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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
FRALIck SEEKS PARDON.
Man Who Passed Checks on Grand
Forks Stores Asks Mercy.

Forks Stores Asks Mercy.
Harry Fralick, sentenced to the
penitentiary from Grand Forks a year
ago last March, has filed notice that
he will make application for a pardon
at the next meeting Of the pardon
board. Fralick was sentenced to
serve two and one-half years, and his
accomplice, R. Miller. got off with one
year. Fralick was charged with pass
ing forged checks on the Boston, Hub
and Panovitz stores. The crime was
soon discovered, and the men were ar
rested in East Grand Forks.
Fralick was older than Miller, and
1t was believed that he had the most
to do with the crime, and so Judge c.
A. Pollock, who presided, gave him
the heavier sentence. Fralick's wife
is understood to be back of the par
don movement She attended the
trial, and endeavored to get him of
as easy as possible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
SALES NET STATE $2coo, 900.

immense Amount Of Money From
School Lands.
The last day Of the meeting of the
university and school lands board at
Bismarck was a busy one and there
were many matters of Importance
closed up.
Between thirty and forty farm land
loans. were approved and the amount
involved was about $4,000. School
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 were
purchased from various boards Of the
state. The board declined an offer
made by Kane & Co., of st. Paul, Of
bonds issued by La Moure county. The
st. Paul firm wanted premium for
the bonds and the board decided
against the offer. The question of
purchasing the bonds offered by the
city of Fargo was not taken up and
1t is not likely that the issue will
come before the board at any future
meeting.
The matter of the cancellation Of
real estate contrasts on which in
terest is due was taken up and the
commissioner was directed to start
proceedings against those contracts
on which the interest was overdue to
an unreasonable extent.
Commissioner Macdonald was pres.
ent and reported on the four sales
held on his recent trip through the
state. The sales were held in Ward,
McHenry, Wells and Stutsman coun.
ties and the aggregate amount of the
sales was over two and quarter mil
lion dollars, and of this amount one
fifth was cash, or about $450,000.
Four hundred parcels were sold in
Ward county and the average price
per acre was about SIT.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
AUDITOR GOT FUNDS MIXED.

sshortase In $4,000 to 5000 Found In
Books of Minot ofieial 10 Made
Good.
That City Auditor Morrow was from
$4,000 to $4,000 short in his accounts
when the investigation committee be-
gan the investigation is the discovery
that the committee made.
The committee found that the books
were in very bad shape and that some
of the funds were short. The total
shortage amounted to nearly $4,000.
Mr.. Morrow deposited money in the
~edinot State bank. after the commit
tee began its work, and it is said that
he has turned over to the treasury
altogether from $4,000 to $4,000. AS
soon as Mr.. Morrow learned of the
shortage, he did everything in his
power to raise the money. It is said
that he has sold his home and that
he has shown by his acts that where
as he was wrong in allowing the short
full amends, as far as it lay in his
power.
How II Happened.
It is said that the shortage happen
ed in this way. The city auditor fire.
~quently deposited funds for the city,
and on the deposit slips would read
the items of receipts. In some in
stances, these items would be added
together and the sum would be mark
ed "Waterworks fund.-" Thus the
waterworks fund would get credited
for the money that should be turned
into some other funds, and the other
funds would be short.
Some time ago there was a rumor
that there was something wrong with
the auditors books, and an investi-
cation ordered by the council. Alder
men Dunnell, Prescott and Vandenoe-
yer were appointed to investigate the
-'waterworks fund. They checked up
the waterworks fund, and found that
1T was slightly ahead. They did not
Investigate the other funds, however,
and in this way they failed to ascer-
tain the shortage. The first commit
tee acted in good faith, but their in
vestigation did not go far enough to
dnd the trouble with the books.
The committee has ordered an ex-
pert accountant who will make a COM
plete and thorough investigation of
the books of the city officials.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
WILL BECOME ACTIVE.

Hampden Business Men "Take the Bull
by the Horns"
At the annual meeting of the Hamp-
den Improvement association the Or
ganiaztion of business men of that vii
lage having to do with the promotion
of the best interests of the community
decided on series of market days
for this year, as we'll as on the hold
ing of big celebration on the Fourth
Of July. The improvement Of the park
was also taken up, and work with this
end in view was launched. The new
officers elected follow:
President-John Carroll.
Vice President-A. B. Brandt.
Secretary. L. McRae.
Treasurer. G. Curtis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
SAYS BONDS MAY BE ISSUED.

