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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-26

so much, then the rate from Puget Sound
ought to be twi e as much as it is.
The railways argue that the commission
would necessarily have to ignore circum-
stances and make all rates uniform with
great inconvenience and cost to some To-
calities while the other localities uld
receive no, or but little, corresponding
benefits. J.
Undoudoubtedly the railroads have
made great reductions in prices offreight,
for certain goods (mostly in raw mater
ais like minerals, wheat, corn, cotton and
other bulky but cheap stuff) but the ship
pers claim and doubles with truth that
the roads have in other cases put ON
heavy tariff, where there was no competi-
ton and where the goods were valuable
enough to stand the excessive rate.
This is the railway rate question" that
is now under discussion i'm congress.
Naturally the railways are against the
appointment Of national commission to
regulate. rates, and they have many
friends in congress, while Roosevelt
wants railway commission.
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70 THE POLE BY BALLOON

No balloon has yet been made that
will remain in the air for any great length
Of time. 1t is not probable than any
balloon could be constructed that would
stay up for more that five or seven days
without fresh supply of gas, because
no matter how tight the cloth that holds
the gas, it will gradually and certainly
be disseminated into, the surrounding
air.
As to diriglble or steerage flyers,
whether sustained by gas or by wings
driven by engines, TIP to the present
time all experimental flights have only
proven extreme weakness and liability
to accident.
The conditions that confront th.
wvud-be human bird are such as to
make the number oi experimenters very
few, both in theory and practice. There
are no middle and safe methods Of try.
ing 10 fly. One must go high and fly
or drop. The machine must be light
anu strong. II anything breaks or the
engine stops-there's Ions fall.
NJ matter how perfect the machine it
will SOM etimes go wrong or something
will break. 1t can't be made so that
''oue part is just as strong as the rest''
and death is the almost certtin result to
the human vino tries the experiment.
That is the rad cALirouble with all fiy-
ihg machines. Ii is tile terrible aIterna-
tive of failure. To be successful, the in.
ventor must first turn his attention to
some sort If aerial life preseryer that
will keep himself af rat even if his ship
goes down.
Under these conditions, and under the
present airship failures, it sounds very
absurd to hear OF men proposing to 30
to the North pole in dirigible balloon.
One would thinkeit little more sensible
il there had been even one successful.
long trip by any sort of airship among
the more settled parts of the country.
But to start out to the polar regions witt,
an experimental airship seems to US as
oaly a sort otspectacular means Of aerial
suicide.
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RAILROAD RATE LEGISLATION.

The ordinary citizen does not know
much about the great railway systems or
their manner Of doing business. The in
tricacies of frelgtt schedules are matters
which take years Of experience to master
and no one can know it all.
Theoretically at sight freight. it would
seem to be just and right that every
thing carried on a railroad should pay
the same rate per mile, but practically
it would be full Of wrongs and for a
large part Of the merchandise and
freight carried it would be prohibitory.
Theoretically car OF wheat, lumbe r
or furniture should pay the same freight
per pound or cubic foot. but il the farm
er here had to pay that freight, or on
an average rate, the local price ofwheat
would be much less than it is, aid lum-
er from Washington would be an .un-
known quantity. ItswOuld seem strange;
to. the man who made no investigation,
that it costs practically the same for .
carload of lumber from Puget Sound as
it does from Minneapolis, but there are.
reasons for those things, and the reasons
are not altogatbe for the benefit Of tine
railroads II Il
We have not space for explanation,
even il We were eapabis. We only speak
ofexampies il bring up another point
whlci, is really The hard place which con-
gress and the president are now trying
10 adjust.
For rinstance f.its costs ga pproximatel
he sane for freight for lumber from
! kinpea md get| Sound. tbe ship
spsrs aTgGl mi would II once ,e made
Is ~ ~ q lJui 81 sd Ssiates c,o,mmission, ,i,at.
the sats, q, ! oliss be,ug osnily halfll
the q n kIihl fo B ns1sle Shalf' asy
y I, issls ~ ays M
II M n \. q h n u !..lli 4 ~
4 l|l'llll : B ~
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

