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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
The Pioneer Express.
A WHEAT COUNTRY.

Our correspondent from Hensel in
noting the disappointments ofparties who
have sold out good farms here with the
expectation of finding something better
elsewhere, also gives some pertinent re-
marks as to methods of farming which
all farmers should read. We, however,
would not accept our correspondents
conclusions too broadly. The general
principle that the farmer should not have
all his eggs in one basket is correct, but
i'll most farming countries the soil is
usually particularly adapted to certain
kinds of crops.
In the carly days Of southern Mime
sofa and other western states the soil was
new and rich. Later, with successive
wheat and corn crops, the fertility of the
soil became exhausted, weeds and insect
enemies became abundant, and fertilizers
became necessary and costly. That is,
as the years went on, farming became
much more expensive. Here in this
valley, we have almost an inexhaustible
soil, with from three to four feet of
alluvial black loan and beneath that
from ten to twenty feet of yellow clay,
the chemical analysis of which shows
even richer iii wheat elements than the
soil above. Of course even this rich
soil can be SO abused that only light
yields be had, but with good work and
Judgment the soil is practically inexhaus.
tible, and needs no fertilizer. Then
again, the absence of stones and stumps.
the long, level acres, make it possible to
utilize to the greatest possible extent the
labor of horses and to minimize the labor
of man. Instead of two horses and man
going to plow. il is four or six horses
with boy to ride the plow and turn the
team at the end of the half mile or mile
furrow.
There is no crop that for its bulk and
acreage can be SO completely handled
by machinery and horses and needs so
little of man labor as wheat and other
cereals. Hence from these and Incl
dental reasons, we believe that this val.
ley is pre-emin' ntly adapted to the rais-
ing of grain, and therefore we believe
that it will always be pre-eminently a
grain country. On the other hand this
does not preclude limited, but certainly
profitable, amount of mixed farming and
stock and dairy interests. While we do I
not look for this valley to be large ex-
porter Of wool, meat or butter, yet we
certainly ought to at least raise sufficient
for our own consumption and have some
over. It's poor economy for farmers,
'(and we are all farmers in this sense, to
send away for that which we can easily
grow or produce ourselves, and yet at !
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
Commissioners
Proceedings.

January IND, all board present.
George Taylor took his oath of office
as his own successor in Dist. No. 3,
F. c. Myrick was elected chairman ol
the board for the ensuing year.
January 3rd. all present.
Tax sale certificate against lot 4, block
II, Cavalier, assigned to D. ]. Laxdal.
Commissioner Taylor moved that
salaries for ensuing year be fixed as fol.
lows: Deputy register $40, deputy aud.
itor s75, deputy treasurer $40, jailor s55,
clerk of courts clerk s55, all other clerks
$50.
Commissioner Sigfusson moved that
the salaries be as follows: Deputy treas.
urer $50. deputy auditor $50, deputy
register $50, clerk of courts clerk $50.
TAILOR $55, all other clerks $50.
For the latter motion Slgfusson, Hicks,
Myrick; against Taylor, Ottem.
January 4th, all present.
Auditor to issue tax deed to NJ. Good
man for lot Z, block 2, South Pembina.
SALARIES fixed as follows: Auditor
s2,OOO, fees to be turned over to treas.
urer, county treasurer $1,000, register
81, 700, clerk ofcourt 81, 200, county judge
81, 400 also s210 under prohibition law.
Clerk hire allowed: Auditor for 8
months, deputy in clerk of courts office
months, clerk in treasurer's office 2
months, clerk in county judges office 4
months.
The following made official papers:
Drayton Echo, Crystal Call, Pink Paper,
Neche Chronotvpe, Mountaineer.
Auditor to issue warrant to Mrs. ]. L..
Robinson at $40 per month, support of
Mrs. Proudlove, county poor.
Personal property assessment of E.
Forbes in Akra stricken out as he is also
assessed in Neche.
Auditor to issue tax deed to w. T..
Sender S hf NV or IA and hf NV ar 23-
1926.
Application of c. A. Holbrook g. Co.
for equalization of assessment was re-
fused as due notice had been given at
time of board of equalization.
January 5th, all present.
Auditor to issue tax deed to ]. Olson
OIL lots l, 2 and 8, block % st. Thomas,
also tax deed to P. c. Donovan ne of
sw Of ne ht 4-163 81 upon payment of
taxes.
January 9th, all present.
Auditor to issue tax deed to G. Gisli.
son on. lot 10, block 5, Pembina, on paw
ment Of s, also to ]. A. Bennett on lot 3,
block 8, Fosters add to Bathgate for
original sales.
Personal tax of VIM. Graham cancel
led on account Of error.
Justice D. Thomson and Hager's re-
ports received and approved.
Justices Pierson, Murphy and lanes
reports referred to distric. attorney.
Justice CONNECTS report returned for
case reports.
Auditor authorized to receive original.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
sTAn OFFICERS.


