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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
IMMIGRATION FROM
SOUTH EXPECTED
U. 8. FARMERS ARE RECOGNIZING
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED BY WESTERN
CANADA.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 9, 190S.-Pres.
ent indications are that the Canadian
Northwest will draw an exceptionally
heavy movement of new settlers from
the United States this year. {, It should
surpass the banner record for 1907.
This is not only based on the fact
that the Americans have come to
realize generally that the Canadian
Northwest offers splendid opportuni-
ties, but also because the railroads
have awakened to the fact and are
offering rates to the Canadian North
west which are exceptionally favor
able.
The lines which lead to st. Paul
from the east and south are offering
homeseekers' rates to the Canadian
Northwest this year which are on a
parity with those in existence to the
southwest for couple of seasons.
These rates can be obtained from
any agent OF the Canadian govern
nent, who will be pleased to give all
information possible regarding those
districts which offer the greatest in,
throughout Western Canada has been
remarkably good this year. A tele-
gram from the winter wheat belt OF
Southern Alberta dated at Cardstoa,
Alberta, January goth, says:
This winter up to January % was
nothing short of marvel, in fact. it
was the finest anyone can remember
for twenty-five years though there
have been others nearly as good. The
days were fine, sunny and warm with
light frosts at night. Overcoats and
gloves, etc, We're discarded by most
people in the day time There was
so little frost in the ground that post
holes could be dug without any trouble
after the first inch was broken
through. Winter wheat remained
fresh and green although there has
been no snow since the September
storm. If there is an early spring.
winter wheat should gain a great
start"
Amongst the reports of the yield
! of last year the following extracts are
taken:
H. Howe, of Magrath, Alta, writ.
ing on November, 1907, says: Il have
70 acres in crop, so acres of wheat and
seven acres of oats. My average yield
of oats was 35 bushels to the acre,
and of wheat As bushels. The value
to me was $35 per acre"
j. T. Haycock, of Magrath. writes
In November: Il had IS acres in win
ter wheat, which went go bushels to
the acre; oats averaged 80 bushels
also had IL tons of hay worth SO
per ton ! got 600 bushels of pota
toes from three acres of land; I got
eight tons per acre from five acres Of
sugar beet"
j. F. Bradshaw. Of Magrath, had
| 1,030 acres of winter wheat last year
which averaged 391a bushels to the
acre. The value of his farm products
per acre was: Wheat, $31.60; oats,
s11.20 and barley. s2515
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
DIES IN FIRE.
Prominent Grand Forks Girl Is the
Victim.

Prominent Grand Forks Girl Is the
Victim.
Miss Nettie Smith, the accomplished
daughter of ]. M. Smith of Grand
Forks, risked the use of a kerosene
can to hasten a fire at her home, with
the result that she was practically
burned to death.
Miss Smith had attended the meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor society
at the Presbyterian church of this
city, and after the session she re-
turned home to prepare the evening
meal for her father, her twin sister,
Nellie, remaining to attend service at
the church, so that Miss Nettie was
alone in the house. The unfortunate
girl went to the kitchen range, and,
thinking the fire was out, picked up
the kerosene oil can and poured some
of the contents on the Goals, among
which were some live ones. The in
evitable happened, and the girl was,
in moment, enveloped with burning
flames. She started for the door, but
fell down. Passing at the time was
George Vietch, who saw there was
trouble in the house, and round the
injured girl in the doorway. He
called the fire department. and Miss
Smith was carried in the fire depart
ment hose cart with all haste to the
Deaconess hospital. Everything that
surgeons and nurses could do was
done, but the unfortunate young
woman expired about II o'clock. 1t
was about 8:15 when the dreadful &C.
cident occurred.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
GRAND FORKS GETS 1T.

