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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
FIVE YEARS FOR MILLER.
Mckenzie County Man Found Guilty OF
Horse Stealing.

Mckenzie County Man Found Guilty Of
Horse Stealing.
Bob Miller has been found guilty of
horse stealing at Williston. It was
claimed that Miller and a man named
Cox had stolen horses from DR.. Day, a
rancher in Mckenzie county. He was
arrested at Bottineau and taken to
Schafer. The case came up at the
term Of court held about six weeks
ago in Mckenzie county, before Judge
Winchester. change Of venue was
asked by the defendant, who claimed
that he could not get fair trial in
that county, as the people were preju-
diced. 1t was refused. An affidavit of
prejudice was then filed against the
Judge, but was afterward withdrawn.
On the evening court adjourned at
Schafer, Miller made dastardly as.
sault on Attorney Bessie, who had
been assisting in prosecuting the case,
as the latter was stepping into the ho-
tel, breaking his jaw. The people
wanted to lynch him. but Mr.. Bessie
prevented 1t. Miller was thereafter
closely guarded, and was taken to MI
not, where he was confined until the
coonvening Of court at Mandan last
Monday. Mr.. Bessie assisted States
Attorney Norheim in prosecuting tho
case at Mandan. The Jury was out
five minutes, when they returned a
verdict of guilty. The Judge sentenced
him to five years in the penitentiary.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
BOWMAN LOTS BRING BIG COIN
Lot Sale Of Milwaukee Townsite Com.
pany Grand Success.

Lot Sale Of Milwaukee Townsite Com.
pany a Grand Success.
The sale of town lots at Bowman by
the Milwaukee railroad townsite ON
Gals was great success in every
sense Of the word, both in point of at
tendance and in prices brought.
There were about $500 people at
the sale. Many of them were persons
who had camped there waiting for the
sale of lots, but a large majority Of
the crown were outsiders. The first
choice brought $1,750, the second
brought 5000, the third $1,100, the
fourth $500, the fifth 5000, the sixth
$500. Residence lots sold for $11O.
In all 17S lots were disposed Of and
the total amount realized was $43,O11.
Parties who were questioned regard
ing the report that the Milwaukee road
will be completed as far as Miles City,
Mont, within four days, were consid.
erably skepucal as to It's truth. They
say that the tracklayers are not six
miles west of Bowman. Marmath, the
next town to the west, is about twenty
eight miles from Bowman on the Little
Missouri and 1t is big question
whether the remaining twenty-five
miles can be laid and connected with
the road west Of the Little Missouri
within that many days.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
CUTS THROAT WHILE ASLEEP.
Farmer Wakes to Find He Has Al
tempted Suicide,

Farmer Wakes to Find He Has A.
tempted Suicide.
With cash seven inches long and
through the windpipe in his aeck, four
ugly cuts through the arteries Of the
wrist and seven punctures above the
heart Ole ]. Germundson, a Sawyer
farmer. is lying at the Ward county
hospital at Minot on the fair road to
recovery.
Germundson slept Saturday night at
! the Merchants hotel in Sawyer and
was discovered in the morning lying in
a pool of blood.
The tale he tells, which Is carried
out by the wounds, is one Of the most
CHASTITY ever heard by the professional
men of the city. He claims he awoke
from sound sleep only in the morn
ing to find himself attempting to carve
his body up. Seven jabs were made
at his heart with rusty knife which
he carried, but none of them took ef-
feet, only penetrating the skin. The
man then gashed both wrists, cutting
through the large arteries which run
through that part Of. the body. Not
satisfied with this he made slash at
his neck. The first cut merely cut the
skin and did not penetrate as far as
the man desided. The knife was then
inserted below the right ear and
drawn across the neck to the other
ear, making cash seven inches long,
and when his head was thrown back,
four inches wide.
1t extended down to the windpipe in
one place cutting through portion Of
the cartilage surrounding the channel.
When interviewed the man claimed
that he had no intention of committing
suicide. but that he awoke to find that
he had done the deed. He claimed that
the idea was so strong upon him that
he could not stop. He said that last
year he had the typhoid fever and that
he has not felt right since He also
stated that he felt another attack COM
ing on. It is believed that the previ-
oous illness had some effect on the
mans reason.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
DISCARD VERTICAL PENmANsHIF
North Dakota Returns to Individual.
Ism In Writing.

