The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-29

just the same. We are just getting
ready to move into new high school
building costing us $4,000. Professor
Sherarts writes from Detroit
Tom O'Hara, Robert McLelland, Nor.
man Demars and Dave Parks, of Carlisle
comprised party of land hunters who
left on Tuesday for Vermillion, Alberta,
in search of homesteads. Charles, Fred
and Jos. McLelland. former residents of
Carlisle are located there and are we'll
pleased with the country. The party
expect to be gone two weeks.
A Packard car with two occupants,
man and wife. stopped IN town Sunday
long enough to give its occupants time
to eat, and then went on to Winnipeg.
They came from Buffalo, New York and
were making tour of the country. 1t
was evident from the rush they were in
that they were aware that autoing here
this time of the year is hazardous bus
mess.
A carload of bears is not often seen
at one time. On Sunday morning, at
tached to the Winnipeg flyer, we're ten
big Polar bears with five cubs, comfor-
tally filling car. 1t was first thought
they were some of the trophies gathered
by Cook or Peary, delayed in transit, but
1t was afterwards learned they were the
property of show troupe destined for
Duluth.
The Porterville (Cal.) Record of the
18th inst gives lengthy account of a
real estate transfer, whereby H. G. and
G. S. Carr buy twenty acres of seven
year old orchard at $4,000, or 81, 400 per
acre. This includes Improvements and
this years crop which is ready to be
harvested. Friends here of the Carr
families will be pleased to hear of their
prosperity on the coast.
Mrs. E. F. Schuman died at the home
of her son Ernest at Leeds last Sunday
aged III years. Mrs. Schumann was a
former resident of Grafton and will be
remembered by many of the old timers
as the wife of the landlord of the Acton
hotel along in the early sos. Mrs. Knox
Tuft of Grafton, Ernest of Leeds, Will
liam of Sanford, and Charles of Charles
ton are the surviving children. She
was buried at Grafton.
The literary society met at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Ashley on
Monday night with Mrs. Ashley and
Mrs. Chas. Atkinson as hostesses. Sew
eral special studies of the times and OF
the characters of "King John" we're Civ
en- and one act of the play was read
Mr.. Ashley gave an account of his recent
trip to the Pacific coast and Mr.. Hene
man led in current events. Elegan,
refreshments were served and the meet
ing adjourned at twelve of the clock
''peace and harmony prevailing
By connecting Bert Fowlers residence
with the residence of assistant depo
agent, Bert is able to waken that offcia
in the morning about four o'clock whel
the freight arrives. The ring is usuall
about five minutes long so that he wi
sure waken. One night this week, tn
young man who" manages the telephon
lightning placed the plug accordingl
as he thought, before he left, and Bel
rang his usual alarm at feur in the morl
ing-and scared family over in St. Vii
cent almost to death. Plug was in tt
wrong hole.
w. j. Nichols is now on duty st Lett
bridge, taking Frank Harris post for
few weeks. :. r.. j. Ross has disposed
5 his farm property of $50 acres, near En-
a erson, to Roy Whitman, of Ridgevill
the purchase price being in the neig
borhood of $4,000. The new prophet
r take possession the LIST of November al
q will put man on the place in the mea
3 time, expecting to take up residen
there later on, when he relinquishes bu
mess at the Ridge. He also bought Il
. stock, implements, etc. We understal
r Mr.. Ross will shortly move to Porte
d vile. California where he has landed !