o. 8. representatives., Thos. T. Hsrshall.
A. ]. 0eOnna.
Senator'S. q. .. Hsnsbrough,P p. McOumber
Governor, E. 7. sarles.
Lieut.. Governor, David Bartlett.
secretary Of STATE. 3. +. Porter.
State Treasurer, A. Peterson.
State Auditor, II. l.. Holiness.
Attorney General, G. n. Frich,
Railroad Commissioners. q. =. Deisem, j
Christiahson, E. Stagne.
superintendent Oi i'uDltcInetructlon, w.
Commissioner Of lnsurance, E. q. Coop.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
VIC. Giibreath,
Judges Supreme Court, N. Q. Young, ID.
Il. Morgan. Edward EbGrud.
skNATOks.
First District, Judson LaMoure, fembina.
Second District, Albert Garnet st. Thom-
ae.
RBPREekNFATIvEs.
First District, J. 4. Briden, Walhalla,
H. ChevAiier, Bathkate. q. A. McCrae,
Second District, John Trumner, Cava-
lisr. G. Gsnssle, st. Thomas, Jos. Wal
ters, Gardsr.
Judge Of the District Court, seventh Ju.
dicjal Ulstrlcl,W. ]. Kneeshaw, Penn
Clerk Of Distr,c, Court, A. l.. Airth.
COUNTY OEFlCHRs.
States Attorney, ii. Brynj0lfson.
Nherifi, Chas. Atk1neon.
AuditLr, Swain ThofWaldson
Treasurer, frank n. Anderson.
Register of DECIDE, J. +. Glll.
County Judge, T.. G. Nick.
Superintendent of schools. F. n. shersts
surveyor, +. u. Aebsrl
lorOnei. Or. ". r. Ersktne.
Public Administrator, John Halcrow.
BOWeSmOnt.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, +. g. Ayrlok, Pembina.
Second District, 8. Sigurdson, dardar.
Third District, Fred ]. Farrow, Cavalier
Fourth District, J. N. HOrgan. Neche.
Fifth Dist. A. T. Cox, BOwesmont.
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The PIoNslR ExPaSss 10 sent only on the d.
esct order Of subecribers, and IL continued anti
oldered stopped and ell arrearages paid.
The rate Of subscription 10 alike to all, $500
per year. Subscribers paying In advance have
the choice Of several premium papers in sddi-
ton. Il
plimentary OILY, and while we desire them to be
considered 10 invitations to subscribe, they will
not be continued except upon request.
medium In the county, having more general
circulation than any other paper. Gard O rates
.ent on application.
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RED MAGAZINES

yellow Journalism" has taken new
form and is being transferred to the ten
cent magazines with somewhat differ
ent tinge of color. yellow journalism"
referred mostly to exaggerations and dis
tortions, or worse of current news, while
the "red" of the magazines is the anar.
chistic method of destroying human
character, by exploding bombs filled
with lies, exaggerations and distortions
as near as the cowardly assassins dare
to go towards their victims.
The editorial page of the daily or
weekly paper is made for brief reading,
and has neither room nor place for long
discussions of any kind, hence the
change of base for longer reviews OF
questions OF public policy. economy,
ETC., which are involved in and evolved
by the growing power oftrusts. monopo-
lies, and other forms of capital, to the
current magazines, which are intended
to be read more leisurely and, perhaps,
more thoughtfulIy than the newspapers.
This transfer is we'll for many reasons,
and especially as it gives the public an
opportunity for good reading matter at
almost as cheap price as does the news
paper. and this way the magazines be-
come sort Of supplement to the news
paper. There are some of the current
magazines that are carrying out this
work in splendid shape and are giving
the General public excellent articles on
current questions that are very valuable,
and perhaps, could not be brought be-
fore the people in any other or better
way.
But as in daily and weekly journalism,
some publishers were quick to see that
this sort of semi-political discussion in
magazines was bound to be popular, and
have taken the opportunity to carry the
idea to extremes, with the knowledge
that human nature is such, that the worst
story that could be told is likely to have
the most readers. land more magazines
could be sold.
Perhaps, the meanest character as
sasination Of this sort is the method by
which one publisher takes novel" as
the vehicle with which to portray alleg-
ed wrongs Of certain poor Swedes" Of
Alaska at the hands Of a well known citi-
zen OF this state. &
1t makes material for = nice story, and
allows the authors imagination full
play, but it cannot be reached by the
laws against libel, and there are many
people who will believe il to be true and
there are 4 lot more who don't believe
il true themselves (paIt;cuiarly some
North Dakota editors,) but they want
others to beiieve il; for political reasons.
The facts are in this case that the poor
;Swedes', were rich California capitalists,
and there was 4 legal fight IN which the
California people won. because the case
was tried in California courts but,ruth
wouldn't make good material for asnoyel|
5or sell mag xines
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mail order house, assistant nan agers man.
or woman for this comfy and adjjoining
territory. Salary 90 and expense es pad
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pleasant; position permanent. No inyest-
ment on experience require q. Write q
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e MO. Long, formerly foreman on the
Pink Paper has purchasedth the outfit Of
the Cando Record and will establish a
new paper. the independent at Egland
in Towner county. Good wishes, s5
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Senator Cashel Of Grafton was made
chairman Of the permanent drainage
COMMITTEES Tor the state and no better
man could have been selected.
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Ponabana Ledge 11o, A. .. u W,
Meets every fret and third Tuesday Of the
Month.
BLAINE EWING, I'D. FLANAGAN,
Recorder, n. w.
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Dox1O~ of EEoaor.
Meets every Second and Fourth Wednesday.
MRS. H. G.. WICK, MRS. A. h. HARVEY,
C.ofH. Recorder
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Meets every First and Third Tuesday Of the
month.
". W. FELsoN, ]. d. W1NLAw,
Secretary. Chlef
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ITO be continued next W elk. I
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PEMBINA
Building and Loan Association,
PEMBIrlA, N. D.