North Dakota Returns to individual.
Ism In Writing.
The vertical system Of penmanship
has been discarded in the new course
Of study for the common schools of
North Dakota This action was taken
at meeting of the committee on
schools. This committee consists of
State Superintendent Rockwell and
County superintendent Black of Rich.
land county, Mcdonald of McHenry
county, Miss Nelson Of BHnes coun.
ty, sherat Of Pembina county and
Hutchinson Of Ransom county.
Vertical penmanship has had quite
q run in North Dakota, despite strenu.
Gus opposition from business people
and many educators. It was calssed
as fad which would soon pass away.
and the predictions seem to have been
fulfilled.
The committee has also decided
upon the revision Of the courses of
study in reading and in language and
grammar.
While the revised corvse may not
be in print this school year 1t is hoped
to have It ready for the summer
schools for teachers next season. In
the future the preparation Of the
eighth grade final examinations win
be under the supervision Of the com.
mittee., 3 I,4 S. 4 Il, Y l,..s5F5 4 81, .,i ..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
State News Of Interest
LIQUOR LAW Is INVALID.
In Conflict With tho interstate Com.
merce Act, Says judge Tempieton.

In Conflict With the Interstate Com.
merce Act, Says Judge Tempieton.
In a decision Judge G. F. Temple
ton of the district court at Grand
Forks declares the liquor seizure law
to be invalid. The decision is made
In the case of w. L. Girton v. T. E.
Metcalf, as police magistrate Of the
city of Lakota, N. d. The constitu.
tionality of the law authorizing the
seizure of liquor imported into the
state as beverage was attacked ON
several grounds by the attorney for
the plaintiff. First it was contended
that the statute is unconstitutional be.
cause trial by jury is not permitted
under it's provisions. The court does
not think that this statute conflicts
with that section of the constitution
which guarantees the right of trial by
Jury.
The second contention was that the
state contravenes section 10 of the
declaration of rights. The court holds
this phase of the statute valid.
The third contention was that the
statute is in conflict with section 112
of the constitution, relating to the ju.
risdiction of justices. This contention
is sustained by the court.
The fourth contention is that the
statute is void because it violates the
commerce clause of the federal consti-
tuition. The court holds that this point
Is well taken.
This is the first time that the new
law has been held unconstitutional.
In Bottineau case Judge Templeton,
who was presiding for Judge Burr,
held that seizure of liquor made be-
fore liquor had been removed from
the depot platform to the depot was
illegal for the reason that it was sub
ject to interstate commerce until de.
livered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
SCHOOLS WILL MAKE EXHIBITS
President Scott Makes Plans for Next
Fair.

President Scott Makes Plans for Next
Fair.
William A. Scott, president of the
North Dakota State Fair association,
has appointed Supt. Hoover and the
principals of the different schools in
Fargo to constitute a committee to
make arrangements for the educational
exhibits which will be entered at the
next state fair which will be held at
Fargo in July, 1908.
This committee is to arrange and
classify the prizes which will be
awarded for this class of exhibits and
they have held one meeting and are at
work upon this classification. 1t will
possibly be some time before this
work Is completed but It wifi be flnish=
ed In plenty of time to give all the
schools time to prepare their exhibits.
Last year considerable trouble was ex-
perienced because the prizes were not
made known until the catalogue Of
prizes had been published and many of
the prizes did not correspond with the
work done. This year by having this
committee arrange this schedule of
prizes the schools will be given plenty
Of time in which to prepare the exhib-
its and also know just what kind of
exhibits will be awarded prizes.
+ The educational feature of these
fairs is one Of the principal attractions
and great interest has been taken by
the pupils and schools in preparing ex.
hibits. This feature at the next fair
will undoubtedly be very attractive
and suitable prizes will be awarded to
those that excel.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
BIIshop Kept Buoy,

The Episcopal bishop Of Lucknow
presides over . diocese greater in ex-
tent than the whole Of Great Britain.
It having Q population Of about 10 ,O0O,-
900. Of whom only 400, 900 are sChris.
tians. NJ
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
Rile,s varlatio,, +. 81 FIah nia,

n The hsh population q the Nile q
said TO present : greater variety thai
that Of any other body Of water. An
expedition sent from the British mu.
senm not long aso secured 5000
specimens. t.,S M M
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
FIRE THREATENED Grossly.
Citizens Used Chemical and 81
5t'ss tlnGuished 0laxs.

