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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
sPEMcER 10 CONVICTED.
Warden Weller Of Minnesota Testified
That Man Was Former Convict.

Warden Wolfer Of Minnesota Testified
That Man Was Former Convict.
]. =. Spence. arrested on the charge
Of embezzlement, having drawn drafts
Ga his employers, was convicted in
the district court.
Warden Henry Wolfer of the Min.
nsota state prison was one of the
principal witnesses for the state. He
said that there is no question that
Spence is the man who served q year
and a half in the Minnesota peniten-
ltiary on charge of grand larceny.
Warden Wolfer told the circum-
stances surrounding Spence's conflne.
ment In the penitentiary, and said
that he was morally certain that the
man under arrest at Minot is the ].
F. Spence who served at Saltwater.
Spence, who testified in Minnesota
that he was piano man, was charged
with embezzling $4S5.5O from the
United States Installment and Real Els
tae association of Duluth. He plead.
ed guilty to a charge of grand larceny
and was sentenced to one and one
half years in the state penitentiary.
Peter Ildvedsen, the next witness,
said that he gave Spence check for
$50 in payment of the first installment
on piano purchased of Wasem &
Gard. He said that Spence called at
the Great Northern hotel, of which
Ildvedsen is proprietor, and said that
he was collector for Wasem & Gard.
Ildvedsen said that he made out a
check for $50 payable to Wasem &
Gard, and that Spence said that he
wished the check to be made out to
himself personally. Ildvedsen said
that he had hesitated about this, and
finally when Spence had shown him
some letters and papers from Wasem
& Gard he made out check payable
to Spence, and received from Spence
a receipt showing that the check was
given to cover the first installment On
the piano.
Mr.. Haskins, assistant cashier Of
the Unien National bank, testified to
cashing the check.
Joseph Denoyer, attorney for the
defendant, opposed the admission of
the check and receipt as evidence, but
his objection was overruled by Judge
Goss.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
WHAT RUINED HIS LIFE?
Man With Family Skeleton in Closet
Suicides at Bismarck.

Man With Family Skeleton In Closet
Suicides at Bismarck.
A human derelict sank from sight
last week, when Louis Southworth of
Bismarck threw himself in front of a
Northern Pacific freight train near the
depot and was ground to pieces. He
was about sixty-five years old, and
drifted from New York about thirty
years ago with skeleton in his
closet that he kept from view. He
was man of considerable education
and came of coed family, being a
near relative of Mrs. Southworth, the
famous novelist He has been living
here in hand-to-mouth fashion for
years, and for the last year had been
in bad health and penniless, so it is
presumed encouragement caused the
act. Friends from Bowden, this
state, will take care of the remains.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20

To the Press of North Dakota:
The North Dakota legislature last
winter passed bill creating grain
commission board, said board to be
appointed by the governor.
Governor Burke selected for this
board A. R. Thompson of Rolla, E. D.
Washburn of Hope and M. o. Hall of
Mohall, and they are now actively en-
gagged in the prosecution of their
work.
The duties of tbs board are to ex-
anime the system of dockage, grading
and weighing the products of the
North Dakota farmer; the feasibility
of the state leasing building, or buy
ing terminal grain storage at Mime
apolis, Duluth or Superior; the proba-
BILE cost of running terminal elevators,
including taxes, labor and insurance.
The board has received number
of alleged determinations, in docking
and weighing, which are now receiv-
Ing their attention.
That they may more fully serve the
interests Of the grain producers Of
North Dakota, the board would like
that every newspaper In the state pub
fish this notice, in order that any one
having just grievance can be
reached. II any one thus interested
will make out complaint, showing
date Of shipment, car number. on
which railroad, from what station
shipped, to what Arm. date Of weigh
ing, weight and dockage, and send 1t
to M. O.. Hall, Mohail. n. p, secretary
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
IMPLEMENT MEMS ANNUAL.
North Dakota Retailers Association
convenes In Fargo Jan. IS.

