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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15
NORTH DAKOTA UP IN FRONT.

The state of North Dakota has one
of the best exhibits of grains. grasses
and agricultural products at the Min
nosota state fair. The exhibit has
been in the course of preparation,
under the direction of Commissioner
Of Agriculture Gibreath, who has lent
every energy towards gathering and
arranging an exhibit which shall be
equal, if not superior, to any other that
will be shown in the agricultural build
ing. Grains and grasses are all dis
played in glass cases, and the sheaves
Of the several kinds of grain have been
artistically arranged with black
background. The cases are large
enough to permit the grain and straw
to be shown together, and the straw
has been stripped and CLEANS with a
bright golden color against the back
ground of black. There will be forty
cases in all in the exhibit. and when
arranged in the agricultural building
1t will attract much attention from all
visitors who have knowledge of grain
products and appreciate a splendid
display. The products have been
gathered from all parts of the state
from average fields and show more
clearly than columns of description
what splendid crops have been raised
in North Dakota this year and the
possibilities of the soil, both in the
Red river valley and the James river
valley. the Missouri slope and the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15
MODEL SCHOOL ADDITION.
$4,000 Wing to Valley City Normal
Approaches COMPLETION.

The s40.0nO cas-, wing addition to
the Valley City state normal school IN
course of construction will be used ex,
clUsively for model. school and it is
of such a distinctive character as to
constitute almost a new type among
school buildings. The model school
was planned by Prof. A. P. Hollis, SUI
pervisor of practice teaching in the
normal. He planned TO make series
of rooms that would approach the con-
ditions in the most progressive public
schools. and in his study of them he
noted that they were beginning to pro-
tect the study period of the scholar
and that what is known as the depart
ment plan is being teNtended through
the grades. BY this plan several grades
study in a large quiet room and recte
in other rooms to special teachers.
This idea has been fully carried out
in the new model school, and there
will be four large central rooms in the
building that will be used for study
rooms for two grades of two classes
each.
The faculty of the model school
consists OF the following: Andrew P.
Hollis. supervisor or superintendent:
Orla A. Barton. manual training and
critic; Sara l.. Roberts, critic primary
department: Bernice NJ Shank. critic
intermediate grades; Maud Fraser,
critic Intermediate grades.
Mr.. Barton is new teacher at Val.
ley City and comes from Des Moines,
where Ec has been in charge of man.
,,al training. The model school makes
no charge for tuition and all children
are welcome. Eight grades are taught
and on completion the student goes
fall term begins Oct 3.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15
WAHPEToN LANDMARK BURNS.

Ole City Hall, a Frame Structure, Is
Destroyed.
The city hall in Wahpeton. an old
landmark that has done service for
over twenty years. was burned last
week. The building was frame
structure. and fifty-foot tower, used
for drying fire hose, Joined it one side.
The tower caught fire from a blaze in
McGregor's blacksmith shop on an ad-
ioinin. lot, and was soon mass of
flames. Most of the city's books and
other property was saved. A new mod
ern brick hall will be built either this
fall or in the spring. @
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

western part of the state. There is
one case at alfalfa which will appeal
to those interested in forage crops,
the alfalfa being exceptionally heavy
and rich.
This case Of alfalfa alone proves the
possibilities of North Dakota soil for
raising this crop, which is one of the
most valuable forage crops for the
feeding of sheep and cattle and yields
several tons TO the acre and two or
three crops a season. There are sew
eral cases OF oats from fields whose
yield will range from sixty-five to
ninety bushels to the acre, one case
OF spe'z which is especially hardy
and ranks with macaroni wheat as a
sure crop getter: and. speaking OF
macaroni wheat. there are samples of
this grain which must be seen to be
appreciated. The yield in the field
from which it was gathered will range
from twenty to thirty-five bushels to
the acre. The bearded heads are
large and full and SO heavy that stand
ing in the field they bend over upon
the straw from their own weight.
Macaroni is one of the surest crops
IN the state, and there is large acre.
age in this year. Bread and food
products made from it are claimed by
many persons to be superior to those
made from ordinary grades of wheat.
There is also hluestem and fife wheat
OF exceptional quality and some fine
samples of fax,
In the way of grasses, there are sew
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15
LESS WHEAT THAN EXPECTED.

