The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-10

The distance kbet~een Pembina and
st, Vincent will be reduced one forth
when the pontoon bridge span the river,
as it is expected to be, at the mouth Of
the Pembina river where the winter
crossing is, and where the current Of the
Pembina forms an eddy and it will be
easier maintained.
John Renville moved his family. in
from the Atkinson farm in Carlisle last
Friday after closing up . successful
season of farming operations. In a
short time Mr.. Renville expects to take
his outfit Of horses and 60 to the Roose-
velt country and clog" for the winter.
G. W. Ellington of Bathgate, and his
brother, who owns a farm three miles
south of town have been shipping sever
al carloads of bailed hay to the Twin
Cities the last week. The Edingtons
are in the hay business, and are buying
up all the surplus hay they can get in
the neighborhood. ~
William Grombois who is employed in
Ed. Herbranson's store at Easily, has
been visiting his folks and friends in
town this week. He reports Mr.. Her
branson as doing we'll and running an
up-to-date mercantile business there, all
of which Eds friends around here will
be pleased to learn.
Rev. Pascoe and family arrived last
week and they will be housekeeping in
the NJ. E. parsonage by the end of this
week. A large congregation greeted the
new pastor at the Sunday evening SER
vices. Mrs. Pascoe is fine soprano
singer and assisted the choir very materi-
ally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Givens of Hensel. and
children passed through town via auto
on Monday from a trip to Manitoba
where they are visiting friends. Mrs.
Givens lived. in Pembina when girl be-
ing a daughter of Mr.. Glrts, who built
the NJ. E. church and several of the bet
ter residences here.
Judge WI. Kneeshaw returned home
Tuesday, having completed the work of
threshing on his Cavalier county farms
The judge had better than 1000 bushels
Of flax along with his other grains. and
he no doubt will be inclined to retire
from the bench with one or two more
crops like the present one:-Langdon
Republican.
John Copeland has rented the livery
Darn alongside the City Hall and taken
possession. Mr.. Copeland is horseman
Of wide experience, thorough reliable
and attentive to business and no doubt
will do we'll in the business. l. is Mr..
~;opeland's intention to add more rigs to
he outfit he has on hand, and to keep
he barn up to the highest standard of
iveries. Read his ad in another column.
Fred Kahn, the Pembina river farmer
has been IN the city this week shipping
several cars of barley and came to pay
he printer. Fred says he raised from
The ''Abrams" quarter section this year
ZOO bushels Of barley, 500 bushels of
wheat and 900 bushels of oats. If the
abor to put and take off that crop was
worth $1,000, what is the value of that
quarter as ten per cent investment, &C.
,ording to the market prices published
in this issue?
Jos. Caron, who has been in charge of
the roundhouse here for many years, and
otherwise connected with the Northern
Pacific for over twenty one years is TAX
ing lay-otf and is on his way to visit
the place of his birth, 225 miles down
the st. Lawrence, below Quebec. 1t is
80 years since Joe left home for the west.
He expects to be gone couple months.
But what was best of all Mr.. Caron got
a pass over the Canadian Pacific, via
Winnipeg and Port Arthur.
The M. o. p. society held the first
meeting of the season Monday evening
at the home of Miss Elda Harvey. The
initiation ceremony was performed with
Miss Cutler and Miss Owen as victims,
who, after the process of riding the goat
we're in such condition, as to need res
toratives which were administered by
the members. However, it is reported
the new members were able to do just
ice to the bountiful lunch provided by
the hostess.
Some sensational newspaper reporter
at Brainerd sent out an item of news the
first of the week that Hon. Judson La