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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-06
County News

Mrs. John Mcnamara of Neche is very
low with appendicitis.
Geo. Letter of Walhalla threshed his
crop of barley last week.
The pontoon bridge at Drayton has
been out of commission on account of
the high water.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Murray of Dray-
ton left last week for Woodstock, Ont.
to attend a township and town old set
| tiers reunion.
Lolis Airth, the fourteen year old son
of Collector Airth, of Walhalla, had his
wrist dislocated by being thrown from a
horse.
Miss Ball of st. Thomas. who taught
at Hamilton last year is dangerously i'll
with typhoid fever and her recovery is
doubtful.
The members of the Old Maids club
of Neche will give grand ball this ev-
ening in the opera horse, for the benefit
of the base ball club.
Mr.. F.. Erickson of Garder and Miss
Lena Thordarson of Svold we're united
in marriage at Akra lost Wednesday by
Rev. H. B. Thorgrlmson.
| A. G. Wilkins and son, Charley, re-
turned to their home in Drayton, after
pleasant trip to the coast. They are
very much pleased with the west.
Philip Heuchard of St. Thomas and
Catherine Margaret Riel of Crystal we're
married by Rev. H. F. Buegel at st.
Paul's German Lutheran church, Lode
ma township.
VIM. Inglis, we'll known Tyner farm
er had three ribs broken by frightened
horse last week. Late reports says he is
getting along as we'll as could be en-
pecteb.
Miss Alice McFadden who has been
employed as stenographer at Grand
Forks, accompanied by her cousin, Miss
Edna McFadden, of Emerson, are visit
ing relatives in Neche.
Last week the Hensel and Cavalier
base ball teams played for a purse of
$500, at Cavalier. 1t was the hottest
game of the season. The score resulted
in 4 to 2 ia favor of, Cavalier.
DR.. James of Bathgate returned from
his western tour last week, and DR..
Cooper who attended his practice re-
turned to Winnipeg. DR.. Cooper and
his wife made many friends while in
Bathgate.
|. Miss Donaldson, matron in charge Of
the school for the blind, left Bathgate
last week for her home in Minneapolis.
She is undecided whether she will re.
tlrp or not, but her many friends hope
that she will.
Miss Ada and Samuel Heyroch of Cav
alier have gone to southern California, to
see il q change Of climate will benefit
Miss Heyroch's health. Her many Cav
alier friends hope she will find improve
ment in health.
VIM. Leghorn formerly we'll known
character around Walhalla but for the
past couple Of years residing at Asquits,
Sask. was found dead beside the road
there one day last week. Death resulted
from heart failure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee H. Wylie Of Hamil-
ton entertained nirety Of their friends
and foaner residents Of their native state
lof Illinois, ct the second annual gather
ing Of the Sucker Colony" In order
70 seat them all 9 table ninety feet long
was provided. Speeches were made and
Is game Of base ball between fsts and
leans lean ended the program.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-06
BOWESMONT.

The residence of Mcconnell Bros. five
miles west of Bowesmont was struck by
on the evening of Friday last.
The lightning struck through the roof
and caused a lamp to explode. The
flames fed by tine oil did considerable
damage to the contents of the house
Prompt action alone saved the house,
which was insured, from being entirely
destroyed. Beyond the shock and few
bruises no one was hurt.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-06
Scared With Hot Iron

or scalded by overturned kettle-cut
with knife-bruised by slammed door
injured by gun or in any other way
the thing needed at once is Bucklen's
Arnica Salve to subdue inflammation and
kill the pain. It's earth's supreme heal
er, infallible for Boils, Ulcers, Fever
Sores, Eczema and Piles. 25c. at all
dealers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
OFFICERS FOR BOYS
BRIGADE SELECTED
Rev. Robert J. Taylor of Echo Park
Church Is Chosen President.
New Plans Are Out
lined

