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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
Recount Ordered in surleieh County

Recount Ordered in Burleigh County.
On petition of Emilia Hanson, one
Of the candidates for the Republican
nomination for county superintendent
of schools. Judge Winchester has
signed an order entering recanvass
of the votes of Burnt Creek town
ship, Burleigh county. that were cast
in the recent primaries. It appears
that the election board in that pre-.
cinct in making out the official re-
turns, did not make a return to the
county canvassing board Of til.
woman vote, Of which they had made
a record in the precinct canvass. By
this error Miss Hanson was deprived
of three votes, which were cast for
her. The object Of the, recount is t.
correct the error. Judge Burke will
be called in to preside in the absence
of Judge Winchester, who is holding
court at Dickinson. The recount will
take place at the court room. Newton
& Dullam appear on behalf Of the
petitioner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
FLAX TARIFF Is ILLEGAL

Interstate Commerce Commission Rem.
ders Decision.
The termination of the battle waged
by E. r. Bradley of McHenry since
last fall, when he made complaint to
the interstate commerce commission
protesting against the rule Of, the
Northern Pacific railroad compelling
shippers to release leakage on fax
shipments or pay excess freight Of 20
per cent, terminated in the company
abandoning the rule after it had been
in effect some ten years.
The rule was an absolute violation
of the law governing interstate COM
merce, and the company decided to
abandon 1t without hearing. It is
estimated that several hundred thou
sand dollars in freight has been COL
lected illegally under this rule, and it
is now proposed to collect all the
claims, bunch them In one suit and
compel the company to refund the
money.
The interstate commerce laws gov
ern!ng shipments is found in section
20 of the act to regulate commerce,
and is as follows:
"Tkat any common carrier, railroad
or transportation company receiving
property for transportation from
point in one state to a point in an
other state shall issue a receipt or
bill of lading therefor, and shall be
liable to the lawful holder thereof for
any loss, damage or injury to said
property caused by it or any common
carrier. railroad or transportation
company to which said property may
be delivered or over whose line or
lines such property may pass, and no
contract, receipt, rule or regulation
shall exempt such common carrier,
railroad or transportation company
from the liability here imposed"
Under this section the collection OF
$40 to $25 excess freight per car over
and above the regular tariff schedules,
which from this point to Minneapolis
and Duluth is 13 cents per 100 pounds,
is illegal, and every person in this
state having paid this excess freight
on any railroad in the state within
the last ten years is requested to com.
municate with. E. R. Bradley at Val
ley City, N. d., giving dates and par
ticulars so that the total can be Sc
cured and the companies compelled to
refund the same. Mr.. Bradley made
the fight unaided and alone, and the
benefits that will accrue to the ship
pers and farmers in the future are be-
yond estimate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
An Old Resident Of jamestown Passes
AWaY

An Old Resident Of jamestown Passes
Away.
Peter wedeman, one of the Oldest
settlers of Stutsman county, died after
a short illness. He was eighty-five
and decease was due to extreme old
age, the organs gradually refusing to
perform their functions.
Mr.. Wedeman was one of the pio>
neer residents Of Stutsman county,
and Jamestown, moving to Jamestown
in 1875, where he has resided ever
since. He was born in New York
state on May Is, 1925, and in 1845
married Miss Jane Evans soon after
moving to Wisconsin, where he lived
until removing to Jamestown. He
was volunteer in the Civil war,
serving as a corporal.
Deceased was the father of nine
children, four of whom survive him.
They are: A. w. Wedeman, Osceola,
Mo-; Freeman Wedeman, Amigo,
Wis; John Wedeman, Marietta, S. D.;
Mrs. F. Smith, Indiana. His wife died
in 1895, and since that time Mr.. Wede-
man has made his home with Mrs. w.
B. Allen, where he died.
The funeral will be held from the
Congregational church Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock under the auspices
of the G. A. R., Rev. Phillips oflciat-
ing. Burial will be at Highland Home
cemetery.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
10000 MILE HONEYMOON TRIP.
Former North Dakotan Hero In r