10000 Expected to Take Part in Dedl.
cation Of Monument to WergeIand.
Grand Forks is to have a monument
of Henrik Wergeland. the famous Nor
wegian poet. It will be dedicated
June II, the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of the poet.
Abercrombie, N. D., started monu-
ment for state park and the Norwe-
gians of Minneapolis and st. Paul
wanted the statue for Como Park.
DR.. Fjelde of Abercrombie, at the
head of the movement, finally desided
I'M favor Of Grand Forks. It is expect
ed there will be at least 10000 Scan
dinavians here on June IL.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
SOW CLOVER SEED With GRAIN
Inc Expense Is Small but Returns May Increase the Value
of Your Lands Two or Three Fold.

The growing of clover, especially
Tor seed crop, has become very
profitable industry In many Of the
grain-producing sections of the North
west. Farmers and stockmen who are
located in the prairies haxe expert
enced considerable difficulty in getting
clover established in thin soils, espe-
cially when they were new. This is
due to the fact that the native prai.
RE soils rarely ever contain the bac-
terra or germs which are necessary:
IN fact, indispensable to the success.
fui production of clover. The wooded
sections frequently grow abundant
crops of clover as soon as they are
cleared and titled because it has been
burned, and some of the trees and
shrubs are naturally supplied with
bacteria or soil germ which is iden-
tical to those required by the clover
plant. When a soil is thus supplied
with these tiny germs it is said to be
1noculated preparatory to the growing
OF we'll developed, healthy clover
p1euSo. ANlIIO'CulIuF0 mas Deen rec.
commended as means of supplying
the soil with the clover bacteria, but
on account of it's age, uncertain COM
position, etc., it does not usually give
very satisfactory results in the field.
Soil from old clover fields is frequent
ly used to inoculate new lands for the
growing of clover and alfalfa, but 1t
has been demonstrated again and
again by successful farmers all over
the Northwest that the plan advanced
and advocated many years ago by we'll
known Northwestern seedsmen of
sowing small quantities of clover seed
mixed with the grain, will soon es-
tablish an abundant supply of the
necessary bacteria, and thus the prob
lem of successful clover-growing is
solved. One or two pounds per acre
of the best clover seed obtainable is
sufficient to obtain the desired results.
Sow it. with wheat, oats, barley or
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
GETS EXPERIMENT FARM.
substation at WiIliston viii Make I'm.
portant Soil and Crop Tests.


portant Soil and Crop Tests.
The subexperiment station at Willis.
ton is at last an assured fact. When
the governor was at Fargo few days
ago final transfers of the property
were made and accepted by the state,
and experimental work will begin with
the opening of spring.
The land of the new substation is to
be related to the United States govern
ment irrigation system at Williston.
One-half of the land will be run as a
model and experimental farm under
irrigated conditions; the other half
Will be handled as dry-land farm,
and crop rotations, conservation of soil
mixture and the many other problems
that face the man whose land cannot
be irrigated will be worked out.
The man selected.to do this work is
70. G. Schollander of the Fargo station,
who for two years past has been
superintendent of the demonstration
farms of North Dakota. In this posi-
ticn he has been successful as an ad.
ministrator, and he has been carrying
on extensive tests of soils in various
parts of the state. With Mr.. Scholand-
er will be associated two or more men
appointed by the department of agri-
culture. and possibly an assistant from
the main experiment station at Fargo.
Because of the completeness of the
plant and the exceedingly favorable
conditions under which the work be,
gins the Williston substation promises
to be one of the most important exper.
mental farms in the entire subarid
West.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
INDICTED FOR DYNAMlTiNG.
Prisoner Is Charged With Blowing Up
Jail to Secure Liberty.