The Boys Brigades of Los Angeles
have formed central city organization
To extend the movement among the
various churches and tc give aid to the
state and national organizations. Ot-
ficers have been elected as follows:
President, Rev. Robert j. Taylor,
pastor of the Echo Park Methodist
church: president, F. p. Rossiter,
captain of Boys Brigade at Park Con-
gregational church; secretary and
treasurer Howard j. Quinn, first lieu
tenant Boys Brigade, First Congrega-
tional church; surgeon, Paul %. ST.
monds, NJ. D.; instructor officers train
ing class, Lieutenant Orton c. Hol-
den, N. G.. c.
An entertainment for the benefit of
BOYS Brigade will be given in Octo-
ber. both in Los Angeles and in Po-
mona. State Secretary Robert j.
Harwood has charge of the prepara-
tions for the one to be given In Los
Angeles.
one of the most important steps is
the opening of a training class where
men of Christian character but who
have not had any previous military
experience will be thoroughly trained
in military drill and tactics in order
that they LAY take up brigade work
in their various churches. Lieut. Or
ton c. Holden, who has been an officer
in the National Guard for the last
twelve years and is himself a Sunday
school superintendent, will be the in
structor.
The student officers also will be as
signed to an established brigade COM
pany for a period that they may get
the practical training in brigade work.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
ROBBERS WILL
REVEAL NAMES
BOY BANDITS PROMISE TO
TELL TRUTH TO JUDGE
YOUTHS WHO HELD UP BANK
WILL APPEAR THURSDAY
Now Claim That They Are Less Than
Eighteen Years Old and Seek
Protection of Juvenile
Court
By Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 16.--Joe Willitts and
Fred Carr, the youths who last Thurs
day robbed the Santa Clara Valley
bank at Santa Clara of $1,000 and were
captured a few hours later by Sheriff
Langford and deputies, will appear be-
fore Judge Gosbey of the juvenile court
next Thursday morning, at which time
an examination will be had to deter
mine their respective ages.
Such was the order this morning of
Justice of the Peace Thompson of Santa
Clara at the conclusion of what was in
tended to be their preliminary examin-
alton on a charge of robbery.
The youths were conveyed to the
courtroom in Santa Clara by Sheriff
Langford and were accompanied by
their attorney, Arthur Dorm; the people
were represented by Deputy District
Attorney Thomas.
Thomas, taking the stand, swore that
last Saturday the boys told him they
were both born in March, 1890, making
the age of each over Is years.
He was followed on the stand by the
prisoners. Carr testified that he was
born March 6, 1892 and Willitts that he
was born March Z, 1892.
to make was that they were both under
IS years of age, and that under the law
their case must be referred to the
Juvenile court. In this he was par
TALLY successful. and if it can be de-
termined that they are not 18 or over
that court, instead of the superior
court, will have the disposition of their
case.
The boys, while still refusing to di
vulge their identity, finally stated they
would privately give their names,
parentage and places OF residence to
the judge of the Juvenile court, but
that they would not give the informa-
tion for the benefit of the officers and
the public.
Both show the effect of confinement
and have lost the f1ippant, confident
some time after their arrest. They arc
being held in separate cells in the
county JAIL
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
SOCIALISTS WILL MEET
AT SEASH0RE THURSDAY
Three Sessions Will Be Held at Hunt.
ington Beacn-WelI Known
Women viii Speak

The Socialist Chautauqua will meet
at Huntington Beach Thursday. The
days proceedings will include morn
ing, afternoon and evening session.
Among the speakers will be Miss Ethel
Whitehead, Mrs. A. G. Linn, Mrs. l.
M, williams, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. S. p.
Bowman, Mrs. Agnes H. Downing,
Georgia Kotch, Rev. T. w. Williams,
Mary e. Garbutt and Luella Twining.
The program in full will be as follows:
MORNING
''The Woman's Socialist Union and It's
Work" Miss Ethel whitehead, Pasadena.
"The Homes of Pennsylvania Miners
Mrs. A. G. Linn, Huntington Beach.
D'S'u'''' AFTERNOON
"Hygiene for Women: How Affected by
Economic Conditions" Mrs. T. NJ. Williams
Los Angeles.
"The Ballot for Women" Mrs. Stewart
Huntington Beach.
Discussion
sii "Kari Marx" Mrs s. E. Bowman. Lo.
Angeles
The The White Slave Traffic" Mrs. Agnes
H. Downing, Los Angeles.
Discussion
"Soeialism: What 1t Is and What 1t 1;
Not" Georgia Kotsch Los Angeles.
Discussion -,
"The Christian Socialist Fellowship" Rev
T. w. williams. Los Angeles.
1e' %The Root Of the Matter" Mary E Gar
butt, Los Angeles
"Fred warren" Luella Twinins
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
RED MEN MEET
FOR CONVENTION
GREAT COUNCIL TO CONVENE
THIS MORNING
LONG PARADE HELD THROUGH
REDLANDs STREETS
Three Thousand Delegates from All
California Gather for Annual
Business Meeting and
Festivities
Isneolnl 10 The Herald ]

