The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-08

grocery business at Auburn. walsh, O..
They are aggressive business men, aad
Very pleasant to deal with. g..
s The Banf of st. Thomas u stiiliatsd
with the Pembina County Dank, of whisA
/. L. Booker 10 president aud Judsoa
laMoure. vice-president 1thas ample
capital back oft and 10 maneged by H.
Z. Smith, cashier. whose manner Of con.
Quoting the business here has won him
the respect Of all.
:. st. Thomas has two good blaclss,nitlM,
Frank Jones and Campbell.
All agree that Frank Cockburn keeps
a first class meat market.
OConnor 4 Grandy conduct rather
comprehensive sort Of business, embrac.
ing lumber, -four, feed, harness, coal &c.
They are successful az well az ambitious.
J. NJ. OConnor was one of the earliest in
the field and few months ago formed q
partnership with ]. G. Grandy.
Amongst the real estate men are Geo.
w. Lemon, a successful dealer in lands
and property owner; C. II. Hager aud A.
L. Balm, entcrprising real estate dealers
aud farmers.
ID. O'Connor 4 Go. conduct an extcn.
sive mercantile business. I. J. Lemon,
one ofthe partners. Is the pioneer mer.
chant and with his brothers one of the
large property holders in the vicinity.
Recently d. OConnor became a
partner, and the two are making sue.
cessful team.
NJ. w. Hanson doesa very successful
trade as successor to the firm of Hobson
q Hansen. well aud favorably known.
The st. Thomas Times was one Of the
earliest institutions, establisl,edlby ]. P.
Hager and recently purchased ny Grant y.
Hager. 1t is published every Thursday.
McAndress 4 Curtis have recently EN-.
parked in the lumber business with good
promise. They are now erecting a neat
office.
john Taylor has met with encourag,
ing success in the short time he has been
in the harness business. He is q good
workman.
The elevators are managed by q. G.
Cockburn of the N. W; L. Z. Porter oil
the p. & H. ;and Joseph Locke, of the
Farmers Union. These gentlemen have
the delicate and difficult task Of pleasing
both the farmers and the proprietos.
Ball Brothers conduct a hardware, tin.
ware and furniture business having &
large stock of the latter. They make /
specially Of repairing. JIG. &s. T. Bal
are the members of tile firm, the former
one ofthe pioneer settlers.
The leading hardware business of the
town is done by 7. J.. g. X. Lemon, q,
Lemon Bros. They carry an extensive
stock Of heavy and shelf hardware. g
r. Lemon bas principal charge Of In,
business and has the prosperous charact
eristlcs that belong to the family. T.. J
Lemon is postmaster.
st. Thomas does a large machiner,
business, the leading dealers being A. r
Buchanan 4 Go. SUCCESSORS to A. ]. Roe
John Gansle aud Martin Anderson. lat,
Martin Anderson & Co. A large array o
binders and threshers may be seen her
just before harvest.
Gus. III. Bear conducts gents furnish
ingaore and keeps everything in that line
st. Thomas has four good hotels, tn,
Commercial, by Mckay & Nevers, tn,
Garfield House, by r. shephard; til,
Anglo American, by ]. i. johnson an,
the Central House by f. Erickson.
q. E. Kermott supplies the drugs will
which. his father cures his patients ant
also keeps for sale, stationery, books
news publications, &c.
W. Flath has recently purchased til,
drug business which DR.. Hodson estab
lished, and is meeting with good success
DR.. Evans and DIR. Kermott prescrib,
for the bodily ailments of people here
ahouts.
Continued ON seventh, rage.