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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
ittle interest in the carrying trade.

littls interest in the carrying trade.
Without attempting at this time to go
into causes, we just want to call atten-
ticn to the fact that we today have no
mercantile marine to amount to any,
thing, and that consequently we have no
place in which to rear and train sailor
men and therefore no way of manning
our naval vessels when we build them.
tits evident that the only way to build
up navy is to first build up the mer-
chant marine. Congress has no g1eater
problem. 1t should be worked out some
way.
Reasoning either from the needs of
peaceful commerce, or the possibilities
of war.
American shipping should once again
be3among the leaders in the carrying
trade of the world.
INLAND and western people naturally
think but;little of these matters, but it
is national concern nevertheless. If a
farmer should depend entirely on hiring
, his neighbors to do his blowing and
hauling, we would think he was very
foolish. But that Is exactly what Amer.
ican farmers and manufacturers are do
ing today. All cur goods, exported or
imported, are carried by foreigners.
The farmers of North Dakota are just
as much in need of vessels as merchants
of New York. For it is the farmers pro-
ducts and farmers goods that are carri-
ed in the ships. And it lis the farmer
who pays the freights.
In the conservation of aational re.
sources, the asset which has meant the
most for Bngland and some other ma
tions hasso far been allowed to rdwindle
to almost nothingness in America.
Isn't it about time that we were rails
ing some ,sailorsP
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
SUNSET NsTHE PRAIRIE
BY j. ". FOLEY.

d. W.
They
Where the bison range built himself houses
They have stuck full of fence they have gded
They have shaed it and profaned with automobile tire;
They have bdged quilted rvers they
They have churchd hooled
They furowed with ridges seeded grain
And the West that worth knowing shall
They smohered where the pansmen
They have their cattle where the skukng
They browse
Where the feeding they have dotted DER
There's whisng down the bon winding trail
Where the edmans futtered there's
Driving the for milking; they have its wild
Into forty patches till its glory all spent.
I remember in the Sixties when far could see,
1t had buffalo me
Ere the blight of and the endless lay
When but dim
Like the echo void of Silence unhard Prairie hymn;
And lay at night and rested cured
Much alone as if was the only in ali world
But the praires passed passing with the passing
Till there West worth knowing and there pione
They have dded with railroads. hrobbng
They have idded it of dangers till the of gone;
And I've saddled I'm dull
To westward westward, till frontier;
To wdness know
But know where to 90
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
RAISING SAILORS.

"A writer in q current magazine calls
attention to the greatest need of the
American navy. He concludes that it
is seamen.
This (view has been current with
many observers Tor a long time. The
United States il plenty rich enough to
build all the battle ships it tMants. II It
were only ships ne could have the Lang
'est,Havy in the world in very brief per-
iod. But it takes more than ships and
guns to make navy.
Sailors are bora and not manatactur-
ed. The great difereaee between the
Russian navy ana the Japanese navy in
their late war was shown eonelusiveY to
be men rather than guns or ships. In
our owa Spanish war the same truth
was alse proven.
While it is true that the chips ,of the
present day are very different 1ram the
old-time sailing vessels, as dieerant Is "a
great factory and a cobblers repair shop,
yet the sea is still the sea and it will al
aays take a sailor to sail the shap.
Certain Zines of strenuous life seem to
be hereditary or subjects Of environ
meat. The life of a seaman is peculiar
ly so. To be real sailor it mast be
bred in the hone. tits nearly imnossi-
BILE to make sailor out OF grown man.
He must start when boy.
Another thing which may appear
strange to landsmen, is the fact that a
man may go down to sea in ships for q
lifetime and still be anything but sail-
or. Such people as cooks, stewards, car
penters. or other tradesmen may follow
the sea for years but they rarely become
sailors.
In the American navy, as in all other
navies, there is needed many of these
tradesmen and mechanics, who were but
few or unknown in the old sailing ves-
sis. But these tradesmen and mech
anics are not and never will make able
seamen. Only small part of the press Mt
blue jackets are able to ssreef b n | and
steer. ss
Though steam has changed mech Of
the work on.ship board there is still 4
necessityfo for the men who by life train
ing can meet the daily and hourly chan;
ges In the moods Of the troubled waters.
And thereis no place left from which
to recruit snch menin America. There
is practicaily no American merchant
marine except 8 small coasting trade,
the shipping ID the great lakes and the
greatly diminished fishing interests. 4 II
y "a anomaly indeed that asnation with
l1O00 miles Of seacoast should take O.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
The Bed Rock of Success.

