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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
oLo.FAsHIoNEo SUMMER DRINKS,

Buttermilk in days long gone by
was almost fetish in the hands of
the beauties of the time. When Marie
Antoinette and her ladies rolled up
the sleeves of their lowered muslins
ard played with churns and cream
bowls In the laiterie at the petit TRAN
on the buttermilk craze was at it's
height.
Unguents for the face as we'll as
the potions in which they INDUCED
were probably responsible for the love-
ly compilations which made poets com.
pose odes to the bloom Of their cheeks
and painters almost implore on their
knees that distainful beauties should
relent so far as to have their charms
immortalized. In baked buttermilk
one Of the strongholds of the COM
plexion was said to lie In few days
1t worked wonders, while perseverance
in Its use during the whole of the sum-
mer months would preserve the skin
smooth and soft as a roseleaf.
Where the sour milk prophet errs
today is in insufficiently diluting the
buttermiK, the. proportions in the
genuine old recipes of the past being
that of a gill to a pint of fresh milk.
This was poured into jar with a
fitted lid and placed before the open
range during the whole of day.
BY night the milk had turned to the
consistency Of clotted cream, in which
state it was poured from height from
one vessel to another until, by some
magical means, the contents had gone
back once more to tn smoothness of
fresh milk. 1t was then sweetened
with cane sugar and inclosed finally
In q stone bottle, corked down tightly
and placed before the fire but not too
near for five or six hours. At first
baked buttermilk does not always ap.
pear particularly pleasing. the mere
fact that it is distinctly sour making
1t an acquired taste.
1t 1t was not acid, however, 1t was
scarcely considered to have, been per-
fectly made. while II 1t effervesced
when the bottle was opened it formed
not only a mere refreshing summer
drink, particularly when well iced, but
was thought to be particularly e1fica-
cious as a means of improving the
complexion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
MAY HAVE SLAIN
TWO y ]! syapo ll.
Suspect Mrs. Mary Wright: of Killing
Girl 70 Hide Former Crime.

That Mrs. Mary Wright, charged
with the murder Of her foster daugh-
ter, Buelah Cox, by poisoning the girl.
committed the crime in order that she
might seal the only lips which could
tell to the world she had taken an
other life by poisoning, may be the
motive of the prosecution when the
woman comes to trial at Devils Lake.
Buelah Cox, 1t developed at the hear.
ing Of Mrs. Wright, told neighbors that
II she revealed what she knew about
her foster mother 1t would send the
woman to the penitentiary.
In >vestigations are being made at
Logansport, Ind, in the state where
the horrors Of. the Guinness murders
only recently were revealed, into the
death of George WEIGH, who lived at
boarding house conducted by Mrs.
Mary, Wright in that city. The re-
mains will be exhumed to determine
whether the man died of poison, which.
he is said to have told a physician,
was being given him.
When it became known that Mrs.
Wright was facing a murder charge
here the authorities at Logansport de-
cidea TO exhunle Welchs body.
Mrs. Wright received money from
an insurance policy WEIGH carried on
his life in favor of her. She also, it is
alleged. came into possession Of much
other money, which WEIGH, who doubt
less was infatuated with her, gave her
at different times. He is known to
have had ut least $4,000 when he went
to the woman's boarding house.
In the deatht of Buelah Cox the
woman apparently anticipated trouble,
for before the girl was buried she had
written at letter to w. T. Wilson, an
attorney at Logansport, asking for
recommendations from people OF that
city. She told. Mr.. Wilson that she
was afraid she was going to lose her
position on the King farm, where the
murder is alleged to have taken place.
She said nothing to Mr.. Wilson about
the little girl, nor what trouble she
\ was in.
She has received several letters of
recommendation, mostly all pertaining
to her honesty in business transac-
lions, but very little is said of her pas.
character.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
MADE BOLD. DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Exciting Events Follow Raid At Am.
2 broee. s5i h s

