The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-08-31

~. 4A0AAeOS odGuSdC0s oOW6SmOnCs
Hamilton, Drayton, Ernest, Alma,
-IInllson, Cavileer, Young,
Bay Center, Walhalla,
Rockwell Place, Neche,
Elgin and Mona.
ST.TnOMAS.
Business is brisk and everybody seems
hopeful
Mr.. N. A. Mott and lady returned on
Monday from IL visit to their friends in
Ada, MINI.
Jacob P. Hager, editor of the Times
returned from St Paul on Saturday
ev,ning accompanied by a younger
brother who intends spending some time
in our town.
There has not been much harvesting
done around here, yet, but it is sur
prise even to those acquainted with til.
country to see the number of harvesters
which daily leave the town.
Mr.. L. E. Storms is building himself a
handsome two-story cottage in the south
part of the town and some of the bows
hint that l.. f. will be found only short
time among the ranks of the bachelors
Correct, L. E., show the boys how to do
BUSINESS, and what willing spirit can
do.
Crop prospects were never better than
at present in this locality and the onlv
regrets expressed are that there is but
one elevator in the town. and that it will
not be able to take in one half the grain
to be marketed here, rs we have a coun.
try fosty miles west which is tributary to
us.
1t is rumored that Mr.. c. NJ. Samson,
our popular station agent is about to
resign his position. Samson will always
have the good wishes of the boys with
him and l don't know but the girls too;
but I would like to know what he is figur-
ing on. I hope he don't mean to leave
st. Thomas.
Mr.. A. w. Irish has, we understand,
leased the Garfield House to a gentleman
from Winnipeg. We have not heard
what Mr.. Irish intends doing, but it is to
be hoped he will still remain in town as
he was one of the first to settle here, and
has since then been, we might say, the
right bower of st. Thomas. He is a
whole-souled fellow and the boys would
miss him much if he left town.
1t is much to be regretted that none of
the elevator companies except Pillsbury
q Hubert have looked on St Thomas as
they should have done in regard to it's
being one of the best points for buying
wheat on the line. Grafton has three
elevators. and uninteresteG parties,
even Graftonites themselves admit that
We have better wheat country than they
and wonder what will be done here this
fall with only one elevator.
Our social and talented young physi-
Clan. DIR. Hodson. seems to be somewhat
depressed of late. Many sympathize
with him, especially the females, in fact
think it is too much of such sympathy
that is killing the fellow, for were it any
thing short ola wound from Cupid that
troubled him, no doubt he would be able
to prescribe for it himself as he is honor
ed with the well deserved reputation of
being one of the best doctors in the
Valley.
Messrs. W. ]. Ferguson, J. w. O'Con-
nor, j. Anderson and r. J. Lemon spent
three days of last week OH the Pembina
Mountains west of here. They returned
on Thursday evening minus T. j. Lemon
who is supposed to have followed an elk
towards Turtle Mountains. Tom was too
far from that gentle voice which would
say don't you so Tommie don't co." and
consequently there is no telling when
he will turn up as he was last seen
about thirty-seven miles west of st. !
Thomas lnd still going west.
The people of St. Thomas and vicinity
were wakened at an early hour OH Friday
morning last by an approaching thunder
storm which soon burst with fury upon
the country and town. The flashes of
lightning were so frequent that there
WAS almost continuous light The rain
fell fast for a time and many feared that
IT would be followed by hail but such,
fortunately, was not the case. The
lightning struck Lemon Bros. store in
the centre of the town, and the Cameron
House stables in the south end but with
out doing very much damage to either,
The elevator in course of erection at
Archerville or Auburn about eight miles
south of here was struck by the lightning
set on fire and entirely destroyed. Pills |
pufy q Hubert, have the public SYM
Pathy, for their loss has been consider
able as the elevator was we'll nigh COM
pleted.
BATHGATE.
Some of Cavileer's young people visited
iBathgate last Sunday.
Farmers are busy cutting their grain in
this part of the county.
Mr.. Stone of Grand Forks, was in town
a few days this week, looking ur business
interests.
Men are at work building the section
house in Bathgate.. It is located lust
east of Ferguson's lumber yard.
The church services were well attended
on Sunday Most of our young people
attended church before tbav uon+ ,,,t