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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
MEETINGS AT TIE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The first OF a series OF congrega.
tional prayer meeting services was
inaugurated at the First Presbyier-
ian church. at $3.50 last night, when
more than 100 members OF the congrc-
CATION assembled in the basement
OF the church, and after supper had
been served cafeteria style conducted
the prayer meeting.
These meetings will be held every
Wednesday night. and all members
of the congregation are urged to at
tend them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14

Houston Texas. Oct. 14.--Forty-one
automobiles belonging TO Cricket Taxi
cab Company. were destroyed by fire
here today The loss was estimated
at $4,000. Five occupants OF the
place narrowly escaped from the
blazing building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14
Muskogee WIN Care for Teachers

Muskogee. Okla. Oct. l4.--The
housing committee in charge Of local
arrangements for the Oklahoma State
Teachers association convention. an
nounced today that fully 1000
teachers would attend the annual
gathering to be held here Novem-
Ter and A call was sent to
citizens today to throw open their
homes to accommodate the visitors.
No difficulty IL anticipated In TAX.
ing care of the visitors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14

Madll. okln.--Every busnes shousc
In Aylesworth. IL miles east Of here
was destroyed by fire. according to
meagtc reports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14

~. Smith. Ark.-The Ford Allan
gin at Wan. Okla. was warned not 10
gin cotton until the market priec
goes higher. II was reported ~
| long distance telephone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14

McAlester-The last local anthrax
quarantine In plttshutg and 1a,imer
counties was lifted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14
SLAYER OF MISSOURI
EDITOR GIVEN LONG
PEN|TENT|ARY TERM

Callatln, Mo, Oct. 14.-Hugh Y.
Tarwater was found guilty today BY
a jury OF second degree murder for
the death OF Wesley l.. Robertson, q
veteran newspaper publisher here De-
cember g. 1919. Tarwater was SEN
tenced to 80 years In the penitentiary.
The jury celiberated about 26 hours.
The trial lasted 10 days. Defense mnde
a motion for n new trial and announce
ed that II this was refused an appeal
would Immediately be taken.
Tarwater was formerly city clerk
OF Gallatln. Robertson's newspaper
had printed matter alleging drunk
enness on the part OF Tarwater
and Tatwatcr sued Robertson and his
partner for libel.
The shooting occurred late IN the
afternoon after Tarwater had gone
TO the newspaper office. according TO
his tes' .mony. TO talk to the publish
crs about the libel suit.
Tarwatcr's defense was insanity and
also self-dcfense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14

Wesley Robertson. tho veteran Mis-
souri, newspaper man, wus the father
Of Bert Robertson. well known In
Ardmore oil circles, and who was at
one time associated with w. c. oeers
In the publication Of q Newspaper
at TishominRo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14
WEATHER

Oklahoma: Tonight and Friday,
cloudy; probably showers; colder
tonight: colder Friday in southeast
portion.
Local Temperature
Maximum yesterday. s5 degrees.
Minimum last night. Il degrees.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
DISTRICT JUDGES.

The three judges to be elect.
ed next Tuesday are supposed to be
chosen outside Of politics. This
was brought about by placing the
judges on separate ballot. But the
Townley administration was not sat.
isfied with having the state officials
under their control but they elected
four of the five supreme judges. Now
they have placed on the ballot three
judges that were appointed by Gov
Frazier to oppose the present encum-
bants elected by the people two
years ago. Judge Kneeshaw, who
has served on the bench for MANY
years, is probably the best informed
man on law there is in the state.
His record is clean and he is entitled
to reelection. Make cross oppo-
site Judge Kneeshaw's name on the
ballot.
Judges Buttz and Burr are men of
clean records and people know that
they will not be subservant to the
dictates of the Townley political ma
chine. Make cross after the name
of each one of them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
ENTITLED TO. COMPENSATION

A Miss Irene Shafer, who worked
for the Chronicle, met with an acci-
dent in working the linotype machine
in some way which necessitated the
removal of the nail and part Of the
bone Of one Of her fingers. DR.. Up
tedahl,. Of Galbraith and Uptedahl,
dressed the finger and took care of it
after the accident and Of course ex-
pected that his bill would be taken
care Of by the Compensation Bureau.
He took the matter up at different
times with the editor in charge and
never could get any satisfaction as to
whether claim had been made or not
and finally took the matter up direct
with the Bureau himself and he was
rather astonished when he received
answer to the effect that the Bureau
was not in a position to do anything
in the case, as the accident happened
on the 18th Of July and the publish
ing company had not come under the
protection of the Bureau until Aug
ust 7th, last. 1t seems to me that
the publishing company must have
owned the paper here and have
been doing business now for over a
year and it looks strange that they
would be permitted to operate with
out complying with the terms of the
Worlmen's Compensation Act. And
stranger still that they would want
to evade this when they have been so
outspoken in lauding the benefits to
be derived from the various laws pas
sed by our socialistic powers that be.
"A Cavalier Citizen.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

