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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

The Halloween supper which was
given by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid
on Friday evening was success finan-
cially as we'll as socially. The receipts
of the evening being about $50. The
program rendered was Of interest. The
farce "A Modern Sewing Society" proved
very amusing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

The vote on the county superintend-
ent will not be at all certain until the
Official count is made. The woman vote
Is TOO uncertain. We can never tell
whether that vote is reported correctly
over the telephone.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

"Pons asinorum," literally "The Asses
Bridge" is Latin term for "Help to
dull pupils" We wonder if the pupils
nave yet learned their lesson-anyway it
would De fine motto to place on the
proposed new bridge at Drayton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

Next Monday, the l4th, will occur the
!,unday School rally for the district in.
tading tbs schools along the N. P. rail
ss'sd y i i 4 this county The rally will be
II.ssd 81 LDrayton and an interesting pro-
ram ~ Arranged the afternoon atd eve.
iEg, the latter session closing in time
,r2t local. State Secretary Snow and
~ T. now, thep Urinary superintendent,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

Since men were in this part of North
America, Pembina was inhabited-as
shown by the monuments left by the
mound builders. The Indian made this
a favorite hunting ground, and the half
breed found the fish and the buffalo and
other game plenty; the Selkirk settlers
came here that first winter to keep from
starving, while the Hudson Bay Compa-
ny had post here for many years, and
now five railroads center within three
miles. The opinions of the historic peo-
pies will be repeated in the future.
Where railways cross navigable stream
there will always be a good town.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

The 80 that were paid to voters on
saesday and previous by Cavalier will
2 called for later by the county
reasurer and sheriff, to be returned to
isvalier in the shape Of a new court
ouse-and the voter will just have-his
onscience left.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11

1t IS suggest ed by some that, the old
court house would make fine hospital.
Perhaps the thought was, prompted by
the many sick ones about town just now.
But, though Drayton is more respou-
sible than any other town for the pro.
posed vacancy of the old building, yet
our people would not care to set up an
opposition to Drayton's most Furnishing
institution of the same kind. 1t would
not be neighborly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-11
The Court House.

IRA. u. EDWARDS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
j. X. MILDERS, FROM
SOLDIER TO ARTIST

Washington.-One of the interest
ing figures in Washington is ]. X.
Killers, the man who makes the beau
tirul transparencies which can be seen
at the capital in the offices of the
department of agriculture, the inter-
ior department and the forest service
and by the public generally at all of
the big eXpositions. especially where
there are illustrations of the govern
ment's work.
These transparencies are a combi-
nation of Photographic work and oil
painting. They seem to be made by
no one so perfectly as by Mr.. Killers,
who has perfected transparent oil
paints and a transparent varnish
"fiXatif' with which he treats the
finished picture. The effect given
by these transparencies is very fine,
and the demand has grown so great
that a large studio is now given over
TO their production.
Killers was a soldier in the civil
war and he took up the work at which
he has acquired his reputation by ac-
cident, and in a sense, under COM
pulsion. He went to New York after
the war and was employed in the
Prospect Park police department
The illness of brother made it ne
cessary to take him to California, and
he went there by a steamship, arriv-
ing in San Francisco in 1870, and
going to visit his brother, Richard
Killers, then in the grocery business,
but since engaged in fruit growing at
Atwater, Merced county, where an
other brother, Herman, is also engag-
ed in raising fruit and chickens. The
brother whose illness made neces-
sary the California journey got we'll,
and finally went to the southern part
OF the state, where he subsequently
died.
Having accomplished his mission.
Killers started east and stopping off
at Salt Lake City to see that Nor
mon colony, he read of Major Pow
ellis expedition down the Colorado
river. His imagination was fired by
the prospect of adventure and he
made application to join the expedi-
I'tion. Being a man of fine physique,
he was accepted. but" he says, II
wouldn't go down the canyon of the
Colorado again for the mint of the
United States" The first season the
expedition got as far as the Crossing
of the Fathers where the boats were
left and Major Powell went back to
Salt Lake City. The photographs not
proving satisfactory, Major Powell
told Killers he would have to become
the expeditions photographer. "But
1 don't know anything about photog-
raphy," replied Killers. Nevertheless
he was obliged to take up the work
| and he was successful from the very
first. He continued with the expedi-
ton, making bigger and bigger pho
| tographs. The size OF his pictures
| has steadily grown ever since and last
year he made three for the Seattle
| exposition which measured "A by so
inches. His work is now widely rec
| ognized, and people come to him for
it from all parts of the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
ENORMOUS IMPORTATION
OF LUXURIES OF LIFE