Waterloo. Iowa. Feb. %. - Anton
Dusman was indicted on three counts
in the Buchanan county court yester-
day for dynamiting a public building,
assisting prisoners to escape and
breaking and entering. Dusman was
incarcerated in the Jail at Independ-
ence some time ago after being caught
in Missouri, where he was arrested
on charge of breaking into jewelry
store at Independence. While he was
in Jail the building was dynamited
and all the prisoners escaped, but
were recaptured except Dusman. He
later was arrested and since has been
in the penitentiary at Anamosa for
safekeeping.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
swindIed by Fellow countryman.

swindIed by Fellow countryman.
Leon Brenke of Minneapolis was the
victim of a smooth swindler at Minot.
Brenke is Jew and cannot talk Eng
lish very we'll. He met another Jew
at Minot and told him he was going to
Minneapolis. His newly made friend
said he would purchase his ticket for
him and would secure it for less than
the usual price. Brenke gave him $40
and his friend returned with the tick.
et Brenke went east on the Great
Northern train and at Larimore found
his ticket would carry him only as
far as that point. He succeeded in
reaching Grand Forks, where members
Of his race purchased him a ticket to
Minneapolis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
cando Elevator fire.

The large grain elevator on Ben
Lemke's farm near Cando was totally
destroyed by fire, together with $500
bushels Of fax and other grain, ap-
paratus and machinery. The fax was
fully covered by insurance, but the
elevator which cost $4,000 to build
was insured for only half that amount.
The origin of the blaze Is unknown,
but is believed to have originated with
a hot box on the gas engine, which
had been used all day grinding feed
and cleaning grain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
A VERY PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Little Child Of Lidgerwood Injuries Ey,
With Fork.

The four-year-old child of Vencel
Brom, living northwest of Lidgerwood,
drove the prong of table fork into
its right eye, inflicting horrible
wound. The child was trying to unite
a knot in ribbon, using the fork
prong to pry apart the knot. The fork
slipped as the child pulled and it's
hands flew up towards it's face, carry
ing the fork, the prong of which en-
tered at the right side of the eye.
went completely through the cyeball
and came out in front. The fluids of
the eye partly escaped. The child
was brought to the hospital and was
operated upon by DR.. Shields. The
eye will never be perfect again, but
the sight will be saved.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
JAILBREAKER CAUGHT.

Edwin Ross, From Pembina, Found at
Winnipeg.
Pembina, N. D., Feb. %. - Sheriff
Roadhouse has returned from Winni-
peg with Angus Mcdonald, who was
identified as Edwin Ross, wanted for
jailbceaking and Swallowing in Penn
bina county. Ross preferred to take
his chances in the courts on this side
of the line, as he is wanted for several
offenses committed in Canada.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
wYNDmERE HAS A $4,000 FIRE
Ntnety-four Head of Cattle Are
Burned in Flames.


Burned in Flames.
Fourteen horses and eighty head OF
cattle persisted in burning barn on
the N. c. Jensen ranch, about six
miles north of Wyndmere. w. B.
Summer was in charge of the ranch.
and was awakened about 3 a. M. by
the glare of the burning building. BY
the time the men reached the scene
the walls were falling in and nothing
could be saved. Besides horses and
stock, all the harnesses and quantity
of feed, including thirty tons of hay,
were destroyed. The barn Was 40x
80 feet in size. and was practically
new, having been completed last fall.
The total loss is estimated at $1O,-
900, with no insurance except a small
amount on the barn. The origin of
the fire is mystery.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
MILDRED's OFFICE ROBBED.

Up-country Towns Postoffice Stripped
Of Money and Stamps.
Brainerd, Mimi, Feb. 23.-The post.
Office at Mildred, the first station
north of Pine River on the Minnesota
& International railroad, was broken
into Wednesday evening and robbed.
All the stamps and money in the office
were taken. AS the place is small
one the pecuniary loss is probably
light, and the amount could not be
learned here. There is no clue to the
robbers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
GRAND FORKS PRESS TO QUIT.
Will Suspend Publication With Issue
Of Feb. 20.

