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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-23
Not So Sure.

In last weeks Pioneer we
stated that there would be a
special train run down from
Aneta May Both. When the
matter was taken up with the
agent here last week it was
thought there would be no trou-
BILE in getting the special train
provided a guarantee of $4,000
was fixed up, which the citizens
took upon themselves to do. 1t
now appears that the company
will not run a train down and
back without a guarantee of five
or six hundred passengers,
which of course is out of the
question. The committee, how
ever, has again taken the matter
up with the r. R. officials and it
is yet hoped that the train can be
arranged for. AS soon as word
can be received from headquart.
ers notice will be sent out.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-23
Makes A Difference
Editor Hope Pioneer,
Hope, N. D.,

Dear Sir:
A good many people in a good
many places are feeling SO sorry for
the poor suffering people of North Da-
kota, and by the same token knocking
the state as liberally~as possible, that
it seems that the enclosed clipping from
the Hoopeston, Ill, Chronicle, dated
May 18th, 1907, ought to be in the Hope
Pioneer instead of an Illinois paper.
Probably if this had happened in
North Dakota instead of Illinois, news
paper-reports would have had 1t that
three families froze to death on that
night. Seeing it showed in Central
Illinois May 18th, perhaps North Da-
kota has not a monopoly on freezing
weather after all. I think enough of
North Dakota that I have invested all
my money, and some of other fellows
there, am not worrying about the in
vestment, but do get kind of tired hear
ing Illinois people knock North Dako-
ia on account of it's weather. Here's
hoping North Dakota has the most
prosperous year in her history.
Resp,
C.. ~ Sch1Ossar.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-23
New Postmaster

Hope is to have a new post
master. There was considerable
surprise manifested last Friday
when it was announced that Mrs.
Milligan, our postmistress, had
resigned and that the same was
to take effect at once. There was
no time lost by different ones in
circulating petitions for the place.
H. L. Standby and Randall Curry
both had petitions out before
noon-each securing a long list
of signers. Mr.. Standley's petit
ton was sent in, while Mr.. Curry
withdrew from the race. For a
while it looked as if Mr.. Standley
would be the only one in the field,
during the past few days, howey-
er, a petition has been circulated
by the friends of Mrs. Minnie
Luce for the place, which is re-
ceiving a long list of signatures.
We understand that Mr.. STANDBY
does not wish to stand in the way
if the people wish Mrs. Luce to
have the Office and has gone so
far as to wire to nave his petition
held up, and that a letter of ex-
Explanation would follow. It
looks now as if Mrs. Luce
would be Hopes next postmis-
tress.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-23

HITS AND MRS.. !
eeGeeeeeGees

When Poison Carrots looked up
from the wash dish where he had been
looking for his face in soap and water
he saw the lightning rod agent. The
agent had seen him first and had his
hand out to shake. Poison thought
the mar was a politician running for
Office out of season just for exercise,
or perhaps just for practice, and he
presented his hand, which was we'll
shaken before he got it back. The
agent then stated his business, but
Poison said ''nix',. He did not believe
in lightning rods, v did, nor never
would. The agent took this painful
announcement quietly and said he
thought he would stay for dinner and
feed his team and Poison admitted
that he could. He stood his horses in
the COW barn and Poison went with him
to drive some steers out. When in the
COW barn the agent handed Poison
some lightning rod testimonials, which
seemed to change his mind. for after
he had put the cork back after looking
them over a second time he began or
dering lightning rods in q loud tone
of voice, which the agent quickly cop
led into his book. After rods had
been ordered for everything on the
place except the hired man, who was
in town after harrow teeth, Poison and
the agent went in the house and ate
dinner in a noisy which even
made the cat sit up and take notice.
The next morning the lightning rod
proposition did not appeal to Poison
in the same glad manner as when pass
ing upon the testimonials, and he came
to town to cancel the order, but when
he was away the rods went up on the
buildings like pig weed in the garden,
and the notes signed in the COW barn
with the willing fountain pen we're with
the agent far away.
These double yolk winters r wear
| -
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-23
G.. F.. schlosser.
NEARLY FROZE TO DEATH

NEARLY FROZE TO DEATH
Friday night, at about 8 O'Clock, Of
ficer Briggs picked up a lad at the I'm
ion station who was nearly frozen to
death. He gave his name as George
Arendt and said hr was thirteen years
old. He claimed to have just reached
Hoopeston from Chicago on a freight
train and was hungry and cold. Of1c-
er Briggs took him over to the city
building and put him by a stove with
a good fire in it, and the little fellow
shivered slmost enough to shake him.
self out of his clothes.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-23

These double yolk winters are wear
ing on the woodpile.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Special GU dance Needed.

