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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
SECOND ARREST.
Former Convict Accused Of Raplno Z
Young Girl.

Former Convict Accused Of Rapin9 a
Young Girl.
George p. Burgess, who has served
one five-year sentence in the state
penitentiary at Bismarck for rape, was
arrested by Sheriff Taylor charged
with the offense Of committing rape
in the second degree upon the person
of Catherine McKinnon,. the ten-year-
old daughter CT Mrs. Elnora Hawkes..
Burgess was given hearing before
Justice Mcintosh. He waived exam
inaticn, and was placed under bonds
in the sum of $4,000 for his appear.
ance to answer in district court.
The history of the crime, as near
as can be learned, is that Burgess in
duced the little girl to go riding with
him Monday evening, and when in the
vicinity Of the far grounds he attemnt:
ed TO rape the child, and was partial
ly successful, threatening the GIN
life with a revolver if she told. When
near the entrance to the grounds he
got out Of the buggy to open the gate,
evidently intending to drive into the
enclosure. While in the act of open
ing the gate the child jumped from
the rig and ran to town. Upon reach
ing the Hotel Leland, where her
mother has been boarder for
month past, she told of what had
transpired, and Burgess was at once
placed under arrest.
Mrs. Hawkes., the mother of the
girl, is practically stranger in Can
do, coming here from Bemidji, Mimi,
about month ago, and has since been
boarding at the Hotel Leland. 1t is
| stated that she has allowed the girl
to run at will about town and mingle
with boys at barns and sheds, and for
| this she has been repeatedly eau
toned, but has allowed her daughter
to continue without restraint.
McKinnon, the child's father, is said
to be a resident of Bemidji, where he
is now. Mrs. McKinnon, or Mrs.
Hawkes., as she is known by since
coming to Cando, and as her name ap-
pears in the complaint charging Bur-
CESS with the crime of rape, has been
made the subject of considerable COM
ment, owing to her apparent mixed
marriage relations, or the fact that
she has had former husband.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
The State Day by Day
BOOST THE UNIVERSITY.
Fifteen Hundred Club Now Hard At
Work.

Fifteen Hundred Club Now Hard At
Work.
The Fifteen Hundred club of the
North Dakota university proposes do
ing some hard work before Sept. /
and the opening Of the fail term of
the state institution, Sept. %, towards
accomplishing the object for which it
was organized, the securing Of an en-
rollment of 1900 students for the COM
ing year. The officials of the associa-
ton are putting forth every effort to
stir up enthusiasm in the campaign
for new students for the next few
weeks, and while there has been much
work done during the summer months,
1t is believed that the campaign from
now on will be much more strenuous
and widespread.
The Fifteen Hundred club was or
eanized last spring at the closing of
the university for the summer season.
A big mass meeting of the students
was held at which the proposition was
carefully considered, resulting in the
launching of the movement for a
larger enrolment. Officers were elect
ed and committeeman named, each
county in North Dakota being repre-.
sented on the campaign committee.
Tie county comitteemen are in
charge of the work in their respective
counties, and many of them have done
splendid work.
Former students, members of the
alumni, present students and friends
of the university have taken great
interest in the organization during
the summer months, 9, long list of
names of prospective students being
the result of the work. From Sept. 1
on the supporters of the association
is putting in their hardest work, for it
is during this season of the year that
school life is planned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
IN The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gleanings Of Important Nesps Of Norway, Sloeden
and Denmark, .oith Occasional Comments.
BY w. opIANn
By MARTIN y. oDLANp.

