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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

James O'Brien, 80 years old, No. 200
Sixth street. narrowly escaped being
drowned early this morning. O'Brien went
to New York last night and managed to
get an uncomfortable jag on. He crossed
the ferry on the two o'clock boat n
while endeavoring to find Grand street
wandered into York street and finally off
the pier into the river.
His cries for help awakened several
boatmen. They with the assistance of
James McIlliney hauled O'Bricn out with
a boathook. He was unconscious when
landed on the pier. An ambulance was
called and he was removed. to the City
Hospital. He will recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
HOTEL
LEGAL NOTICES


TO ELIZABETH HoEHN AND HENRY
Hoehn, her husband
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector Of Jersey
Mayor and Z Aldermen Of Jersey City pur-
chased for the sum of one hundred and forty
two dollars and s~ixty-six cents ALL the land
and real estate situate in Jersey City, in the
County of Hudson and State of New Jersey,
fronting on Columbia avenue, which is laid
down and designated as lots fifteen and eigh-
teen Us and 18), in block number nine hun
dred and twenty-five (925), upon an ASSESS
ment map annexed to a report number seven
Adjustment appointed in and for said City
by the Circuit Court of the County of Hud-
son, a certified copy Of which report and
lector of Jersey City, on the 18th day of
July, 1891. said report and map and said
sale being made pursuant to the provisions of
an act of the Legislature of New Jersey,
passed March 30th. 1886. entitled
San Act concerning the settlement and COL
lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
sessments and water rates or water rents
levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such arrearages, and to
enforce the payment thereof, and to pro-
vide for the sale of lands subjected to
future taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you ap-
pear to have an estate or interest in said
and real estate shall be redeemed, as pro-
vided in said acts. before the expiration of
six months from and after the service hereof,
a deed for the same will be given conveying
to The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City
the fee simple of said land and real estate,
according to the provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, NM, December 81, 1896.
P. F. wANsER.
''eA Attest: N. ]. o'DoNNELI.
CSale No. $685.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22

Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
rhe Standard Railway of America


Trains leave JERSEY CITY as foIlows:-
o THE WEST.
sIeeping Car M dsaiivy to caIearo WIN mo seselsuis
s.l5 A. NJ, FAST LINE, with Vestibule par
Tor Car, daily for Pittsburg.
LIMITED, the pioneer of this class
Of pn,,x the service Ssa,, composed exclusively Of
Cars, lighted by stationary and movable
electric tights. daily for Plttsburg, Chicago,
Cincinnati and Toledo.
213 ?. NJ. CHICAGO N ST. LOUIS Ex-
Cars. daily to st. Louis. Louisville and Chi
's ~ p. M. WESTERN ExpREss With
vestibule Sleeping Cars. daily to Pittsburg.
Chicago and Cleveland. Dining Car to Phila-
de aloa and NJ P soisTH t. SsG Ghtssgo. ?
Sleeping and Dining Cars to Cincinnati and st.
Louis. Arrives Cincinnati sos P. IL. Indlanap-
Oils 1o15 T. NJ ST. Louis Z A. NJ. SECOND
SIS =. NJ. PACIFIC EXPRESS. Pullman
cage aassp' dsil var ana 6 cIeveIansdi ana nShh Toledo 10e EXCEPT cent
BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON AND THE
For Baltimore, Washington and the South at
SlSs SA4 9A ~. u.13 A M; 12.23. Lib.
Cars and Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Carr,
Ia, Sls ana s15 p n and T. 30 night On
senaIsi Iimised Pa Fari mrls Cars a: a; g Penn c0PgreS,
and l2-9o night. For Baltimore only, LA P. NJ.
week days.
o PHILADELPHIA.
for Philadelphia, 6ss, TAB. IA.
S-13, 8.A, 9.15, ga 10.A Pennsylvania Limitedl.
lo;A and Ills A. NJ; ZIP. Lis. Ia. 2.23, 3.12,
4-1S, 4.43. 4.4. 5.13. s.14, 500. S.15. s.l5 p. M,
and 1890 night, Sunday, 6.34, 8.44, e.15, "a
q0;14 Pennsylvania Limited). 1Q.ls, Ills A.. M,
2ls AZ, "A 5.1a 614, 500, s.15. s.15 P. NJ,
and 1870 night. Accommodation, Ills A NJ.
AS and LIS ?. NJ week days. Sundays, 5.15
and 7.15 P. M.
Fer ATLANTIC city. Ills A NJ. Goa P. NJ.
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car and Combined
Coach and 2s P. M. week days, s.s4 a. NJ.
Sundays.
For Cape May. la P. NJ. week days.
For Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean
Grove, Point Pleasant and Intermediate stat
lions, via Railway, 9.23 A. NJ. 1924, 3.52. 5.22
P. NJ. and 1902 night. On Sunday, 1000 Al. M.
5.33 P. NJ. (Stop at Interlaken for Asbury Park
or Ocean Grove on Sunday.)
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels and
residences.
S. NJ. PROVOST, j. r. WOOD.
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
CAUGHT STEALING JOURNALS.
Thieves About to Remove the Brass
from Freight Cars.


