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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
County News;

Geo. Best and wife of Walhalla have
gone to visit Los Angeles.
Ike Foster is building himself an office
Of Iorden granite at Bathgate.
Custom Officer P. J. Horgan has
moved from Neche to Walhalla.
Tyner school district is advertising for
bids for that new school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Mcconnell have gone
on visit to Ontario from Cavalier.
Cavalier and Hensel played ball last
week-or rather Cavalier did, IA to l.
The gas plant at Drayton had to be
moved on account of the river bank slid.
ing in.
Miss Lizzie Brown and Mrs. E. G. Boy
Ian have left Hamilton to reside in Win
nipeg.
Mrs. H. c. Upham of Grafton died in
that city on June 18th, aged about 20
years.
0John Stafford of Flora has been to
Manitoba to attend the Greenway's an
nual cattle sale.
St. Thomas gas plant has been sold by
Thos Colvin to his former employe,
William. Strachan.
Mrs. H. Fitzsimonds. John Ingles and
Miss Alice Mainwaring of Walhalla gs. to
the Portland fair.
DIR. Putnam has arrived and is labor
ing with the WalhaIla band, to make
musicians of them.
Crystal Telephone Co. has been incor-
porated and will run a rural line between
that place and Hoople.
Mrs. George Lutz. OF Walhalla left on
Monday for a trip to the Portland expo.
sition and to visit sister.
Alex Stensby of Hamilton slipped on
a floor and hurt his arm SO b dly that he
had to wear it in sling last week.
Sam Bradshaw and family are back to
Crystal to remain after looking over the
northwest for about six months.
Hamilton Independent gives the es-
says of the graduating class, there in full.
Takes whole page and some more.
Round trip tickets from Drayton to.
Pembina circus day (27), for sl.15, good
until 2Sth. Come and see us Drayton.
Water broke over the Tyner grade last
week and mneh of the land north and
two miles west Of Bathgate was flooded.
The Chronicle says that understands
| that DR.. Jones OF Cavalier has sold his
practice to Dr. N. NJ. Brown Of Minnesos
ia. (; IS ;l5 "A 49,. IN
Miss Esther O'Connor Of Neche has re-
Gently completed a course in st. Boni.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
LOCAL INSURANCE.

Many schemes of local insurance are
wrong in principle. Countv hail insur-
ance is wrong because when such a loss
comes it is apt to hit too many of the
stockholders. A local city or town in
surance company would inevitably fail to
pay its losses in case of extended fires in
that city, or the insured would have to
pay so large an assessment that the re-
suit would be that they would only pay
their own losses.
County farm insurance however, is not
open to this objection. Its risks are iso-
lated from each other, and not only that
they are also the safest risks that are i'll
svred. There is almost no moral haz-
ard," that is. the risk of a man burning
his own property for the insurance, and
the regular yearly rate can be every cer-
tai4ly foretold. Another good thing
about county insurance companies is the
expense account is very small, the Off
GERS serving for nominal salaries, or per
diem.
County Fire Insurance Company, pub
lished in this issue is an example of all
the foregoing facts. After several years
of very successful business they are abe
| to show most excellent statement. We
wonder that every farmer in the county
don't see his safety in this company at
nominal cost. Strange to say there are
many farmers who never realize the ad-
vantage of insurance on their buildings.
Why, it is pretty near worth the prem
iums one has to pay just for the satsfact-
ory feeling.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23

and the press has caused vastly more of
these improvements during the last fifty
years than was done by all other means
in two hundred years previously.
The art of writing clear, simple state
ments of common events is not simple
matter. 1t is far easier to write long, in
volved sentences. Invariably the young
or inexperienced writer makes too long
sentences and uses too many adjectives
and adverbs. In our own experience
the more years we write, the more per-
iods we use.
The editorials of the News are ex-
amples of what Mr.. James wouldn't like,
but the readers of the News like them.
They always say something, and say it
clearly and concisely, albeit mixed with
a little slang. which is more expressive
than good" English.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
"wHAr IS THE GOOD OF 1r3"