From Lund comes the report that
duck hunting this season has been UNI
usually poor, the number of young
ducks being very scarce. The season
for rabbits, squirrels, cartridges and
chickens opened the middle OF August
and this game viii he more numer.
Gus.
Prof. H. Lundstrom of Upsala uni
versity has been given months leave
of absence so as to attend the inter-
national historical convention to be
held in Berlin Ii: August. Prof. Ham
mer is biven the same time for studies
in histology at Kristinebergs zoologt-
cal gardens.
The proposed street railway in Sund>
vail has been delayed in construction
by changes in the plans which shalt
include some lines outside the city.
for which royal sanction must be &C.
cured. 1t is hoped that everything
may be arranged so that the railway
may be finished early next year.
Z:
Miles Dawson and Lee Frankel Of
New York are at present in Stock
holm, studying the Swedish working
mems insurance laws, with the inten-
ton of seeking reforms for the Amerf-
can insurance laws. They are to go
to Rome in October where an inter-
national congress will be held to con-
slider the question OF workingmen's
insurance.
A very important find was recently
made during some railroad work near
Jamjo, in GLAND, the find consisting
of two ornamented shield buckles, five
arm and ankle rings, and chain
yard long with heavy buckles in the
shape Of crocodile's heads. The art
icles were solid silver and are sup
posed to be 1000 years old, and OF
Egyptian origin. !, 4
/: f: :
Sven Hedin who has been making
explorations in Thibet the last year.
has at last been heard from and all
fears for his safety are now at rest.
During his explorations he has locat-
ed a hitherto unknown chain Of noun
tains extending for distance of 300
miles through the interior. The height
of the mountains is 10000 feet. Furth-
er particulars as to his discoveries are
awaited with interest.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
wANDERs ON PRAIRIE.

Strange Woman at Steele, N. D., Firs,
Drove or Mans Rig.
Some excitement was created at
Steele by the peculiar actions of 8
young woman who arrived from Wis.
consin to visit her sister, Mrs. Peter
Sorenson, living few miles out. The
woman drove of with the team Of the
man who was to take her from this
point TO her sisters home, while the
man had dismounted to get her hat,
which had blown of. The team was
found many hours later, and the, girl
was not located till the next day.
when she was wandering on the prai.
RE. 1t Is thought that disappointment
in love affair was responsible for
her strange acts. She has been taken
back to Wisconsin by relatives.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
ATTACKED TAILOR AND ESCAPES.
Prisoners Make a Dash for Freedom
at Rolla.

When Jailor G. w. Albertson went
into the jail at Rolla to lock the pris.
oners into the cells, he was set upon
by Frank Demarais and James Nc.
Nichol, who at first attempted to lock
him in cell. They did not succeed
in this, and as Mr.. Albertson was call
ing for help they released him and
took to their heels. Demarais sue
ceeded in getting away, but McNichol
was caught and taken back to the Jail.
1t will be remembered that Demarais
is the man that was accused of break.
ing into a box car at Dunseith, and
McNichol was held to answer to a
charge of biindpigging. Both were
ready to plead guilty for the past
month, but they seem to have become
tired of waiting, and concluded to
make a run for it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
FUEL SHORTAGE FEARED.

But Little Coal Has Thus Far Been
Shipped into North Dakota.
Fears are entertained In some part.
OF the state that the coal famine Of
two years ago will be repeated in
North Dakota this winter should thu
temperature be low. Fargo dealers
report there has not been more than
30 per cent Of the coal shipped into
the state that had been received up
to Sept. 1 last year. Then the people
were still alarmed over the shortage
Of the winter before.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
CAPT. eesERr DEAD.

First Master Mason in North Dakota
and Former Mayor Of Fargo.
Fargoans have been notified of the
death of Capt. Geo. Egbert at Port.
land. The deceased was the first may.
or Of the city of Fargo and the first
master Mason in the territory Of Da.
kota. He was also one Of the earliest
publishers In Fargo. Prior to his
coming here the captain had lived in
pennsylvania and at Hastings, MINI.
He was one Of the early pioneers here
and moved to Portland. Or. in 1890.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
YIELDS FOR YEAR GOOD.

Valley City Sends Out Good Crop Re.
ports From Barnes County.
The Russell Miller Milling Co. at
Valley city has taken in about 10000
bushes Of hard wheat, all grading No.
1 Northern, Or practically SO. The
yield runs from seven to fifteen bush
els per acre, only two fields reporting
as low as seven and the highest az.
teen. The yield Is generally ten to
thirteen bushels per acre. They esti.
mate the county ct ten bushels. Z.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
DENMARK.