Former North Dakotan Hero In Ro.
George Stinson, who was at Grand
Forks the latter part of May for a
visit with his brother, Leslie Stinson,
was married in Morris, Mimi, on
Tuesday and is now on his way to
Buenos Ayres. Back of the wedding
there is romance of long standing.
A dispatch from Minneapolis tells all
about it:
George Stinson is a lucky man. He
went away and stayed away for five
long years, and then came back and
married the very girl he'd picked out
long ago. Now he is taking her off
for a 10,000-mile honeymoon. where
there will be nothing to do but sit on
the deck of big ocean steamer and
make UP for five years. separation.
"Stinson registered from Buenos
Ayres now. He used to live in Nor.
ris, but that was a long time ago. He
went to Argentina as agent for big
American threshing machine company
and learned Spanish and settled down
to life at the other end of the world.
He hadn't been "home" for Ave years
when he got back to Morris in April.
He married Miss Mary Lodge on Tues.
day, and to-day they were in Mime.
apolis.
1T will be a great trip for the
honeymoon Stinson admitted. They
60 to New York, and from there take
an ocean steamer, reaching the city on
the River Platte after q voyage
through tropic seas and few stops
at South American ports"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
In and About the State
HoRRIsL1 MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Osnnybrook Farmer Killed Sister and
Self.

osnnybrook Farmer Killed Sister and
Enraged because his sister paid at.
tention to and danced with man
whom he had warned her against,
John Rue1, living ten miles northwest
of Donnybrook, deliberately shot
down his sister, and then, turning the
deadly weapon upon himself, ended
his own life.
The terrible tragedy, which was en-.
acted directly after a dance which was
being held at the Ruen farm, was one
OF the most horrible ever committed
IN the vicinity of Donnybrook.
The direct cause Of the deed is saio
to have been Miss Rren's infatuation
for a young man by the name of
kohler. Ruen, it is said, had time and
again warned his sister against en-
pertaining Kohler's attentions, and or
going to the dance and finding his
sister dancing with Kohler, it is sail
that he again demonstrated with
them, but to no avail. Ruen there
upon became sullSy, and at the conclu
sion of the dance approached his sis.
ter and without barely warning fired
upon the defenseless girl. and then
turning the deadly weapon upon him.
self, pulled the trigger and snuffed ou:
his own life.
Both deaths were almost instanta
neous, and the deed was perpetrated
so quickly that interference was i'm.
possible. The weapon with which the
terrible crime was committed is of
the ordinary 32-caliber variety, and
1t is said that Ruen had been carrying
It for some time.
The Ruen farm, the scene of the
tragedy, is located but ten miles from
Donnybrook, and all the parties arc
therefore we'll known in that city.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
PUT "LIp' ON "sLoT" CIGARS.

Preachers Even Wouldn't Let Youth
Play for Stick Of Candy.
Pastors of three churches in Grand
Forks have started crusade against
gambling. Rev. F. E. r. Miller of
the First Baptist church and Rev. w.
H. Matthews of the Presbyterian
church are the men who have COM
menced the warfare.
The campaign is especially directed
against slot machines, which are de-
nounced as recruiting places for the
gambling dens. Pool rooms, where
wagers are allowed on the games, also
are condemned as leading youths to
the worse forms of the gambling vice.
While there are no slot machines
that pay in money operated openly
in Grand Forks, there are some that
pay in cigars, candy or other mer-
chandise. It is to this that the min
listers are SO strenuously objecting.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
RAID DENTAL PARLoRs.

oott anu Wv WV ~ W SASs0 soSVs
twenty-five dollars in cash and $25
worth of gold plate is the amount Of
booty secured by unknown burglars
who entered the Office of Doctors
Saunderson & Fletcher, dentists in the
Clifford annex at Grand Forks, and
broke into the safe. The job was a
very good one, 50 far as the burglars
are concerned, for they left absolutely
no clue by which they can be tracked.
The matter was reported to the police
department, but nothing has been dis.
covered SO far that would lead to the
discovery Of the guilty parties.
The safe is located in the formers
private Office. Entrance to it was ef-
fected by way of the door, the bur-
glars evidently having skeleton keys
in their possession which did the
opening with little trouble. The COM
bination Of the safe had been thrown
just far enough of to lock the door
well, and all the men had to do was
to turn 1t back to place and open It,
The inside of the safe was quite bad.
~ smashed up, q hammer belonging
to the doctors being used to wrench
the money drawer loose. After COM
pleting their work the safe door was
closed, the outer door was also
locked, the hammer that was used be.
ing the only article out of place when
the burglary was discovered Sunday
afternoon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
INJURED SAVING OLD MAN
Samuel Turner and Son Burned Near
Red Wilma,

