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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-11
ByR. F. Knox. Auctioneer.

pY VIRTUE tF A CERTAIN DEED OF
O trust dated February 2nd, 1894, aud re-
corded in deed book No. 81. folio 431, Of the
land records of Alexandria city, Va, execut.
ed by John 81. Madea and Marion E., his
wife, to Thomas Leadbcater and others, then
trustees Of the Old Dominion Perpetual
Building Fund Association of Alexandria,
Va, and having been thereunto directed by
the Board of Directors of said association, the
undersigned trustees Of said association will
at - o'clock III on
SATURDAY,
the 21st day of August, 1897.
in front of the Royal street entrance TO the
Market Building, in the city of Alexant ria,
Va, sell at public auction for cash. the follow
ing real estate situate in said city to wit
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND AND
situate on the west side
of Columbus street, between Wilkes and Glib
bon streets, and described as 70 lows: Begin
ming on Columbus street so feet from the
southwest intersection OF Wilkes and Colum-
bus streets. thence south on Columbus street
20 feet to an alley feet inches wide;
thence west with the said alley and binding
thereon III feet inches to another alley II
feet 10 inches wide thence north and bind
ing on the last named alley 20 feet and
thence east in a straight line To the beginning
with all appur enancos to the same belonging.
Conveyancng at the cost of the purchaser.
FRANK T. KING,
g. l. JACOBS, Trustees.
E. NJ. GREEN,
aug3 2w
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per. lf,ou can drill your wheat at ono,
you need not use the lime.

per. lf,ou can drill your wheat at once
you need not use the lime.
+ Wheat should never be wet long be-
fore it is seeded. Aim each morning to
treat the amount for the days supply, or
else keep one man at it. With proper
facilities one man can keep. many drills
busy.
1fit is wished to keep the wheat for a
time after treatment, it should be shovel.
ed over until dry. Air Stacked lime will
hep to dry it. Proper screening of seed
wheat to remove weed seeds and weak
wheat, is always in line with good econ
omics. A heavy blast will remove most
smut balls. This cleaning should be
done before treatment; because some un-
broken smut balls may not become thor
oughly saturated with the solution, and
hence the spores not killed. These may
reinfect some of the wheat when the balls
are afterwards ruptured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-09

Free-trade is death to business and the
free-traders do things in way consistent
with that anti-business policy. They
need to take lessons from protectionists
in their methods as we'll as in their econo-
mics. Within ten days after the inaugu-
ration Of President Mckinley, congress
was in special session. In one-haif day
after assembling, the house was organiz-
ed, the presidents message had been re-
ceived and read, and q tariff bill had
been introduced. and on March 81st ii
passed the house Of representatives.
Such dispatch and business-like methods
is worthy of those whose aim tits to give,
and VIII ose policy Of protection will give,
new life to business throughout the eoun-
try. /.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-09
TAXES OF 1893.

In last weeks issue we copied an as
sociated press dispatch from Bismarck,
in which it was declared that the legisla-
ture by repeating the law governing the
assessment and collection of taxes for
1895 had thereby deprived the state,
counties, townships, etc. of all revenue
from 1896 taxes. The PIONEER EXPRESS
does not pose as constitutional lawyer,
but believes that the writer Of the article
is in error. 1t is certain that all acts oi
officials in assessment and everything re.
lating to taxes done while that law was
in force was legal and will stand, no mat.
ter if it is now repealed.
The new law went into effect Marcl,
9Th. 1t trepealed the old law it is true,
but it provides for the collection oftaxes
in general. The new law starts in where
the old law left off in the absence of any
other provision. There is difficult,
however in doing this because the two
laws are so different as to when taxes be.
come delinquent and the penalty and in.
terest The legislature made mistake
in not specifying as to penalty and inter.
est and date of delinquency Of 1895 Tx
Ies, aud it is legal question yet as tc
these conditions. Butthe new law dom,
say that all back taxes are not to be col
lected. On the, contrary the Legislature
made retroactive" law,to collect bacl
taxes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-09