Edwin A Halsey late assistan
charge daffaires of the senate press
gallery, who halls from Virginia, is
responsible for the following story:
An old darkey who had not been To
church for long time appeared one
night at prayer meeting. His pres
ence at the meeting was commented
on by one of his bretheren of the
church. The conversation between tho
two was something like this:
Say, Brother Johnson, / amt saw
you heah at de meetin' house for a
considerable duration"
Oats So" replied Brother John
son; Use been very busy"
We'll, how come you heah to-
night. Brother Johnson?"
Wen, you see, it's like dis. Bro
Their Jackson. Use repairing chick
en- coop for some white gentlemens.
and Use got a situwations puttings a
fence around a watermelon patch for
mother gentlemens, and need spec.
ial guidance from temptation. Wash
ington Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Too Expensive ARITHMETIC.

This letter was sent short time
ago to a school teacher by an anxious
parent
sir Will you in the future give
my son easier SONS to do at mites?
This is what he's brought hoam two
or three mites back. If lore gallons Of
bere viii fill thirty-to pint bottles,
how many pints and half bottles will
nine gal. ons of bere fil Wen. we
tried and could make nothing of it at
all, and my boy cried and laughed,
and aed he didn't dare to go back III
the mornih thout doing it, So 1
had to 90 jand buy a nine gallin kes
OF berei Which ! could i'll afford TO co.
and then he went and borrowed a lot
of wine apd b INDY bottles. We filled
them, anesAy boy put the number
down for IN answer. don't know
whether il is right or not, as We spit
some while doing it.
Up. S.-Please let the next some be
in water, as l am not able to Buy
more bere.''
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
QUEER PHENOMENA IN MINES.

E. c. Edwards, the New York min
ing man, has returned to Weiser from
a trip to the Seven Devils to inspect
the Blue Jacket mine, which the COM
pany he represents is contemplating
taking a lease and bond on. Mr.. Ed
wards went to the district for the
purpose of investigating the cost of
pumping the water from the Blue
Jacket. Mr.. Edwards reports a phe-
nomenon of the district, in connec-
ton with the water in the deeper
mines OF the district, part of which
he can verify The miners state that
in every mine in the district the water
has been constantly diminishing since
the San Francisco earthquake. Last
spring Mr.. Edwards was in the dis
trict and visited the Blue Jacket. At
that time the water was running out
at the top of the shaft; now it is IL
or Is feet below the mouth of the
shaft and gradually sinking. This. so
the miners say, is the case with every
mine in the district They are at a
loss to explain the phenomena other
than the shock affected the depths of
the Seven Devils mountains and
opened the assures into which the
water is draining.-Idaho Statesman
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
FIND OF IDAHO GAME WARDEN.

AS the result of the loss of box
of freight and the subsequent search
for it, Senior Deputy Game Warden
Livingston made an interesting dis
covery at the city freight station. A
large box, probably 4 by feet, had
been left at the depot by some I'M
known person. A box had been lost
by the railroad people too, and in
their search for it this one, which
had no address or any other mark
upon it, was opened. What was the
surprise of Freight Agent Stubs and
his assistants to find therein two sets
of elk antlers and one big moose, to-
gether with the legs of both animals.
Game Warden Livingston confscat-
ed the box and its contents. There
was no affidavit accompanying the
antlers and other parts OF the animals
to show that the shipment was in
accordance with the law. AS the
killing OF moose is absolutely prohib-
tied under any conditions within the
state, and the state of the legs and
skulls of the animals showed that
they had not been dead long, In Mr..
Livingston's opinion 1t looks az If a
serious infringement of the laws had
taken place.-Idaho Statesman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
LOCKNEY WOULD
HOLD PUBLISHERS
FOR PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN
MEDICAL ADS.
CONTRARY TO COMMITTEE
Waukesha Senator Proposes to Re-
verse Result of Lengthy Hearing
-Brazeau Bill Against Quack Doc
tors Advanced-Lower Penalty
Prescribed for interference.
Madison, -pril is.


