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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
GR0vES-WATS0N

Miss Cora Watson, daughter of Mr.
w. A. Watson, of Brooke, was mar.
ried Wednesday at the parsonage OF
the Methodist church at Stafford Z, n
to Mr.. Ashby l.. Groves, son of Mr.. f.
A. Groves. a merchant at Brooke
Rev. w. X. Hardesty performed The
ceremony. Mr.. G. is a telegraph OPP
orator on the K. +. & ?. K. X. ant
will reside near Brooke
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
IN NEW OFFICES

The Piedmont Real Estate Agency
and Attorney Lee j. Graves are NOV
ing in their Offices in the building on
Commerce street, next to Free Lance
Star office, recently purchased from
Judge Embrey by Mr.. r. l.. Biscoe.
They are large, airy and elegantly fit
ted up rooms.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

MIR. w. c. Humphreys, Of Mount
Pleasant, while engaged Tuesday IN
tearing down a sawmill shanty, near
his home, was caught under the build
ing when it fell, pinning him to the
Ground for more than half an hour.
His groans and calls for help attracted
the attention of his daughter, who
went to his rescue, but finding that she
could not aid him quickly summoned
several neighbors. who relieved HIM: Mr.
Humphreys was taken on a stretcnei
to his home, few hundred yards away
One of his hips was badly mashed an'
it is thought he received internal inJu
riao
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
URkNCE
Wedding Cards Operation Personals.

Unionville, Va, June 10. 1910.
Cards are out announcing the com
ing marriage Of Miss Edna May Pan
Mill, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c,
Pannill, of Raccoon Ford, to Mr.. Frank
Hunter Thompson, Wednesday, June
%, 1910, at noon at Palmyra M. +.
Church.
Mr.. Homer Mason. of Mine Run, was
taken to the University Hospital on
Friday for an operation for append
citis. Mr.. Mason was accompanied by
his father and DIR. W. j. Crittenden.
Miss Mabel Crittenden, who taught
school in Caroline during the past SEES
sion, has returned to her home.
Mrs. VIM. j. Martin has been quite
i'll during the past week.
Mr.. w. j. Blackwell, miller for
Waugh Bro, who was exceedingly i'll
during this week. is out again.
X Y. X
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
LOSES A FINE HORSE

"Madge," the driving and saddle
horse of Mrs. j. w. Walker, of Co
morn. died a few days ago returning
from Fredericksburg. She will be
greatly missed not only by Mrs. Walk
Err but her friends, who have enjoyed
a drive behind this fine animal. Acute
Indigestion caused her death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
STOLE HIS BICYCLE

Mr.. X. N. Goodrich was kept busy
at the polls Tuesday andhad his bicycle
by him for rapid transit. He left IT IT
front of the Law Building when ne
went in to see the vote counted, anc
when he came out someone else was
riding it. 1t was returned to him
Wednesday morning.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
AUCTION SALE

The stock of tinware, ETC.. belonging
TO w. J. Davis was sold under an ex-
ecution on Tuesday to satisfy mum,
Der of judgments in the hands OF
Sergeant Chichester. The sale COM
menced at IL o'clock and was well at
tended and bidding was lively. Ire
articles brought fair prices. Mr.. N. b.
V;nsav cried the sale.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
ALL-DAY SERVICES

There will be all-day services at HUI
Memorial Baptist Church, Stafford, Co.,
SUNDAY. June 18th. Children's Day VIII
he observed in a. m. at 1890. DR.. T..
s. Runaway will preach in p. m. Din
ner served on grounds. All cordiaiiy
invited.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
DEATHS

VIM. II. French, aged 70, of Nor
cumberland county, died Sunday night
at his home.
John II. Robinson, aged 60, farmer,
residing near Manassas, died Sunday
evening at hospital at Charlottesville
His wife and FIVE children survive.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
ExcURSIONlSTS HERE
Were Busy Buying Goods While in the
City.