49, SAu0Ul1uoo 0l&z0s s,H " {sEss
.Sweepage from the gasoline lighting
plant caused, ire to catch In the
draperies IA the store Of r. r. Her.
ring at Crosby. The prompt and ec.
ficient use Of . chemical extinguisher
pr9bably saved the entire town, ID tho
burning Of tho building IN which the
snre started would have rapidly spread
the flames 20 other buildings. AZ Il
Was there va only . small amount ar
damage done. "a 3a39
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-06
TT orth Dakota
IN ubbins s s

3SVAAd 10 w 06v0 q U0W 6t0L0 U8uRs
Adams has another potato famine.
The Neville band is to be given
special training. .
Jens Longballe Of Minor is sue.
cessful trapper.
At Bismarck a man kicked q girl
into insensibility.
Havana has been having some
wrestling matches.
A dog swiped half of freshly butch.
cred hog at Lisbon.
Appreciation Of the splendid fall
weather is general.
Two additional rooms will be added
to the Walhalla schools.
Some fine artesian wells are being
located in northern Ward.
Drainage work has been suspended
in many parts of the valley.
The Verona water supply is a conun.
drum-just like that of Fargo.
Muskrat trappers are making good
thing around Churches Ferry.
At Adams thieves broke into an ele.
vator and stole some wheat checks.
The firemen Of Lakota have plan
to add to the city's improvements.
The people of Cakes want better
train service over the Northwestern
line.
Many people are elated over the
abandonment Of the vertical writing
plan.
A drug store and confectionery
establishment at Neville have com.
bined
Lidgerwood is preparing to fight
fires by securing an excellent water
supply.
Thomas Shaw will assist in the
farmers institute work in this state
this winter.
Rev. M. Cameron, the blind preach
er, is making number of lectures
over the state.
Humorists, lecturers and other en-
tertainers are working the smaller
towns of the state.
Several towns in the state are to or.
ganize societies for the prevention of
cruelty to animals.
Road overseers should get the weeds
from the roadsides to prevent snow
drifts across the highways.
Every one is hoping that the musk
rats are all right as weather prophets.
They predict mild winter.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stockwell is getting many assurances
Of support for denomination.
Threshers claim they had better sue
cess this year where blind pigs and
bootleggers were not tolerated.
The car situation is greatly i'm
proved at St. Thomas and independent
shippers are getting their share.
Brakeman Colbert was struck by an
engine while switching at Leeds and
had a narrow escape from death.
The Brazil Telephone company is
figuring on complete up-to-date plant
at Rugby-with the wires under
ground.
At Columbus the postmaster was
quarantined because of diphtheria and
the people didn't get their mail very
promptly.
Will Sanders of Hope fell twenty.
five feet into grain bin in an elevator
and the doctor is still picking splinters
out of his hide.
The Benson county officials have
been unable to discover the identity of
the man who pulled the tongue out Of
q horse at Brfnsmade.
=
There was another prairie fire In
Stutsman county near Marstonmoor.
but the people attending the sale man.
aged to get the flames out.
The people Of Eillsboro want both .
the water mains and the sewers ex-
tended-but their petitions repose
with committee of the city council.
The car containing the furniture Of
the Hettinger county schools was In .
wreck and the contents 20 badly
smashed that It had to be returned tn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Wintry weather prevails In Central
and Southern Germany.
Former Governor Rufus B. Bullock
Of Georgia is dead at Albion, N. Y.
The Russo-Japanese negotiations on
the fisheries question are reported to
have resulted In satisfactory agree
ment.
News Is received from Puerto Mont,
q seaport In the extreme south OF
Chile, that the volcanoes of Calbuco
and Huque are In state Of eruption.
Rich deposits of thorium, used In
the manufacture of incandescent fila
ments, have been discovered In an
abandoned mine near Yekaterinburg,
Russia.
President Roosevelt and party after
their strenuous participation In the
inaugural incidents of the jamestown
exposition. spent Saturday on pleas.
ure trip up the James river.
William Platt Pepper, oldest mem.
Der of prominent Philadelphia fam.
lily and we'll known for his philan'
thropic, educational and church work,
Is dead at Philadelphia, aged seventy
years.
The British steamer Armadale Cas-.
tie, which has arrived at Southamp-
ton from Capetown, landed $5.503,350
In Cape gold. the largest consignment
ever brought In q single shipment to
England The gold was transferred to
London
S. r. X Prime, who for twenty-five
years was stationed at Dwight, ILL.,,
gathering statistics on crops, Is dead.
Primes Crop Reports" made the pub
Usher known throughout the country.
Farmers regarded his figures and opin.
iona "a infallihle
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
DRUG TRUST CASE.
Majority Of Defendants Agree to De.
cree Against Them.

