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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Henry Arthur Jones, the English
dramatist. says the people should read
plays as we'll as see them. Heavens!
Has the man no pity?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24
SEEKS DEATH IN WELL.
Iowa Woman browns Herself Before
Her Mothers Eyes.

Her Mothers Eyes.
Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. %. - Pas
sionately kissing her mother good-by
at S o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs
Floy Anderson ran from the house and
jumped into the we'll near their home
at Polk City. Her mother tried in
vain to rescue the woman, who was
drowned before her eyes. Mrs. An
derson was the daughter of N. R.
Lantz, former land agent for Iowa and
now connected with one Of the the govern
ment departments at Washington. His
daughter was insane. She was q
widow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Owing to the disturbed condition OF
the public mind in Russia, the prof.
ect of a tunnel through the Caucasus,
to cost $15O,O00,000, has been temper.
arily laid aside.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24
HUNTER DEAD IN WOODS.
Daniel Webster Apparently Became
Lost and Died Of Heart Failure.

Marquette. Mich, Nov. 20. - A six
days search for Daniel Webster, a
hunter from Perrinton. Lower Michi-
gan, missing from his camp in Luce
county, has eliminated in the discov-
cry of his dead body in the woods
twelve miles from Newberry. He was
not shot. The supposition is that he
lost his bearing and, becoming excited,
was stricken with heart failure.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

A Philadelphia woman had her hus-
band arrested for beating her between
prayers. He was probably praying for
more strength"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Jerome K. Jerome's joke about
American cooking is all right-as a
joke. Also it is all right when applied
seriously to some American cooking.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Pittsburg is to have hotel Of great
magnificence, and New York one Of
great height. You pays your money
md You takes your choice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Secretary Taft thinks football needA
reforming. 1t is certainly no game,
as played at present, for gentlemen
built on the architectural lines of Mr..
Taft.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Chief Chemist Wiley found butter
colored, withs coal tar dye. but with
out a tremendous journey he could
have made the much more painful
discovery of butter favored with it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

BY the use Of kites at Fort Leaven.
worth the signal corps has demon.
strated that the upper air is full Of
wireless messages lowering around
and looking for some convenient
place to light.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

When a bank fails, it is only an
other case where the examiners fail
ed to examine or the directors to d.
-ect.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Hall Game addressed the Rockefel-
Ter bible class on "The Pace That
Kills" Does Mr.. Caine use a gaso.
Vine, electric or steam car?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

On the new liner America there 10
every modern facility for getting
meals, but the facilities for keeping
hem are as primitive as ever.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

The full fall text of the Portsmouth
treaty shows it to be much more COM
prehensive than the summary sum-
mary would have led one to believe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24
TWO Killed n Wreck.

Jamestown, NJ y. Nov. 20. The
east bound Atlantic express on the.
Erie railroad was wrecked at Fal-s
;coner, three miles east Of here last
night. The passengers escaped with a.
severe shaking up, Two trainmen were
killed. s53 $
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Where" asks a Nashville paper,
ARE the strong men," A good many
of them are playing center just now.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Admiral Togo can't be so much Of
hero, after all. He hands over every
cent of his salary GO his wife.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

The consumption of Scotch whisky
is steadily declining" So it was
really fad and not preference.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

If they shoot too we'll for the world
to know about it, Uncle Sans tars
must be shooting some.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

Ais quiet in Ekaterinoslav-the
place with the name that sounds like
a roll of musketry.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

The man who makes two laughs
grow where two sour faces grew be-
lore deserves to be made a multimil.
'lonaire.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24
The Grand Duke Cyril must thank
bis stars that he was exiled when he
was.