Pierce County Paper Legal-6efore
Supreme Court for Argument.
The Pierce county bond case is
moving rapidly. Arguments before
Judge E. B. Goss as to the legality of
the courthouse bonds resulted in a
decision by him to the effect that the
bonds we're good.
From this decision an appeal was
Immediately taken and at Bismarck
arguments will be made before the
higher tribunal. The matter comes
up in the form Of an application for
a restraining order to prohibit the
issuance of the bonds. The suit is
a friendly one, started SO as to de-
termine the legality of the bonds that
they may be sold.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
HATCHERY PLANS APPROVED.
State Game and Fish Board Of Con
troll Met at Minot.

state Game and Fish 6oaro OF Con-
troll Met at Minot.
Concrete Matching troughs and all
other late inventions will enter into
the first fish hatchery to be located
six miles from st. John. Plans for
the hatchery were examined and ap-
proved at a meeting of the state
board of fish and game commission
ers at Minot. Bids will be asked for
in few days and another meeting
will be held at Cando in month. The
fish commissioner, Capt. Main of Can
do, was here with the members Of
the commission and discussed the
plans for the hatchery and the COM
position Of forms for reports to the
board.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for the hatchery and the total
expense must come within this
amount.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
BIG CAMP MEETING FOR MINor.

Dr.. Henry ostrom, Noted EvangeIistic
Worker, Will Participate.
A camp meeting and district rally
will be held at Minot, June 1927. Dis
trict Superintendent Vermilya is ar
ranging for the same. Rev. Henry
Ostrom, D. D., has been engaged to
take charge of the evangelistic work.
A district conference and Epworth
League convention will be held in
conjunction with the same. The gen.
eral public will be welcomed at all
the services.
Small tents can be rented for the
occasion. Few, If any, men have a
better reputation for good, sane, in
spring work. He alone will probably
induce large attendance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
LANcDoN TO HAVE TIN CAN DAY

The Civic Improvement League Of
Langdcn has been organized. with a
view to general cleaning up Of the
city. The following executive com.
mittee was named to look after the
work: Mrs. J. B. Boyd. Mrs. ]. s..
Brosnahan. Miss Carrie Mcmillan.
Mrs. Mcknight, Mrs. w. L. Drury, A.
%. Void. John Sheehan and M. I.
Forkner., The officers are Mrs. ]. B.
Boyd, president; Miss Carrie McMil.
Ian, secretary and treasurer; Charles
Hunter. vice president
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
NILES IS INDICTED.

Bank Teller Must Face Grand Lar
ceny Charge.
Minneapolis. May 8. - Ellis ".
Niles. accused receiving teller of the
First National Bank Of Minneapolis.
was indicted late yesterday afternoon
by the Hennepin county grand jury
on a charge of grand larceny in the
first degree.
Niles is accused Of having embez-
zled nearly $4,000 from the bank.
OF this amount about $1,000 has been
returned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Wreck Hurts Four.

st. Paul, May "a passenger train
on the Hutchinson branch of the
Great Northern railway was wrecked
yesterday morning nearly seventy
miles south of st. Paul, while running
seventy miles an hour. Four people
were hurt, the expressman seriously.
The accident was caused by a broken
rail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
French Aaitators at Work.

Paris, May 9.-Several meetings Of
postal employees were held last night.
but attendances were small. Speak
ers urged an active propaganda in the
various bureaus so that the strike
would be overwhelming. Leaders in
the movement have placarded Paris
with statement outlining their case
against the government and appealing
to public opinion for support.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
MOST NoRTHEaLY SHIP CANAL,
United States Engineers About to Be-
din Work on Alaskan project

0'''sSH Sse@sSS e''S''FSS'0 VOVUI 90 DC.
gin Work on Alaskan Project.
Seattle, May Reconstruction work
on the most northerly ship canal in
the world will be resumed by the
United States government next
month. A crew of engineers under
w. S. Wheeler will leave Seattle on
one of the first boats for st. Miehaels
to direct the work, which will be COM
pleted this year. This canal, seven
teen miles long, will open deep
channel between St. Michaels island
and the mouth of the Yukon river.
Work on the waterway was begun last
year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
MRS. MekEcAnEv DISCHARGED.

