The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-08
OLD P.EMB'INA.,
Historical Sketch of the BUILDINGS
in Pembina in the Early
Pioneer Days.

pIetcnSlOuS DullQlng IN town and at the
time it was built was really splendio
structure, being constructed of SQUARED
logs, pinned together. Hon. Enos Stuts
man. the owner and builder, was per-
haps the most able man Of the early pio
neers and he occupies one of the high
est places in the memories of those who
still survive. For many years it was &C.
cupied as the U. S. custom, house and a,
the time of the picture it WAS used as
dwelling for several families. A yea,
alter it was converted into a hotel and
occupied by Judson Winchester as land.
lord until the new Winchester House
was built.
Next to this is building that still
stands on Cavileer street and now used
BY F. S. Cheney as butcher shop. AT
the time the picture was made it was the
general store of w. H. Lyons, who lived
and had another store in Winnipeg. At
this time the Pembina store was under
the management of a young man, who
has since grown older and who now &C.
cupies dignifed position as His Honor,
w. ]. Kneeshaw, Judge of the Seventh
Judicial District.
The next two buildings going to the
right on this street were occupied bv the
U. S. custom house and Chas. ]. Browns
saloon. Brown was discharged soldier
OF the U. S. regulars at Fort Pembina
and was at this time sheriff of the county.
The buildings were destroyed by fire
from lightning stroke in 1879. The
upper story of the larger building was
occupied by H. R. Vaughn, then Clerk
OF Court and the. records of the Office.
including citizen papers, were entirely
destroyed.
AT the rear of the above two buildings
is the now vacant building which for
later years did duty as the Headquarters
Hotel. 1t was built by Antoine Gingras.
wel-to-do trader, and was a very fine
structure for the time 1t was built.
Across the street from the old Gipras
house is the building which for manv
years was the home of Edward Piche.
Like many larger houses of that time
1t also did service for long time as a
hotel. Oliver Matthews was the land
lord at the time the picture was made
and MIR. Winchester kept the place for =
time afterwards.
Far to The right is the old Catholic
church, on the site of the present struct.
nre. Back OF that is the first public build
ing belonging to the county-the Jail. 1t
was built OF heavy, squared logs by Rob-
ert Ewing and cost the county something
over $500. 1t is still in use in the rear Of
the court house as stable.
| The log house on the next street back
and in the rear of the Pembina House
was at different times the residence of
various old pioneers. H. R. Vaughn and
Emil Wendt, now of Cavalier, being Of
the number, and at the time ofthe sketch
was being prepared as the first home of =
young bridal couple, lately married at
Paris, Ont, MIR. and Mrs. W. J. Knee
shaw. The site is now occup pied BY the
Presbyterian church.
In the far left background is the school
house, of which we give picture bv il.
self and a description.
To many of the old settlers who have
passed through or lived in Pemb;na in
the early days, this picture, with the as
slstance OF their memories, will cause
them to remember many things now al
most forgotten; while to the Younger
ones it may prove Of interest to know
how and where their fathers and prede.
cessors lived.