Loans money on good Pembina County real
estate: Every borrower is shareholder aud
participate. ip the profits the same O. the invest
and ie also placed at interest for the beneat Of
the shareholders. From experience It Il found
that from 108 to 1lb monthly payments pays the
Monthly payments are 50 cents per share and q
per hundred Of sum borrowed. No bonus. This
form Of borrowing money 10 especially conven.
men who want to own their own homes. The
monthly payments are less than rent. and this
form OF rent" buys the home.
8. s. THOMPSON, {. D. BOOKER,
President. Secretary.
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z. K. caviieeI, clerk 1treasurer's Office
ss ~ NJ. 13 Is
The following report was approved
and ordered spread on the minutes:

The following report was approved
and ordered spread on the minutes:
State Of North Dakota,
County Of Pemnina. 30
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners: hereby certify that
the following lisa. true, full, and correct
report of all warrants issued by me, as
County Auditor pursuant to a resolution
passed BY your honorable board, March
9TH, 1905, relating to the payment Of the
drainage board and their secretary for
preliminary work on county drains. Said
warrants were issued during the period
beginning January 1st and ending March
3lst, 1905, and drawn on the drain
emergency fund. And l further certify
that an equal amount of drainage war.
rants haye oeen endorsed over to the
County Of Pembina, and are now on file
in my Office, except those that might
have bee. paid by the County Treasurer,
and in such cases the amount has been
turned over to the County Treasurer and
credited up to the county general fund,
as appears from his receipt on file in my
Office.
No. Date Of warrant. Issued to. Amt
1894 Jan. II. 1906, II. P. Ottem, s47 Is
1895 ian. II, 1905, H. P. Often. 14o 70
1896 Jan. II, 1905. WI. Louden, 174 81
1887 Jan. 18, 1906, H,C.Thomson, ,143 43
1898 Jan. 18, 1906, G. T. Barrett, 95 65
1921 Feb. 21, 1906. H. P. Ottem, 80 25
1923 Feb. %, 1905, H.C. Thomson, 63 20
1925 Feb %, 1905, w. !. Louden. II 70
1915 Mar. s,1soe, w. ]. Louden, 4s 90
1850 Mar. 80, 1906 H. P. Often, IA 90
And further certify that the following
warrants have been drawn by me upon
the teachers institute fund upon the
sworn and itemized statement OF the
Superintendent Of Schools, in accord
ance with the law in such cases made
and provided:
No. Date of warrant. Issued to. Amt.
1900 Jan. 25, 1906. F. M. Sherarts, s17 90
1910 Mar. 10, 1906, F. M. Sherarts, IL so
Respectfully submitted,
SWAIN THORWALDSON,
County Auditor.
ITO be continued next W elk.
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They are Pleased
~.
with the Land