Charles Wagner, a special officer of the
Central Railroad, last night arrested
Eslina Gardello. of No. s Baxter street;
Timothy Carey, No. 9 Duane street, and
Peter Demela, of No. So Park place, New
York, in the yards at Communipaw. They
had lacked up a car and were removing
the brass journals from the axle boxes
when they were taken in custody. The
prisoners are supposed to be emb of
a gang who for several weeks have been
plundering freight cars and stealing jour
nais, which are placed in the axle boxes
for the axle to rest and turn upon. When
they are removed the car from which
they are taken invariably runs off the
track.
"A few years g the removal of journals
from cars caused a wreck in which sew
eral people lost their lives. The freight
car from which the journals were re-
moved last night was to have been at
fached to a fast western freight train.
The thieves were committed to Snake
Hill for sixty days by Justice Potts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
RECORDER BROUGHT TO TIME.

Recorder Branagan, of New Durham,
committed Antonio Vendetta to the Coun-
u Jail a few days ago to await the ac-
ton of the Grand Jury on a charge Of
wife beating. Before sending him away
b Recorder had the prisoner searched,
and took everything away from him. in
Guiding the key of his house. Mrs. VEN
detto was unable to get into the house
he refused to surrender it. The woman
was then forced to the necessity OF COM
ing all the way down to the Court House
Winfield directing Branagan to give m
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
MONTGOMERY SAILS AWAY.

NEW YORK. Jan, p, 1sg7iHThe u. S.
cruiser Montgomery. which received in
jury to her bottom; and had d propeller
broken by touching some Submerged OBJ
struction in the channel near GoNernor's
Island week, being Obliged TO sreturn to
the Navy Yard for repairs, pass ed out
at Sandy Hook this morning, hound for
Hampton Roads to JOIN the. squadron
there As
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
RETRA0TED HEB ISLANDERS.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. %, 1S97.-Mrs.
Mary M. White, nee Windsor, who is
said to be in a dying condition. has madea
a statement before a notary public in
which she refutes all she has. said about
the Catholic Church and.the life of nuns.
1t will be remembered tina Miss Windsor
ago By posing osias as sans escaped n% UNIV
tempting to lecture on the life of the
nun in the Catholic Church and her es-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
DAMAGES AGAINST TIE TRACTION

The jury which tried the suit of Isaac
Meyerowich of Staten Island against the
Consolidated Traction Company, proved
to be very generous. The plaintiff sued
for $50, 600 damages. and the jury award
ed him $1,000. Meyerowich was driving
along. Avenue E, in Bayonne, when his
wagon was struck by a trolley car and
he was SO seriously injured that he was
laid Up for several weeks. The verdict
will be appealed,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
MICHAEL WAS UNGRATEPUL.