Steamer Lancaster arrived at the
wharf here Monday afternoon at $50
O'Clock. bringing the excursionlsts from
along the Rappahannock;
Notwithstanding the bad weather q
GOOD crowd came up, numbering over
$50 persons. Monday many rode about
the city, while others visited the stores
and all Tuesday morning the strangers
were busy shopping with our merchants
in different lines of business.
The steamer left on return triI
Tuesday at 2 p. m. We hope to see
another excursion soon under more
favorable weather conditions.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
Welded IN WASHINGTON

Alexander Banz and Miss Burtie M.
Sanford, of Westmoreland county
Charles j. H. Walker, OF Orange =. H.
and Miss Rosa H. Green, OF CulpePer'
were married in Washington TUESDAY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
Mr.. BEALE GRADUATES

At the University of Virginia this
week Mr.. Robt. Cecil Beale, Jr:, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Beale, OF this city,
was one of the graduates as doctor OF
nhilOsOphy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
LUNA PARK

Luna Park is open for another sea-
son. The park is under new manage
ment, who have put in new attractions,
besides having a band concert every
evening.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
SNElLINGS-WllllkMS

Richard r. Snellings and Miss Minnie
C. Williams, of Fredericksburg, we're
married in Washington Monday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
CHURCH NOTICES

There will be preaching at the fol-
lowing places in Stafford Sunday, 18TH
Antioch. IL a. m.; Ebenezer, 1880 p.
m. and REGISTER Chapel, Sp. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16
DROWNED

VIM. Balderson, a miller of Rich
mond county, was drowned Tuesday IN
Cat Point Greek by the capsizing OF his
boat while Eng.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-16

MONEY TO LOAN
In sums to suit on good security. Ap,,
plv 10 Lee J. Graves. attorney iti
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
Do NOT WANT A
NEW COURT HOUSE.

The citizens of Pembina do not want
a new court house. OF course Cava-
lier fellow would treat such a statement
with dersion-and yet it is an actual
fact. The present buildings are good
enough for us. Besides if new build
ings are built, we would have to pay our
share of the increased taxation. The
people of Pembina are as honest as the
general run of folks and they say they
have no idea of attempting to build new
buildings. The same talk was made by
Cavalier people fourteen years ago.
They said then that Pembina would
build a new court house at once if the
county seat was not removed But even
Iif the law made it possible, the Pembina
people would not go back on the word
which they have practically pledged to
the people of the county that they will
not attempt to build without a vote of
the people. They have said the present
buildings are good enough for the next
ten years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
WIN BY FRAUD.

IT Cavalier wins on Tuesday they will
win by fraud. If the voters knew that
the buildings here were in good condi-
tion. if they understood that no matter
how cheap the new building at Cavalier
that it would necessarily add largely to
their taxes, if they knew that there was
no sum of money on hand, or available,
to build new building, the majority
would vote for Pembina. II Cavalier
wins, it will be because they have told
the voters the opposite-and the voters
have believed them. We admit there
are large number of voters who, as one
man expressed it, lit would make no diff
ference to him il the present buildings
were made Of gold" would vote Ter Cav
alier anyway, anyhow, but the control
ling voters will, if they vote that way,
vote for Cavalier because they have
been deceived as to the true conditions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04

a According 70 the Cavalier booklet Mr..
+. g. Myrick has levied the taxes for
the county for the last thirty years.
This is certainly : most remarkable
statement whether true o. false, or 10
any WY you may hook q il. As fonr
out y: tho dye oommis sion@rs - all
these years have como from other parts
.of the county sud some of them nom
Cavalier city, we On bbut xltosndsf whore
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
THE SURPLUS WILL
LAST ONE YEAR ONLY.

That "surplus" that troubles our Cav
alier friends SO much isn't e65, coo, S83.-
00o or $4,000 as they variously state.
The county board will make ..time de.
posit" of $4,000 this week for one wear.
That is the surplus. The $4,000 that
was on hand in July is for the expenses
OF the county for the year following and
on Oct. lst it had decreased to 953,U00.
The drop of s15, ,00oin the tax levy for the
last two years will show up as the 1910
taxes begin to come in, most Of which
will not be paid until February next. Il
the county don't need that $4,000 sin
Its business next year we shall be re-
markably fortunate. Anyway, that y
what the county board are figuring on,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04

Of $4,000 IN the tax levy; we don't be-
lieve the surplus will increase this year,
though we are willing to say that it
would still be good showing for the
county, as it would prove that the ex-
penses of the county were decreasing.
Which after all is the true and only pos
|sible explanation of the increase in the
surplus. when you figure income and
expenditure together.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
NOT "REPAlRs.'

