The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

sloitoi III lliC city vi wednesday,. ne
was intending to go to Winnipeg on
Thursday. Mr.. Bergman has sold part
Of his large farm at Gardar but still holds
240 acres. He has not yet decided on
his future plans.
Superintendent Sherarts received
shipment of genuine maple syrup, from
his old home in Ohio, this week. Mr. S.
says it tastes as natural as it did during
his boyEood days, when he used to play
among the naples, ard he thinks that
some of the sap came from trees he used
to tap himself.
The gasoline launch "Chico" is lying
at the dry docks in South Penbina, all
painted up and thoroughly overhauled,
awaiting launching. 1t is expected that
she will be ready for duty the first OF the
week when parties wishing to engage
her can do SO by applying to the captain,
or the executive manager, during Office
hours.
Two young lads went to the elevator
instead of school last Monday. They
begun to play with the gasoline engine
and gasoline. Fortunately the "blowi g
up' they got was not from the gaso-
line but was from Marshal Akers. While
not as fatal as it might have been in the
f1,of
equally effectua in mending their ways.
One of the queer things Of the life is
that so many farmers, raise so much
wheat and so few vegetables. A half
hour week with an old horse and cult
vator, if the garden is laid out in long
str light rows, will raise more value in
garden on a half acre. than four horse
team can do one day in a week in
whea' field.
The merger has gone out OF existence
as Joint manager Of the G.. N. and the
N. P. But nobody has noticed any part
ticuar difference in the management Of
the two roads for the last dozen years,
merger or no merger, and nobody looks
for any particular change in the near fut.
ure. The 500 has caused more change
in year than the merger ever would.
George McCullom who was charged
with blind-pigging at Hamilton last fall.
but slipped his cable and run before the
sheriff could catch him. came back to
Hamilton short time ago, and Deputy
sheriff Wilson brought him over to Penn
bina on Wednesday on the old warrant.
Has served a term in Jail before on
charge of disorderly conduct OF some
kind.
The Woodmen lodge has been flour
ishing lateIv-probabiy more SO than any
lodge III the county. Over eight mem
bers have passed through the mystic
order the last two months, and four APP
p!lcatlons dre in transit awaiting action
OF the lodge. This is good showing
considering the time of the year when
goat-riding is not as popular as it is later
on IN the season when the weather is
more congenia to such performances,
We have it from good authority that
the Northern Pacific is arranging for run
ming rights into Winnipeg over the Can
adian Northern railroad, and if this is
effected the trains will be handled as
they were before the transfer OF the c. N.
four years ago. The rumor may be
authentic considering the amount of
traffic on this road and the facilities the
N. P. has OF handling the trains on this
branch.
Rev. J. g. Moore, the efficient presid-
ng elder OF this district of the M. E.
church, recently gave an address in the
church in this city. Mr.. Moore
is d very busy man and spends much of
his time away from Mlnot, SO is not very
we'll acquainted here. His address struck
a plain spoken man forcibly, who stood
in the rear of the church, for the fellow
wonder who that chigger
is anyway. I like his STYLE" Mr..
Moore's little son John stood near the
man and said Mister, that man is no
chigger, he is my father" The stranger
had the appearance of six nickels.-
Ward County Independent.
The hotel team owned by Landlord
Nicholson while coming down the
street from the depot on Wednesday
driven by Galacian, and hitched to
democrat wagon, had the. tongue drop
and run in the ground. The driver was
pitched on his head in the road without
njuring him seriously and the horses
with the double-trees flying and striking
their backs and heels at every Jump went
flying down town and through the main
street at terrific pace. They kept 60
| ing to the end Of of the street in front Of
Judge Kneeshaw's and were stopped
there without much harm to the horses