Several weeks ago in mentioning the
fact that Bathgate was to form special
district we asked "what was the advan-
tage OF it?'
Developments this week show that
there was considerable advantage Ito
to Bathgate.
The special district was organized un-
der law which has been repealed but
the repeal does not go into effect until
Jnly lst.
Under this law, the new special district
was empowered to include within its
boundaries such adjoining territory in
other districts wherever they could get
the consent of majority of the residents
in that territory. Following this law,
Bathgate has annexed to itself about the
following:
Fonr sections from District No. Two
in Neche township, four sections from
District 80 in Hamilton and three sec
tons from District No. Ten. The as
sessed valuation of this annexed territory
being about $50 600.
4 It is claimed that the annexation of all
this territory was unknown to the resi-
dents of the other districts as whole,
and that some Of the people who live in
the annexed territory had no notice
whatever of the proposed change in
boundaries until after it was all over.
There was meeting called last week
to adjust the Indebtedness OF the districts
according to the new boundaries, but
which failed because for want of pre-
vious knowledge the clerks and direct
ors were unpreparedS to make such an
adjustment. Another meeting is called
for Saturday at which time there is ex.
lpected to be quite a number Of people
on hand.
Of course Bathgate people may have
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

o. S, Representatives, Thos. F. Marshall.
A. j. GrOnna.
Senators, H.C. Hansbrough,P p. McCumber
Governor, E. Y. Sarles.
Lieut.. Governor, David Bartlett.
Secretary of Slate, E. II. Porter.
state Treasurer, A. Peterson.
State Auditor, h. l.. Holmes.
Attorney General. c. N. Erich,
Railroad Commissioners, Z. s. Deisem, j
Christianson, E. Stagne.
superintendent OF Public Instruction., w.
L.. Stockwell.
Commissioner of insurance, E. g. Coop.
er.
Commissioner OF Agriculture and Labor,
w. C. Giibreath,
Judges Supreme Court, N. y. Young, u.
E. Morgan. Edward Engrud.
sENATOks.
First District, udson LaMOure, Pembina.
Second District, Albert Garnet st. Thorn
ue.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District, j. i. Briden, Walhalla,
H. Chevaller, Bathgate. q. A. McCrae,
DraytOn.
sec0nu District, John Trumner, Cava-
ller, G. Ganssle, st. Thomas, Jos. Wal
ters, Gardar.
HullsOn.
Judge OF the District Court, Seventh Ju-
dicjul Dlstrlct,W. ). kneeshaW, Penn
bina.
Clerk Of District Court, A. L. Airth.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney, NJ. Brynjolfson.
Sheriff. Chas. Atkinson.
Auditor, Swain ThorWa!dson
Treasurer, Frank II. Anderson.
Register Of Deeoe, r. Glil.
County Judge, Z. 6. V1ck.
Superintendent of schools, +. M, Sherats
surveyor, r. II. HeDert
Coroner, DR.. u, r. Erskine.
Public Administrator, John Halcrow.
BOWesmOnt.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, f. G. Myrlck, Pembina.
Second District, s. Sigurdson, Gardar.
Third District, Fred ) FarrOw, Cavalier
Fourth District, }, N. Aorgan. Neche.
Fifth Diet, A. 4. Cox, Bowesmont.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
OUR "SLOPPY ENGLISH"

Henry James says the newspapers OF
this country use ''sloppy English" This
fastidious literary artist has been telling
the young ladies OF Bryn Mawr college
that "the newspapers and the common
schools are in the same class. They are
the influences which keep our speech
crude, untidy and careless"
These are crushing blows, coming from
one who sets himself up as the greatest
living master of English speech and who
makes the tractable old language do
strange stunts with the same facility and
hauteur with which a circus ringmaSter
puts trained dog through tricks.
James power over the English lam
guage is marvellous. He can take a single
sentence, string it out to almost infinite
length, tie dozen loop knots IN it, put
a heavy fringe at each end, and leave it
a bewilderingly brilliant thing to look at,
but without any meaning whatever.
For instance, here is a sample sem
tence carefully disentangled from his
recent series of articles in the North
American Review:
THAT might make one ask by
what strange law one had lived in
the other time, with gaps, to that
number in ones experience, in ones
consciousness, with So many mufied
spots in ones general vibration
the answer indeed to such -ques.
ton might carry with it an infinite
penetration of retrospect, penetra-
ton productive of ghostly echoes as
sharp sometimes as aches or pangs."'
Imagine newspaper made up Of sem
tences such as this! The unoffending
reading public would be driven to sui
eide.
We cannot all be linguist gymnasts,
and it is a good thing we can't. To have
something to say worth. saying and to
say it in the most direct and simp.e way
possible is sufficient for most of us.
Our English may be Sloppy" fun
tidy" and Careless but ii ii clearly
conveys wholesome thought it does
enough-it does more than Henry
James carefully beloved and befrilled
sentences dos Paul News. s5z
We might add a even a little more to
the above. We actually believe that the
press is doing more to simplify and al
the same time amplify the English Ian
guage than all other causes combined,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
SET THE TRAP

