The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-04-26

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formerly Of Crystal appears as the bust
ness manager. til devoted to social
life in lower California.
Jos. Disbrow, Of Cavalier was in town
Thursday. Mr.. Disbrow has cure for
cancer and was here to see If he could
do anything for Alex Edwards. But
Mr.. Edwards was too far gone for him
to do anything.-Echo.
A great many of our people attended
the confirmation ceremonies conducted
by Archbishop Langevin, of st. Boni-
face, at Gretna last Sunday evening.
Five languages were spoken during the
ceremonies -Chronotype.
1t is reported that Geo. Farrow, who
left Cavalier two or three years ago and
settled at Hillyard, WASH, has 'tstruck
it rich" through lucky real estate in
vestment. The story goes that he pur-
chased tract of land and cleared up
$40, 10000 through it's sale to a big cor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The directors of the Tri-C County Fair
Association held a meeting last week at
Crystal and decided to hold fair this
year as usual. J. B. Corbit was elected
president, N. F. Stafford and O. G.
Fuller vice pres, and j. A. Minder Sec
rotary. The dates Of the fair were set
for July 10th and 18th.
H. H. Lampman writes from Dunve-
gan, on the Peace river in Alberta, that
he arrived there on March 18th after
an uneventful trip, covering the dis
lance from Edmonton in twenty days.
The snow was deep at the time the let
ter was written, March 10Th, with no
signs of spring.-Chronotype.
]. O. Elder who taught the Morris
school east of town two years ago, and
who recently completed term at Car
Isle, this county, has accepted the posi-
ton of teacher of the Grammer grade
of the local schools, made vacant by
the illness of Miss Anastasia Chezik,
commencing on Monday last.--Chrono-
type.
A large number of the friends and
neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. James E..
Godkin, met at their home in Pittsburg
on Friday afternoon, April 18th, and
treated them to a pleasant surprise in
the form of farewell reception. Mr..
andMrs. Godkin are soon to leave for
their new home in the western part of
the state.--Echo.
The new law for the assessment of
grain held in warehouses or granaries
fixes certain specific rates without re-
ference to value as follows: Flax one
half cent bushel; wheat three eighth
of cent; oats, barley, corn, speltz, and
rye, one-eight of cent. The assessor
returns the number of bushels and the
auditor fixes the tax.
Those farmers who are worrying
about short seeding season forget
some former years. Mr.. Thomas Duffy
says that Eve years ago he commenced
seeding May 22nd. He had big crop.
After finishing his own seeding he went
over to Lincoln township and helped
his brother Daniel Duffy seed, and that
the crop of the latter was ten bushels to
the acre greater than his own.-St.
Thomas Times.
Eugene Toussaint was the sorrowful
recipient, on Tuesday, of black bor-
dered missive from Senzcilles, Belgium,
which conveyed the sad news of the
death of his father at the family home
at that place on March 10th. The de-
ceased was in his sixty-seventh year at
the time of his demise, and leaves his
wife and three grown up children to
mourn him. Interment was made in
the family vault at Senzeilles. Chrome
type.
Tuesday evening the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas Devlin Jr. was the scene of a
very pleasant gathering of country
neighbors to the number of about forty
1t was an entire surprise to both Mr..
Devlin and his wife. Mr.. Devlin' has
made Drayton and vicinity his home for
twenty seven years. He and his wife
and family have host of friends, who
greatly regret that in short time
Oregon will be their home. The change
is being made for the betterment of Mrs.
Devlin's health. Echo.
A base ball meeting was hedging the
Office of Attorney Halldorson Tuesday
evening, and officers elected to begin
the organization of base ball club. L.
w. Musselman was elected manager
and treasurer, A. E. Lang secretary, and
L. w. Musselman, DR.. Flynn and Tim
Metzger committee on grounds. The
secretary was instructed to correspond
with Neche, Bathgate, Pembina, Dray
ton st. Thomas, Crystal and Walhalls
with view to interesting them in {
county league. Bert McHolland was
elected property man, The officers