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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Domestic.


The supreme court of Illinois has
decided that Mayor Busse had no
power to remove the appointees of
Former Mayor Dunno on the board of
education.
Farmer Burns defeated M. j. :Dwyer
in wrestling bout at Omaha. Dwyer
hurt his hand in the last fall and will
be forced. to give up wrestling for
some time.
1t is reported Robert c. Wheeler of
Chicago is to marry Miss Lydia
Thatcher, daughter of Mahlon D..
Thatcher of Pueblo, Colo, whose for
tune is listed at $3O,00O,0OO. Miss
Thatcher is one of the Thatcher
twins, widely known for their beauty.
Jack" O'Brien Of Philadelphia
made his first appearance in the ring
last week since his recent fiasco with
Tommy" Burns in California, and
knocked out "Bill' Heveron, the Engl
lish heavyweight in the opening round
before the Industriel Athletic club.
In a lecture In Baltimore Prot. VIII.
Ham II. Brooks Of Hobaft college safd
that with the aid Of radium a young
woman could retain all Of her fresh.
mess and beauty for hundred years
or more, but only rich women can ai.
ford the experiment, % this "perpetu.
= bsautinsr. costs from 1900 TO $500
9 grain. h. 1t
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
SECRETARY BRINGS ASSURANCE
OF JAPAN's FRlENpLlNEss TO
AMERICA.
fIL|PINos ARE DOING NICELY
FOUND CONDITIONS ON THE ISL
ANDs MUCH BETTER Tt.AN HE
HAD HOPED FOR.

New York, Dec. %. = William H.
Taft, secretary of war, returned yes.
terday from his trip around the world,
bringing renewed assurance Of ia.
pans friendliness toward the United
States, but declining to say anything
with respect to the political situation
in this country. He said that he had
been too long out of intimate touch
with political affairs at home to dis.
cuss them.
Mr.. Taft left for Washington on
an early train, saying that accumu-
lated matters in the war department
would keep his nose to the official
grindstone for some time to come and
that the preparation of his special re-
port on the Philippines, which would
be in book form, would also require
much of his time in the near future.
No War Spirit in Japan.
Looking exceedingly we'll, the secre-
tary said he had taken daily f1ve-mile
walks on the deck of the Grant during
the thirteen days trip from Hamburg.
"It is the height of foolishness to
talk of possible war with JAPAN" de-
clared the secretary. Japan doesn't
desire war with us and we certainly
do not desire war with Japan. If there
was any war spirit anywhere in Japan
l failed to find the slightest note of it.
Everywhere there was talk of contin-
ued peace. I speak very confidently
about this. My trip had as its def
mite object a report on conditions in
the Philippines.
Likes Nicholas.
"My visit to Japan was only Incl
dental Travelling by commercial
steamer, we had to stop there and it
was only courtesy for me to pay my
respects to the emperor. The trip
through Russia was made partly to
save time and partly because l had
crossed the Pacific six times and was
rather anxious to see the new terri
tory. My visit was in no sense off,
cial. So many courtesies we're shown
me from the moment put my foot on
Russian soil could not have refused,
even had desired to do so, the invi-
tation to an audience of the Russian
emperor. l was much impressed by
the emperor's personality and his en-
tire familiarity with current affairs,
especially American politics.
II was much pleased with condi-
lions in the Philippines. They were
much better than had hoped for.
The initial proceedings of the first
Philippine assembly, and its tendency
to conservatism, despite the supposed
radical majority, was most gratifying.
"In China the American residents
were anxious for reinsurance as to
Americas intention toward maintain.
ing the open door policy. At the ban
quet in Shanghai endeavored to give
this assurance"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27

LOST his ALL on THE MARKET.
REFUSAL TO EXTEND FURTHER
CREDIT CAUSES THE rRAe.
EDY.

