The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08

illness of his brother Notion, returned
to hospital duties there this week. W.
are glad to state that Notion is we'll OF
the way to complete recovery.
| VIM. Russell is tearing down the ole
building formerly used as blacksmith
shop and recently occupied by
VIM. Trealor. The building is one oil
the oldest structures in the city, built ir
the early SOS and has been occupied fol
various kinds of business in late years
DR.. and Mrs. Harris entertained a
large party at dinner on Monday even
ing. The evening was spent pleasantly
at whist and Mrs. McCatfery carried
home bunch of Towering bulbs as a
trophy of her skill, while the prize for
the other end was disputed, and will
have to be played off in the future. 1t
was altogether very pleasant occasion
and much enjoyed by the guests.
Admiral Akers will control thes traffic
across the raging Red for another five
year term, his being the only bid for the
franchise on Monday night before the
council. He gets it for sl76.9l per year,
which is quite a reduction from the for
mer figures of ,O5. Admiral Akers fig
ures there is more risk now, as there is
strong talk in the Minnesota legislature
of making ''county option" over there
which might result in Kittson county
going dry-hence stranding the ferry,
for want of patronage to float it.
The "busy day. sign has been. hang
ing on County Treasurer Thorwaldson's
door for the last two weeks. He says
that taxes are being paid up better than
expected and up to this time since Feb.
LIST, he has received about SlSO,OOO.
This money or the greatest part of it
will be Immediately returned to the
various municipalities and school dis
tricts for which the bulk of it is collect
ed-as the law provides and for the fur
ther reason that the treasurer has lmore
than he knows what to do with. A
very large part of the taxes are received
by ,nail and in the form of checks and
drafts. Nearly all the banks of the
county are supplied with the tax lists
covering their localities.
1t was our pleasure the other day to
meet w. P. Golf, of Drayton, who owns
extensive farm interests east of Bowes-
mont, on the Red River. He was on his
way to his farm to superintend prepar.
ations for the spring freshet which Mr..
Cot says is as sure to come as the snow
melts. His hay he is storing on top OF
sheds, seed grain to the loft of his barns
and he has rented barn in Drayton fol-
his stock. Mr.. Golf says that during
his twenty-five years on the Red indica-
tons never were better for high water
than they are now. During the Easter
storm of '97 he lost all the buildings on
the place and the hired man who was
in charge was drowned.
Attorney Geo. Peterson has received
letter from Chicago firm of lawyers
who are agents for a proposed air line
railway which is to run from Winnipeg
to New Orleans, asking for information
and as to what the feeling of the people
would be in this locality towards such a
road. The company claim that they
will be amply able to secure funds fol
the building but ask that they be given
free right Of way. Mr.. Peterson read
the letter in the city council on Monday
night and the sentiment of the council
was that on detailed information that
this city would doubtless be glad to dc
all possible to encourage the building
of the road. This road has been under
consideration for several years and it i.
intended to be an Independent line
The company has been organized TO
some time and considerable preliminary
work has been done but we think SO ia
no actual building has commenced.
A small house occupied by Mr.. Mile
at st. Vincent was burned on Saturda,
forenoon. Supposed to have caugh
from wood drying in the stove oven
The fire department did excellent wor]
with the $1,000 apparatus. Someon
climbed to the belfry of the engin
house and rang the fire bell as h
could not get at the door for snow
The fremen worked hard after the alar1
was sounded and succeeded in gettin
the drift away from the door by til
! time the house was burned to til
ground. The new tank it is stated ha,
! about eighteen inches Of water in il
: but that much water IS q full supply Il
yiSt. Vincent anyway. Maybe the loe
> while quite serious to Mr.. Miles, will
ia benefit to the village, as it will teac
! the authorities that fire apparatus is (
j little value in itsself It needs SON
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