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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-02

The State Of North Dskota to the above named
defendants.
answer the complaint in this action, which COM
plant will be filed In the Office of the clerk of the
District Court. of the Seventh Judicial
bima State Of North Dakota, and to serve q copy
Of your answer upon the subscriber within
thirty days after the service Of THE summons mp
case Of your failure to appear or answer, judg-
ment will be taken against you by default for the
relief demanded In the complaint
VIC. RESSER,
Plaintiffs attorney, Office and post ONCE address
Red River Valley National Bank building, Far
lgo, D. $50
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-02
Summons.

Summons.
IN DISTRICT COURT.
Seventh judicial District.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,l
County Of Pembina. S
Charles j. Wilson,
Plaintiff,
We.
The Union National Bank Of
Grand Forks, of Grand Forks,
North Dakota, Tracy r. Bangs,
as assignee for the benefit of
creditors o. estate of VIM.
Brown, louisiana e. Moore and
Nelson A. Irudel, administrator
OF the estate of louisiana E.
Moore; The Northwestern Nation.
al Bank, of Minneapolis; The +
First National Bank Of Portage
w isconsin; The Swedish Ameri-
can National Bank, of MinneapO.
lis; Z. e. Tourtelot, as receiver of
the Grand Forks National Bank,
and all other persons unknown
claiming any estate or int rest in,
or lien or incumbrance npon the
property described In the com.
plant, and their unknown heirs.
Defendants. 7
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Estate OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN a CON-
OENSEO FORM.
Great Omaha Fire-BlaZe in the
Wholesale District Causes a Loss
OF Over $4,000 O-Severai Blocks
Eurned-Wiil Rebuild at Once.

Fire at Omaha, starting about ll:ou
Saturday night caused great damage Ill
the wholesale district 1t originated IN
Mullins commission house. The ire
spread rapidly and Il general alarm was
sent in.
Three commission firms. Snyder.
Bingham and Mulin, and four floors oc-
cupied by the NJ. f. Smith Dry Goods
Company had been destroyed at mid
night.
At a. M it was estimated the loss
was already 100000, and the flames
were still beyond control
At l 80 the flames had totally destroy
ed Il half block of tiye-story buildings
containing valuable stocks of Wholesale
and commission firms, and at that hour
were burning with increased fury. De
spite the efforts of the entire fire depart
ment, with half Il hundred streams play
ing on the flames, they continued to
spread.
AS soon rs the fremen discovered the
commission houses and dry goods stocks
could not be saved, they diverted their
attention to adjoining buildings. Despite
their efforts, however, the flames con-
tinued to spread. They finally ate their
way into the building occupied by the
-Riorson-tiOobler Company, where
was stored Il large stock of chemists MA
terials. There were Il number of eXplo-
sions which tended to reinforce the fury
of the flames. The Carpenter Paper
Company'S huge binding was HeXt
Threatened. and tiraHien at once directed
their efforts 10 that structure. starting
number Of streams to playing on the
roof and other parts of the building.
The temperature WAS near the zero
mark and made the efforts of the fire
men doubly difficult. lee gathered on
their helmets and duck suits. almost
weighing them down. No serious acct
dent attended the fire. although mum
her of fremen received slight bruises
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
COLUMBUS MAN SHOT.
Result of Whisky Drinking at
Social Gathering.


What will probably prove a murder
was committed at Columbus Monday
evening. Ezra Mahalfey was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded while in the
home of j. S. Wells. at about 10 O'Clock.
Wells was arrested and taken to Jail.
Mahaffey is Il married man and has been
employed the past two years at the cleo
trio light station. He made statement
to the physician who was called, which
i'll substance is as follows:
He says he was at Wells home and
the party was drinking when suddenly
and without warning Wells commenced
firing his revolver. The first shot missed
Mahaffey and he commenced to get out of
the way. The second shot struck him
nearly i'll the center of the breast and
went through. lodging under the skin
near the spinal column.
Mahaffey ran from the house, but fell
in the snow and was afterwards carried
to q neighboring house and doctor call
ed. His exact condition cannot be
stated, but there is said to be but little
chance for him to recover.
Wells has lived in Columbus since
childhood and is about 81 years old. He
is married. Mahaffey is about the same
age and went there five years ago from
Seward. His parents live ut Columbus.
In the Jail Wells made no statement re-
garding the matter and probably does not
rCaiiZ" Yet what has happened.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
TEN WOW IN KILLED.
BObsled Struck by n Train i'll Steu
hnn County, New York