Washington.-"Give me the luxur-
les of life," said Mark Twain, land
care not who gets the necessaries.
In that he seems to have hit the
keynote for the American people. Our
importations of luxuries during 1910
exceeded in value similar importations
for any previous year. The valuation
placed upon articles classed as luxur-
les in 1910 by the department of COM
merce and labor was s250,000 900.
"Luxuries," according to this author
ity, include diamonds, jewelry, laces,
embroideries, furs feathers beads,
perfumery, cigars, tobacco, wines, IL
quors automobiles art works, deco
rated china bisque, musical instru-
ments, toys, orchids and palms.
In 1900 we imported diamonds val
ued at $14,2OO,OO0 and in 1910 $47,-
100000. The importations of cigars
and tobaccos in 1910 were $50 per
cent greater than in 1900. Laces and
embroideries in 1910 were valued at
$36 100000; furs and skins at $685.
100000; spirits and other fermented
liquors. s23,400.000; art works. S21,
100000, although ten years ago such
goods amounted to only $4,000, 900;
feathers, $4,000 300, notwithstanding
the efforts of the Audubon society. 1t
may be surprising to most people that
imported toys were valued at $4,000
600, and that chicle, of which chew
ing gum is made, at S2,500,000. Au-
tomobile imports were worth s3,S00,-
0pC Ten years ago there were none,
and in 1907 they were s4,S00,000.
Perfumes worth s1,2OO,OOO and or
chids to the same amount, were the
imports
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
Once More Well and Strong.

Mrs. J. II. Smith, Kokomo, Ind,
writes US this, with credit to Foley
Kidney Pills: "Some years ago my
kidneys began to trouble me and
though I doctored them constantly,
they kept growing worse. had Sc
we're pains in my back, felt tired all
the time, my bladder acted irregularly
and with much pain, and 1 arose with
dull headaches, and dizziness. Final
ly I was persuaded to try Foley Kid
ney Pills and now 1 am once more
well and strong. I gladly recommend
them to others with kidney and blad-
der trouble as a quick and permanent
cure" A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
SAVING THE SHADE
TREES FROM PESTS

Washngton.-For ten days past the
United States government has been
engaged in very active warfare
against the elm tree beetle. This
year the shade trees Of Washington
have suffered severely from the at
tacks Of predatory pests. The dis
trict government finally came TO the
conclusion that IT was necessary to do
something radical to preserve for
Washington the right to be called the
"City beautiful" The method Of at
tack decided upon was to make use
Of a gasoline engine mounted upon a
wagon with tank and a pump for
spraying the trees and shrubs with
a solution of arsenate Of lead. Many
people who saw this outfit accompan-
led by two men who were spraying a
milky liquid upon the trees with the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
lg a Standard price for pulling whis-

ing a standard price for pulling whis-
kers. Jordan pulled the whiskers of
Jacob Schlan a rabbi and some may
contend that such an act would be
unusual and the whiskers of a lay
man might be pulled at less expense.
Then, too, Jordan in a degree extern
uated his offense by explaining to the
court it was done in the way of a
joke So the fee Of SIS for playfully
toying with a rabbits whiskers may
not, after all, establish a standard for
such acts.
But until some decision to the con-
trary, it may be assured that pulling
whiskers in this city can be quoted at
SIS per pull.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
Disagreeabie af Home.

Lots Of men and women who are
agreeable with others, get cranky"
at home. Its not disposition, its the
liver. II you find in yourself that
you feel cross around the house, lit
tie things worry you, Just buy a bot
tie Of Ballarr's Herbine and put your
liver in shape. You and everybody
around you will feel better for it.
Price so cents per bottle A. c. Keep
pen & Bros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
PULLING WHISPERS
COSTS SIS PER PULL

Salem, Mass.-Pulling whiskers In
this city costs SIS a pull If Henry
Jordan's experience may be consid-
cred a standard. At least that is what
Jordan had to pay in the local district
court.
There are conditions surrounding
Jordan's case which might be con-
sidered as percluding It from becom-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
Baby Morphjne Fiends.

are made by all soothing syrups and
baby medicines tina, contain opium
and narcotics. McGee's Baby Elixir
contains no injurious or narcotic
drugs Of any kind. sure and safe
cure for disordered stomachs. bow
els and fretfulness-splendid for
teething infants. A. c. Koeppen &
Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29
Bull Fights in Geneva.

