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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY
rzaa1s, sa.eo 9ER .Aaz~v7
F. A. Wardwell. G. G. Thompson
WARDWELL q THOMPSON.
THE CANAL TOLLS QUESTION
We beliove that American vessels
should be allowed to pass through the
Panama canal free.

We beliove that American vessels
should be allowed to pass through the
Panama canal free.
!. Because the canal is ours.
2. Because we believe in building up
and protecting our merchant marine; ex-
cept for the coasting and lake trade the
United States has almost no shipping.
We are building and need great navy.
The merchant vessles are the natural
nursery for the navy. The coasting
trade Is now protected by law so that
foreign vessels cannot do that work. We
fail to see any difference between an
American vessel sailing with cargo from
Boston to New Orleans or from Boston
to San Francisco. Both ports are coast
ports. By the same rule that we make
difference to other nations in one case
we have the right to make difference
in the other case.
3. The "honor" issue is at least de-
batable. The supreme court, ex-Presi.
dent Taft, and many other judicial
authorities have said that the phrase,
"any other country, in the treaty does
not include the United States. In all
treaties concerning tariff and other prl-
vileges much more emphatic phrase is
used ''as the most favored nation are
the usual words in granting favors to
other foreign nations, but nobody ever
dreamed that these words included the
United States which really is ''the most
favored nation. Aey argument that
goes to make United States owned ships
pay toll, really goes farther and would
prove that no ship should pay toll, but
that this country has spent it's millions
in making the canal just as a special
gift to the world at large; which, by the
way, it is to certain extent. whether
tolls are charged or not, for even with
the charge for tolls nobody dreams Of
making it mercantile speculation Tor
profit.
s. That "the shipping trust" what
ever that may be, Is the special agent
that is interested in the free tolls for
American ships, seems to be great OBJ
jection.; Thatsuch an association should
b interested docs not seem very i'm.
possible but rather for many reasons
natural-but we cannot see that it has
anything to do With the merits Of the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
For States Attorney.

Thereby announce myself a candidate
for tie nomination for reelection to the
office Of States Attorney for Pembina
Comfy, subject to the declsion Of the
Democratic voters Of the county at the
June primary election. 1t selected for
another term / will, in the future, as in
the past, give the Office my time and the
very best Of my ability. Very truly.
VIM. McMURCHIE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
Attention Voters.

When the assessor asks you your party
afflilIation, say you are Progressive, if
YOU are Progressive, and see that you
arexput down as Progressive Party
voter, otherwise you will lose your vote
at the Primary. Prof. H. Fl. Aaker is the
Progressive Party candidate for cover.
nor. (Adv)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
For Treasurer.

I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of treasurer of Pembina coun-
ty on the Republican ticket, and subject
to the will OF the voters at the primaries
in June, and if elected will give the Of
fec my personal attention.
o. G.. OLSON,
Drayton, N. d.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
AN OLD ONE BY MARK TWAIN

When. Mark Twain in his early days
was editor of Missouri paper, a super
stitious subscriber wrote him saying
that he had found spider in his paper.
and asking him whether that was sign Of
good or bad luck. The humorist wrote
him this answer and printed it:
"Old Subscriber: Finding spider in
your paper was neither good nor bad
luck for you. The spider was merely
looking over our paper to Gee which mer-
chant 10 not advertising. so that he can
60 to the store spin his web across the
door and lead . life Of undisturbed peaoe
ever afterwards"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
Official Directory