D:n county, We" 1oTR
\ special from Hornellsville, n. Y,
says: i passenger train on the Pitts
burg. Shawmut and Northern Railroad
Wednesday night crashed into Il sleigh
containing thirteen women. killing seven
outright and SO seriously injuring the re-
naming six that three of them died after
being removed TO the hospital.
The accident occurred near Airport.
The sleigh was one Of three carrying q
party from the Uuiversalist church OF
Hornellsville.
Members of the Ladies' Aid Society Of
the Uniyersalist church went to farm
house near Airport to spend the after
noon. 1t was nearly dark when they
started to return to the city. The occu-
pants Of the leading sleigh saw the train
approaching as they neared the crossing
The driver urged his horses ahead and
the sleigh passed over the tracks in safe
t.. The women in the first sleigh then at
tempted to warn those in the one follow
ing Of the danger, and they did succeed
III directing the attention to the rapidly
approaching train. The driver pulled up
his horses, but he could not check the
heavy bobSled quickly enough and when
it came to a staEdstill the box Of the
sleigh was directly across the railroad
TRACK The pilot of the engine struck
the s,nigh with great force, reducing it
to sDlinters and hurting the women in all
directions. Every woman Oh the sled
was killed or injured. The train was
stopped and the dead and injured were
brought to Hornellsvile.
Elisha Quick. driver of the second
sleigh. was badly hurt. He said he could
not control the horses.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
POLAND IN FERMENT
NO IMPROVEMENT IN LABOR
SITUATION THERE.
Strike Rather Extending-Numer
Ous Disturbances and Some Shoot
inS-Trep"T Regards the Situation
in st. Petersburg as Satisfactory

There is no improvement diScernible
In tie labor situation in Poland At
SosnoVice Il center Of the iron and cot
ton industries, 10000 men are on
strike, with the accompaniment Of street
par&dcs and intimidation OF those work
men who have not struck. The disturb
anceS ut LODI where v0lley from the
soldiers Killed and wounded =, has not
been renewed. 4 railroad station near
Sosnovice was destroyed and traffic inter
rupted by strikers. la Warsaw the
wOrimcn IN Iorty-tWo sugar manufactO-
ries have Sruck.
Governor General TrcpoG regards the
situation in st. Petersburg as very salts
factory
1t is the intention Of the government
at St. Petersburg TO bring Maxim Cor
Ky and seven other authors and publ
cists to trial Oh political charges. Gov
ernor General Trepoff, who received the
Associated Press correspondent Friday
afternoon. said: Tie whole case is now
in the hands of the ministry OF justice.
which is conducting the Investigation. 1T
The conclusion OF which the procurator
general viii decide whether the prison
ers shall be tried by civil or Il military
court. The story spread broadcast that
/ have ordered Gorky to be tried by
courtmartial and shot is Il bascless fab
ricatiOn, Invented by persons who are
grossly ignorant of Russia, or else they
would know that it is impossible for a
representative of the Russian admins
tratlon 10 order any prisoner to be exc
cuted, or even 10 decide the form Cf
trial. Yet, | am in receipt OF letters
daily from abroad, impl0ring me TO spare
Gorky's life.
Il repeat that am in no wise CON
cernrd IN this matter; | even do not
know whether the procurator general
may decide Professionally to release Gcr-
Ky rs; he did in the ease of Hessen, Mia
kotin and kacrieff / cannot, of course.
reveal The actual terms of the accusation
against the prisoner; but you may en-
phalically contradict the version of the
discovery of documents duplicating eight
men who were TO have comprised a pro,
YiSlOnal government"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
SHE gals a STAY.