Geneva.-For the first time in Swiss
history bull fights will be seen at
Geneva during this month. the or
ganizers having received the neces-
sary permission from the local police,
on condition that no bulls are killed
in the arena. Some Of the best to-
readores have been engaged from
Spain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29

aid of a hose. were at loss to know
what they were trying to do. The
trees are mostly we'll filled with the
cocoons of the insects but 1t is ex-
pected that this treatment will stop
any further ravages and will preserve
the trees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-29

Sympathy is an excellent thing to
hand out-and then it is cheap But
A hungry man would much rather
have one square meal than all the
sympathy in the world.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Furniture Dealers ORGANIZE

Alexandria, furniture dealers
OF the state met this week and or
ganized the Retail Furniture Dealers
Association of Louisiana, with the
following members present: A. A.
Stillman, Lake Charles; M. M. Mulhol-
land, J. J. Kavanaugh, Monroe; A. H.
Dumas, Richard Maestry, William AL
thans, Jr.. j. Creighton Matthews,
Walter Grant, J. P. Schaefer, Max
Barnett, Martin Heiderich, H. Uthoff,
New orleans; r. S. Walsh, Winn-
field; A. Wettermark, Alexandria c.
J. Campbell and R. c. Gum, Lake
Charles; H. Markle, Jennings, and S.
II. Terrell, Kentwood The following
officers were elected: J. p Schaefer,
New Orleans, president; A. H. Dumas,
c. ]. Campbell, S. H. Terrell, R. J.
Walsh, ]. G. Matthews, vice presi-
dents; A. A. Stillman, Lake Charles,
secretary; S. H. Cob1 Monroe, treas
urer. The executive committee is
composed of Max Barnett, A. Wetter-
mark, H. Uthoff, G. J. Campbell and
NJ NJ. Mulholland.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
HaPPe2l9gs of lDterest
Dissension Among Veterans.
to Our Aa9y Readers

veterans.
new Orleans.-Passing resolutions
condemning the action of the Louisi
ana Division Of the United Confeder
ATE Veterans at a meeting held il
alexandria, La, Sept. to 10 last year
when saeT attempted to change the
date OF Memorial Day to June 8 with.
out due notice" and declaring that the
law passed by the Louisiana legisla-
ture requesting veterans to write their
own records is being taken advantage
Oh by some veterans to secure pensions
unreservedly, Washington Artillery
Camp No. Is decided Friday to with
draw its membership in that body.
They declare that the law which seeks
to establish facts of historical interest
to the state extends too great lati-
tude for the purpose of compiling
correct history, and we deplore condi-
tions in the Louisiana Division that
inspire veterans to make the confed-
crate cause medium through which
pecuniary benefit is obtained, and ap-
peal to the board of pensions that we
deem the records now being compiled
as not only valueless but hurtful in es-
tablishing the truth Of history, unless
official records only shall be consulted,
and not furnished by the memory of
individuals"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Hharferc E;iaS

Austin. Textile secretary OF state
filed the following charters Monday:
De Leon Compress Company, De Leon,
Comanche County; capital stock, $780,
000. Incorporators. H. F. Underwood,
William B. Starr C. l.. Tarver. The
Hubbard Manufacturing Company,
Texarkana; capital stock, $4,000. In
corporators: Gus B. Grey, G. NJ. Hub
bard. E. M. Rochelle and others. Big
Springs Creamery Company, Big
Springs, capital stock, $4,000. Incor-
porators: L. S. Mcdowell. F. L. Nide-
yer, A E. Pool and others. The Knick-
erbocker Club, Dallas; no capital
stock. Incorporators: H. F. Hetzerl,
Howard Turk, l.. j. Garrett. Proof Of
final payment of capital stock was filed
by the Knoblauch Drug Company of
Ell Paso National Anti-Tipping League
Dallas; capital stock, s100. Incorpora.
tors: H. G. Henne, III. Stein.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Passenger Train Wrecked.