lies in keen, clear brain, backed by in
domitable will and reslstless energy.
Such power comes from the splendid
health that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
impart. They vitallze every organ and
build up brain and body. j. A. Harmon
Lizemore, w. Va, writes. They are
the best pills l ever used.'' 25c at all
dealers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
MIDLAND PEOPLE
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC

Fargo Forum
Frank K. Bull Of Racine, Wis, presi-
dent of the Midland Continental raAroad
and also president of the ]. I. Case Ma.
chine Co, Racine, Wis.,, H. E. Dick oi
Chicago. vice president of the Midland,
and H. 8. Duneombe, attorney general
afthe Midland. arrived in Fargo last es-
aning. They are spending the day il the
city as the guests of r. NJ. Hamilton od
the Commercial bank, and will 20 to
Edgeley tonight where portion of their
road is under construction.
ADur plan" said 1dr. Duncombe to the
Forum to day, /" is to build road from
Winnipeg to the GGM of Mexico. This
has been the dream of the farmers ol
this section of the country for tweaty.
five years and it will be second Illinois
Central. It will fill the same CAPACITY
west of the Missouri as that road fills on
the east side.
We have already sufficient capital to
build the road from Edgeley to James
town and the contracts for the grading
of that line are all let and the work of
laying the rails will be accomplished
next year. After that portion of the
road is built we will have no trouble in
extending the road to Pembina. In fact
our pres ant stockholders will advance
sufficient capital for all that.
We have the right-of-way s!ready se-
cured from Edgeley south as far as the
Missouri river, and when the line is built
that far it will be absolutely indie pend.
eat.''
The jamestown Capitol of the 9th inst.
has the following, among other COM
ments on the visit Of the Midland Off
cials: an interview today President
Bull stated that the road had been great
ly delayed in the work Of grading by the
difficulty in obtaining teams and men.
Several times, he said, the engineers had
arranged with large crews Of mon, only
to have the contractors fall down on tue
contract after q short time. He intimat-
ed that there has been amore Or less un-
favorable sentiment towards the road ia
some quarters Of North Dakota. Presi-
dent Bull further stated "a tho Capitsl
lthat the road will 30 completed g iast
@ teams can do the work, e least 8 fari
o. Eigeley."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
It's . Top Notch Doer.s

Great deeds compel regard. The world
crowns its doors. That's why the Ameri-
can people have crowned Dr.. Kings New
Discovery the king Of throat and lung
remedies. Ever, atom is health force.
It kills germs, and colds, and lagrippe
vanish. II heals cough rarked mems
hranes and coughing stops. Sore, inflam-
ed bronchial tdbes and lungs are cured
and hemorrhages cease. Dr.. Geo. More,
Black Jach, N. G. writes 81, cured me
of flung, trouble pronounced hopeless BY
DOCTORS" 500 and 81. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all dealers. u ID sa. 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15

One person in every thirty-seven in
England and Wales is a pauper. The
same proportion in Pembina county
would mean about 500 here. In London
the proportion is one to 80, and this
means total support and does not include
temporary or charitable assistance by
private persons.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
Commissioners Proceedings.
CONDENSED.

Board met Oct. 4, s, 9Th. All present
Assessment and tax books to be furnish
ed by Walker Bros. for s5O75O Officers
salaries paid July Sl663.32 Aug
slee2.e2 Sept. sle6362. Bathgate twp.
granted $500 to raise grade on highway.
parallel to drain 4, west of city. Willows
along drain to be cut Expense from
drain funds.
Lot 3, Block IL, Bathgate sold to F.
A. Wilson for $50. Also lots 10 to "a
block 81, st, Thomas to A. J. Lidstran
fors35.
Messrs. Monin, Myrick and Bigwood to
arrange to straighten highway sections 9
and l6-l83-52 IN lieu of bridge building !.
Approved reportof committee for high
way between .al-l8l.56 and 1-la1 81.
&CaSalier Coz; $50, damages allowed,
half paid by Cavalier Co. Hamilton In.
dependent to publish tax sale adv.
Settled taxes ON thResher owned by
Wm. Dalzell for 8l28B0. Grant OF $500
to Ieliette twp. for highway, secs, y and
81, and 30 and 81 l-1e2-5 81 in lien Of build
ing hridges. Subjeal to approx OF in
spection by county board on viewing
sa10e.
Application Security Bank of Glasston
as county depositary granted. Drain
board instructed to have drain No. %
cleaned out.
ORDERS allowed
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Official Directory


