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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-16

WASHINGTON LETTER.

military visit that has ever been
made by a foreign commander to
the United States, and he is be-
ing given the best sort of a time
that official and social Washing
ton can provide for him. Posi-
bly, he will like it, but more prob
ably he will not, and the chances
are that he will go home as have
a great many distinguished visi-
tors before him and tell his asso-
ciates how much he was bored
by the attentions the Americans
lavished upon him. Of course,
this may be doing the disting-
uished visitor an injustice, but
the thing has happened before in
so many cases that one is rather
shy of pressing too much atten-
ton on tha distinguished foreign
ers who honor the United States
with a visit.
Gen. Kuroki is a Samuri, that
is, one of the hereditary arm
bearing men of Japan, but he has
never had an ancestor who was
at all distinguished in military
command. He is the first of his
name to gain military renown,
and when one sees him they are
surprised that such a mild look
ing person should be ranked, and
justly so, as perhaps the fore
most of living tacticians and stra-
tegists. The General has been
stopping at the finest hotel in the
city, occupying suite of expen-
sive rooms. He is accompanied
by seven other distinguished Jap
anese orderlies, who spend most
of their time standing around the
hotel lobby, smoking cigarettes
and looking boreo. All of the
military party are small men,
but Gen. Kuroki is the smallest
of the whole party. He is a quiet
little brown man with decidedly
gray hair, a very long, dropping
gray mustache, and the mildest
possible dark eyes, just the sort
of a man in fact who looks as
though he has never been out of
reach of a trolley car in his life
and who would not know a high
powered rifle from a sewing ma
chine. That is just how reliable
appearances are in most cases.
Gen. Kuroki is just as mild of
speech as he is in appearance,
and is very fond of children.
That is the only point about him
where appearances are not de-
ceptive. He understands Eng
lish and can talk it, but will not,
always having an official inter
prefer with him and using the
interpreter as a buffer state be-
tween him and the average out
slider. He talked English with
the President at the White
House, however, for a while and
then they drifted into German,
in which both of them are thor
oughly at home.
There was a reception to Gen.
Kuroki and his staff at the White
House at the end of last week.
He and the visiting officers had
gone to Mt. Vernon in the morn
ing, being accompanied by the
Secretary of the Navy and a
number of the visiting naval Of
ficers from the foreign warships
at Jamestown. They paid the
usual tribute Of respect by put
ting wreath on the tomb of
Washington and Gen. Kuroki was
given a piece of ivy from the
vault which he said he would
take back to Japan and plant al
his country place outside of Yo.
kahan1a.
The visitors hurried back from
Mt. Vernon to be present at the
reception at the White House
and meantime the President haC
to be hustling to get back for th'
reception too. He had done tn
usual unconventional thing ant
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-16

.~ ~ one OF opl elublint otisls
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
A Bad Accident

A bad fire broke out on the construc-
ton train employed on the branch of the
Morden extension about eight miles
moth of Walhalia last Friday morning in
which one man lost his life and another
will lose his hands and feet and perhaps
die. A car in the middle of the train
caught fire in some as yet unexplained
manner, it was seen by the Waterman
outside and the men aroused in the 9th
er cars and it was pushed clear from
the train. The car was used as an office
and occupied by the foreman Mike Par
anteau and the time keeper, Will STAINS
berry. The former was burned in the
car and the latter managed to break
open the door and escape with very bad
ly burned hands and feet. Paranteau
had been with the company for nineteen
years. Stansberry had been here only
a week and was nineteen years old. Par
anteau's wife had left the day before for
Manitoba after visit with him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

L. r. VanValkenberg, who has charge
of the LaMoure County Telephone com.
pany's exchange at Marion, and who
had his left arm severely injured some
weeks ago by fall from a 20 foot tele-
phone pole, was in Valley City Monday,
where the injured limb was given an
Xray examination. The physicians at
Valley City are under the impression
that the inner ball of the elbow Joint
was shattered by the fall and will require
most skillful care to heal properly. As
it is the arm is held in crooked posi-
ton and can be moved but very little at
the elbow and that with difficulty. Mr..
VanValkenberg left for Minneapolis
Tuesday, where he will consult a special
list, and it is hoped he will be able to
secure treatment for his crippled arm
successfully.-Herald.
Mr.. VanValkenberg moved to Cakes
from Bathgate about year ago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
Died

