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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12

DIR. c. Stoddard Smith, dentist, died at
Argyle last Saturday morning somewhat
suddenly. He had lett his office here
just the day before, and was feeling quite
we'll, though he had been feeling poorly
a few weeks before, bnt was thought to
have fully recovered. Mrs. Smith states
that he had had good nights rest, ate a
hearty breakfast. and was about to 20 to
his work, when he was suddenly taken
down, and retiring to the couch in his
office. he passed away before medical
aid could reach him. Mrs. Smith was
present and did all she could by immed-
lately summoning assistance, but nothing
could be done. DR.. Smith came here in
the SOS and was one of the oldest sett-
lers in the county. He was IN the neigh
borhood of Is years of age. He was
buried last Monday at Stephen.-11allock
Enterprise.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12

The twelve year old boy of Andrew
Olson from near Percy met with horri-
BILE accident one day last week. The lit
tie fellow was out in the hay field with
Isaac POLAND, when the latter, who was
driving the mower, sent the little fellow
forward to lift the sickle over a boulder
which was in the way. AS the boy passed
in front of the sickle the horses in some
way started up, cutting one of the boys
legs off slick and clean, and the other
partially off. DR.. Gronerud was at once
sent for and though it was several hours
before he could reach the patient on ac-
count of the long distance, the doctor is
to be congratulated on saving the little
fellows life. We learn that the two legs
had to be amputated and in spite of the
great loss Of blood the boy is doing as
doing as well as can be expected.-Hal-
lock Enterprise.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12

1t may be little early for prairie fires
but it is none too early to pillow tire
breaks. Heavy s,ubble and thick grass
will burn pretty strong this fall. The
careful man has already prepared for the
fires, and the other man does not read
TIL newspapers, so there is no need to
say more. We will report the fires when
they occur, however.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12

M H. Miller is building coal bin up
against his store. This item is not of
much interest to the general public, but
if we add the fact that it has no outside
door, and that coal will be high priced
this winter, and that we are Harry's next
neighbor, it looks almost like Harry
meant something Anyhow, it don't look
at all neighborly. DIR. Harris and T. R..
Shaw, who are on the other side, feel
Just as bad as we do about it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12

An old time dictionary given to the
late Charles Cavileer by his father and
containing many clippings, which are of
considerable personal interest and value
to the family, has been missed from the
house and it is thought that someone
may HAY borrowed it, and, if so. Mrs.
Cavileer would be glad to know where it
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12

August 25th, 1902.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-09-12
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

CHARLES FALCON,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
HE HAS VOTES TO SPARE
JOSEPH G. CANNON WILL BE SPEAK,
Err OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
Total of I13 Members Have Declared
Themselves for Him Either by Dell
egations or Individually.