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! Official Directory
) U Ken.esen- # + Hs'Eeso% HsSs%Ss'
Governor-L b Hanna
Lieutenant Govern3r-AT Kraabel
state TreasurersaGunder Olson
stats stto1ney A(odgensSn %;,,er
Rai,Eosd ,i,;ss;dnsqs cqs'- 4 y Il Mama n@ae'S0n
} lssioneis w H Stutsulan
/ SSupt Of Of Pub As,staE Taylor 7, y
Com Com a %er ans"Isss hsboT-W 6 aK51l Giibfeath
! Judge. Of Supreme s + + F;:s sss's,nx. Es;ss
) court EF EFB G9ss! es,se
Judge 7th Jud. Ifst-WJ J Kneeshaw
STATE SENATOR
LIST Dtst-Christ Ganssle. st Thomas
REPRESENTATIVES
lst District w n Husband He,asel
II Geiser Hamilton
COUNTY OFFICIALS
States Attorney-Wm McMurchie
Clerk of Court u Winlaw
Sheriff. Foster
Auditorium. w FeIson
Treasurer II Gibson
Register of Deeds-Geo Roadhouse
County Judge-H G Wick
Surveyor-fier,nan Campbell
Supt of Schools-Charlotte Jones
CorOner-Frank w. Deason
Public Admin'r-Elis Thorwaldson
1st-A 3 Purdy, toilette
r., 2nd-J X Olafson, Gardar
SS..,;rss 3rd-N Matheson. Crystal
NotaA 10 4th-W ] Watts Leroy
l5th-Jos Morrison Drayton
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
Judson LaMoure Jr Collector
Robert Morrison Special Deputy
! + + McGonnael,ie Is canney Deputies
p Thue Immigration Inspector
Observation-Disclosures
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17

Mrs. Russell :'Aylen wishes to an
neunce she has the agency fol- tho spi-
IsllS Corset and . full line Of samples
osabe seen any Hme at her home.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
CUT ANOTHER MELON.

Invested $1,000 and received oo7.3e.
Did you get slice?
The stockholders who resolved os7aoo
have been investing $500 each month
for ten years.
Do you wish to form the saving hahit
and have your money earning intsrest .
above2 u
All our loans are in this county and q
the directors are known % yoa Gaa
you find safer investmeut3
A new series his just hssa oDeosd.
We viii b glad b hslp 70. savs
little money.
Pemhiaa Sayiaes & Lean Asaslatisa.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
For County Treasurer.

I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of county treasurer and ask
for the approval of the voters at the
primary election.
(Adv) SWAIN THORWALDSON.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
Political
Announcements,
For Treasurer

l hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
County Treasurer. .
II nominated and elected, I will give
the Office at all times my personal atten.
tion.
ADV. HUGH GIRSON.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17

HUGH GIBSON.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

bankers called it boarding and were
perfectly right in saying it was a mis-
take to do it. But you can't make hui
man nature over in a night. So people
had to trade the commodities them
selves instead of the coin that repre-
sents commodities.
Now, Europe has a good many trou-
ble5 but there is one trouble she
hasn't to any such degree, and that is
the mailorder house. The enemies
that are hurting the countries over
there and destroying towns and homes
come from without instead OF from
within They are bombarding the
country villages with bombs instead
uf mail order catalogus.
But we hate to think what some
towns would do for a circulating med
ium if a thing like that ever happened
over here and the coin all ran to
cover. We mean those towns where
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

and bible class; 1880 p. m, evening
prayer and address. The Rev. S. S.
Mitchell of Watertown, will have
charge Of all of the services on Sun.
day and will preach. All are cor.
daily invited to attend.
There was a statement in last
weeks paper that no packages Of
toys or other articles had gone from
Brookings for the Christmas ship.
This was a mistake. One package did
90. Most people do not know that it
is not too late to send more. things.
The L. 5. ). Jason has left with her
cargo, but We still have an opportun-
ity to send Christmas gifts to the
Beigiaus. Goods marked Gifts for
Belgian Sufferers" may be billed to
Pier rs. New York, and consigned to
Mr.. Pierre Mali, Belgian CONSUL. 25
Pennsylvania Railroad has announced
that it viii carry free up to November
80 such gifts from organized societies.
There is also the War Children
Christmas Committee which is being
largely supported by the wOmen's
clubs of America. This committee
especially wants useful and practical
gifts from American children such a.
stockings, hoods. mittens, and money
in small amounts. All gifts should be
sent before December 1st to 81 West
T|hirty-ninth street, New York. Not a
cent will go toward office expenses.
All will reach the children. Even the
steamship lines will carry the goods
free and they will be distributed to
the orphaned and suffering children in
all the beligeerent nations through the
American embassies. Still there is
opportunity for Brookings to do some
thing before December 1st. Let's get
busy.
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Inc usual services at the BaptlSt
church. The pulpit will be filled by
Prof. McProud. The topic in the
morning, Enrichment of Life Through
Love" In the evening, The Surren-
dered Life" The mid-week bible
study and prayer meeting on Wednes-
day. Leader, Rev. j. f. Bryant.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

