The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-03-19

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Denver, were expected home in Bathgate
this week.
Rev. j. H. Armstrong and family left
Walhalla last week for Adair, iowa.
where Mr.. Armstrong has call to take
charge of church.
James Gainer died at his home in Bay
Center on March 9th at the age of fifty
six years. He was an old resident of
Pembina county coming here in 1879.
A letter from F. A. Weiss says he has
decided to locate at Uashon, Wash. which
is located on Uashon Island, eight miles
from Seattle and five from Tacoma.
Jas. Wilson has purchased the con.
fectionery store of r. FL. Beckstead at
Cavalier Mr.. Beckstead will occupy
the house formerly owed by Mr.. Wilson.
John M. O'Connor of St. Thomas has
been appointed a member of the board
of trustees of the Institute for Feeble
Minded to take the place of Grant S..
Hager.
Letters received from w. H. Crawford
in Okmulgee, Okla. states that he has
taken position as commercial traveller
with another firm and will move with his
family to Kansas city.
Martin McGillvray died at his home
one mile south of Bathgate on March lst
at the age of eighty years. The deceased
was one of the most esteemed pioneers
of Pembina county.
John Lowe and family of Rochester,
Ill. arrived the fore part of the week
Mr.. Lowe has leased the Gillespie farm
two miles east of town for term of five
years.-Independent.
F. w. Felson of Pembina has been in
town several days looking over the stu
alton. Mr.. Felson may decide to locate
here as soon as the Midland road is in
operation.-Independent.
In recent letter to G. L. Spring OF
Hamilton the vice president of the Mid
land r. R. company states that the road
will be in operation at least as far north
as Hamilton in time to have out this
years crop.
At the creamery directors msetina
held at Neche last week, Joseph NORM
handed in his resignation as president OF
the company. The board refused to &C.
cept the reSipnation
At the Currie auction sale last weeA
near Neche thorobred Jersey COZ,
brought $500 and another S74OO. On
account of the creamery movement
milch COWS are in demand.
Mrs. G. H.Asselstine died at Bismarck
on March 10th after severe illness. The
remains were brought to Hamilton for
burial. Mrs. Asselstine was sister OF
Mr.. G. X. Wing of Crystal and lived at
Hamilton for many years.
Kennel Bros. of Springfield, Ill. have
purchased the last half of section thlr-
teen two miles east of Hamilton from
T. w. Stanley and DR.. James. j. H.
Trainer with his family will conduct the
farming operations this season.
Miss Ella Hood gave birthday party
for Miss Metggar at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Graham on Monday even
ing. Progressive trail formed the princi-
pal entertainment of the evening. Dain-
ty refreshments were served quite late.-
Echo.
Mrs. Mclaughlin who makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Goodall near
Bathgate, was dangerously ill last Fri
day from bleeding of the nose. The
bleeding lasted from eight o'clock in the
morning till five in the afternoon In
dependent.
George Taylor and his son John, of
Winnipeg, former residents of Bathgate
were at the latter city last week to attend
the funeral of the late Martin McGill-
vray. John Taylor is in the employ of
winnipeg wholesale house as travelling
man and George Taylor has enough pri-
vate real estate business to keep busy.
The editor of the Independent has
been enjoying (?) few days. vacation
with his friend Mr.. "Lumbago" whom
he has lost track of for about seven
years. His return was not welcome
one and we trust that our "good- -bye'was
expressed sufficiently emphatic to dis
courage his temperance for another
seven years.-Independent.
While wandering down the street the
other day, who should the editor meet
butJim Little, an acquaintance of twenty
years ago at st. Thomas, N. D., in the
days when the Owl club of that place
was the leading social order and Jim and
myself were charter members. Col.
Grant Hager, the Kermott and Thomp-
son boys were leading members of that
noted order Of good fellows and enter
tainers and many pleasant social even
ing was spent in their presence. Mr..
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