Portal Woman Who Used Hat Pin
on Officer Freed.
Mrs. Blanche McKechney Of Portal,
who was arrested on the charge of as
sault with a dangerous weapon on
complaint Of a pool room keeper at
Portal, was dismissed in the county
court at the preliminary hearing. The
cases by the women Of Portal against
Bert Picrcy, the pool room keeper,
will not come up until June.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
CONGRESS
Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.
Proceedings.

Washington, May Am extended
License Of the duty provided in the
Dingley bill on lumber was made in
the senate yesterday by Mr.. Piles of
Washington. He was followed by Sem
ator Borah, who discussed the income
tax, declaring in favor not only of its
justice as a means of raising revenue.
but in view of the divided opinion in
the supreme court of the United
| States insisted also that it was the
duty of congress to again submit the
question of the constitutionality of
the tax to the court.
Washington, May S. Notable
speeches, provoking debate of intense
interest, characterized the session of
the senate yesterday. Senator Dolli-
yer OF Iowa made an attack upon
methods under which protective tariff
bills are formed, and engaged in a
| constant exchange of words with Sen
ator Aldrich, who was careful lis
tener to the address of the Iowa SEN
ator. On the Democratic side sena-
tors remained mute, no member of
the minority interposing a word in
the controversy over the tariff, which
occupied the Republican senators
alone. At times this debate threaten
ed to be acrimonious, but the Iowa
senator was every ready with hui
morous retort, which called forth
laughter at times when angry words
seemed unavoidable.
Senator Borah concluded his speech
on the income tax.
Washington, May 6.-The tariff bill
was again taken up by the senate yes
terday Tor the consideration of COM
mittee amendments that were passed
| over upon the first reading of the bill
after it had been practically laid aside
for ten days while senators have been
making speeches on the measure as a
whole. Small progress was made in
the consider alton of the measure, but
eight pages being considered before
adjournment. There was much de.
bate on the various amendments that
were acted upon.
Senator Dolliver concluded his
speech.
Washington, May Z. - But small
! progress was made in the considera-
ton of the tariff bill by, the senate
yesterday, the lead schedule being un.
der consideration. Senator Bristow
made strong fight against increases
in the rates of the schedules over the
duties provided in the house on the
ground that such increase would
unnecessarily increase the cost of
paint, which the farmers use exten.
sively. During the discussion Sen.
ators Beverage and Gallinger engag.
ed in a sharp colloquy, during which
| Mr.. Gallinger accused the Indiana
senator of advertising his own
wares"
Washington, May S.-Just before ad-
journment yesterday the senate voted
to fix the duty on lead contained in
lead ore at IL cents pound, which
is the rate of the Dingley law and of
the pending bill as it was passed by
The house of representatives.
During the day Senator Clapp of
Minnesota spoke at length in favor of
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14