the mail order catalogue goes about
seeking whom it may devour. There
isn't much ready money in a town
like that, anyway. And if such a com
munity had to exchange commodities
instead of cash it would have an aw,
full time. Who. would want to swap
a ton of good hay for a set of mail
order harness? Who would care to
exchange some perfectly good butter
for a mail-order chair? And who
would want to trade almost any kind
of a mail-order thing for something
from the same source and maybe get
even worse?
There would be only one way to do
business and that would be the mail
order way-sight unseen Instead of
taking the harness over to a neigh
Dor to swap it for a mail-order suit of
clothes, perhaps, the thing to do would
be to take over a picture of it and
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

Next Tuesday the county commits
sioners of Brookings county will meet
to let the bridge contracts for the year.
II seems to us that this county has
been held up long enough by the
bridge trust" and it is about time
that We declared Il independence.
and as a tax payer the Register would
like % call the attention OF the board
to the many advantages of the con
crete bridge over the steel or wood
type.
A concrete bridge, if well built. is as
lasting as the Pyramids. 1t never
needs painting, %renooring or repairs
Of any sort. It's lie is many times
that Of the best steel bridges. y con
crete bridge may be built by local con
tractors, using local labor and mater
ial instead OF by outside contractors,
using imported labor and scarcely any
local material. The value Of concrete
bridges and their superiority over
steel has been recognized very gcncr-
ally throughout the country and es-
pecially in the Northwest where steel
products of all sorts are very high.
The concrete bridge is almost uni
versally being used in Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Is it I'M
fair to ask the commissioners to turn
aside from the bridge and steel trusts
and give concrete bridges the show
they so generously merit?
Brookings county in 1914 has built
an unusually large number of bridges,
all of steel. The largest part paid for
labor and material has gone out of
the county, in fact, out of the state.
Would it not be fair to give local con
tractors, using local men and local
material a chance? They car build
the best concrete bridges and com
pete with the world; but when it
to steel it is not so.
How about it Mr.. Commissioner?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

The election of last week demon
strated that South Dakota is still
safely republican by a good-sized ma.
jority. although 1t is plain that the
dissensions in the republican ranks
have reduced this majority and it is
likely to be further reduced two years
from now. Mr.. Burke's friends are
very bitter and they have some rea.
son to be. as his defeat was not due
to democratic votes, but was brought
about by republicans who refused to
abide by the primary result.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
WITH THE
CHURCHES

THE items in this column are furnished
the Register by the press correspondents
OF the various churches and societies. All
churches and societies have the same
privileges fn the use Of this column.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sunday service at IL o'clock a. m. SUBJ
ject, 'Mortals and Immortals." We'd
nesday evening meeting at s o'clock.
Reading roc open Wednesday and
Saturday from 2 to 4 o'clock p. m.
Everybody welcome.
First Presbyterian Church-Next
Sabbath morning the pastor will speak
on, "The Duty and Work of the
Church" In the evening there will
be a popular service with a short ad-
dress on the subject: "The Common
Place Man." You are cordially well
come to these services. On Friday
evening of this week the pastor and
his wife will be at home to their
friends. You are cordially invited to
come IN at least for . word of greet
Ing and II you are interested you may
inspect the new Manse.
~ Paul's Episcopal Church--Twen.
|ty@hirnk Sunday after Trinity. Novem-
Der AZ, 1914. s:l5 .. m. Holy Commun.
|jQpi 1880 :, m. Morning prayer and
ssz1noni 1l:46 :. m, Sunday school
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
SOME PREDICTIONS THAT DID
NOT PREDICT