U S Senators 81 IN %eEmm%er yeensnn
!, Y s tasizss RsRassen-3 < 4 , ; g4onna Hsnna
Governor-John Burke
Lieutenant Governor.R Lewis
) Secretary of fState.Alfred Blaisdell
!, State State AuditorGD Z Brishtbiii
Attorney General-Andrew Miller
Railroad Com. APN Anderson
missioneSs Y Y + f aan1 standish
I supt of Pub Inst-W L stockwell
Conn Conn ar & 4nsoEabesM Z IaboTM S9a4bs GRBfeath
) Judser Of Supreme s 6 I 7 FIsa sssldins
Court M EfIswnrfh
C.Carmody
STATE SENATORS
LIST Dist-Jndson LaN aNIoure, Pembina
End Dist-F A Halliday. Crystal
REPRESENTATIVES
&C A McCrea. Drayton 4
1st District I Walter Wexford, Neche
End District-C Ganssle, st Thomas
Judge 7th Jud. Dist-W J Kneeshaw
COUNTY, OFFICIALS
States Attorney-M Brynj6lfson
Clerk of Court-Geo Peterson
Sherif-Geo Roadhouse
Auditorium. W. Felson
Treasurer-F I'll Anderson
Register of Deeds--John F'Gill
County Judge-H g Wick
Surveyor-F s Hebert
Supt of Schools-IsabellaA "A Burley
Coroner-Dr F NJ Burrows
Publ. Admin'r-Elis Thorwaldson
(1st-F c Myrick. Pembina I
County 2nd-I * &c. k.olsfson: M GaIda1,
Soni Is 4th-yos Eorin, Neche
5th@Wm Bigwood st Tho's .
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Supplies for and Care Co Poor. $40 60
Coroner's inquest expenses. 800. 130 U0
Jnstiee court expenses. .-........ 28 25
Records and supplies Co. officers. 81 30
Expenses examining insane ...... % 251
Postage county officers. ...... 80 OIL
Bridges ...... .......... 1873 81
Publication fees. es................. AZ IS
Sherifs fees. Observation-Disclosures. AZ 95
Boarding prisoners Sd quarter. SO 40
Per diem and mileage Go. o0m'rs 1856 O5
Tree bounty. ........ 9O0l
Bal. salary clerk of court 81 So,
Rent Tor drainage board ........ 60 OOl
Expenses board of health 10 7Uj
Light for court house ............ "a 60
Repairs at court house 1. ........ 40 80,
District court expenses. .......... IL Is 4
Supt Schools mileage. e............ 81 90
Miscellaneous ..........s.... 99Oi
Total INSTRUMENTATION. 1851 10
Board adjourned to meet Nov. s 1919 l
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
Nebraska
May Reduce
State Levy
Debts Are Paid and Increase in As
sessment Will Probably Care for
Increase in Expenses.

AETOn n SIhNI correspondent
LINCOLN, July 5-(Special)- indi-
cations are that the State Board Of Equal
ization will be in a position to reduce the
amount Of the state levy this year. II NAV
be possible to abolish entirely the 1 mill
levy for the creation OF a redemption fund.
or II not that to at least cut off the one
fourth OF l mill from the general fund levy.
The state has paid off all of the out
standing warrant Indebtedness and IL there
Is no such debt when the board meets the
latter part Of the month then 1t is a fore
gone conclusion that this mill will be cut
off. Should the indications be, however,
that the debt will crawl up considerably
faster than the taxes will be paid in, then
the levy will remain. But in tina instance
the general fund levy may be reduced.
The last legislature increased the ap-
preparations something like $500, 900 over ths
appropriations made by the Legislature of
1907. The indications are that the state
valuation will be increased in the neigh
borhood OF S25, 600. 900 or $50. OOO,O 900 or 5000, =
OC0 or Sc, 900. 900 assessed valuation. This in
crease, together with the additional money
that is being collected under the corpora
ton occupation tax will, 1t is figured, be
almost sufficient to take care of the in
creased appropriation, even If the general
fund levy y reduced.
Fees in all the offices which collect fees
are expected TO be increased, while the fees
from the supreme court will be a source
Of revenue not heretofore counted on.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
Shooting ARRAY
at Shelton, Neb.
7. S. Graffins Dangerously Wounded
by A. M. Treat Second Man
Accidentally Shot.

