davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-12
G. G. Thompson
q THOMPSON.
ed At the postotice at Pembina as second
Lail matter.

lP1oNEER EXPRESS ls sent only on the di-
I'd stopped and all arrearages paid.
rate Of subscription is alike to all, $500
hr. Subscribers paying in advance have
pice of several premium papers In addt-
hple" or.'marked copies" are sent as COM
ktary only, and while we desire them to be
tered as invitations to subscribe, they will
lcontlpued except upon request.
PIONEER EXPRESS iss the best advertising
m in the county, having more general
ltion than any other paper. Card OF rates
application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-12
he Pioneer Express.
sTArEMENTs.

L{A.YER'S"DIRECT STATEMENTS
Taxpayer" still keeps it up in the
/ otype, and enormously insists that
d. tending the county board and
y tanxious to draw us into the con.
! hey. Mr.. Taxpayer hardly de-
I the space to answer him briefly,
! of his wild and ambiguous, and
y e cases absolutely untrue assevar-
! Just to show from his own writings
! hbiguous and untrue are his state.
we will quote and note few:
@ He corrects our spelling ol
"" He is correct and we were
However, as he has dropped
orical style of his first article,
Il as ly caught on to our meaning
same.
IND, He seems more familiar with
Vary words than with his own
He tnisquotes himself, and in
j +, leaves out the only point so far
] sserted by this paper. "a bonds
the bank that had the county
left the county," The statement
lily made by Taxpayer also said,
hll his wealth." This omission is
Il on a respected former citizen,
the statement denied by the Pio-
kpress, and which Taxpayer has
ad the manhood to specifically
Eledge as an untruth.
I Taxpayer wants to know ii
statements are direct enough to
lrdwellF' Here are two direct
Fnts which follow this1 question.
years have passed since the coun-
ey was tied up and that it is Still
Not one Of the commission;
'',lut ellow their personal property
\. 81 by another all these years
j attempt to recover it. J"
/. o statements are purposely
to decelvesthe general read
ST is Intentionally but a part
tof facts, ahalf truth. The
Hypothetical statement pur-
hoe an example Of facts stated
statement, which are not SO
rein, and would not be true
d.
Z together, the reader is led to
81 t:the commissioner had left the
without care in the bank |. for all
bars, z had, never gotten any a II,
B ever taken stepssto recover II,
i !, matter Of fact, 4 large part Of.
/ q repaid in dividends, that
q, :ftain veto be paid in divi-
kad that action was started by
|; six months ago to recover
bondsmen. &
III leave the reader to judge q
n cut directness Of Taxpayer's .
lts with; which he wants % y suit
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-12
a SLEEPING BEAUTY.

= ( .l
The following advertisement appeared
in the Winnipeg Free Press Nov. 18th.
1882, Just past twenty years ago:
INTERAPOLIS. s,
The City betweenthe Cities-The Hub oi
the Four Corners.
The Future Railroad Centre of the Red
River Valley. so
On the International Boundary Line
Adjoining Emerson and West Lynne.
Population 5000 Within Two Miles,
Equally Distributed on All Sides and
Rapidly Increasing Lots Now
on Sale at MacGregor -and
Co.'s Sale Rooms.
''Interapolis" still remains an open
prairie, but new railways are developing
and the Prince of Progress may yet ap,
pear with his magic wand and Interap.
oils" awaken to become fourishing
city. The property is on the east side oi
the Red River, between st. Vincent and
Emerson, and is owned by A. w. Styles,
formerly Of this city, but now Of Wash.
ington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
BOARD OF REVIEW
BEGINS LABOR TO-DAY
HUCKSTER OFFENDS AFTER
LAW is EXPLAINED TO HIM
Arrested on Two Charges Resultant
Upon Use of Illegal Measures
Fined $40.

Mr.. George Howe. First Assistant Seal.
er OF Weights and Measures, recent!
saw Taylor Hansborough, huckster
using three dry measures that had no,
been inspected and sealed by his Of
hce. There was also in the wagon
among the potatoes a bucket which is
not a lawful measure.
Mr.. Howe called upon Hansborough
to produce the unlawful measure, which
he refused to do. and a warrant was
sworn out for the arrest of the huck-
ster. Policeman Johnston, of the Ninth
police precinct, made the arrest, and
in the Police Court yesterday, Judge
Bundy presiding, Hansborough was fined
$40 and costs on two charges. One was
for refusing to produce the unlawful
measure or bucket when called upon
by the assistant sealer, Mr.. Howe. and
the other charge was for using meas
ures or instruments that had not been
first inspected and sealed by the Sealer
of Weights and Measures or his assist
ants.
Col. w. c. Haskell, the sealer. has
been anxious to stop the illegal use of
measures by hucksters, and only a few
days since, he personally, on the street,
took three illegal measures from Hans
borough himself. Hansborough said st
the time that he was glad that the Of
flee was going to stop that kind of busi-
ness. He was not prosecuted for this
offence, pleading ignorance of the law.
The law was fully explained to him,
and he was told that future use of IL
legal measures would cause his prosecu-
tion.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Marriage Licenses Issued.

