The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-03-25

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Daniel McGurran, nephew Of. John.
McGurran who has been i'll with
typhoid at Cavalier, recovered suffic
iently to return to his home at Noko.
mis-, Sask.
Cavalier Masons had large time
last week and had lots Of company
from nearby lodges. A grand ban
quet served by Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A.
| Wilson was feature. Masons like
''square" meals.
The Walhalla -four mill has changed
hands and is now owned by a corpora
ton in which Fred Mclean and other
Fargo people are interested. There
will be no change in the employees for
the present.
Neche elected the following village
officials; -Trustees, F. P. Holmes.
Maxine Duprey, ]. E. Lee. Clerk, G
N. Murphy; Treas. Fred L. Lewis;
Assessor, James Baker; Justice, G. E.
Dawson; Marshal, A. Craigan.
Akra township officers:-supervisor,
Bjorn Sveinson; clerk, VIM. Pleasance;
treasurer and justice, s. Thorwaldson;
assessor, T. s. Thorwaldson. Guess Mr..
2. is the longest continued clerk in the
county.
Mrs. Marguerite Boyd, sister of Rev.
James Anderson, died at the residence
of her brother at Valley City,two weeks
ago. Mrs. Boyd was former resident
of St. Thomas. The remains were
buried at Fargo beside the grave of
her son, DR.. D. j. Boyd.
H. w. Wallace and Geo. McCrea are
back to Drayton after trip to Montana.
They say the land is we'll adapted to
stock raising but as real estate invest
ment, considering the rainfall, soil and
price of land. they believe investments
in Red river land safer and better.
DR.. Waldren's report to the Hospital
Aid society at Drayton showed "a sur
gical and 16 medical cases treated, of
which eight, were cured by operation
three materially improved and one
died. Of the medical cases - were
cured, 2 removed, one failed to i'm
prove and one died.
VIM. Mcintosh of Crystal is moving
to Swift Current where he will farm.
Mr.. Mcintosh served term as county
co mmissioner and has been in the
machinery business at Crystal for some
years. He has been a pnblic spirited
and intelligent citizen and is a loss to
the community and county.
Mrs. H. B. Halldorsson, wife OF the
editor of the Souris Messenger and
daughter of Magnus Stephenson, died
at Souris week before last and her
remains were brought to Gardar for
burial. Mrs. Haldorsson was 81 years
and seven months old. She spent her
early life in this county and was of a
very lovable disposition. Many friends
will sympathise with the mourning
relatives.
A Cavalier farmer who had stack of
wheat left over from the threshing sea-
son of last fall was troubled with manv
stray cattle. In order to preserve the
wheat he built two fences about the
stack. The inner fence was little high
er than the other one being IN proper
ton to each other as lwo-thirls is to
three-fifths. The hired man was sent
for load of the wheat later in the sea-
son and when coming out neglected to
close the gate of the outer fence. The
cattle came around after he was gone,
and crowded in the enclosure between
the two fences, and by mere force of the
extra pressure of the mass, broke
through the inner fence and DESTROYED
the wheat. When the farmer blamed
the hired man for leaving the outer gate
open, he replied, "Why, thought as the
inside fence was the highest and strong
est, it would do no harm to leave the
outer one open"