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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02
UN-o1v11 SERVICE.

z. Oflate years there has been a feeling
that when a man gets government of
fice, and is good man in the Office, that
he should be allowed to retain it during
good behavior. This feeling has culmi-
mated in civil service. law by which at
present large proportion of govern
ment Offices are made subject to COM
petitive eA animation and, the tenure of
Office, made permanent.
The theory is. that when a man be-
comes acquainted with the duties Of his
office he will be able to perform its dut-
les better than new man and the con-
tinual change is detrimental to the SER
vice rendered. Another theory is, that
the opportunities and scramble for pub
lie Off e under the old methods, made
the whole political system rotten. That
the government was run and elections
carried by the great horde of office hold
ers or Office seekers. Both these theor-
les are open to argument, and as mat
ter Of fact the. civil service form Of suc-
'cession in ofiice:i really on trial.
Primarily, civil service was intended
to remove ofdAs holding from political
iniuences and eep Office holder, out
ofpolitiea ! 4 - dent ! cieve,aad
to Aavs 4 I ~ fll ll a. i lil k 10 m I il sIIs Il, y, y
jeck = ~ ,iI 11s q sl .s, sl
JACKSON. inade Il ! cassiinsl principle 81
the democratic party, 10 the victorls
belong the spoils. !, Cleveland has sim
ply added the civil service theory to the
Jaaksonians idea, and made a grand COM
bination of what seemed to be antagon-
,istic. principles. First, Mr.. Cleveland
applied the Jacksonian motto, he ousted
every republican. then he nailed every
democratic ofice-holder's coat to the Of
flee chair with a proclamation declaring
him to be under the civil service rules:
which looks as though Mr.. Cleveland
believes in civil service reform-for
democrats only.
Mr.. Cleveland has shown wonderful
ingenuity in thus combining these two
principles, though his ingenuousness is
not SO apparent. We don't know wheth-
er MI. Mckinley is as skillul as Mr..
Cleveland, but it is barely possible that
four years from now that the custom and
other federal office-holders will not be SO
unanimously democratic rs at present. J.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02
sOFFicIAl DIRE sTORY.
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Lleutf@ @QvelAOy ] IN. s1svine.. y
SocfStA1Y Of 6JStvo. Eto0 TAltey. 95
Z elAts 1tessnrss; Geo. b. Nichols.
$40 Ala!tt, u: =: HGnnum.
< Chiet Nstasss, Gay 9. p. Corliss, Alfred J
Min. j.. nArtholoneM.
+ RailtoAd C0mmtSeionetE. John p. Gibson,
Ge0sH. Esyss, u. lssWaltnn.
Superintendent Of f:public Instructlan. j.
q. Halland. s
Commtt9tOnSf Of Insurance, Fred B. Fan
sCAef. 4. "a. Il ~ t'3
CoMMleslonSf ot, Agriculture and Labor,
H. U.Jh0ma1. \
r1NAr01e.
I First District Jnd6on LaMoure. Pembinh.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02

\ sTsh6 3s6ords ftf Rob. ana Maroh.
The Record sof February, and March
IS h,tipgiy styled i legislative souvenir
number. So It cdntains forty-eight pages
ofcarefuliy edl6ed snd nicely printed
matter with ovGr ons hundred illustra-
tons. Among the illustrations is the
first cut that has ever been printed ofthe
capitol IS it is, those which. have been
printed here tofore being the original de-
aig1 which has been only partly com.
;pleted. There are. cuts Of many of the
leading features about Bismarck, includ-.
ing : diagram, showing the location Of
the military post, giving the position of
the rifle pits usedA general sibley in
the last battle ofk Indian War Of 1862
8. Thenew nis1 npost is located on
Sibley's battle ground. There are cuts
Of a large nrumberof the leading men,
bers of,the legislature and ofall of the
state officers. The text cotains much Of
a historic nature, intensely interesting,
together with biographical sketches ofall
members Of both houses. and a list q
all bills passed, approved, vetoed, lost
on third reading or otherwise disposed
OF, with the nameaof the author; and a
brief statement ofthe purpose ofthe bill.
The story of Billy Budge's battle with
the Indians is oneof the most entertain
ing features, sis also Colonel Hartwick's
story OF the assassination Of Abraham Lin
coin. And then there is the thrilling
story Of p. Porter, who was with Reno
ilIthes battle Of the Little Big Horn.
!. & e nagazine j 900 per annum, sin
~ cents. Specimen copies
will be sent to any address for IS cents.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02
LEFT WITHOUT FUNDs: !.