Last week was an excellent one for,
t:reshing around Wahpeton and the
machines were running steadily all
week. The grain is not turning out
as well as was expected. The wheat
yield for this county, including durum
wheat. will average. between twelve
and fifteen bushels.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

A gasoline threshing rig invented by
D. NJ. Hartsough of Litchfield, Barnes
county. is creating considerable curl.
sosity down on Sand Prairie, near
Kathryn. The machine travels over
the field. gathers the shocks and
threshes the grain as it moves along.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

The condition Of the COURT house AZ
Rolla is said to be bad and as there Isl
considerable discussion over removing
the; county seat. the matter viii prob
ably be put to vote before new build,
ing is ordered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

age and smut is found in a good many
fields, especially in the southern part
of the county There is practically no
smut, however, in fields sown with
treated grain. sg Ii
Little flax has been cut up to the
present, but it promises a good yield,
and corn will be a very good crop.
Oats and barley are yielding well, but
most of the barley is of low grade
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15
YIELD Has WIDE RANGE.
Wheat Runs as High as 20 Bushels
Is IA and as Low as 9.

Threshing has been in full operation
In this county since Monday. and a
number of fields already have been
cleaned up. The yield varies, some
fields running as high as to 20 to %
bushels of wheat to the acre and
others as low as 9 and 10. The av-
Eerage for the county probably will be
between u and IS bushels. to the
acre. The rains during the harvest
leem torhaye done quite little dam
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

Complaints were made at Mandan
of the actions of an opera company
that passed through that city on one
of the N. p. flyers. = z :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15


eral sheaves of buffalo grass, bronze
grass, blue joint, timothy and clover.
al SO heavy and rich that it is diff.
cult to say which is the finest speci-
men. and showing how North Dakota
soil will raise fodder for stock OF a
quality superior to any in the North
west. Some corn will be exhibited,
the stalks of which are twelve and
one-half feet high, the average man
reaching with his hand less than half
way up the stalk. There are also
'beets, turnips, onions, potatoes and
different kinds of vegetables. Beets
and turnips weighing twenty-five
pounds will be among the exhibits.
Every kind Of grain raised in North
Dakota is displayed in this exhibit.
The vegetables prove that no soil in
the world equals that of North Dakota
in producing quantity and in the quail.
ity OF vegetables produces. The grain
amply defends North Dakota's title as
the "bread basket of the world" The
corn proves that the corn belt has
moved northward, and that North Da.
kota is now to be included in the great
corn producing region. Alfalfa and
the various kinds of grasses show that
no state offers more splendid oppor.
tunity for stock raising. Taken all in
all, the exhibit is comprehensive of
North Dakota's agricultural resources
and should do much to lead to inquiry
by land buyers and farmers with re.
gard to the cheap and fertile lands OF
North Dakota.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-15

Philip Range has secured fine crops
on his farms near jamestown. and it
is sight worth a trip there to see
them. He has 100 acres of wheat, 20
acres of oats, the heaviest he ever
raised in his farming experience, 100
acres of barley and one of the finest
fields Of corn ever raised there. The
corn is yellow dent, planted May
2S. now hardening, and two more
weeks will I'LL it. ripening now being
in progress. Mr.. Range is thorough
farmer, works his land intelligently
and has one Of the best farms in
[ county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
COLUMBIA IRRIGATION COMPANY
FINISHES ITS BIG CANAL At
WALLULA.
New Ditch Will Reclaim in Vicinity Of
1000 Acres Of Sandy Land
Values.