North Dakota Retailers Association
convenes In Fargo Jan. is.
The North Dakota Retail Implement
Dealers association will hold its an
nual convention in Fargo on Jan. IS.
President Runke of the association
was n Fargo last week conferrng with
the officers of the commercial club
for the purpose of securing their
rooms for the meetings, and the rooms
of the club will be turned over to the
Implement dealers on that day.
This convention will come on the
second day Of the Tri-State Grain
Growers convention, and the two or
ganizatons will bring large crowd
Of people to the city. There will be
in the neighborhood Of 100 implement
dealers In town from all over North
Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota,
many Of whom will be greatly inter-
ested and win remain during that
gathering. a N HIN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
DENMARK.

Denmark feels more and more the
ef1ects of the financial disturbances
In the large money centers Of the
world.
Rev. Bjerre and wife will make q
journey to the South of Europe, in
stead Of to Norway, If they can get
away.
Julio Carrie, consul for Argentine.
was recent visitor in Co
penhagen, at which time he proposed
to the Danish government that Den.
mark remove the tariff on Argentine
beef, in consideration of the removal
by Argentine of the duty on Danish
cattle. The experiment of importing
beef from Argentine has already been
successfully tried in Denmark, and in
case the Danish government should
make make reciprocity treaty with
Argentine, such as Mr.. Carrie propos-
ed, the United Steamship company
would greatly extend it's service be-
tween the two countries, and establish
refrigerator compartments in their
ships. The voyage from Argentine to
Denmark lasts twenty days.
Albert, the Danish minister of JUS
tice, has begun suit against Simon
Koch, the author, for libel. Koch was
the minister's opponent in the last
parliamentary or "folketing" elections,
and in the Social Democrat accused
Alberti of lying, when the latter de-
MED the charge that he had sold brick
from his factory to Mr.. Adolfsen, who,
on that account, had been granted a
very unusual dispensation from the
building law of Denmark.
I Alberti has also begun suit against
the editor-in-chief of Poltiken, Henrik
Cavling, because of the publication Of
some articles in which the minister
was accused of giving false informa-
tion to the follzeting in regard to his
connection with Maddagsposten, q
scandalous paper of Copenhagen.
If these two cases are pushed by the
minister the country will see couple
of the most important libel suits it has
witnessed in many years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
Whipped by Neighbors.

Joseph Havlena, a butcher at Saw
yer, Ward county, was taken from his
home by twenty-five citizens and Sc
verely horsewhippe for alleged cru
city to his wife and family. Havlena
is supposed to be in the habit of in
dulging in frequent sprees, after
which he mistreats his wife and chill
dren! The whipping took place late
last evening after Havlena had re-
turned from spree.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
Dog Touched the Trigger.

DR.. Vernon Paul. young English
medical man, was the victim Of an
extraordinary accident. He had been
rabbit shooting with some friends;
the sport over. the guns were placed
in motor car In readiness for the
return Journey. By some mischance
one Of them was left loaded, and Just
assDr. Paul was taking his seat dog
jumped iAto the car and touched the
trigger. The charge entered Dr.. Paul's
body, passing through the left lung
and killing him Instantly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
PURE FOOD LAW BEING TESTED.
"eleaehed Flour Case Argued sefor,
the Supreme Court.

esnSo riouT case argued 6efor0
the Supreme Court.
Two former judges of the supreme
court were before that body at Bis
marck last week arguing what, is
known as the "bleached flour" case
on a writ of prohibition issued by the
upper court to restrain Judge Pollock
from taking further steps in an in
junction granted to prevent Prof. q. f.
Lada, state pure food commissioner,
from issuing bulletins branding the
-four made by the millers of the state
as unwholesome and compelling the
millers to brand their -four as
"bleached" or "adulterated."
The case Is one of special interest
to the millers Of the state, as they
claim the action threatened to be
taken by Prof. Ladd would seriously
injure their business, put them on an
unequal footing with the millers Of
other states and affect the market for
milling grain in tn estate. Bleaching
in all of the mills Of much output is
done by the electrical process.
Prof. Ladd claims the gas used for
bleaching is poisonous and unwhole-
some, but the millers contend the per.
centage of nitrites in bleached -four
is so small as to be imperceptble, and
quote expert authorities to sustain
their position, among them the state
chemist of Nebraska, who, after an
exhaustive research, states that
bleached -four is not unwholesome and
not perceptibly affected by the bleach
ing process. Prof. Ladd's intention
to enforce the marking of bleached
-four as adulterated brought about an
injunction issued by Judge Pollock,
and this was attacked by the attor.
neys for Prof. Ladd on the ground Of
last of jurisdiction.
Judge Pollock appeared In court
through his attorneys, Ball, Watson,
Young & Hardy, of Fargo, and moved
to dismiss the supreme court writ, and
further represented that his court had
jurisdiction in the matter. This is the
legal point that is being argued to-day
by Attorneys Engerud and Barnett for
Professor Ladd and Ball, Watson,
Young & Hardy for Judge Pollock,
and, incidentally, the millers.
The attorneys for Professor Ladd
claim that court of equity has no
jurisdiction to grant equitable relief
upon the showing made in the case.
The millers and their attorneys allege
he has entire jurisdiction, and claim
collaterally that the attitude of the
state food commissioner, If carried
out, will work great damage to the
milling interest of the state.
A number of expert documents on
the effect of bleaching by the cleo
trical process have been submitted
to the court. One from the state
chemist of Nebraska, who claims that
the effect of bleaching is not harmful
and the amount of nitrites absorbed
by the flour from the electrical treat
ment is so small as almost to be in
finiteSimal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
FRIENDS INTERVENE.