Bismarck, N. d., March s9th. lit has
just been discovered that the last lsrisla-
ture made . averYserious mistakeapd one
that is liable to be far-reaching inits con-
sequences. twas the purpose oftte leg
islature to enact complete revenuel law,
covering all forms Of taxation and one
that would be clear, easily understood,
and correct and remedy many errors and
omissions in the then existing revenue
laws OF the state. How well It succeed
din its purpose will be seen from ,Athe
following statement Of facts.
S Section gu Of the new revenue law pro-
vides as. follows: "All personal proper
ty taxes shalt become due on the first
day Of November in each and every year
for which the tax is levied and becepe
delinquent on the first day of March next
after they become due" Section n pro
vides that '.All real estate taxes shall be.
come due on the first day of November
in each and every year for which the tax
is levied and become delinquent on the
first day Of January follwing." This law
was approved Merch 8, 1897, and it ex-
pressly repeals each and every section
Of the Revised Codes, (specifying each
BY number) relating to the subject Of
revenue and the assessment, levy, and
collection Of taxes. 1t contains further
general and sweeping repeating clause
as follows:s "All other sections and
parts Of sections of said code and Of all
acts and parts of acts, inconsistant with
the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed. Thus, every provision Of law
under which taxes have heretofore been
assessed and levied and al. procedure
for their collection have been repealed.
without any saving clause whatever.
The act passed with an emergency
clause and therefore went into effect on
the date of its approval. The Language
quoted from sections sixty and seventy
one, clearly shows that this act was in
tended to apply ony to taxes to be here
after levied There is not word or a
clause in the act making its provisions
applicable to taxes heretofore levied and
assessed. Judge Cooley, the great authori-
kw on constitutional and tax laws, in
Ills work a taxlsipn says; THE repeal
Fof 4 tax ~ pi,ts II. end yjgilh Is
proceeds ! Icy Of taxes tnder II, even
in cases already commenced unlsse tne
fright is reserved in therepealing ststlte. !"
This author further states; Statutory
remedies for the enforcement of a tax are
gone whenathe statute is repealed with
out an express saving clause" Many
leading lawyers in the state are of the
opinion that there is no law in force by
which collection can be. enforced. If
this view Of the case be correct, the tax,
es of 1896 cannot be collected. The eff
feet of this will be most disastrous
Every city, township and county in the
state is interested and unless the difficult
ty is overcome. every state institution
will have to be closed.
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And the end IS not yet. The: govern
inent weather bureau gives no htbpe 81 4
subsistence until about April IL md
this, II there is no rain, which rs : threat
ening. The loss; in money. is hardly
con,putable. but will reach into oAnil;ions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02

Low Price California Excursions.
The Santa Fe Route daily excursions
to California in tourist sleeping cars are
deservedly popular. Cars are newest
and very comfortable, having every nee
essary convenience.
These excursions are accompanied by
Pullman conductors and porters, and are
tpatronized by many ofthe best people.
Tickets 526.O5.
Tia Santa Fe's California line is re.
markabty picturesque. Its middle
-co,,sse across the continent avoids ex.
,trsn,ss ofhs6t or cold.
Iaqaite ofC. c. Carpenter, Pass. Agt.,
6is Gssraay Loan Bldg, Minneapolis,
Mtsn. ). !:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02
The Pioneer Express.
OFFICIAL TAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY,
r',,ax1s, sa.oo zzR .ANNv71
F \. wardwell. G. G. Thompso1
KARDwz1.L q THo11PsoN.
Entered tthe post once at Pembina ss second
classmsn mAttlf.
a 0RAzY-Qu1LT1Na BEE.

inanoWef place IN tnlS issue clipping
from the Argus, tells Of the gathering 81
the fusion party leaders at Fargo to see
what they can do to overcome the di-
iemma insshich they find themselves,
since the rspablicans hass passed the
amendasest e. ttbs ballot jaw, by which
no candid have his name printed
on the ballot as the nominee If tWo of
more parties. VA Y. 3
Our friends, the fusionists, made fran
dttaofs, in the legislature to defeatthis
amendment. They declared it unfair
and unconstitutional, etc, etc. But their
very evident concern simply proved the
case against Them; proved that it was un-l
fair to print the name more than once,
and proved that they knew and appreciat-
ed its advantages to themselves. AS to
! fairness, that is certainly fair which treats
all parties alike. And the amendment
is just as binding on the. republicans as
on the democrats.
''Our friends the enemy" find this fus-
ion business to bother them in many
ways legally, besides the general disor-
ganization and disintegration within
their own lines. We have before noted
that in the next campaign, they will have
much, trouble in getting at bases Of rep
resentation to caucuses and conventions
owing to the want of record Of the vote
cast. There were no independent or
populiss votes counted. there. is no re-
cord that any democratic votes were
cast; there was no fusion party candi-
dase on the ballot. The only party"
vote shown is that Of the republican par
ty. The law says the only candidates
that can be;recognized as party candi-
dates, must be nominated by party that
cast five per cent Of the vote at the pre-
ceeding election, and as we said, the Off
cial record shows that only one party did
this at the late election.
But the new law makes more trouble
by requiring that the candidate who gets
nomination from two or more conven-
tions must choose under which party
name he shall appear, and that is stick
er.
The attempt to make single party
out Of the nangled remains Of the demo-
cratic party and the Heterogeneous mix
ture of remnants which go by the name
of the peoples" ," the ''populist'., or the
s.irhiepende rSIrtv will he ;oh that
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02
ThreeNew Forms.