New York, Dec. %. - James H.
Oliphant, senior member of the stock
exchange firm Of James H. Oliphant &
Co., died from bullet wound in
fiicted at his Office yesterday after
noon by Charles A. Geiger, a custom
er from Beaufort, s. G., who after fir
ing upon Oliphant killed himself.
The men were closeted in OIL
plants private Office at the time and
all that is known of what Immediately
preceded the shooting was learned
from the lips of the dying broker. Oil
plant said that his refusal to extend
further credit to Geiger caused the
tragedy. There is reason to believe,
however, that Ge;ger had become
mentally irresponsible.
Dope Showed $3,ooo,ooo.
A notebook found upon his person
contained computation by which the
writer apparently had figured that he
would be worth 100000 by Jan. J.,
1908. He actually possessed, so far
as his personal effects showed, less
than $11.
Geiger owed the ELEPHANTS $4,000
and had been asked for a settlement.
He called at their Office yesterday,
and after explaining that he could not
meet the obligation asked that the
firm advance him sufficient credit to
carry 5000 shares of a certain stock
until rise in the price should yield
him profit. His proposition was re-
fused and the shooting followed.
GAUGES Big Sensation.
The Offices of James H. Oliphant &
Co. are in the center of the financial
district and the shooting caused a
sensation in the street and temperate
ly interrupted the business of the curb
traders.
Papers found in the room which
Geiger occupied Thursday night in the
Holland house indicate that he had
lost no less than. $4,000 in dealing
in Steel common, and that he still
owed the ELEPHANTS $4,000. 1t was also
indicated by these papers, and partial
ly confirmed by acquaintance, that
Geiger had lost all he possessed, and
that when he went to the brokers' Of
flee yesterday it was in the hope of Sc,
curing credit through which he might
recuperate his fortune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
ENToMBED MINERS ALL DEAD.

Estimates Of Number Of Victims Vary
From IT'S to $50.
Jacobs Creek, Pa. Dec. 22.-From
the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal
company. where a terrific, explosion
Thursday imprisoned and almost be.
yond doubt killed every one of the 200
or more men who had entered the
mine for the day, only six bodies had
been brought to the surface up to 10
o'clock last night. Others have been
located land lie in the entry awaiting
a propitious time for their removal to
the temporary morgue.
AS to the number of victims, esti.
mates vary from 175 to $50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
PULLMAN HEARING ADJOURNED.
Investigation to Be Continued in Chi
cago-Few Facts Obtained.

Investigation to Be Continued In CHI
cago-Few Facts Obtained.
st. Paul, Dec. 22.-The hearing on
the reasonableness of sleeping car
rates charged by the Pullman compa-
ny and the Great Northern, conducted
by John H. Marble, special examiner
for the interstate commerce commits
sion, was adjourned yesterday noon,
to be continued in Chicago at date
to be set by the commission. Little
progress could be made with the in
vestigation, as the Pullman company's
books showing the earnings and ex-
penses could not be procured and the
witnesses called shed little light on
the subject. At Chicago it is expected
that the company will be called upon
to produce the necessary books and
have the leading officials called to the
witness stand.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Boy Is $50 GOO Jewel Ihief.

New York, Dec. ~. William
White, a seventeen-year-old boy, is
the confessed ti.ief, according to this
police, of the $4,000 package of jew
elry stolen from the United States Elk
press company. He was arrested IL
Jersey City yesterday after trying tx
dispose Of the entire collection for S.
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$50 SPANKED IN MONTH.

Twenty-Five Girls Among Dss Moines
Subjects Of the Rod.
Des Moines,' Dec. 22.Two hundred
and ffty-three hoys and girls OF the
Des Moines public schools were given
corporal punishment during the month
Of September, according TO the report
OF st2t. Riddle, made public yester-
day. twenty-five Of this number were
girls. The remainder we're boys. IS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
ORCHARDS WIFE rEsTIFIEs.
corroborates the Evidence Of Her
Husband. H.