Leesvllle.-Passenger train No. 8,
southbound, was wrecked this week at
Noame, a station twelve miles south
,of Leesville. The engine and first two
coaches completely turned over. Fire
man Walker was probably fatally
scalded and Engineer stokely danger
ously hurt. but the mail clerk and bag
gaseman were only Slightly injured.
Inc cause of the wreck is believed
TO nave been split switch. The
engineer and fireman were sent to the
ShreVport hospital. The wreck caused
complete tieup of traffic on the road
for eleven hours.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Mailman Model Earn,

Crowley.-The Wellman model farm
OF $50 acres, situated two miles from
Crowley and owned by ]. Frankel and
W. E. Lawson, has this year success
fully raised cotton, corn, cowpeas,
sugar cane, oats, sweet potatoes, Irish
potatoes, vetch, Japanese clover, broom
corn, soy beans, sorghum and variety
OF vegetables and fruf= riis1 farm has
recently been drained. tt one of
the Oldest farm in this section and was
heavily seeded with red rice. Drainage
and cultivation have nearly eliminated
the red rice and the quality of the
rice grown has been improved.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24

A. que between the United States ON
ING Philippine Islands incre.sod o.
atia pge cent during the first years oner
~ on oi the new tariff law. which n~o
LOT Tree Interchange of merch.n.
4-se between those islands and tho
Sin,eo States. Imports from the i
oma.t; uouoled during the period in
dhaeation and exports thereto increased
ABOUT 20 per cent. 7'Seu
AT ohe state fair track at svracure
~ l. Thursday, The Harvester tho
great brown horse owned nv Aus,st
oineiin OF Milwaukee. piloted by Ed
ueeis, broke his own and the worlds
1eoofd Tor trotting stations Of 2:o2 nv
alN'plng a mile, paced by a. runner in
1.o1 IA. Horse and driver were given
great demonstration.
Accompanied by torrential rains
causing high tides and necesssAatine
1slsts. con ntIalel a.s; ;i14g 81 esa.agsf sig
iais by the weather bureau all the
way from Galveston to Point Isahe,
lex, the hurricane which threatened
49, sAAS buil Ol mexico mas
no" passed slowly inland with its
center Slightly south of the Rio
Grande. 1t has taken four and a half
days to cross the gulf.
While this years world acreage
so"n TO wheat was doubtless the larg
est IN history-235,O 200, 900 acres-it is
not unlikely, according to the United
states department of agriculture ex-
perts, that the worlds yield of wheat
Will be short of the high record of last
year. S,624,Oo0,0OO bushels, yet the
crop is reasonably certain to 20 the
average
So serious has the situation sur
rounding the long g-drawn-out cigar
makers strike grown that Mayor Nc
Kay, in a proclamation issued We'd
nesday at Tampa, Fla, declared that
he would call out the militia, if nee
essary, to preserve order. He calls
upon the "peace-loving union men" to
assist in preserving order. A large
number OF special police officers were
sworn in
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
The FREIGHT RATE HEARING
IN CHICAGO DEVELOPS SOME
STARTLING PRACTICES.
illinois Centrai's Controller Explains
How Roads Capital Stock Some
times Becomes Aerated.

Chicago, Ill.-Stock imitation and
manipulation designed to turn over to
alleged stockholders large sums OF
/ pany's record any evidence of more
/ than passing fair dividends was the
subject delved into Monday by the in
/ terstate commerce commission at the
continuation of its hearing following
/ the suspension of the general advance
of freight rates of Western lines, which
| had been scheduled to take effect on
| Sept l.
The stock manipulation feature of
the inquiry, which seems to bring out
what grounds the railroads have for
| asking the increase, was suggested by
Commissioner Judson C. Clements and
was Immediately taken up by the COM
missions attorney, Frank Lyon, and
Attorney John H. Atwood of Kansas
City, Mo. who appeared for the gener-
al shippers committee which is fight
ing the increase. Controller nj. P.
Blauvelt of the Illinois Central Rail-
road was the witness from whom the
startling disclosures which followed
were obtained.
Commissioner Clements called the
witness attention to figures he had
fur 4:t.hed on direct examination by the
railroads counsel, W. H. H<ton.
The commissioner said:
You say. Mr.. Biauvelt, that in 1891
q or on
2,S75 miles of road and in 1910 on only
about LOO miles more it was s109,.
100000. Also. that in 1891 the bonded
indebtedness was only s62,000,000,
while in 1910 it had reached $17G,000.-
900. Why is this?
Well, was the answer, What
would appear to be the excess went to
improve the roadway and to the equip
ment and purchase of other roads"
And how was the stock raised for
these purposes sold?" continued the
commissioner. WAS it on the open
market?'
Part of it was, but most of it was
sold to the stockholders at par
Was there ever declared a stock
dividend?"
'Oh, no; I'm sure there was not.
That would amount to the same as any
other dividend, you see. The Illinois
Central stock sales represented real
values. you must see, in dollars and
cents.
Here Attorney Frank Lyon of the
Al,
examination, seeking to have the wit
ness dlfferentiate between giving
stockholders stock dividends or giving
them a stock worth more than par
at parity. The controller insisted there
was a vast difference, even if the re-
suit was tn same in cash to the stock
holder, which he admitted. This part
of the testimony opened a new disposi-
ton of corporations stock.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Bridge Ganq Member Injured