Friends q ". r. Hill. the plumber,
q former resident Of Minneapolis. will
protest against Gov. Burke issuing q
reputation for the return ef Fill from
Glasgow. Mont, 70 Devils LAX, 70 an
swer q 9 charge Of embezxlement.
They claim itjis simply a. attempt to
enforce the collection Of accounts by
Ia5 Mimi apOlisf ira, and lHill has had
hard luck owing g thu scarcity and
high jpt1ce q labor. e Il 81.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20

Clerk Of Court Jason 7. Kidder o.
Fergus Falls was struck in the head
by q number Of stray shot while
hunting The force Of the shot was
nearly spent, but one pierced his eye.
lid and lodged IN the eyeball. endang,
ving the sight3o one eye. I
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
BIG CONVENTION FOR FARMERS
President Worst Makes Important Announcement That the
Railroads in North Dakota Have Granted Two-cent
Rate for Tri-state Convention.

The rate agreed upon will be 3 cents
a mile each way in Minnesota, as the
law provides. However, IN North Da-
kota the rate viii bes 2 cents mile
each way. on the certificate plan. All
the roads have made this agreement.
THESE rates will be an exact equiva.
lent of what was formerly fare and
a third"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
NORWAY.

Norway's grand old man, Bjornst-
jerne Bjornson, has raised lively
row at Copenhagen, where he re-
Gently delivered lecture. The Incl
dent is related as follows in dispatch
from the Danish capital:
"Bjornstjerne Bjornson's insinua.
ton in a lecture before a Danish
student society that the Danish am
bassadors in the different countries
! had secretly worked for the separation
of Sweden and Norway has caused
short time ago the Swedish papers
were finally compelled to acknowledge
that Denmark's attitude had been one
of strict neutrality in the matter and
the poet-author's remarks are looked
upon as tending to reawaken the re-
sentiment of the Swedes against the
Danes.
Zone prominent politician says that
Denmark will not tolerate Bjornson's
meddling with the relations of friendly
countries. The Copenhagen papers
criticise him severely"
A new political party, to be known
as the Church party" was organized
at Christianis Wy representative men
from nearly all of the various districts
of Norway. Rev. Hartvig Halvorsen
of Christiania was elected president of
the organization and full set of
minor officials, including men Of prom
inence in various walks of life, were
also chosen.
AS stated in the constitution adopt
ed, the purpose of the new party is to
take an active part in the election OF
members of the storthing and in local
elections for the promotion of the well
fare of the Christian church. The
movement is evidently a protest
against we'll defined tendencies of the
present day in Norway-tendencies
antagonistic to the Evangelical Luth.
eran church.
said last week that the Grand ho-
tel of Christiania had been DESTROYED
by fire. This was an error. A Grand
hotel was burned, indeed, but it was
the one at Christiansund-not the eel.
ebrated Grand at the capital. The
building destroyed was a costly one.
however, being one of the finest hotels
in Norway. Hotel Norge at Hauge-
sund was also burned to the ground
recently.
Ole Flonaes of Selbu celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of the beginning
of his work as teacher in the public
schools of Norway. He was born near
Flonaes, Feb. %, 1886, and was grad
uated from Klebu seminary in 1857.
beginning his services as teacher i'm.
mediately afterward.
Two young Norwegians, Rubenson.
aged "a and Monard Aas, aged %.
both Of Christiania, have broken the
worlds record in climbing the Hima.
laya mountains, having reached q
point on Mount Kabru 23;s0O feet
above the sea level. The highest point
attained before was $1,000 feet above I
sea level and was reached by an Eng.
lish expedition. Rubenson and Aas
planted the Norwegian nag 1t tie
zenith OF their climb, which means
that old Norway's standard ~ wayins
higher up than that q IN stAsr -. I
/ ton. .tSss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
Loss Fully Covered.