Boise, Idaho, Dec, 22.-Evidence in
confederation of Harry Orchards tes-
timony was given yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. Ida Tenney, Orchards second
wife, who was on the stand all after
noon, and who will be recalled to-day.
Clarence barrow, chief counsel for
the defense, was in court again yes
terday after an illness of nearly a
week, and he conducted the cross
examination of Mrs. Tenney.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
ADOPTED SON is GONE.
Chicago Mans Bank Also Has Lost
$4,000.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Richard Noelck,
adopted son of August Saehm and
cashier of the private bank of August
Saehm & Co., Bryn Mawr and Evans
ton avenues, this city, has disappear
ed. The business of the bank was
halted yesterday and Mr.. Saehm was
paying off depositors with checks
drawn on his personal account.
Noelck disappeared week ago last
Monday. Mr.. Saehm has been check
ing up the banks affairs and places
the loss of the firm at $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
crimes and Criminals.

M. L. Dillon shot and fatally injured
Mrs. N. G. Cochran of Chicago while
she slept and then killed himself.
Constable Dolan of Lebanon, Pa.
went into the foreign settlement of
that city to arrest coal thieves. The
foreigners turned out en- masse and
set upon the officer, who, in self-de-
tense, shot into the crowd, killing two
men.
According to the New York police
valuable package" was stolen Sat-
urday night from a wagon of the Uni
ted States Express company. Investi-
cation developed the fact that the
package contained diamonds valued
at something more than $4,000 and
were consigned by the Alfred H. Smith
company to New York society women
who are at Washington, D. c.
A. H. Anderson, treasurer of the
Quebec Central railroad. pleaded
guilty at sherbrooke, Cue, to embez-
element from the company and was
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
The amount of his defalcation, 1T is
expected, will amount to about 1885,
/ 900. s I.
Frank Donnatelli and Joe Pedro,
Italians, were killed, and Guy Donated.
Il MORALLY wounded BY policemen in
81 street fight q Anderson; Okla. The
Italians had been drinking and resist.
"a arrss The two policemen who
dSlsfh4 shooting are under ayreSt
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Convicted Of selma 10 Minor..

Convicted Of Selling to Minors.
Breckenridge, Mimi, Dec. 22.-Ottc
zuehlsdorH, Foxhome saloonkeep
er, was indicted on five counts for sell.
ing liquor to, minors. The first trial
resulted in acquittal, but the Jury in
the second returned a verdict of
guilty. He has given notice Of an ap.
peal. PA .}ts s.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
INTERNAL scALD KILLS.

Roundhouse Man Dies Of Injuries Re,
ceived While at Work.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. %. - Jo-
seph Barge, employed as assistant
boiler washer by the Great Northern
Railway company, died yesterday as
a result of injuries received while at
work in the roundhouse. A steam plug
of an engine blew out and he was ter.
ribly scalded. The steam struck him
with such terrific force that some of
the water was forced into his mouth
and he was scalded internally, as well
as his entire body being burned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Runaway May Prove Fatal.

Huron, s. D., Dec. 22.-Pe.,r Carl
son, aged sixty years, was the victim
of a serious runaway. in which he re-
ceived injuries that may prove fatal.
A team of horses which he was driv-
ing became frightened and unmanage-
able, and Mr.. Carlson was thrown
from the wagon. His right wrist was
broken, several ribs fractured and In
ternal injuries received.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Eighteen Years a euard.mar

Rice Lake, Wis, Dec: 22.-By the
resignation Of Sewell Peterson, cap.
tain of Company A, Tenth separate
battalion. of this city. the Wisconsin
national guard loses an efficient Of.
f1cer. Mr.. Peterson served in the
guard eighteen years and holds the
coveted fifteen.year medal. His res.
ignation goes into effect Jan. 1.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
PREMIER TO FIGHT DUEL
Emperor Francis Joseph Has Granted
Cjspensatjon.


Dispensation.
Budapest, Dec. Pas a result of
allegations against the political hon.
esty made against him during the sit.
ting of parliament, the Hungarian
premier, DR.. Wekerle, has challenged
Former Minister of Justice Polonyi to
fight a duel with pistols. Seconds
have been appointed and the meeting
will take place shortly.
Vienna, Zee. 21.-As he is the pre-.
mier of the country, the laws of which
prohibit dueling, DR.. Wekerle request.
ed Emperor Francis Joseph to grant
him dispensation to fight, as his
majesty always does to his ministers
or other high officials. The emperor
granted this request.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
DozEs; FEET BURN.
Indians Dream Of War pa,
0- EXCITING End.