prove to Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. Mary Rogers, who was to be
hanged Feb. , at Waterbury, VT, for the
murder Of her husband, has been re-
prieved until June . by Gov. Bell. The
supreme court will be asked to grant a
new trial The case has attracted wide
attention.
On Dec. 22. 1903, Mrs. Rogers was
found guilty Of murder in the first degree
, in killing her husband. Marcus II. Rog-
srs, on Aug. II, 1902 The verdict car
FED the death penalty.
On Dec. %, 1903, Mrs. Rogers was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree in killing her husband, Marcus IL.
Rogers, on Aug II. 1902. The verdict
| carried the death penalty.
Mrs Rogers is about II years old, and,
though without a particle Of beauty, she
fascinated three men so deeply that one
lost his life, another sold it for her aud
the third may yet be convicted o. murler,
having aided her in the killing Of her hus-
band
pressly Oh the ground that Mrs. itog-
ers' attorney claims she has not had 4
fair trial; that the evidence presented
against her was false.
She was born in Waterbury of poor pa
rents and WAS married at 16, but Scpl-
rated from her husband after two years
to receive the attentions Of other men.
Her husband worked in Il mill, and af-
ter the separation she secured place
as a domestic 1t was shown at the trial
that Mrs Rogers met her husband, with
whom she had not been living, on pre-
tense of effecting reconciliation, and,
assisted by Leon Perham and Stella
Rates, gave Rogers choroform. The
body was then thrown into the Villa
moosac River. Love fer another man
and desire to get her husbands life
insurance was the alleged motive.
Five hundred dollars was offered to
Harold Harpin. guard in the state
prison at Windsor, Vt, if he would car
ry Il package of poison to Mrs. Mary N.
Rogers, convicted of the murder Of her
husband, who is under death sentence.
The offer was made in an anonymous
letter from Boston containing $3.50 in
bills which Harpin received recently.
The writer offered to send the other 500
as soon as the poison was delivered 10
Mrs Rogers.
The guard turned the letter over to
Superintendent Cakes. who showed if
to Gov. Bell.
The postal authorities have been ask
ed to investigate the letter.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
HOLD hOCH FOR MURDER.

Grand Jury Will be Asked to Indict
Il the Chicago "BEuebemrn.
An indictment for murder will be asked
by Coroner Hoffman at Chicago against
Johann Hoch.
Il am now in position to say positively
the embalming fluid injected into the
body of Mrs. Marie Welker Hoch did not
contain arsenic" said the coroner Thurs
day. arsenic was not consequent of
any drugs administered by the physician
who attended the woman before her
DEATH The fact that more than two and
the organs means Hoch murdered his
wife. The coroner's jury will doubtless
hold Hoch to the grand jury
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
RAILROAD RATE WAR.

Lines Continue to Slash Tariffs on
Grain.
A Chicago special says: The railroad
war now going on between lines leading
from the corn belt to the Gulf of Mexico
and the lines leading to Chicago and the
Atlantic seaboard was given added inter
ast when the Missouri Pacific photographed
tariff TO the Interstate commerce COM
mission at Washington giving q Eate Of
II cents per 100 pounds from Omaha to
New Orleans, 10 cents to Memphis and
Little Rock, and cents to St. Louis.
When the war began the rates were Is
cents from Omaha to New Orleans and s
cents from Omaha to st. Leuis.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
BIG SWINDlE EXPOSED.
Light is Thrown on louisa ma Land
Lottery Scheme

Light is Thrown on Louisiana Land
Lottery Scheme.
The land which the Louisiana State
Loan and Trust Company claimed to
OWN and which the federal officials say
WAS the basis of The alleged lottery
scheme promoted by John H. Dalton,
now on trial before United States Judge
Sanborn ut Chicago, was valued at
about l2l2 cents an acre by expert wit
nrSScs. Thousands of acres of land in
Louisiana which has never been sur
vey"d and which is Of DOGGY nature,
dangerous even TO walk on. was purchas-
ed by. Louis A. Gourdain and Dalton. If
was declared. for SIG when the property
was sold for taxes in Louisiana.
It was on this sort Of land, according
to the testimony in the trial, that options
were sent TO persons throughout the
United States TO be sold for from 81
cents to 50 ticket
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
GAR BENDS THE KNEE
Nicholas Eeceives Il Delegation OF
Workingmen

Nicholas iseceives Il Delegation OF
WorkingmeD.
81. Petersburg adyices state that En-
pcror Nicholas Wednesday received at
IsarsGoe Se!o a deputation of thirty fou
WorKinGINcn, representing the employees
OF the factories and workshops of St
Petersburg. The emperor addressed
them as follows:
In my solicitude for the working class
es | VIII take measures which will assure
that everything possible will be done to
improve their lot and secure investiga-
tons OF their demands through legal
channels. | am convinced of the honesty
Of the workingmen and their devotion te
myself. and pardon their transgression
Return TO your work with your com.
rades and carry out tasks allotted to YOU
May God assist you
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
ACCUSED FORGER HELD.
Earl Garnlan Pleads Not Guilty at
PiaInView.