A woman seldom makes fool out
of man; she usually acts as natures
assistant.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24

votes were cast in favor of Prince
Carl of Denmark as king of Norway,
and 68,852 against him.
A bomb outrage was perpetrated in
the Pera quarter of Constantinople.
The authorities will not permit par
:iculars to be sent at present.
According to the Paris correspond
ent of news agency, Mr.. Soueng, the
Chinese minister, says the Chinese en-
peror contemplates round of visits to
european courts in 1906.
It is reported among those who
know Sir Thomas Upton we'll that he
is benedict, having secretly married
Scotch girl in humble circumstances
years before he dreamed of reaching
his present condition of prosperity.
There are two great regrets OF my
life. One that have not yet lifted the
Americas cup and the other that
have not been married, secretly or
otherwise" is Sir Thomas Lipton's re-
ply to the statement published in the
United States that he years ago was
secretly welded to Scotch girl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-24
From tho Capital.


Orders have been given the navy de-
partment for the return of the battle
ship Oregon from the Philippines to
the United States at an early date.
Minister Rockhill cabled from Pc
kin that Baron Komura had arrived at
that place to take up with the Chinese
government the details Of the peace
treaty relative to Manchuria.
President Roosevelt has reiterated
that he was in favor of joint statehood
for the territories of Oklahoma and In
dian territory. He made this state
ment to a delegation from the two ter
ritories.'
Senior Casasus, the new Mexican
ambassador, paid his first call upon
Secretary Root at the state depart
ment to discuss the preliminaries of
his formal presentation to President
Roosevelt, the date for which has not
yet been set.
The report of the board of lady man.
ayers of the st. Louis exposition, Of
which Mrs. Daniel Manning is chair
man, has been issued from the govern
ment printing office, Mrs. Manning
utilizing for the purpose unexpended
balances from the money borrowed by
the exposition from congress.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14

tanning suits of clothing which had
been received Saturday afternoon by
express, but which the company is
responsible as they had not been de-
livercd. Agent Simons at once noti-
fled his company Of the attempted
blow-up, and Monday afternoon
Travelling Auditor ". S. Fischbcck ar
rived here from Scdalia, but no at
tempt was made to open up the safe
until Tuesday morning, when he
worked the combination and swung
the door open, finding the books
papers, etc, as above stated.
The burglars are supposed to be
three Strangers who loaicd about town
during Saturday with the intention of
making a raid that night. The burg
lars have not been apprehended.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14
New Rural Route From Marvin.

Marvin, the new station and post
office on the Rock Island five miles
east Of Versailles, is soon to have a
nee delivery route which win cover a
scope Of territory northeast of that
place. The examination Of applicants
was held in the circuit court room
here last Saturday. FIVE applicants
being examined. The examination
papers were forwarded to Washington
Tor final examination ana a decision
will soon be rendered. The route
will livery likely start this month.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14

Joe Mccain passed through this sec
ton one day last week OIL his way to
California where he secured a new ~tilresll-
ing machine, engine aad everything
complete.
Chris Gaiser has one of the most thor
oughly equipped well drills that has ever
been in tins vicinity, They drill about
forty feet a day and are never at a place
longer than a week at a time. They are
:Ow,drilli1H for Henry Tipton-
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14
Rucc Horse Falls From Train.

A fine racing mare VAS found in
the vicinity OF Salem west OF this city
under singular circumstances. A
load Of fine stock passed through here
going east OF die Rock Island Sunday
night. The door OF car in which this
mare was located was open and it is
supposed she became loose. Being
close to the door became oycrba!anccd
and fell from the train. The mare is
a beautiful bay, but is pretty badly
used up owing to injuries received
from the fail. her jaw being broken
while her limbs are bruised ard stiff
icned. She vas brought to this city
and is at Potter Il Ailcc's livery barn
while the owners have been notified
OF her whereabouts, Sic was 70 en-.
ter the races this week at ST. Louis,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14
WALNUT GROVE

Brown Bros. bought cattle from Frank
Gowman last week.
J. W. Kaufman disposed Of two car
loads of cattle last week.
Sam Ramer bought several head Of
two-year-old rIules last week.
Dan kauffmai returned recently from
. business trip to Pennsylvania.
Thos. Hayes AND Miss Lizzie Lehman
were married last week. The groom Is a
.rucf The late z. y. Hayes
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14
SAFE BLOWERS IN VERSAILLES
Attempt to Blow Up the Safe az
Missouri Pacific Depot During
last Saturday Night.