Indians Dream Of War Dance Has
Exciting End.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.,, Dec. %. =
Falling asleep and dreaming that he.
was indulging in a variance and being
rudely awakened and told that he was
burning up, was the experience Of
Felix Solar, an Inaian, last night.
Solar lives in the Flambeau region,
and had come home to sit by the
stove and warm himself. He placed
his feet on the stove and fell asleep.
While thus engaged his shoes and feet
were badly burned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
SON ARRESTED; WOMAN DIES.

Mrs. Woodruff Drops Dead at Fargo
When Told Of Sons Disgrace.
Fargo, Dec. 20. = When informed
yesterday that her son Earl had been
apprehended and placed in jail Mrs.
Claude Woodruff of this city dropped
dead almost instantly. Earl Woodruff,
alias E. Connors, was arrested at.
Brainerd yesterday and brought back
to Moorhead, charged with pouring
kerosene over the clothing of Nick
Olson of Moorhead and setting fire to
it. Prompt action alone saved Olson
from a horrible death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
SETS FIRE TO BABY SISTER.

Boy Touches Torch to Baby's Dress,
Causing Fatal Injuries.
Owen Sound, Ont, Dec. %. = The
two-year-old son of James Cathrea of
Aydenham township, after watching
his parents SINCE the down from some
plucked fowl lit roll of paper when
left alone witch his baby sister and
applied it to the child's dress. The
baby was so badly burned that it died
half an hour later.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Students FIGHT Fire.

Norman, Okla. Dec. %. Painters
at work on the dome Of the main
building Of the University Of Oklaho!
ma accidentally set fire to the strruc
ture yesterday afternoon. Vigorous
work by students confined the fiames
to the main building. j 5- 53s5
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Girl Dies in Flames.

st. Cloud, MINI, Dec. %. -. At q
o'clock yesterday morning at Melrose
north of this city. Katherine. Krick,
twenty years old, lost her life in q
burning house. While attempting to
escape from the building the girl be-
came suffocated and fell into the
flames.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
SENDS "PleeERs" TO COMO.

Each Gets Forty Days in st. Paul
Workhouse and SIS Fine.
Buffalo, Mimi, Dec. %. -. Henry
Kurtz and Charles Krfenbring were
sentenced to forty days in the work
house at st. Paul, with an additional
fine of SIS and costs each, for selling
liquor without a license. Kurtz plead
ed not guilty when indicted, and was
tried, his trial lasting two days. Krien-
bring pleaded guilty to q. second Of
tense.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
Murder Laid Is BLACK Hand,

'.31!..f MyUrueT Eal0 " 6IAcK IA Nu0. q. N
Uniontown, Pa, Dec. % Dominica
Karota. an italian, was shot and Il
stantly killed yesterday presumably
by Black Hand B, members. Severa!
days $50 Karota received IN lsttel
signed (. Black Hand & threa tening 81
4 life unless $500 was paid e the socis
s.I
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
NEWS Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
WASHINGTON.

The United States supreme court
will take a recess of two weeks for
the Christmas holidays.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma has in
PRODUCED bill providing for the cleo
ton of United States senators by
popular vote.
The president has signed procla-
nation creating the new Vegas nation
al forest in Nevada, and making an
addition to the Aquaris national forest
in Utah.
Secretary Garfield has sent in his
report to congress and recommends
the abolition of all pension agencies
and the issuance of pensions from
washington.
Senator Sutherland has introduced a
bill providing for an exhibit of the
mineral resources of the United
States at the international mining ex-
position to be held in New York next
year.
A rought count of the census of
Cuba has been cabled to Washington
by Gov. Magoon. 1t places the total
population of Cuba at 2,023,2S2. The
increase for the island is 20 per cent
since the census of 1899.
Senator McCreary introduced a bill
for an annual appropriation of $780,
600 to be expended in promoting in
struction in agriculture, manual train
ing and domestic science in the Gen.
trail high schools of the several states.
Senator Kittredge has introduced a
bill on civic rights, which gives to
composers all rights over their COM
positions, SO that owners of mecnani-
cal musical machines and devices
may not make use of any copyrighted
compositions without securing the
consent of the composer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
REDUCE MlL.s..::KEE FORCE.