SHELTON, Neb., July 5.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-T. L. Graffins was shot and dan
gerously wounded this afternoon by A. M.
Treat shortly after 4 O'Clock.
The fight which is a elimination of a
feeling which began two years ago when
Graffins married the divorced wife Of
Treat, took place on Main street and was
with people here to attend the
Fourth Of July celebration. Graffins was
standing in front of Hollingsworth's res
taurant when Treat approached n began
shooting. The men at once grappled and
both went down in the muddy street, with
Graffins on top, bleeding from a wound in
the right breast. A seGAnd shot was fired
which struck L. L. H6ningsworth in the
leg, inflicting a flesh wound. Treat, who is
a small man, was badly beaten by Graffins
before they were separated and the
wounded man taken to a DOCTORS office.
When the wound was dressed 1t was found
that the bullet had passed entirely through
the body. The injury, while serious, will
probably not prove fatal.
Treat was arrested and hurried to Kear-
ney in charge of Constable Oliver in an
automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06

made this his home. He is survived by
his wife and six children. The funeral
will be held tomorrow.
PLATTSMOUTH - Thomas jefferson
O'pay, who has published the Nehawka
Register For several years, succeeded r.
the Plattsmouth News-Herald.
TRANSFORMATIONS Falter and
Miss Ella Margaret Dewey, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Dewey, were mar
ried Monday evening at ST. Luke's church,
Cannon n. b.. Burgess officiating.
FALLS C~ITY-Company d., u. S. Signal
Corps, in command of Capt, Curry, reached
here Sunday morning on their way from
Fort "Leavenworth to Fort Omaha and
went into camp at the city park.
COLUMBUS-Sunday morning a Greek
labCrer employed on the Union Pacific
work train that is distributing gravel be-
tween this city and Schuyler fell off the
train and was so badly injured that he
died shortly after being brought TO this
city.
NEBRASKA C~ITY-James Goff, who was
injured by being taught in al elevator at
the Morton-Gregson packing plant some
six weeks ago and badly crushed about
the head, has brought suit against the
packing company for $4,000. The suit was
brought by a local attorney, assisted by
a Lincoln firm.
FALLS CITY-The Missouri Pacifis seems
to be In earnest about improving its track
III TINS uiNlSlOns n gang VI GRADERS are
stationed near Stella widening and other.
wise improving the roadbed. A number OF
switches are also being built to facilitate
the handling of more trains. This denoteI
that the Missouri Pacific is not 'joshing'
about the division at this point.
FALLS CITY-A short time ago the waite
mains and the new standpipe were drained
of water and flushed with the hope tina
the taste and color of the water would
be improved. For a short time there wai
a cha BE for the better in the color o
the wRter, but now IL has assumed its ole
time amber hue while the taste is only 9
little better. 1he city dads are greatly
worried over the matter, but with the city
finances at such low ebb they can see ne
immediate relief. In the meantime, thost
who are proud possessors of wells ar,
very popular with their neiRhhors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
Nebraska

primary and incidentally state conventions
for all the parties.
Half Holiday fer Grocers.
It behooves the housewives Of Lincoln
to do their marketing on Wednesday
morning hereafter, for the grocers, In con-
vention assembled. have decided to give
their overworked clerks and delivery boys
a half holiday on Wednesday during the
summer. This plan also gives to the own
ers and managers a half day in which
to see the base ball games
Judge Barnes at Curtis.
John B. Barnes, acting chief justice of
the supreme court. returned to Lincoln
this morning from Curtis, where he sd-
dressed a big Fourth of July celebration
Saturday. Special trains we're run from
Sterling, Colo. and from Holdrege, and the
crowd numbered several thousand. Judge
Barnes reported a most delightful picnic
and a thriving town and q wonderfully
prosperous country. One party he met
owned 200 acres of the finest looking
wheat the Judge said he ever saw. This
man fifteen years ago did not own a dol
lar, and just recently refused $4,000 for
his farm, and he made It all on land
which at one time was thought to be
worthless. 4
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
CALLS IN GENERAL WARRANTS
south Dakota Treasurer VIII Retire
$170,OOO of Interest Rearing
Indebtedness.