At Pembina, on October Goth, 1907
Mrs. Amelia Widell, aged Sc years, 3
months, p days
Mrs. Widell notwithstanding her ad-
vanced age has been remarkably we'll
preserved until short time before her
death. Her husband died in 1862 and
she came to this country in 1877 with
her daughter, wife of Rev. Hagboe, who
has been dead many years. There were
nine children all of whom are now dead
except her son Charles, with whom she
has made her home for many years
in this city. The funeral was held on
Tuesday, and the remains buried in the
IcelandIc cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Thorlack-
son of Winnipeg officiating.
Cowan-At village of st. Vincent,
October 23rd, 1907. Captain Matthew
Cowan.
Daley-At St. Paul, Mimi, October
14th. Hon. Peter Daley, aged so years.
formerly of Northcote, MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
In Trouble

Testimony was taken this week at Gil
by in case from Ontario, in which the
liberty and happiness of William E.
Switzer are involved. Bigamy has been
charged against Switzer and the testi-
mony taken at Gilby is to be used in his
defen se.
Switzer is Canadian and he lived for
a tine at Strathclaire, Man. He separ-
ated from his wife while there and went
to Dickinson, N. D., where he secured a
divorce, but failed to declare his inten-
ton of becoming an American citizen.
At Pembina he married Canadian girl
and they returned to Canada.
After his return to Ontario with new
wife there was great sensation and his
arrest was soon ordered. In the eyes of
the Canadian law, the divorce granted
in North Dakota Is worthless and Switz-
er is just as much of bigamist as
though he had never been divorced from
his first wife.
Had Switzer resided here sufficient
length of time and become citizen of
the United States he could have remar-
ried and would have escaped prosecu-
toe upon his return to Canada it is
stated.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
Batheate Fire.

Last Friday evening about 1890 fire
was discovered in the Howard building,
the flames just coming up about the
chimney by John LeQue who lived
overhead in the next building. He ran
to the fire alarm and rang the bell and
so fast spread the fire that he had diff
Guilty in rescuing his wife who is an in
valid. The wind was strong from the
south and only the most strenuous eff
orts of the citizens prevented everything
north from the brick bank on both sides
of the street clear to the railway track
from burning. Both Fosters and
Peavy's big barns were On fire several
times and put out by the pail bridade.
Sparks and embers set the stubble on
fire in Fosters field half mile north.
Many other buildings were only kept
from burning by the watchfulness of the
citizens. The fire jumped the % foot
space from the Howard building ard
took the J. J. Anger store. Wilmer Il
Derby drug store the Richardson build
ing and Citizens Bank. It also backed
up and burned the Stack building next
the bank.
The fire crossed the street and caught
in the caves of the Fielder building
occupied by Demarse e. Ardies as hard
ware and furniture, owing to the failure
of the small hand engine at just the
critical moment this building was burned
as was the large double store of S. D..
Bostwick.
The steel clad building of Craig e.
Demare across the street to the north
was in great danger for considerable
time, andif it had caught it wonld have
taken long row of buildings in that
direction. The biggest fight was made
to save the Fidler residence only about
ten feet from the Fidler store which was
burned. Wet blankets and the engine
saved this structure.
Considerable of the contents of the
burning stores was takeu out, but some
was burned on the street befor it could
be taken to place of safety.
While the loss Is large as to the num-
/ Der of business houses burned, still there
is large part of the business portion of
the city still untouched and most of
the burned out ones are again doing
business in rented buildings. Nearly
all will rebuild and go into business
again as soon as possible.
The following is the estimate Of the
losses and insurance as given the Piuk
Paper.
Loss Insurance
Wilmer & Derby bldg 5000 1900
Wilmer & Derby stock 5000 1880
DR.. James 500 sos
Citizens Bank bldg
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
Premium Papers.

