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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-08
FOND Of ODD ORNAMENTS
savages Of New Guinea May Be Pic
turesque, but Their Society Has
lts Drawbacks.

The Kaja Kaja savages of New
Guinea, who have reputation for
bravery and are powerfully built, paint
their foreheads red or black with white
circles around the eyes. Their nostrils
are frequently adorned with the claws
OF birds Of prey or the tusks Of wild
pigs. From the lobes of their ears the
most extraordinary variety of objects
may be suspended. NJ. Neyons de-
scribes one warrior who proudly wore
an old coffee pot as an ear ornament.
The bodies Of the natives are usu-
ally tattooed with figures in relief. The
tattooing necessitates painful opera
tion in which the patient, stretched on
the sand, Is literally basted with a
sharp bamboo instrument, after which
the numerous slashes are filed with q
sort Of clay.
The Kaja Kaja never bathe; in
stead, the body is rubbed with vari.
city Of oils which give off an insupport-
able odor, augmented, it may be add
Cd, by the decomposing skins which
they wear as arm decorations.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-08
Flowers That Are Weather Prophets.

Flowers That Are Weather Prophets.
We hear good deal of. birds and
animals as weather prophets, but are
apt to overlook the wonderful little
barometers which grow at our feet in
the fields.
What does daisy mean? Nothing but
days eye" The daisy opens wide
for fine day, but when rain Is COM
ing wraps up its center and protects
1t by means Of folding straylike outer
petals over the central, tubular
forets.
They dandelion has a similar habit.
Best known Of all such propnetical
plants is the scarlet pimpernel, the
"poor mans weather glass;" which is
really capital barometer. II it opens
wide in the morning, you can safely
bet against rain before night. When
chickwood flowers are fully open,
you are safe from rain for many
hours, but when on seemingly fair
morning the tiny blooms are slow to
disclose themselves, then it will rain
before sundown.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-08

The above person left his home
near Pembina on Sunday, August 13
at ten o'clock a. m.. and has not been
seen or heard of by his people since.
Any person able to give any infor-
nation as to his whereabouts, or who
has seen him after the above date,
will be doing his father and mother a
great favor in communicating with
them or this office and giving what
information they can.
Description: Age 10, weight 135
pounds, height feet and inches,
complexion sandy, hair light brown
and worn pompadour style. Speaks
French and English. When he left
home he wore a black suit of clothes
with blue pair of overalls over the
suit, light green summer cap bought
at the J. B. Parker store in Penn
bina. size 6M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joh- No~+inear.
Pembina, NJ n.
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Death of III.
l.. HOmIes


A special train on the G. N. brought
many from Grand Forks and inter
mediate stations. The floral tribute.
| We're very beautiful. The services
were those of the Episcopal ritua
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Walton and
Rev. Mr.. Saunderson, followed by
the Masonic burial service by Grano
Officer j. j. Manning. A procession
of about three hundred Masons with
the following honorary pail bears;
p. Y. Sarles, J. D. Bacon, w. J.
Kneeshaw, Jas. Mcdonald, T. O'Brien
d. McGraw, A. Garnett, C. Ganssle,
and F. A. Wardwell escorted the
hearse to the depot and the body
sent on it's last journey to the form.
er home at Lacrosse. Wis. for burial,
where it was received and cared for
by brother Elks. Mrs. Holmes and
Mrs. Paulson accompanied the re-
mains.
His Own Obituary
A strong man has passed from
among us. A man among men he
grew to prominence as a tall, rough
barked, hickory tree. The bark was
rough but the sturdy trunk was
white, smooth-grained and sound
A brief acquaintance penetrated the
husk and revealed a rich kernel
which readily grew into warm friend.
ship.
Financially successful none may
deny his strict integrity.
On Sunday last hundreds gathered
on the home lawn to pay the last
tribute of friendship to the departed
Friendship was the predominating
aspect Of the hour and the gather.
p, ing.
AS soldiers close ranks when a
comrade falls in battle so these
many friends stood but closer to.
gether because of the break in the
circle. Mutual friendship for the
dead and for each other was more
than common = the feature of this
funeral.
The man who leaves behind him a
Friendship like that needs no en-
conium from the pen or orator.
His obituary was written by him.
self in his life time on the hearts
of his many friends.
His city, country and state in
which he has filled SO many posi-
tions of trust and honor will miss
his strong guiding hand; he will be
greatly missed in financial and bust
ness circles; however time and 9TH
ers may fill these places but the va
cancy in the hearts of many friends
will always remain untitled.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-08
HAD THE SNAKE HYPNoTIzED
South African Native surely Exsr.
elssd Some Kind Of Influence
Over Bio Python.

