Cox.