In the light of recent election re-
turns some of the predictions of two
years ago are extremely interesting if
not amusing. After the presidential
went down to defeat the bull moose
journals became enthusiastic over the
glowing future that they discerned for
their party. The Kansas City Star
"a confident that in another four
years the democratic progressives
would be ready to break away and
join the new party. The New York
Press thought that the progressive
party leaders had received an unmis-
taxable mandate from the people to
build up a permanent organization to
assume the functions of government
The Kansas City Times declared that
lin the next election there will be no
republican party" Further, THE
progressive party has already seer
the burial of the republican party and
is itself the party of the future" The
Louisville Courier Journal, a demo
cratic paper, saw the tragic end of
the republican party, only a little
more vividly. In speaking of the de-
cline of other parties it said: 1.-THE
Wings had hopes to the last. The
republicans can have none. But they
made bold to stand against the world.
Today there is none so poor to do
them reverence. With it's on
instinct with life, it's lines of battle,
it's flags and trophies yet visible, the
G.. o. p, sinks as a great wall of stone
and iron before a tornado into a heap
OF shapeless ruins. 1t will never rise
again.
In the above, the tornado smile is
good but what about the ruins? 1t
will be worth while to follow the edi-
torial comment of the same papers
the past week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

There has been a most remarkable
change In the nationality of farm
laborers throughout the northwest in
the last few years. according to z. e.
Cornwell of Sioux City, who has re-
turned from a trip through the Da-
kotas. Several years ago harvest
gangs were composed almost entirely
of Scandinavians. but now not one
third appear to be of that race. said
Mr.. Cornwell. Mr.. Cornwell says this
change is due to the thrift of the
Scandinavians. The majority of the
young Swedes and Norwegians begin
to save money the day they begin to
work, with the result that in a few
years they have sufficient capital to
start in for themselves either as own
ers OF or renters, farmers told him.
Sioux City Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

When 1t comes to gall and nerve
you have got to give it to Sioux Falls.
The papers of that city are advertis-
ing that next Saturdays football game
between the Sioux Falls and Sioux
City teams will decide the high school
championship of Iowa, Nebraska and
South Dakota. This statement would
have been all right If they had only
left out South Dakota, but we cannot
understand wherein the Power City
bunch has any claim whatever to rep
resent this state In a championship
contest. Bookings defeated and out
played Sioux Falls on their own field
and the local team has the best claim
70 the championship at the present
time. However. this Ia not as yet de.
cided and will not be until Madison
md Pierre have been played. Sioux
Nm hae>e IL claim to the champion.
40 ~ ~ Victory over Aberdeen. but
Brooadnep. gierre. Waterfowl and
ov6ry other town has walloped
to6n, Maybe, though. the Sioux
III - claiming The champion,
q gltsws fsv mois peoplee y
nc1t Geturdays hit vhatsve,
~ c~sxtainly havo thetl
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

The car VOWS he will go to Berlin
If ii takes his last peasant to turn the
trick, the kaiser insists that he will
win to Paris or every German will die
in the attempt, and England declares
she will beat the enemy even IL ii re-
quires the calling out Of every able
bodied man. Altogether it is not a
very roseate outlook for the common
people, who have to stand in front OF
the bullets and the artillery shot
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