Many powers are said to be pos.
secsed by the African native which
those Of the Occident find it hard to
credit. Here is a story Of "Muti," or
hypnosis, as performed, according to
Z reliable informant, upon q huge py-
thon. The narrator says:
II was in the weld when the herd
boy, very excited, came to me with
the story Of big inyoko, quite near.
I saddled up, took the shotgun. and
went back with him. After covering
some 200 yards, I asked where the
snake was. Quite near, baas.' We COW
cred a mile, which meant that the
herd boy must have left the snake
quite time, possibly half an hour.
I pulled up. The snake won't be
where you saw It last, it's no good
my going farther Yes, baas, come, it
is there How do you known 7 made
him stay fast, baas-I put mutt on
him. So we went on, and, quite two
miles from where I had started, the
boy pointed up small valley. He Is
there, baas,' and sure enough there
was python lying straight out on
the grass and quite still. shot it, and
then turned to the boy: Now tell me
why did the snake remain like this
The boy picked up a twig from bush,
ran 1t between his lips, and stuck 1t
in the ground an inch from the snakes
nose. II do so, baas, and the inyoko,
he lay still. He no move.'"
The reptile remained with it's eyes
fixed cross-wise on the small twig
before it's nose. The distance from
the stable was quite two miles, 50
that the python must have been star.
ing at the twig for full hour before
the farmer reached it.
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Dist. Court Judge w. j. Kneeshaw;
Clerk A. L. Airth; Atty. w. J. Burke;
Sheriff F. j. Farrow; Auditor Paul
;Willims; Treasurer R. Mcbride; Reg
lister ]. M. Chisholm; Co. Judge J. D.
Wallace; supt. J. w. Alexander.
Republican state ticket: Congress,
=. F. Marshall, B. f. Spalding; gov
ernors Frank White; Lieut.. gov, D.
Bartlett; Judge supreme court, J. M.
,Cochrane; secretary; E. F. Porter;
auditor, H. L. Holmes; treasurer, D.
H. Mcmillan; Supt., w. L. Stockwell.
Harry Miller (who was then thu
next neighbor to the Pioneer Elk.
press) built new coal shed next his
shop with no outside door. We won.
dered if he insinuated anything per.
sonal thereby while IT. r. Shaw and
DR.. Harris who. were next on thk
other side were feeling quite peevec
for some reason.
The Blind Asylum Board held its
organization meeting at Bathgate
President, J. T. Blackjack; secretary
II. L. Holmes; j. B. Robinson, B
James and J. F. Mayer, directors.
Miss Richmond of Lansingburg, N
=. arrived on Friday and will spene
the winter with her sister Mrs
Quackenbush.
! 4 President Roosevelt will be in St
Paul on the 25th.
Harvest hands were getting $2.5(
q day at toilette.
Toilette rejoiced over the new de
pot with Mr.. Fisher as agent.
Wexford folks gave Mr.. and Mrs
Gill a farewell party.
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News Of Long Ago

40 Years Ago-September 8, 1887
William Foster advertises "Fostr's
Addition to Bathgate in Heart OF
the City,"
Wild duck crop immense.
New school house in Pembina near.
ly complete.
The initial number of the Kittson
County Enterprise received.
30 Years Ag@September g., 1892
The democratic convention at Far.
go endorsed the candidates nominat-
ed by the Observation-Disclosures
hibition" state convention previously
held at Valley City, though the lat.
ter convention had rejected amalga.
nation with the democrats.
Sam Mclaughlin occupied mors
than colmun in the Pioneer Elk.
press in argument favoring the In.
dependent Silter-Prohibition radica
ideas.
Whether three pigs feet made 8
yard of pork was an interesting .ques
tion in Pembina social circles.
The first wheat shipped over tn.
N. P. north of Grafton was loaded
at Macarthur by George Barron.
Fifteen hundred business peopl,
came from Winnipeg to enjoy an out
ing on a rainy day in Pembina.
A constitutional amendment to b,
voted on at the ensuing election wa.
"The legislature shall have no powel
to authorize lotteries, etc."
20 Years Ago-September, IL, 100.
Some county officers were Senator.
j. LaMoure, Jas. Fuller; Represent
atives w. j. Watt, I. j. Checalier, E
II. Restemayer, John Thordarson
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County News

Joseph VanCamp who has a farm
near St. Thomas has had forty sheep
killed by dogs this month. From the
first he thought the sheep had died
from natural causes but when they
were found dead in numbers he in
vestigaeed the matter and found two
dogs lettering around the pasture.
He estimates his loss at $4OO.
st. Thomas dealers look for COM
plete tie-up in the grain market on
account of shortage of cars on the
Great Northern at that place.
M. Hennesy of st. Thomas has
gone to Rochester for medical treat
ment for his eyes.
Miss Eva Williamson of Glasston
and Arthur P. Mcdonnell of New
Rockford were married at the home
of the bride. They will reside at
New Rockford where the groom is
engaged in business.
The st. Thomas schools will omen
Sept. 18th. Owing to the school
house burning last spring the school
board have had difficulty in getting
rooms to conduct the classes in.
The f. A. Taylor residence, Rex
theater and the Baptist church will
be used. The teachers are primary
grade, Miss Doughty of Pembina,
3rd and 4th, Miss Olson of Grafton,
9Th and 9Th Miss Waldo of Crystal,
7th and 9Th, Miss Coleman Guthrie,
High school: Mrs. DeRuy, Grafton,
VS.. N"'r-osh. St. Thomas, Miss
"''."' FARGO, F. J. Webb, superin-
49, ,So,-A
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"Rird Of PASSAGE" !"