John Halcrow, who is candidate
for representative on the anti-Town-
ley ticket, is farmer who has lived
at Bowesmont for nearly forty years.
He has followed farming all his life
and is one of the most level-headed
men in his neighborhood. If you ell
ect him for Office he will not allow
himself to be carried away by politi-
cal ambition in order to make him
self solid with few of the boss
es. He will see that the interest of
the farmers and businessmen alike
will be looked after. No combina-
tion Of political shisters who expect
to pack their grips and flee to new
fields if they are defeated will
ever swerve him from doing his duty
as he sees it. He never en-
tered politics before and he enters
this campaign with clean record
This is the person to cast your vote
for in place of one who has shown
himself a traitor to his constituency
by following a bunch of grafters
who have had nothing else in view
but graft and increased taxation.
Vote for Mr.. Halcrow for representa-
tive.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

This week is the last of free cop
les of the Pioneer Express sent to
people throughout the county who are
not regular subscribers. We sent
these copies out to let people
get familiar with our publication and
if they think us worthy of being the
official county paper, vote for us
next Tuesday. For thirty-eight
years we have been owners and pub
fishers ana never IN one instance
have we swerved from doing our
duty as a newspaper. We have had
many inducements during that time
to take up issues that probably would
have been more lucrative financially
for the time being but we have
refused to accept. We have saw the
rise and fall of men and issues dur
ing that time, and next Tuesday we
expect to see the downfall Of Social
ism and Townleyism in this state
We have done our duty according te
our best judgement and if you follow
our course as laid out, the taxpayers
of the state will be benefited. For
all the amendments, for the anti
Townley, anti-Socialist candidates
and the judges who are not contami.
mated by the above .,lawless combina.
tion, vote Eyes,"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

The Mountaineer is happy to ex-
press itself as glad with the entrance
of the Pioneer Express in the con-
test-and it should be pleasure to
the residents of the community to
vote for that paper as the official pa
per of the county. All newspapers
have their friends and are favored
by those of the community in which
they are published and the Mountain
eer is no exception, but we ask all
those who feel kindly towards the
Mountaineer to vote for the Express
that will be the kindest way to show
their appreciation toward us. Place
an *" after the name Of the Pioneer
Express at the polls next Tuesday,
Nov. 2nd.--Walhalla Mountaineer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
If the Nonpartisan senator and re-

If the Nonpartisan senator and re-
presentatives should win out at the
election November End, the county
would save money by having these
representatives of the people
send in, their proxies to Townley and
Lembke and have them cast their
vote as they see fit 1t will be just
as we'll to do this as to have them go
to Bismarck after January 1st and
vote as they are told by the Townley
caucus as they will do. By sending
in their proxies they will save the
taxpayers their mileage to and from
Bismarck as we'll as their salary
while there. They voted as they
were told at the session two years
ago and that is what they will do
again. ., -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

"A. G. Townley and his followers
have now secured the services of E.
R. Meitzen whose reputation is about
as savory as others employed by the
League bosses. Mr.. Meitzen is now
stumping the state in the interests of
the Townley ticket; he is ex-editor of
The Rebel, paper which was sup
pressed for disloyalty during the war.
This man is the one Townley sees fit
to bring before the people of the
state to plead with them to vote for
his candidates, the chief of whom,
Governor Frazier, urged the pardon
of Kate Richards O'Hare, who during
the time Of recruiting, called the
mothers, who sent their boys to de-
fend our country, brood sows. Will
any mother who knows this, vote
next Tuesday for the Townley candi-
dates? No, not one who has intel
lect enough to know right from
wrong. i.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

Hon. Paul johnson of Mountain,
was one Of the first representatives
at Bismarck two years ago to see
that the Townley program would
bring nothing but disaster and ruin
to the people Of this state. He OBJ
jected to the one man rule from the
start and during the whole session Of
the legislature he stood staunch for
the peoples interest. He is running
on the Democratic ticket to succeed
himself and IS entitled 70 the vote Of
every person who Is "a favor'of era
dieathg This state of . lot Of politi-
( sseal crooks who have become rich On
: other peoples money. Vote for Paul
Johnson. .# !#
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
BIG MAJORITY.
Fargo, N. D., Oct. 27, 1922