Senator Lockney moved yesterday
to put back into the medical adver-
Using bill that rart which after
lengthy nearing before the committee
on public health and sanitation was
agreed to - stricken out, being the
part placing liability upon publishers
of newspapers which contain adver-
tisemens which may be ascertained
to be improper ard refer to he
treatment of diseases the advertise,
ment of which is held by some TO be
unwhoiesome. Senator Munson asked
Tor an opportunity to eaxmine into
the scope and meaning of the amend
ment off red by Senator Lockney and
the matter was laid over until Friday.
The Brazeau bin to prohibit certain
unethical conduct on the part Of ply
sicians, was advanced to third read
ing
The }. P. Peterson bill TO punish
obstructing performance of duty by
the dairy and food commissioner,
was ordered to third reading after an
amendment by Senator Wilcox, to
reduce the amount of the fine from
5000 to Sl0e was adopted. This will
a justice of the peace instead of hold
ing them until the next tern of the
circuit court.
A number of assembly bills or
slight Importance were concurred in.
The Disch and Palmer bills, relating
to the bonds of the treasurer of Mil
waukee, and fixing the amount or
money to oe kept on hand in the
city treasury of Milwaukee, were on
the calendar for final concurrence but
were laid over until next Tuesday.
Milwaukee School Board Hearing.
Citizens of Milwaukee had the floor
yesterday afternoon in the senate
chamber while the Milwaukee school
board bill was up for further hear
ing. Frank NJ. Hoyt, James A. Sher
idan and jeremiah Quin were the
principal speakers in OPPOSITION to the
measure providing for a small board,
the members to be elected at large,
while Assistant City Attorney BenJa-
min J. Poss, President Charles Nc
Kenny of the Milwaukee normal
school, A. J. Lindemann, William Pie
pillow and Glenway Maxon spoke for
the bill
Mr.. Hoyt, who said that he repre-
sented a massmeeting in Milwaukee,
declared that he would consider no
cmoprondse and intimat that no
thing would be satisfactory except
the election of directors by wards, as
was the custom several year ago
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
SUIT NOT BROUGHT IN
GOOD FAITH, SAYS ANSWER

Concord, N. H., April 1S.-The
charge that the suit for an accounting
of the property Of Mrs. Mary Baker
q. Eddy, filed March 1, was not
brought in good faith by the so-caIled
next friends named in the suit, is
contained in the answer of the de-
PENDANTS in the action, filed in the su-
perior court yesterday.
The defendants charge that these
next friends have been induced to
loan their names for use in the suit
at the instlgaton and at the ex-
pense of certain evil minded persons,
not related in any way to said Mary
Baker G. Eddy or having any interest
in her OF in her estate"
The answer Of the defendants is a
general denial Of all the allegations
made by the compliments in the orig
inal action.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
REPORTS COME IN SLOW.
Story of Total Destruction of AyutIa
Is Confirmed.


Mexico City, April 1S.-The details
OF the destruction wrought by the
earthquake last Sunday and Monday
are reaching this city slowly. A
message from Acapulco yesterday
confirmed the story of the total de-
struction of Ayutla. The Salesians
college in Santa Julia, supposed to
have been earthquake proof, COZ
lapsed. The roof and floor fell In
when 20 students We're in the build
ing but no one was injured.
The death list continues to grow.
Among the dead are many members
of prominent Mexican families. In
the state of Guerrero and elsewhere
along the Pacific coast the greatest
property loss occurred.
II was discovered yesterday that
the cathedral of Mexico City, one OF
the largest and most famous churches
in the world, was cracked sfrom top
to bottom by the recent earthquake.
An engineer has been appointed to
examine the building. The cathedral
is centuries old. 1t is built on the
site of Aztec Temple, one of the most
historic spots in Mexico.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
NO MENTION ABOUT BAIL.
One Of Thaw's Attorneys Calls on Je
rome

One of Thaw's Attorneys Calls on Je.
rome.
New York, April 1S.--Although Dis
trict Attorney Jerome returned to mis-
office from visit TO his home in
Lakeville. Conn. yesterday. no move
has yet been made toward the appli-
cation of Harry X. Thaw's iele ase.
Daniel O'ReiIly of Thaw's counsel
called on Jerome yesterday afternoon,
but he said the matter of Iail had
not been mentioned.
Questioned about a statement is
sued by Mrs. Nesbit-Holman, mother
of Mrs. Harry X Thaw. Tuesday Sc
rome said:
Il can't vouch for some things said
by Mrs. Holman because / do not
know about them" said the district
attorney, but / can assure you that
when she said she furnished the dis
.trict attorney no information for use
in connection with the trial of Thaw
she spoke the truth Mrs. Holman
never gave us any information"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Enthusiastic Joint Meeting.

