The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
Personals.

Personals.
Ike Foster brought in eight wolf skin.
to the auditor, yesterday.
Chas. Atkinson arrived with a CARLOAD
Of fine work horses from Iowa Frida,
afternoon.
E. K. Cavileer went to Winnipeg
Tuesday to take in the curling festivities
there this week.
DR.. Brennan, dentist, will be in his Of
fee in Pemona from Monday, Feb. Is
to remain until the 23rd, inst
Miss Ingram. who has been visiting at
Hugh McLean's the past month, return
ed to her home in Portage LaPrairie,
Manitoba, Sunday.
Dennie Egan is expected to arrive
from Ontario to-day friday with his
bride. Re. orts say he WIS to have been
married 1 'esday -Chronic'e.
Tan Kee, the Chinese lecturer who
gave series of lectures here a few years
ago, is again i'll this vicinity. He lectur-
ed in Grand Forks and Larimore last
week.
Auditor elect Paul Williams and his
deputy S. Thorwaldson have been in the
city this week getting onto the running
of auditors Office. They both are mar
rod nd y, inr F,r houses to r mt.
+ Charles .Alll l,ul OF p IN INA, N. -
is II the city, purchasing through Joe
'ii!ler, many OF Johnson count S finest
horses. He will take back tomorrow,
u he'd Of the best animals to be found
observation-disclosures City, Iowa) News.
+ Brrii l., of 10 cite returned from
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, last Friday
morning. where he has purchased a
quarter section of land, preparatory to
moving there in the spring. Mr.. Brouil,
let says he has nice farm, we'll wooded
and watered, bordering on the Clear
water river, fourteen miles east of Red
Lake Falls. Ed. is good citizen and
will be missed in Pembina as we'll as
toilette. He expects to go into stock
raising principally.
Fire.
On Wednesday morning at 7:3O our
citizens were startled by the sound OF
the fire bell. The upstairs ceiling of the
residence OF H. A. Murrel was found tc
be on fire. The fire department re-
sponded quickly. but before things were
got in shape the fire was under control
by the bucket brigade. This proved
to be providential; had it depended or
the fire engine the whole building woulc
have been burned to the ground. Steam
was got UP in twelve minutes and line
Of hose laid to the house in half thai
time, but as the engine started up one o
the cylinder heads blew out 1t was frs
thought to be caused by the water in the
cylinder being frozen, but upon investi
CATION it was found that one of the bolt:
holding the piston head in place hae
worked loose and when the piston SHOW
ed up it cracked the head fthe cylinder
The origin Of the fire is supposed t.
be from an overheated chimney setting
fire to the wooden ceiling. The furni
ture was removed and little damage wa!
done, save to clothing Of the family
Mrs. Murrel lost all her wearing appare
save what she had on, and the childre,
were removed to the residence of Mike
Brady across the street, half dressed
MIR. Murrels loss, including damage te
the house, will probably foot up to 5000
with no insurance.
With the thermometer 500 below and {
strong northwest wind blowing, a fire
bell is anything but inviting to the ear.
Jas. R. Moorhead is given credit TO
being one OF the best workers at the fire
and to him more than any one person l!
due the quick arrest Of the fire.
Everybody turned out we'll and die
what they could, but the early riser
were on the ground first.
II I'd the engine not broke down wate
would have been supplied in twelve
minutes.
1t is predicted by many that if the
engine had worked the hose would have
froze up on account of the distance ane
the thermometer at 500 below.
The fire would have been hot one a:
the building is Of oak logs, sheeted out
side and plastered inside.
H. A. Murrel came over from Hamil
ton in the afternoon in response to Z
telegram. Mr.. Murrel was very thank
full when he found how things were anc
the light damage done. The telegram
was brief and he expected to find every
thing reduced to ashes.
For Sale or Rent.
One of the best farms in the count,