REDLANDS, Aug. 16.-The great
council of Red Men of California con-
venes in Redlands tomorrow morning,
and tonight 1000 Red Men from all
parts of the state arrived on speclal
trains, and there were 1000 more from
Riverside, San Bernardino, Cotton ana
Highland to take part in the welcome.
Several thousand were in parade to-
night, representing all the lodges OF
Redfands and many of the nearby
towns, with handsome floats and deco
rated autos and carriages. AT the casa
Iona, where the parade ended, well
come was extended the visitors, Mayor
Kingsbury making the principal ad-
dress of welcome and Great Sachem
Henry C. Bell of San Francisco the
principal response. This was followed
by a reception in the hotel and band
concert and tableaux in front.
Tomorrow morning the, first business
session will be held and in the after
noon the delegates will be taken Tor a
drive over Smiley Heights and the
residence section by Red Men of Red
lands. In the evening the Redlands
Red Men will present the play Before
and After"
Already there is considerable rivalry
for some of the offices. Judge Henry
C. Gesford of Napa will succeed Grand
Sachem Bell without opposition, and
Mayor Davidson of San Jose will be
promoted from junior to senior saga
more. succeeding Mr.. Gesford. For
great junior sycamore there Is spir-
tied fight between Judge Hlbbard OF
Riverside and Herman Gudstadt OF san
Francisco, the latter trustee OF the
grand lodge at this time.
In the Pocahontas degree Mrs. Eliza
beth Kemnitger will succeed to great
nrophetess and there is a contest be-
tween Mrs. S. G.. Randall of Redlands,
Miss Estelle Bovey of Nevada City and
Miss May Jordan of Fruitvale for great
Y1oiOnahaha.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
BROTHER OF C0MM0NER IS
VISITOR IN LOS ANGELES
Charles w. Bryan Says Editor Will
Devote Himself to journalism and
His Chautauqua Lectures

Charles w. Bryan, brother of William
Jennings Bryan, is at present visitor
in Los Angeles and will remain in this
city until Thursday. At that time, &C
companied by Mrs. Bryan, he will leave
for visit to the Grand canyon, spend
ing several days in sightseeing before
returning to Lincoln, Neb.
When questioned at the Alexandria
yesterday in regard to his brother
plans for the future, Mr.. Bryan stated
that a series of lectures are being pre-
pared by William j. Bryan, which will
occupy his time for several months.
''Mr. Bryan will devote his time to
his Chautauqua lectures, editorial du-
ties on the Commoner and educational
work" remarked brother Charles, who
also says there is no truth in the report
that w. j. Bryan would change his
residence to Texas.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
MUST PAY BY
PRISON TERM
TEN-YEAR SENTENCE METED
OUT TOT. F. BUSHNELL
PLEA FOR PROBATION FAILS TO
MOVE JUDGE WILBUR
Old Story of Borrowing Money and
Later Trying the Race Track
TO Pay It Back Is
Told

The fight of friends of James F.
Bushnell, led by his attorney, Frank
Pratt, to save the man charged with
embezzling more than $4,000 belonging
TO his employers from a penitentiary
sentence was lost yesterday, Judge VIII
bur, to whose court Bushnells case was
transferred by Judge Willis, imposing
q sentence of ten years at San Quentin.
Bushnell will leave for the northern
prison tonight.
Bushnell was sentenced on one
charge only, the theft of $4,000 while
collector for the e. X. Wood Lumber
company. Five other charges. aggre-
eating $4,000, were held in abeyance
Constable Ben Cohn of Justice Sum-
merfeld's court being seated in the
court room ready to serve warrants on
these charges should Judge Wilbur ex-
tend the greatest leniency in his power
and place the prisoner on probation.
This fact was taken into considera-
tion by the court, who had learned of
the issuance of the new warrants, and
it was stated by Judge Wilbur that
should these charges be carried to a
conclusion and Bushnell found guilty
in each case the sentences imposed
would aggregate a much longer term
than that given yesterday.
Mr.. Pratt's plea for leniency was one
of the strongest ever heard in the
criminal courts. He spoke not so much
ITOlU lIle SldHupOllL OIL ali dttOiilGy elo
that of a friend who had known the
man in whose behalf he was laboring
as fellow student, in church work and
with whom he was intimately associ-
ated in later years.
1t was the old story. said Mr.. Pratt,
of borrowing money secretly with the
intention of repaying after tempo
rary family distress was relieved; taxi
ing more when the financial difficulties
of the household continued, and finally
having recourse to the race track In
an effort to win enough to cover pecu-
lations that could not be satisfied on
meager salary.
Society, ne declared, was in meas
ure to blame for permitting race track
and other gambling to exist, but Judge
Wilbur took issue with the attorney in
this statement. The existence of gam
bling, he said, does not necessarily
mean that person must indulge in 1t:
AS sentence was passed Bushnell
sank into his chair, pale and weeping.
His wife was not present in the court
room but awaited the courts decision
at the county Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
BIG FUND FOR
SCHOOLS NEEDED
KEPPEL SAYS THAT $783,457
MUST BE PROVIDED
TAX LEVY WILL PROVIDE 81 FOR
EACH PUPIL
SUPERINTENDENT Gives In Detail the
Allotment for Each District
in Los Angeles
County