Michael O'Connor. No. $50 Mcpherson
street. found James Roam. No. 1T Twelfth
street, lying in a gutter last night suffer-
ing from scalp wounds He helped Roam
to his home n was about to leave when
Roam attacked and beat him brutalIy.
OiConnor caused his arrest. In the station
house Roam said he had been struck in the
head with a beer bottle by Phillip Hughes,
a saloonkeeper, of No. III Twelfth street.
Hughes was arrested.
Justice Potts is to hear the case tomor-
row morning. Roam explains that he
thought O'Connor was Hughes again at
lacking him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
ACCIDENT TO A BRAKEMAN.

AS Walter Wilson, a brakeman on The
Central Railroad. who lives at No. ia
Pin street, was walking along the tracks
yesterday morning at the foot Of Clare
mont avenue, he passed a signal bar, the
bar was dropped n struck him onsthe
head INJECTING a s~ersousEscalp wound,
which was dressed by Dr.S Broderick, af-
ter Which Wilson was takens home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
Po0KETED THE DUES.


Byron Fairchild, of No. 81 Maple street,
was for some time Secretary of John P.
Entwistle Lodge, I. o. Q. F., of Lafayette.
The members paid their dues promptly to
Fairchild every month and received their
receipts. Fairchild, however, neglected to
credit the members on his books and pock-
eted the dues.
This system of robbery has been carried
on by Fairchild, it is claimed, since Au-
gust, 1894. The aggregate amount of which
the society was ~defrauded is $500. James
Sherwood, Noble Grand of the lodge, en-
tered a complaint against the delinquent
Secretary, who was arrested and ar
raigned before Justice Lowry last night. He
was held in 81, 900 bail to await the actor
of the Grand Jury. Charles Kisederly
the contractor, became his bcndsman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22

RAILROAD
Picturesque Line OF Travel to the
North and W esq.
TILE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE

Trains leave AID street North Eiyer, station.
New York, as follows, and fifteen minutea
Garner from foot Franklin street, n. R. Ter
minal station at Weehawken. N. j., can be
reached via trains of N. j. j. Rd., leaving
PeIn. RR. Depot at Jersey City,
SrS @ a ID. paiiy. Local to Buffalo.
f.su a. M Daily, Local TO Albany, for Cats.
Kill Mountains and, Saratoga.
e.16 A. M. Daily. for Albany, Utica, Syracuse.
EEoenester' Buffalo. Niagara Falls. Toledo.
Cleveland, Chicago. Parlor Car to Albany.
lbs A. NJ. Daily, except Sunday, to Cats.
XII Mountains. New Paltz, Lake Mo-
Saratoga, Caldwell, Lake George. Par
lor car to Albany.
400 P. M. Daily. except Sunday. for Al
bany.
500 P. M. Daily. for Albany. Montreal, Utica.
Syracuse, Rochester. Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Toronto. Detroit. Cleveland. Chicago and St
$50 P. n. Daily. except Sunday, for New
burg. Albany. Saratoga and Montreal. Sleep
ing car. Albany to Montreal.
7.s svra F; N Ro,, paily, an except Sunday, for
s.5 P. NJ. Daily, Tor Albany, Utica, Syracuse.
Rochester. Buffalo, Niagara Falls. Toronto.
Detroit, Cleveland Ghieage1and St. Louis:
A s.ce. .sio'oo L% aSa ai 4 4. 4. 4 M.' &4'' 49, @s@
Newburgh Locals. lo.15 A. NJ: s1-15. Ell. ga
spaiiy. s.sundays only. Kingston Locai Lis
Wagner Sleeping Cars for Albanr. Utica.
Syracuse. Rochester,, Buffalo. Mage q Falls.
through trains.
For tickets. Timetables, parlor and sleepine
car ecRm%9Sati0p Mos or cas- ins sss mas 55s E apply
street. Annex once. foot of fuIton street.
New York City; Nos. 11s, $50, 81 and s4s
Broadway ~, No .9r.s 81 West one III Hundred and
C. E. Lambert. Gen1 Passenger Agent.
No. 5 Vanderbilt avenue. New York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
STRUCK BIG GAME
Coon Hunters bag a Huge wild Cat
in South Jersey.
SpecicI to ihe JeYscu Cftu Nears.