&E %& orooe. etf3b 81
Mashals Johnson and .Bakken Of
Ambrose, one night recently, discover.
ed a rough house in the upper story
Of the Red Front Pool hall, owned
by Gust Restevad Of the Ambrose
Mercantile company and being run by
William and Tom Caldwell. The Old
GERS Immediately placed all of the &C.
cupants under arrest. The Caldwell
brothers were complained Of for SELL
ing wet goods contrary to the law Of
the state Of North Dakota, and two
strangers, man and woman, were
placed under arrest for rdisorderly con-
duct in violation of the village ordi-
nance.
I They were taken before Squire Aus
tipson and pleaded guilty. paid their
fines and left for graener fields.
The Cladwells were negotiating for
bonds to appear in district court when
Williams fertile brain devised a
smooth scheme, to escape. Walking
close to the kerosene light under the
pretext of reading the bond, he knock
ed the lamp to the floor, evidently
thinking that the building would take
fire and panic follow, in which he
could make good his escape. The
light was extinguished as the lamp
struck the floor and Williams made a
bolt for the back window of the Office.
SCATTERING the glass as he went
through. He was captured however,
before he went any distance.
He made a desperate effort to es.
cape but was soon in irons and be-
hind the bars of the village Jail at
Williston.
Tom Caldwell was not so we'll known
in Ambrose and as he was not SO
closely watched he made good his es'
cape. The authorities are pleased that
they have rid the city of this bunch
and have been successful in landing
one Of the most desperate of the gang
as is shown in the methods he EN-
.ployed in his attempted escape.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
JOHNSON is CHAIRMAN.
minot Man Chosen to Manage Repub.
''ean Campaign In North Dakota,

The Republican state committee met
at Bismarck and organized by the
election of ]. M. johnson of Minot. as
chairman; E. G.. Wanner of Valley
CITY as secretary, and ]. A. Buchanan
OF Buchanan treasurer, and election of
executive committee of one member
from each judicial district. The GEN.
trail committee was elected at the
primary election and represents all
elements of the party evenly.
The platform is the most radical
ever adopted by the Republican party.
Its provisions follow:
The platform favors speedy revision
by the Republican party of the tariff
and elimination of duties on all trust
controlled products, REPRESENTATION,
deep waterways and reclamation of
the arid West; favors postal savings
banks, provided the money is retain
ed in the community where deposited,
or guaranty of, bank deposits; recog-
nized rights of capital and labor as
interdependent and the right of both
to organize; opposes injunctions in
labor cases without prior notice and
hearing for the defendant before the
restraining orders are issued: pledges
the party to the maintenance of the
primary election law! favors the cleo
ton of senators by direct vote; per-
sonal attention by state officers to
their duties and residence by them
at the capitol.
It pledges the party to maintenance
of the prohibition law, and specifically
calls upon state officers to recognize
this pledge as to fits enforcement: in
dorses the action of the Republican
equalization board in raising railroad
taxation, and declares the belief that
the physical valuation of railroads and
other public service corporations
should be made by state and nation
in order that the rates of taxation and
service may be more justly determine
ed; advocates a liberal national ap-
preparation for the improvement Of
rivers and waterways; demands the
passage of stringent anti-pass law
bv the, next legislature; also of state
aid to rural schools: also making La
Dor day a public holiday; and closes
with more laws for the promotion In
this state of forestry. irrigation and
drainage.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

