The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-08
MARKET REPORT.

Wednesday 80. l.ol 80 95 80 IS
Thursday. 100 So "a 80 81
Barley, IS to Al, Oats 80 to IL, Flax 1.4l
Many friends attending court have
come in to say "howdy' and We are glad
tomeet them.
T. r. Shaw has been confined to his
house most of the week and the result
can be found in his advertisement, which
is OK
Miss Catherine Gear of Ohio and Miss
Maude Sheldon of Illinois are the two
new teachers it the Pembina schools
who succeed Misses Sheppard and Welsh
The receipts of the office of the
Register of Deeds for the year ending
Dec. 3lst were s3S5s.O5, disbursements
s3233.42, making profits of s634.63 for
the county. This is about $500. more
business than last year.
The drain boards of Walsh and Penn
bina counties, including j. D. Winlaw of
this city, met in Joint session at Grafton
last week to arrange for drain No. 35,
which will run from Willow coulee near
ST. Thomas to Salt lake in Walsh county.
Editor Fairchild and wife, of Drayton
were visitors at the county seat Satur-
day. Editor Woods of the Independent,
was also Il fraternal visitor. Both gen
tlemen had business with the old county
board. Elk editor H. H. Lampman is here
this week on jury duty
Rev. Homer H. Moore otticiated at the
M. E. church last Sunday for the first
time in his new pastorate. Pemblna
people will give him warm welcome.
He expects to have his wife arrive and
60 to housekeeping in the parsonage
about the first of February.
The Pioneer Express received pleas
ant call from Attorney Kelley, a member
of the legal profession who has recently
located at Neche and who attended court
this week. Mr.. Kelley is young man
of fine bearing, and no doubt will prove
himself successful in his profession in
his new field.
The Great Northern depot at Crook
ston caught fire on Monday noon and
caused damage of about $4,000 before
it was extinguished The fire first start
ed in the freight department where per
ishable freight is kept, destroying the
freight depot entirely, and the passenge
depot with which it was connected by al
archway was saved by. hard work,
The ''U' $ mostly left on the Monda
morning train to resume their studies a
Grand Forks. After they got on it wa
found necessary to attach another engin
to get the train started. 1t may hav
been on account of the snow drift or
may have been because of the man
good feeds they have attended while a
home.
Edgar Feldman of st. Peter, MINI
nephew of f. A. Feldman, has bee
spending few days in the city visitin
friends. Mr.. Feldman has been spendin
the last three years on the milwaukee
road, through the Rockies and Caskat
ranges in Idaho and Washington, ar
has a favorable impression Of TIL
country. He thinks the future of i
of the country opened up by the Nj
waukee coast line is bright.
Rev. Alex Karr, secretary of the We
eran preachers endowment fund, b
been spending a few days here with h
family preparatory to an extended tr
in the western part of the state. M
Karr informs us that he has average
one hundred dollars per day in cash al
pledges for the fund during the time
- has been in the field. He leaves tod;
for Grand Forks where he will deliver /
address this evening before the Hon
esieal club Of Wesley college.