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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23
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Z. q. YOUNG, Editor and Proprietor.
FRIDAY. JANUARY q, 1855.
THE LATEST.

Latest adviees from Bismarck indi.
cate q good deal Of excitement over
the scheme to remove the capital
to Pierre. or some other point.
Pending the result Of the contests
Messrs. LaMoure and stong occupy
seats in the Legislature. Quite a
large number of bills have been intro.
duced. including several to regulate
elevator charges and wheat grading,
The Governors message will be found
elsewhere. We give, also, a review of
Supt. Beadle's report. The conven.
ton Of county commissioners made a
number of sensible recommendations
to which we will refer again. Last
nights reports indicate that the com.
mittee on election contests are likely
to count Pembina county's vote and
give Wilson his seat. We could not
get definite information up to the hour
Of going to press as to the case be.
tween Bechtel and Stong. May the
right win. ..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23
The value of good local newspaper

The value of a good local newspaper
in a community is thus aptly set forth
in the columns of the Philadelphia
Press: The country newspaper is the
most important and least compensated
of all the agencies which stamp the
impress of progress upon villages and
inland cities. Without the aid of
local newspapers, local towns are as a
rule thriftless and dead. It is com.
mon for small men to speak with
contempt of the local newspapers,
but the village newspaper makes
more great men with less material
more bricks without straw-than any
other factor in politics, and it is the
one ladder on which men climb to
local distinction as the beginning to
wider fame. The advent of a local
paper has always dated the increased
thrift of the community. The local
newspaper is the life Of the locality,
and the measure of its support as a
rule measures the advancement of the
people. Not only subscribe, but pay
for your local newspapers. They are
the friends and helpmates of all
seasons.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

The movement on the part of South
Dakota members to remove the CAPT.
tal from Bismarck is, in our opinion to
be deprecated. We were not amongst
those who approved the celebrated
capital removal bill of two years ago,
for the reason that although, not
necessarily corrupt in its origin and
purpose, it was of such nature
as to encourage bribery and dishon-
est scheming. But the capital was
removed to an eligible point and mag.
nificent buildings have been erected
without any expense to the Territory.
The Legislature has ample and COM
Portable quarters in which to transact
the business Of the session, in marked
contrast to the miserable pen in which
they were confined two years ago, and
now, at this juncture, in the midst of
pressing demands of much needed
legislation, to plunge both houses into
another conflict like that of two years
ago, but without like necessity, is to
invite the strongest condemnation
from all who are not blinded by parti.
zanship.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

The PIONEER EXPRESS expressed
its doubts last week as to the proba.
bility Of any great amount of legisla.
ton of practical use to the people
being accomplished by the Territorial
legislature now in session. Accord.
ingly ut the outset we find both houses
almost Immediately plunged into q
sectional warfare over a scheme to
remove the capital from Bismarck.
This is brought on under plea of re.
dressing wrong and rebuking the
combination that succeeded two years
ago IN carrying measure to remove
the capital from Yankton which final.
ly resulted in the selection of Bis.
marck. It is q revival of the old
Jealousy and will result in widening
the breach that already exists between
North and South Dakota. The more
injurious effects of this and other
merely personal or fractional fights will
be the lack Of time or inclination left
to grapple with questions of legislation
that more directly effect the interests
of the people.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23
Manufacturer Of
Patent and
Straight Flour.
FARMERS EXCHANGE WORK
A SPECIALITY.
Dealers Supplied at Figures to CORES.
pond with Low Price Of Wheat.
First Publication Dec. %, 1884.
MORTGAGE sale.

