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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
WASHINGTON LETTER

The following extracts from let
ter from F. A. Wardwell will interest
our readers:
Seattle, Wash, June 3Oth, 1919
Weather here .is very nice, got rather
warm, Seattle folks think hot, about
80 degrees. Adna has been serving as
life guard at city swimming place in
a hice fresh water lake, about two
miles from our home. He went to
work Tuesday and by Thursday had
rescued three kids from drowning, go
ing overheard for two of them. He
has accumulated copper colored
hide, that was pretty sore in spots.
He sits in his boat all day with his
bathing suit on, but has added bath
robe for. sun and wind protection. His
hours are from eleven till eight o'clock
but the hours are subject to weather
conditions. On warm days there are
about a hundred kids and grown folks
in at once most Of the time. We have
not heard from Fred yet, only that he
had landed in Boston. Ted writes
from Villiers. Montana, that the res
eryoirs on the irrigation project have
gone dry for want OF rain. The COM
pany only contracts to furnish water
when they have It SO. they are all
right, but Il It don't rain soon, some
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In another column we publish list
Of railroad rates to be advanced for the
purpose of trying to place the railroads
On a paying basis before they are re-.
turned to the original owners. These
rates will come up before the present
congress and will be made law as soon
as possible as indicated in the article.
The successor to Mr.. McAdoo, William
d. Hines, who has followed his predec-
essor's footsteps suggested a short
time ago that congress appropriate one
billion three hundred million dollars to
carry on the railroad business until the
end Of the year, claiming that it was
not advisable to raise the rates at this
time, but the Republican congress
thinksit best to make the roads self
supporting as soon as possible, as any
6nancier would do under the circum-
stances. 5i3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
oFFlCIAL PAPER OF cITY
wARDwELL q THOMPSON.
= A. Wardwell G.G. Thompson
ELECTION IS OVER.

Yesterday was election day IN North
Dakota. Up to the time of going to
press there is nothing definite as to the
results. At ten o'clock today, Friday,
reports from one third of the state,
which includes the eastern part, gives
tho opposition to Townley rule over
seven thousand of a lead. This does
not mean that there is victory for
either side as far as heard from.
In the Red River Valley the returns
show that there was a falling off of the
Townley vote of a year and a half ago.
Penn bina comfy has bigger majority
against the referendum than it did
against the amendments. Grand Forks
county reported majority of eight
hundred against and Traill which is Que
of the strongholds of the Nonpartisan
organization in the valley is reported to
have given majority against Townley's
pet schemes.
The result of the election will be de-
cided in the western part of the state
where the biggest fight has been car
ried on, 1t was the west that gave
Townley the strong footing. in the state
and it will be up to the Missouri slope
and west to the Montana line to stand
by the bosses if they shall carry the
day.
The opposition that has developed
through Attorney General LANCER and
State Auditor Kositzky boiling the boss
and stumping the state against him will
be big factor in the returns is believed
by those who seem to know. Both
these gentlemen have had access to the
inside working of the Townley machine
and they have been firing hot shot into
the bullwark of the leader until he has
been forced to be on the defensive since
the campaign started.
Pembina gave 10 for and 66 against
and the township vote stood 80 to Is the
other way. toilette vote shows 9 for
and 49 against. which we think will be
the banner township of the county.
Reports from County Auditor Felson
at a late hour gives the opposition to
Townley rule lead of about 700.
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Of the farmers will be pretty dry this

of the farmers will be pretty dry this
season.
Rob is slowly improving but the
doctors want him to stay there six
months more, so it is likely that his
mother and I will break up. here and
60 to the seaside, at the mouth of the
Columbia River, for a while, and then
to Colorado to stay for some time with
Rob.
Trenholme is no better. His son
Dick returned from the war, but we
hear that his father did not know him.
Was glad Pembina did not forget
Memorial Day and hope you have a
big day the Fourth.
Regards to all friends,
F. A. w.
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County News