"For sale. Good buggy (trap). Apply
at the Echo office. .'-Drayton Echo.
If Luverne only knew how to ''set' that
"trap''( and any young lady can tell him
how) he would never advertise it for sale
until he had caught something every
young man sho"ld have.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23

The PIONEER EXPRESS ls sent only on the di-
rect order Of subscribers, and lie continued until
ordered stopped and all arrearages paid.
The rate of subscription is alike to all, 200
per year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice Of several premium papers in addi-
ton.
''Sample" or"marked copies" are sent as COM
pumentary cnly, and while we desire them to be
considered as invitations to subscribe, they will
not be continued except upon request.
The PIONEER EXPRESS is the best advertising
medium in the county, having moregenealr
circulation than any other paper. Card Of rates
sent on application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
d. 4 ~. Ayers Hair Vigor has been
DLQCk xz0/T restoring color to gray hair for
fifty years, and it never fails
to do this work, either. And you can rely upon it
for stopping your hair from falling &C. II Mass.

and probably will have another side to
the story, but this is the way that some
people who have been moved" without
their own consent tell it with comments
that we omit
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-23
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
TERMS. s2.oo FEE A9z4va1
= A. wardwel. G. g. Thompson
WARDWELL 3 THOMPSON.

Entered at the postofice at Pembina as second
class mail matter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Smoot
inquiry was resumed this morning be-
fore the committee on privileges and
elections. Senator Knox, the new
member of the committee, was pres
ent for the first time.
The first witness was William j.
Mcconnell, twice republican governor
of Idaho, and once senator. In his
political work he became well ac-
quainted with the Mormons, and de-
spite the fact that he was somewhat
prejudiced against them on account
of their peculiar institutions, he was
rather surprised to find them gener-
ally more moral in behavior than the
Gentiles. He never found any of
them drunk or gambling.
The witness said Gooding, who was
elected republican governor last year
in place of Governor Morrison, receiv-
ed large vote in the Mormon coun-
ties of South Idaho because of a let
ter written by Senator Dubois. who
was working for the democratic tick
ct, in which the latter charged that
the Mormons were criminals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
CoLoNIsTs ARE COMING.
Hartman System Reduces Rates 4,
the West.

What is probably the most extraor-
dinary inducement that has yet been
made to encourage immigration to
Oregon, Washington and Northern
Idaho, of settlers from the Middle
West, is announced today by the traf-
fic department of the o. r. & N.
Co. and Southern Pacific Oregon
lines. says a Portland paper
Effective February Is to May Is.
the rate on movables of colonists will
be reduced one-half. from the Mis-
souri, river to points in the william
cite valley on the Southern Pacific
Oregon lines, and one-third to all
points in Eastern Oregon and Wash.
ington and in Northern Idaho.
The rate will be made effective
during the periods in which low one
way passenger rates are named, under
what is termed colonist or home
seekers rates, combining to enable
settlers to migrate at
minimum cost
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
$4,000 FOR BABY's LIFE.
Perry Abbey of Waltsburg, Begins
Suit to Recover Damages.

Walla Walla, Jan. 11.-Eight thous-
and dollars damages for the death ot
his baby is the sum asked for In a
suit began in the Columbia coun "
superior court by Perry Abbey against
George Woods, a well known farmer
of Waitsburg.
The suit, which will be tried at the
January term of court, is a sequel to
a sad tragedy which occurred near
Waitsburg last year, when Woods al
lowed his team to get away and run
over Mrs. Abbey, who with her baby.
was driving along the country road.
Mrs Abbey was badly bruised by
being thrown out of the rig and when
her baby was picked up 1t was dead.
1t was alleged at the time that Mr..
Woods was Intoxicated and showed
criminal carelessness in losing con-
troll of his team. Owing to the prom
inence OF all the parties concerned the
trial is expected to attract considera-
BILE attention. Numerous witnesses
have been usbpoenaed on both sides
and bitter contest is expected to re-
suit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11

