The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-28

Twins were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dun |
can Spence of Cavalier, May 18th. A
son and daughter.
Ezra Van Camp of st. Thomaa ship
ped team of horses and some mules
to Winnipeg last week.
Neche schools closed last week and
Principal Roberts will go to Roundup,
Mont. for the summer.
G. K. Wing of Crystal, was called to
the bedside of his mother in Boston last
week, she being very i'll.
Drayton had big black dog hydro
phobia scare last week but Mayor Ed
wards and shot gun fixed him.
Herman Campbell, the cement side
walk man of Cavalier, has contract for
cement sidewalks in Emerson, Man.
Byron Hurst left st. Thomaslast week
for Selkirk, Man. where he will enter the
power house and learn electric engineer
ing.
H. A. Mayo now runs the postoffice at
Walhalla. He was P. M. at the same
place about-well, a good many years
since.
Herman Lee formerly of Walhalla is
seriously ill at the home Of his parents
at Montivideo, MINI. with little hopes of
recovery.
! According to the Mountaineer, the To-
i cal ball team there will be tanned to a
golden hue" Just as soon:. as they put
their uniforms on.
Mrs. John Koenig, nee Mary ::O'Brien,
is now living with her husband at Una
tilla, Ore, where Mr.. X. has good po-
sition in the railway service.
G.. H. Asseltine, former resident of
Hamilton, who has lived in Bismarck
for several years has sold his residence
there and will 60 to Seattle.
Miss Jennie Morrison, sister of Mrs.
]. D. Hyde died at Loveland, COL, May
10th of tuberculosis. She died at the
residence of her sister in Loveland.
Capt. Thompson of Bowesmont has
purchased % b. p, Buick. Capt. T.
evidently believes in the "old' adage
$50 it while you're young"
Miss Mabel Wilkins left this week for
Seattle and Misses Ella Hood and Eta
Mclean will also leave Drayton for the
west as soon as school closes.
Mrs. Hans Myhre, who lives southeast
eff St. Thomas, died at her home on May
10Th of Bright's disease, aged al years.
She leaves her husband and four chill
dren.
Gus Peterson, former resident of
Drayton was accidentally killed at Bevle
MINI. where he was working in an iron
ore mine. He was struck by aIrock
which was thrown in the air by blast.
Game Warden P. O'Hara, of Neche,
seized seine and the man that was OPP
Grating it in the Pembina river last week.
The man was let go because he was poor
and needed the fish to eat but the seine
was contiscated.
Drayton's new cooperative stores.has
sixty-five stockholders. They will pur-
chase the F. H. Wa lace general store
and the hardware of j. V. Anderson and
and carry on their business in the store
of the latter.
Harry Folker of Neche,. died at, the
home of his parents there on May 10Th.
He was nearly nineteen years of age.
He had been working in G. N. MUIR
phys store until he had to give up on
account of his illness. He had been
taken to the Mayo hospital at Rochester
without avail. He was highly regarded
10y a large circle of friends. ..t
Mrs.3A. Melville one of the pioneers
of this county, formerly living in the To-
cality of Mclean, died at Rocklin Wash.
at the age of 80 years. She was the
mother of John, Adam and Hugh Mel
vile of this county. She was Presiding
with married daughter at the time :of
her decease. Many old timers will learn
of her decease with regret.
A meeting of the Northern Land Co.
was held in this city yesterday. Among
out of town members of the company
present at the meeting we're Hon. E. H.
Bergman and the :Messrs. Melsted Of
dardar, Ellis Thorwaldson oflMountain
and Ami Arnason of Park. The last
named gentleman has been favorably
mentioned frequently for representative
in the state legislature from this district.