ton for heating and lighting will be
40 cents a thousand cubic feet Of gas.
The gas is Of an excellent pressure
and quality for Illuminating purposes,
and the city of Minot will undoubted-
ly at .le expiration Of the present
electric contract be lighted by the new
natural means also.
The gas fields of North Dakota are
believed to be an extension of the
Medicine Hat field, discovered two
years ago. The Dakota field, however,
it at much higher level than the
Canadian one, gas being encountered
at 10 feet, while in the Medicine Hat
belt the depth ranges from 1000 to
$500 feet.
Upon the black prairies of NORTH
Dakota, with no natural forest to pro-
vide fuel for the winter season, this
discovery means millions and mill.
ions of dollars to the farmers.
In the past few weeks emissaries OF
the Standard have made overtures to
hundreds of farmers whose acres are
known to be upon the gas vein for the
lease of the property for oil and gas
purposes. In many cases they have
been able, by making cash payments,
TO close their deals, which ultimately
means that they will never develop
the fields or pay any royalties. All
they want to do is delay the game in
such a manner that the local concerns
now operating in the various sections
of the field will become SO discour-
aged that they will throw up the
sponge and quit.
The Standard is likely to meet it,
, waterloo in this respect, however, as
| the liggest gas concern now working
las already secured options on 100000
acres of land known to be in the gas
| district, has franchises from Minot
and several smaller cities in the state,
and above everything else is being
backed and financed by North Dakota
men for North Dakota and the people
of the entire state.
| Westhope, the little hamlet in which
gas was first discovered, has grown
in the three years of its existence
from mere handful to population
of 5000. The major portion of it's
people flocked in the year following
the discovery Of gas.
1t Is generally believed that North.
western North Dakota will experience
the greatest boom in the history of
the state as result of the develop.
ment of the gas and oil fields.
Minot city property has increased
in value on the strength of the pass.
age Of the natural gas franchise by
the city council; officers of the Minot
Commercial club are flooded with in.
quiries from manufacturing concerns
all over the country who are seeking
new outlets and new headquarters
where fuel is cheap and the base of
supply easy of access. With 1O-cent
gas supply a certainty in the city,
fully hundred factories can be 10.
Gated here in year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
HARVEST SEASON IN WARD.
Crops Are Above Average in That Sec.
tion

SToPo ARC ApovS average IN NAT Sec
ton.
The busy harvest season in Ward
county and the western part of the
state is now practically completed.
Some early threshing has been done
already, but very little, principally
oats and barley. From now on, how
ever. the threshing will progress rap.
idly until the last of the grain has
been separated from the straw and
put into the granaries. Reports on
early threshing are variable, depend
ing upon the locality, and also upon
the farmer, as in some cases two
farmers living right together, and
having the same conditions all the
way through, report a difference in
yield of ten bushels to the acre. In
the biggest part of Ward county a
fair crop is to be expected, as weather
conditions have been favorable, with
the exception of few small streaks
running through the county where
the dry weather affected the crop to
some extent, and also in a few places
where some grain was injured by Sc
we're rain and hail. However, these
places are few, and the opinion is that
Ward county this year will raise a
good, average yield, probably very
near sixteen bushels to the acre.
There are. however, exceptions where
as large return as thirty bushels to
the acre of wheat will be harvested to
the acre.
One of these exceptions is that of
the farm Of Frank Youngman, near
Tioga, who has one lot of wheat of
forty acres which it is stated by men
capable of judging will run between
twenty-five and thirty bushels to the
acre. These cases, however, are ex-
ceptions, and the average will be less.
The general returns on wheat will be
very satisfactory as far as can be de-
termined at the present time.
Oats in many places in the county
have been threshed, and good aver
age yield is reported, and barley is
also yielding good. No reports have
been received here as to the fax
yield, but from appearances Of the
standing grain and grain being cut
few days ago, heavy yield will be
threshed this year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

An operation in which many local
surgeons are interested will be per.
formed within the next few days q
formed within the next few days on
a New Orleans child which was re.
Gently born with two heads. The
second head is not perfectly formed,
but the top Of it is we'll covered with
q healthy growth q hair. The second
head will be removed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
CUT "PAL's" THROAT FOR WAGES
Dagoes Charged with Attempted
Murder at Devils Lake.


Murder at Devils Lake.
After robbing him of his money.
stripping him of his clothes and bru-
tally beating him, two fellow workmen
of Frank Elements put the finishing
touches to one Of the most brutal
escapades in the history of Devils
Lake, by slashing his throat from ear
to ear and leaving him to face his
death alone.
Elements and two other workmen
from threshing crew north of the
city came to town Saturday night
with some money, having received
their wages for the week on that day.
After visiting several stores in the
town the men sought a nights lodging
in the open near the Farmers mill.
After Elements had fallen to sleep,
his two companions. whom he after.
wards described as "Dagoes," whose
names he did not know, robbed him of
$37, took his clothes, beat him and
then slashed his throat from ear to
ear. leaving him to die. They then
made their escape in the dark and up
to late hour last night no trace of
them had been found.
After being robbed and cut, KLEIN,
ents made a desperate effort to get to
the center Of the city where he arous-
ed some of the citizens and told them
his story. He was taken to the
hospital where DIR. Sihler took So
stitches in his throat and he now has
hopes Of recovering.
The companion workmen have been
with Elements for several weeks on
a threshing trip and up to last night
never showed any violent intentions
to him. He had neglected to learn
their names and, although it is known
where they worked, their exact names
have never been known. It is believed
that they will be found, however, as
Elements has q good description of
them. So far as can be learned the
only motive of the dagoes for attempt
ing to murder the man is the desire to
get his money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
No End Of Il.