WHEREAS, Uclide Desrocher and Rasalie
w Desrocher his wife. mOrtgagors, made,
executed and delivered to BENJAMIN 8. Stone,
bearing date The sh sEs 81 I UPON
condition among other things, that Inortgag0re
should well and truly pay the sum Of five hun
dredths dollars according to the conditions Of
one principal promissOry note Of even date there
with for 500 and due November l, 1887 aud four
See the Ct
and 1851. and one coupon note for $3e.26 due
November ], 1883. which mortgage contained
therein power anthorizing the sale q real
ditiOn. and default having been made by failure
Of mortgagor to pay the said coupon notes due
November !, 1883 and November !, 1884. and
and no action or proceeding having been tnstitut-
ed at law to recover the debt now remaining
secured BY such mortgage or any part thereof
the office 0fthe K. glitter Of Deeds in and for the
county of Pembtna, Territory of Dakota, on the
10th day Of January. 1885, at 2:l5 o'clock p. m. in
Now therefore, Notice IL hereby given that said
mortgage will be fOreclosed by virtue of the
power Of sale contained therein, and pursuant to
sale Of the mortgaged premises OF some part OF
them. That by reason Of said default the mort
gage hereby declares said principal note due
thereon ct this date Is Sa77.6e, and an attorney
fee of fifty dollars.
That the mortgaged premises are described a.
follows, to.wit: southwest quarter (sw ~ Of
section five 81. township one hundred and sixty.
one (lGll north, Of range fty-one 90 west. And
that said premises with the Entertainments and
eppurtensnces will be sold at Public Auction 70
the highest bidder for cash to pay said debt and
Interest and the taxes any sald premises, and
said mortgage in case Of foreclosure and the dis.
bursemepts allowed by law; which sale will be
made by the sheriff Of said Pembina county or
his deputy at the front door Of the Court House
in tile town Of Pembine, In said county and Terri
tory, on the 7th day of February, 1885, ct o'clock
p. m. of that day.
BosA RD Il CLIFFORD BENJAMINS. STONE.
Attys fos Aorgasce RS Mortgage.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

And still we hear talk about South
Dakota setting up government of its
own and demanding admission. Even
q few North Dakota would be braves
are beginning to harp on the same
strain. So long as the House of Rep.
resentatives is controlled by Demo.
Gratis this talk is useless, and should
the Republicans gain control of both
houses there will be no need of any
obstinate attempts to break the door
in; Dakota's two states, in that event,
would be received with open arms,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23
SUPERINTENDENT BMADLRs
REPORT.

The fifteenth annual report of the
superintendent of Public instruction
for the Territory is at hand. It is a
somewhat lengthy document, embrac.
ing wide range of statistics and in.
Guiding retrospective view of this
Territory as occupied by the native
Tribes before the white settlers con.
trolled the country. We note, briefly,
few features of the report.
Supt. Beadle urges the adoption of
the township system in all counties,
with some notifications. He recon.
mends that there be one school officer
for each township. instead of three for
each district, as ut present, and that
the township treasurer be treasurer
for the school district. also. He quotes
a great amount of testimony from
superintendent and other school off.
GERS in Indiana, Iowa and Dakota in
favor of the township system as
against the district plan.
He advocates a higher standard of
qualifications for teachers and the
prohibiting of all persons under
eighteen years of age from teaching.
"Persons below that age" he observes
''shoula be pupils, not instructors and
governors of youth"
. The report suggests that the county
superintendent be elected in June, at
the time that other school officers are
elected, instead of November, thus
taking the Office to q great extent out
Of politics. This seems to us wise
suggestion and we hope the Legisla.
t,,re will pass a law to this effect.
Our school system will never be what
it can be until the county superin-
tendent's position is removed further
from the complications and uncer.
tainties of party politics.
We observe by this report that
Pembina county stands third in the
list of counties as regards the number
of organized districts and eighth in
area and valuation of school property.
OF the eighty organized counties,
sixty.five made reports. OF these
sixty.ive, fifty are being worked under
the township system.
The report is quite an exhaustive
one and contains a number of sugges.
tions worthy of study.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

The Winnipeg Free Press eives the
Brandon Mail deserved rebuke for
calling Premier Norquay an "over.
grown. Office seeking, self condemned
Indian" The Free Press has never
minced matters in fighting Norquay,
but it has the manliness to turn upon
one of its political allies and smite
him for such language, saying that it
is the "veriest blaguardism." Mr..
Norquay has Indian blood in him, but
need not be, and is not, ashamed of it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

One Dexter, who visited Pembina
lately, tries to convey the impression
in the Winnipeg Sun that a great
many farmers in Dakota are about
selling out to remove to Manitoba.
Not bit of danger of it. We ven.
ture to say that where there will be
one removing from Dakota to Mani.
toba during the next year there will
twenty-five crossing the line from
Manitoba to enjoy the better oppor-
tunities afforded on this side.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

The Minneapolis Tribune has re.
moved to it, new quarters in the ele.
CANT building recently erected. We
congratulate the Tribune on its recent
increased success. It announces
lately that its general manager and
counting room may be found on the
first floor while the editorial depart.
ment is on the seventh floor. That is
the correct arrangement for the pres:
ent day,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