CAPE MAY, Jan. %. 1Ss7.-WiMiam
Woodlin and Ralph Norton, of Dias
Creek, killed a monster wildcat a few
nights ago after it CAV desperate battle
to their dogs. The were. out coons hunt
ing, when. the dogs took the trail of the
cat. and chased it to a small clearing in
the ~underbrush, where fierce encounter
took place. The dogs were routed and
sought safety. 1t took five zshot from
the hunters, guns toskill thetcat, which,
when stretched upon the gnQund, meas
ured two feet and ten inches in length.
The skin of the cat is being exhibited as
a proud trophy of the coon hunt"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
PRINCETON NEARING COMPLETION
1pecfaIto the JesScv C4tp Neaps.

CAMDEN, Jan. p, 1ss7.-Work is pro-
crossing rapidly upon the eunboat
Princeton, at John H.. Dialogue & Sons
shipyard in Camden. A ssnennber of the
for launching by the middle of FEBRUARY.
Under it's contract the firm has 'untiA May
to complete the boat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
MANaLED ON TIE RAILROAD.

William o,Donnell, 10 years old. a cooper
OF Nav street. Brooklyn. while on his
q to work this morning was struck
BY q Pennsylvania Railroad drill engine
on the Greene street crossing. and. IN
stantly killed. The Ole mans body was
terribly mangled- 1t was removed IL
Speer's morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
DISCOUNTS AT BERNsTE1N's.

Thirty to forty per cent. dis
count on clothing should be enough in
ducement to make people buy wearing APP
parcl even though they do not need. II at
present. This Is the promise Mr.. Bern
stem makes and his reputation for truth
of any doubt when he makes q state
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
JOE THE TURK" TO HOLD FoRTH

Ensign Garrabed. better known as "Joe
the Turk will conduct a special meet
Ing at the Salvation Army, at No. % New
ark avenue. Saturday night and all day on
Sunday. The ensign is a famous special
and draws immense crowds. He viii be
dressed in Turkish costume, and will play
OF several Instruments. All are invited
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
PATsEY DIES lo2 YEARS ODD.

Patsy Moratti of No. 527 Adam street.
Hoboken, will be buried tomorrow morn
ing. Patsy" died on Wednesday, and
had he lived to next August he would
have been 103 years old. He has not
worked in five years, but was duite
sprightly up to within a month of his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
NEW PASTOR CHOSEN.
Nor1h Baptist Church Selects REV.
b. j.. Otto. of Coldwater.

The Rev. Benjamin Otto, of Coldwater,
Mich, has been called to the North Bap-
list Church, to succeed the Rev. Andrew
Moore. who died about one year ago.
The Revs. A. H. w. Hadden OF the
Sixteenth Street New York Baptist
Church and George C. Earle of Boston
were extended calls first. but they de-
cIined.
In selecting. Pastor Otto a new form
was adopted by the Pensioners. Usual
" a choice was made by ballot. The
trustees thought that course was TOO
political. A Pulpit Committee was ap-
pointed and the member selected Mr..
Otto by a vive voce vote.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS.
One Prisoner Had Been wounded
4S Times at G~ettysbur1.