The PIONEER EXPRESS has three spec
ial and original forms of blanks, which
we would like attorneys and others inter-
.ested, to see.
A landlord md tenant blank. This is
mot lease but Il intended for the ordi-
nary house-renting business and has
those simple conditions which are i'm
piled. in renting, but which ought to be
put in writing SO there will be no misun
[derstanding.
We have also the best Report Of Chat
tel Mortgage Sale, our own form.
Our seed lien blank has . special form
ON the back for the signature Of the buy
Ter, which every one who has seen it says
is just tie thing needed.
Copies will be seut for examination
free by mail, on application to this Office.
88tf
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
Comfort to California.

Every Thursday afternoon a tourist
sleeping car for Salt Lake City, San
Francisco and Los Angeles leaves
Omaha and Lincoln via the Burlington
Route. II is carpeted; upholstered in
rattan; has spring seats and backs and
Is provided with curtains, bedding,
towels, soap, etc. An eXpei fenced en-
cursion conductor ard uniformed Pull
man porter accompany it through ~
the pacific coast. While neither as ex-
pcnsivcly finished nor rs fine to look TT
AS II palace sleeper, it is just AS good N
ride IN. Second class tickets are
honored and the price of a berth, wide
enough and big enough for two, is only
S5. For u folder giving full particu
lars, call at the nearest Il. & nj. X. X
ticket office. Or, write to j. Francis,
General Passenger Agent, Burlington
Route, Omaha, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
ReanIsLtes OF a nor.e nreedcr

In the successful breeding of horsos
t'r breeder must b. q lover of the hors :
n the FIRST requisite, and. second, he
Iuust be a person Of horse sense and
sumption. and when he has these
requisites he will lie constantly study.
il = the subject and getting what l!gA.
H. car from the live stock journals,
AID in his study of the animals under
rs are will soon learn what foods are
best suited for each individual animal,
aud thus feed so that his colts will
thrive and his horses will remain free
rom disease. while, his neighbor. lack
'ug these requisites, will be constantly
having sickness and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
World
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
RANDOLPH MONTH,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR At Law,
Special attention to Commercial and
Probate Litigation.
NOON BLOCK,
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA.
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
have associated themselves together for the
purpose Of becoming Incorporated under the
laws Of the state of Nebraska.
The name Of such corporation shall be the
Plat 4 Frees Company.
The principal place Of transacting Its business
shall he AT Red Cloud, Webster county. Nebras.
ka. The general nature Of the business TO he
transacted by said Ger poration Ii the buying,
selling and dealing generally In coal, lumber
and building material Of ell kinds. The amount
Of capital stock authorized IL Ten Thousand
dollars the whole amount Of which shall he
paid In within ten days after the filing Of the ar
ticles Of Incorporation. The time OF the com
menceneAt Of said corporation IL January 9Th.
A. d. 1857, snd the ssms shall be terminated on
the sth day OF January, A. ID. 1917. The highest
amount 81 Indebtedness or liability to which
said csrperatioa shall at any time subject itself
II SIX Thousand Dollars. The affairs Of the
corporation will lie conducted by q board OF
three directors who shall elect from their owl
number . president, wee president, secretary
and treasurer whs shall have such powers III
the active management Of said corporation ~
may be conferred upon them by the by Flaw,
or the articles Of incorporation Of said cor
p%oratiOn.
Dated, Red Cloud Neb,, January sth, 1877,
p N. FREEs,
c. PLArT.
NJ, n. PLATr,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
THE GIRL LOVED A PEELER