Earl %arman, who was arrested at
Plainview Saturday on charge of forg-
err. pleaded not guilty and was put I'M
der 500 bonds. His attorney has Sc
cured change OF venue to OsmOnd.
Garman is accused Of forging checks to
the amount of about $50 The checks
were drawn on the Bank OF Plainyiew in
favor of Henry Bridge and the forgcr
signed the name Of j. l.. Cox Two Of
the checks We're caShed. one by {. l.,
kalk and one by Wilson Bros.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
TELLS HOW DEATH CAME.

A Boston Physician Diagnoses His
Own Case While Dying.
DR.. W. r. Read, q graduate Of Eain-
burgh University and the University Of
Pennsylvania, died in Boston, Mass,
Thursday, aged 70 years. He was found
sitting in a chair beside table, upsn
Sep prq % su.Asqs slou 3 arl FuM
nosea has ease as the attack came on as
follows:
Nothing suspicious. l die q rheuma-
ism Of the heart. Ny effects 60 to my
wife, Annie head. Pain terrible. The
rheumatism has reached vital organs"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
FIGHTS FOR HOURS WITH BULL
Nebraska Farmer is Finally Res
CUed by His Dog

Adam Boedicker, a farmer, living near
Murray. south of Omaha. is in Il very
critical condition, the result Of wounds
inflicted by an Infatuated bull. He was
attacked without warming and battled
for life for more than three hours be-
fore his dog, attracted by the noisy bel
loWin. of the enra%ed bull. came to the
rescue. The bull turned OH the dog and
Mr.. Eo"dicl:e: escaped and reached the
horse ii = state Of collapse.
SCI times Wien the beast would
rails" make II fresh attack Mr. Boc-
decker lied III" ruse Of pretending to be
dead. but the fury of the brute was only
increased. When the bull mad exhaust
Cd itself, it would kneel by the pros
trate form OF its victim. with is heavy
head and breast upon Mr.. Boedicker's
chest. and almost crush the breath OUT
OF him
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Husband ana Wife Both Dead.

Mr. and Mrs. George Lutz died at
Humboldt last week within twenty-four
hours Of each other. The funeral was
double one and interment of both was
made i'll the same grave. Both of the old
people were natives of Germany and
both had been residents of the United
States for about fifty years.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
DIES IN HIS CATTLE SHED.
Farmer Near Randolph Receives
Sudden Summons.

Herman Ne&sman. Il Randolph farmer
aged 81 years, was found breathin" his
last III the door of Il cattle shed on his
farm Friday night. Mr.. McS>man had
been il Randolph during the evening. APP
parently in the best of health. He at
tempted to drive some calves into the cat
tie shed and it is believed that the extra
eXcrtjOu was too much for him. When
he did not answer Il call for supper Il
search was instituted. resulting in the
discovery. Heart failure is given as the
cause of his death
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
NORTH PLATTE EXPECTS RUSH
Despite interference of Stockmen
People Inquire for HnInestradS.

Despite interference of Stockmen
People Inquire for HnmestcadS.
The cattlemCn about North Platte.
Sho have incloscd in their fences FROM
several sections to us much as :! whole
township. are attempting in every way
to discourage homcSteaders from taking
advantage of the Kinkaid act, which
will take effect Feb. H. These cattle
men are circulating the reports that the
land is absolutely valucess and is i'll
adequate to support any considerable
number of cattle or other stock. The
purpose of these stOckmcn is to restrain
settlers from taking advantage of the
one section homesteads so that they Will
not be disturbed in their Enclosures of
sections of vacant lands.
Nevertheless, homeSteaders from near
and far are Investigating the land an
making their choices.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
STARvES HIMSELF TO DEATH
Tilted Man Wears Rags for Over
Twenty Years

oiitcu NAN ears Rags Tor over
Twenty Years.
Charles Pethram, 4 hermit, is dead ut
Utica, N. Y, and although he left an
estate Of over $4,000, the coroner's YER
dict will show that he practically starved
himself to death
In his younger years Pethram was
bank teller Il good dresser and eonsid-
cred quite dandy. His fancee, it is
said. rejected him Just prior to the day
he told her he would never wear any
other clothes that the outfit he purchased
for the wedding, and that he would pass
her house every day until she repeated.
For twenty years he dressed SO shah
billy that people believed he was still
wearing his wedding suit
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Million Dollar Gift

Announcement was made Thursday
hat gift of $1,1OO,O00 to Union Theo-
ogical Seminary has been made by DR..
Charles Cuthbert Hall, president of the
IF the donor
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Dies of Yellow Fever.

