The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-08

and will begin general merchandising
there on June 1st.
At an entertainment given at the
Blind Asylum at Bathgate last week,
Mrs. Grant S. Hager assisted with read.
ings and her assistance was highly ap.
preciated. Mrs. Hager is very excel.
lent elocutionist.
Rev. H. G. Jephcott arrived home
this week. With him is Mr.. Jones, who
has been working in the insurance
business with him in the western part OF
the state during the winter and to whom
he has sold half interest in his farm
near town.
Pembina county fire departments will
receive the following sums as the in
surance tax on premiums collected dur
ing 1907: Bathgate 1924, Cavalie
1856, Crystal s34.46, Drayton se7.73,
Hamilton 1913, Pembina s44.29, St.
Thomas $3.50, Walhalla s8O.64.
Editor Bouvette of the Hallock En-
! terprise, and chairman of the demo-
cratic county committee, was in the city
Monday. He was visiting the demo-
cratic brethren at st. Vincent with a
view of sending Bryan delegation from
kittson county to the state convention
and he thinks he has succeeded.
Charles Bottineau, half-breed, and a
former resident of Neche and at that
time one of the most prominent and
wealthy of his people, and who many
years ago went to reside at Washington
with nephew, died there on Tuesday
last. His body will be brought to
Neche for interment. He was 81 years
of age.
Sam. Ardies, who has been connected
with this paper for the last two years
and who served his apprenticeship with
us, left on Sunday for Maxbass, this
state, to be employed on the Monitor.
Sam launches out with the trade we'll in
hand and is boy of many redeeming
qualities and we bespeak we'll for his
future success.
o. H. johnson of Hamilton was over
on Wednesday IN his automobile. He
was accompanied by party consisting
of Mrs. Stensby, Mr.. and Mrs. Keller
and Miss Keene. He thinks that with
good roads that he can make the trip
easily in 40 minutes-which is the next
best to the new Midland Continental
railroad.
w. B. Hancock 3rd visited with w. B.
Hancock End of this city over Sunday.
Mr.. Hancock Bird is nephew of our MIR
Hancock, and w. B. LIST was an uncle
who recently died. The visitor is at
present at Wahpeton where he is gen.
eral manager for the firm which is build.
ing the Indian school for the United
States government there.
Married-at Winnipeg, Friday, May
LIST, Delvina Demarse to John A. Grandy
both of Bathgate, Rev. Chambers ofici
ating. Both these young people were
born and raised in the vicinity of Bath
gate and have many friends who will
wish them all possible happiness. The,
! will reside on the Grandy place for the
present.
| G. A.. McCrea of Drayton says that hi
has quarter section of land neal
Bowesmont that he expects he has tx
seed over again on account of the seec
being eaten up by the wild geese. HI
sowed it quite early and thousand.
of geese this spring have fairly roasted
on the place. AS yet there are large
number of geese in that neighborhood.
/ A young man who was assisting in til,
job Of cleaning house at the residence O
IF. II. Anderson saw a revolver which
was hung high. above the reach o
children, took it down and while hand
ling it his glove caught in the hamme
and the bullet made slight wound II
his finger. OF course he ought not t,
have touched it, everybody will say
but as fact, nine men out of ten vii
lpick up and fool with any revolver tina
happens to be within easy reach o
them, and most Of them will either pull
y back the hammsr, q the trigger. The,
q aFe ~ more certain "a do this IL the,
lknow little or nothing sbout firearms.