Cream separators are undergoing
thorough tests at Copenhagen, with q
view to determining which is the most
efficient. For year or more tho
trials will continue, during which time
the dairymen Of the country will
await developments with keen inter.
est.
Bitter feelings have been aroused
among the newspapers of Denmark in
connection with the report of the COM
mission of the defense-a commission
that has been laboriI.s for a long time.
in secret Its report was recently
ready for publication, and it was in
tended to let the government papers,
the Dannebrog and Copenhagen, get
scoop" on the opposition press. But
Politiken, the most violent of the radi-
cal newspapers. succeeded in getting
q copy of the report by strategy, and
published a synopsis of it the day be-
fore the two government favorites
made the document public Needless
to say, Politiken "crowed" over fts
triumph, and sulphuroas flames of in
dignation issued from the sanctums
of the outwitted papers.
Copenhagen is in the throes of sert.
Gus labor trouble. The difficulties be-
gan with strike of the typographers'
union, and other artisans unions have
been drawn into the dispute through
lockouts. Mr. Berg, minister of the
interior. tried to put an end to the
troubles by proposing committee Of
arbitration, and for time it looked
as if he would succeed, but the typo
graphers got dissatfSded with the pro-
posed settlement and renswed tho
strike. AS consequence of the strike.
the daily newspapers Of the city have
been unable to issue their regular edf.
tions, and, OF course, the people have
been greatly annoyed
A new book has created great stir
in Denmark. 1t is by Danish woman.
Miss Thora Esche. and is an attack
on certain features of the government.
with the dramatic ;itle, Arise. nv
People!" The author sent q couple
of copies Of her work to the n,yaf
family, but both of them were retarn-
ed unopened. The people are clauor-
ing for the book and already eight ,df.
lions Of 1t have bee.. sold.
Taking Miss Esche's book a. Nh
theme, Mr.. Sabroe, member or .heJ
folkething, has written pamphlet Il.
lacking the department Of the interiar
pointing out results Of its secret opara-
tions.
The military trainship, yikinE.
which has been making tour aro,rr6
the world. will end its voyage next
month at Hamburg. Later in the IN /
it will start on a second trim. ~
twenty new pupils on board. The -
pie Of Denmark have followed the ~.
with marked interest. the. Dani1s s
press having devoted considerable ~
tention to its doings. Az VIII - =. !; y
membered by readers Of this coi,,Is =
there have been some scandal.i Co.
nected with this ship, which, u 60, -
have helped to nalIs ths psopls ny -
ested h Il. Ss''sIs.s I.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
NORWAY.


Bears have been lately seen at
Trysil, an uncommon occurrence in
that part Of the country of late years.
DR.. c. ]. Gamborg has bequeathed
10000 crowns to the. fund for the sup.
port of doctors widows and destitute
OLE physicians.
Engineer Paul Nicolai Engelhart
Hoff has been appointed director OF
the machinery department of the ma
tional railway system of Norway.
The storthing has repealed the law
compelling the pupils and teachers of
the public schools to attend the func-
tons known in Norway as 'visitat-
| serne," which are conducted by the
clergy.
On leaving Christiana, President
Fall;eres, Of France, donated 5000
francs to the poor of the city, 1000
francs to the children's fresh air"
fund, and 1000 francs to the Catholic
hospital. The distinguished French
man left many warm admirers at
Christiania.
During his visit to Christiania,
President Fallieres received as pres
ent from King Haakon fine statue of
the old Norwegian king, Haakon the
Fifth The presentation seremony
was very impressive. the king being
seated in state on his throne when
the president entered.
|
Reports from certain parts Of Nor
way convey the good news that the
new crop of hay is excellent, both as
to quantity and quality, and that a
great deal of it has already been
brought under roof, the weather hav-
ing been most favorable. AS the hay
crop is an important one, this Is good
news indeed.
The French mining company, known
as Mines de Fers d'Ulefos, after about
four years of activity, has ceased oper-
atoms for want of rich iron ore. It
was employing some so men, who
have found work with the Cappelen
mining company near by. A railway
built down to the North Sea by the
French company was bought by Mr..
Cappelen.
Olaf Mosafin, the we'll known violin
fist, celebrated recently the s0th aniver-
sary of his birthday. He is still in
good health and his hand has not lost
its mastery over the bow. What the
famous "Mollargotten" was to Ost-
landet, Ola Mosafin has been to Vest
landet. He has played the folk melo-
| dies with rare power, end has compos-
ed many beautiful melodies of his own
An experimental station for forestry
is to be established at Bergen in con-
| nection with the "pianteskole" main
tanned by the Bergen forestry society.
The means are to be provided by the
hansen fund, which was started sever
al ) Odl . dSO. IL 10 USllCNcU ludL great
results may be achieved by scientific
experiments in timber culture-results
that would prove of immense value to
Norway in the work of reforestation
that will be carried on the next gen.
GRAFTON.
=:
While 1t is rather early to make
definite statements as to the harvest
in Norway, all signs point to a very
satisfactory year, which is doubly
fortunate on account of the bad condi-
tions last year, when, owing to the
continued wet weather, the hay crop
was largely spoiled and the grain rot
ted in the fields. The weather so far
this year has been most favorable
and the people have been correspond
ingly hopeful. The fruit crop is
especially luxurious.
:
SWEDEN.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11