An enthusiastic joint COMMITTEES
hearing on-the half mile saloon prohibit
tory bill was held yesterday after
noon in the assembly chamber The
bill provides for the removal of all
saloons within half mile of the uni
versity. L. 5. Smith acted as spokes,
naa OF the delegation which ap
peared in favor of the bill. The first
speaker was Prof. E. A. Ross of the
university. He said that in all the
college towns with which he was ia
miliar there was none which granted
more latitude to the saloons than
Madison, and in no college town
were there saloons lining the path
from the city to the university ex-
cept Madison. He spoke heartily in
favor of the passage of the bill.
Superintendent L. H. Hare of the
Wiconsin Saloon league was also =
speaker for the bill, while Charles
r. Lamb and Henry Fauerbach. for
the Fauerbach Brewing company, and
Carl Hausman, q the Hausman Brew
ing company argued in opposition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
TRYING TO PICK QUARREL.
Natives Believe France Wants More
Territory.

Tangier, April 1S.--A menacing
French naval demonstration is taking
place off Bfogador and the general
situation is grave, owing to the re
sentiment of The Moor over the
French occupation of oudja. The ma
tive opinion is unanimous that France
is seeking TO pick a quarrel with Mo
rocco in order TO make further an
nexations OF territory. Meanwhile
the country is swarming with pro
yocative agents.
The above dispatch comes from the
regular correspondence of the Asso-
ciated Press at Tangier.
Information received here from
Casablanca is that the situation there
has much improved. The success of
the French naval visit TO this port
induced the commander Of the La
Lande to send the cruiser Gloire on
TO Mogador in an endeayoT TO bring
about q similar result there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
WELL KNOWN WRITER DIES.
Helped in Rescue Work After Samoan
Hurricane.

Philadelphia, April 1S.--John P.
Cunning, aged IA, well known in
newspaper circles throughout the
country. died yesterday in a hospital
hare Of tumor of the brain. He first
came into notice as newspaper
writer Of exceptional ability in 1889.
He had been sent to Samoa by the
Associated Press to watch the devel-
opments OF the Samoan difficulties,
naval squadrons of the United States,
Great Britain and Germany having
gathered at that place. March Is.
1889, a great hurricane swept the is
lands and 10 merchant vessels and
six men of war were piled upon the
shores of Apia bay and IA officers
and men of the American and Ger.
man warships lost their lives. Dun
ming was upon the scene Throughout.
the hurricane, which lasted SO hours,
and assisted the natives in saving
many lives. Afterward he wrote a
10000 word story of the storm, the
wrecking of the warships and the
rescue of The sailors, which has ever
been considered a model of descrip-
tive writing.
Cunning acted as war correspond
ent for the Associated Press in Cuba,
Porto Rico and Philippines. He
landed with Colonel Rcosevelts rough
riders in Cuba and his was the first
story sent out OF the ambuscade Of
Las Guasimas in which Hamilton
Fish was killed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
ENEMY SPREADS
FALSE REPORT

Greensboro, N. c., April 1S-In-
vestigation yesterday showed that
the story furnished to local papers
and sent out Dy the Greensboro cor
respondent of the Associated Press
concerning what WAS reported as the
murder of Mrs. r. B. Patterson Of
Liberty, was wholly without founda-
ton. The story, it seems, was con-
cocted by an enemy of DR.. Patter-
son and spread broadcast. Liberty
is 20 miles from Greensboro.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
BONILLA QUITS
CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico, City, April President
Bonilla Of Honduras was landed at
Salina, Mexico, from the United
States gunboat Princeton yesterday.
Bonilla is expected to come directly
to this city He left the Honduran
port of AmapalA last Saturday aboard
the Princeton after having entered
into an agreement with Presidents
Zelaya If Nicaragua and Figueroa of
Salvador that he should quit Central
America.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
DEDICATE MEMORIAL poRrlco.
Contributions to Continental Building
Fund Swell.