Quite a sensation was created in
this city last Sunday morning when
our citizens learned that safe blowers
had visited Versailles and while the
populace were quietly slumberlrg the
burglars were busily engaged at their
hazardous vocation, and had selected
the safe at the Missouri Pacific de-
pot where they could, owing to its
location. do their work without
molestation.
About $50 Sunday morning Z. &.
Morgan, assistant and operator at the
depot, was attracted to the office BY
the window in front being slightly
raised. He tried to unlock the door
to the waiting room but found the
catch slipped on the inside. He
then examined the window, and soon
discovered the safe just inside with
the door completely soaped, q cap to
which a six inch fuse was attached ar
ranged near center at the top of the
safe doo- ready to be exploded, while
it appeared that nitro~glycerine had
been freely used in soaping the COM
bination lock. Mr.. Morgan did not
care to disturb the dangerous looking
surroundings and at once notified the
agent, +. n. Simons. They in COM
pany with City Marshall Duccy, went
to the depot and made an investiga-
ton.
The burglars had pricd open the
back window of the waiting room
with a Chisel which was left in depot.
Then the back window Of the Office
had been raised 50 they could have a
clear means OF escape. The safe
showed that they had completed the
job ready for blowing it up, but had
evidently become frightened and de-
camped without finishing the job.
i&~ightwatch Dick Blackburn visit
ed the rear Of the depot about 2:3D
Sunday morning and made some noise
among a lot of thing nearby but found
ho,hing unusual in the vicinity. 1t is
supposed that the burglars were ,hcre
at the time, and gave up the jolt
fearing detection.
Agent Simons smiled when he look
I'd at the safe all ready to be blown
to kingdom come. He stated that
the door had not been locked Satur.
day night as there was not a cent or
the,inside, although the express books
ticket stamps and Office papers were
behind the loaded door. In the
money drawer lay seven cents which
the robbers did not seem to want
The only articles purloined iron
The office we're two packages ron
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14
live STOCK MARKETS AT
KANSAS CITY,
THE WEEKS TRADE REPORTED az
CLAY. ROBINSON a COMPANY.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
OFFICES AT CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY,,
OMAHA, SIOUX CITY, ct. JOSEPH
AND DENVER,

Kansas City, Mo-, April II, 1905.
Last weeks market closed with prices
for killing cattle 50 to 75c per cwt. high
er than the preceding weeks finish and
over 500 per cwt. higher than a year
ago. Receipts on Monday were 99A5.
Beef steers were i'll liberal supply and at
the opening of the market some sales
were made loc lower. Improvement set
in as the day advanced, however, and
tteady rates prevailed. The same can lie
said of COWS and heifers Bulls were steady
stockcrs and feeders were unchanged.
Receipts today ere 5000. The market
was active from the start and prices for
beef steers were strong to l0c higher
o and heifers steady to strong. This
makes beef steers and butchers stock the
highest Of the year. StockeIs AID.
feeders were fully steady. The follow
ins table gives quotations now rolling:
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14
Note!

We are closing out a Fnc line Of
parasols this and next week. They
are the finest make.
NJ. J%oACHiMl's Cut Price Cash Store.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14

Receipts or hoSs fonda were 52i?i
and the market averaged SC lower.
Receipts today were 100 0; quality good
The market was active and SC higher for
heavy weights, lights . to l,c higher.
Figs advanced fully 25c. Enlk of sales
were from $3.50 10 4.4at, top 5.45
Receipts of sheep and lambs Monday
were 6l"5, Trade was very slow bus
prices generally steady. Receipts today
were Sioo, consisting largely Of lambs
and quality ordinary. Sheep brought
steady figures but lambs were slow and
weak to I0c lower, We quotc:- choice
lambs S7.21 to 735, choice yearlings, $3.50.
to 3 90; choice weathsrs, S5.75 to GOO;
choice ewes, IS 80 to 800
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14

