The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

ately.
The Drayton post office will be moved
from its present location to the opposite
side of the street, directly north of the
Smith block.
Mr.. Downie died at his home in Win
nipeg on the 18th after long illness.
He was brother to Mrs. P. j. Horgan
of Walhalla.
The Cavalier Milling Company has
purchased the National elevator there
and will continue to operate it as ship
ping house.
The question of a creamery is being
agitated at Bowesmout, and already
almost enough stock has been subscribed
to insure it's success.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hicks of Neche
have been visiting with their daughter,
Mrs. Alfred Askew. at Cartwright. Man.
Their stay was heightened by the illness
of MIR. Hicks.
The announcement comes from Mime
apolis from E. T. Thompson that nine
and half pound boy arrived in his fam
lily Tuesday afternoon.
The Icelandic Lutheran church at
Mountain was struck by lightning last
Thursday night and the tower and up
per part of the structure damaged to
considerable extent.
Miss Eta Mcintosh, of Crystal, has
returned from Lake Geneva, Wis, where
she was delegate from the University
to the Y. w. G. T. U. convention. She
reports a pleasant time.
Mi. and Mrs. A. F. Appleton and Miss
Martha are in Crystal. They have been
in Ontario for some time and after few
weeks visit will return to their home in
Los Angeles, California.
While returning from Neche Sunday
night w. Helloffs, of Gretna, was held
up by three men who dragged him from
the buggy, the horse going on, and re-
lieved him of eight dollars.
The Grand Forks Herald of the 18th
contained picture of the Hensel base
ball team, and the championship of the
northwestern part of North Dakota is
claimed. The Hensel team are all home
players.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Campbell, of
Hamilton, have decided to move to Will
mar, MINI. Mr.. Campbell will engage
in the furniture and undertaking bust
ness. Hamilton people will be sorry to
lose them.
On Sept. 18th Mrs. j. D. Soper, of
Osnabrock, died after short illness of
peritonitis. She was one of the old set
tiers and well known in Cavalier county.
She was 4s years old. She leaves a
husband and a large family of children.
j. s. Garnet, of st. Thomas, hurt his
hand quite badly last week. He had
bought a new separator and put his
hand in to test the sieves while the ma
chine was running. AS result he has
a badly lacerated thumb, minus the
nail.
Little, two year old, Ernestine Rene of
Neche was thrown from small express
wagon and when her mother reached
her she was unconscious. Later convul-
sions set in, and for awhile her life was
despaired of, but shs was at last relieved
and is better now.
Claude Aymond of Neche was hurt
last week while driving bundle team.
It is thought that while he was climb
ing up on his load that the horses kicked
him, causing him to fall, the wagon pass
ing over his body. He was badly
bruised. y
DR.. Scott, of Walhalla, returned from
the Canadian northwest. He visited the
larger towns and saw many old friends.
He has not decided yet whether or not
he will move up there. He could find
no suitable home at Maidstone, where
he contemplated moving.
4 A creamery at Drayton is assured. A
representative of the w. A. Marlatt Co.
was there and as result the necessary
$4,000 was raised. This company has
put 25 creameries in North Dakota in
the last four years. The plant will have
q capacity Of 5000 pounds of butter
daily and will handle the milk from 400
COWS.
Geo. Washington, a stranger from the
east, who came out here for harvest re-
ceived serious cut Saturday. He has
been staying at Geo. Healy's, at Wal
halla. The men had been saving wood
and had stopped the machine to move it
when in working about the saw his arm
came in contact with the revolving blade,
which hadinot quite stopped its motion,
and cut through the flesh almost to the
bone, just below the elbow. Four
stitches closed the gap.
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