The carpenters have about COM
pleted the outside work on the new
addition to the Drayton Hospital.
w. c. Lee arrived in Walhalla from
St. Paul and will make his future
home in that city. Mr.. Lee will take a
position in J. E. Lee & Co. store, of
which his father, VIM Lee, is man
ager.
Wilson G. Lee, who has been on
the staff of the Mountaineer of Wal
halla has left for Grand Forks where
he will accept a position with the
Grand Forks Mercantile Company. His
family will leave later.
A, fire in the section house in Dfay-
ton last week destroyed the building
and all the contents upstairs. The
call of the fire department was late
and when the boys reached the house
it was beyond control.
Ivan Lee, son of Chas. Lee, editor
of the Walhalla Mountaineer, has re-
turned home after having been in
Uncle Sans naval service for over a
year and half. During the past year
he has been in submarine work. He
will assist his father in the Office work
again.
Miss Ruth Lloyd, of Walhalla, is one
! OF the three student nurses, formerly
1of st. NIichaePs Hospital of Grand
Forks, who graduated from the Bis
marck Hospital on June 10th, part
of class of eighteen graduates. Mr..
and Mrs. J.'T. Blackjack, formerly of
this county, were foremost in making
it pleasant for the Pembina county
girls, during their stay there.
Lieutenant Stanley O'Connor, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. O'Connor, of ST..
Thomas, was cited for bravery and
awarded gold Cloverleaf medal by
the headquarters staff of. the SSth
Division. The medal bears the fol-
lowing inscription: "To End Lieut.
Stanley J. O'Connor, for bravery in
action, October 18th, 1918"
Hyde Park was touched by small
sized cyclone, last week when the
heavy wind storm swept over the
county. The tent in which Evangelist
Wells was holding services, blew over,
the pole being lifted up and in COM
ing down pierced the auto top of Wood
Howell's Ford car, coming out thru
the door and entering the ground
again. No one was hurt.
Mrs. c. E. Ganssle and children, of
St. Thomas, have left for Missoula,
Montana, where Mrs. Ganssle will
teach course in Pageantry in the
University of Montana. 1t might be
we'll to state here that Mrs. Ganssle
is one of the three leading Pageant
leaders in the United States. Mr..
Ganssle accompanied them as far as
Fargo.-St. Thomas Times.
A large social gathering was held in
the st. Thomas Opera House. when a
farewell was given by the citizens of
that city, to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cults, who are leaving for their new
home in independence, Oregon. They
came to st. Thomas in 1882 and have
been among the most beloved pioneers
of that community. A purse of silver,
loving gift of parting from ST.
Thomas friends, was presented to
them.
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hunters seerut of succes.,

As q hunter the native Australiau
is maryelously adjusted to the environ,
ments. His success lies in an init.
mate knowledge Of the habits of ami.
mails on land, in the ground, in trees
and underwater, and his wonderfully
developed powers Of observation. He
decoys pelicans by Initiating their
cries, catches ducks by diving below
them. locates an opossum in a tree
by marks on the bark or by the flight
Of mosquitoes, finds snakes by the ac-
ton Of birds, and follows bee to its
store for honey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Peculiar Form of Bread.

The Indians along the Columbia
river make a kind Of bread from
moss that grows on the spruce fir tree.
This moss is prepared by placing it in
heaps, sprinkling it with water and
permitting it to ferment. Then 1t is
rolled into balls as big as q mans
head and these are baked ~ pits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Music the Word Of Germany.

Music is the word of Germany The
German people, so much curhe- as a
nation, so emancipated as thiakers
sing with a somber delight. To sing,
seems a deliverance from bondage
Music expresses that which cannot be
said, and which cannot be suppressed
Therefore is Germany all music in an
ticipation of the times when she shall
be all freedom.-Victor Hugo.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Amendment Hard to Repeal.

A, law Of congress can be quickly re-
pealed or altered if it fails to work
we'll, but a Constitutional amendment
is practically beyond repeal. Though
SO states are required to put an amend
ment into the Constitution, it takes
only 13 to keep it there, even against
the will Of all the others.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Anclents Get Undeserved Credit.