Green Bay Master Mechanic ordered
to Discharge Workers.
Green Bay, Wis. Dec. g. Master
Mechanic Kimball of the Milwaukee
road has received orders to reduce his
working force 10 per cent and the
working hours from nine to eight.
The reason lies in the fact that there
is very little shop work at this time
and also because Of the slump in the
logging market.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-27
People Talked About.


The rumOr that Ambassador Bryce
is to leave the Washington embassy is
officially denied in London.
Fred A. Shotwell, aged thirty, of
Potterville, Mich, has been married to
his step-grandmother. Mrs. Emma
Shotwell, aged seventy-one.
William Ulmer, who made fortune
before he retired from the brewing
business six years ago, is dead in his
Brooklyn home, aged seventy-four
years. IL
Col. A. S. Cigar, aged ninety years,
a distinguished jurist and author, died
at his home in Nashville, Tenn. He
was a member of the Confederate
congress.
Alfred Stead, son of w. T. Stead,
editor of the Review of Reviews, died
in London. He was born in 1877 and
was associated with his father in the
publication of that journal.
James T. Able, president of the
Springfield Union Publishing company
of Springfield, Mass, and formerly
prominently identified with the pa.
permaking industry, is dead.
Col. William Crops, assistant to
the general manager of the Hartman
lines in the Pacific Northwest, died at
Portland, Or, aged seventy-six years.
Col. Crooks formerly lived in st.
Paul
Seth Low, former president of Co.
lumbia university, was elected presi-
dent of the National Civic Federation,
succeeding August Belmont, who felt
obliged to retire owing to the press of
business cares.
Mrs Jacob Gregar died at her home
in Annandale, N. j., as the result of
bursting blood vessel while lifting a
bureau in her sleep. Mrs. Gregar
arose in the night. and while in a
somnambulistic state lifted the heavy
piece of furniture
William Bayard, Md, LII. D., one of
the Oldest practicing physicians in the
world and the Oldest graduate of Edin-
burgh university, died at his home at
st. Johns, N. B., aged ninety-four,
He was the son of DR.. Robert Bayard
of New York, a loyalist who came to
Canada during the revolution.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-10

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-10

A. #. Anderson had business in
Atlantic Friday.
DR.. Koob went to Omaha one day
last week on business.
Charles and Ralph Juhl went to
Atlantic Tuesday on business.
Two cars of salt were being un.
loaded Tuesday for our merchants.
Merchant j. F. Jensen went to
Omaha Sunday on business, returning
Tuesday evening.
D. w. Powers who has been at
Des Moines the past six weeks, re-
turned to Oakfield Sunday.
Alfred Esbeck, of Audubon, was
visiting relatives at the Jens Hansen
home day or two last week.
u. S. Walker returned from Chi.
cago Tuesday where he went Satur-
day with two cars of fat cattle of
his own feeding.
j. H. Bergh was Smelling two
thousand bushels of corn the first of
the week and delivering it at the
Rothschild elevator.
McGovern & Company shipped
three cars Of hogs from the branch
the past week and intended to send
out five cars on Wednesday.
The Marine and Elk Horn tele-
phone men have almost completed
their work here, the only work re.
naming is to fill in around the poles
with concrete.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Christensen
are now residents of Elk Horn hav.
ing moved here Tuesday last. He has
been employed in the bank and will
assist here until the new bank in
Kimballton is completed.
A week ago Hans johnson bought
a span of bronchos and had beer
driving them hitched to his buggy
and when home went to nnhitct
them from the vehicle when they ran
off, not hurting themselves but max.
ing kindling wood of the buggy.
Mesdames Hansen, Miller and Bl,
som went out to Omaha Tuesday to
visit friends and the former to visil
her son, Arthur, who was taken to
Emmanuel hospital last week and
underwent an operation from which
he is reported to he recovering rapid
ly, and as Wednesday was Arthur
eighteenth birthday the mother tho
it no more than right to be present
and help cheer him up.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-10
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