The Lethbridge Alberta Times is
enthusiastic over the settlement
work done by the o. w. Kerr Co.
of Fargo, in that vicinity, who
recently purchased large tract at
Warner and also own the town.
site. Of the party taken there
several weeks ago, thirty-four out
of thirty-fve purchased land, and
are we'll pleased with the soil and
climate. One farmer in that vi
cinity who settled there last year
has already sown 200 acres of
wheat this spring. Charles A.
Grettun1 is looking after the in.
terests of the company at Warner
and he reports that they will bring
in about 500 settlers every sixty
days.
The next Special Chartered Car
leaves St. Paul, Mimi, Tuesday
April 18th, on the 500 Railway
Parties will be taken on at inter
mediate points. This will be the
best opportunity offered to see the
land. An interesting letter from
Judge Ankeny of Minneapolis is
given below:
March 25, 1906.
Mr.. c. A. Grettum, Manager Land
Dept. The o. w. Kerr Co.,
Fargo, N. D.
Dear Sir:
Having learned in Minneapolis
of your large tract of land in
Southern Alberta. I lately made
one of party Of between 80 and
40 members, most of whom were
farmers wishing to make selections
of Canada lands. have traversed
the region in which your lands lie,
and I have no hesitation in saying
that your lands are even better
than you have claimed them to be.
They are gently undulating, have
a fine soil, and-what is Of first
moment-have clay subsoil of
unusual depth which must ensure
the retention of moisture under
ordinary conditions. The climate
is superb. In driving for days it
was unnecessary to button up
ones overcoat, and generally one
was not needed at all. The Chinook
winds from the Pacific make the
climate, in the succession of seas
ons, mild, healthful and temperate.
To find combined, in all the broad
limits of Canada, the same con-
ditions would be difficult if not i'm
possible. The day Of cheap land is
rapidly passing and my own con-
viction is that no proper invest
ment in the lands you are now
offering will prove to be a mistake.
This opinionis backed BY the pur-
chase Ihave made from you and I
only regret it could not be larger.
Most truly youra
a. 4. ANKRNY.
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April 4th 1905.

April 4th 1905.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
members present Fred Farrow, Sig
Sigurdson, F. c. Myrick and ]. N. Hor-
gan.
Resolved that the County Auditor
and County Treasurer be and are hereby
authorized to transfer from the County
Emergency Fund to the Road and Bridge
Fund the sum of ninety six hundred and
eighty-nine dollars and forty-six cents
(s96s9 49,.
The following bills we're audited and
allowed.
w. A. Tyler, two dinners for
county poor ........ 5 50
T. R. Shaw, stationery furnished
county officers .............. 62 20
I. r. Shaw, medicine furnished
county poor last quarter of
1SoO 0U w
I. R. Shaw, telephone account
for February and March 900. Al 80
DIR. N. Haldorson, services re
treatment V. Sigurdson county
poor lU w
Kristin Lee, board and care
county poor, Jonsdottir ...... 18 90
S. ]. Sigfusson, rent of house to
county poor, Puschinsky... 81 90
Swain Thorwaldson, cash ad-
vanced for postage ..... 90. II SO
HalIbjorg Halldorsdottir, board
and care county poor Olafs.
QOttlr lO w
| ]. X Einarson. board and care
count poor funeral expenses
| JOSuaSSa 55 5U
James A. Wilson, sheriff fees
State VS. Laferty ............ 10 so
Holmes, Briden & St. Amour,
goods furnished county poor
Gladue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ia w
eBoard adjourned until 2 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
members present Fred Farrow. F. c.
Myrick, Abe Cox, Sig Sigurdson and
]. N. Horgan.
The following report was approved
and ordered spread on the minutes:
State of North Dakota,
County Of Pemblna, o.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners: The following is true
and correct report of all warrants issued
by me as County Auditor in payment of
salaries for the various county officers,
their deputies, and clerks, from the 1st
day OF January to the 31st day of March.
1906, as appears from the records in my
Office.
SWAIN THORWALDSON,
County Auditor.
| Ian. Feb. Mar.
Swain Thorwaldson, county auditor
1873 33 1873 80 1873 33
w w Felson, deputy CO auditor
80 90 80 90 80 90
Blaine Ewing, clerk auditor
60 90 60 90 60 90
F H Anderson, county treasurer
153 33 158 % 158 33
u ] Flanagan, deputy treasurer
95 90 95 90 IS 90
H. G. Wick, county judge
1877 18 137 1s 1877 10
M B Wick, clerk county Judge
60 90 60 90 60 co.
F M Sherarts, supt of schools
100 s3 100 SO 13O "a
Vida McCaRery, dep supt Schools
IS AZ IS AZ IS AZ
] Gill, register of deeds
141 66 141 66 141 66
H B Spiller, deputy register Of deeds
95 90 IS 90 95 90
Maud Gill. clerk register Of deeds
IS 90 IS 90 IS 90
]. D. McCaffery, clerk register Of deeds
SO 65 AZ so
K. Magnusson, clerk register Of deeds
IS 90 55 90 IS 90
A L Airth, clerk Of court
100 90 100 90 q 80
Geo Peterson. dep clerk Of court
70 90 70 90 l8 IS
Brandon Johnson, ianitor-
60 90 600 co 90
!, VIM Ardies. jailor-
IS oo.i 500 IS 90
M Brynjolfson, states attorney
10000 100 co 100 90
j G B Hollister, stenographer
85 90 e5 90 65 90
] George Peterson, clerk q court
I. 80 %
] II. H. Anderson, deputy clerk 81 court 81
i 50 90
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Learn Matchmaking. Make money
learning. Board at no cost. Minneapo.
lis Matchmaking School, Seventh St.
and Hen. Ave. 5.52
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TOILETTE