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Subscribers should note the date of ex-
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
Subscription Rates and Terms.

The PIONEER EXPRESS is sent only on
the direct order of subscribers. and is
Continued until ordered stopped and all
arrearageS paid.
The rate of subscription is alike to all,
Se.OO per year. Subscribers paying i'll adj
vance have the choice of several premium
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Sample" or marked copies" are sent
as complimentary only, and while we de-
sire them to be considered as invitations
to subscribe, they will not be continued
except upon request.
The PIONEER EXPRESS is the best adj
vestising medium in the county. having
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DliCatiOn
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Regular meeting city council on
Monday night.
The Chico" has been hauled up to
her winter quarters.
Ed. LaMoure is visitor with his re-
latives here this week.
Elections occur in twelve states next
Tuesday. For state officers
School Ma'ams all going. to Cavalier
to-day to teachers convention.
Patterson the mason has been build
ing chimneys in toilette this week.
Aunt Jerusha is to have Quilting
Party tonight. Everybody invited.
The President has appointed Thurs
day, November 18th as Thanksgiving
day.
Services in the Methodist church Joli.
cite and Pembina, next Sunday at usual
hours
Miss Winnie Full is home from her
school at Winnipeg, for Thanksgiving
holidays.
New meat market in town. Kern's e.
Dunn, in the King T. Booker building
recently vacated by Miss LaBar. See
adv.
The slump IN prices of grain has
made trade trade pretty dull for this
time of year. Nobody is selling at pre-
sent prices.
Miss Nellie Parker has resigned her
position with Hart & Asselstine at JOLT
cite and begins teaching in the Carlisle
district this week.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. LaMoure ST.. have
closed their summer home at Smiley,
and are spending week at St. Paul be-
for returning to Pembina.
Frank A. Wardwell j left for Seattle
on the N. P. yesterday evening. His
brother Sidney is there and employed in
the city off ces draughting for the street
engineer.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Abrams
at Spokane, Wash, Oct. 23rd, a SON.
The next youngest in the family is now
ten years old. Many old friends here
will add congratulations.
p. X. Cavileer, in company with attor.
ney Sinkler and j. w. Phin, of Grafton,
is spending the week at Rush Lake,
Cavalier county hunting. From reports
received ther are having good luck.
The International hotel changes
landlords this morning. Mr.. Himebaugh
who has been here about year gives
way to Mr.. Hale who has been running
the Theodore hotel at st. Vincent.
Bathgaae people who have been losers
by the great fire there will have the
hearty sympathy Of our Pembina people
We have had the experience. But Penn.
bina is really better of to-day than it
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

DR.. Mayo Ashley arrived from Miss
oula on Wednesday for visit home
with his parents. He is just as expan-
sive and genial as usual, and many
friends are glad to see him looking so
we'll,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
Marrlafe License
Olafur Steffansson and Valgerdur In
dridson both of Cavalier.
EStroy

A calf about week old came to my
premises on October oath. Owner call
pay expen ses3and take the same away.
JOHN HANNESSON.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