Asphaltum, gathered from the foun.
tain Of Is on the banks Of the .Eu-
pirates, was used in building the walls
Of Babylon. Much Of the talk about
the skin Of the ancients and their lost
arrs Is all a myth. They should be
given full credit for what they did, but
such walls as those Of Babylon and
such structures 8 the Pyramids could
1bs built far more easily and quickly
st the present time. Now: however.
people have more Important work to
do. and greater things to achieve.
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lish waters. 1t took nerve to do that
kind OF a job after the feet was once
surrendered. The sinking of the feet
will settle any controversy as to how the
big -Four" shound divide the spoils.
What do we want the war ships for at
this stage Of the game anyway?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27

voltaire said the Church of Christ
must so. Voltaire is gone but the
Church isn't. Lenine and Trotzky
have found the Church q stumbling
block, especially in their attempt tc
drag women and the home into the
mire. Townley, Bowen of free love
fame, and their servant. the Courier.
News, are attacking Bishop Wehrle.
nagging other preachers and churches
and sorrowfully admitting that the
Church must go if it won't serve them
Go on. Don't weep, Arthur. The
s;,l., ION commandments and the same
golden rule and the same sermon or
the mount will be here when YOU ant
your sne"rs and jibes and Your u;!;ls
erous gratis are forgotten or liSIee
With indoor sports and fakir tricks o:
Il bSgu;le age, Cheer up.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Diamond Not Most Valuable.

1t is popular error to suppose that
the diamond is the most valuable Of
the precious stones. The relative value
Of the finer g,ms places the ruby at
the head of til" list; the diamond Sec
ond. and, followina this, the sapphire.
1t is very common occurrence to find
perfect diamond, but perfect ruby
Is rare.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Substitute for Metal Pipes,

Piping Of compressed cellulose Is
now being used abroad instead Of metal
pipes, according to reports. While sat
isfactory for hot and cold air and cor
rosive acids, it is not suitable. for
steam.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27

The German admiral who was left in
charge Of the surrendered German
feet ordered his crews to open the sea.
cocks in the ships when the Germans
agreed 70 sign the peace treaty. and the
massive ocean war mschines are now
lying is the bottom Of the sea III Eng.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27

state, now they wunreo their pones
also. Sicked on by the tempter many
are ready to plunge into the cold and
untried waters Of State industrialism
to get the other fellows bone and in
fact all bones in sight or imagined,
Go slow, old man-hatred,, envy, greed
and a spirit of falsehOod and unfair.
ness never got you or yours any bones.
Also keep an eye on your own bones.
both those you own in your own name
and those an the States name held fol
your children. An evil spirit that
doesn't hesitate to stir up hatred,
preach greed and envy and takes your
money for this service, will not hest.
tate to steal, not merely your bone, but
also your children's. Aesop was wise
Go slow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
The Name cutta Percha.

Gutta percha derives its name from
the Malayan words gueta, gum, and
percha, cloth. 1t was introduced to
the civilized world in 1912 by Doctor
Montgomery, Scottish surgeon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-27
Greasina the Ways.

Said the near-cynic: "You can say
what you please about elbow grease
being Necessary for success, but the
oily tongue has got it beat thousand
ways" ~ s
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Official Directory

OfflCl8l directory
+ U s Senators 8 ScGnnber SGSnna 4
US Represen- John NJ. Baer I
he stenant Governor-H r Wood :
Secretary Of State-Thonlas Hall i
state TreasnIercco Tne,a;tnyTcori 4 ptsoH Kositzky
Attorney o oei IS handall !
kaiiIoa;a k,os;aneysl w1 F Du2Mis .,,o., /
supt Of Pub 1nst1Miss II Nelson I
Com Of Insurance-s A 0lsness /
Com Aer & Labor-John N Hagan !.
So A NJ Christianson :
Judges a;, n.smt OF the E 4 k4slnssn B9on SON !
] Court K K Il Il ea1aasn Graee !
Judge 7th Jud. Dist-WJ kneeshaw !
STATE SENATOR 4
! Walter Wexford
+ REPRESENTATIVES
VIM Pleasance i
1st District Paul Johnson i
~ (JJO'Connor !;
COUNTY OFFICIALS I
! States Attorney-Wm McMurchie 4
; Clerk of Court D Winlaw X
Sheriff. F Hamilton :
Auditorium. W. FelSOn +
Treasurer-Hugh Gibson !.
Register of Deeds--Geo Roadhouse !.
County Judge-Robert McBr1oe !;
Surveyor-HernanC Campbell :
! Supt of Schools-Charlotte Jones :
Coroner-Frank w. Deason :
Public Admin'r-Geo Peterson J;
(1st-A b Purdy, Toilette !;
2nd-J S Staples, Concrete :
COUNTY 3rd-Fred Rndke. Coystal {
: Comrs 4th-W Watts Leroy :
l5th-J T c Collie Drayton j
s CUSTOMS OFFICIALS I
Alex. Morrison, Collector !
Robert Morrison Special Deputy !
! 4 4 Z Hugh Who1 WanaSr wn1fS Deputies ]
Err Russell Immigration Inspector
oFFIcIAL PAPER OF CITY
cExMa, ea.oo PER AaTRvA
wARDWELL q THOMPSON.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-17
CHAPTER f57.
= About Brain cells-and Scheme 70 Make one Growl
lss,a5isd lolo4y6l