Washington. April 1S.-The feature
of yesterdays proceedings of the
Continental Congress of lie Daugn-
tiers Of the American Revolution were
the dedication of the memorial portico
at the memorial continental hall and
the collection of contributions 10
swell the continental hall building
fund Already the Organization had
accumulated s25O,0O0, and it is be-
lieved that with yesterdays contrf-
buttons there will be nearly enough
to pay for the buildings Last night
the delegates we're given a reception
at the library of congress.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
NEW RACINE MAYOR N. 0. MAN.
Wants Council to Watch Car Fran
chises Carefully.

Racine. Wis. April 1S-The munich
pal ownership of the water works and
the granting of street railway fran
ehises played important parts in the
first address to the council of Mayor
Horlick. He believes that means
should be taken for securing the pres,
ent plant on the advice of a special
COMMITTEES. No franchise to the
street railway companies shall be
granted unless fair treatment to eiti-
zens and just compensation for privi-
leges are granted. The Milwaukee
Street Railway company has seven
franchises expiring May, 1908.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
GIRL FoILs iNcENDlARY.
Miss Mary Francois Saves Three
Lives In kaukauna Fire.

kaukauna, Wis, April 1s.-Miss
Mary Francois, by her prompt action
in giving the alarm at an incendiary
fire, saved three lives. In the burn.
ing building we're Mr.. and Mrs.. Pc.
nesson and little son, all sleeping
Miss FRANCHISE saw the blaze In the
rear Of the house, and also saw a
man running away from the fire.
She rushed into nearby houses and
aroused help to extinguish the blaze.
Bottles Of gasoline had been emptied
on the woodwork surrounding the
cellar opening.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Father Of spanish countess.

Jacksonville, ILL.,, April 1S.-Joseph
Smith of Dudley, England, father Of
Countess Alecalde Gallano Of Madrto,
Spain, died here yesterday. He was
the president of Routt Musical col
lego at Jacksonville.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
NAV Be Murdered.

Marion, o., April lS.-The charred
body of Charles Huersey, aged 90,
was found last night in the ruins or
MS home which had been burned. It
Is believed Huersey was murderer
ana the house set on fire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Feeds Thousands Of Sufferers.

Shanghai, April 1S.-The famine re-
lief committee is feeding 100000 per-
sons and will continue to feed that
number until June. Thirty thousand
men are employed on the work pro
vided by the relief committee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24

with one-third Of the frontage on some
side devoted to business or CONNER
cial purposes land there the saloon
goes in. Evidently the good people
who have agreed upon this measure
have done so as a compromise, else
they have been buncoed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
FEAR OF MAN HIGHER UP.
Condition Demoraizlng to the Effect
IYeness of Police Force.

iveness of Police Force.
Chicago, April 18-Fcar Of the man
higher up has always ruled the police
department OF Chicago, the civil ser
vice commission was told yesterday
by Captain O'Brien of the detective
bureau, in the investigator Of the
charges against former Chief Collins,
that a levy had been made on the
police for campaign purposes during
the recent mayoralty election.
OBriep told practically the same
story concerning political assess
ments as have other officers during
the present. investigation. Answer
ing the question Of the commission,
O'Brien expressed the opinion that
1t would be greatly to the benefit or
the department were these contribu-
lions done away with.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Marx Eortx Years In Pulpit.

Beaver Dam, Wis, April 1S.-The
fortieth anniversary of the pastorate
of Rev. T. S. Johnson of the Assem-
bled Presbyterian church will be eel
ebrated by banquet May 6.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
GIVES 5000 TO PARISH.

Vicar General Fardy Completes
$4,000 Fund for Superior School.
Superior, Wis, April 18.--Vicar
General Farady OF the Sacred Hear.
cathedral surprised meeting Of his
Pensioners by announcing the gift
by himself of five lots valued at
$4,000, toward the erection of a new
school to cost $4,000. He announced
that the bulk OF the money had been
subscribed and that work would be
commenced Immediately.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24

The prospect Of s29,Oo0,0o0 fine
seems not to worry John d. for he says
the prospects for prosperity are bright
indeed. Verify optimism is good for
the soul.