Salem, Jan. 11.-What gave every
appearance of being a prolonged
deadlock in the state senate, was
broken last night, by the surrender
of the Carter forces resulting in a
unanimous vote for Senator Kuyken-
dali, of Lane county. for president
The 64th ballot was taken at 1870
p. m. yesterday. and as there was no
sign of break. it was decided by the
leaders that further voting was use
less. Adjournment was taken until
s o'clock, and caucus was held in
the meantime, during which Carter
made a complete surrender to the
Kuykendall forces. Upon reassemhl-
ing at 8 o'clock, the 65th ballot was
taken, which resulted in the unani-
nous choice of Kuykendall, all the
rs republican senator's voting solidly
for, the Lane county man.
Little bitterness was shown in the
contest, but every man on each side
seemed determined to fight 1t out or
tie up the legislature for the session
u ia openly declared that had Carter
not made a personal effort to COM
promise the matter, that his followers
would have remained loyal, despite
the results.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11

Because of the early opening OF
the tourist rates this year (on Febru-
AIRY 49, the Hartman system expects
carry the largest number of people
ever handled by any system to the
Pacific Coast in one year" said Tray
cling Passenger Agan: J. II. O'NeilI.
to the East Oregonian today.
I'VE expect a class of people this
year that will stay. The opportunities
offered in the Northwest for actual
settlers were never more inviting than
now, when the irrigation era seems to
be dawning. The idle lands and idle
waters of the West are sure to be
brought together by both private and
government projects, and Fasteners
who are crowded, congested and dis
satisfied are awake TO this movement.
I'm the past year the Hartman
lines have distributed almost a train
load of descriptive literature concern
ing Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
and it is bearing fruit The call for
more literature is constant and per-
sistent, and is an evidence that per-
manent settlers are headed toward
the Northwest"
Already the Hartman system is
for the beginning of the
rush to the coast, and the passenger
equipment is being placed in readi-
ness.
The letter writing campaigns now
being carried on by the public
schools, the special editions of Port
land papers, descriptive of the Lewis
and Clark fair, and the active adver-
tising of the fair through magazines,
newspapers and circulars in the East
are all bearing fruits. A genuine in
terest is being stirred up in all the
Eastern states concerning Oregon.
and from every source comes the in
that an unprecedented rush |
IF permanent settlers will visit the |
Northwest coast this year. The rail- |
'oads are ready to meet the rush
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11

He concludes by denunciation Of
the lobby.
The feature of the inauguration
address was the statement that any
attempt ON the part of the instruc-
tors or management of any state edu-
cational institution ito influence the
belief that our system of government
is based upon fallacious principles,
Will result In immediate dismissal"
He refers to the growth of socialism
in the State University.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
He INSISTS ON FREIGHT REGULATION

Washington, Jan. 11.-Unless the
present congress enacts legislation
looking to the regulation of freight
rates, the president will call a special
session. This semi-official announce
ment was made today.
The president continued in confer
ence with the leaders of congress to-
day on tariff revision and the ques-
ton of increasing the powers of the
interstate commerce commission.
After leaving the White House to-
day, Speaker Cannon, who is known
to be opposed to tariff revision, said
he was willing to abide by the judg-
ment of the republican leaders in
congress.
Would Increase Its Powers.
In the senate today Newlands, of
Nevada, advocated federal control of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
One Informal Ballot.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 11.-The
first informal ballot for United States
senator, taken in the Legislature today
resulted as follows:
senate-Flint 16. Bard I, Fisk S.
Knight 6, Bell 4, John p. Taylor /.
Assembly-Flint 81, Knight IA, Bard
is. Fisk IA, Brooks 1, Bell (dem.) 4.
Henry T. Oxnard-s name was not
presented. This morning Oxnard is
sued letter to the other candidates
saying his votes were held in reserve.
If deadlock, or it appeared the sem
atorship would be lost to Southern
California, he would enter the con-
test.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11

Berlin, Jan. IA fatal clash be-
tween reservists and local garrison
is reported from Smolensk, Russia.
Three thousand reservists en- route
for the Far East, ran amuck, rioting
and plundering in parts of the city
The governor ordered the local gar
rison out. They fired on the reservists
killing 200 and--wonRdipg several
hundred.
The colonel commanding the re-
servists, and five Junior officers COM
mitted suicide from shame.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
FOUR MEN INSTANTLY KILLED.
Car In Mine Shaft Falls Upon Load
ed Car.