WASHINGTON. Nov 22.-Representative
Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, candidate
for speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, arrived here tonight TO remain for
the session. He expressed considerable
qualification over the speakership situa-
ton. His figures give him a total of ll9
votes already declared and pledged against
105 votes required. The total comprises ia
votes declared by delegations and five
pledged individually. Mr.. Cannon's advices
give the hsures by States follows:
Declared by elegations-Connecticut, 3;
Illinois, IL; Indiana, z. out of the Repub-
lican members; Iowa, 10; Kansas, z, the
solid Republican delegation except Mr..
Bowersock, who is stated to favor Mr.. Lit
tlefeld, of Maine, first, and then Mr.. Can
non; Massachusetts,, 10; Michigan, IL; Min
nesota, S; Missouri, l.; Nebraska, 5: New
Rhode Island, /; South Dakota, ,; Tennes-
see, 2; Vermont, 2; Wisconsin, 10; Wyom-
ing, /, total of ia.
Pledged Northumberland, /; Mary
land, 2; Washington, 2, a total of 5.
Mr.. Cannon said tonight: This state
ment of the declared votes does not include
two from Indiana, one from Kansas and
seven from Ohio who it is believed will act
with the majority of their respective dele
cations. 1t goes without saying that L am
gratified. Consensus of opinion seems to
approve of my candidacy and in the event
OF my choice for the speakership 1 shall be
perfectly free to make the strongest or
ganiZation possible
Mr.. Cannon said that the appropriatio
bills would be sufficient alone to occupy
practically all the time of the short session
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
In Eject They Declare the Loutit Act
Illegal and Grant n Certificate to
Defeated Democrat.
SESSION OF STATE Y. N. G. A.
IMMENSE GAS WELL sUCCEssFULLY
BROUGHT IN NEAR DECATUR.
The Usual Hunting and Corn Shredder
observation-disclosures at state Uni
versity-Other Indiana News.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov 1.-THE VIC
tory of the Republican township ticket In
the recent election has been partially lost
owing 10 the peculiar action of the town
ship canvassing boards officers in certify
ing to the county clerk the election of one
of the defeated Democratic candidates.
The election proceeded under the Louttit
act of 1899. providing for the election of two
justices of the peace for this township,
who should. in lieu of all fees. draw sal
aries of $1,000 a year each. They were 10
pay over all fees to the township trustee
The same Legislature passed law pro-
viding that townships should not have
more than three justices of the peace, and
this township came within the terms of
the act.
Taking a supposed invalidity of the salary
act as a ground of action, the officers OF
the canvassing board, ten days after the
board had adjourned and passed out of ex-
istence, gave the Democratic candidate
having the highest number of votes of
those defeated a certificate on the theory
that the township is entitled TO three JUS
ticeS. a commission was obtained from
the secretary of state, and the defeated
candidate qualified and is now acting.
The act of the canvaSSing boards offl-
GERS. local Republican attorneys say, was
illegal, for the reason that IL assumed IN
effect judicial powers to declare the salary
law unconstitutional under a decision re-
corded in 155th Indiana. II Is probable the
two Republican justices will unite TO GUST
the third man. and the case will go to the
Supreme Court. The precedent referred to
is the Indianapolis school city case, where
the census OF specinc decade instead OF
1.-The last preceding census" invalidated the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Gorders jewelry store at Starbuck, Mimi
was robbed Friday night of Sl,700 in money
and jewelry. There is no clew. :
Five members of the family Of williai.
Bush are lying at the point of death in
San Antonio account of drinking poi
soncd milk. The authorities are Investigate
ing.
A lone robber entered the st. Joe Hotel
at Valley Junction. Ia, -earlyN yesterday
and at the muzzle of revolver compelled
the cook TO lead him to the cash drawer,
from which he secured $50.
Smith Fee. Waterman al the City Deposit
Bank. of Pittsburg, committed suicide yes
terday morning in the bathroom of the
bank, East End, by shooting himself
through the head. Extreme nervousness
and falling health is assigned as the cause
for the deed.
Alexander Clark. who was arrested on
ATTEMPTED robbery OF a Colorado & South
ern passenger train last Tuesday night. has
been released. He proved that he was
working in "a Grey Creek coal mine at the
time of the hold-up.
Capt Peter Purcell. Steve O'Neil and
Don Punghorst the Cincinnati firemen hurt
Friday night while working on the fire
at the Herman Cooper malthouse. are all
ert Stout, who was more seriously hurt
than others. is the only one confined to
the hospital. The property loss is now
estimated at only s65.oo0.
The pOStOfnCe ut Little fNOCh, w ASH. was
robbed Friday night by burglars. who blew
open the safe with nitroglycerin. The store
OF J. r. Bowling. who is the postmaster
was demolished by the explosion. The safe
contained, besides the postofa"e money,
Postmaster Dowling's private funds and
considerable sum belonging 10 the Nood
men Lodge. Of which he Is treasurer.
The account of THE American Boy fund
was finally settled yesterday at the Gin
cinnati bank, where ii was deposited. by IT'S
distribution TO the donors. The American
Boy was TO be a battleship built by con-
tributions OF the boys OF America. 10 re-
place the Maine. lost at Havana. as con-
ceived by W. Rankin Good. schoolboy of
Cincinnati After, collecting a large fund
the project was abandoned.
After killing DR.. Miller and fatally shoot
ing Joseph Bishop. both prominent cattle
men of western Oklahoma, John billiard
committed suicide. using a shlngle TO throw
the trigger of his rife. The trouble arose
over an attempt of Miller and Bishop to
foreclose mortgage on Billiards personal
property near Bennett During the shoot
ing Mrs billiard held to her husbands arm
attempting TO prevent the murder.
III. r. McGarvie. of st. Louis. the owner
and manager of the bull-dght privileges
at the recent Pan-American Exposition at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23

