The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-05
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Before adjOurning, the o. r. G. dele
gates decided almost unanimously to
continue the headquarters at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
President Roosevelt will attend the
wedding of Miss Ruth Hanna and Jo-
seph Medill Mccormick of Chicago at
Cleveland, June 10.
Manual training has been made a
qualification for entrance to the COL
lego of liberal arts of Northwestern
University of Chicago.
The Woodmen of the Worlds con.
vention took new departure in add.
ing to it's eligible list coal miners and
seafaring men employed on lakes and
rivers.
H. B. Martin, a nephew of Bradley
Martin and said to be quite wealthy,
is employed at Denver as an ordinary
dairy hand. He is seeking to recuper-
ate his health.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin has
bought the extensive Blanchard estate
at Pittsburg, the most northerly town
in New Hampshire, and will probably
use it for a stock farm or game pre-.
serve.
Gov. Yates of Illinois has approved
the amendment to the Torrens law
giving the probate court discretionary
power to compel the registration of
realty belonging to estates under the
Torrens system.
Absolute proof that Mrs. Charles L..
Fair died before her husband in the
automobile accident in France is said
to be in the possession of the attor-
neys who have charge of the interests
of Mr.. Fairs relatives.
News has been received from Rome
that Rev. Henry Ormond Riddel, an
Episcopal clergyman, has become q
Roman Catholic. He was once chap
lain to Bishop Charles Grafton of the
diocese of Fond du Lac, Wis.
AS the result of an order just issued
by the Canadian customs authorities,
no more Americans will be permitted
to go into Canada with their automo'
biles without paying the full duty of
25 per cent on the machines.
The twenty-ninth biennial conven-
ton of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors closed at Pittsburg. The grand
officers were reelected with an in
crease of salary in every instance, and
eligibility service was reduced from
313 to 1856 days.
An autopsy performed at Cleveland
On the body Of Iona Mason, the thir'
| teen-year-oll girl who it was supposed
had committed suicide by drinking
| carbolic acid, showed that her death
was due to a ruptured heart, a cause
rare enough to be remarkable.
Descendants &c Washington's French
brethren in arms and other Frenchmen
allied to the United States by their
associations purpose presenting to this
country faithful reproduction Of the
original bust of Washington by the
sculptor Pierre Jean David of Anglers
who executed works for the Pantheon
in Paris.
B. F. Conger, special agent Of the
rural free delivery service at Nash
vile, Tenn, who is investigating the
intimidation Of Atwood, the negro
mall carrier near Gallatin, reports ar
almost unanimous sentiment at Gala
tin deprecating the occurrence. Post
4 master General Payns said the route
would probably be discontinued. }t5S.
] Clarence H. yenner, a wealthy brok
er Of Boston and president OF the New
1 England q Waterworks company. The
Boston Water and Light company alG
the Alton Waterworks company, al
4 big concerns, was fined 81, 900 and zen
tened to serve six months In the San
canon county (IlL) Jail for contempt
j In the federal court . Venner places
3himselt, in contempt OF Judge HumpE
4 rey's court when she refused to PRO
duce certain books IA the force! osur'
i suit 81 the farmers Loan and Trls
4 company against the Alton Water
works company. sss; i.s33