The Grand Forks Evening Press
(Democratic) announced that on Feb.
20 it will cease the publication of it's
daily and weekly editions and dis
continue business. The press for
years was the only Democratic daily
in. the state, and it is the second old
est newspaper in the state, the Bis
marck Tribune. established in 1873,
being the oldest.
The Press was established in 1874
by George H. Walsh, who moved the
plant of the West ST. Paul News to
Grand Forks. 1t has been owned by
a score of persons since that time.
George E. Duis purchased the Press
two years ago. The paper was known
as the Plaindealer until three years
ago, when the name was changed to
the Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
RAILWAY APPEALS CASE.
Engineer Gets $1o,5oo Damages, but
Road Eiuhts Verdict.

The case of J. l.. Hooker VS.. Great
Northern railway has been appealed
to the circuit court by the Great
Northern. Hooker secured a verdict
for s1O,5OO for injuries received while
he was acting as engineer on the line.
His engine crashed into a string of
cars which had been left on the main
line in Lakota, and since then he
claims to have partially lost his hear
ing and the use of an arm as result
of being crushed under the engine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

The bell in the tower Of the Metho.
dist church at Bottineau broke few
evenings ago and the deacoas think
there is a hoodoo somewhere. for 1t is
the third bell broken in two years.
They are going after the makers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
FEMALE ANARCHIST NABBED.
Accused Of Ineitine Riot in PhiIadeI
rhia.

FhIa.
Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-The demon.
stration on Broad street by more than
1000 unemployed foreigners. which
ended in serious clash with the po-
lice. was followed yesterday by nu.
merOus arrests.
Chief among those taken into Gus.
toby was Miss Voltairine de Cleyre, a
protested anarchist, who addressed a
meeting Of men which preceded their
march to the city hall, where they said
they intended to ask Mayor Rayburn
for work. Miss de Cleyre was given a
hearing and remanded in $4,000 bail
on charge of melting riot.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

St. Luke's hosjital at Fargo, the
new $4,000 structure erected by the
Northwestern Hospital association,
was formally dedicated with impress.
i've ceremonies. Hundreds of Fargo.
ans crowded the new hospital to its
capacity to witness the services,
which were conducted by Rev. H. B.
Kildahl of Chicago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
Did He See II?

Belidor-I had such a pleasant even.
ing with the Lapauses yesterday.
Isly-Yes, they are nice people.
Belidor-But they are extremely
particular whom they know. One must
he either clever or rich.
Isly--R Really? I congratulate you,
then.
Belidor-On what?
Isly-on having become rich so sud.
Lenly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
The olst Of IL.

The 0ist Of It.
Two and two make four. This is Z
platitude.
Two and two make three. This Il
demagogism.
Two and two make $50. This Is hisa
I nanee.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

It's better to have an, ounce of con-
f1dence in yourself than a pound of
faith in your neighbors.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

Inventors should know that they can OBJ
tain patents for thier inventions absolute
ly FREE. For particulars enclose stamp
to Edwin L. Yewell Solicitor Of Patents,
SOC McGill Building, Washington, d. C.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28
A Growing List.

a Growing List.
"The president gave reception tho
other evening"
"Well?"
Among those absent we're Messrs.
Storer, Whitney, Long, Bowen and
Brownson."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

Sounded Like II.
"Read this book, Three Weeks?>
"No. What's it about?"
Broken New Year resolutions. I
take it,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

Once in great while young man
gets busy and does things in spite Of
his inherited wealth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

The institution Of the Rebekah as
sembly at souris had to be postponed
on account of interesting social events.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

That commercial club banquet GER
tainly put Dunn county in the lime
light.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

Never judge the fidelity Of a friend
by his eagerness to point out your
faults.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

WE PAY HIGH PRICES FOR FURs
and hides. or tan them for robes, rugs or
coaAs. N. w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolie
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

The worm isn't the only thing that
wilt turn; even hair will turn gray
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

HIDES & FURs TANNED FOR ROBES
Coats or rugs. Send for price list to
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

Political conventions seldom % IN
bossed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-28