Red Wing, Mimi, July 16. - The
home Of Samuel Turner of the town of
Vasa burned to the ground. One of
the members of the family was per.
forming some experiment with oil
when it exploded. Samuel Turner,
Lightweight years old, was sleeping at
the time, and 1t was with difficulty
that he was taken out Of the house.
In the work of rescuing the elder Mr..
Turner both Samuel Turner and his
son, John 8. Turner, were burned. The
injuries of the son, though very pain.
full, will not prove dangerous. Those
Of the father are only slight.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
PHYSICIAN FoRFEIrs BOND.
DR.. Blackburn 10 Alleged to Have LET
the Country.

Dr.. Blackburn 10 Alleged to Have Left
the Country.
DR.. Blackburn of Olga forfeited a
cash bond of $3.50, and failed to ap-
pear in the district court at Langdon
to answer a charge of blind plugging.
Els trial had been commenced Satur.
day. 1t is believed he is in Western
Canada. He was seen at Rolla Sun.
day night. The state had a strong
case against him, and was confident Of
his conviction. Judge w. ]. Knee
shaw issued bench warrant for his
arrest.
Collins Vann, accused of grand lar
ceny, for stealing a dynamo, was
found guilty of petit larceny. His trial
was taken up in the forenoon. A civil
case was on trial this afternoon, and
tomorrow the case of the State
against William Anderson, Munich,
accused Of blind plugging, will be tried.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
boFFs pvDs; RoAMs WOODS.
Man In Adams Garb 10 still Wander.
ina and Posse IL After Him.

Man In Adams Garb ID, Still Wander.
Ing and Posse 10 After Him.
La Crosse, Wis. July 1G.-AutEo-i.
ties and farmers in the vicinity of Vir.
oqua, thirty miles southeast of here.
are searching for a stranger in Ia,
vicinity, who rivals the original Adam
in garb. Farmers reported the a2-
pearance Of a man, evidently inss.a,,
who fed from all who approached,
and Sheriff Silsbaugh was callei.
Meanwhile the stranger disappeared.
Later he was seen. stripped of all
clothing, in the woods near the roads.
Several searching parties are now out
looking for the queer visitor, but he
had not been found this morning. Thu
authorities have inquired of all insane
asylums in this part of the country.
but have received no reports of in.
mates missing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
LoVEMAKlNG By MAIL.
Comes to Climax in Divorce Suit at
Devils Lake.

Comes to Climax in Divorce Suit at
Devils Lake.
Another case of lovemaking by cor.
respondence came to a climax at Dev-
lis Lake, when Kate Wagner brought
suit for a divorce from her husband,
Albert w. Wagner, on the ground of
habitual intoxication.
In 1894 Albert w. Wagner, then a
bachelor of forty years. became tired
of single life. The name of Kate
Coleman, aged twenty-three, was sent
him by a matrimonial agency as a
suitable companion for life, and imme-
date correspondence followed, with
the result that the wedding was cele-
brated at the home of the bride in In
diana.
The court ruled that the testimony
was insufficient to show the defendant
was habitual drunkard, and the nup.
tial knot remains answered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
Close Call From Being Lynehsd.

Bert Powell. a young colored man
who has been working In Jamestown
for some time, had q narrow escape
from being lynched by members of
the 101 ranch last week; the COW.
boys and Mexicans chasing him down
Fifth avenue and into the Gladstone
hotel, whore he was saved by Ofacer
Day and taken to the county jail. The
members Of the circus claimed Powell
had insulted one Of their women.
Powell WAS brought up before Justice
Carr. /. III, 4 81 !,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
FAILURES At ~" ON INCREASE.
Registrar Sends "elue Slips" to 5sa
Students

Minneapolis. July 16. - Forty-one
per cent more students failed during
the last semester of the university
year than during the first semester
last fall, according to the records Just
completed by Registrar E. B. Pierce
of the University of Minnesota
According to the figures "blua
Slips" indicating failures Or condi
lions, were sent out on IT'S studies.
About 582 students received all the
slips, some receiving two, three and
four each. The number given out is
225 more than were issued at the
close of the fall semester.
The registrar Is at loss to account
for the greater number Of failures,
and football" is evidently not to
blame
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24