Work on the big irrigation project
promoted by the Columbia Irrigation
company, Seattle concern, in the
vicinity of Wallula, was finished last
Thursday and water will be turned
into the canal some time this week
to test the levels and the carrying
capacity Of the new ditch. which has
it's intake on the Walla Walla river
at Nine-mile bridge and runs in a
northwestern direction. The company
has had big force of men employed
on the work for the past year and
the project 1t is estimated entailed
an outlay Of $4,000. The canal is
about Is miles in length and will re-
claim in the neighborhood of 1000
acres of sandy land north of Wal
lula.
Land covered by the new canal has
taken a big jump in price and tracts
that a year ago could have been
bought for IS an acres are now held
at from SIS to 500 an acre and the
holders are not anxious to sell at this
figure. The Columbia Irrigation
company acquired several thousand
acres of this land three years ago,
which will be plated and placed on
the market this winter. Wallula
people are highly elated over the COM
pletion of the big project and boom
in real estate values is now looked
for. Wallula will be the natural ship
ping point for the products of the new
section.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS The
HEALTH LAWS OF STATE
TAKE PRECEDENCE.
School Boards Can Require Each Pu-
oil to be Vaccinated to Avert
Contagious Epidemic.

State health laws take precedence
of school laws, says Attorney General
Atkinson in a letter to the Bellingham
superintendent of schools in which
the state officer directs the superin-
tendent to enforce the Bellingham
board of health rules and require all
pupils to be vaccinated or else ex-
clude the pupils from school, The
letter from the attorney general in
part follows.
Your city board Of health, Bel
bingham being a city of more than TO-
900 inhabitants, under the statute OF
this state as set forth in sec. 20, sub.
of the school code, has the right
to order that all pupils shall be vac
cinated and that you shall exclude
from school all pupils who are not or
refuse to be vaccinated.
"This law is made all the stronger
by the fact that you seem to have
what would be called an epidemic of
smallpox, but regardless of that, under
the statutes they have the right to
issue such an order as referred to
above.
ct is your duty as superintendent
of the city schools to enforce such
order of the board.
I'm reply to your question as to
what bearing, if any, the order re-
ferred to above mas on the law re-
curing attendance the full time school
is in session. I will say that if the
Jaw excludes pupils from the school,
which would be the case when child
rem refuse to be vaccinated, the law
requiring attendance the full term of
school would not be in force.
THAT is, the previous health law
would take precedence, and when he
is excluded under that law he would
in attendance at school"
There are seven cases Of smallpox
at Bellingham and the city board of
health ordered all pupils vaccinated
and directed the superintendent to
exclude from school all children not
vaccinated within two weeks. The
superintendent wrote to the attorney
general advice with the result the re-
ply above penned.
Under this opinion the Walla Wall
la health board can compel vaccina-
ton Of all children attending public
schools of the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
FEELING AGAINST WHITE.
Newspaper Man Will be Tried for
Attempted Murder.

PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 16.-Fur-
Their particulars of the shooting at
Coupeville was obtained today by
newspaper representative, who talked
to Sheriff Comsdock of Island coun-
ty by long distance telephone. The
sheriff stated that just before he shot
Publisher White of the Times, the lat
ter was drawing a bead on some by
stander with repeating shotgun of
the latest pattern. He pulled the trig-
ger, according to the sheriff, but for
some reason the cartridges missed fire
and this fortunate circumstance
probably saved the splitting of inno-
cent blood.
In shooting White the sheriff hit
him in the right arm, the ball going
through the muscles, breaking no
bones. The sheriff stated that White
would in all probability be brought
to trial on charge of attempted MUIR
der. The feeling against him
throughout the county is quite pro-
nounced, inasmucn as White has
been in trouble there before. It is
said White was a cowboy On the
plains before coming to Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
BLOCKS FRAUDS AT POLLS.
Fifty Thousand Names Secured o.
Former Votes Barred.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Registra-
ton for city and county fall cleo
lions began in New York today with
many precautions in readiness to Sc
cure an honest registration. Super
intendent Of Elections Morgan said
that he had secured $4,000 names of
former voters after whose names are
marked one of the following words:
Dead. Papers cancelled. Con-
vict. Warrant. Removed"
This list" said Mr.. Morgan, in
cludes those who have been out of
New York city for a year, and If any,
one tries to register under name
on this list. he will be challenged.
The dates Of registration have been
arranged this year to give time for
Investigation Of each voter who is I'M
der any suspicion"
All naturalization papers Of the last
five years have been secured by the
superintendent Of elections. Arrange
ments nave been made with the board
Of city magistrates to have all men
who are arraigned after being chal-
lenged held for two days to be exam
ined by Attorney General Mayor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
REACTION COMING.
Emigrants Return to Italy Wiser
Says Miss Bernardy.