She Married Hin. Too. and oavs Him .
Fortune.
Some men arc born lucky. and *
Policeman Thomas James Macfarlane
10 n Of them. says the London Daily
News. Macfarlane has Just retired
from the metropolitan police force after
three years service, with q good con-
duct" certificate, and he leaves the
'orcs because Of the acquisition OF
riches by his marriage with an Irish
lady residing in Lindengardens, Chis
wick. She is, according to the Rich
mond and Twickenham Times. a lady
belonging to a wealthy and historic
Irish family, claiming on the maternal
side descent from the ancient Irish
race Of the O'Neills, the O'Hagens and
the O'Donovans, the first OF which
claim In early days an unbroken line
Of kings in Ireland for some hundreds
OF years. She is said to possess i'm
portant estates in Ireland. which she
had made I've to her husband. SO that
the ex-Chiswick policeman has now
become an Irish landlord. The story
Of the Introduction and courtship as de-
scribsd by the local newspaper Is inter-
eoing. 1t stated that Police Constable
Macfarlane first attracted the attention
Of his future wife by the manner In
which he acquitted himself In stopping
4 runaway horse In the high road. CHS
wick. A casual acquaintance soon
sprans into fast friendship, The lady
herself admits II was a case Of love at
nrst sight. But az soon as her friends
became aware that u policeman was
paying his addresses to her they tried
by all means within their power to stop
the acquaintance and ever went to the
length Of reporting Macfarlane to the
commissioner. The policeman, how
ever, wa not to be denied and the op-
position. ~ In all true love affairs. de-
fsstsd W object and brought the parties
closer together, with the result Of IN
carly marriage. 1t must indeed have
been = pleasant experience for Macfar-
lane. whom out on . long tour Of duty
20 we'll - . source OF amusement and
YsS"s ~ 00 SuiSWi'n Seuuiou, W W
followed On his beat, as 1t Is said hs
was, by Ais sweetheart in a hanson
laden with r~sfrsshments; or. II by
chance she felt indisposed. the servan,
would. It 10 further stated. be sent on
Q similar srvsAd. Both have now lsf,
Chiswiok AAl Intend, II 10 believed. t.
lssl . rs0ssd life in the wsss of Eng
~. Mn. k~aGfArlans. prior to hel
nasseaSs. ~ Aiss Kathleen BaAham'
rAornAill, and was born at Castlsksvin
near liaiiow, County Cork, which fel
g~snsrNtioAs was the seat Of the Thorn
hill family In he south Of Ireland. Sh,
= highly accomplished and has n gra.
10 highly accomplished AMI has
graceful Azure and handsome features
What Is. as some will think, more I,
the purpose. she has inherited a con
siderable fortune. Up to a few year
ago she was a well known figure II
Dublin society. never missing "a stat
ball or concert. The Badham- Thorn
hAls ~ . we'll known County Osrl
fnAilv
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
r. T. POTTER. ATTORNEY.
LEGdL NOTICE.


LEGAL NOTICE.
In the District Court Of Webster County, Ne.
Dr ska
clifford J. Pope.
William u Reed. Lydia
VI Reed. Samuel +.
Reed.
Defendants.
The sbove named defendant Samuel +. Reed
viii iabe notice that on the ssth day of Dccem
Der. ISM, plaintiff herein filed his petition In the
Oislrir, Court of Webster county, Nebraska
agains said defendants. the object and prayer III
which ARE t. foreclose n certain mort
yagc executed by the defendants William u
Reed anl lydia NJ. Reed TO T.. l.. Pope and
which said not and mortgage were bcfort
maturity duly assiKued. delivered and trans
TERED I" this plain III, upon lot number -four u
IN block lumber three %, In Morey's addition
tot ~ town of ne Hlll. Nebraska, To secure tn,
payment of u certain promissory note date,
September 9TH, lsy?, fer the sum of $1,000. du,
an : y ,ynble one year from date thereof: tina
there II new due upon said note and msrlgag,
the 'um Slsti0 with interest at the rate %
ten per cent per nnuum from the 18th DAY o
October. so. Tor which sun plaintiff prays 10
u decree that defendants be- required To nay IN,
same or that said premises may be sold 4
s,t'sfy the umuunl found due plaintiff. Yol
| - required to IN. wer said petition on or he
ulclIt ~ dan of March 1897.
D"i"l lan'fry ~, 1897,
CLIFFORD J. PorE.
BY liosr. T. PsrTsR. Ids attorney. <tt
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
Mid Winter Holiday Rates.

