The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-02
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County News
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A daughter was born to Mr.. and, Mrs.
Albert Herman Of Walhalla. vi.
Hon. Chas. Edwards of Drayton is re-
covering from. his serious illness.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Rob't Halcrow,
Of Bowesmont, on May 18th, a son.
Louis DeForge of Bathgate has gone
to Petersburg, N. D. as station agent.
Mrs. John Koening. of Roseburg, Ore.
is visiting her parents Collector and Mrs.
OBrien of Neche.
George Hicks of Neche expects to
leave soon for Oregon and locate on gov
ernment lands there.
Clyde Welch and Ethel Gil.uan were
married at Pembina. May 22nd. They
will live at Hensel.
Carl Unke, aged 80 years, died at the
residence of his son, L. Unke, near
Glasston, on May 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.Appleton are visit
ing AZ Crystal. They live at Seattle and
have not been here for several years.
Mrs. Wm.Kyle and daughters have left
Neche for Swift Current. Sask. to join
Mr.. Kyle and make their future home
there.
Mervyn Grant who has been visiting
with his friend the editor of the Chrome.
type has concluded to starts q newspaper
at Gretna.
The farm residence of john Hanna.
west of Bowesmont was destroyed by
fire on the morning of May oath, at six
o'clock.
The lightning struck Uncle Sans flag
staff at Neche and a splinter went
through a plate glass window in the
Moran building. Lese majestic.
Norman L. Smith of st. Thomas has
been notified that he has won scholar.
ship amounting to $3.50, in the st. Lious
school of social economy.
The heavy rams Of last week busted
the G. N. dam at Neche and washed out
the north end, taking a lot of the st.
Amour farm with 1T. It is being repair
ed.
E. w. Epton and w. T. Cox of Wal
halla were suing q case for the delay of
stock on the g. N. The local agent
Hauck and the section foremen of Wal.
halla were also present as witnesses.
Rev. D. NJ. Wylie was married to Miss
Wilhelmina Kiskadden at Grove City,
Pa. May 10th. The groom was former
Drayton boy and is now preaching at
Delaware, Ohio. The bridal tour will
include q "trip to the Holy Land.
Fred Radke of Crystal shot an eagle
measuring z feet across the wings, He
only had No. shot and after woundine
the bird it seized his gun-barrel with its
talons and he had to wiring its neck to
kill it. 1t will be mounted.
Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM Fraser, sr. lett Sat
urday for New York City, where they
were met by Mrs. Fraser,s sister and
niece The party will sail for Scotland
May 9th to spend the summer months
abroad. Mr.. and Mrs. Fraser will return
in September, close up their business af-
fairs and move to southern California
st. Thomas Times.
Mrs. Dinnie q French woman of Neche
had a sore ON her arm and thought it a
cancer, but would not call in doctor
and attempted to treat it herself; blood
poisoning ensued which she spread to-
to her face by rubbing it with the rag
that had been on her arm. She was
cent to hospital at st. Bonlface just in
time to save her life. She is somewhat
demented.
The walking" dredge has started
work on the big ditch across the river
east Of the city. It is lighted with elec-
trio lights and is . sight worth seeing.
The power for running the machinery is
furnished BY sixty horsepower g.so-
line engine. Tho dirt is taken out BY I
large dipper and this dipper pulls ont
stumps and roots. The ditch will mean
. lot to the farmers across the river q
it will drain nearly al Of the low land -
Drayton Echo.