Mrs. Jenks-''I'm surprised to find
you looking for q servant. thought
yo,l engaged one yesterday"
Mrs. Richly oh! she's lady's
maid; she waits on me. I'm looking
for one to wait on her." 4.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

The drawing ofthe color line IN the
organization Of the United States
Spanish War Veterans was the most
nual convention proceedings at Boston
conspicuous feature Of the fifta an.
This action was brought about
through resolution declaring the
Charles NJ. Thomas camp Of wash.
ington, D. C.. unattached"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
llIkelx to 10 : Poor lnvsssment.

Ii Likely 20 es ! Poor Investment.
Mr.. Tyte-P hist ION lake steamer
'.Whst's the price Of q dinner On this
boat r. 4.
Steward Seventy .five cents. sir =
Mr.. Tyte- Phist That's altogether
too much. when the lakes % rough a.
III = today. I.ll % without.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

The Idaho Republican state conyen.
tion nominated a ticket headed hy
United States Senator Weldon B. Hey-
burn to succeed himself; Thomas r.
Hamer for congressman. and James
u. Brady Of Bannock for governor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

North Da1sta should have about 81
creamsries, and could With the pruo-
er enort. None should Be atartsd.
however,. without adequats supuay y
COWS and the proper manaxesasat n 5.s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
PRIMARY CASE WILL be HEARB
North Dakota's Supreme Court Makes
thu Date Sept. IS.

the Date Sept. IS.
In a letter to States Attorney ]. 8
Wineman. Clerk r. D. Hoskins OF the
North Dakota supreme court states
that the supreme court has decided
to take up the primary election case,
involving the constitutionality Of the
provision relating to the requirement
that Democrats be obliged to have 80
per cent Of the vote cast for secretary
OF state in order to nominate can
didate for state. county and legisla-
tive Offices. stating that the supreme
court has fixed Tuesday, Sept is, as
the date upon which arguments shall
be made in Grand Forks. y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
"a - iN.a.fl - l.la - 2 ',9lf T. 400,
Dakota
~ ubbins s $;

S>saANe>eNssANs>
Beach gets third lumber yard.
. . .
Crosby is to have baseballfest.
Wimbledon insists ON a public II
brary.
A colony Of Hollanders will settle
at Belfield.
A raid was made on the blind pigs
at Garrison.
The time is about ripe for the hunt
ing accidents.
Fake opticians and fake doctors are
getting theirs.
H. r. Hartman sold the first new
wheat in Page.
Gumtow is the name of a new land
lord at Noonan.
Winter rye was a successful crop in
Pembina county.
The Catholics are to erect fine .
church at Brocket.
A number of Beacners took trip
to the Bad Lands.
More gas wells have been discover
a6 around Nyocth0no
Mclean county has strong tenn
perance organization.
The postofice at Rolette is getting
into the presidential class.
Crops around Garrison are reported
better than at first supposed.
Travelling photographers are work.
ing the smaller towns in the state.
The quality of wheat in North Da-
kota is good enough to please every
one.
The Grand Forks county officials
believe beer has been sold at North
wood. '"'"-t ''-'- H''s's4l :; -.
Rev. M. S. Riddle has resigned as
pastor Of the Presbyterian church at
Courtenay. :
The people Of Valley City are ex-
pectlng an immense crowd to hear
Nordica sing.
The people along the st. John line
Of the Great Northern want better
train service
Minoters are still interested in gas
and $4,000 has been pledged for pre-
liminary work.
The crops around Sheldon are re-
prted to have yielded better than had
been anticipated.
This is the time Of year that the
representatives of the grain commits.
ton firms get busy.
oesplle tue harvest season building
operations have been active in many
sections Of the state.
There will be lot of coal required
in North Dakota by next April. Bet.
ter get yourself some.
It is claimed there were more
strawberries raised in North Dakota
this year than formerly.
The wife of Pete Hanson, who shot
Nils Blennof, was over at the hospital
In Cagswell to see the patient.
Arrests for alleged blind piggine
at Northwood are said to have been
due to>the habit Of chipping in"
The enterprising farmers of the
state are convinced that lax farming
methods are responsible for poor
crops.
E. L. Griffin of Des Laos has Sc
cured patent on shock loader, and
c. w. Schreiter of Wimbledon got one
on halter.
The Grand Forkers are taking n
hold of the street railway proposition
and the rails may be laid before tue
paving is put down.
Some Darlington fellows who
swiped watermelons from a car nov
think that it wasn't such funny deal.
They paid the agent Sc each.
Minoters may abandon the PROPOSE
ton to pipe oil from Westhope since
the theory has been advanced that
there is large supply underneath the
Magic City.
Mrs. Marie Dusabek, sixty-fve-year.
old widow in Sargent county. vas
committed to the state hospital. Her
VpNa faI
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18
TRACT SURVEYED. IN N. o.