after
Jacob Riis will lecture in Grafton on
November 9TH. He Is one of the most
noted men of the country and is a per-
sonal friend of the President. He is a
scholar, newspaper man, sociolegist,
author and is fine and eloquent speak
err. Reserved seats are 81. &C. Gray,
secretary.
Rev. B. B. Jonson of Minneota, MINI
has been in the city this week on bust
ness connection with the establishment
of the new Lutheran colleges at Winni-
peg. Mr.. Jonson is also the editor of
the only Icelandlc paper published in
the United States which is printed at
Minneota. He left for Winnipeg on
Wednesday.
Our Presbyterian friends by hand bill
invite us to "come and partake" of the
supper tonight. But we would warn
come partakers not to yield to the
strong temptations before them and so
later become part-achers. We heard of
one city official who was partaker at
the last church supper that was all akers
after supper was over.
The Delineator is taking upa splendid
work, by using that interesting women's
magazine as a medism through which to
place homeless children. Because it is
a women's magazine it is specially quail
fled for the work. 1t is to the woman
that the lonesome house most appeals.
Every home is incomplete without child
rem and if denied by nature then one or
more should be adopted,
Park River will play our high school
at football on Saturday afternoon at
2 clock sharp. Park River is a heavy
and good team and have been playing
good football with other good teams and
are likely to make our boys go some.
We hope everybody will be there to help
our boys with the necessary roots as
we'll as the other necessity, "the root of
all evil We ought to see that the ex-
penses are paid, if the boys are willing
to stand for the bruises etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Moore are making
arrangements to move from Grafton to
Anoka, Mimi, expecting to leave here
about the last of the month. MIR. Moore
has lived in Grafton and Cashel for
many years. In the early days he con-
Quoted photograph gallery here. At
Cashel he ran a general store and was
postmaster for several years. Mr.. Moore
owns farm near Cashel For some
time Mrs. Moore's health has not been
good and it is hoped the change will
benefit her.-Grafton Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were pioneer resi-
dents of this city.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Take supper with the Presbyterian
ladies tonight at City Hall. The quail
is predestined to be of the best and you
can use your own free-will as to quantity
consumed-and there's the vaudeville"
after.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

The following personal letter from
John Shaw to T. r. Shaw is published
at our request, believing that it would
prove of interest to many of our read.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Bathgaae people who have been losers
by the great fire there will have the
hearty sympathy Of our Pembina people.
We have had the experience. But Penn
bina is really better of to-day than it
was before the fire, and Bathgate will be
in the same Or less time.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Entered at the postoffice at Pe,nbina as
second class mail matter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Miss Nellie Parker has resigned her
position with Hart & Asselstine at Joli-
cite and begins teaching in the Carlisle
district this week.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

The slump IN prices of grain has
made trade trade pretty dull for this
time of year. Nobody is selling at pre-
sent prices.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. LaMoure ST.. have
closed their summer home at Smiley,
and are spending week at St. Paul be-
for returning to Pembina.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

The President has appointed Thurs
day, November 18th as Thanksgiving
day. -....
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Aunt Jerusha is to have a Quilting
Party tonight. Everybody invited.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

New meat market in town. Kern's L.
Dunn, in the King Il Booker building
recently vacated by Miss LaBar. See
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01
MARKET REPORT.

Barley % to Al, Oats SO, Flax l.O4.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Miss Winnie Full is home from her
school at Winnipeg, for Thanksgiving
holidays.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

The International hotel changes
landlords this morning. Mr.. Himebaugh
who has been here about year gives
way to Mr.. Hale who has been running
the Theodorf hotel at st. Vincent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Patterson the mason has been build
ing chimneys in toilette this week.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

Services in the Methodist church Joli
cite and Pembina, next Sunday at usual
hours.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-01

1TasTSTfSssffSsaisSessaasIza4sS1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13
I;['he Ri est RAJ
e Killed
@iEsTisyIRelNIAg CLAIMS plsTlHc:
h, TON ! Of HAVING \ KILLER OF
LARGEST RAT I'm THE
WORLD. Il

GLEN JEAN, ". Va, May 1s.-,,
This city has long been noted for the
Immense rats which lnhablt the no.
tells, barns and mines, but George Eb'
och, who makes his living by hunting
and trapping, killed a rat near Bush
run on the Great Kanawha river, yes
terday morning which breaks all rec
ords, tipping the scales at eight
pounds. It had huge head. an upper
lip four inches long and close set
eyes with harsh coarse hair more like
bristles than fur. The hair is mixed
black and yellow In color and Of a
dlngy appearance. The animal had a
fat stomach which would almost drag
on the ground while walking. Ehoch
first saw II in the water and took a
shot. The rat diYed and he says, did
not come TO the surface for fully ten
minutes. When It re.appeared only
the top OF It's head was allowed above
the water. He waited nearly an hour
before he got a shot. The rat was
the center OF attraction yesterday be
| ing Off exhibition at his cabin.
It Is a capybara.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, May 49,
4. dispatch from Glen Jean telling Of
the killing Of a monster rat was shown
TO Lorens Hagenbeck, who is here
with circus. He Is son Of Carl
Hagenbeck and is considered an All
thority on animals. He says from the
description Il Is a caprbara fhydrech
erous capybara) which Is the largest
member Of the rodent family. He has
never before heard OF one being found
except in tropical America. These
animals have been known 10 weigh
$50 pounds and measure three feet
In length.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13
Agricultural Hiqh Schools.