lights.
Mandanites are planning big fair
this fall.
The Turtle Lake drug stores are in
clash.
Ashley has ordered fire fighting ap.
paratus.
Spud growing is popular around
Denbigh.
Suspicious peddlers were arrested
at Balfour.
Minot is to have an elegant new
bank building.
The money for the 500 station site
has reached Minot.
Pembina streets are smoothed up
with split log drag.
SIOSDy udu ITO ulWCulCy IN raising
funds for ball team.
Ypsilanti, Stutsman county, is to
have building boom.
May 10 is the dead line on clean.
up work at Washburn.
The fans of Goodrich are to have
a crack baseball team.
The new mill at Dickinson has
reached the sixth story.
The people of Valley city protest
against reckless shooting.
Violations of the game laws have
been reported at Dickinson.
The state treasury has been enrich
ed by the school land sales.
Some of the cleanup notices in the
state press are rather radical.
The business of the Kenmare
creamery is increasing daily.
The Bottineau firemen have receiv-
ed their new suits; now start your
blaze.
Construction work will soon begin
on the Catholic parochial school in
Lisbon.
Valley City will have a baseball
team to play Sundays, evenings and
holidays.
Fewer mules were accidently shot
this spring, as a result of the new
game law.
G. c. Jacobson and c. Olson of Nc
Leod have secured patent on a CYL
inder tooth.
Willow City seems undecided as to
whether there will be baseball team
this season.
Some worry is caused over the dis
appearance of Rev. E. Hall Of the
Christian church at Denbigh.
The new instruments for the band
at Belfield have arrived and strange
noises are heard out toward the Bad
Lands.
Bad roads in many sections of the
state this spring have resulted in
pleas by the press for improved con-
ditions.
The little children and matches
form combination that is causing
the usual amount of destruction to
property.
North Dakota has strong law
against befouling running streams,
but some people do not appear to
know it.
The people of Dickinson vote May
II OH the proposition. to bond the
city for 100000 for new school
building.
The Northern Pacific will remove
its wires from the downtown district
in Valley City up along the new line
on the hill.
The permission for Kansas oil to
enter this territory may force the
Standard to reduce it's price a cent
or two per gallon.
North Dakota farmers are getting
hep to the fact that pure bred live
stock are the kind that can be rails.
ed most profitably.
Some property owners are hiding
their stocks. bonds and mortgages
and diamonds, till after the assessors
complete their rounds.
Tom Hall is back in Bismarck
again after a trip over the state in
the interests of the state railway com.
of 1r,hiob no &c
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Glenullin has dog famine.
New England is to have another
bank.
The fair association at Minot is
booming.
An Italian section hand suicided at
Glenullin.
The stork was working overtime at
Tower City.
The recent sale of school lands was
great success.
Better water is big issue in many
towns in the state.
Upham is to be the center of a
potato raising belt.
Illegal shootings have been investi
gated at Hankinson.
Plaza Masons will organize a lodge
IN that progressive burg.
Donnybrookers are going to in.
vestigate some oil rumors.
The weather during the past week
was all kinds except good.
The fly trap company at velva is
getting some free advertising.
wells county dirt was in great de-.
mand at the school land sale.
The conviction is growing that
North Dakota is in the oil belt.
There never has been a time when
SOBER men were more in demand.
Bowbells is getting to be a center
of interest for owners of fine horses.
Mclean county farmers are going
IN for large potato crops this spring.
Mayville will have one of the usual
big Norwegian day celebrations MAY
II.
Rats are making trouble for poul-
try raisers in many sections of the
state.
II. Fl. Lampman of Neche will look
after some realty investments on the
coast.
| Williston is in the beet sugar belt
and a big factory may be located
there
There is trouble at Jamestown over
the alleged pollution of running
streams.
There are so many autos at Valley
City they bump into each other on
the streets.
Litchville has new machinery
dealer, named Schindledecker. That's
some name.
When Wahpeton puts in an elec-
trio line extensions may be made into
the country.
Two Devils Lakers argued over So
cialism and one swatted the other in
the face, and ran.
The cards of thanks are less fire.
quent in the press than in former
years-a good sign.
The main contract for grading the
Northern Pacific extension south of
Mandan has been let.
Some of the insane sent from Ward
county have been transferred to the
Montraille county list.
Some of the men who wanted to be
assessors and had no land, fastened
to purchase lot or two.
The Wahpeton Indian school will
get more pupils when the Indian
school at Morris is closed.
John R. Fried of Jamestown pur.
chased thirty-six quarter sections Of
Stutsman county school land.
Some dirty vandals in Wahpeton
have a habit of expectorating tobacco
juice on plate glass windows.
Spud raisers in the northern part
of the state believe the best results
can be attained by organization.
Louis Fitzgerald, farmer near
Kermit, had narrow escape from
death by the explosion of gun while
Re was shooting at gophers.
Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
TO REPRESENT MINoT SCHOOLS.
Della Linewell Will peclaIm In state
Contest, May 81.

Contest, May 81.
Miss Della Linewell will represent
Minot in the state high school de-
c!amatory contest at Grand Forks,
May 81. She was awarded the first
place last evening in the contest be-
tween the local high school pupils at
Jacobson's opera house. The second
place was awarded to Miss Pearl
Smallwood.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14

Between Northern Pacific surveying
parties, sub-contractors and others
there have been lively times along
the proposed extension Of the North.
ern Pacific south Of Mandan.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14