AERRE, S. D., July 5.-(SpeciaD-The
monthly statement OF the state treasurer
for the close of business Tune 30, showed
&IS9,S S7 in all funds. or this 1927, $50 was In
the general fund; S2s7, 1O6 in the Irvine plant
fund; $29, S7S in the capital building fund
These figures were considerably reduced
innme0 htely after the first of this month
by a call for all the outstanding general
fund warrants amounting to SIZE, 900. The
money for this call was secured from the
money in the general fund, and by bor-
$4,000 from the Irvine plant fund.
After the call there will be about $1,000
free cash in the treasury to meet demands
for a time without the Issuance of war
rants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
Hotel Change at Central city.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. July 6-The
Schiller hotel changed hands last week.
George E. Schiller, the owner, has leased
it to c.. N. Ball OF Omaha, who has moved
here with his family and is now in charge.
Mr.. Ball was formerly connected with the
Calumet restaurant in Omaha and was re-
Gently in charge of the Hanson cafe in that
city. Among the improvements planned is
a steam heating plant. Mr.. Schiller will
devote his time to his other business in
terests. He expects to go to Iowa soon to
look after a hotel which he owns in that
state, and will later go TO Norfolk to a
charge of the Oxnard hotel, which is also
his property, relieving his brother for a
week or two.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
Judge Hamer speaks at sidney.

SIDNEY, Neb., July 5.-(Special Tele-
gram -I~ndependence day was celebrated
with unusual splendor here today. The ma
tional salute was fired at 6 a. m. Large
crowds began to arrive early from Ogallala,
Julesburg, Chapel, Lodge Pole, Potter,
Kimball and Bridgeport. More h 200
visitors were present. Judge Francis G..
Hamer of Kearney delivered the Grafton
and the Sidney military band furnished
the music. There was a big parade and
floats representing the business interests
played a prominent part. All kinds of
games were INDUCED in. Tonight a fine
display of fire works and a big dance at
the opera house took place. Not an acct
dent took place to mar the days proceed
ings.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06

mittee had several applications for the
privilege Of being united in marriage be-
fore practically the entire population Of
Dallas and the surrounding region, but Mr..
liam and Miss F'sgley we're the first to give
assu1 ance tina they v ould comply with the
requirements of the committee having the
matter in charge. Hundreds OF Sioux In
dams from the adjacent reservations were
present at Dallas and participated in the
celebration Of independence day. The peo-
pie Of Dallas had offered to feed the In
dams during their stay In the town and be-
cause Of this the redmen and their wives
and children flocked to the town in large
numbers from every direction, as 1t is
against the principles of the average In
dian to miss a feast when one is offered
free of cost.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06

CENTRAL CITY. Neb., July 5.-County
Judge Peterson, upon adding up the num-
Der of marriage licenses issued for June,
finds hat his total of seventeen surpasses
the record for any previous month In the
history of the county The best previous
showing was sixteen, and then one of the
licenses was not used, because of the lady
in the case changing her mind at the
eleventh hour. The total number OF IL
censes issued for the first half OF the pres
ent year is fifty-nine, while IN the same
time not a single divorce has been secured.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
MYSTERIOUS FIRE AT FREMONT
Old Warehouse Burns with but
Slight Loss.

FREMONT, Neb., July 5.-(Special) "A
mysterious fire broke out early this morn
ing in an old building formerly occupied
by the Fremont hide house In the factory
district. 1t was put out without much diff
ficulty. The loss is about $500. There was
nothing in the building but a few tons Of
coal. The property had changed hands re-
Gently and the name of the present owner
cannot be ascertained.
Fremont did not have any public celebra-
ton of the Fourth today. The court house,
city hall and banks were closed and nearly
all business houses closed at noon. At
the Country club this afternoon there were
a number of races and other sports. Ow-
ing to rain and threatening weather this
morning but few people went out for pic
mics. The small boy and fire crackers and
pistols were as numerous as usual, but at
noon no serious casualties were reported.