Cattle interests in the western part Of
the state have suffered terribly from the
severity Of the winter. For eight or ten
years there has been but little snow in
the "cattle country" and the stock men
had grown to entertain little terror OF
the ''hard wi, ters'' of the mythical past.
The snow fell on election day. and the
hard winter set in about sixty days earlier
than usual, so that while many stockmen
had prepare to feed their stock for the
usual period of ninety days they were un-
prepared for feeding season Of one
hundred and fifty days. Hay is selling
at enormous prices and those who have
it to sell are rolling in unexpected wealth.
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OFFICIAL DIRE TORY.
- - 1VDAsos

d. q Representative. NJ. N johnson.
& iScnatorS. IL. G. Hansbroueh. ~. n. Roach.
! GOyernor. Frank A. Brigne. ~ n, A
Lieut GOyernor. Il. M. Hevine.
9ecretary ar STATE. Fred Falley. 5
Slste Treasurer. Geo, u. Nichols.
State Auditor, n. B. Hsnnum,
Attorney Gone ri. jonn CoWeu.
Chief :. justices, Guy O, d. Coriies, Alfred
3 Wallin, :. n. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners, John +. Gibson.
Geo III, Reyee, e. e Walton.
SUPERINTENDENT Of Public Instructian. i.
q, Halland. -
CommissiOner Of Insurance, Fred B. Fan.
cher,
Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor,
III, q, Thomas, % a.
aENAroRs.
First District, JudeOn nMoure, Pembins, \
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Probate Notice.
s-Ars OF NoRrH DAKOTA. l1n oo,,Nrv =,

sAes CeasS as TSfFs 81 2Sias1A COURT
In tho matter Of the estate ofLucien 0eroux
deceased.
Josephine =. Ge.ou1. petitioner. against AL
phonsine Ealbec, Rlmira LaFrance, Deiphine
6eFoe, Clemencs eIcotte, Alvina Geroux, Fred
Geroux and J0ssphine E. Geroux. aud all other
persons interested, respondents.
Tho State Of North Dakota and the said Coun-
ty court: To the above ramed respondents,
greeting.
You, and each Of yon, are hereby cited and 70.
CURED % Be- and appear before the County
the Court Honss in the city 81 Pembins II ssid
county, on the LIST dsy Of April A. d. 1897, ct
O'Clock :: 4. Of that day, then and there to a.
tend the bearing on the petition Of Josephine E
ment q Lucien Geroux. deceased, and 70 show
csuee II any there be Why the eaid viii should
pointed to carry into eject the provisions there.
Of.
E.sw. coxxY,
Judge Of County Court.
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took the helm. AS lor the future, we
Can only poini to the past. hoping how
ever, that the experience we have had,
will be future assurance, Of improve
ment in time to come.
THE FLOOD PRosPnUr.

Ihe situation IS serious not to say al
arming. That the water in the Red river
will be very high is certain; beyond that
is conjecture, but the reports from Fargo
and Grand Forks are anything but reas-
suring. In brief, at Fargo on Tuesday,
a little more than mile square of the
city was out Of water while for twenty
miles around was sea Of water. More
than the length Of ten blocks of cedar
paving had foated, more than two hum
dred houses had been ruined by the wat
er. The total damage was estimated at
$500, 900. That part ofthe city out Of
water was just above the level and of
course all Easements and cellars were
flooded. Some of the finest residences
in the city have from two to six feet of
water in them. The water at Fargo was
three feet higher than in SS, and on
Wednesday was about at stand-still.
At Grand Forks, on Wednesday the wat
er was about to the level of 1893 and was
rising rapidly.
|9esterday the Red river reached the
1882 mark in Grand Forks and it was ex-
pected to go higher still. The 1882 mark
there was about the ordinary level of the
prairie. At Crookston the rivek is bank
full and keeping the same. Rumors
were about, that the st. Helaire dam had
broken.
Besides this Visible supply repre-
senting an immense volume of water that
has already filled the Red river and some
of its branches. there are many branches
that as yet have not begun to flow to any
great extent, but which in the nature OF
things will doubtless begin flooding with
in few days. The cool weather of the
past week has retarded the melting Of
SHOWS. but we are likely to have it warm
again just in time to have the local waters
running to meet the flood from above
Here in Pembina the streets are drying
rapidly and but little snow is left except
where the big drifts were formed and in
the country the farm lands will in most
localities be eready for seeding next week.
This article is not intended to frighten
people. Back from the river there is al
most: no cause forsanxiety. 1t is barely
possible that on the banks aof the river
there will be but little trouble, and we
hope it may be so, but to those in expos
ed situations, arrangements should be
made for a watery guest. 1fit don't
come. then you are lucky, ifit does come
you will be fortunate # you are prepared
for it. IA feature Of the present rise is
that the river is rising more rapidly than
usual: This we think is largely because
the ice remains solid. If the usual time
is taken we may expect the flood to be
at its full height about April 25th to May
5th. That is, it generally rises from
about twenty or twenty-five days and
takes about the same time while falling.
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April, 1852.