indianapolis, April ga tentative
attorneys agreement has been reached
In the suits brought by the govern
ment against the officers, members
and agents OF the National Association
of Retail Druggists. the National
Wholesale Druggists association, the
tripartite proprietors. the blacklist
manufacturers, the wholesale contract
proprietors and the direct contract
proprietors. The suits were to be
heard May I. Attorneys for all but
ninc OF the ninety-two defendants
agreed 10 have a decree entered in
the federal court against their clients,
the agreement to be approved by the
government and the clients. The suits
are known as the drug trust case"
In q general way the agreement
provides for an Injunction against the
defendants which would restrain them
from the alleged acts complained OF In
the bill OF complaint. It was alleged
that they had entered into q conspir-
acy In restraint OF trade and COM
merce Il violation Of the Sherman
Sr-~p~,unss lAk
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
PLANNING A REVOLUTION.
Guatemalan ExIIea In Mexico TO Start
Revolt in Native Land.

Guatemalan Exsles In Mexico TO start
Revolt in Native Land.
Mexico City, April 29.--The Daily
Record says that believing that an
other revolution Is imminent In Guate-
mala and that the revolution will be
successful, the Guatemalan exiles In
Mexico and Central America expect to
organize in this city provisional gov,
ernment for Guatemala.
General Salvador Toledo, who Is
now In Central America, Is said to be
slated for provisional president and a
full corps OF other government Off.
cials will be elected, The exiles here
are In communication with Central
America and tho movement Is said to
be one of unanimity and sure to re-
suit In General Toledo's leading a
revolution within few months. Gen
eral Toledo will probably be request.
ed to come to Mexico to take active
charge of the provisional government,
rhe fact that all the provisional
leaders who oppose the Cabrera nd
ministration In Guatemala are exiles
from the country makes 1t possible to
form a provisional government In an.
other country.
With the organization OF this gov
ernment measures can be taken, con-
tracts and other arrangements made
that would be impossible In a move
ment OF disorganized crowd of ex-
lies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
dozen MEN ENTOMBED
Imprisoned In Coal Mine in Som.
erset County, Pa.
LITTLE HOPE OF RESCUE

Immense Amount OF Water Must Be
Pumped Out Before Any Attempt
Can BE Made to Enter In Search Of
the Victims.
Johnstown, Pa, April 29.-Twelve
men, all foreigners, are reported to be
imprisoned in the Foustwell mine OF
the Berwind- White Coal Mining com
pany In Somerset county.
Their fate Is not known, nor will 1t
be until vast quantity OF water has
been pumped out and this may re-
quire a couple OF days yet. Mean
while there Is the widest excitement
among the relatives and friends of
the imprisoned men, most of whom re-
side at Foustwell.
Pumps have been going steadily
since the accident, but they are not
making much headway and 1t is not
known how great an amount of water
remains to be removed. The cause of
the flooding of the mine will not be
known until the rescuing party can
gain an entrance. II is thought the
water came from burst pipe used to
convey the water from the face Of the
working to the opening. It Is believed
the men In their work tapped an old
mine that was full OF water In the
latter case there would be probably
no chance whatever for their escape.
while Il the water came more slowly
from a burst pipe they would have a
chance Of safety by climbing through
an air shaft overhead into a part OF
the mine that water Is thought not to
have reached. Even In the latter case.
however. 1t is doubtful II the men
could survive for want OF air.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
EXPECT TO RAISE ST 600, 600
Many Large Contributions to Meyer
HAYWOOD Defense Fund.