The Cavalier committee in booklet
and newspapers say "repairs" whenever
they refer to 1.-THE old shacks that do
s,rvice as county buildings and then
turn round and howl that Pembina has
built three buildings without a vote of
the people, which they claim inferen-
italy is therefore an Extraordinary
expenditure" So in one place the
reader is told of the large sums paid
as repairs and then again he is told that
these same sums have been used to build
new conrthouses, etc.
Now the fact is the buildings that are
used as Offices for the county officials are
just like other similar buildings and it
costs just the same proportionally to
keep them in repair as it does other SIM
liar buildings-and If new court hous.,
is built at Cavalier it will cost money to
keep in repair just the same.
But the most of the money referred to,
not great sum either, perhaps an aver
age of $500 year for the last 30 years,
has been spent for permanent improve
ments, just as most householders do, as
the necessity and occasion may occur.
Very few, if any, farmers have their
premises in just the same condition as
they had them ten, twenty or thirty
years ago. IT the farmer has been pros
porous almost invariably it will be shown
in the buildings in which he lives and in
his barns and outhouses. But the most
of these changes on the farm have not
been REPAIRS but permanent improve
ments. Pembina county has, like the
prosperous farmer, not only kept its
buildings in good repair but there is no
common sense in saying that she has
not. Why should she not?
On the other hand those new buildings
never cost enough to be considered by
anybody as an ''extraordinary outlay
of money which would require vote of
the people. They were built in different
years covering over twenty years of time
and the cost price of each of them ready
for occupanby was about 81, 200.
Besides the new buildings many other
Improvements of the same nature have
been added, such as cement sidewalk,
q pressure water system, with stand pipes
for fire protection all about the build
ings, a steam heating plant, a stone
foundation, a cement basement, several
new vaults, outhouses and sheds, etc.
But these as said, have been added from
timeto time in the period Of about thir.
ty years. However, while Cavalier on
he one hand accuse us of doing all this
work at an immense expense, they turn
round and declare in their booklet that
"the fact is that the loss on present
buildings would amount to practically
nothing" Is there any common sense
in such statements? ..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
How the Balance
Accumulated

Considerable has been said about the
large balance on hand in the county
general fund. Please bear in mind in
the first place that the County General
fund" is the fund from which all the
general expenses Of the county are paid,
such as care Of county poor, court
expenses, salaries Of county officers, etc.
and this fund gets all the revenue OBJ
tained from what is known as the "coun-
ty general levy" which levy is the only
levy that the board Of county commits
sioners make. excepting the levy for
county bridge and county emergency"
The levy for county bridge and
county emergency are both made for
the purpose Of raising funds to build
bridges and no part Of the funds recelv-
ed from these two levies 60 to pay any
thing but expenses for bridges. The
records will show. this, although the
1 Cavalier committee will and have tried
/ to make you believe that the county
4 emergency fund" Is for useS other than
for bridges. Examine the county com
missioners proceedings for last July and
you will readily see for what purpose
the county emergency levy is made, it's
4 there in black and white.
Referring again e the county general
fund 81 levy. II mskine this levy the
county commissioners base same. On %
itsmised statement sof the probable
! expenses ffos tho year. This itemized
ststemsnt q always published - tho
cpo,smmis is1ionsIs proceed dings - the month
Esof 1aly o1 saclh yes J g1ill The Cavalier
ooi,Iaittse h kindly 6xanine nv 6
q ~ sou hsch thsc cannty|
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
THE CAVALIER BOOKLET.