-. i SnttatAb Miss Dennis, admirer
Ssa - from her. although It first
J 6lliS.t Wa,,t q talk WITH Or. Kramer
n ar hut whsn ] found that he 81.
kS6dGd 70 make my acquaintance,
aeclaed 70 get some information irol1
nm about sneltsnos y; ! eAp y...u
INC rec9uet3ues OF b0p's c0nultl0n'
not entioning names. A
md this soldier seems normal n
ything but the memory Of hia
IRA Do you think he ever really
lived herr concluded. My voice
must have trembled for Dr. Kramer
locked 1t me long and hard.
ne loved the girl very much
IIbh0uid sayt mademoiselie," he 70.
tiied. Perhaps the thought Of hen
hurt him 20 terrthly that It interfered
SSvith his soldering. That was not I'M
usual IA the war. Certainly, the man
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Drusie's presence served to sustain
him, and before long he boldly street.
ched his arm over the back Of the
feat and
Arastus vas reused by the conduc-
tors hosrse cry. END Of the
route!" It wakened Drusie, too, and
never before was there such ascene
Of pretty confusion as when she dis
covered her plight.
There was no car back to the station
which they had unwittingly passed for
half an hour Cr more, and in that bliss.
full little waiting station Erastts had
q chance TO slrare himself. How ne
did 1t be tolld never tell you.
Suffice 1t to say that he somehow
succeeded in naGtug himself, under.
stood, AMI TIM, Ii wasn't many moons
thereafter t., re merry wedding balls
got busy
One dl:y. aftar tie return from the
honeymoon, Arastus was passing
through thu little der. which they l:al
dubbed the Library wien he noticed a
sheet Of paper "a the floor near
Drusie's wridng des1 Disorder Stay
kind was repugnant to Erastus and in
the interest Of rsa' ncys he plucke 4 the
errant sheet from the floor and restor-
ed 1t to the desk. IN doing so he no.
ticed that =: was q page Of letter
that dearest had addressed to a girl
| friend.
He had no intention Of reading II,
| but some words which seemed to stan.l'
out in bold relief assailed his eyes and
the first thing you know he had de-
yored the contents Of that naughty
page.
sDear Chnm," Drusie had written.
|.rYou ask me how he managed to pro-
pose, after all have told you about
his dreadful bashfulness. Well, it was
this way.
OF course. you've guessed 1t and
probably long before this. Dear little
Drusie went on to relate how she
boarded that car that fateful night,
sat down by Erastus and was 50 schag-
IrgiEed by his cbtruse action in hiding
behind that stupid old paper that she
made up her mind something deeper
ate must be done. And really it seems
to have worked out very well (.
Erastus was at first bit Illustrated
| his love for Drusie survived the shock
to his sensibilities. After all. 1t only
went to prove that she, too. really
loved him, q fact that his extreme
lmodesty had at times tempted him to
doubt. AS time went on his bashful-
ness gradually deserted him, and
when l met him the other day out
trundling his young son, and heir,
Erastus Spike I'd, he wore, besides his
usual habiliments, an air Of assur-
ance amounting almost to arrogance,
and fairly staggered in his gait.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
An Assisted Fate.
stBy ARTHUR W. IHEER.)