There was introduced at the last
session Of Congress bill 10 appro,
PIRATE sS,OO0,OOO annually for indus,
trial education In high schools OF sec.
ondary grade. II is proposed in that
bill to devote about half of this sum
10 instruction In mechanic arts aud
home economics In city high schools
and half to instruction In agriculture
and home economics in agricultural
high schools. There have been es
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13
0Reddy" Mack
Saved the Day
TURNED SEEMING DEFEAT INTO
A GREAT AND GLORIOUS VIC.
TORY AT LAST MOMENT.

The largest crowd which ever gath,
cred at the Traction Park for Snn,
doy baseball game witnessed the de,
feat Of Greenshurg yesterday when
Freddy" Mack balted a ball under the
fence in the last half Of the ninth In
inning, bringing In three scores. There
were more than 100 paid admissions
2l5 people on the hillside by actual
count, and not less than 1900 people
In all.
Fairmont played rather stupidity.
The visiting team had four scores and
the home team but two. In the last
half Of the last inning two men sue
ceeded in getting on bases but two
men were out and Freddy" Mack, who
was at the bat. had two strikes and
three balls. There would only be one
more ball pitched. Hundreds left and
eight car loads of people came iato
Town with the report that Greensburs
hid won by score Of 1 to- .. Not so,
however. 'lleddy' Mack drove the
bull into left field and through 4 hnfc
under the fence which was convent,
ieRty located. He made home run
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13
County Government.

County Government
Judge Of Circuit Court, Fourteenth
Judicial District-John ". Mason.
Judge Of Intermediate Court
E. F. Morgan.
Prosecuting Attorney-scot 9.
Lowe.
Saskatchewan R. Furbee.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court-R. B.
Parrish.
Clerk Of the County Court-Geo. NJ.
Jacobs.
County Surveyor-L. H. Wilcox.
County Superintendent OF Free
Schools-Carter L. Faust.
AssessGrs-Duke Brand, Eastern
district; A. ]. Mcdaniel, Western
district.
Constables-cfark W. Walker, J.
Lee Parker, ]. 5. Walker.
Board Of observation-disclosures indie.
pendent District.
E, NJ. Showalter, president; M. J.
Lantz, W. E. Arnett, T. ". Roydston
secretary.
City Government
Mayor-W. E. Arnett.
City Clerk-W. S. Black,
City Coiiector-john S. Scott.
City Treasurer. E. Powell.
City Assessor-Ruius Morgan.
City SollcItor--M. Earl Morgan.
Chief Of. Fire Department-T. Frank
Reed.
Waite. Commissioners. Howard
Swfsher.
Street Commlssloner-LeyI West.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13
Warrington Beat Glass Workers.

The Warrington team defeated the
Monongah Glass factory team nj Man,
a'nston Saturday afternoon. The er,
r7r column shows up many on both
sides a little TO the credit of Manning,
Ion Score:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13
HARRISBURG. ABR. B. p. A. E.

Twobase hits--Welty, Stevenson
Miller, HOLSTER Sacrifice h!t-Mc.
Cracker. First base Oh balls-ofi
Jackson, 1. Struck out--by Jackson,
4; by McTighe. 5. Stolen bases-Ilul.
Ing, Wardman, 4: McCracken, ..
Swanders. Passed balls-Swanders.
Stevenson. Time-Two hours.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-13

We have a lot OF new uptodate pic
ture mouldings. Cali and see them
before having your picture framed
Globe Book Store. I,