We are nov open and viii be pleased
to see all custoillcrs at our new Livery
Stables on Fisher street. Rigs for CITY
driving, stylish ana up-to.date.
WILLIAMS BRoSs
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-04-14

Lace Curtains, Shades and
Fixtures, Hats, Gloves, Hos
iery, Underwear, Handkcr-
chiefs, etc., at astonishing
OW prices at
Carl W.. BierSach'S.
The independent., 1905-06-08

this. In the meantime the people are rejoic-
ing that they have in the mayors chair
man who has not failed them at the crucial
moment, and John Weaver has taken high
place in the hearts of the people and bids
fair to make notable reputation for himself
as faithful conservator of the peoples inter-
ests and as means for restoring to Phil
delphia its almost lost liberties. Before the
week ended the supreme court granted an
appeal from the preliminary injunction. which
will act as a supersedeas and enable Mayor
Weavers appointees, Messrs. Acker and Pot
ter, to discharge the duties of their offices
until the legal questions involved are settled.
A special correspondent of the st. Louis Post
ispatch writes that the Quaker City ring contin
ues to lose ground:
AS relentlessly as the passage Of time
Mayor John Weaver is terminating the official
existence of the last survivors of the corrupt
Philadelphia machine. Secretary Rolla M.
Dance of the civil service Loard resigned today.
The secretary retired at Mayor Weaver's or
der. When the executive issued his first COM
mand for the rsiglation Of machine officials,
the latter declined to obey. An attempt was
made to fight the mayor in the courts. The
hopelessness of the struggle was soon made
clear to them and they yielded. Secretary
Dance resigned without the shadow of resist
Dance. The spirit of the organization is brok-
en-. In little more than fortnight Mr.. Wea-
yer has demolished the most perfect munich
pal political machine in the world.
The independent., 1905-06-08
QUAKER clTYs VICTORY

The kaleidoscope changes in Philadelphia,
which finally resulted in the "back-down" of the
United Gas improvement company, are viewed
with satisfaction by editorial writer's in all parts
of the country. The Outlook extols Mayor
Weaver:
The "gang" is maintaining defiant front
and is preparing to fight-just the thing the
people of Philadelphia need to keep them
"keyed up"-but gas works have wrecked two
machines, and it looks as if they would wreck
The independent., 1905-06-08

The Pittsburg Leader thinks the commit
ee's report brings conviction to the public:
At the crucial moment the rivals, fore
seeing collapse for themselves in case the
yirile and merciess correctional power rep
resented by Mr.. Frick and his associates were
permitted to prevail, joined hands and secured
majority vote against the report The status
quo is thus restored. That is to say the only
power capable of bringing order out o. chaos
and of obtaining just and orderly admins
tration of affairs is thrust aside and the Hyde
and Alexander factions assert, as majority,
their right to continue their feud and to keep
their personal interests still paramount over
the interests of the society itself and its
policy holders Such recommendations in the
line of remedial action as the majority has
seen fit to make as an Offset to the bad effect
of the rejection Of the Frick report are OF
slight value under the circumstances. The
fact remains that the opportunity OF righting
the ship definitely has been sacrificed and that
the problem presented by the state OF dissen-
The independent., 1905-06-08
SENATE WILL SURRENDER