The following is-some of current his
tory as recorded in the Pembina Pioneer
of the first week in April, 1882, just fif-
teen years ago.
The Pioneer then finished its first year
as semi-weekly under the editorship of
P. A. Gatchell and its third year of exist
ence.
The c. P. R. company have now three
locomotives at work and expect another
soon...... .(Speaking of Pembina. Its
name is Boombina. =. The firm of Jack
son & Trombull dissolved and c. E.
Jackson advertises to continue the busi-
ness The Pembina flour mill has just
been over-hauled and has resumed busi-
ness again. 49,. School district No. 20
(Carlisle) was organized last week. 90.
James Earl sold his Carlisle tree claim to
D. Dick for 81, ,0O0.. Rev Goldie con-
Quoted religious services at the house of
Richard Weeks at Carlisle. go. e. A.
Healey, county superintendent, gives no.
tice Of teachers examination. /. {. Robert
Morrison has been imported direct from
Scotland to Pembina and he has good
deal to do with Yerxa's books these
days. Mr. Morrison is welcome addi-
ton to the business element of Pembina.
.......J Joseph Lee, late of Minden, Ont,
has taken position in T. E. Yerxa's
store and as there are good many peo-
pie in Pembina county who came from
the same locality he will no doubt be a
valuable acquisitioh to that establish
ment. Bro. Tennant of the West
Lynne Times ealled Mcleod & Full at
the Winnipeg real estate room"are hav-
ing some nice sign writing on their win
dows by Alfred Lean. Take a look, at
it as you go along.... Judson LaMoure
sold his interest in the ferry to ]. H.
Rich. AT annual school meeting w. ].
Kneeshaw was elected director vice ]. M.
Green resigned. w. S. Thomson, clerk,
vice P. A. Gatchell resigned and F. c.
Myrick reelected treasurer. .......W. ].
Kneeshaw and ''ye editor" were at VIM
nipeg and report two hundred real estate
officers there. MIR. Trenholm, young
man from Richmond, Quebec, is now
employed in the register of deeds office.
...sAl Murrel resigned as deputy regis
ter of deeds and is now on duty in the
real estate office Of Gaffney & Kneeshaw
......T. w. Douglas, editor of the Bath
gate Sentinel, was a Pembina visitor to-
day. Among the advertisers, and the
Pioneer of those days had big run of
them, we find the following: ]. G Som
derman, tailor; Drs. ]. and D. McLach-
Ian; Mrs. C. O'Hara, dressmaker and
milliner; D. Ferguson, live stock; Flynn
& O'Keefe. general store. st. Vincent;
w. ]. S. Traill, feed and -four; L. O.
Bourget & Co., real estate; c. H. Strong
hardware; Comstock & White, town lots;
Kerr & Dick, carriage and blacksmith
work; Grand sparring match at Kittson
Hall, admission $1.Oo; c. E. Jackson,
groceries; G. T. Wight, furniture; o. S.
Hagerman, hardware; Rev. Snyder,
wanted bids for carpenter work on the
M. E. church; Delaney & Douglas and
Clark & Geeting were advertising South
Pembina lots that in twenty days after
were covered with water from two to
twenty feet deep.
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This is a good time of year for the
farmer to observe where bitches on his
farm are needed and then when it gets
dry, put them In. Notlik the, Arkansas
traveller. 1T is too wet now, and when
It Is dry, don't need them.''
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Entered at the post Office at Pembina as second
class mail matter.
TEN YEARS IN THE HARNESS