U.s.. Representative, B. F. Spalding.
Senators, n. C. Hansbrough, p. McCumber
Governor, B. f. Fanchier.
Lieut.. Governor, j. II. Devine.
Secretary Of State, Fred Falley:
State Treasurer. D: w. nriscoll.
State Auditor, A. n. Caflblom.
Attorney General, John Cowan:
Judges Supreme Court, N. g. Young, Al.
fred Wallin, J. II. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissionere, John Simons,
Henry Erickson, L. L. Walton.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, J.
q. Halland.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor.
Fl. q. Thomas.
aENATORs.
First District, Judson LsM0ures Pembina.
Second District, James Fuller, st. Thomas
REPREsENTATIvIs.
First District, w. J. Watt, Hyde Park,
]. ID. Wallace. Drayton.
Second District, &. II. Restemayer, Cava.
lier. Sohn ThOrdarson, Hensel.
Judge Of the Dist5ics Court, . seventh s.t'an Ju'
Clerk of District Court, A. L. Airth.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney. w. ]. Burke.
Sheriff. F. J. Farr0w.
Auditor, Paul Williams
Treasurer, Robert Mcbride.
uCSlbloT VI OcCSlos - IA. SiIsuVAus
County Judge, ". Quackcnbush,
Superintendent of Schools, G. e. jackson.
Surveyor 8. O. McGuin.
,oroner, DR.. Al. F. Erskine.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District. :. 9. Myrick, Pembina:
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate.
Fourth District. j. P. Hicks, Neche.
Fifth District, Il. P. Ottem, st. Thomas.
COUNTY JUSTICES.
Murphy Neche.
j. r. Joy. Glass,on.
E. h /. bergman. Gardar.
e. L. Buck, Crystal.
COUNTY CONsTABLEe.
Thos. McFadden. Neche.
G. E. Flora. Walhalla.
Mars hall Jackeou, Neche.
A. b. Follins, Crystal,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
Bids for. Building Sidewalk.

Bids are invited for the building of a
two-plank sidewalk along lots 1,2. 3, 4
and 5, of block 5, Co.ombe's Addition
in South Pembina. except where such
walk is'now laid. The walk to be built of
plank 2x1O, we'll nailed to sufficient cross
supports Of 2x4 scantling. Bids to be
marked Bids for building sidewalk in
South Pembina," addressed to the un-
dersigned, and delivered at his office on
Or before six o'clock p. M, January 8,
1900. BY order Of City. Council.
sss js., r.. A.. .NVARDwELL,
City Auditor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
Bids to Build Sidewalk.

Bids are invited to build sidewalk on
Ramsey Street along the front Of lots 1,
2, 3 and 6 in Block "a, City Of Pembina.
Said sidewalk to be of good sound inch
boards, to be four feet in width, and to
be we'll nailed to three stringers of good
2x4 scantling. Bids to be endorsed
"Bid for 1ui!ding sidewalk" addressed
to the undersigned, and delived at his
office on or before six o'clock D. n,..
January 8, 1899. No bid necessarily ac-
cepted. By order City Council.
25-6 +. A. WARDwELL.
City Auditor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
THE FEssENDHN FREE PRESS

Comes back at US on the subject Of
''Joy VS.. Melancholy" as incentives to
genius. in a very interesting and we'll
written editorial which however we re-
gret we have not space to reproduce.
However, it looks to us as though Editor
Hunt and ourselves practically agree on
the premises, but draw therefrom OPP
posite conclusions. Which strikes us as
perhaps the great difference after all.
Some there are who can and do listen to
the melody of the lighter and higher
notes Of ife, while others hear little but
the chords OF the lower strings. Some
are optimistic, some are pessimlstic.
The great world as whole catches the
part that they can whistle and sing.
Others, like our friend, SIT in sack cloth
and ashes and beat the monotonous tum
tum Of the drum, and think it music.
Some people there are who can only
measure happiness by the presence OF
misery. They are never happy only in
sight of tine misery on which they keep
the eye fixed. Such people will never
enjoy heaven unless they can find some
back window through which they can
get an occasional glimpse of hell. Be.
tween these two classes, we are glad to
be of those, who while not forgetful o
the sorrow and misery, can Still believe
that after all, this is a pretty good old
world, and most of the people in it are
having pretty good time and are pretty
good folks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12
taxes on lots 3 and 4, block "A, Bathgate
from '92 to ,99.