Crowley.-O. B. Robson of Crow
ley, an employe Of the Southern Pa
cific bridge gang at Mermentau, was
badly injured on the Southern Pacific
right Of way by being struck by a
switch engine. Robson had started
from Mermentau for Midland on a
track speeder, and when within a mile
of Midland Jennings switch engine
which was on its way to Lafayette,
struck him, badly bruising his shoulder
and back
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Patents to Texans.

Washington.-Paten have been is
sued to Texans as follows: Powell
O. Adams, Cameron, rail joint, two pa
tents, George W. Cameron, Hondo
lint packing apparatus; Charles K
Greaves, Waco, ice cream freezer;
Robt. P. Hammond, Fort Worth, coin
controlled slide; William H. Leayitt,
Stamford, tying device for hay bales
or packages; Luke NJ New, Waco, lock
mortiser: Bradford R. Phillips, Ce-
ment, liquid fuel burner; William l..
Riddle. Crowley, pump barrel attach
ment; Fannie B. Robertson, Lohn, en-
velope; Frank Ward and J. C.. Hol-
lingsworth, Dallas, car door.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Bio Plantation Sold.

a-"Hardtimes, beau
tiful and historic plantation Of 1000
acres, located six miles south of Alex
andria, and owned by W. c. Harris,
was sold Friday to Ed. Rand, prom
inent citizen of San Antonio, Texas.
He paid $4,000 for same. He bought
the plantation as an investment,
knowing that the time is not far dis
tant when a large number of investors
and homeseekers will invade the Sec
ton. Six hundred acres of the place
is in high state of cultivation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Very Diseouradna.

New Orleans. ns.-UnfaVoIbIe action on
the part of the Europeh bankers in
London regarding the Hlidation plan
tor American cotton hills of lading
va was declared by squAsdn cotton men
tp ne very discouraging. The yaiida-
ton plan voluntarily agreed upon by
railroads throughout the cotton belt.
following the initial action of the Eu-
ropean bankers. in refusing to honor
american cotton bills of lading until
guaranteed by American banks was
the mainstay of the American bankers
sent to attend the London conference.
unless some other plan can be agreed
upon say Southern bankers, this action
would have the effect of throwing
large part of the cotton on a cash ba-
SIS Southern cotton men express the
nope that some other plan will be de-
Vlsed before the conference in London
finally adjourns. 1t is declared impos-
slble, for many reasons, to comply
with the European bankers sugges
tlon that the American banks guaran-
tee the bills of lading.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
REGULAR Quarterly Muster.

Amite City.-The regular quarterly
muster of the Tangipahoa Scouts,
Company l, First Infantry, Louisiana
National Guard, was held this week
Captain Thomas NJ. Bankston acting
as mastering officer. Forty-five men
answered roll call Lieutenant B. K
Bankston, Lieutenant G. H. Burnham
and First Sergeant w. D. Morgan were
present. Sergeants Eldridge, Johnson
and Kemp, together with full corps
of other noncommissioned officers,
were in line. The company was put
through skirmish drill on the commons.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
Eleven Miles Of Good Road.

Natchitoches.-Work on graveline
the first mile and a quarter of the
good road from this city to Campti,
within the city limits, has begun.
The first four miles of good roads.
under the Sanders plan, and built
by state convicts, will then be prac-
tically completed. Work On the road
beyond Red river, on the way TO
Campti, is now in progress. and this
stretch of about seven miles. run
ming through flat alluvial lands o.
the Red river valley, will be speedily
completed.