The visit to Minneapolis and St. Paul
of st. John, the Prohibition candidate
in the late election, caused consider.
able stir. The halls where he lectur.
ed were packed, many having to leave
for want of room. The leading news.
papers joined in the popular cry Of
abuse and villification. The Tribune
was especially savage, showing a
resolute determination to goad and
'nissrepresent the noted temperance
apostle. incidentally, in this connec.
ton, the Tribune gives its idea of how
the power of the press may be used,
and we are sorry to find that its plat.
form is very low down. 1t says:
"When a man antagonizes and defies
the press, he is defying a power which
is greater than that attributed to the
gods Of ancied mythology, which will
toss him about recklessly and finally
leave him stranded on ragged reef of
social ostracism.'' That is exactly
what many of the Republican papers
are trying to do-to toss St. John
about recklessly and if possible, ''leaye
him stranded on a ragged reef of
social ostracism." But st. John has q
good deal of the pluck that Blaine has
and is not going to be covered under
by mud.throwing. He may have erred
in allowing himself to be the candi.
date Of separate, prohibition party,
but no proof has yet been brought for.
ward to show that he is not an honest
man. Every step in the Investigation
into charges made against st. John,
shows his accusers to be tricky and
INSCRIPTIONS. Meantime, let those
papers that believe in recklessly toss.
ing about men whom they don't like.
continue their chosen line of policy.
They will find themselves antagoniz.
ing an increasing number who in this
age more than ever before, like to see
fair play.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

The board of county commissioners
for Stutsman county rejected the bond
of w. E. Mansfield, treasurer elect on
account of deficit of nearly $4,000.
which sum was lost through the fail.
IRE of the bank where the funds were
deposited. Mansfield resigned and a
new treasurer was appointed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

Jf Bismarck had two or three more
heavy weights like Ex.Gov. Ordway
and Major Edwards to hang OH to the
capital. South Dakota would have to
make pretty lively jerk to haul it
away.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

We are pleased to observe that
most of onr exchanges adjacent to this
latitude are coming to be able to refer
to our cold weather, ''the eager nip.
pingair", etc., without at the same
time adding the idiotic remark, that
s.you don't feel it,.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

Bismarck boomers are shaking in
their boots. but we hope for the
general good of the Territory that the
South Dakota boys may not he allowed
to run away with the capital.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

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Il Is now observed that the Demo.
cratic papers are becoming more re.
spectful in their illusions to the color.
ed race. The world il moving slowly
but in the right direction.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23
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The Grand ForksS University has 70.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23

An exchange speaks of an eloquent
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Dakota s Indebtedness is $500, 900.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-04

We are very glad to get good news
from Natal, and it is especially en-
couraging to hear that the people are
taking the lead in good things them
selves. There are many bright spots
in mission work, after all, and our
Father is very kind to let us see with
our own eyes some of the fruits of our
labors.
We are beginning to have warm
weather and | think we shall find
marked difference between this eli
mate and that in Natal, but of course
we expected that. Yesterday the
thermometer stood at 90 in the coolest
place In our sitting room, and 40 in
the sun. But there is one comfort. 1t
is almost always pleasantly cool in the
p. IN. and evening, thanks to strong
sea breeze. We have had few rains,
but the real rainy season has not come
yet.
Oct. 9th. l have this morning to
record the sad news of the death of
IukOsi, our horse. Undoubtedly it was
the effect of the trip, which caused his
death, but we do not think it was
Tetse fly, for he had every symptom of
ordinary horse sickness and none of
those which are supposed to follow
the sting of the Tetse fly. He died
yesterday after few hours severe suf-
fering. We feel very sorry to lose
him, but mingled with this is feel
ing of great thankfulness that it was
only the horse and not some other
member of the party that had to sac
rifce his life. We are looking for Mr..
and Mrs. Onsley and hope as soon as
you have given them hearty hand
shake and a little of your good cheer,
You will send them on to us. Love
and sympathy to all our friends.
Yours affectiOnately,
NJ. b. RICHARDS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-04
The State Press.
NJ. b. RICHARDS.