taxes on lots 3 and 4, block "A, Bathgate
from '92 to '99.
Board resolved to act on bills for pro-
ce dings and other legal notices at quar-
terly meetings and copy Of publication to
be attached to bills, and also that they
comply with sections 1885, 1887 & 1888
of Revised Code.
(Note.-1936. requires an affidavit of
publication; 1887, auditor to furnish copy
within one week; 1888, publishers to
publish the proceedings as furnished in
the next issue following.)
Board wishes all parties having peti-
tons for bridges to file the same in the
auditors office by February 5ih.
Next meeting February 9Th.
Adjourned Saturday noon.
Coroner's inquests are expensive.
Most everybody in st. Thomas seems to
have known something about Mrs. Jones.
Commissioner Taylor is "on record"
in the books at the court house, in sew
eral Offices, as an economizer of salaries.
Nobody moved to reduce the salaries
of the county board.
The salaries of the principal county
officers are fixed by pro rata process by
law. All the board has to do is to cal
culate.
&c. Myrick is chairman as usual.
Most OF the bills for the poor are for
three months. 1t seems that it costs
from eight to ten dollars a month to
board a pauper.
The X-Rays. Times, Chronicle and
PIONEER EXPRESS arn't in it this time,
but here's the proceedings week ahead,
in the PIONEER EXPRESS just the same
as ever, abbreviated some in verbiage,
but all here and more readable than in
the official form. 1t will be so every
meeting.
Both the papers in Commissioner
Hicks district are in it.
At the next meeting of the board it
will take lot of money to pay district
court expenses.
Few people, from reading the meagre
official reports ofthe proceedings, realize
the vast amount of business done by the
county board. Yet these brief printed
conclusions are often the results
of hours of argument and investigation.
Brief as they are, for the seven meetings
of the board from July to December Of
this year, and the IS days time in which
they were in session, the printed pro-
ceedings occupied the space of 21 col
umns of the PIONEER EXPRESS, for which
we received s34.20 compensation. Be:
|sides this time actually occupied by the
board at the county seat. nearly every
month there are bridges to be viewed
and poor people to be seen after, that
takes many miles of travel and days of
ttime. So the position Of county COM
missioner is not such snap as some peo-
|ple might think
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12

The American troops at the Philippines
have all of Aguinaldo's family but as yet
have failed to catch Aggy. His wife,
mother and children are with the Ameri-
cans, and that is about the status of the
whole Philippine rebellion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12

T. R. Shaw guarantees every bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will
refund the money to anyone who is not
satisfied after using two thirds of the
contents. This is the best remedy in the
world for la grippe, coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough and is pleasant and
safe to take. 1t prevents any tendency
of a cold to result in pneumonia.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12

OF the above warrants allowed 1855
was on account of poor, s247 for printing
and advertising, s273 for justice, Jail and
insane, s211 for coronel's inquests, s115
for county commissioners, 1868 for mis-.
cellaneous, total 81, ,9O4.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-12

this time that is what we are actually
doing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
THE BIGGEST HEARS ~ THE WORLD.
A Hunter Sent 10 Alaska to Get Specimens
for the Government,
Fran The chicago Record.