Friendship Cuba most pleasant
social afternoon was that of the
Friendship Club Friday at the home of
Mrs. J. l.. Colgrove. Fancy work with
spirited conversation were followed
by a most delicious luncheon.
@ @ @
Five O'clock Observation-Disclosures
w. II. and G.. p. Welch and Miss
Cecile entertained a number Of their
friends at a five o'clock luncheon Fri
day. Bouquets of chrysanthemums
were used for decorations, and the
elaborate repast was served in three
courses.
Parcel Showroom Wednesday
evening of last week Miss Ruth Etting
was the complimented guest at the
home of Mrs. Fay Marvin who was
assisted by Mrs. Ray Thayer and Miss
Grace LaMay. Bouquets of yellow
chrysanthemums adorned the table
and festoons of red hearts beautified
the rooms. Guessing games to suit
the occasion afforded much muse
ment. Miss Ruth was obliged to fol
low strings all over the house-ending
with a parcel-making a great addi-
ton to her numerous gifts. Light re-
freshments were served later.
Woman's CIub-On Saturday after
o o Mrs. Dewing was the hostess for
the club. The program was as fol-
lows:
Child Welfare
The Playground Movement .......
'....'... ......MIS rlSHDdck
Mozart's characteristics as Shown
in Don Giovanni. .......Mrs. Hedge
Shower-Misses Eva Sample and
Ella Biggar were the pleasant hos
tesses Friday evening at a delightful
affair-the honoree being Miss Ruth
Etting. Red hearts and cupids abound
ed everywhere, n a W1gwam was
stationed in one corner, and here a
squaw miss Shirley Hoy) presided,
and handed the bride-to-be all kinds of
parcels which were fully inspected
and admired. Misses Shirley and
Mildred Hoy then served dainty re-
freshments.
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Surprise-The Odd Fellows believe
in Turn About Is Fair Play" so OF
Tuesday evening after the Rebekahs
had initiated some new candidates,
they marched in with oysters and
things to go with them and a feast
and a social time was the result-al-
though a mor surprised crowd it
would be difficult to find.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

show the other fellow that. The
clothes or the harness would look AL
in a picture. But the actual article,
especially if it had been in use a little
while. would be a hard thing to drive
a bargain with. 1t would be as hard
as driving nails with mail-order ham,
mer.
No, if the coin ever disappears in
this country and we have to trade
actual commodities, the mail order
house and the mail-order patron are
going to have a hard time doing bust
ness.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

The Vermillion Republican says
that 1t is not yet ready to be reconcil,
ed to the thought that Clay is a dem
ocratic county. And yet in another
column the Republican records that
Johnson received a majority over
Burke in the county and the demo
Gratis captured nine of the county
Offices. The Republican must be hard
TO convince.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

The Aberdeen News seems to have
been right when il said that the peo-
pie of that section cared little whether
or not the normal school bill passed,
at least the vote in Brown county
would indicate this. The majority for
the bill in that county was only about
800 on a vote Of about 5000.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

Brookings and this city expects TO
entertain the biggest crowd that ever
attended a college event in South Da-
kota. Brookings and the State Col
lege will do their best to entertain the
visitors and we are confident that
everyone who comes will have the
time of their life.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
CARD OF THANKS

As | cannot see each II personally,
| take this way to thank my many
friends who so kindly assisted me in
winning a prize in the recent contest.
Beulah Alton
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
THE CIRCULATING MEDIUM

When the wal broke out in Europe
the frst thing that happened in the
countries involved was that coin ran
to cover. People who had any money
put II away somewhere so that II q
time came when they really had to
have 1t they would have It. The
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12

1t looks as though the high school
and college football championships OF
South Dakota will be captured by our
two football teams.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
NE VS.

This department 10 edited by
Mrs. Ria l.. Ziegler and anyone
having social new OF interest will
confer a favor on the Register by
'phoning Mrs. Ziegle-, ais.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-06-13
NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO

Years Ago.

ber to build an addition to his dwell
ling house.
w. j. Gard of this place Mas pur.
chased the j. L. Tate ranch and or.
chards ON Indian Greek, and will In q
few days remove his family to that
place.
James Stewart came down from tn:
South Boise river Wednesday to look
after the Long Tom tunnel contract.
He says that the high water has
done much damage to the roads In
his section.
Fred Merit and family are now
occupying Sol Newcomers house on
north main street.
Mr. John Mcmillan, an extensive
wool grower and very popular res
ident OF the Mayfield section was In
this pace Tue day attending to
the shipment of his wool clip for
this season, which amounted to 49,
$40 pounds He informs us that eight
men sheared $500 sheep in a little
less than six days.