A tax of $7S3,457 must be levied for
the support of the common schools of
Los Angeles county for the year ending
June 80, 1910, or 81 for each child at
tending the common schools and $1OO
for each teacher, according to Mark
Keppel, secretary of the county board
of education. Mr. Keppel submitted his
figures to the board of supervisors yes
terday in the following letter:
You are hereby notified that 1t Will
be necessary to levy for the support OF
the common schools for the school year
ending June 80, 1910, the sum of $7S3,45l
as a county school tax, the said amount
being made up as follows: 81 for each
of the 88,451 census children of Los An
seles county and 800 per teacher for
the 1643 common school teachers EN-
ployed in the schools of Los Angeles
county for the year ending June 81
1909"
The tax levy is apportioned as fol
lows: Alhambra school district, $5O26;
Almondale $3.50; Bell, $500; Belmont
Heights city, $12O0; Belvedere, S36OO;
Cahuenga, $4,000; Calabasas, 5000: Cas-
taic. S40O; Catalina, $672; Claremont
citv. $4,000; Coldwater, $1577; Covina
city. $4,000; Del Sur, $504; Dominguez,
$500; Duarte, $1,000; Eagle Rock, $loOo'
Glendale city, $920S; Harold, $10O; Haw-
thorne, $1010; Hermosa Beach, $500;
HYDE Park, $41O0; Inglewood. $4,000;
Ivanhoe, $500; La Verne, $872; Little
Lake, $500; Long Beach city, $19,OOO;
Los Angeles city, $2O4, ,551.S2; Ocean
Park city. $4O94; Pacolma, $7OO; Pasa-
dena city, 100000; Pomona city, $11. 800;
San Pedro, $11 ,626; Santa Monica, $12,-
900; sawteile, $25OO; Somerset, $500; The
Palms, $500; Vernon, 5000; Washington
PARK, $500; West Glendale, $1,000.
The report was approved by the su-
pervisors and a special tax to raise the
amount necessary in each school dis
trict was ordered levied.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
WAGES RAISED
AT WILMINGTON
GREATER ACTIVITY PREVAILS
SINCE CONSOLIDATION
DIRE PREDICTIONS FOUND TO BE
GRoUNDLEsS
Railways and Lumber Companies Are
Busy, Work on New Building
Rushed and Realty Deals
Numerous

"They talked about cutting wages in
Wilmington if consolidation carried
the change has already been put
into effect" said Raymond Way
man, editor of the Wilmington Journal
yesterday. Like the tariff attempts
however, it is revision upward, for the
men with the Pacific Lumber company
who were getting 1925 day are now
getting SO a day. In addition, the fore
man for that company told his men
since consolidation that If somebody
didn't take hold and build hotel in
Wilmington the company would, for
one was needed.
"In addition to this, the Pacific Elec-
trio road now has 120 men working on
the bay shore line. / know of one
realty firm that sold $4,000 worth OF
Wilmington property in five days after
consolidation, and all the others have
been busy. Another strong argument
made to defeat consolidation was that
the Mahar bank plans would be
dropped in case of consolidation carry
ing. They are now rushing the ma
terial on the ground as fast as possible
which doesn't look much as though
they had stopped, although consolida-
tion certainly carried.
Activity Greater
"There are numerous other indica-
tions of greater activity as a result of
consolidation, and so far none of the
dire predictions made by anti-consoli-
dationists to come about following the
success of consolidation has been real
ized"
This optimistic view was confirmed
by Erhard Opp, member of the board
of trustees of Wilmington and a lead
ing worker for consolidation.
THE persons who opposed consolida-
tion must be buster than they were be-
fore election, although they said there
would be general idleness if consolida-
tion won," said Mr.. Opp yesterday
AT any rate they are not nearly 50
much in evidence, and 1 suppose they
have so much business they can't get
around town. The real estate business
is a great deal more active as a result
of confidence inspired by the result for
consolidation.
II wish Los Angeles persons could &c
down and see the municipal dredging
work already done by Wilmington. II
makes quite a showing, and gives ar
idea of what may be done in the Will
mington harhor. The filling Is fan
enough advanced to make IL worth
while to take look at the work which
will be turned over for continuation by
Wilmington to the consolidation city. ;.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17