seesS k>sSSSseS
proprietors took charge Of the PIONEER
EXPRESS, and it is one ofthe satisfactory
land pleasant things Of our editorial ex-
perience, to know that notwithstanding
deaths, removals and other similar circum-
stances, have changed part Of the names
then on the subscription list, yet very
large proportion of the old subscribers
are still our readers, and for every name
dropped for any cause, new one has
taken its place. When we took charge
ofthis paper, there were but three other
papers int,e county, now there are nine.
The fact that this paper has kept its cir
culation to the high point it had been car
ried by its former able editor R. H.
Young. and this in spite of the establish
ment of so many new papers, OF in some
cases at least, greater local interest, is
sufficient testimony to us, that editorially
speaking, we have been able to keep
the paper up to the mark. Pembina
county has some very excellent local
papers, and it makes journalistic compe-
tition very strong, and it takes the edit
ors of each paper, nearly all Of their time
to keep up to the procession.
But what we were wanting to talk
about was the kindly companionship and
friendship, ten years Of editorial associa-
ton with our old subscribers brings.
We have hundreds of subscribers with
whom we feel as personal and old time
friends. Many of them do not agree
with us on political questions, many; Of
them differ with us in many matters, some
of them we see only at long intervals,
but every week the paper goes from us
to them as reminder ofthe tie between
us, and every year (that is Mostly a
paper comes from them to us as another
testimonial of the connection. We are
glad to say, that it is rare thing for one
of-these old friends to say stop the pa
per-" And we may add that when one
of these does stop his paper, it makes us
feel resretful. Not for the loss of the
subscription money, for we expect stop
orders in the nature of things in business
life, and subscriber more or less cuts
but little figure in fin.ncial way, but
when one Of the old stand-bys stops, il
seems as though something was wrong,
perhaps with us. perhaps with them, OF
perhaps q misunderstanding, and we
don't like that this should be.
However, this is eaough for sentiment.
We have now been in the editorial har.
ness for ten years; it was new bushes.
to US then, and we have plenty to learn
yst; but We rather like the work, though
the pay is somewhat meager, and il w
live aad prosper, Is not unlikely that
we Will be in the nswspaper work an.
other zen years. At this anniversary
We want to express our thanks and %.
preciahon to our patrons, bothSin bhsi
ness and friendly way,tfor the measure
of success waich has been ours since W
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-09

StockAoldoEs Meeting.
Pembins N. o., March 22nd, lsN-Thsre will
be meeting O4 the st0ckholdsrs Of the First
1897, at their once 10 Ps0bins, for the purpose
Of eiectlng i've directors. q. W, kYAN, :.
Cashier.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
GREECE HAS ENOUGH.
ACCEPTS THE POWERS PLAN
TO END THE WAR.
Turkey Is not as Anxious and Refuses
to Grant an Armistice Unless Her
Zig Demands are Granted-Trouble
Ahead for the Powers.
Greece Accept. Powers. Mediation.

Greece has finally and uncondition-
ally capitulated 10 the powers and has
officially notified them that the condi-
tons contained in the collective note
are accepted, and will one and all be
complied with, namely: Withdrawal
of the Greek troops from Crete, accept
ing autonomy as proclaimed by the
powers for the island, and unreservedly
placing Greece in the hands of the
powers with regard to the conclusion
of the Turkish war.
There is sense of relief in Athens
at the prospect of an Immediate end to
the calamitous war. That Greece is
thoroughly in earnest is evident, as no
time was lost in ordering the return of
the Hellenite forces at Crete and the
immediate preparations for their en-
barkation for Athens.
The London Standard correspondent
says: / learn that a circular has been
issued by the Sheik ul-Islam to the
Imams in Constantinople and the prov
inces which foreshadows the speedy
approach of holy war, the sacred
edict for proclaiming which is already
being prepared.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
TURKEY DEFIES THE POWERS
VIII Not Grant an Armistice Until Her
Big Demands are Granted.

