The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-04
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Lkescountry and says the country is
selling up very rapidly on both sides of
th| river.
pne Of the barges of the pontoon
bridge at Drayton was stove in by the
icdat the beginning of the freeze-up, but
hai been repaired and the bridge will
remain in the stream all winter.
HAUL Johnson of Akra left last week
forthe Pacific Coast, where he will visit
his daughter and if he likes it may ar
ran Be to remain there permanently. He
will be missed all over the county.
Senator McCumber has secured the in.
cretse5 Of the pension of Chas. Van Nor
mai Of Walhalla to $40 per month. He
is cfppled with rheumatism and the in.
cre}seis deserved one, says the Noun
talneer.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Strachan went
to Glasston last week with search war
rant and injunction and took in DR.. Frs
kine's drug store there. There was but
LITTLE evidence found, but the injunction
was served and the place closed.
The remains OF Mrs. A. Larson, who
was lost on the first OF September while
wan ldering away in partially. demented
condition, were discovered by Mr.. Jerry
Grombo about seven miles from. the
place where she started from, near Dray-
ton.
A fire at Hoople on Thanksgiving de-
stroyed Mrs. !. Hamilton's building and
stock of confectionery, Peoples Supply
Co., machinery warehouse and stock;
Geo. Johnston, building and stock o
confectionery; A. Duff, meat market and
building. Loss about $4,000.
Ike M. E. church of Hamilton gave
Mi. and Mrs. H. N. Joy splendid re
! ception and presented them with a fine
silver coffee and tea service in recognit
ion of their labors in behalf of the church
during their residence there. Mrs. 10,
and children left on Monday tor Toronto
where Mr.. Joy expects to join them a
fkssioiIosine aTs az Il ofheet, e.este,,
at the teachers meeting at Hamilton las
week: President, John Meissner, Crys
tai; vice-president, G. F. Foster, Pembi
ma; secretary, Frances Gilroy, Drayton
treasurer, H. w. Gill, Glasston; execut
i've committee. H. Halldorsson, Clara
A. Brown, F. M. Sherarts, R. H. John
son, ]. c. Wardwell, w. A. Thatcher
| w. ]. Alexander.
George Hunt, who has been farming
in the Saskatoon country for couple OF
years, is at home at Bathgate for the
winter. He says the country is settling
up very rapidly and that the Pembina
county people there are we'll pleased
with the situation. On the other hand
Dell Peters of Walhalla, who went up
there recently, telegraphed back to Ike
Foster, with whom he had listed his
farm for sale, not to SELL. because the
country up there was n. G.
The trains over on thei.St. Thomas
Neche line have not changed to any spe.
cial extent. Going north the old time is
retained. while gong south the trains
are ten minutes earlier. On the Wal
hala branch the time has been changed
so that the connections at Grafton are
much closer than before, Though passen-
gers coming to Pembiua cani still make
the trip in one day as before. The Wal
hala train is now due at Grafton at Oils
a. m. and 6:07 p. M, and the N. P. at
9:23 a. m. and $40 p. m. The passen-
gers for points beyond Grand Forks
have to change cars atssthad point from
both branch lines.