The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27
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); County News

NOuMIy NEWS
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Mrs. 8. Baldwlnson Of Hallson, died .
week ago Thursday.
Mrs. A. o. Burdick was expected home
at Cavalier last week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Fraser OF Walhalla, Sept. 10th.
August Steinolfson of Gardar is again
employed in the county treasurer's Office.
Last week W. L. Purdy of st. Thomas
sold two quarter sections near Bowes.
mont to two Fargo gentlemen.
A beating party of Neche folks went
up the Pembina after grapes and had a
good time and got some cartridges be-
sides.
w. M. Holbrook, formerly of st.
Thomas and now residing at Pasadena,
Cal. was visiting at st. Thomas last
week.
James Parker is working in the Co
operative store at Drayton but will 60
back to Souris soon as j. V. Anderson
returns from there.
Rev. Ira Meats of Crystal was married
last week to Miss LaVere Hughs of
Maquon. The couple have already start
ed housekeeping at Crystal.
Frank Edwards of Drayton was ex-
hibiting potato stalk that measured Z
feet inches. He thinks that his five
acre field will yield 200 bushels to the
acre.
F. L. Briden of Neche lost his dog
"Nemo." Memo went into boxcar, got
locked in and took trip to Mowbray.
The dog (all except twenty pounds) was
returned by express.
Mrs. George Stull of Glasston was re-
ported as being near deaths door last
Friday, but at this writing-Wednesday
she is on the road to recovery after a
nine days critical illness.-Independent.
Word has been received in Neche of
the death of D. w. Young, former resi-
dent at Winnipeg. He was brother of
E. M. and VIM. Young of Neche. His
death came after an illness of only few
hours.
A drunken thresher's row reached
clear from Gretna to Neche and one
fellow had to have his head sewed up by
the doctor. Some of the others showed
outward and visible signs of being in the
internecine war.
The four year old baby of of Mr..
and Mrs. Bart Nevers of Cavalier drank
some iodine from bottle? both city
doctors we're absent but the druggist, E.
G. Erikson got the child out of danger
until the doctor arrived. The baby is
getting we'll.
Auditor Felson has issued 464 hunting
permits this saeson. According to rhe
returns given by the local hunters there
have been killed in this vicinity 1899
chickens and several ducks. The other
chicken was wounded but hid in the
long grass. By the way how much does
the average chicken cost the hunter?
Would S.. cover it?
Clothesline thieves at Walhalla stole
two suits of underwear belonging to
George Delisle and eight and one half
pair of stockings from Ole Olson. George
will now realize how an editor feels about
this time of the year when the first frosts
occur. Ole has been busy since that
time trying to buy mate to the odd
stocking in the stores. Even Editor Lee
will now have to admit that there are
mean people in his garden of the Gods !,
Samuel Newell, former resident of
Crystal and Hensel was buried at Crys.
tai last week. His death was somewhat
peculiar and not fully explained. He
was working near Webster. He had
been out in rain. Coming home he
went to the barn and buried himself in
the hay. It is thought another man
stepped on his head and fractured the
skull, while also making bed in the
place. Next day Newell was taken to
a Devils Lake hospital. Strange to say
that neither he or those around him
thought anything serious allied him but
his case was hopeless when he got to the
hospital.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Broeet
was burned to death at Walhalla last
week. The parents were visiting and
the children of whom the eldest is about
nine years,at tea time started a fire with
kerosene. The youngest about three
years old had gotten saturated with the
oil. and later when the others we're not
looking pulled flaming stick from the
fire and his clothing caught and he was
instantly enveloped with the flames,
The cook of q threshlng car which stood
in the yard saw the smoke and rushed IN
and extinguished the fire, but it was too