Big Demands are Granted.
The porte of Turkey has replied Off
cially TO the note of the powers, and
declines TO agree to an armistice until
the following conditions are accepted:
The annexation of Thessaly.
An indemnity of $50, 900.
The abolition of the capitulations.
The porte proposes that plenipoten-
tiaries of the powers should meet at
Pharsala to discuss the terms of peace,
and declared that if these conditions
are declined, the Turkish army will
continue to advance.
The demand for the annexation of
Thessaly is based upon the fact that
the province was originally coded to
Greece on the advice of the powers
with the object of ending brigandage
and Greek incursions into Ottoman ter
ritory, the porte believing at the time
that this would attain these objects.
The recent incursions, however, of
Greek bands and the events immedi-
ately preceding the war have proved
to the contrary This is the substance
of the reply.
Powers VIII Back Greece Now.
The London Times correspondent at
Athens says: M. Rail-, the premier,
visited the various legations and
obtained assurances that the powers
N undertake the'paft orrhe" rdF of;
providing the Greek forces maintained
a strictly defensive attitude.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
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every case they treat or refund every dol
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
REVIEW OF TRADE.

The unexpected falling off in the reqfie
for staple goods within month res .,. a A
period of comparative calm at time when
a general revival in demand had been looked
for. Wholesalers report that the volume of
business consists in filling orders, even Chi
cago not claiming more than to have held
its own in volume of goods distributed In
wants only. Spectators have enjoyed an
advance in wheat, corn, cotton and some
other products, though obliged to sell wool
Unusually large imports at New York have
caused further shipments of gold abroad,
but are practically balanced by receipts
from the Interior and cause no serious APP
prehension of financial disturbance. Bust
ness men generally feel that the present con-
ditions are only temporary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
CUBA'S BELLICERENCY
May be Recognized by Uncle Sam Soon
Congress and the People Awakened.

Congress and the People Awakened.
Washington: Cuba has simply taken
possession of the capital body and
bones and but little else can be heard
on the streets, or, in fact, anywhere
else. The interest eliminated in a
mass meeting held at the Columbia
opera house, at which startling charges
were made against the state depart
ment under the Cleveland administra-
ton, showing conclusively that the
government was playing directly into
the hands of Spain. Surprise and in
dignation was aroused by the reading
of samples letters written by the state
| department under Mr.. Cleveland to
American consuls in Cuba, and signed
by Assistant Secretary Rockville: II
advise you to make your reports less
favorable to the insurgents hereafter,
as the administration wishes TO avoid
all possible friction with Spain. :"
Hereafter, when you have matters Of
this kind Spanish outrages on pacifi-
cos) to report, mark your communica-
tions confidential so that if senators
demand consular reports from Cuba
your reports need not be given to the
senate"
This mass meeting was attended by
many most prominent Washington peo-
pie in official, business and private life.
Several senators and congressman par
ticipated in the exercises and letters
of regret were read from others. in
Guiding Senators Burrows and Chan
der. The latter wrote, in part:
Il wish to see the United States declare
and maintain the independence of the
island as France did that of the Amer
lean colonies and made the United
States nation. l hope and believe
that congress and the President will
soon formally recognize a state of war
and Cuban belligerency. This step
cannot fail to insure the Cuban indie
pendence. Moreover. without DELAY
we ought to send fleet and an army
to land upon the soil of Cuba, first TO
protect the lives and property of Amer
lean citizens, and secondly, to stop the
atrocious and uncivilized methods of
warfare adopted by the Spanish gen
erals. President Mckinley willingly
recognizes the binding force of the
platform upon which he was elected.
and will soon do his part towards max
ing Cuba free and independent.
Karl Decker. a well-known news
paper correspondent who has just re-
turned from Cuba, gave a description
of the condition of affairs there and of
the pitiable plight of many of the peo-
pie suffering for the necessities of life.
lie ridiculed the claims of Gen. Wevler
that the island was pacified and said
that IL the Cubans were granted bel
lgercnt rights by the L. ;. they would
certainly win.
1t is certain that congress, acting i'm
conjunction with the President will
take some action within in very short
time as the sentiment in both houses is
growing stronger daily.