was what Shall We Do with Our Tariff
Policy2" The sophomore class will debate
the question What Do Our School Teach
ers Need?" next Tuesday evening. About
ten men are now at work preparing for
this discussion.
Preparations are being made TO, put out
a winning basketball team this year. Some
practice has been done and the men are
showing up well. or the last years squad
Cantren, Hyers. Coval, Drfesback and
Shackelton are back. Other experienced men
that will try for the team are Stone. who
played last year with State Normal: Cook
ston. OF Anderson; Cisco, Of Hanover, and
Maxwell, of Shortridge High School. In
addition TO the varsity team. each class
will organize team and these Will play
series Of games, beginning after Thanks
giving vacation.
1t has been announced that an indoor
handicap track meet will be held early in
December. Among the contests Will be:
Twenty-yard dash, twenty -five-yard hur-
de- one-mile run. two-n1ile run, high jump,
shot put, pole vault and freshman-sopho-
more relay race.
The Strut and Fret Dramatic Club has
taken in the following new members;
Misses Grisier. Jones and Patterson, and
Messrs. Pfoff and Purnell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
FIGHT OVER RECLAIMED LAND.
Agents Of the Letters Arrested I'm La.
porte County for Trespass.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
LAPORTE. Ind. Nov. 22.-Michael j. Gal
vim, j. p. Willis, Patrick O'Gorman and
James Crowley. of Chicago. agents OF
Joseph Letter. the wealthy board Of trade
man, and son of L. u. Letter. were arrested
this morning by Deputy Sheriff Wells, of
Laporte, at the Mak-Saw-Ba clubhouse on
the Kankakee river, on the charge of
malicious trespass preferred by Charles
j. Danielson, of Starke county. The men
were brought to Laporte and lodged in jail.
following which they were arraigned before
a justice, who continued the cases till Tues
day. They were released on bonds furnished
by Attorneys Frank L. Osborn and Joseph
Crabb, who represent the Letters.
The men are alleged to have wantonly
cut down and destroyed several hundred
rods of new wire fence on farm in La
porte county, held by Dauielson, but
claimed by the Letters. Years ago, when
the land was practically valueless, being
but little less than a waste of water about
1000 acres were owned by the Letters and
other wealthy Chicago people. They al
lowed 1t TO be sold for taxes After several
transfers Danielson obtained possession of
the land, which. through the construction
of drainage canals, has become worth about
$50 an acre. The Letters now claim ii.
bitter legal controversy will result
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
TWO STORIES THAT DIFFER.
Statements by Consul General McNaIIy
and Minister Hunter.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The State De-
partment to-day received reports from DR..
Hunter. minister to Guatemala, and Consul
General McNally regarding the case of
Godfrey Hunter, jr., and Secretary Bailey,
of the American legation there, who were
parties to the shooting ARRAY resulting in
the death of William Fitzgerald. McNallys
latest advice gives the affair the aspect
of a shocking and cold-blooded murder
making it appear that Bailey was a party
to the crime, holding up Fitzgerald with
a revolver in front, while Hunter shot the
man from behind.
DR.. Hunters statement is contradiction
of this port. He says his son and Secre-
tary By, while sitting on bench in
public park, were attacked by Fitzgerald,
who struck young Hunter and snapped a
pistol which failed to explode. Hunter
thereupon shot and killed him. The ex-
istence of a conspiracy between members
of the American colony, including Consul
General McNally, is charged by DR.. Hunter
1t is known that bitter fued existed for
several years between Or. Hunter and Mr..
McNaly. The State Department will wait
to hear from the Guatemalan government
before taking action in the matter
The department takes the grounds that if
the Guatemaan law has been violated in
the killing of Fitzgerald it is for the gov
ernment OF Guatemala to take the initiative
In the prosecution of any guilty parties. If
the Guatemalan authorities conclude that
Hunter and Bailey are liable to punishment
under their laws they will undoubtedly
make application 10 the State Department
for the surrender of the men. II Is said
that the department will not allow itself to
be used to shelter any guilty person and
that 1t has the right to waive diplomatic
immunities. 1t Is said in this connection
that IL Hunter and Bailey are exempt from
the operation of the Guatemalan law they
will go unpunishea, even IL guilty because
they cannot be tried in the United States
for an offense committed in foreign coun-
try, even though the victim was an Ameri-
can citizen.
One of the statements attributed to Nc
Nally relative to the killing is that Fitz-
gerald had just purchased a new revolver
and that at the instigation Of Bailey he was
exhibiting IL to the latter. when Hunter.
who stepped in his rear, fired into his back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23