Calumet, Mich, Jan. 11.-Four
men were instantly killed and two
injured by an accident in the shaft
of the Victoria mine at Glenn's Falls
today.
car which was frozen at the top
of the shaft became loose and fell
on an ascending car below. Two men
in the ascending car were killed and
two others hurled to the bottom of
the shaft to instant death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
Land Withdrawn.

Walla Walla, Jan. 1.-THE local
land office today received a message
from the secretary of the interior, di-
recting that over 10000 acres of arid
land on the line between Franklin
and Adams counties be Immediately
withdrawn from settlement. pending
the surveys on the Palouse irrigation
project. The land is rough i'm char
acter and has been one of the chief
horse ranges for Indians for the past
quarter of n century.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
GOV. MEAD MAKES recommendations

Olympia, wash, Jan. 11.-Albert E.
Mead was inaugurated governor to-
day. In his message he recommends
the passage of the railroad commits
sion law, the commission to be COM
posed of three men appointed by the
governor, to fix the tariffs over the
railroads of the state.
He recommends reform of the di-
vorce laws and to make it felony
for parents to desert their children
or the husband the wife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
Wireless stations for Iiehthouses.

Portland, Jan. T1.-Major Langfitt,
government engineer for the port of
Portland, has recommended five wire
tess telegraphy stations for the fol-
lowing lighthouses on the coast: At
Admiralty Head and Point Wilson, on
Puget Sound; Capes Flattery, Disap-
pointment and Blanco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
To Relieve siberian Railway.

London, Jan 11.-Owing to the
large number of steamers sailing from
the Pacific ports of the United States
for Vladivostok, it is believed here
that Russia is making an effort to
relieve the Siberian railway and sup
ply the Manchurian army by way of
Vladivostok-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
OF
SMOOT INQUIRY
Defense is Beginning to Score
Reliable and important Tes.
tlmony,
EX-GOV. MCCONNELL OF
IDAHO TAKES THE STAND.

Who Has Also Been a
United States Senator, Testifies to
the Uniform High Moral Character
OF the Mormon People, Although
He Confesses That He Went Among
Them at First Much Prejudiced-
No Drunkards or Gamblers Among
Them-How Dubois Burchared His
Ticket.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
TWO WHITES AND ONE NEGRO.
Negro Laborer Saved Statue From Be-
ing Blown TO Pieces.

Washington, Jan. 11.--Further par
ticulars indicate that two white men
and one negro were concerned in the
attempt to dynamite the Frederick
the Great statue. They left a cab and
hung a small valise containing the
dynamite with a lighted fuse to the
iron fence surrounding the statue,
and then escaped. The cab is said
to be one connected with the Penn
sylvania station line.
The negro who saved the statue
Is G. c. Ellis, an ordinary day laborer
employed on the barracks grounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
SHERIFF WORD
ROUTS GAMBLERS
Final Triumph for the Laws
Observance in 0regOn's
Metropolis,
AFTER a BITTER FIGHT, THE
PORTLAND CLUB CLOSES.

Most Powerful Force of Gamblers N,
the Pacific Coast Has Yielded 10
MultnOmah COunty's Fearless Shex-
iff-Damage Suits Against Word
Are Withdrawn, Fight is Ended and
the Saloon at the Portland CIub
VIII Be Permitted to Reopen-Most
Sensational Fight in History Of Or
egon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11

Babe" Walton, youthful desper-
ado, who held up n Portland street
car and shot a policeman in Septem-
Der, has been denied a new hearing
and was yesterday taken to the peni-
tentiary to serve 25-year sentence
for his crime. He will be As years of
age when his sentence is complete, be-
ing but 20 years of age now.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-11
MAY SPLIT THE ASSOCIATION.
Stockmen Contend Over Proposed Re
organization.

Denver. Jan. 1.-THE proposition
TO reorganize the National Livestock
association has thrown the delegates
of the convention into discord. open
threats of revolt IL the scheme goes
through are heard on every hand. OPP
ponents of the scheme say the pack
ers, railroads and stockyards interests
would soon be in control of the new
organization.