Fargo, N. d., Oct. 27, 1920.
Editor Pioneer Express:
Please announce to your readers
that careful survey of the state indi-
Gates more than ten thousand major
ity for the initials laws and the indie
pendent ticket from top to bottom if
the country women do their duty on
election day. Every indepenent vot-
er should dedicate Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday to political service for
the state and community. Help get
all men and women to vote Eyes" five
times and for all Independent candi-
dates in all columns on all BALLOTS.
Don't mark an X at the top of any
column. Remember the official pa
per and legislative nominees. All
good citizens vote on election day
slackers 6cn't.
Joint Campaign Committee.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

More and more of the better class
OF farmers are seeing the light which
is shining pretty bright OIL the un-
scrupulous methods Of the lea
ders of Townleyism. A prominent
farmer of Dunn county in a signed
statement says, "Like many other
farmers in this, state, Joined the
league in good faith, but the way this
league is going, we farmers are the
goats. We are, however, beginning
to get our eyes open." He goes on to
tell of their faith being betrayed, the
promises of Townley unfulflled and
Misrepresentation made to them and
says, cts about time we farmers
wake up and study the laws that
these fellows are giving us.".
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

John K. olafson Of Gardar, who is
running on the anti -Townley ticket
for representative, was county COM
missioner for several years. Mr..
Olafson's executive ability win make
him q valuable member in the legis-
3lature. He is 2 man hale and we'll
met, who will not allow himself TO Be
carried away BY the whims Of ambi-
tious leaders who think more Of the
money they can make out Of the Office
they occupy than, the interest Of the
general public. Be sure TO make .
cross for Olafson. n,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

t-'
When you go to the polls next
Tuesday first consult your own inter-
cts. Look over your tax receipts
for several years back and compare
what the Townley administration
has cost you the last two years. They
make all sorts of excuses but fig
ures do not lie. You have paid into
the Townley treasury over double
the taxes you ever did before. By
routing them at the polls you will
get back to the taxes of former
years. Don't take any Of their apol-
ogies, and promises. For they pro-
missed to reduce the taxes two years
ago. 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

The Pioneer Express Is in receipt
Of information that the Townley po-
litical machine has sent letters to
their candidates running on the leg
islative ticket to the effect that they
must vote in harmony with the
Townley program or they will be re-
legated the same as those who oppos-
ed their program two years. ago. #
that is the case what Is the use of
sending them there anyway. If Mr..
Town1ey shall dictate what to vote
for they better. stay at home.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

What is to become Of Mr.. Town
ley's land holdings in Florida if he
loses out in North Dakota next Tues
day. According to Mr.. Brinton, his
right hand man in his Florida deals,
the Scandinavian Bank Of Fargo and
other institutions under the control Of
the Townley political machine, have
been used TO finance his wildcat
schemes and Mr.. Brinton. ought to
know. He would bs in the peniten-
tiary by this time Il his charges
against Townley could not ~ proven.
1tfffb q - fFS8
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

Hon. o. B. Burtness, candidate for
u, S. congress, on the anti -Townley
: ticket, spoke to a good sized audience
in the City Hall last Friday evening.
He spoke briefly about his candidacy
but spent nearly two hours on the
present rule of Townleyism in this
state. His arguments were so con-
vincing, backed up by absolute prov
en- facts that even the most ardent
supporter Of Townley and his social
istic leaders, could not bring forth an
argument in reply. His whole heart
ed talk, which gave full credit to the
original Nonpartisan League pro-
gram, for all it intended to establish
in the way Of reforms, for the benefit
Of the farmer and his sincereity in
the welfare of the commonwealth,
made all present, with the exception
of the prejudiced, feel that the best
interest of the district and state
would be looked after if Mr.. Burt
ness is elected as the repre-
sentative. At the close of his adj
dress, Mr.. Burtness gave the audi
ence an opportunity to ask any ques-
tions desired. None were forthcom-
ing. After the meeting was over
however, a highly wrought up follow
or Of the dictates Of Townley, flew at
Mr.. Burtness and with ill concealed
hatred, gave vent to the usual line Of
abuse, in all probability cleaned from
the columns Of the socialistic Town
ley daily papers, which are, as every
one knows, past masters in the
use Of vile epithets, mud singing
and unergrounded abuse. Accuse
lions that certain members Of the OPP
position in the state, were social
lists, could not be verified by the irate
accuser and a lame attempt at argu-
ment fell flat before the straight flor.
ward dose Of information given BY
Mr.. Burtness. The old saying:
There's none so blind, ETC." !" was
never more true than when applied to
the ignorant, over zealous disciples
Of Townley, who knows not whereof he
speaks, when attsmp ting to argue
with one who knows both sides Of
the story sof socialism Is introduced
into North Dakota ~ the 5lsadi derrs sc
the Nonpart tiaan aprle. 81. Il IS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