Buffalo. arrived In st. Louis from the City
of Mexico yesterday. Regarding the pro-
posed bull fight TO be held In Kansas City
Thanksgiving evening ne made the en-
phatic statement that he Is not connected
with that enterprise as announced. Nc
CARVE said that neither he nor his asso-
ciates have anything to do with the kansas
City exhibition.
Lewis Rhen, of Joliet, reached home FRI
day night, after three years creditable
service in the Philippines. While greeting
his aged parents. officers appeared and
arrested him as a fugitive from the Re-
formatory at Pontiac. Rhen escaped from
this institution three years ago, having
been sent down from Chicago. He enlisted
In the Twenty-third United States Infantry
and he's an honorable discharge Friends
will make an effort TO have him pardoned
from the Reformatory.
AS the result of being struck by train
while walking along the Oakland lCal.)
mole, Tuesday night, Naldemar Vogt.
about thirty-five years of age, who may be
the robber who held M the Northern Pa
cific passenger at Bearmouth. Mont, Oct.
"a. lies dead at the Oakland morgue. and
his companion, Earl Smith. of Portland.
Ore. is suffering from. broken leg and
other injuries. The men had beaten their
way from the north and were run down
while walking away from the terminus OF
the railroad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind. Nov. 22.-The first Union
Traction passenger car to make the trip
over the new extension from Elwood TO
Upton left this city yesterday afternoon.
Ii was occupied by General Passenger
Agent Charles Baldwin. Chief Engineer w.
II. Bloss, Treasurer Sampson. Assistant
General Manager Drum and Roadmaster
Cox. Of the company, who expressed them
selves as well pleased with the new line.
which Is ten miles in length and practically
without curve. The ballasting has been
almost completed. and il Is expected that
a regular schedule will be adopted on the
line by the middle OF December. If not
sooner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23

WORTHINGTON, Ind. Nov. 2e.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Owen Copeland. wife Of Prof
Percy III. Copeland, died at her home in
Marion this morning of brain fever. Mrs.
Copeland was the daughter of Mr.. II. b..
owen of this place and was a successful
teacher for a number of years in the schools
of both Worthington and Marion. She
was also prominent writer for the educa-
tional journals of Indiana. The body will
be brought 10 Worthington for interment.
LEBANON, Ind, Nov. 22.-Solomon Witt,
a pioneer citizen of Boone county, died to-
day at his home in this city. He was born
in North Carolina and was eighty-hve years
old. He had lived i'm Center township for
seventy-one years. He served as justice
of the peace thirty-six years. In politics
he was Republican. He was twice mar
ried. and left widow.
MIDDLETOWN, Ind. Nov. 22.-Simon H.
Summers died at his home yesterday from
a stroke of paralysis. He was one of Mid
dletowns wealthy citizens and al the time
of his death was seventy-three years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
UNUSUAL HUNTING ACCIDENT.
silver Dollar Driven Into N Mans Leg
ny Bullet.
.cial 70 the IndianapolIs journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind. Nov. 22.-Lafayette
Sampson. a well-known farmer OF Cass
county, Michigan, living fourteen miles
north OF here, is expected to die of a gun
shos wound in his left hip inflicted in
peculiar manner. He and his twenty-year-
old son were hunting ON a lake two miles
from their home when their dog leaped
against a gun in the boat and the weapon
was discharged. the full charge of shot
striking Sampson over the hip pocket. pene-
trating his purse and hitting a silver dollar
squarely and showing IL into the wound
When DR.. Turner was summoned from
this place he found that the dollar cupped
BY the shot and forced into the leg was
beyond his reach until he made an incision
The hip joint and adjacent bones were
shattered and the wound was horrifying in
appearance. Sampson Is ffty-seven years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
IMMENSE GAS WELL.
Decatur Company Opens One with
Ffve-Hundred-Pound Pressure.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Nov. 22.-The greatest
gas well in this part of the State came in
last night on the KOos farm, six miles
southeast OF this city. When the well came
in the roar of the gas could be heard
several miles. All efforts to cap the well
and save the gas have far been fruit
less. One attempt to cap the well resulted
in the tubing being blown from the well.
The pressure is estimated at 500 pounds.
The well, which is owned by local men,
Is near the strong gas and oil wells of the
Decatur Oil and Gas Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
Held n Family Reunion.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH. Ind, Nov. 22.-Gilson
Strong Cleveland. Plymouth's oldest rest
dent. has just celebrated his ninetieth
birthday with family reunion. He came
to Plymouth from Ontario county. New
York. in 1884. and with his father-in-la law
Plymouth when there were only three
houses in this town He was successful
business man and always has been one of
the substantial citizens of the county.
Every living relative of the family. except
two, was present at the reunion His eldest
son. James o. Cleveland. OF Brooklyn, n.
" is IN his SEVENTEEN year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
YOUNG HUNTERS CRIME
MINISTER'S son ALLEGED TO HAVE
COWARDLY SHOT FITZGERALD.
Lives of Both the Murderer and the
United States Envoy Said to
Be Threatened.