BOSTON. Oct. 16.-"The fever of
emigration from Italy to the Unit
ed States is to see a reaction, and
that at no far distant date. Italians
leaving their home land in the ex-
citement of adventure and gold seek
ing are fast learning that there is lit
tie more than a horrible existence
awaiting them"
Miss Amy Bernardy, supervisor of
Italian at Smith college, arrived yes
terday afternoon on the White Star
liner Canopic after spending ner va
cation at her home in Rome, and
made this statement as a result of
careful study of emigration in Italy.
She has for several years been an
active worker and student of the i'm
migration problem and the distribu-
ton of the large number of Italian
immigrants who are crowding the
large cities.
During her stay in Italy Miss Ber-
nardy visited Admiral Reynaudi, who
has charge of Italian emigration, and
talked with him several times about
the problems which nave developed as
a result of the vast army of Italians
who are coming to the United States.
She said:
THE fever of emigration to the
towns are being almost entirely de-
populated. 1t is terribly mistaken
idea that the Italian government is
in favor of this wholesale emigration.
The government is entirely satisfied
that those VINO desire come to the
United States, but every effort is put
forward to prevent coercion being
used to get these people away from
their homes. It is only a fad, this un-
precedented emigration. Italian people
are now returning much wiser than
when they left their homes. Regula-
tons are being discussed by govern
ment officials and may be put in
force at any time, to stop this emf
grafton and protect the hundreds who.
moved by wild tales of riches, are be-
ing drawn from their homes, where
now they live in ease and quiet, to
the horrors of life in the poor quarters
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16

of our large cities. On my trip the
White Star line generously gave me
the freedom of the ship and I made a
study Of the conditions under which
immigrants live on sfipboard.
found them well cared for and well
treated"
Miss Bernady, in addition to her COL
lege work, is special correspondent
of the Gionnale d'Italia of Rome, and
while in Italy is a member of the staff.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
FLIES ABOVE THE SEINE.
Further Details Of M. Ernest Arch
deacon's "Kite."