DR.. DAVIS of Dickinson in his tour
ing car. made the trip from that city
to Haley. Adams county, eighty miles.
in four hours running time. At. only
one point was any trouble with snow
encountered
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-02

yards Of earth month. Some IS, 900
cubic yards remain to be taken out,
and the contract can be finished with
in sixty days.
When the drain is completed prop
erty owners along the valley will be
able to reclaim 200 acres that have
been lying idle since 1901. None of it
is worth less than $50 al acre, but the
benefits do not end with this, for the
lateral bitches drain tract of fully
10000 acres, large part of which
would be valueless without them
As the tract benefited is Sc large, it
has been found impractical to follow
the usual method of levying assess
ments against the property lying a.
long the ditch. and the greater part of
the expense will be borne by the state
and county. To meet the expenditure
the state drainage commission has
appropriated $4,000 and Nicollet
county So, 500. The remainder will be
assessed in the usual manner, allow
ing the farmers to recover land worth
S5Oan acre at cost of approximately
81 an acre.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-02
A great sale of pianos.

A list that is the biggest that has
ever been compiled, comprising fine
pianos, has just been issued by Lyon
& Healy. This listcontains the names
of the hundreds of fine, new pianos
and slightly-used pianos being offered
at a forced sale owing to rebuilding
operations by Lyon & Healy. Full
and trustworthy particulars of each
instrument are given, so that the
buyer may judge for himself whether
or not the piano is a bargain.
The figures quoted are phenomenal
ly low. Lyon & Healy are making a
determined effort to close out all these
great stocks of instruments within the
next 80 days, and the prices have been
reduced with this object in view.
Send for copy of this list. If you
do not wish to pay all cash for a pia-
no, you can arrange for monthly
payments. Address Lyon & Healy,
10 Adams street, Chicago.
Lyon & Healy exhibit the largest
and most varied stock of pianos il
the world-over 1000 instruments
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-02
FIRES AND INSURANCE
What Being Burned Out May
Mean to a Business.
DAMAGE ONE CANNOT COVER.

Enormous Losses Caused by the Sus-
pension Of Operations and the Drift
ing Away Of Trade That Are Not
Appreciated by the General Public.
81 suppose you heard that Blank &
Co. were burned out from the roof to
the basement last night?" remarks the
man in the car.
Nor exclaims the friend who hasn't
seen the morning paper. Il suppose
they carried insurance."
"Oh, yes-a hundred thousand of it,
returns the first speaker, at which his
friend settles back with the comment
that everything is all right then.
This is the layman's conclusion al
most invariably. Some big concern
burns out, but with insurance to an
amount seeming to cover the loss the
average man is disposed to feel that it
is all right. He doesn't stop to think
of the enormous risks of business
which cannot be covered by insurance
and which for weeks, months or years
after a fire are crippling and perhaps
ruinous to the fire victim.
Take, for example, highly organ
lied factory plant in prosperous times
which has been turning out vast
specialized product from the hands of
thousands Of expert workmen. This
plant, fitted with costly machinery, is
covered by insurance upon its visible,
material assets. Fire sweeps it and
lays everything in hopeless ruin. It
every piece of machinery, every build
ing and all material adjuncts of the
in such a plant. will the reader dare
make a rough guess as to what the
limitations Of loss may be?
Only the other day I stepped into
a bookbindery, transformations In it's
street signs and occupying a fifth
floor in an obscure street. In the ele-
vator shaft was that peculiar odor
which marks the track Of fire and fire.
men days and weeks after such an
accident.
Most Of the fire was next door," ex-
planned the proprietor, "but guess
the smoke and the water were about
as bad for us. Sometimes it is almost
better to have the fire yourself than
be next door to it,
Which seemed to be especially true
Of book material. Where smoke and
SCOT had failed to blot and ruin the
stock water fEe9 tie engines in the
was descriptive. Everything had been
closed down, workers in the plant
were idle. and the proprietor was
awaiting the adjustment Of the insur-
ance which he had been carrying. But
In the extent Of this insurance itself
was g knottY situation.