The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-22

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il IVY tCbacco Ia town. Everybody,
whstlier they wanted 4 o. not, GOT 4
package, bnt senesslly they wanted II.
Those tint should know nay that the
North Carolina = : pretty fair sample Of
The we'd.
lAon the Acme Fusl Kinder %. vel
sscsived : sample d their fuel kinder
1T week. The kindlen are prepared In
blocks Ion inches square, and one win
tat half : dossn wood Urea. They ass
Of sawdnk and some other In
sredientA sell q $50 per 100, and our
sample works well. We shouldn't won
der in time TO see them introduced gem
orally.
Tn past week has not been favorable
10 harvesting operations. In the western
part Of the county . very heavy rain fell
last Friday night and since then the
weather has been dull and backward,
with Just enough rain often 10 hinder
work. Considerable grain has been har-
vested during the week, however, and
though the weather don't seem settled as
yet, We are enjoying few fine days
just now, and small favors are thankfully
received.
IT seems that st. Vincent has tired Of
the custom house fight which has result
ed in injury to the town without any
good. At the Last meeting of the village
council it was resolved, that the petition
be rescinded and further action regard
ing the removal Of the custom house be
abandoned during the time that the
Manitoba railway company continue to
run their trains to the depot in st. Vincent
proper. and that the recorder inform the
management of the road of the acton OF
the council In the matter.
ARRANoEMENIs are in progress for the
formation of syndic ate. in town for the
purchase of grain here this fall, which
we hope will be completed. The st. Vim.
cent elevator will be leased and q compe.
tent man engaged to grade wheat and
run the elevator, and we understand tina.
Mr.. Booker has offered to stand to the
back of the syndicate with all the money
necessary to carry on business. This il
the natural market for large amount Of
grain that should not he allowed to be
carried elsewhere. We will probably
have something further ON the subjec,
next week.
TIE st. Vincent correspondent of the
Hallock Enterprise writes as follows t.
that paper:-Alas! Our days are number
ed. Pembina, our worthy sister town, il
bent upon our destruction. Having pro
cured full set of brass instruments, called
q band, the citizens of that worthy burr
send the purchasers of the instrument,
down to the banks of the river to Practice
or torment US. don't know which. Ever
at hearing tue discordant sounds tn,
gold-eyes in the raging Red turn on thei,
backs and die. We shall have to fly from
this terrible persecution and lay oul
weary heads upon the rails at the trans
fer, or else with struggling steps anG
gnawing stomacl,s plod our lionel,
way to our sister town, Hallock. Coz
help usi
The st. Vincent fire carries anothe
Lesson to Pembina. The fire last Mon
day morning was discovered in plent,
tire to extinguish it had the town pos
sessed q good fire engine, but they l,st
none, and the result was that the tow
lost three buildings and WAS lucky to &c
of 60 safe. for had not the wind changed
it is hard to say where the destruction
might have ended. Now. this trouble
some question forces itself upon u, IL Z
IRE should occur early some morning
ON Csvileer street, between Ieoletts am
stutsman streets, and gain little head
way before being discovered, how mucl
Of the business part of the town would be
left in few hours7 1t would be surpris
ing if every building on the street wert
not left in ashes. This may not be {
very comforting reflection, but 1t is true
nevertheless. The town is abundant,
ably to buy 9 good fire engine. Lit wer.
not then there would be nothing to b,
said on the subject. But it is, and ther.
is strong probability that the town viii
waken some morning to find that tbei
neglect in this matter has cost them fifty
times the cost of q first class fire appara
tus, If protection of some kind is not pro
cured, and procured too without delay.
BETWEEN three and four o'clock last
Monday morning the st. Vincent fir.
alarm called out the inhabitants of thu
town, and many of Pembina as we'll, and
it was found that the kitchen Of the Me
tropolitan hotel, owned by r. G. Desautel
was on fire, and before anything towards
extinguishing the flames could be done
it had gained such Roadway as to make
any effort in that direction useless. The
furniture and liquor in the lower part o.
the building we're saved, but most of the
household effects were in the second
story and were consumed. The fire soor
spread to the post office which Joined the
hotel on the west, and was occupied by
Postmaster Vanstrum. All mail matter
and contents of the building we're saved
Next to the post Office was barber shop
which was torn down to prevent the fire
from spreading further, and even afte,
this was done it required very hard work
to save adjacent buildings. Thanks arc
due to Mr.. q. ]. Cooling for his Kindness
in procuring two Babcock extinguishers
from the transfer which did excellent
work. The buildings were located on
Main street, nearly opposite the old depot
The loss is about as follows:-R. G,
Desauters loss on building, stock and
furniture 5000; insured for $500. ].
A. Vanstrum's loss on building and dam.
age to furniture, $500; insurance, $3.50.
J. Archambault's barber shop loss $40, no
insurance. Mr.. Vanstrum lost no time
in opening up the post Office in a building
owned by Mr.. Crawford 50 that postal
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