The Cavalier Chronicle, the Town
ley organ Of this county, came out
last week in defense of Senator
Wexford and the way, the state school
fund is being handled. They admit
there are four million dollars invest
ed in farm loans and that is the rea-
son they cannot take up the school
bonds Of Pembina and those of other
districts. School money is raised fol
school purposes. The four million
dollars should be invested IN school
bonds in place Of farm loans.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

On the Nonpartisan ballot will be
found the following candidates with
the League endorsement: Rad
ke for sheriff, Sluchter for county
auditor, Kent for treasurer, and Miss
Johnson for superintendent ofschools.
Be sure to vote for Hamilton for sher-
iff, Felson for county auditor, Gibson
for treasurer and Miss Jones for
superintendent Of schools.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

Secretary of State, Thomas Hall.
State Treasurer, John Steen.
Com. Of Railroads. w. H. Stutsman,
State Senator, Fred Van Camp.
Representatives, John Halcrow,
John X. Olafson.
Judge of Supreme Court, A. NJ.
Ghristianson.
supt. Public instruction, Minnie
J. Nelson.
And be sure to vote Eyes" five
times on initiative bills.
Official paper pioneer Express"
Take this ticket with you when you
vote.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
Anti i |o|WIll||e|y ! !
TICKETS AND ORGANIZATION.
Vote for all these candidates on
the Democratic Ballot:

United States Senator, H. II.
Perry.
Governor, J. F. T. O'Uvnne.-
Lieut.. Governor, John F. MeCGrann
State Auditor, Carl Kositzky.
Attorney General, Rheinhart J.
Kamplin.
Com. of Insurance, G.. I. Solum.
Com. Agri. & Labor, J. T. Nelson.
Commissioners of Railroads, H.
ID. ALERT, +. ]. Kruger.
Representative, Paul Johnson.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

This story is reported about a lady
who was about to register for voting.
The gentleman in charge asked her
some few questions as to her ability
to vote intelligently, etc; one ques-
tion was "What is the nineteenth am
endment ?" The lady was quite vex-
ed at being pressed to answer the
questions and went home. That eve
ming she asked her husband what the.
nineteenth commandment was, she
thought there were only ten.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
Republican Tickss: !.

Members of Congress, 1st District,
o. B. Burtness; End district, George
M. Young.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29
The Pioneer Express.

A live newspaper devoted 70 the best In
terest Of Pembina county and the State of
North Dakota.
ed as second class mail matter, at Pembi-
ma. North DAKOTA, under Act of Congress
of March 8rd, 1879.
Official paper Of the City of Pembina.
Subscription price, In advance. $.. S2M
y If not bald In advance the price is... ESQ
To Canada aid foreign countries..... ESQ
ADVERTISING RATES.
Display. yearly contract. per inch. .1S cts
Display Hpaen1Odic per inch ........ 20 cts
Reading notices weekly. per line. 10 cts
WARDWELL & THOMPSON Pubs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1920-10-29

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-11-20
BLESSINGS MORE
THAN MATERIAL

In other times Thanksgiving edI-
boastfulncni. We had grown so many
mlllion bushels Of grain; our cattle
on the thousand hills had Increased go
many hundredfold; our clearinghouse
statistics had never been surpassed
our per capita wealth was the great.
est In the Yorn; indeed, our thank
fulness was losl In The glorifcatlon Of
the gift. We o"e like the people of
whom the Pro. Let IIabakkuk spak",
who had caugl riuch fish In their
nets and gathcr',i them In their drags.
therefore they srcrince unto their
net, and burn in.r unto their drag !.
because by thei heir portion Is fat,
fnd their meat 'cnieous." or graft.
tude 20 Glver ~ thankful recogni-
ton Of forces y Itch We did not ere
ate. but withou' whose cooperation
we should have cen ms nothing, there
was less than ought TO have been.
All this was due, OF course, not so
much to human lngratltude as to hu.
man thoughtlessness. To Thank Is ~
Think. The farther back We think,
the farther back we thank. II our
thought ceases with our own c0ntrlbu-
ton to our welfare, our thanks cease
with ourselves. If our appraisal stops
with our material increase. our thanks
become material and insensibly
change into boasting. We sacrifice
unto Olir preaf In ,ust rios N nd hurn In.