Adjuster-Tve called to fix up that
matter of your house burning down.
Was the loss total?
Heck Pen-Oh, tn house is plumb
gone; but, young Teller, ct tuck q
cent from yore company, I'd feel like
a thief. Mebbe' you heven't heard thet
my wife tuck advantage o. tn excite
ment t. elope. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
\vElCEllNC-CRADlNC COMPLAINTS

of the board, the compliments will
receive the boards best attention.
Should there be serious complaints
against local elevators or firms pur-
chasing grain within the state, give
full quota, and they, also, will be
loked into, as far as the present i'm
perfect law will permit.
M. o. HALL, Secretary.
A. r. Thompson, Chairman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20

college mas announced that the pro.
gramme for the Tri-State Grain and
Stock Growers convention. which will
be held In Fargo Jan. 1918, has about
been completed with the exception of
the definite assignment of the DAYS
and hours when each speaker will de-
liver his address. The program this
year will be exceptionally fine, and
will also be very crowded one.
William A. Scott, president of the
North Dakota State Fair association
will deliver the address Of welcome at
the opening of the convention, and
some of the speakers and their sub
jects are as follows:
what North Dakota Offers to the
Public" w. s. Gilbreath, commission.
er of agriculture and labor.
Relation of County and State AT.
fairs to the Farmers interests" E. d.
De Lancy, Valley City.
Education of the Farm Boy" J.w.
Olsen. superintendent of pubic in
structon, Minnesota.
olive Stock" "a discussion), ]. P.
Williamson, Havana, N. D.
TYPE versus Breed" A. E. Cham
berlin, superintendent of farmers in
stitutes, Brooklyn, S. D.
clarifying in North Dakota" r. F.
Flint, assistant dairy commissioner.
"How to Evade tuberculosis From
Our Herds DR.. L. Van Els, A. G.
1.-THE Fancy versus Utility in Breed
ing" L. H. Slorgaard, Aberdeen, S. D.
"Sheep Raising on the Grain Farm"
Dugal Campbell, Kentyre, N. D.
CONSERVATION of Moisture" Supt.
o. A. Thompson, Edgeley, N. D.
forestry Problems" Prof. G. B.
Waldron, N. D. A. G.
Bacteria as Relative to Soil Fertil-
ity." Prof. T. D. Beclwith, N. D. A. G.
"The Future Wheat Supply of the
United States" Prof. E. G. Parker.
A. c. Of Minnesota.
Eradication of Weeds by Chemical
Spray and Cultivation" Prof. H. L.
Bolley, N. d. A. G.
Making the Farm Home Beautiful, !"
Mrs. Clark w. Kelly, Devils Lake,
N. D.
Relation of Domestic Science to
Average Girls Life Work." Miss Cath
crime Childs, N. D. A. G.
It is almost an assured fact that
DR.. w. H. Wiley, chief chemist Of the
department of agriculture of Washing
ton, d. c., will be here and lecture on
pure food. President James J. Hill
is also expected to take part in this
convention. The department Of for.
estry will also send a man to lecture
on the forestry conditions, and the
Society of Equity will lbe represented
by their best lecturers.
President Worst said that as the
program is very crowded it is very
likely that another building will be So
cured for Wednesday night, Jan. Is,
and part of the speakers sent there
to address an overflow meeting
The convention evenings will be
Thursday and Friday evenings, Jan.
16 and H. All the talks of the gen.
eral speakers will be limited to about
fifteen minutes each.
In speaking of railroad rates for
this convention, President Worst said:
"The legislative assemblies of the
several states interested in this con-
vention, recently having made ma
terial reduction in railroad rates, but
little additional reduction will be made
at this time by the railroad companies
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20
ort ! Dakota
~ ubbirls 3 s