Fred Chase. son of Captain Charles F.
Chase, who enjoys the distinction of hay.
ing been wounded forty-eight times at
the battle of Gettysburg and who is still
alive, was a prisoner in Justice Potts
court this morning. Mrs. NJ. J. Cullos,
no I4s Grand street, with whom he
boarded, accused him of passing a worth
less check for $40 on her. He was com
mitted.
Charles N. Wilson, No. g2Sk Monmouth
street, was committed by Justice Potts
today for passing a worthless check for
sl5 on Barney Foley, No. s65 Grove
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
HAVEN'T REMOVED HEBULLBTY YET

Leo Reboy. who attempted suicide on
Tuesday on Franklin street. is resting
quietly in Christ's Hospital. Tit bullet
has not as yet been removed from his left
breast, but it will in a day or two, or as
soon as he has recovered from the weak
ness caused by loss of blood.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
NEW YORK THIEVES HERE.

James Fogarty and James Donohue,
supposed New York thieves. were sent to
Snake Hill for sixty days by Justice
Potts today. They were arrested ON
Wednesday for having a music box in
their possession. They could not ey-
plain where they got 1t.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
CLOCKS FOR THE CITY HALL.

The City Hall Commissioners met to-
day and awarded the New York watch
Company, a Jersey City concern doing
business in woodward street. a contract
to furnish twelve clocks for the new City
Hall.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22

Thee ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
policy holders of the Union Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of New Jersey
will be held at its office, Room sos. No.
$50 Washington street, Jersey City, N. J..
o o'clock A. nj. to 2 o'clock P. M, for the
purpose of electing 6 Board of Directors,
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting.
Jersey City, N. T., January ii, 1891.
b. f. PABODlE.
Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
(Sale No. $685.
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co.

A. SPECIAL MEETING OF H sTQCk-
holders of The Petroffsky Oil Works Com
pany will be held at the office of the Com
pany, No. IS Montgomery street. Jersey City,
N. ] Ion Wednesday, the 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1877. at 10 o'clock A.. NJ. to take action
upon the following resolution, adopted by the
Board of Directors. at a meeting held al the
New York office of the Company, No. "a Wall
street, on January IA. 1875
Resolved, That in the Judgment of this
Board 1t is advisable and most for the benefit
of The Petroffsky Oil Works Company that the
same should be forthwith dissolved, and to
that end it is ordered that a meeting OF the
stockholders be held on Wednesday, the 18th
day of February, 1897, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at
the office of the Company, No. So Montgomery
street. Jersey City, N. j., to take action upon
this resolution: and further, that the Score
tary. forthwith give notice Of said meeting and
of the adoption of this resolution, within ten
days from this date, by publishing the said
resolution, with a notice of Its adoption, in
The Jersey City News. a newspaper published
in Jersey City. for at least four weeks. once
a week, successfully, and by mailing a writ
ten or printed copy Of the same to each and
every stockholder of this Company in the
United States"
Jersey City, N. j.. January Is, 1897.
FRED. KINGSBURY TRASH,
Secretary
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
| T NEWS NOTES.

N ~
The Orpheus Either Club met last even
Ing at Jennrich's Hall, Nc. 4OS Palisade
avenue. Arrangements are under way for
a reception to be given in March.
The ladies of st. Matthew's Church, Ho-
boken, held a kaffee-klatsch yesterday af-
ternoon, and an informal social was held
last. night at st. Paul's Church.
The Anchor Athletic Club will hold its
annual ball on February 1 at Prassers
Central Avenue Hall.
A slight fire occurred about s15 last
night on the corner of Poplar street and
Summit avenue. The engines responded
to a call from Box 124, but the blaze was
extinguished before they arrived.
The Hudson City Turn Verein will give
an entertainment on Sunday evening al
its hall, No. 158 Webster avenue. The
title of the play is "Schuster Pluster."
The Chrysanthemum Club held Its an
nual ball last night at the Avenue House.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coulton, who has been
in the County Jail for some time on a
charge of bigamy. was discharged this
morning on her W recognizance. The
State has been unable to procure any ev.-
[depce against her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22