Copyright, 1918, By the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
rRASTUS SPAKE was q bashful
II young bachelor who dwelt nj .
suburban village somewhere in
the unitsd States. He was in love with
charming girl Of the neighborhood.
INIT K sha knew anything about the
( stSta OF his feelings 1t could not have
been due 10 any successful effort on
The mart Of Erastus to make his heart
thro6hinxs manifest.
+ d -. :, I,,.,a ,,o.t;,on n f,,a adiac.
ae s.a.. -, : so uasn esc and ali he
,,s., "a y .' eomniate h,s cycle q hap
sassu !" ny, ~ S,; ti for bis own
Htn as .mae ~. vs.. '-1
As ~ ~ ~. .h.. tr-a.+r, ,vas
Msl. m nsys ssa -, . - that w1San 4
pash. sn ~ mas I'm = .h "a. fa,r saY ha
cane s0 aean W" ,.ss.s .a a.. raissd "a
was possesssu q al ~ ae,.ssa +hat e ran,
tne nun poWep. & y so ....s , ,.s ~.
dered tne patnWay y. ~ stue 1S'e -
tremely r0ssec ZOE h'hi.
Nearly all our writer's OF fiction,
who 1t must be assumed have made 9
thorough study Of the game, unite in
ssliamhnering home the fact that 9 girl
wants her Swouer to be bold and fear:
less. ana 10 introduce into his court
sair some Of the rought and ready tao.
fics az the cavemaii. And whatever
e Ar crv nav he. Il certainly was one
/! S,sy,s tha cavennan TO Arastus.
4 with Iii. price Of white paper 50
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k7zs z1aa,ts1r,

though Of love once more in the man
the cells might swell and grow. and
all the old love might come back some
timer a
That's one way Of putting 1t, GER
tainly," DR.. Kramer answered with q
laugh Of genuine enjoyment. But Of
course, this mans condition is most
unusual. The desire to love and be
loved IS about the last thing which
could be shocked out OF human be-
ing, ] should say. But nothing was
impossible In the war. Under pres.
sure Of exploding T. N. 7. almost any:
thing might happen to even q normal
brain. You understand, mademoiselle,
that insanity isn't the same thing as
shell shock. But II we're treating
the case-rd try to wake up the need
I to be loved in that man. Why I'd
place temptation in his path--show
girls! Yes, honestly, I'd get right
down to the primitive instinct
For q moment Dr.. Kramer appeared
to forget me, so wrapped up was he
10 new psychological puzzle.
"Oh.h.h.h" whispered to myself.
TITS poor day that doesn't bring me
some bit Of valuable knowledge!'
The plan to win my own husband back
which had evaded me through days
and days Of hard thinking, came to me
in a flash.
Jane Lorimer must remain-dead!
That was the first detail Of it.
/ counted the only persons in the
world who knew that / was not dead:
Chester. the chauffeur, who had put
Eloise on the train: he had disap-
peared, but he might at any time re-
turn to tell the truth to the Lorimers.
Tommy knew-but could manage
Tommy.
And Certeis would know-when he
called on his patient, Nile. vanderlyn.
Plainly, must make my escape from
the place before Certeis arrived. And
DR.. Kramer should help me!
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Our cook has q lsnack for cooking
things that you will not get any place
else In town. Boyer's Restaurant
lAdY.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-02
BROWNS CIGAR STORE
40 Main St.

One thing is certain, and whether
or not the Hungarian movement has
been organized by German agents
makes no difference, the outbreak is
going to strengthen Germany's hands
enormously when she comes to the
last card of blackmail and offers the
Allies the choice of defeat instead Of
victory, or of seeing Germany assist
Bolshevism in last desperate effort
to recover her lost supremacy by put
ting herself at the head of the Rus
sian movement and threatening the
Western Europe with struggle as
long and as determined as that which
followed the French Revolution. Such
are the possibilities which are being
discussed.
Just as in the United States there
has been a campaign which repre-
sents Great Britain as having COM
pletely got the better of President
Wilson, so in France there is grow
ing popular a desire to find out who
is responsible for the delay. This
is naturally difficult task, for the
truth of the matter probably is that
no man and no country is directly
at fault; that it is the whole method
of work and the whole mentality of
the Conference, which postpones de-
cision and render courage impos-
sible.
One of the great causes of pessi-
mism at the present moment is I'M
doubtedly to be found in the exag-
gerated secrecy with which peace is
being prepared. Presumably, the
Germans will have to be told about
it sooner or later, and the disadvant-
ages of sane publicity now surely out
weigh the dangers.
The Council of Ten is still consid-
ering how to get the Polish troops
to Poland. The Germans have set
their face against the use of the
Dantzig route, on the ground that the
presence of the Poles in Dantzig
would provoke riots, and they offer
the ports of Koenigsberg, Memel and
Libeau instead. Why there should be
riots in Dantzig and not in Konigs-
berg is not suggested.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Council will let themselves be guided
by Won Brockdorff Ranzau, or
whether they will follow their orr
ginal intention.