John w. Page, U. S. A.. and Madeleine
Slevin.
Harry Bingham and Frances Thomp
son.
Morris B. Karman and Dora schau
knowitz.
Joseph w. Karman. D. c.. and Id;
Beneman, st. Michaels, Md.
Herbert J. Brady, Baltimore, ant
Grace v Greenwood. Chestertown, Md.
Frank B. r. Idleberger and Anna R
Williams.
Horace Green and Matte Brown, bott
of Stafford county, Virginia.
William H. Sanford and Cathrine S
Faunce.
Philip Hansborough and Lizzie Nelson
William Simpson and Mary SmOOt.
William Barrett and Clara L. Angus
tus.
Melvin Jordon and Nellie Hancock
Samuel P. Meredith, white. Bradford
county, Va, and Emma Kenney, Dis
trict of Columbia.
Robert ID. johnson and Mary F. Cook.
John T. McAfee and Bertha L. King
both of Baltimore, Md.
Frank Winston and Ursula Williams
Henry Hall and Susie E. Willis.
Wilton r. Southwood and Minnie NJ
Richards, both of Richmond, Va.
Richard d. w. Payne and Bertha
Banker.
Wilhelm Wehrle and Emma Leonhardt.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
REILLY TO ANSWER THEFT
CHARGE AFTER FIVE YEARS
Recently Released From Penitentiary
at Pittsburg-Alleged to Have
Robbed Local Jeweler.

After FIVE years James REILLY, who is
charged with the theft of a tray of dia-
monds from Gerome Desio on March 8.
1897, will be brought to trial to answer
for the offense. Since the commission of
the diamond robbery in this city REILLY
has spent three years in the peniten-
tiary at Pittsburg, Pa, for similar
crime.
The one committed by REILLY and his
partner, William Devlin. who has not
yet been apprehended, was one OF the
most daring daylight robberes attempt
ed in this city. A little after the noon
| hour on the date mentioned REILLY and
Devlin entered Mr.. Desio's jewelry store
at 1101 Street. AS it was lunch time
the clerks were absent. no one remain
| ing in the store except Mr. Desio and
his daughter.
Devlin approached Mr.. Desio and
stated that he desired to purchase Il
clock. To show this article the pro-
prietor- was compelled to go with the
prospective purchaser to the rear part
of the store. In the meantime REILLY. it
is said, was walking aimlessly about the
front part of the store
Without any warning to his compan-
ion he made a sudden departure. About
this time Devlin decided that he would
return later. Mr.. Desio followed him to
the front door, and a moment after
Devlin left he discovered that tray of
diamonds which he had placed in the
front show window was missing. The
police were Immediately notified, but no
trace could be found of the thieves A
short while afterward, however, the
tray from which the diamonds had been
taken was found in an un0ccupied huild-
ing near the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road depot. Search was continued for
the thieves and the jewelry, but without
success
During the fall of that year Mr.. Desio
and his son visited Boston, Mass, and
one evening attended the theater. To
his surprise. Mr.. Desio saw sitting with
in ten feet of him REILLY and Deviin en-
s5oying the show. They. however. evaded
arrest on that occasion.
Not long after, however. REILLY was
arrested in Pittsburg, and upon his con-
viction was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary. His
term expired on Saturday last. and as
he emerged from the prison he was
taken into custody and held on the
charge of robbing the local jeweler.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
SUES RAILWAY COMPANY.
Ida M. Hall Claims $4,000 for Loss Of
Personal Property.