dredging will make uniform depth in
the intake and give a sharp gradient
from the channel to the gate. 1t Will
be necessary to clean out the canal
from the gate toward Sharps heading,
and dredgers are already on that JOB.
Cuts New Course
"The Colorado is not flowing into
Volcano lake by way of Bee river, and
thence through the Hardy to the gulf,
as has been supposed. Bee river and
other channels are only draining or
the overflow. But the erratic river has
found new way to the gulf east of its
old channel through Sonora. From a
point estimated by COW punchers, who
have been over the ground recently, at
fifteen miles north of the Lerdo colony,
the river has taken a new course a
little east of south and is entering the
gulf just above the head of Montague
island. From the point of departure to
the mouth of the Hardy the old river
bed is dry w. K. Bowker, manager of
the California-Mexico ranches, went
down the Hardy in a power launch
few days ago and could not go up the
Colorado from the mouth Of the Hardy
because there wasn't water enough to
float the boat,
1.-THE new course of the Colorado
through the Sonora region undoubtedly
is the same that was observed year
ago by Arizona Charlie Meadows and
myself. About third of the volume of
the river was diverted into the new
channel at that time. Government
charts showed the new channel at
Santa Clara slough and indicated the
mouth at a point on the gulf shore
nearly due east of south end of Mon
tague island.
Government Charts Incorrect
"But the Meadows party found the
true mouth of the new channel fifteen
or twenty miles further up toward the
head of the gulf and a new island
formed north of Montague island. San
ta Clara slough is only tidal slough
about three miles long, and by no pos
sibility could the Colorado connect with
it. The government charts are bad
guess.
"The Colorados entire discharge un-
doubtedly is now through the 'boca'
discovered by the Meadows party last
year, and it will work great changes IN
the topography at the head of the gulf.
The route is shorter than the old chan
mel, and in the process of adjusting the
new bed to it's regular gradient the
river may do some more unpredictable
stunts.
This years unprecedented flood has
demonstrated finally the permanence
and adequacy of the dams and leVees
built by the Southern Pacific to pro-
tect Imperial valley. The California
Development company engineers say
that the situation at the levee during
the worst of the flood was not even
interesting. There was not the slight
est sign of leak anywhere. The Hind
and Clarke dams, which closed the
great breaks, constitute the solidest
part of the bank of the river any
where from Laguna dam to the gulf.
The dams are absolutely secure. Across
the river the levees of the reclamation
service failed to keep out. the food
and many sections were washed out
completely"
Captain Kelly and Harold Bill
Wright. the author, are planning to
leave next week for a trip over the
course of the Owens river aqueduct.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
PLAN BETTER FACILITIES
FOR MAIL DISTRIBUTION
Official Leaves After Investigation of
Conditions Relative to Interurban
Handling of Pouches

J. M. Masten, representing the second
assistant postmaster general, left Los
Angeles last night en- route for Wash
ington, after having passed several
days here for the purpose of collecting
data preparatory to advertising the
mail contracts, which expire next June
The contracts call for the transporta-
ton of mail to and from the postoffices
and depots and between depots
Contracts for the Pacific coast and
western section will not be awarded un-
til next spring and at that time the
carrying of mail by the Star routes
and stage lines will be relet.
1t is reported that while in Los An
geles Mr.. Masten has been investigat-
ing conditions In Los Angeles in re-
gard to using automobiles for mail
distribution.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
EAST HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS
WILL BE INSTALLED SOON
Supervisors Grant Petition presented
by Residents of Nearby Suburb
at Yesterdays Meeting

Following the action of the residents
Of East Hollywood last week in vot-
ing favorably for the establishment OF
a highway lighting district in that ter
ritory, the board of supervisors yes
terday granted the petition filed sever
ell weeks ago and plans for lighting
the district will be made in short
time.
The result of the vote in the Flor
ence district, which voted 139 to s
against establishing a lighting district
in that territory, was received an6
the petition of residents who wanted
lights was denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
JOHN DAVIS FINED $50
FOR SLASHING ENEMY
pleads Guilty TO Cutting Face Of
Thomas Pyne After Dispute at
Agricultural Park

John Davis, accused by Thomas
Pyne of having slashed the latter with
a knife so that it was necessary for
the police surgeons to take fifty stitches
to close the wounds of the injured man,
pleaded guilty in Police Justice Roses
court yesterday to charge Of dis
turbing the peace and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $50 or serve sixty days in
the city Jail.
According to the testimony of wit
nesses the accused man and Pyne be-
came involved in a dispute at Agri-
cultural park, which resulted in Davis
drawing a knife and cutting Pyne.