AAe SeCOuu week Oh Cne university
summer school has closed. It Is be-
Ing held under the auspices of the
state department Of education, the uni.
versity and the counties of Grand
Forks, Walsh and Pembina. The ses-
sion will continue for four weeks
more, closing Aug. z. The attendance
is increasing daily. About 200 are
now enrolled.
Teachers find this an excellent op.
portunity to review as we'll as to pre-.
pare for the teachers examination.
A number Of courses in Latin, history,
English, commercial work and sociol.
ogy are offered in which credit may
be secured in the university. All sub.
jects on either second or first grade
certificates are also offered, ana mu-
sic, drawing, physical training, nature
study, agriculture and primary work
In addition.
The mid-term examinations come
Saturday, July IS. Standings received
on subjects pursued in the summer
school are accepted in lieu of exam
ination by the state and county su-
perintendents, provided they be over
80 per cent. An attendance of six
weeks, one year, or three weeks each
for two consecutive summer schools
will renew second grade certificate
provided satisfactory work be done.
The daily assembly in the new gym
nasium is the great feature of the
school. The best speakers and enter.
tainers available are secured. During
the week that closed Saturday Prof.
Koch of the department of dramatic
literature and oratory entertained on
Monday the teachers by rendering the
closing scene in Hamlet; DR.. Gillette
of the department of sociology at the
university spoke on Tuesday on the
importance Of keeping informed on
current events, illustrating his point
by discussing several instances of his
tory in the making. On Wednesday
the question box, placed in the main
hall, was opened, and the assembly
period was spent in an interesting
and profitable discussion of the ques-
lions found in the box; on Thursday
Rev. Mr.. Miller Of Grand Forks de.
livered a masterful and inspiring ad-
dress on the Goal of Education" On
Friday Mrs. A. s. Burrows enter.
tanned the assembly in her matchless
way on readings from James w. Ri.
ley and others; to-day the assembly
period was devoted to the singing of
various songs and hymns. Miss Grace
Barker of the city schools teaches
and leads in the music, and the school
partakes of her enthusiasm in the
musical part Of the assembly pro-
gram.
Notwithstanding the hot weather,
the teachers are eager to learn and
manifest an admirable spirit. When
the question as to whether there
should be a holiday was left to the
assembly teachers a few days since,
they voted to have regular session
and not holiday. This speaks vol
umes for their earnestness of purpose
and zeal to get all out of the school
possible. 1t is the unanimous testi-
mony of the faculty that the grade of
the school, in every respect, excels
that of any previous year.
Miss Ella Fulton, dean of women
at the university, will speak before
the assembly on her "Trip to Alaska :"
Miss Fulton loves to travel, and is
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
BURGLARS ROB DEPOT.

The Great Northern station at Bot.
tineau was broken into q few nights
ago. and the detectives Of the road
along the line are on the lookout for
suspicious characters. 4. S3 ri
The burglars secured $50 IN; cash.
ali there was s. the safe, and depart
ed. The police have no clue to the
robbery, but It Is thought that the
men belong to the gang Of yeggmen
who have been working n the North
west for some time X VI
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
STATE u. SUMNER
SCHOOL A SUCCESS

very observant. All are looking for
ward to treat on that occasion.
Toward the last of the coming week
the state lecturer, DR.. Preston w.
Search, a noted lecturer throughout
the country, will deliver several ad-
dresses. AS he is a speaker Of
national reputation, 1t is hoped that
the people of the city may avail them
selves of the opportunity to hear him.
The specific dates and subjects of DR..
Search's addresses will be given from
day to day. The car leaves Third
street daily at $50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
BOARD HAD WOODEN EARS.

The board Of county commissioners,
sitting as board Of equalization at
Grand Forks, refused to grant the petit.
ton of the Grand Forks Gas and
Electric company for a reduction in its
assessment from $s2,795 to $42, 7s5.
The company asked that one item,
that of stocks and bonds, on which
the company was assessed $4,000, DO
stricken out, claiming that such item
was not on the return made to the
citE assessor. 3$5
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
Robbed Of Big Roll In Minot.