Suit was filed yesterday in the Su
preme Court of the District by Ida NJ
ham, against the Southern Railway Com
pany to recover $4,000 claimed as dam,
ages for the loss OF personal property
She states that on March % last she
took passage on one of the defendants
cars at Pinehurst, n. c., for Washing
ton. While the train was rounding d
curve near Covesville, Va, she says il
was derailed, and her trunk containing
her pocketbook. jewelry, and other val
uables destroyed, and the contents lost
An itemized account of the articles
contained in the trunk places their val
ue at $l,349.97.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
BUILDING TRADES CLAIM
DISTRICT PAYS LOW WAGES
Colonel Biddle Replies With Promise
That Better Will Be Done
Next Year

The District Commissioners have re-
ceived communications from the Build
ing Trades Council and the Brotherhood
of Painters. complaining of the low
rate of wages paid to carpenters, brick
layers, painters, and laborers in the
employ of the Superintendent of Repairs.
1t appears that the wages allowed these
workmen by the District are in some
cases from % cents TO 90 cents day
less than the amounts paid by certain
contractors in the city.
A detailed report has been made on
the subject by the Superintendent OF
Repairs, and Col. John Biddle. the En-
gineer Commissioner, has forwarded the
papers to his colleague with the fol-
lowing statement:
''The District Commissioners have al
ways made it a practice to pay me-
chanics and laborers the rates that are
generally paid in the vicinity for first
class work. and to increase the rates
when it was found that increased pay
was generally adopted by responsible
builders and contractors.
In this special case the increases
asked for are for men employed in the
office of the Superintendent of Repairs.
The work in this office is usually done
during the summer months and consists
mostly of repairs to school buildings.
The work is now almost over for the
season, as two months more will cover
the greater part of it.
I'm making the estimates to Congress
for these repairs the last years basis
of wages was adopted and a certain
amount of money was asked for. If
the wages are increased at once the
amount of work which it was expected
TO have done, and which the Commits
sioners stated to Congress would be
done, would have to be in part omitted.
1t does not seem right therefore, that
the wages should be increased at once.
At the same time the increases asked
for are being generally adopted through
out the city. and with this knowledge
the Commissioners in submitting their
estimates to Congress for the next fis-
cal year will base them upon the higher
rates.
This statement has been approved by
Mr.. Mactar,and and the two organiza-
tions of labor will be informed in ac-
cordance herewith.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Session to Continue Two
Months With Public
Hearings,
MANY PROTESTS EXPECTED
Equalization of Taxes Under New As
sessment Promises to Provoke Spir-
tied Contest-Books Will Be Opened
New Tax Ledgers Preparing.

The secret of the reassessment o
real property in the District will bt
out this morning. when the Board O
Equalization ard Review will open it:
books to the public. These books have
been in course of preparation for sew
eral months, and it is understood that
the property of the District, especial
ly suburban real estate, has been sub
jected to a much higher valuation thar
formerly.
The fictitious difference between i'm
proved property and agricultural land
is supposed to have been obliterated
and the taxation of realty placed on the
same basis throughout the District.
The Board of Equalization and Review
is composed of h H. Darneille. the AS
SCISSOR, who is declared chairman by
law, and the assistant assessors
Matthew TriniSse, S. T. G. Morsell, E. W.
W. Griffin, Francis Nye, and Alexander
Mckenzie. Any four of the board con-
stitute quorum for the transaction
of business. and their duties are to hear
and pass upon any complaints against
the reassessment which may be made to
them. Their judgment is final, and
from it no appeal can be made.
Convenes at 9 a. m.
The first meeting of the board will
begin at o'clock this morning, and
continue until o'clock p. m. The
meetings will be held daily until Oc-
tober 81, which is the date set by law
for the last meeting.
From the assessment books as they
appear after October 81, the new tax
ledgers will be made up for the pay
ment of taxes next May. The payment
of the first half tax for the current year
in November will be omitted this yeal
under the authority of Congress.
1t is expected that the protest from
property holders against the new as
sessment will be spirited, and that the
Board of Equalization and Review will
have its time fully occupied during the
two months of its sittings.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
UNABLE TO APPEAR.
Annie Carver Held to Await Result of
Husbands Injuries.

Robert Carver. colored. was unable to
appear in the Police Court yesterday,
with throwing concentrated lye on him
in fit of anger, was continued in
definitely.
The Carvers live In Tenth Street
northwest. Sunday morning they had a
quarrel, and, 1t is said the woman
saturated Carver with lye. He is now
at Freedman's Hospital. II was feared
for a time that he would lose his sight
and that he might die. AS 1t is he will
hereafter have little hair, while his face
will probably bear numerous scars.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Fell From a Street Car.

Milton Turner, colored, fifty years of
age, living in Springman's court south
west, fell from street car on the Me
tropolitan line shortly after II o'clock
yesterday morning while il was in mo-
ton near the corner of Eighth and +
Streets northwest and had his head
badly cut. He was removed to the
Emergency Hospital In the ambulance.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
RIVER FRONT TRADE
and WHARF GOSSIP
Oyster Season Usurps Sow
ereignty of the Crab.
LATTER ARE GETTING SCARCE
When Supply Was Short Alexandra
Bidder Secured the Bulk = Oysters
Drop From 70 to 40 Cents a Bushel
in Day.