BrattlebOro Phenix 1t is within our
personal knowledge that, before the
adjournment, the republican senators
agreed to a man to follow the lead of
Senator Edmunds in demanding the
reasons for any removals made during
the recess, or at any other time, pre-
cisely as would be done if a republi-
can administration were in power. IT,
therefore, removals are made or at
tempted for partisan reasons, it will be
so much the worse for the spOilsmen
and their candidates. Our advice to
Mr.. Atkins is to remember, while he so
confidently assures his followers that
they ''are going to have the earth,"
that there is still republican party,
and that some of its leading members
haven't yet lost all control of the
IcOuntry's affairs. "This is a settled
fact"
Idency to make Memorial day day of
sport and pleasure, n holiday like the
4th of July, is receiving sharp rebuke
in many places and deservedly so. One
of the chief ideas of the Grand Army,
dead soldiers, is to impress on the peO-
pie, especially upon the young people,
that the liberty and security we now
enjoy were bought at the fearful price
of the blood of hundreds of thousands
of brave men. There is nothing about
the day to provoke hilarity or induce
to sport. The sports which are crowd
ing in upon the day are as unseemly
as a card party at a funeral.
THE RUTLAND HERALD's VIEWS.
Our own views are well expressed
by the Buffalo Commercial, whose edi-
tor and proprietor is Chairman War
rem of the republican state committee.
We quote: "Mr. Cleveland was elect
ed president of the United States un-
der peculiar circumstances. 1t was not
his democracy that won him the proud
position he now holds, but a prevalent
belief among certain classes that he
means what he said when he declared
that public Office is a public trust
SO long as he adheres to this policy,
so long as he keeps faith with the peO-
pie who supported him on account of
his reform declarations, so long our
democratic and independent friends
need not be surprised to see cordial
expressions of approval in these col
umns. But when he deviates from this
course, when he listens to the advice
of those who want the public patron
age used us reward for partisan work,
we shall criticise him in the strongest
language at our command"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-04

luIucu sditiN' MI H. Is hOb ioohiu :
at all we'll and has no appetite. He
shot an Gland one day and gave his
followers a feast, bringing home to us
leg, which we appreciated fully, as
this is the only fresh meat of the kind
we have tasted since our arrival here.
The party found many salt lakes along
the way, and the water of the LimpOpO
was salt and exceedingly sluggish.
Now to speak of our work. Our
school is somewhat variable quaint
ty and this | fancy is going to be the
discouraging part of it. The boys and
girls come and stay a month or two,
and then they get tired and go away.
| thought the fact that we paid them
something for their work would be an
inducement, but the trouble is, it is the
only inducement. They have not
learned to enjoy study or to understand
what good an education will do.
doubt if there is one who really wants
to learn. They regard it as a hard
ship TO be called into the school-room
for an hour and half every night and
morning. Some have come to work,
and when they found they were to be
taught, they went away. This is not
our primitive idea of mission work, is
it, when we supposed that the heather,
hungering and thirsting for knowledge,
would come rushing in crowds to be
taught? Still our people seem inter
ested when in the recitation room, and
many learn quickly. There are % in
school at present. We teach reading,
writing, singing, and the catechism.
Our Sunday morning services are pref
ty we'll attended, there being usually
about 100 to 100 present. We send
out boys to tell the people to come,
and others would attend, l think, if
they only knew when Sunday came.
Every night and morning Mr.. Wilcox
has our boys and girls repeat the ques-
tons in little catechism which he has
prepared. But they do not seem to
comprehend what they are talking
about. Some of the answers would be
exceedingly amusing if they were not
so discouTaging. When we remem Der
that some of those who answer, have
had the same questions asked them for
two months we wonder how long it
will take them to see that these ques-
tiOns have any meaning. Here are
examples of few of the answers
happen to remember: Who is God
The Bible. Who was Adam His
wife. Whom did Adam marry Sa-
tan. Where did God put Adam and
Eve? In a stable.
Dalita (the native girl who accompa
MED us from Natal,) has started in a
course of Bible readings among the
people. She takes a translation of the
"Story of the Gospel" and goes where
ever she can find few people tOgeth-
er. Then she sits down and reads, and
talks and sings, and shows them pic
lures, and asks them to come to meet
ing on Sunday, telling them what day
will be Sunday, for few seem to know.
l think she is doing very good work
and she seems to be an earnest Chris
tan. | do wish | could learn the lam
guage as quickly as she does. She
says she learns it because it is so
much like Zulu, but we cannot see
much resemblance.
Our orange trees are coming up
nicely now, though they were a long
enough to have quite an orange or
chard if all grow. One day man
brought some onions for sale. Though
l never ate them at home, bought a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-04
Mission Work in Africa.

Extract from Mrs. Richards letter to one of the
Missionary Ladies.)