Commander Niles. at Panama, has no
titled the navy department at Washing
ton that Assistant Surgeon Otto Kohl
base, enc Of the officers of the warship
Boston, recently stricken with yellow fe-
yer. died Sunday. Kohlhase was APP
pointed to the medical department of the
navy from South Dakota in May. 1903.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
SANTA FE ARRAIGNED.
Railroad Accused of Violating the
, Interstate Commerce. laws

IHtcFStatt CVHlIHerCt LdWS.
"Flagrant, wilful and continuous VIC
iations of the Interstate commerce laws"
during the past FIVE years is the way in
which the Santa Fee Railroad is arraign-
ed in a decision promulgated Friday by
tie Interstate commerce commission at
Washington, in the alleged unlawful
rates and practices" of that road in the
transportation of coal and mine supplies,
anvolVing also the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Nav Go to the Grand jury.

The case of the state against Otis
Simns. charged with vicious assault
OF the person OF Chris Stucke in Il Sun
day evening billiard hall scrap in Hum
bOldt :; couple OF months ago, has been
continued another thirty days, and il is
claimed will be given attention by the
grand Jury
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
ROBBERY AT LINCOLN
Two Negroes Boldly "RoiT' an
Omaha TrayeIin0 Man

Two daring negroes ut Lincoln Sunday
night robbed w. NJ. Ratcliffp. an Omaha
travelling man, the crime being commit
ted at Fifteenth and . Streets about
9:3O O'Clock while crowds Of people were
hurrying home from church.
The negroes were behind Ratcliffe and
separated as il to pass him. Instead they
threw him to the pavement, rited his
pockets and took ring from his finger
They secured so in cash and his jew
elry.
No description of the robbers was Sc
cured.
Ratcltfe was not injured
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
SmallDOY at Beatrice

Several cases of smallpox have devel-
,ped in Beatrice the last few days and
the authorities are wondering when they
are going to succeed in stamping out the
disease. One or two cases of pnCll-
mOnia are reported.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Boy Dies from Alcoholism.

Dwight Lelfel the 19-year-old son OF
George Leffel, of Seward. went to Waco
Saturday night. i'll company with two
other boys Of the same age. and during
the evening he was found lying out of
doors III Il stupOr and was carried into
Il house. 1t was not known he was seri-
ously i'll until short time before his
death occurred, which was due to alco.
hOliSn
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
FIND MORE WIVES.
Hoch Believed to Have Wed TWENTY
Nine Times.

Nine Times.
Indictments charging bigumy were
voted against Johann Hoch. the Chicago
''BlUebcard." under arrest in New York.
by the grand jury at Chicago Wednes-
day.
Three wives of Johann Hoch appeared
before the grand jury and testified to
their marriage to the alleged Blue
beard. Each was accompanied by mar
rage Witnesses
-Four supposed wives of Johann Hoch
have been discovered since Tuesday. The
total is now twenty-nine. not counting
lWo III brooklyn, regarding whom the
police have heard only rumors.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Selects New State Capito;.

The commission appointed to select
plans for the new Wisconsin state CAPT
tai made report to the legislature at
Madison Thursday night, recommending
that plans and specifications submitted
by Cass Gilbert. of New York, be adopt
EIDE. The building will cost $500, 900.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Free Soup for PuDiIs.

A New York dispatch says: Eva Booth
The new commander Of the Salvation
Army in the United States, has been -
impressed with the statement that there
are in New York 10000 children whom
poverty has compelled to go to school
Infed, that she has planned to open free
soup kitchens in various parts Of the
city
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
O'Shea Found Guilty.

Attorney Victor r. O'Shea, on trial at
Chicago charged with shooting and kill
ing his wife, Amy Hogenson O'Shea, was
Wednesday convicted of manslaughter.
The verdict carries imprisonment from
one year to life
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Passengers Get a Scare.

Several hundred travellers over the
Northwestern road were given a scare ut
the Rome Miller eating house III South
Norfolk by Il fire which started in the
rear of the institution. The blaze came
to life just as the four passenger trains
which stop for dinner had drawn into the
station. The dining room was crowded.
The Norfolk fire department responded
TO the alarm and the damage to the build.
inc was insignificant
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
Depositors' Hopes Gone.

Ehe hopes Of the depositors of the de-.
fanct PaaAmerican Bank in Chicago
wore badly shattered by the evidence ..
the expert accountants, given before
master in ahancery Wednesday. The TO-
tai Liabilities Of the bank We're stated to
be $144, 17S aad the actual value Of the
assets no mere than S15. 0eO. The amount
Of deposits ia the bank at the time Of it's
failure was S5S,575.