Cavalier has put out "booklet" as
an answer to the "Pemblna county seat
Scrap Book" Considering the brevity
of the time in which the same had to be
produced, it is quite a creditable pro.
duction mechanically. It is printed on
heavy enamelled paper and the work is
we'll done. The pictorial display, how.
ever. is rather thin. Some nice views
of Cavalier streets, the band and local
escnes are displayed, mostly postal card
views, but what they have to do with
the county seat question might be of q
wonderment to the reader
AS to the county seat question proper,
to wit; the condition of the county
buildings at Pembina, there are fou,
pencil sketches. The one that adorns
the out side is confessedly caricature
only and it was necessary to label the
buildings depicted in order that the
reader might know what was intended
II the labels on the buildings were eras.
ed and the pictures shown to people
who are acquainted with the premises
We guarantee that not one in ton would
be able to guess what group of buildings
were Intended to be shown by the
cartoon. The book also con.ains three
more pencil sketches made into cheap
engravings which purrort to be true
pictures Of the Offices Of the register.
the superintendent and the county
judge. With all the possible distor.
tions thus made these latter buildings
look fairly we'll after all, but II the
reader happens TO have . copy 81 the
Pembina booklet at hand, and will lust
turn to the correspo onding pages 81 each
booklet. the one showing the outside
and the other the inside Of the same
Offices las far as the Cavalier book
shows them at ALL, he can make rs.
comparisons and Judge for himself q 3
Why the Cavalier people. Who came 3 here
IN May last and took sn.p shots 81 the
building, did not give photoe.,yure
views instead q cilisd skstch 4 =, vorl =
Ii As We said, pictorially tbs NJ w. i;ier
book :. ~ i = iizsie. It = q nc ssms cl.ss
tbut5 awAy down IS ths iootl 81 4 Z. th.
Efunay pages q ths 3pnaay rs ans,.1
lsI.hs pfctafss of ~ III lI.k
avprs 81 20 I 49, ~
sthea 1ng yinsl IN lla1 2,
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04

Five funds are mentioned as forming
"building fund" in the 1903 laws.
The only sinking fund therein mention
ed IS one formed TO PAY BONDED DEBT.
Yet Cavalier attorneys tell you that q
slime deposit" of surplus money in the
general fund is sinking fund.-" But
it it were sinking fund" it would Not
BE CREATED TO PAY A BONDED DEBT. So
'there's nothing in it, when they tell
you that Pembina has building fund
of 100000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04

From the above figures you will
readily see that the county general
levy for 1910 is as low as it has been in
the last twelve years. In 1909 it was
lower than it had been for seven years.
You will also notice that it has cost the
taxpayers less to run the county during
the last few years than before, notwith.
standing the cost of keeping the county
poor has increased and there is pri-
mary election expense that we did not
have few years ago. Il
In 1909 the board Of county commits
sioners reduced the county general 1915
per cent, still during the year following
we gained over $4,000 more than we had
in 1909. At the time the board made
the levy in 1909 it was estimated that
the expenses for the following year
would be about $4,000 or the same
mount as spent for the year previous,
but from the above figures you will
readily see that it was just about $1,000.
less. In 1909 the county general re-
celved about $4,000 from the sources 9TH
er than::taxes, such as county Judges fees,
interest on drain funds. clerk of court
fees. etc. and in 1910 over $4,000 another
gain of $1,000. Furthermore about
$1,000 in the county general fund belongs
to the Insane asylum fund and the
county is liable to have to pay this sum
with about $1,000 more just as soon as
the state officers can get around to
draw on the county treasurer for it, the
supreme court having decided that all
counties were liable Tor the care Of their
insane patients at Jamestown.
The Cavalier committee do not tell
you about the fat little sum Of money
the county general has received
during the past five or six years out Of
penalty and interest on drain assess
ments and the interest on drain sinking
funds in the hands Of the county
treasurer to pay of drain bonds when
due. Suppose the next legislature cuts
off the revenue the county general
receives from drains, which it should do,
what then? CThese are things fer you
to think about.)
But very casual examination
of the table will refute any "purpose''
Of the county board to pile up surplus,
while a look at the law published else-
where will prove that even il they did
they could not take money from the
general fund and put it in the proposed
building fund and spend it without !
vote Of the people. Besides all this,
With only 8 $4,000 levy this year the
s'surplus' viii be needed next year to
pay the county bills
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04