PARIS, Oct. 16.-Details OF the re-
cent areroplane ascensions are still
related with interest. M Ernest
Archdeacon pins his faith to the aero
plane and contends that 1t has ad-
vantages over the balloon form OF
airships that make comparison out OF
the question.
Archdeacon's machine differs from
the Knabenshue model In the
one great essential-wings. The
Americans model has no wings; the
Frenchmans model is all wings. Arch
deacon's airship is a sort OF magni-
fed kite.
It is intended eventually to nave
device that will generate enough
power to lift Archdeacon OF che
ground, and give the start boy gets
for his kite when he takes run be-
fore setting it aloft. But at the time
of the recent experiment this had
not been finished, and to get the aero
plane into the air it was necessary to
have recourse to some outside means.
On land an automobile would have
answered the purpose. On the water
it was decided to use the nearest ap-
proach to the horseless vehicle, SO the
motorboat was pressed into service.
The autoboat was placed on a raft
and attached to the motorboat Lara
pierre. Voisin, the pupil and asso-
ciate of Archdeacon, took his place
alone in the center Of the apparatus.
At a signal the autoboat was started
at full speed, and when it had gone
but a short distance the aeroplane
began to respond to the pressure of the
air on it's huge sides, and, trembling
SLIGHTLY on the raft, it gradually rose
clear. and stood out above the water.
Voisin now quickly freed the aero
plane of the fastenings that bound it
to the Lorapierre and rose free OF
everything. He shot up into the air
,1iagonally to height of about 300
yards, and then he cut a series OF re-
markable maneuvers, turning quickly,
going higher, coming down, going IN
gradually widening curves, and taking
all sorts of sudden shoots.
After an exhibition that lasted a
matter Of an hour, and proved that he
had the machine under perfect control
Voison gradually let it descend till it
rested gently on the bosom of the
river. In the test he had fulfilled all
PROMISES made by himself and part
ner for the aeroplane. No less an au-
thority than Santos-Dumont did not
hesitate to extend congratulations.
The Archdeacon aeroplane follows
in it's essential lines the wonderful
machine constructed by Alder in 1897
This was called the Avion, and had
the most powerful motor that had, up
to that time, ever been put on an air
ship. The total cost Of the Avion was
100000. It was not a success, Tor
in tests made at Satory the machine
broke while attempting to raise toe
heavy a weight, and owing to the i'm
| mense outlay of money required to re-
pair it, was sent to the scrap neap. II
| is probable with this failure in mind
that Knabenshue predicts the failure
of all future aeroplanes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
HIS VIEW OF 1T.
Missouri's Governor Says State May
Sometime Insure Their Citizens

WARENSBURG, Mo, Oct. 16.-
Governor Folk, in a speech here an
nounced his views on life-insurance
graft in this emphatic language:
when the directors of a great in
surance company use the money in
trusted to their care for their own
profit, that is graft.
when the president Of a great in
surance company takes the funds held
in trust for the beneficiaries of insur-
ance policies and, without their
knowledge and consent, converts a
part of this trust fund into a politi-
cal campaign fund, that is embezzle-
ment.
1T is just the same as if a public
official in charge Of public funds were
to put his hands into the public treas
ury and take therefrom money which
he turns over to someone else for po-
1itical or private purposes.
Millions in Insurance.
There is now in the hands Of in
surance companies in the United
States a total sum greater than the
money supply of the nation. 1t has
become of nearly as much import
ance to the welfare of the country
what individual controls the millions
of dollars of this or that life insuf-
ance company as it Is who is secre-
| tary Of the treasury of the United
States.
fragrant breaches of trust on the
part of those intrusted with handling
these millions call attention to the
necessity of holding these trustees to
strict accountability before the bar
of justice.
Square Deal in Insurance.
| "Officials of life insurance COM
pany should be prosecuted when they
are faithless, the same as corrupt men
in public office.
Legitimate combinations of capt.
tai, whether they be for insurance
purposes or otherwise, are entitled to
fair treatment, the same as individ-
uals; with equal and exact justice. no
more and no less.
But if they cannot exist without
| racortipo to hriherv and SI1rrentitiOuS
violations of the law, it would be bet
ter for the people that they be wiped
out of existence.
''Tne time may come when the state
will insure her own citizens at far less
cost and with far more safety to
those who need that protection.
Insurance Trust Gigantic.
when one reflects that Missouri
alone sends away premiums amount
ing to $14,OS4,946 a year, the gigantic
nature Of the insurance trust can be
realized.
''The millions piled up in the great
insurance companies seem to be the
SYSTEM whereby the financial af-
fairs of the country are being manip-
ulated to the injury Of the people and
the benefit of special few. If the
System is working an illegal game,
the best way, instead Of trying to
beat the System at it's own game, is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That
the partnership heretofore existing
between D. D. carp and o. z. Skinner,
& Skinner has this day been dissolv-
ed by mutual consent, o. z. Skinner
retiring.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16

Hack and parcel delivery from Col
lege Place to Walla Walla every two
hours. Headquarters at College Place
grocery store; Walla Walla
-Tallman's drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-16

to put stop to 1t by enforcing the
law, against the members of the 'Sys-
tenn and take their graft away from
them"