The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-22
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ID. g. Nclntash1 was a caller last week.
slsn Ericksonis now buyer for the
IN trianai Elevator Co. s.3. S'$
Commissioner Taylor spent Thursday
night here AMI left Friday for the south
western part Of Pembina county. s.
&. D. F. M,r,lcn. with that same old
copyrish hi smile, ''smoie" upon us this
week;
Harry Mortimer is doing fine job. Of
tresco work on the vacant Streib resi-
ds:nce. in anticipation of-ah! just hold
your breath. and l will give youtfie COM
plete sentence infny next.
John Thordarson. j., has been offered
and has accepted a position as buyer for
w. C.;Leistikow at Grafton, and left on
Friday to assume his new duties. Lots
Of folks will hear from John later.
Bill koh:mier came near having his
gray matter spread over the farm while
in:the act:of firing of his Winchester rifle
Wien, for some reasbn,, the cartridge ex.
plodyd and went off behind, "as itwere,
burning his face painfully. 1t was feared
his eyesight was destroyed, but tidings
report that he is coming out with two
good eyes. At present Bill scarcely
knows on which end Of that rifle to place
the most confidence.
Dear me. What changes occur almost
imperceptibly. All around US, very
few years ago, at this season of the year,
farmers never had two nickels to rub one
against the other. But one of our bust
ness men, who deals in a certain line Of
staple merchandise, told your old scribe
that his cash sales exceeded IS. 10000
since April last, and this business man is
a Democrat and would: like to sea
change-and there are others, etc.
Miss Edith Almen, our primary teach
er in the Hensel school. went to. Grafton
three weeks ago. ostensibly to attend the
summer school. And while we inno-
Gently thought. she was doing SO, she up
and married Walter r. Crosby, of Graf
ton, who is well and favorably known in
Hoopfe, whereshe was formerly in, busi-
ness. Oh, well. some men are always in
luck, and Waiter ism that category.
Gus Born never puts On any airs, yet
he is the most up-to.date farmer .tribu-
tary to Hensel. HIS cburn, washing ma
chine, wood saving, grain chopping,
tanning mill, ETC.. are all done by horse
power. This year he has added hay
loader and has hay forks to unload, We
hear lots about the Strenuous )ife," but
Gus believes in being economical of his
strenuous resources and is saving him.
s.:ll for worlds unknown.
| DO you know anyone who wants to
buy dog? ]. H. Herren has litter Of
ten, with pedigree much longer than
any descendant OF William the Conquer
or. They are seven weeks old-s,red by
Major Hill," WIN took four first prizes
at the Milwaukee dog show. Six"re al
ready sold for s25 each, but to clean out
the lot anyone Can have the other four
for only SIS. They are very fine haired
andlofthe Gordon Setter" variety. Do
you know anyone who wants to buy,. a
dog? g..
| RudolfRa lI il 5araihg latest T idea
farm elevator, 1900 bushels capacity,
and twill have weighing. dumping and
elevating facilities similar to the best ele-
vators. 1t will be run by gasoline en-.
CINE. The idea is to provide hold-your-
wheat farmers with ample storage room
at less cost than elevator charges. All
right, anything that benefits the farmer
let's have it, but the prospective benefits
to Washington and Oregon farmers from
the recent reductions made by the G. N.
AMI N. P. roads In grain rates will end in
rude awakening ofthe farmers later on.
When they realize, as we did few years
ago,that it's terminal fellows who pocket
that difference, and not the farmers. The
latter know too well that ever since the
wheat rates were reduced they have re-
ceived less for their wheat, the difference
in price and the reduction in rates all
disappear in the Duluth and Minneapolis
whirlpools.
His Sight Threatened.
while picnicking last month my 11-year-