Robbed Of Big Roll In Minot.
Frank Carlson, who came to Minot
a few days ago from Connecticut, was
robbed Of $500. 81 H
Carlson came to look at quarter
section near Des Laos and stopped at
the Scandinavian. i..,' Y e s
Mr.. Carlson says that Q young man
who works at the hotel told him that
II he gave him 800; he thought he
could get the money back, and an In.
yestigation has been started.
4 Carlson 10 man Of considerable
wealth, and has several friends in the
vicinity Of Minot. III.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
GRAND FORKS TO HAVE TROLLEY
Council Grants a Franchise to Local
Men,

Council Grants Franchise to Local
Men.
An ordinance granting to five Grand
Forks men a franchise to construct
street railway system in Grand Forks
was given its final reading and passed
unanimously by the city council last
week.
This means that a stock company
will be formed and a street railway
built in Grand Forks at an early date.
The city already has a line running
to the University of North Dakota.
This line will be taken over and made
part of the new system.
The plan is to have a system that
will include East Grand Forks. If
possible, the rails will be laid before
the business section Of the city is re-
paved.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
Housebreakers at Work.

Mason City, Iowa, July 1e.-House.
breakers have been carrying on
campaign in the city the past few
weeks and last evening three houses
were entered, from which more or
less Of value was taken. Last week
three houses and one store were en-.
tered. The police have absolutely NO
clue as to the guilty parties. It is
thought, however, local toughs are to
blame for the thefts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
HANGED HERSELF IN A CAR.

Jealousy Believed to Have Been Mo.
tive Of North Dakota Woman.
Fargo, N. D., Jul y16.-Mrs. Bray.
ton. wife of Northern Pacific engi-
reer, committed suicide by hanging
herself when alone. There are sever.
al stories of the cause of the act, the
most generally accepted one being
that she was jealous.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
YOUTH SHOT IN HEAD.

seorekeeper on Rifle Range Near
Marshffeid Accidentally Wounded.
Marshfield, Wis, July 16. - August
Buholz, eighteen years Of age and a
member Of Company A, w. N. G., was
accidentally shot in the head here
while engaged in marking score at the
rifle range north of the city. While
the wound did not prove serious, he
had narrow escape from death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
LAD DIES OF LocKJAw.

Fourth Of July Celebration Fatal to
Boy at Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 16.-Charles
Baker, aged eleven, oldest son of Mrs.
Martha Baker, was the vim of the
first fatality resulting from the Fourth
of July celebration in this CITY, His
death resulted from lockjaw, the lad
accidentally shooting himself in the
palm of his left hand with toy pis.
toll
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
BLIND p,eeER's CRIME.

Ran Amuck at Geneseo and Killed Ono
Man.
Martin Polaski, blacksmith, who
lived at Geneseo, w..l killed by George
Goosby, a rufiian, who was running a
"blind pig" at Hamlin.
Goosby ran amuck," injuring sew.
eral persons and fairly trampling the
life out of Polaski. The injured man
was removed to his home and died
from conclusion of the brain. He
leaves wife and large family almost
penniless, as he had only been in the
United States two months.
COSBY is in jail at Forman, the
county seat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
PLAN FOR TRAFFIC RUSH.

Burlington 10 Pushing Work at Shops,
Evidently Expects Heavy Trade.
La Crosse, Wis, July 16. The
working time in the Burlington shops
here has been increased from eight to
ten hours per day and 1876 men are
affected by the increase. Railroad
men regard this change as an evil
dece of heavy fall trade, as the rolling
stock Of the company is being increas.
ed and what is on hand is being put
in the best possible condition for hard
service
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
Convicted Of Numbering wife.

Convicted Of Numbering Wife.
Duluth. July 16.-Henry L. Wilson
Of Duluth was last night convicted Of
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of his wife at West Duluth March
% last. The jury found this verdict
on the first ballot. The defense was
insanity.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24
aa.6oo Reward onare

$500 Reward Offered.
Calumet. Mihc., July 16.-A reward
Of $500 for the capture Of the would.
be assassins who sent an internal ma
chine to Sheriff Beck week ago was
horized4yeskerday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-24

Completes Feur.Traek Line.
When the Pennsylvania railroad
completes q two-mfle section between
Vineyard and Newton Hamilton, M
An sounty, Il viii have. : complste;
four-track system bstweeh Philaae3s
phia and Pittsburg. sl3ss3