The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-13


Il Some 1nscrnpulou person placsd 1
railroad tis1oini ths tiacE i1st south 81
town last Sunday evening shout duck,
evidently Intending ~ caase y wreck,
but the engineer of the freight which
was later than usual, saF Il ID time 10
ward of danger. Az il was the Tie va
showed several rods ahead OF the front
wheels Of the engine before tbs train
came to . standstill. What purpose
they had in doing such . dastarily act
no one can conceive. If it was tho work
Of tramps it was placed there TO wreck
the Winnipeg flyer which comes along
at eight o'clock to ''get even" with the
company. The penalty for such acrime
is severe and term in the penitentiary
would be none too good.
Captain Harper Wilson, grand mar.
shall Of the Odd Fellows parade. has al
ready received notice that 20 bands will
be present to take part IN the parade Of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd Fell
lews to be held in Winnipeg Sept. 18th
Additions are, however, being announc.
ed daily, and Capt. Wilson expects that
at least 80 bands will be in the line Of
march. The total number to parade is
at present estimated at 5000. Thirty
five to forty lodges in Manitoba have an
nounced their intention of being present,
but total of 60 is expected Manitoba
lodge No. has procured 400 khaki uni
forms with felt hats to match for its
members. This lodge will lead the SO.
cond division headed by the Winnipeg
City band. There will be six divisions
In the procession besides the autos OF
of the grand officers.-Emerson journal.
'The Cow Puncher' which will be pre-
sented by the Brandon Amusement Co.
at the Pembina opera house next Satur-
day is a play of a refined nature. It is
not of the old sterotyped blood and thun-
der type of Western plays, it is beauti-
Ful romance of the West. The love
story is one of intense heart interest.
It deals with the lives and love of Tom
Lawton, the young Cowboy ana Miss
Geraldine Graham, an Eastern girl who
S college graduate and on her first vi
lit to the West end to take charge of a
'anch left her by her brother. The play
s one with good plot, startling climax
IS, strong dramatic situations and a
trong vein of comedy that is clean, NOR
Il and refined. The cast is headed by
he young romantic actor, Howard Ire
maine, supported by Miss Gertrude Fox
md carefully selected cast. The pro-
luction will be staged with all special
scenery and all necessary electrical and
effects. Don't forget the
late, on Sept. 18th.
The nine year old son of II. L. Haus.
'eman of Grafton was instantly killed
On Monday by the accidental discharge
Of shot gun. A clerk in Mr.. Hausse-
mans drug store had been hunting and
On his return he took the gun from the
end laid it on bench IN the
garage. At supper time the boy with
his younger brother and sister were in
the garage alone and somehow the gun
was discharged. Whether the gun was
loaded when left there is not known.
1t may have been the lad had placed a
shell in the gun. AS near as can be dis
covered from the story of the younger
ones, he was looking into the barrels as
it lay on the bench and one of the young
er ones pulled the trigger. The dis
charge blew the top of the head off and
death was instantaneous. Mr.. Hausse-
man is we'll known all over the state and
has many friends in Pembina county
who will sympathise with the parents IN
their misfortune.
George Grumbo Shot.
George Grumbo of Drayton got full of