.''' NV y ''Ak' hf'VfIs
The biggest bears in the world arc 10 be
found on Kadiak Island in the Gulf Of Alaska.
south of the great shoulder Of territory that
stretches ont into the Pacific. and DR.. Frank
Baker of the Smithsonian Institution has sent
Elwood IIofor a weIl-known guide and hunter
Of III" Yellowstone Park. To catch one or moro
Of 'hoS" great monsters for the National Zoo
logical Park. The Kadiak bears are Of the
polar breed. perfectly white. with long, heavy
fur. and ut full growth are twice ms large az
the black bear of the Rocky Mountains. weigh
ING from 200 to 5000 pounds and standing as
high as an ordinary COW; and so are the
biggest carnivorons animals living. The tracks
they leave in the snow have often measured
fifteen inches long and ten inches wide. They
are very savage and fight desperately when at
tackled Several have been killed, and the
skins have been brought to this country, but no
kad,ak bear was over captured alive.
Dr, Carlton II Bean, the fish expert. who is in
charge Of the DEPARTMENT of Fisheries AT The
Par- Exposition, while making an exploration
ot IN" fishing resources Of kadlak Island last
year, saw n good many If these hears. and de-
scribCS them IN srapnlc terms. He says that
while climbing a rocky hill one day he saw n
large drov" Of them near the coast running
about and PLAYING lik" 80 many lambs. There
must hay" been $50 To 2O IN the bunch. he saws.
and some OF them were enormous,
Elwood ii"fer takes with him TO Kadiak a
trap which h" has used with great success in
catching wild animals in the Yellowstone.
Tn" trap itself weighs about three tons, and is
sent IN sectIons 10 Kad'ak. whore Hofer will
take II into the interior, sct II no and bait II with
honey or n pig. If the latter can he obtained
Bears are u~nconmonlv fond Of pork, and a pig
when imprisoned IN n trap makes n demon,
strdtiOn which attracts the attention of the
bears ~ n longer distance than the odor Of the
honey. The bear II usually a very shrewd ami
nal, but those on the KHdlak are unsOphisti-
Gated and unfamiliar with the tricks Of tho
white man. 50 Hofer thinks they will walk into
his trap without hesitation. and when they yet
In there once there l. no possible wav for them
to gnt out. He expects To- catch several Of the
monsters. but prefers the Young ones. becats.
they are more easily aCClimg;ed in II ne~ coun-
try and can he more rcadl handed than those
that are full grown. He expects to have DIM
Guilty IN getting the animals away from the ISL
and because there are no docks or landing
places. and "A steamer is compelled to anchor out
some distance from tho shore. so that the bears
viii have TO embark in canoes. If the water IL
calm he NAV be- able to ttoat them over 10 the
side of the vessel on a raft and hoist them to the
deck with a sling.
UOicr j. a man Of ingenuity and great re-
source. and the Smithsonian people are quite
sure that nc can get n Radiak bear down here
If anybody can.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20

OF the specinlties are the Cornallas, Daily ana
Madison, Carver and Pallard, Lillian durham
and Raymond and Bernard, .,a
Francesca Redding. the simpsons ana y.
Aldrich Lihbey are some Of those 10 aPSen,,
IN to-nights vaudeville concert ~ '' Nv"
ork.
Manager +. r. Proctor has leased the thehsre
IN i2jth street orig nally known rs the oiurnous
ana conducted last winter 10y =. ~ nhin on%
vaudeville theatre In september Mt Io, un
will establish here "A continuous show I'M ~
give him four theatrcs IN town, ana anJ,noa
now established in Albany. places hlIl riann
circuit of five. His leasing OF the hnrlen, mousy
may be "A respouSr 10 last week : Ilen,lns ~,
vaudeville managers IN the ktith olnc.S,I
Boston. These men were from cities s'h'ltrtu
about the country and the aim OF the ealherlne
Wa 10 establish 80 large n circuit NAV u y'hLs
employment could br offered. ms - n pNe
inducrmeut to the vaudeville contrIontor, IN
lnlrSs of the tip-tO3 RANK, mas n!hnh NJ
weeks, Nr. Proctor UOlt. not hltehu NV
Boston gathering His present circuit Involves
little expenditure for railroad larcS oE we
specialist, which l. another ONT, Al, TINS Is
aimed to reduce salaries. which Tor al Dut we
lower grades of Specialists are higher 'iah
ever before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20

against the performance Of Wagners works
at the Grand Opera, has compiled the statistics
of their performance in concert during tho
past winter. Wagner's name stood twenty
seven times on the programme Of the Colonno
concerts and thirty-three times on the Lam.
oureuX programmes, As these We're always
lengthy excerpts from the operas, the writer
protests that half the time spent AT the chief
concerts Ia Paris during the last winter was
devoted TO Wagner. The Ride of the Nalky.
ries" was played five times, the "TannhPuser'
overture seven times and the -oyertnres 10
Tristan und Isolde" and Die MeistersinCer
Won Nurnberc" -four times. The death music
Of Isolde" was also given four times al these
concerts.
Hans Richter. who has conducted during tho
tour Of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
through the Austrian and Italian cities, has
met with great success everywhere, lie took
the place Of Arthur Nikisch, who was unable
10 the orchestra on its tour
Albert Sale2a has not vet sufficiently recov-
cred from the illness which distressed him last
winter 10 appear Al tovcnt Garden during
the early part Of the season. NJ CoSsera, for
merly n member Of one of the French com-
panies nj New Orleans, has taken his place az
COvent Garden.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
HOT WAVE ROOMS SHOPPING.
II Brought Out a Remarkable Number Of Pur-
chascrs of summer Goods.