on Land ONCE Books.
Commissioner bennett Of the gen.
eral land once has announced his
approval Of the survey Of townships
12s and 100 north, ranges 81 to 81
west. inclusive, IA North Dakota, and
has directed that they be entered on
the tract books Of the local land once.
The lands are included IN the Stand
ing Rock Indian reservation, and are
not subject TO settlement or entry,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

Minoters may abandon the PROPOSE
ton to pipe oil from Westhope since
the theory has been advanced that
there is large supply underneath the
Magic City.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-18

Mrs. Marie Dusabek. sixty.Ave.ve.r.
Old widow in Sargent county, was
committed to the state hospital. Her
mental troubles wsre due to stroke
Of paralysis.
The Forrest City times., 1908-05-29
State Capital Notes
Win Strengthen State Farm Levee.

Superintendent J X Pfoock of the penitentiary Tuesday telephoned or ders to the state farm that all con- yicts al the farm should a once be- gin building up and preparing the ie- wee for threise in the river Conyicis here now number 3I2. and practically all Of these will be rushed 10 the aid of the leyee. which may be seriously threatened fl the river reaches as high a stage as is expected b. river men Should the expected stage be attain ed thousands of dollars worth of dam age will be done down the river, where several levees are inadequate 10 withstand the recent high water and where many mere will be serious Y threatened If the stream reaches a higher stage than t did a month or SO age
 Superintendent Pitcoek ordered that bags of sand be prepareG- fot Use in case the state farm levee proves de feetiye at any point. Meanwhile the conYiets will be worked at whatever points appear weakest. At the recent rise there were points in the levee where the water line was only six inches below the top Of the leyee and their height will be increased.
The Forrest City times., 1908-05-29
Says Drug Habit lncreases Here.

Declaring that the drug habit is rapidly increasing in this city and determined if possible to check it by prosecuting druggists violating the law relating to the sale of poisonous drugs, N. B. Brooks, city attorney. together with Frank B. Pittard, depu- ty prosecuting attorney, have open ed fight against the use and sale Of morphine, cocaine, opium and other poisons used by drug fends. They began by having four persons arrest ed Tuesday thought to be users Of some one of the drugs. The charge booked against the four in vagrancy They are said by the police to be drug fiends and the object in arresting them was rather 10 gain information to use in prosecuting the persons who sell the drugs than 10 prosecute the user:.
The Forrest City times., 1908-05-29
Women May Wear overalls.

She ean'" exclaimed Attorney General W. F. Kirby Saturday after noon when he finished reading a letter from a woman living in Arkansas, who wanted an official opinion as to whether there is a law in Arkansas that prohibits women from wearing oEeralls when she does not want to try 70 disguise herself as a man"
 Mr Kirby explained that there was no law in Arkansas prohibiting such attire if she did not wear them in an attempt 10 disguise herself.