Cream separators are undergoing
thorough tests at Copenhagen, with a
view to determining which is the most
efficient. For year or more the
trials will continue, during which time
the dairymen Of the country will
await developments with keen inter-
est.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11

A Velva man lost dog with two
collars.
The "hold your wheat advocates
are busy.
The Medina Telephone Co. will be
enlarged.
Work on the Mimic creamery is be.
ing rushed.
A negro petty thief escaped the Of.
ficials at Milton.
The bonfires from b urning straw.
stacks are in evidence.
Arrests have been made for the
.1snhaven P. o. robbery.
Carl A. Huffey was acquitted at
Mott on murder charge.
yield fair; quality good" is the re-.
Fort from many wheat fields.
The Minot harvest festival Sept. 28-
20 promises to be big affair.
The finish of the c. o. D. liquor
business appears to be in sight.
Ole P. Borderud. a prominent pio
neer president of Kindred, is dead.
Barber Jensen of Fullerton had an
exciting time with gasoline heater.
Landlord Mcintyre Of Grafton has
been purchasing some more fine colts.
Horse thieves have been working
over time near White Earth this sum
mer.
"Billy" Ball of Devils Lake will re
build his garbage, recently destroyed
by fire.
The buildings at the new town of
Concrete are to be erected of that
material.
The Grand Forks musicians NAV
follow the example Of those in Fargo
and organize.
The Great Northern is to add a
passenger train on the line to Ellen.
dale and Forbes.
Sparks from railway engines have
started fires in stubble fields in some
parts of the state.
The merchant who fails to advertise
in his home paper is worse off than
the foolish virgin.
Burnett La May, an alleged horse
thief, skipped from Mckenzie county
ahead Of the sheriff.
Johnson, Anderson & Johnson wer.
the lowest bidders for the opera
house work at Dickinson.
North Dakota has fully sustaine
its record of injured people by NOV
ing and harvesting machines.
Lemons have been successful
raised at Velva. The owner will 500
be handing them to some people.
John Miller and Chas. Laudermilk
were arrested at Cakes on charge
of violating the prohibition law.
The cold water people are getting
ready to put the kibosh on North Da.
kota violators of the prohibition law.
1t is said that State Game Warden
Smith is after c. L. Bickford of Bow.
bells for alleged violation of the state
game laws.
Fake advertising schemes are being
worked in some towns of the state.
The business men should patronize
their home papers.
Unless the country roads, along
which rural mail routes are laid out.
are kept in condition the mail service
will be discontinued.
The COW catcher of a big N. p.
freight and a rail got into wrestling
match, and it took an entire Italian
gang to straighten out the trouble.
Some of the farmers say there was
such bombardment by early chicken
shooters they thought Hero Hobson's
dream about war with japan had
come true.
The man, Bison, and family. who
worked the people in several towns
in the state for transportation west.
claimed to have been robbed Of $3.50
at Wahpeton.
The typhoid epidemics in several
towns in the western part of the state
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11
TT orth Dakota
~ ubbins 8 s