MONT is booming.
H2 ace
The lid is on at Dunseith.
Towner is to have another brick
block.
"A fire started in the freight depot
at Richardton.
The car shortage has done little
harm in North Dakota.
Courtenay is gaining prominence as
a cattle shipping point.
The justice shops at Courtenay have
been working overtime.
The turkeys will have to dodge the
lax about twice more this month.
As a result of the lid enforcement at
Jud some people hastily left town.
There are some rumors of a second
incendiary attempt to burn Bowbells.
The A. G. is endeavoring to interest
the people Of the state in poultry rails.
ing.
I. L. Ross Of Bowbells has patented
a feed box that is said to be good
thing.
Valley City wants the next meeting
of the North Dakota Educational as
ISOLATION.
The people of Rudser turned out en-
masse to fight prairie fire and saved
the town.
Efforts are being made to have the
school buildings of the state better
ventilated.
At Richardton some one started the
report that the literary society was a
Sparkling club"
One of the locomotives of the Farm
ers' road out Of Devils Lake strayed
over to Grafton.
Rector Cowan Of the Episcopal
church at Fullerton has resigned and
will return to SCHOOL.
Some banks have been barred from
accepting county funds because county
officials are stockholders.
Ex-Sheriff Gardner Of Bottineau
county has removed to Dayton, Ohio.
He must be an old soldier.
AS a result of the recent fires in
some towns there will be more fire.
proof buildings in the future.
The two runaway boys arrested at
Dickinson belonged at Medina and
were taken home by their father.
Twenty-eight indictments at Mandan
for liquor violations may result in the
lid remaining stationary for awhile.
Secret society organizers have been
getting in their work in the new towns
in the southwestern part of the state.
County Superintendent of Schools
Mack of LaMoure was quarantined
because of a slight attack of small
poX.
The people of Valley City are fight
ing the possibility of a dual telephone
system as bitterly as Fargo did a year
ago.
Despite the fact that Ward county
is undertake with coal the people Of
Minot are forced to get their supply
from Williston.
Kenmare has some f1end that is
worse than dog poisoner. He tor
lures animals so badly they die some
days afterward.
The business men of Mohall put on
a track buyer to boost the price of
grain and the elevators threaten to put
in a general store.
McFadden, who went fifteen-round
draw with Bennett In Fargo, was
licked in fourteen rounds at gilbert
son, Mont, by HIM.
At Leeds man became indignant
at the chief of police for putting his
team in a livery stable. His attempt
to lick the official failed.
A Sawyer man was arrested for Of
fering an acquaintance some bad
whisky. II it had been good the crime
would not have been so great.
There is trouble in LaMoure over
the delay looking after glandered
horses, and the attention of the gov
ernor has been called to the matter.
D. j. Mckenzie Of Sargent county
candidate for state treasurer-set
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20

AS will be remembered, I have al.
ready stated in these columns that
Sweden was guaranteed her integrity
as nation, the same as was Norway,
by the four great European powers.
but she declined to enter into such a
treaty. Dagbladet Of Stockholm en-
dorsed this action and severely censur-
ed Norway for making such treaty
With the powers. which, It held. was
equivalent to ! slap ct Sweden.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-20

Some farmers are careful about the
manner in which they winter their
stock but very careless ia the man.
ner In which they care for their farm
implements: "a
u. !. o. Baughman, the former; boniface
q Devils Lake, has gone into the IN.
snrapce business.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-31

New Goods daily
Linons Lawns SWisses. fine Embrodees and
quality all nothing
a easortnen Of hom to yard.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-31
BUY STORE AT PIsGAH.-
Pfarr Gebert & Hunt Trade Land for
Stock at Pisgah. La

Last week the firm of Pfarr, Ge-
bert & Hunt completed deal by
which they traded lands which the
firm owned in South Dakota for real
estate and a general merchandise stock
in Pisgah. Iowa. The deal involved
about eleven thousand dollars.
For the present the three partners
will take turn about in managing
their new purchase. each taking com
mand for week. We can assure
the people of Pisgah that they have
secured a firm of live. up-to-date
merchants who will d. much to help
their city as trading point.