The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-15
County News
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,


Thos Cook and family have moved
from Neche to Shelton, Wash.
j. G. Green the Hamilton druggist
has taken charge of the weather in that
locality.
The new banksat Bathgate will open
up in the store building formerly occupi-
ed by DR.. Burrows.
| H. r. Morrison and Miss Ada Nc
Donald of Drayton were married at
Grafton last week.
A home talent company of Drayton
played ''1'he Cricket on the Hearth to
the great satisfaction of the audience.
F. D. Murney of Hamilton has been
notified of the death of his mother at
her home in Walsburg, Ont. at the age
of 70.
Rev. Sykes has left Neche and Bath.
gate for his home at Swift Current,
Sask. much to the regret of his former
congregations here.
Mrs. Joseph Thexton of st. Thomas
has taken her daughter Miss Myrtle, to
Rochester, MINI. for an operation for
appendicitis.
Word was received at Bowesmont that
MIR. Thomas Somers, former resident.
was very ill in Montana and not expect
ed to live.
Bert Soper was SO sick at Crookston
with typhoid that his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Soper of Crystal were called to his
bedside last week.
To trade for merchandise or good bus
mess two good improved farms in Swift
and Redwood counties, MINI. Address
box 18 Danvers, Mimi.
Drayton has mad dog scare and Fred
Whites hunting dog was the victim.
Other dogs are staying home on the
penalty of getting shot.
John O'Brien returned home at Neche
from northern Minnesota where he has
been employed for some months as time
keeper on railway work.
Miss Marie Bang and Henry Swenson
of st. Thomas were married at Grafton
last week. They will make their future
home in Jamestown, N. D.
Ed. Brooks formerly of Hamilton was
visiting old friends there last week. He
owns farm three and half miles from
Winnipeg and market gardens.
Twin boys were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bigwood last Friday, and now
Billy feels bigger than on the night of
the last election.-St. Thomas Times.
Walhalla village financial statement
shows floating and bonded debt of
5,49O and 81 ,O43 cash on hand. About
81 500 is yet due on this years taxes.
A mink got into Joe Fay's henhouse at
Crystal last week and killed SO chickens.
Joe also got revenge by killing the mink.
Mink skins are high and eggs 30 cents
dozen.
Chas. Bredenbeck of St. Thomas has
sold his residence and will move to
Grand Forks. He was one of the earli-
est settlers and the citizens regret his
removal.
Mrs. Jas. Hunter, formerly the popu-
lar landlady of the Canadian hotel at
Drayton is visiting relatives there. She
now lives at Minneapolis, where her
two sons are employed.
DR.. P. M. Walker and wife left st.
Thomas last week for their new home in
Everett, Wash. Miss Nellie Garrett
went with them and will remain great
or part of the summer.
The residence of Harold Fife, eight
miles west of Neche, was destroyed by
fire, resulting from defective chimney,
on Wednesday evening. Most of the
household goods were saved. No insur-
ance was carried on the house, Chrome
type.
P. F. Hofgaard Of toilette holds an
auction sale at the old Larichilier place
March 18th. He will move to Mimi
eapolis, whore he will enter the employ
of John Mcclure formerly Of Hamilton
in the manufacture of steam pillow of
which Mr.. MEG. is the patentee.
Norval Baptie is still beating every
thing he meets on skates in the east.
At Pittsburg he made quarter mile in,
door in 50 Is seconds beating the
worlds record. s