There is a wonderful far Whittier ex4
hibiting in the window OF Samplers
clothing store Of Newark avenue. To-
morrow will be the last opportunity to
see him cut a fan from a solid piece of
wood. One Of his fans is givenSto every
purchaser. On exhibition is the largest
fan made from a piece OF wood. 1t was
cut from a stick five feet by one foot.
Samplers Is per cent. discount sale ends
tomorrow. Bargains in clothes and a
wonderful fan go together.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
HUDSON CIRCUIT COURT

Calendar for Monday, January rs 1885,
Supreme Court cases, Nos. 24S. ~, so and
-. Circuit court-Nof. $50, Isl, 100 and 191.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22

I eNtLApEEPNlA'S FAMOUS SPECIALIST
so Years. rractsss In the <urSsA
Self Abuse and Less of Power, Ssaall SHRINK
en- Organs Fully Restnscs. Broken novvu
Consultations and all Blood Diseases and Aztec
u0hs. OF shS ~tku, NERVES and kidtleys.
caused ty Self Abuse, ExceNacs, NeRiScs on lsus
pradence, art pernianeatlN cured BY hr, l.oAl, and
Shattercd Nraish .kvstosed, Lost ~trenmth
Kvaaincd and MSatyN laor Renewed. Evrry1
thfns private aud ceasidNnsaal Write l0f u private
hook vxriasnsng everyshiuK. Sent Tree. Shtace
haurse1nsly and sundays. ft0sa u A. III. 10
{. N. md 9 20 q evcnlase.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-26
INDIVIDUAL ANNEXATION.

INDIVIDUAL ANNEXATION.
Canadians are beginning to squirm
over the prospects Of the increased
duties of the new tariff bill. Duties
on lumber and farm products hurt the
Canadians badly. In many cases they
are close to the large American cities,
and have cheap water transportation.
LaPatrie,a a Canadian liberal organ sug-.
gests. that the United States Is trying
to coerce Canada into annexation.
The fact is however, that there is no
general desire on this side of the line
for the annexation OF Canada, even
with the unanimous desire of the
Canadian people. We like the Cana
dians as cousins, but our own people
are our brothers. Besides, IL we sue
ceed In making the United States as
prosperous in the future as In the
past, we will not need Canada; for its
people, the best of them, will come
over and become Americans individu-
ally, as tens of thousands already
have,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-26
owing from the watershed Of the Red

~
river. s;
But these are the extremes: Aswe
said certain atmospheric conditions
may save US from Q nOod. Sudden
warm weather with rain, would make
1T pretty wet. Mild, sunny weather
with brisk breezes and maybe the
farmer would pray for rain before
June; besides, the gFound Is practic-
ally untrozen, and our black loan
with its subsoll is i great absorbent.
We may have TO have arks, but there
is plenty Of time to build them yet,
and the animals can take things quite
leisurely about getstpg aboard.
But to return to the Missouri,
Brother Tuttle gives US another
chance to smile, over his description Of
that "broad and massive stream" for
when we turn to the inside pages of
his Pioneer we read In the ''Ten Years
Ago" paragraphs the following:
Friday, March 18th, the acc0mmo.
datiOn train could not pass between
Mandan and Bismarck on account of
high back water from the Missouri,
and an ice gorge two miles long was
reported at Fort Lincoln. At .4;3O In
the afternoon of the same day the
Pioneer block cellars were full OF wat
nrE
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-26
FREE g EDS.

We are receiving Imany circulars,
presumably from the seed-frms and
dealers, asking ~ tp use our pens
against the wholesslp distribution Of
free seeds BY the go5 5prnment.
Tie printers and 5blishers have al
ways been against overnment fur
nishlng free seeds 0y free anything to
anybody, or whatisthe same thing.
furnishing anythln9st factory cost.
That il, in shFts the government
should not interleie with the leglti-
mate channelsof trtde, bycompstition
in any direction. low IL Messrs Seed
firms will send us Example Of the kind
Of envelopes they ", whether ''gov-
ernment" or othetNlse, we will know
Better how much We want to help
them In abolishtnx the useless and ex-
travagant distribution Of seeds. i