Feed grinding, power blacksmithing,
wood saving. Prompt delivery and best
workmanship. JOHN GOODYEAR,
3ltf 10 oiette, N. d.
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LEaAi.
FRANCIS A. HART,
ATTORNEY and Counsellor at Law and
Solicitor IN Chancery.
Practice in State, U. 9. Circuit and District
Courts
Pembina, North Dakota.
PHxsIeIATs.
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Grace chureh. Poaatlaa.
Sunday School ut l2 O'Clock. Evensong and
Sermon at 7:30 p. m. Choir Practice on Friday
evening at 7.30.
REV. II. N. HARRISON, Pastor.
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AGothoaist EPiseoPai Gh.areh.
SUNDAY SERVICES - Epworth League II
.. m. Sunday School IL m. Preaching 7:S0 p.
PRAYER MEETING each Thursday evening
ct 500 O'Clock.
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Pe.a1an . 0azap, 3277, Ne ". a.
Meet every Second and Fourth Monday. vi
sitting neighbors cordially invited.
GEO PETERSON, AUG. SHORT; !,
Clerk. Wv
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P~1a7o.na chaptor NE. Il, orasr
East0rn star.
Meets IN Masonic Hall LIST and 3rd Wednesdays
of each month. Visiting members cordially in
7ited. ELIZ >RETh HARVEY, w. NJ.
kAUO SHORT. Sec'y.
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SOCIETIES.

eozabina Ledge, 2, a. e. 81 "a. M.
Regular meetings in the evenings of first and
bird Friday Of every month. Visiting bretnfen
n good standing are invited.
m. ROCKER. FC. WARNER.
secretarv- W. NJ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02

W. E. Younkin was down from
Galatia, Sunday, to see his mother.
She is resting fairly easy, but not
much signs of Improvement are
shown.
County Commissioner S. j.
Williams up from Pawnee Rock,
Saturday, to attend the meeting
of the Republ lean County Central
Committee
Lot Ewalt cot tired of keeping
house alone and went to Ellinwood
Sunday morning after Mrs. Ewalt,
who has been visiting there for a
few. days.
ChaS. Matz, of the south side,
who has been under treatment at
the hospital for some time, is get
ting along nicely and viii soon
be discharged,
FREQ Press will resign his
position with Seward & johnson
in the near future. and take up
the study of dentistry with
RafingtOn & Amend.
John Trentner, Will JochemS,
John Thule, Lynn De Garmo, and
Mike Haas were up from Ellin-
wood Sunday afternoon to attend
the Knights of Columbus meet
ing.
Levi Archibald was up from
the south side Saturday. He has
been having quite a siege with
rheumatism for the last two
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02
For Further Information Call on or Address
JAMES E. ELY, Celdxater, Kansas

Hart, of the south side, who has
been quite i'll with pneumonia, is
improving now.
Harve Hewitt, formerly in
business in Ellinwood, but now at
Stafford, was in the city Saturday
meeting old acquaintance.
Ed. Randall and wife, of
Seward, were in the city Sunday
the guests of relatives. They re-
turned home Monday morning.
We understand that foot racing
now extends as far west as Dun
dee, but that there it generally is
for fun instead Of being in earnest.
P. D. LamOreux at present an
employee of this Office, has recelv-
ed an appointment as rural route
mail carrier, on one of the routes
out of St. John.
Henry Kendall. a brother of W.
T. Kendall, came in this morning
from Wichita. and will take a
position as clerk at the Kendall
hotel.
The Seniors, or graduating
class, OF the Great Bend high
school had d social at the residence
of C. L. Moses, on Forest avenue,
Friday night, the 23d.
A. L. Goddord and family Of
Riverside Cal. are in the city
visiting j. c. Crouch and Other
relatives and friends. Mr.
Goddord may locate here,
c. c. Hudson, fireman on tn,
Missouri Pacific between here an(
HoisingtOn, has rented the house
at the corner of 18th and Ston,