With the coming of the oyster, the
crab season wanes, but there Is still
lively demand this year for this
sweet morsel, and prices are unusually
nigh. 1t is said that last Saturday
crabs sold on the river front for a
higher price than known in several
years-s4.1O barrel. This was due to
the fact that there were but few at
hand and there was lively skismishing
for possession of them. the saloon men
who make specially of the crab
FEAST entering into animated bidding.
Much to the chagrin of many Washing
tonians. an Alexandria man got away
with nearly the whole bunch
The bugeye Dougherty with her load
of oysters struck luck on her second
trip from the beds this season. Captain
Traydor came into Port Saturday about
noon with $50 bushels of juicy bivalves;
there was not another oyster in sight
about the river 'front.' and in a jiffy
he had disposed of his cargo at the
good price of 10 cents bushel, and was
off for another load. In the afternoon
two more boats arrived, and yesterday
four more, all with oysters, making the
supply last evening about 90 bushels,
that dropping the price to about 40
cents
The Margaret Ward, a 'stanch new
schooner, arrived yesterday with 1000
tons of Kennebec ice. The Margaret
Ward is stately looking four master.
This is her first trip to any port, and
she sailed the course from Maine in ex-
ceptiOnally gratifying time. She rides
the water as gracefully as duck. She
is said to have been built at cost of
s55 900. and her glistening coat of paint,
lofty mast-poles, and great spread Of
canvas attracted much attention from
old sailors as she lay at the wharf yes
terday.
Capt Don Church. colored, who has
navigated the Potomac for twenty-five
years, came up from Wicomico last
Wednesday with 1000 watermelons stow
ed away on the May Brown. He sold
6 900 of them, and Sunday there was not
another melon in sight, except those in
his boat.
An uptown business man, learning OF
the shortage. went to the wharf Sunday
evening and asked Church what he
wanted for his melons. Captain Don
tried to evade him.
Whats the matter with you? Can't
you talk?' said the merchant. impatient
ly. my times worth money"
II can't talk business today was
the reply.
why not today as well as any other
day? I'll give you $l2 hundred for
the lot
i've made it practice never to do
work of any kind on Sunday, sir, and
will not do it now don't think it
is right. I'd be afraid to sail, out of
port ii I did. I'll be glad to sell to
you tomorrow. but can't deal with you
today" answered the captain.
With the arrival yesterday OF about
900 more melons. he sold good share
Of his cargo at sS per hundred.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
FINE POINT IS RAISED
IN new TAX SALE LAW
Tax Broker Insists 1t Covers
1901 and 1902.
Charles H. wiltsie, of Rochester, De-
mands Certiicates-Tax Collector
Davis in Doubt.

| Several letters have been exchanged
between Mr.. f. G. Davis. the Collector
! of Taxes, and Mr. c. H. Wiltsie. O
Rochester. n. Y, the speculator who ha.
| invested large sums of money in delin
quent taxes in the District, regarding
the issue of tax certificates for the ia.
sales of 1901 and 1902.
Ii appears that under the law Of July
1, 1902. the Commissioners were author.
lied to sell at private or public sale the
items of property bid in by the District
under certain conditions therein speci.
| fed.
Mr.. Wiltsie holds that the Commits
sioners are empowered by that act to
issue similar certificates on sales for
those years prior to the passage of the
law. while Mr.. Davis holds to the oppo-
site view. 1t is evident from the corre-
spondence that Mr.. Wiltsie and the Col
lector cannot agree on the issue raised
and Mr.. Davis has asked the Commits
sioners to refer the matter to the Cor
poration Counsel for an opinion.
In the latter part of July letter
was received by the Collector from Mr..
Wiltsie, requesting to be informed
when the latter would be ready to
issue certificates of the tax sales of
1901 and 1902. The contention ad-
vanced by Mr.. Wiltsie was that the act
OF July l was to be construed to cover
sales made prior to its passage.
Construction of New Law.
He claimed that there were only two
points in which the property owner has
rights under the act: one was with
reference to the period of redemption
two years from the date of the tax
certificate; and the other was the rate
of interest-12 per cent under the
law. which he consented to have re-
main at 10 per cent, as under the pre-
vious law. Mr.. Wiltsie declared that
the property owner would not suffer
any injustice. as the time for redemp-
ton would be extended and the rate of
interest not increased.
That does not to my mind meet tbs
question:" says Mr.. Davis to the Com
1nissioners. which is that there has
been no sale under the law approved
July l. and until there is such sale
the Collector CT Taxes has no authority
TO issue tax certificates under that law.
Consequently any certificates issued
would be declared erroneous, and the
District would not only have to return
the money collected. but would have to
pay interest On the same al the rate
of 6 per cent, which would be dis
tinct loss to the District
The Commissioners have forwarded
the papers to the Corporation Counsel
for his opinion on the premises.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Seashore Excursions
5000
5000.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Ocean City and Sea Isle City. Tick
cts on sale and good going on Friday and
Saturday, limited for return to following Tues
day Delaware River Bridge Route to Atlantic
City.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
MINOR MUNICIPAL
MATTERS OF INTEREST