For Christmas aud New Year holt
days, will sell tickets 10 points within
800 miles at rate of fare and third for
round t;ip. Minimum selling rate of
fifty cents.
Dates of sale December cath, ~ 25th,
and 3lst, 1896 and January Ist, 1897
llual return limit January 4th, 1897
4. CONovER, Agt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29

large sheets Of old canvas and stretch
over the stack, ptnniug the corners by
driving n peg in the stack. The plan IS
Ct modification Of the smaller hay caps.
u cd extensively in the field, during the
nay harvest. when rainy weather sud
d'uly on. Such a cap will ci-
~fcatrgily keep rain and sHo, from to
la. tnry rendering it FAR mor rut'
tious and palat0ble TO stock.-Farm
apd lIonn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
EXCELLENT HAY CAP.
now 80 Protect Stacks Ereotuaily frcn
kain and snow.

Where hay is stacked out Of doors for
screral months, IT will pay TO N
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
STEPS in eEEKEEPINo.
How q Avoid the Hooks on which Begin
ners Usually Spit.

ners Usually spit.
The first step Is to get n good text
book on Bookkeeping and study II
thoroughly. Then get another one aud
study that. Perhaps q third could Ire
proftably added 10 The list. II a bee.
keepers convention should be held near
by, attend that; il not, visit neighboring
beekecpcrs and "tald bees" with them
perhaps this would he better than the
ordinary bee conventions, though both
are good. After this. If IL is the inten-
ton to make of bcekceping a special
business, much time may be saved by
spending at least one season with some
professional npiarist. II this cannot I've
zone, the best way will be To begin at
home with a few colonies ana allow the
bees and the know ledge to keep pace
one with the other. The beginner IL
quite likely 90 make -ouc mistakes, aud
il is better TO make them with a small
number Of colonies. Perhaps ten COLI
onies would be su0iciru: to begin with.
Many recommend buying cheap colonies
of blacks in box hives. transferring
them to movable frames. and Italian
Ting them; but transferring as usually
done is "a very disagrceable job, requ'r-
ing some nerve, patience and skill, and
seems scarcely the proper work at
which TO set a novice. In ltnlianlzing
there is also n risk Of losiuT quccns.
particularly if the work is done by an
inexperienced person. still, If one has
plenty Of determination and little
money this course may be advisable. 1t
is much more pleasant, however. for the
beginner to begin with italians in NOV
able comb hives.
Spring Is the pest time to buy bees.
and IL is better TO get them rs near
home as possible, as express charges
are very heavy. and long journeys are
likely TO injurc the colonies. / would
advise even n beginner TO buy black
bces In box hives pea home, and then
transfer and Italianize. rather than nave
bees shipped many hundreds of miles.
The cost of beginning in Bookkeeping
might be estimated something as fol-
lows:
Bee literature. ..... 300
Ten colonies Of bees at IS. .............. 90. 90
New hives for swarms. ................ 10. 90
Sections and comb foundations...,.... 10.00
Total sc 80
II might be well for the beginner to
produce extracted honey at first, in
which case an extractor would be need
ed. This costs about ten dollars. but no
sections would be needed, nor 30 much
foundations, though there would be
needed some vessels In which to store
The honey. The ono thing that the be-
ginner needs to avoid in producing ex-
tracted honey Ii extracting too closely,
taking away too much honey and leav-
Ing tho bees short Of stores. No honey
should Be- taken from tho brood nest.
Another rock upon which the Begin
ner y likely to split, II dividing colonies
too early. too frequently OF too late.
To allow each colony TO once. II
II will, and prevent sfterswarming,
would be . afe plan for . beginner t.
follow.-Country Gentleman.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-28

OMAHA, Neb., May PA trust deed
for s15.O00.O00, conveying all the rights
of the Omaha, Minneapolis & Buffalo
Railway company to the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Trust Company Of
Kansas City, was filed today. The
former company was incorporated to
build a railroad from Omaha through
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Canada to Buffalo. The Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Trust compa-
ny is looking after the financial end
of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
Railroad company. The principal Of
fees Of the railway company are to be
in Omaha. The deed recites that, at
the meeting of the stockholders Of the
Omaha, Minneapolis & Buffalo Rail-
way company, held in this city March
1, 1897, 1t was resolved to issue bonds
for $15,000.0O0, or at the rate Of $4,000
for every mile of road built, purchased
or acquired. The board of directors re-
solved to issue 10000 coupon bonds at
$500 each at per cent interest, due in
thirty years. The bonds will be pay
able in gold of the present standard
value VI III sleiAAS iAione9, LIZ - -. e
government tax or duty, which, II
levied, is to be paid by the company.
The mortgage includes all lines and
branches built or to be built. The
mortgage was executed in Kansas City
by ]. L. Brown, president Of the Omaha,
Minneapolis & Buffalo Railway COM
pany, and ]. Med. Trinble, vice presi-
dent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Trust company.