On Tuesday Of this week the Cavalier
committee circulated thousands of cir
culars purporting to show that the Penn
bina people have deliberately caused a
heavy tax to be made for the General
Fund of the county for the sole purpose
Of creating large surplus with which
to build q court house as soon as the
present ele,tion is over.
They with great flourish of trumpets
give a certified list of the amounts on
hand each year since 1900. The amounts
are correct, but they purposely omit to
say that during that time the levy Of
taxes varied, and that levies have been
decreased to meet the surplus. In
another article we give the figures on
both sides. Any sensible man knows
that in order to find where surplus
comes from both income and outlay
must be considered.
The first statement in the circular fol-
lowing the table is a deliberate lie, told
to influence in two ways; one to make peo-
pie think that bonded debt and interest
thereon can be paid from general fund.
All bonds and interest on bonds are paid
and must be paid from special funds
raised for that purpose and never paid
from the general funds Of the county.
Hence when they say that "the large
balance shown in 1900 andll9O1 represent
accumulations to pay old county bonds''
they are lying.
When they say that the old bonds
amounted to $4,000 they are also lying,
they were $4,000 only. They say that
"the annual balance is from 800 to
$1,000" The figures they show prove
that only once IN the eleven years was
the balance below $4,000. Further,
there was no special increase, but ! va
rying greater or less balance for every
year for the first seven years. Some
times more and sometimes less.
A glance ct the figures in our table
viii show that when those first laree3
balAnces q 1900 and 1901 occurred. tho.
toard immediately dropped ths Ivy
But during that same yIsar tho sosnty1
Ind 6 bosspw 90 10 lsolla ths Saaluil il u
~ oo1n 81 ~ vslsaa ~ SSSsa sS5.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
ELECTION DAY LIES.

This county seat fight has oeen
threshed out for almost seven months,
1t is certain that no new issues can IS
brought out after this date. Il there.
are any such stories circulated il anY:
manner, then put them down as untrue.
Anything that did not show it's face5
fefore this must have been afraid 81 .n
opportunity Of ebuttal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY
n@axs. sa.eo PE1 AazsTva4
q. A. wardwel. G. G. Thompson.
wA1DW111 . THo1IPsoM.
REEuBLlcAv TICKET.

REEUBLlcAY TICKET.
::5 :5Conasess3onal.
For United States Senators.
AISLE IL J: G1RoNNA, Nelson county.
l. + + HAENh; HAE&Es6s Ssss csva1iszi csSa11itz county,
State. Cd
fe! g. aoye5hSEN a. y6HMsoN, Ward county.
fG5 %sAER SSsefaas BuESfG& Cavalier county
FfE r fBsesSts{fF +. N6FF9N, 81 statfm Adams,county
Ffs 8: fssfs Z. SRf&a%B111. sHs1s95m Tower county
Fe! &uNSER 5sefS aEsdd959d oLsoN. Walsh county
Superintendent Of public Instruction
E. j. TAYLOR. Grand Forks county
F9r HNn9FW 1ttS1nSy HffR Hffnff1Re12 n,r,eiph comfy
W g. sGfIBk%AfH 3 Norton ae County
cSmisfiHnGsr %nqk e A9T1F e i9f85snfs aoure count,
o. p. n. ANDERSON. Ramsey county
"; H; ,94Als!ly Mann. Morton orss count, county
legislative.
Representative: first district
HENRY PoRTER. Walhaiia
seaftGE cH&isTfA% fffHRa GANssEE st. Thomas
HENRYGEIGER, Hamilton
County.
.J!::%E;:iasLLA aLAcKIocK. walhalla
". ". FELsoN. Pembina
sT JoHN K. GIBSON, St. Thomas
Clerk of district court
GEORGE PETERSON, Pembina
AseiEaS GEoRGE e 1RseoADHousE, Pembina
States attorney
w. ]. BURKE, Bathgate
county Judge
III. G. WICK, Pembina
Superintendent of schools
ISABELLA A. BURLEY, Pembina
HERMAN CAMPBELL, cavalier
County commissioned. first district
A. b. PURDY, Toilette
county commiseioner, third district
NORMAN MATHESON. Crystal
County Commissioner fifth district
!. VIM. BIGWOOD, st. Thomas
COunty justices of the peace
r. II. HUFFMAN, Walhalla
GEORGE BROWN, Drayton
JOHN HOGG, Drayton
c. MURPHY. Neche