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov. 22.-william
A Fitzgerald, of Grand Rapids, Mich. was
shot and killed yesterday by w. Godfrey
Hunter. jr., son of the United States min
ister Hunter fired the shots from behind
Fitzgerald. James o. Bailey, of Kentucky,
secretary of the United States legation
here, was standing by with a drawn re-
volver. Both men then ran away with
their revolvers in hand. They were arrest
ed, but are now at liberty, through Minis
ter Hunter claiming immunity for them.
1t is asserted that Fitzgerald had no chance
TO defend himself and that he was an in
offensive man. The lives of the Hunters
and that of Bailey are threatened by indig-
nant Americans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
Almost killed by "A Bear.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 22.-An
itinerant Italian came very near being
killed by his dancing bear on the streets of
this city this afternoon. The animal had
refused to dance and the Italian goaded
him with sharp stick until he became en-
ragged. His trainer then engaged him in
him heavily to the ground and buried one
of his claws in his cheek. The animals
muzzle became loose and he caught the
italian by the leg. Had not outsiders taken
a hand the bear would have killed his
keeper. He was severely injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
Lost s1,O55 in Bills.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov 22.-Charles
Thurman. a farmer near Hoagland. Allen
county, yesterday drove to Hoagland to
close a deal for farm, and before he
left home he carefully tucked away in hip
pocket roll of bills amounting to 81, 055,
with which to buy the property. When he
reached Hoagland, though he did not leave
his buggy and no one, he says, knew of
his having the money except his wife, IL
was gone. A careful search over the road
failed to locate the cash, and Thurman
could not find it about his premises at
home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
Brought i'm a Good Well.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 22.-The Senior Oil
Company has drilled its third well in the
Parker City field, north of Muncie. The
new well is producing 1S5 barrels per diem.
The two wells first drilled continue to flow
an average of 100 barrels daily. John w.
Smith. local operator. has leased 800 acres
adjoining the Senior field and will start
operations on an extensive scale. The ac-
tivity in the Parker City field continues
undated, despite the approach of winter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-23
VIII Marry Next Tuesday.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind. Nov. 22.-The marriage
of Miss Mabel Scott and Deputy Warden
d. H. Knickerbacker. of the Minnesota
prison at st. Cloud, will take place at
Christ Episcopal Church in Oberlin. o..
next Tuesday, the father of the bride. the
the rector of Christ Church, and he and
his family are well known in Episcopal cir
cles in Indiana, as he has served as rector
at New Albany, Fort Wayne, Warsaw La
porte and Bristol. When he left Indiana to
take the rectorship at Oberlin he was the
Oldest minister of that faith in this State
in point of service.