The teachers in the northwestern
part of the state were sore at Senator
LaMoure for killing of a certain edu,
cational bill.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-11-26

the avenue he saw a street ear t:ung.
ing along. and on the rear Platform
stood the kidnaper with the wrapped
up baby in his arms. Bob had MOI II
cent for car fare, but he dashed after
the ear as If he owned the street.
The ear gained on him In spite Of
all effort. but the man did not seem 10
have observed him. Al last it shot
out of sight. but Bob did not falter
He was not far from the ferry. where
the car stopped.
The boy got there. almost exhausted,
but determined still. \ ferryboat was
just going out. Regardless of big pc-
liceman and n ticket seller. he darted
past them on TO the pier and down
planks like n bullet, with the police
charge, and caught the boat just as it
was beginning to move from the slip.
Now who should be on the boat but
Mr.. Ray himself, just going home aft
er a hurried visit To police headquar-
tiers Bpb's desperate spring for the
deck had made him an object of gen
eral attention. ana his cry of That
mans kiduaper" diverted it to the
man with he baby in his arms
Seeing himself detected. the man,
still holding ihe child. sprnng from
the rear of The boat into the water
Bob uuhrs,a in-ly sprang after him.
On HE - c-."rNthiug WAS IN coufu-
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-11-26
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ABE'S THANKSGIVING PUDDING
The Tidbit That Delighted a Black
Boys Heart.

Granny. is Thanllsgiyin' day for us
poo colored pussons as well as for de
rich ladies you wash fur"
why. Abe Lincoln. chile. what is
you talkin' about: Hab | done brung
you UP TO ask SIGH fool questions -!
Don't de good Lord say as how we
mus he thankful for our MARCHES ebery
day." answered the old woman, look
ing up from her ironing board at her
small grandson, who was pairing pota-
toes by the stove
But. granny. you said as we be too
poo for any sort o puddin', and ef we
got cabbage an bakin dat's all we
might 'pect. an do Tub "A puddin'
mighty we'll" And Abe seemed ready
to set up wall of sorrow
1T am fearful sin to hub puddin
De good book says you mus Tub your
enemies. boy. but it don't Glib us no
'couracemeut to kecr fur things fur our
stomach" granny replied severely.
Il amt got no enemies to Tub 'cept
dey is de boys cn de mex street dat
calls me de bowlegged Niger kid,
an | kant hub EN- as much rs a pCd-
din nohoW | do 50 want real bad de
sort Miss Gray done sent me las ks
mus when broke my leg"
"Plum puddiu! Well YOU air mighty
bilious TO want dat. but you keep on
,,.;,h ,.,,, ,,,t.,tnos m GRANNY will
see what she kin do" declared she
more kindly rs she stared at her Grip
pied little grandson. the last one left
Of her once large family. IN done
glib Abe Lincoln spree" she thought
as with flash of joy she called 10
mind pudding Of the old time.
And this is the pudding that delight
ed little Abe's heart on THANKSGIVING
and made him feel as if he too. par
ticipated in the feasts ana good things
of the day:
Cut up two cups of bread fine, half
a cup OF chopped suct. half Il cup of
molasSeS. one egg. one cup of raisins.
one cup of sweet milk in which half
n teaSpoonful of soda is dissolved. half
a teaspOonful of cloves. one teaspoon
full of cinnamon, a pinch of mace and
salt. Boil two hours in tin pudding
boiler. Eat with foaming sauce. which
IS made thus Beat half cup Of butter
to a cream, add one cup of graduated
sugar and stir until it is white ana
foaming. Just before serving pour on
one cup Of boiling water and stir a
moment Christian Work
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-11-26
Her Thanksgiving.

Oh. have you got the turkey picked
And Is the oven hot
And ready for the pumpkin pies
I'll have to bake A lot.
And currant cakes and ginger snaps.
OF each a hespinc tray
Our boys and girls are coming hoi:'e
To spend Thanksgiving DAY.
I'll make some sugar cookies too
They used to like them so
When they were little toddlus Things
II seems SO long ago.
And apple tarts for daughter Jane
With eyes OF tender gray.
She's bringing both her babies home
To spend Thanksgiving day
! rose before the peep Of dawn.
! had so much to do,
But never have / felt so spry,
Though ! am siXty-tWO.
To cook and bake and BON and brew
Seems only Just like play
With all the dear ones coming home
To spend Thanksgiving day
/ thank the Lord who gives to Us
The sunshine and the rain
That here in one unbrOkeu band
! see them once again
Our children and their children. too.
AL fastening 10 obey
The voice OF love that calls them home
To spend Thanksgiving day.
Nina Irving.