The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-03-09
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A crew of men are taking down the
old N, P. coal dock at Drayton.
Miss Pearl Collision has accepted
position in j. E. Lee g. Co. store in
Neche.
Leon Peppard left for Minneapolis
fith car load of p,tatoes from the
Drayton Potato Company, last Sunday.
j. H. Hughes former resident of the
Neche district, has been back visiting
old friends. He now lives at Cheney,
Washington.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
M. Young on Sunday. February 25th
Mr.. Young is managing editor of the
Chronotype.
Mr.. John A. Jones and Miss Laura
Melville both of Concrete, were married
at the Presbyterian manse in Cavalier,
on February 2sth, by Rev. E. E. Parkes
D. j. Kaercher of Cavalier, who went
out to Montana three weeks ago to visit
his brother, returned home last week.
He was so we'll pleased with the country
that he invested in farm.
Owing to the illness of the pastor of
the Methodist church at Hamilton, the
pulpit was fill by G. Gelder of Car
Isle. Mr., Gelder spoke from the sub
Are our young men safe".
After spending some time among old
friends and acquaintance in Neche, NJ
Nubee who lived in that city some fifteen
years ago, left for his northern home in
the Peace River country, on Monday
| Lester Long of Drayton, who is now
LOCATED in Minneapolis, has entered the
ar'omobile race from Winnipeg to
Galveston which will take place next
June. He will drive Packard for the
Packard Auto Co. of Minneapolis.
A contract was signed by the business
men of Neche, with the International
Chautauqua Company of Des Moines,
Iowa for three day program, compris-
ing some of the best Chautauqua mater.
ial in the United States.
A D, Knutson president of the Wal
halla Chautauqua Association met with
other members of the North Dakota
organization to discuss ways and means
to secure more uniform work and better
programs for the people.
Ed Restemayer returned to his home
in Cavalier after trip to lontana
where he visited friends. He was quite
taken with the country on account of
the mild winter climate. He said there
was no snow there when he left, that
the weather was nice and mild and
stock had been running out all winter.
l8x3o inches, and 18 inches deep. The
deceased was man weighing about 100
pounds, his remains were taken to
Crookston for burial About 1,SOO in
currency and bank certificates of depos
its we're found upon his body. He
leaves wife and one child who live in
Syria, his native country.
A mass meeting of citizens of Cavalier
was held in the city ball to discuss the
feasibility of having twenty four hour
electric service. The majority senti-
ment expressed in the meeting seemed
to favor the twenty four hour service
but on vote being taken, the present
service supporters won out by small
majority.
Joe, Scion who last week admitte
shooting and killing his cousin, Alex
Scionyand hiding the body in the snow
drift, about two miles southwest of Hall.
son and who has since been held in Gus.
tody by the sheriff, was arrested under
the charge of murder and placed in the
county jail awaiting his hearing which
will probably occur shortly. The body
was recovered and brought to Cavalier
and taken to the undertakers where it
was thswed and Strengthened out and
prepared for burial. The trunk in
which the body was deposited was only