The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-27
St. Vincent Scavenger.

st. Vincent Scavenger.
St. Vincent New Era.
The trail OF the serpent is over them ALL"
1t is comparatively easy, sometimes, to
dodge, rather than perform duty, and
it is, generally, pleasant and easy task
to unload any unpleasant work to be
done on the-printer.
Usually, the newspaper is elected
guardian Of the public conscience, and
Seldom fails doing ITS police duty-effec-
lively.
The newspapers of Minneapolis expos
ed the big NIT" rascals operating in
that city, and they are in Jail; they next
accused worse people, officials who pro.
tected criminals and shared their illegal
gains, and they are being sentenced to
the penilentiary, at hard labor, as quick
ly as the judge and Jury try their cases
and every law abiding citizen in Mime
sofa is glad Of it.
Minneapolis has spoken, but the city Of
Pembina, adjoining St. Vincent, with only
The width OF the Red river between the
two towns, has reputation blacker than
Minneapolis ever had by, as much as the
unaDashed Haunting of law breaking is
worse than secret sin.
There are five churches in Pembia, sew
eral resident ministers, yet with prohib-
ition the law OF North Dakota, liquor sail
ing has been for years carried on, openly
and unblushln9 every week day against
the law OF the state, and on Sundays,
against the law of God as well as of the
state, and the ministers, neither collect
lrciy or individually, have stopped it
although some of them boarded IN the
same house where the illegal traffic was
carried on.
The state senator, district Judge and
county officers, live at Pembina and ii a
fearless grand jury examined them on
oath as to the drinking and gambling
they have been parties to in the VIM
chester, and il their evidence did not Sc
cure conviction, some Of them could be
sent over the road for perjury, and it is
notorious fact that of the several war;
rants issued against the Winchester
House proprietor the deputy sheriff never
has and never would serve one; a dam
ming disagree on the district attorneys
and sherlff's offices; but all humble ini-
tator, who attempted to sell few drinks
was captured and jailed before break
| fast
! As an example of how justice IS ad-
mlnistered at the county seat, we need
only give late instance. Mr.. Fadden
was sent up for 80 days for keeping a
"bllnd pig" Mr.. Fadden, who would
make as fatal witness against the Penn
bina county authorities as Billy Edwards
did against the Minneapolis ones, is a
gentleman OF infinite resources, and after
studying the situation he concluded to
'beet" the whole outfit. He first got on
the public works, steel sheathing the jail,
at wages; his evenings he spent at the
Winchester House, carouslng and
gambling, with an occasional trip into
Minnesota, to sample the liquor sold in
st. Vincent saloons. He lived on the
fat OF the land, but he proved too slick
tor the Pembina sports, and toward the
end OF his term he was reported to be
$500, 90 ahead of the game; that would
never do! they had to "shake" him, and
when, at the expiration of 80 days a res
pectaple citizen of Bathgate arrived at
Pemblna to catch Mr.. Fadden on another
charge his "bird" had flown, he had
been let out days before an account Of
good behavior!!
There is fourishing branch of the
w. c. T. U. at Pembina, yet with the
slot machine at the Winchester making
a noise that could be heard for two
blocks, its racket did not arouse the in
dolent President Of that society or her
somnolent understrappers to attack the
j whskey Joint behind the machine.
But the enforcement league at last
took action, and departing of getting
evidence in all Pembin,, employed de-
tective from Manitoba, who at once got
all the evidence he wanted, and got out
a warrant, and then came the opportu-
nifty of the Terminates life time to make
a grand stand play, and to punish law
breaker, and Pembina, for once rose to
the occasion they laid for that spotter, to
catch him, SO they could bring suit
against the Enforcement League and
get them fined 81 10000 Tor hiring
foreign labor!!!
Mr.. Griffith Of Grand Forks, and the
district attorney can furnish the names al
the Pembina citizens, who. from time to
time, have gone to them interceding that
warrants should be Withdrawn; and If the
names are furnished they would be eve
openers to the people OF Pembina coun.
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Barrels Of liquor from the wholesale liz.