The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-01

MT. anu MrS. WllkenS Oh OrayCOn ate
Thanksgiving dinner with their son j
A. Wllkens and wife on Thanksgiving
They expect 20 spend the winter in Cal.
iforpia.
The Pembina post:office will become 9
government postal savings bank on Dec
22nd, according to notification received
by Postmaster Cavileer. This would be
of more interest il it were Of more inter.
est, the latter being only two per cent
On the other hand the security is gilt.
edged and in this way is an attraction
for timid depositors.
Mrs. G. w. Fairbairn of Winnipeg un.
derwent serious operation at the
Winnipeg General hospital Wednesday
and reports are that she is doing we'll
and out of danger. Mrs. Fairbairn has
been confined to her bed for the past
six weeks and for time her case was
considered quite serious. Her mother,
Mrs. Aylen, has been in Winnipeg at her
bedside most of the week.
The hunting season for big game open
ed in Manitoba to-day, and continues
open until the Goth. Reports from the
district east of Emerson are that moose
and quite plentiful. One farmer who
lives 30 miles east of Emerson and close
to the boundary line said the other day
that herd of dozen deer have been
around his premises at night
since the early part of the season, and
that they are all frequently seen at one
time.
There will be a joint installation of
the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges on
Monday evening, December 18th. The
will be confined to the men,
bers of the lodges pretty closely. Grand
Master Robert Morrison will be the in
stalling officer. The usual refreshments
will be served after the exercises. The
officers to be installed in the Masonic
lodge are Walter Wexford, w. NJ, ]. A.
S. W., Judson LaMoure jr., j
w., A. r Harvey, secretary, and Robert
Morrison, treasurer.
President Howard Elliott and Third
George r. Slade, of the
Northern Pacific, accompanied by Cen
eral Manager w. H. Gemmell, of the
Minnesota Il International Ry, made an
early morning visit to Pembina Wed
nesday. The party left st. Paul Mon
day night travelling via Brainerd and
the M. Il I. to International Falls and
the Canadian Northern via Winnipeg,
at Pembina at 6 a. m. The
party was met here by Division Superin-
tendent A. j. Sovereign, and Tranmast-
er John hester, leaving for st. Paul at
7:3O.
A gang of twenty men have just finish
ed replacing worn out poles and trans.
ferring wires on the N. P between here
and Grand Forks. The old poles were
placed in position IN 1887. Speaking of
this, did you ever note how straight and
firm the telegraph and telephone poles
stand in this soil. Farther east such
poles "heale'' in all shapes sometimes
even coming clear out of the grouud,
through the action of the frost. The
reason is that The soil there when it
freezes sWells because of the water in it.
Here, when the freeze time comes the
water dries out of the ground, because
of the dryness of the air at such time,
TINS causing shrinkage of the soil, as
shown by the numerous cracks in the
winter time where the ground is bare
and hence the holes where posts are 10.
Gated get larger instead of smaller.
I. r. Shaw received telegram or
Tuesday notifying him of the death Of
Mrs. John Shaw, his brothers wife, al
Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. Shaw wht
was a visitor here last summer, wa.
compelled to suffer an operation some
months ago, and has been i'll ever since
For time her sister, Miss Bertha Ferg
uson of Drayton was with her and late
Mrs. johnson another sister of Hallock
was assisting the trained nurse in carin,
for her. She was the daughter of MI
and Mrs. Peter Ferguson, ST. of Dray tol
and was one of the large family Tn
funeral was held at her late home yester
day aud burial was made there. Man,
old friends in this and Kittson count,
will sympthise with the mourning rel
atlves.
Events Announced.
Workmen; Thanksgiving Ball, DEC
ember LIST.
NJ. E. Ladies Aid; Social and Sale
December 9Th.
Ladies r. G. Church; Fair, Decembe
l4th.
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