w. G. Joerns in the June Arena shows how
the special pleaders for the railways juggle with
facts and figures about transportation. In order
tu deceive the public the annual reports Of the
railways are so doctored as not to disclose the
real volume of net earnings, such words as bet
terments = "other deductions" and improve
ments" being used as blinds. Mr.. Joerns COM
mends the Esch-Townsend bill, which, he con.
tends, gives to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion only such powers as it was supposed to pos
sess until the supreme court rendered it's all
verse decision in 1897 Mr. Joerns thinks that
the senate will not dare to defy the wishes Of
the people much longer:
There is, however room for substantial
doubt that this wise and sedate body is going
to dig any such pitfalls for itself. II some
somewhat sensational current reports are
true, there are those among the senators
whose control Of rotten boroughs is SO abso-
lutte as to render them Indifferent to public
opinion, but not SO with the most of them.
This fact must, by this time have percolated
down or penetrated UP, as you will, to even
the dignifed members Of the socalled higher
legislative body. And after all, these great
men of the senate are human. In the final
analysis they will not in great emergency
either imperil their own political existence
or the ultimate welfare of their constitu
ents They may or may not act with fair dis
patch They may not consider it as comport
ing with the pedestal of dignity on which
they find themselves, to act otherwise than
with impressive deliberation. There hap
pens, however, to be a strenuous executive
WHO will see that they don't get away from
the question: and we may rest fairly well as
sired .-st when final senatorial action does
come it will correspond, except in point OF
dispatch, with that of the lower coordinate
body The present is not an oportune time
for the apologsts for transportation exploita-
ton. There is something "in the air. that
bodies i'll for that system Of oppression, legal
lied or penalized, that a few years back was
rather forbearingly greeted as benevolent
feudalism." We are a great democracy and
the people are just beginning to realize that
not in backward step to the middle ages, but
in progress along tie lines Of equality and
justice, must lie our individual and national
salvation.
The independent., 1905-06-08
66s NebrnskA Independent

sion existing within the Equitable is, to all
appearances, as far from solution as ever.
The independent., 1905-06-08

The Chicago Tribune holds that the commit
tee laid bare much scandalous conduct on thu
part of the officers and dummy directors of ths
company:
The report discloses disgusting state OF
affairs There has been extravagant man
agement, misuse of funds, and contempt for
the fundamental principles relating to the
handling Of trust funds Men not legally
qualified acted as directors, not that they
might watch over the welfare of the policy
holders but to act as sales agents for rail-
roads with which they were intimately con-
nected-to unload on the company the securi
ties of those roads. In doing that they dis
played a lack of moral fiber and callous
indifference to the simplest rules regulating
the conduct of business men and gentlemen
which is amazing. Exposure has not shamed
them Popular indignation has not cowed
them. They stopped fighting among them
selves and united to vote down the report
which held them up to public contempt It
is their APPARENT intention to maintain
brazen front Now that it seems clear there
is to be no reform from within, it is neces-
sary that there should be reform from with
out, It is time for the state of New York to
look after the corporation it created, to oust
the dummy directors and force business
MANAGEMENT upon the company. If that be
not done it will be because the dummy direc-
tors control the state government.
The independent., 1905-06-08

The Springfield Republican views with amuse
ment the charge that Mr.. Bonaparte has not beel
entirely orthodox as republican:
The Bonaparte cabinet appointment
arouses conflicting emotions in sundry bo-
SONS of strong men within the republican
circle, and the criticisms that are heard be-
tray the feeling that the grand nephew of the
Emperor Napoleon /. is not true blue" in
party affffiliations All of these criticisms
may be dismissed as puerile Mr. Bonaparte
has always been a republican in national poll
tics, while he has been wholesomely independ-
ent in the politics of his city and state. The
dreadful charge that he was an antimper-
ialist is the most amusing thing that has been
said. If he was, or is, the fact is news to us.
The Republican has never heard before that
Mr.. onaparte even went so far as to sympa-
thize with Senator Hoar AS our readers
know, the Baltimore lawyer last year. in a
series Of letters to this paper, ardently de-
Tended the presidents treatment Of Colon
bia in the Panama coup, and there was moth
ing in his writing at that time which indicated
that Mr.. Bonaparte was anything but big
sticker after Mr.. Roosevelts own heart.