The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25

The wood choppers have gone toshov-
cling snow on the railroads at $500
day. Next summer some of us will be
looking for wood. Besides this the
snow is SO deep in the woods that men
and teams cannot get around to work
at advantage.
The Great Northern train on the St.
Vincent side has hardly missed trip
this winter and it is rare that the Twin
City mail which comes that way to Penn
bina has failed to be at the post-ofice
here at 8 o'clock a. m. Considerable
freight for Pembina is now coming that
way for this reason.
A little boy of John Andrews at the
Fort farm fell through an opening in the
hay loft, and struck on calf below and
the short horn of the latter punctured
the face of the lad at the side of the
eye breaking the nose and making bad
wound. DR.. Harris was called and made
the sufferer easier.
Monroe A. Smith, who bought out the
barber shop of Ben Taylor and after re-
naming here for few months, sold out
to Mr.. LaFond is reported to have per-
ished in blizzard at Willow Bunch
where he was holding down home
stead, during the storms of week or so
ago.
This would be good time of the year
to prune shade trees. The pedestrian
is now about three feet higher than
usual as he walks the walks and he
thinks it cold day-when he picks up
his hat from the snow. And the birds
that nest in the ladies head gear are apt
to escape to the nearby branches, which
is also rather annoying.
The benignant features of Major Ed
wards look over our shoulder as we
write, as pictured on the elegant Forum
calendar sent us. 1t is good picture
of the pioneer printer man of the state
and we are pleased to get it. But
somebody once criticised photo of this
writer, saying, 'Oh yes it is good pic
ture, but it has to be, because you dor t
look like anybody else, and the Major
looks like himself.
Pembina hasa ski club-if it was or
gained. Seven pair of skis came by
express this week and moe are to fol-
low, besides the number already in daily
use among the younger fellows. Feb
ruary and March are the two best
months for skiing and you can look for
some fancy maneuvers when the boys
get in practice. We notice in the wes-
tern part of the state persons on skis
run down jack rabbits and are giving
prairie wolves hard chases.
Many old friends, who remember
Judge Templeton of Grand Forks when
presiding on the bench in this judicial
district before the division, will be
pleased. to congratulate him on his ap-
pointment by Gov. Burke to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the election of
Judge Fisk to the supreme bench.
Judge Templeton was a very popular
justice in the former term and we be-
lieve he will prove equally satisfactory
to the people of the First District at the
present time.
The residence of Loran Dunn. four
miles south of town, was destroyed by
fire with all it's contents last week. The
family had gone on visit to one of the
neighbors, in the evening, and no one
was home when it happened. While it
is not definitely known what started the
fire it is generally believed that an over
heated stove was the cause. The loss
is heavy one to Mr.. Dunn, as he car
ried only $500 insurance, besides the in
convenience put to at this time of the
year.
Mr.. James Wright of this city was
stricken with paralysis while returning
from his farm near st. Vincent last
Thursday. The shock must have occur
ed while across the river, but the faith
full horse, though breaking one Of the
bolts from the shafts attaching to the
sleigh, still dragged the one-sided vehicle
to the home, where the sufferer was i'm.
mediately cared for. Mr.. Wright has
since been in a partially comatose state
but is gradually improving. Much sym.
|pathy is expressed for Mr.. Wright and
his family.