New York, April 29.-U. Solomon,
campaign manager of the Socialist
party for New York and member of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. confer
ence Of Manhattan borough, has made
a statement regarding the efforts OF
the conference here and in other cities
to collect funds for the defense of the
accused officials of the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners.
"On April l." he said, "the sum
collected was $101.5S7 and out Of this
$4,000 Had been paid in preliminary
expenses. Since then many large con-
tributions have come In and some In
dividual unions have contributed as
much as Sc, 900 each. There are B.
00O, 900 organized workers In this coun-
try alone and we expect eventually to
raise $4,000
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
Money Handler of Defunct Iowa Bank
Ravinq Maniac.

Ottumwa, Ia, April 29.-Le Roy
Ware, cashier of the Farmers and
Drovers' bank of Seymour, is raving
maniac. Ware has been steadily los
ing his mind since the bank was
closed by State Examiner Windsor.
Another feature of the case devel-
oped when suit was filed against Har-
Ian Marsh and two other big debtors
of the bank whose names are being
withheld for the recovery OF upwards
of 100000, said to have been with
drawn from the bank by these men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
LAND OF FULFILLMENT.
10 All Il Promlses 20 the Thrifty, 40
Tom Quinn Found.

Tom Quinn Found.
1t is doubtful II there was happier
man aboard the Cunard steamship Um-
bria when she left New York the other
day than Thomas II. Quinn, says spe-
cial dispatch from Caldwell. N. j., to
the New York Times. Quinn is q
young trishman, who few years ago
held tho position Of clerk in the post
ONCE at sDundrum, small seaport
town on the east coast OF Ireland.
Among those who called at the post
Office was Miss Lucy Shannon, the pret-
ty daughter Of John Shannon, propr1e-
tor of the Head Inn and a man Of local
prominence. Miss Lucy is the only
child. She became engaged to Tom
Quinn.
When Mr. Shannon heard OF the en-
gagement he made strong objection.
He wanted for son-in-law man who
could succeed him In his Inn and other
business enterprises, but then his
daughter said she would not marry
anybody but Tom Quinn. Mr.. Shan
non sent for Quinn.
Young man." said he, II don't want
to stand between you and my daugh-
ter. but you must prove yourself
worthy Of her. Go out into the world,
see what you can do, and when you
have saved up $500 honestly earned
come back and I will admit you to
partnership In my business and give
you my daughters hand"
Well. Quinn sought out Lucy. and be-
tween them 1t was decided that he
should come to America-thnt land OF
promise for so many Of his country,
men. He came and got clerkship In
Paterson, N. j., but when he had paid
his board and sent $40 a month to his
mother to help In the family's suppor,
he was still saving very little of that
$4,000 he had to take back to win q
wife.
One day about year after his ar.
rival he happened to pass a horse mar
ket In Newark while an auction sale
was on inside He dropped In out of
curiosity, and, knowing something
about horses and seeing ono that was
going cheap. he bought 1t. The next
day he sold the horse to a contractor
at good profit. He visited the horse
market again, and 1t was not long be
fore the contractors of the surrounding
towns commissioned him to buy all
their horses, and he saved his money.
Before sailing for Ireland he pur
chased a draft for f5OO payable to John
Shannon, Dundrum. Ireland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
Fire Threatens Peace Buildings.

Kittery. Me, April GA three
story brick building. about 100 feet
long Gnd forty feet In width, occupied
as IA pattern shop aud storehouse at
the nayyyard here, was ruined by fire
and at one time the flames threatened
the buildings occupied by the Russian
and Japanese peace conference. A
large number Of costly patterns, valu'
able brass fittings and other stores
were either destroyed or badly dam
aged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
Typhcid Epidemic Threatened.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, April 81
The city Of Warsaw is threatened with
a serious epidemic Of typhoid fever.
The outbreak occurred in the over
crowded prisons, where thousands Of
political suspects have been shut up
for months awaiting trial under the
most unsanitary conditions. Typhoid
Is now rapidly spreading throughout
the city. More than 200 cases already
have been reported
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
Fatal Quarrel Over Woman.

Gallipolis, O.. April 29-Henry Will
Jams and his uncle, Abraham Miles,
farmers residing near this city, quar-
relied because Of the alleged atten-
tions of Williams to Mrs. Miles. Will
iams, with a shotgun, blew Miles head
off his shoulders. Williams was cap
tured by officers.