At many Of the biz stores It was said yestcr-
day that the arrival Of warm weather had
brought out unusual crowds Of shoppers.
Thousands Of them had kept the clerks and
salesmen busy In the retail establishments. and
the wholesale dry goods merchants had done
the largest business. in five years. taking the
same season OF the year for n comparison.
At many of the retail stores women's shirt
waists were in such demand that the supply
was exhausted at closing time Yesterday The
rush commenced on Monday morning, Dress
goods oflicht material and neckwear were in
great demand
never witnessed ANYTHING like It before"
said the manager of n sixth avenue establish
mrnt while We had plenty of summer goods
on hand. We had hundreds of cases Of goods
that We did not expect 10 omen M before the
last week In Nav. After selling of our samples
We were compelled 10 dig out goods which we
had Just received. and in many cases we had TO
soil some Of these at prices below cost,
for the reason that customers insisted
upon huving something similar TO what
their friends had purchased
At many other large stores similar views were
expressed. However, the CONSENSUS Of opinion
was that shoppers seemed to have more money
to spend this year than usual and Ices tune TO
waste In selecting gooda.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
Flax Rcpla Wheat.
From The Minneapolis Times.

FROM nv HtNhtdpOhS Itnss.
The continued high price OF fax and the low
price Of wheat has resulted in a vast acreage
that would ordinarily go into wheat bcing re-
served for fax. 1t Is now predicted that twice
the acreage will be sown into flax this year that
was cropped IN 1899, Minnesota and North
DAKOTA now raise 80 per cent of the fax Of the
United states, and this increase will have n
widespread effect.
Fan fax Is now worth sl.25 n bushcl and
vh'nt 1j cents. Farmers of this region have
found that they can raise about n, much fax to
the acre n wheat. and thai IL does not seem to
exhaust the land in fact. improves il for other
grains. Hundrt d. Of farmers in the finest
wheat-nrowing sections OF the Red River Valley
wheat and into fax this spring, and the only
limit 10 the flnX acreage will be the ability TO
buy seed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
HooSler Na PIP, nings.

From fhc Bcdiord dud Daitu Mail
Monk Ch-Snu. Is working In tho $. l. yards again.
aft~r laying of several uayS on account Il rheuna.
tiSnL
Lem M1c Of Elnora is In thr city on business.
Skinner Strout viii leave Tor st Louis some time
THIS week, whcrr he has n position offered him IN tne
Missouri Car and Foundry WurkS
Bob Peek, a vei!known blacksmith Of Shoals. IS,n
the c.ty.
OF Stacup has been acting as a relief agent on tho
s. l. Tor scvPtal weeks.
Elder William Slimp. one Of DavirSS county's best
duzrnS. WAS ~ THIS city from ElnOra n short time
this morning.
Mrs.. Cad Priest went 10 Ba!nbridge this forenoon 10
visit relatives
The Hon. Mac Hun was In town this forenoon.
Herman, the year old son Il Mr. and Mrs Thorrt
Nray, ditd last Saturday night NJ heart trouble.
city.
John Acoam + attending the State Il. A. n, en-
m9mcn at nditnap1IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20

One Of the many things that the new stock
companies for the revival Of old dramas have
Col, Is 10 make one realize how much
dramatic art has progressed. "Esmeralda" was
brought out Of it, wrappings at the Murray Hill
last week, and how obsolete and ridiculous il
seemed. II belonged to the days Of Haze.
Kirke, Mayblossom, and Young Mrs. Win
throp. produced at the Madison square under
the highly respected Mallory management.
and their pathos was then and there popular.
"Esmeralda' ran for over ?O performances.
In the present dav II would probably he regarded
as %pointless and mawkish. II shows n poor
North Carolina family who discover enough
ore in their farm to make them wealthy. With
this money the mother proposes to take her
daughter abroad and educate her beftting a
young lady. II is her desire TO find n more adj
vantageOus husband for EsmeraIdd than the
ignorant fellow whom the girl loves. The
frst mistake OF the play is right here. That
the mother should try to better her daugh-
ter's matrimonial chances is set forth as q fault,
- tho pArsnA sHyA - the ,,tllain Of the piece,