Streeter is to have a newspaper.
49,
velva is to have monthly market
day.
Rolette, at last, has village mar.
shall.
Walsh county has 6,7OS school chill
dren.
Medina is a favorite cattle shipping
point.
The Enderlin hospital has changed
hands.
John Lobe sold the first wheat at
Harvey.
The Enderlin Telephone Co. has
been sold.
North Dakota lands continue to in
crease in value.
At Cando the dealers sold 100000
pounds of Irvine.
White Earth is to have a steel cell
for the city Jail.
1t will not be long till wooden side.
walks will be rare.
Some alleged blind piggers were
pulled at Warwick.
Crete is getting to be an important
grain shipping point.
Some travelling orchestras are to
tour the state this winter.
That row over the county road work
in Stutsman goes right on.
If the price of wheat is maintained
-four will be in airship prices.
Velva claims to have the champion
horse shoe pitcher of the state.
At Portland family of twenty met
after separation of thirteen years.
The people of Medina want night
Waterman during the yeggman season.
Minot has hung up $4,000 worth of
premiums for it's harvest festival Sept.
1929.
Game violators-some of them, at
least, were prosecuted in Williams
county.
Complaint was made to the state
game warden about illegal shooting at
Harvey.
A petition has been circulated al
Brinsmade for the appointment of a
night watch.
August Edman was caught between
q wagon and granary at Gwinner
and badly squeezed.
The home grown divorce crop in
North Dakota shows no sign of being
affected by the rust.
The proposition to cut hay with,
bineA's, started in Cass county, is
catching on over the state.
Every small boy with muzzle
loading musket is preparing to kill 8
few hundred prairie chickens.
The mail order houses arr sending
catalogues into the sections of the
state that had the best crops.
John 1. Hanson, an old-time Cas-
county man, is making success Of
the hotel business in Wyndmere.
Harvey had a visit from P. A. Pen
ner, missionary to India, who has
been in charge of a leper hospital.
Four of the speakers of the Rich
land county fair will be Burke, Mar
shall, M. N. johnson and McCumber
D. H. Fosburg, formerly Methodist
minister, is working scme sections of
the state with sidewalk photo ma
chine.
The efforts of Commissioner of Agri-
culture Gilbreath to increase the in
terest in winter wheat will undoubt-
eddy get good results.
At Edinburg some thirsty ones got
key of beer and began to drink it
on the main business street. The
marshal seized the booze.
AS result of the exposures at
Blaisden one man has been arrested
for violating the prohibition law and
another is said to be missing.
AS the threshing is on and the
farmers are marketing their grain.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-20
Extradition Refused.

Denver.-'lf we made practice OF
honoring acquisitions for men who had
made failure of mining project, one
out of every ten of the population or
Colorado would be subject for extra
dition."
With these words Attorney General
Dickson concluded hearing on the
application of a disgruntled stockhold-
er to have Ulysses G. Carpenter OF
Monte Vista promoter OF the Asiatic
Tunnel Mining & Milling Company,
returned to Illinois to answer to the
charge Of obtaining money by means
of confidence game. The attorney
general advised the governor to refuse
to honor the requisition, which was
done, and Carpenter, who had been
placed under arrest, was given his
freedom
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-20
The Nicctown Parrot,

Jacob Hope, the famous pet stock
dealer OF Philadelphia. was showing a
reporter one of his phonograph-trained
parrots, truly marvellous bird.
This bird isn't like the Uncle one,"
said Mr.. Hope. There was a Nicetown
man, you know. who had parrot that
ne once commanded to say Uncle in
front of a roomful Of guests. The parrot
could say Uncle beautifully, yet
though the man pleaded with 1t nearly
an hour, it remained as silent as the
grave.
Then. enraged, he snatched up the
obstinate parrot, ran with it to the
chicken coop, and half twisting its
neck, threw it in among the hens.
after his guests were gone he re-
GREETED his cruelty He went sadly back
to the chickencoop to see if the poor
parrot was dead.
Opening the door. he frowned. Ten
of his twelve prize Plymouth Rocks
lay corpses on the floor, and the par
rot was standing on the eleventh, twist
ing her neck and screaming:
Say Uncle" durn ye; say I'm
cle"'"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-20
County superintendents Meeting.

Trinidad, Colo.-The County Super
intendents' Association of Colorado
began three days session here Tues
day, this being the twenty-third an
nual meeting of the association. City
Attorney Theodore Smith made the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of Trini-
dad. The response was delivered by
Miss Katherine Craig, state superin-
tendent of public instruction. DR.. F.
Prudential made an address during
the morning session. and Superin-
tendent l.. H. Harrison of Weld
county, president of the association.
made his annual address in the after
noon. DIR. John Gross of Denver, was
commended for his work in instilling
civic patriotism through a flag drill