The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-11-19
What we Saw and. Heard

What we Saw and Heard
Part of The Pioneer Express manage
ment was absent the last ten days on a
more or less aimless trip through vari-
Gus sections of Minnesota to wear off the
cobweb of a years accumulation through
Office work.
For the same reason mostly everybody
does it we took the Great Northern even
ing train at Noyes and landed in st.
Paul the following marning. If the N
P. realized the amount of money they
lose at points like Pembina, Grafton,
and Grand Forks they would soon re-
verse the timecard of the Fargo local
and make it an afternoon train and con-
meet with some main line train at the
junction for the east, besides reesta blish-
ing their once profitable business with
local points IN the county they enjoyed
before the change was made.
The Twin Cities seems always busy
to one who comes from the interior, and
it does ore good to see how others hus-
tie for living. The department stores
are always on the alert with big display
ads in the daily papers, and show win
dows decorated so one can't pass with
out seeing something to interest him.
We have often thought, in looking over
our Exchanges, no" local merchants
could profit by taking pointers" from
these people, and use printing ink freely
and judiciously.
The automobile business is as hard
pushed as any. and free rides and valua-
BILE information to the buyer can be had
on every hand, and every ones auto has
certain merits the others have not. One
firm went SO far as to show us their ord
ers booked since September lst, amount
ing to over a million dollars, which only
included Minnesota and the two Dako-
tas. 49,.
We never travail without looking up
friends-gives US a chance to talk, and it
help ones pocket book, and we did it on
this trip To begin with, we found f.
G.. Morris and Charles Atkinson at the
Sherman, St. Paul. They were there
dealing with the two crooks who dealt
with Mr.. Morris early in the summer and
which Mr.. M. took exceptions to. They
were ready to make any concession a; X
ed in exchange for immunity, but the
two Pembina gentlemen were there TO
help justice and not to compromise.
f. G. Warner and family are comfor-
tably domiciled in Minneapolis and we'll
pleased with their new home. The chill
dren are attending school and Mr.. War
ner is occupying desk in the Great
Western Printing Co.'S office in which he
is one of the firm. 1t is a big institution
and they seemed prosperous. A jo.
for the National Stock Food Company
of which Dan Patch is at the head, was
recently finished the contract price be-
ing $4,000, and another job for the same
concern was being rendered for, the cos
of the ink alone was estimated at $500
1t is said the National Stock Food Com
pany spend annually 81 600, 600 in print
ing and advertising.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Horn are located il
their new home short distance from
the Warmers. Emmett is attending
school and Edgar firing switch engin
in the Great Northern yards, and board
ing at home. They were all Pleased t
see someone from Pembina.
: After winding up our affairs in th
Twin Cities we left for Brainerd and tn
northern woods. We had lots Of comps
, ny, as it was the opening Of the dee
: hunting season and the coaches wei
filled with "sports" in search Of bi
game, all dressed to kill.'' Minnesot
has q law requiring hunters to wear re
q coats and caps and they looked like /,
!. cruits to the British army. No.one is :
,. lowed in coaches with guns, hence Ii
baggage car looked like an arsenal. II
hunters begn to drop Of at the first 81
}! tions north Of Brainerd and the last /,
= them took to the woods in the Big Fol
y country. H IS
We spent ! couple q days5 in can
]. with Nj. LaNours and Tom Leigh, !
miles east d Bsclus, ID. the heart 81 Il
lgame country, hut So wes had neither
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