A satisfactory test has been made of
the new pumps recently set up for the
ard University reservoir and the dis
tribrting reservoir. A trifling break in
one of the machines will not hinder their
acceptance.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Suit Over Promissory Note.

the Supreme Court of the District
against Richard W. Tompkins to re-
cover $500 alleged to be due on a promis-
sorry note
The Washington times., 1902-09-09

We are Offering good quality
Nottingham Lace Curtains. in
various designs, regular width,
full 31s yards long. Ct M
at a, the special price NI.UU
We are offering choice pat
terms in Nottingham Lace Cur
tains, 311a yards long. 36 inches
wide, some Point d'Esprit ef-
fects. plain centers
and heavy borders. f 4 m
at the special price h.1
Of..-..... ............V sOV
We are Offering fine Brussels
effects in Nottingham Lace
Curtains, regular width and
length. very choice c. m
patterns. at the ~ Ill
special price Of. V6sOV
We are Offering good quality
genuine Irish Point Lace Cur
tains. 31s yards long. so inch
es wide. all good C1 II
patterns at the ~ n
special price off,. %6s6O
We are showing fine quality
Real Irish Point Curtains, full
width and length, in a large
assortment of showyC m
Iatss1, patterns, Ia, at the A1U
In addition to these low
priced goods, we have in stock
a complete line of Imported
and Domestic Curtains, includ-
ing Saxony Brussels, Irish
Point. Renaissance, Cluny, and
Arabian, from
$40 down to $40 per pair.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
One Fare to Des Moines, Ia, and Re
turn Via B & o. R. R.

Official route. Washington Canton. ]. o. o.
+. Tickets sold September II TO II valid for
return until October Is by deposit and payment
OF Joc fee.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
HEALTH OFFICE RECORD.
Deaths.

Deaths.
The following deaths for forty eight
hours were reported at the Health De-
partment up to noon yesterday:
Betsy j. Davis, "a years.
Magdalena Dice, 68 years.
Martha Jackson. IS years.
Charles E. Beall, 81 years.
Ellen Graham, 55 years.
Louisa Green. 81 years.
Julia Turner, So years.
Nellie Henson, 43 years.
Joseph Mack. 81 years.
Samuel Veney. 35 years.
Nellie G. Dalzell. 90 years.
Charles W. White, % years
Leah Wienstein. "a years.
Emma Tibbs, 10 years.
Charles A. Jackson, 2 years.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Use Jackson Splint Coal.

Better than bituminous and cheaper thar
anthracite; $50 per ton. S. S. Daish & Sons.
1207 st. NV.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Hotel Johnson Cafes.

Highest grade oysters and other marine pro-
duets direct from the catcbers. A Ia carte
service midday lunch and table de hote din
ner. Lifetime experience.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
TEMPERATURE.
SAME DATE LAST YEAR.

highest temperature, 5 p. m.......... .87
Lowest temperature, 6 a. m. m...........5 5S
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

increasing cloudiness today, probably
showers and cooler by night; tomorrow
fair and cooler; fresh south to west
Winds
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
THE SUN AND THE MOON.

Maximum IL
| Minimum .55
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
STREET LIGHTING.

High tide. 2:44 am. and 1925 pm.
Low tide. ........7:20 am. and 1927 pm.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09
TIDE TABLE.

Sun rises.5:34 am. Sun sets. ..6.21 pm.
moon rises....... Moon sets10:50 pm.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09

No. Poplar, Dressed, 3 cts. only, and
fine poplar also for cabinet work. Libbey & Co.
The Washington times., 1902-09-09

The Commissioners have approved a
recommendation of the Electrical Engi-
neer to the effect that the exchange tele-
phones in the District service hitherto
charged to the funds of the Electrical
Department be charged to the appro-
priations Of the several departments
where they are located There are
twenty-five such phones outside of the
Electrical Department.