The earliest use of the term bird
Of passage is found in eighteenth
book Of the Natural History Of Pliny
the Elder (23-27 A. d., where he says {:
'"The bird Of passage known to us as
the cuckoo" and the term has since
been applied to birds which migrate
with season from a colder to q
warmer, or from warmer to a colder
climate, divided into summer birds Of
passage and winter birds Of passage.
Such birds always breed in the coun-
try to which they resort in summer,
that is, in the colder Of their homes.
The term is said to have been first
applied to sailors by Bacon, who de-
clared that the uncertainty, the insta-
bility and fluctuating stage Of human
life was most aptly represented by
those sailing the ocean.-Exchange.
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NY residence cheap. r. Lindsay. 2
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VII lnurSQay OF last week Hon,
H. L. Holmes of Bathgate was found
dead under his automobile in his
private garage. An expert had been
working on the machine in the fore
noon but had been delayed in his ex-
pected return in the afternoon. It
is supposed that Mr.. Holmes becom-
ing impatient at the delay attempt
ed to complete the work himself.
Evidently the hind wheels had been
removed and the rear of the car
blocked up with a. larger and a
smaller block. While Mr.. Holmes
was under the car the smaller block
slipped and the axle fell across his
neck and choked him to probably al
most instant death. Mrs. Holmes
and her daughter becoming alarmed
at Mr.. Holmes prolonged absence
went out to the garage only to find
the husband and father lying dead
under the car.
Life Activities
H. L. Holmes was born at Delton,
Wis, May Goth, 1853. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of Wis
consin and Minnesota, and took a
three years course in the University
Of Minnesota and came to Pembina
county in 1880 entering the farm
machinery business at Pembina, for
number Of years being member
of the firm of johnson, Holmes and
Driscoll. He moved to Neche in
1884, and with others established the
State Bank of Neche which was
changed to the First National Bank
Of Neche in 1917, and remained presi-
dent of that institution until his
death. He moved to Bathgate in
1897, and with others established
the Bathgate State Bank which was
changed lin 1917 to the BathgakA
National Bank.
In 1889 Mr.. Holmes served as a
member of the constitutional conven-
tion and was largely instrumental
in securing the School for the Blind
for Pembina county. He served
three terms as state auditor from
1903 to 1909.
Mr.. Holmes acquired extensive
holdings in Pernbina county and is
we'll known in banking circles. He
leaves his wife and one daughter,
Mrs. K. o. Paulson of Bathgate,
formerly Miss Helen Holmes, who
was graduate of the Stanley Hall
of Minneapolis, and graduate of the
Wesleyan Conservatory of Music.
Grand Forks. His brother Frank of
Neche also survives.
Mr.. Holmes was a member of the
Elks' Lodge No. 255 at Grand Forks,
and member of the Blue Lodge Of
the Masons at Bathgate.
Funeral Services
On the beautiful Sunday afternoon
nearly thousand friends gathered
on the home lawn to pay their last
respects to the dead. Masonic
A~o+h'on fror, al parts Of the coun-
tv we've r"osent in large delegat;ons
AUGMENTED by many nersc~a1 friends.
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Statistics
From The
County Seat
A 'Round-Up'' Of Horses, Autos and
Tractors in Pembina County

The outstanding fact, Pembina
county has more work horses now
than ten years ago.
Has the auto and tractor put the
horses out of business in Pembina
couny,, North Dakota?
Answered by VIM. w. Felson, coun-
ty auditor.
Pembina county had, year 1920, a
little over $50 thousand acres under
cultivation with 1900 farmers oper-
ing same, in 1920 the area under
cultivation was approximately the
same, for year 1922 acres reported
under cultivation was also $50 thous-
and. 1900 farmers operating farms
in 1922. o>
Automobiles increased more than
100 per cent in twelve years.
Twelve years ago, 1910, Pembina
county had only 80 autos, two years
later the number had reached 203.
In round figures for the year 1922 a
little better than 1000 autos were
registered in the county.
26 of each 100 autos in the county
in 1922 were within cities and will
lagos.
1t is evident that the Ford is the
farmers car as little more than
80 out of each 100 Ford cars register
ed in 1922 were owned outside the
limits of incorporated titles and vii
lagos in Pembina county
Grouping the makes of autos it is
found that each 100 cars in the coun-
ty in 1922 were
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Toilette

The recent heavy rains will delay
threshing for some time. A lot of
grain still remains to be threshed.
H. A. Wood is the proud owner
of new Studebaker Light Six pur-
chased Through Grover at Grafton.
c. F. Asselstine and Phil Lohner
we.:e Cavalier business callers on
Monday.
Mae Pariseau of Drayton spent
Sunday with her parents east Oh
town.
Ernestine Laroc,e of Grafton spent
Sunday with rela ives here
Painters from. ]ru1nboldt axe dec
orating' the interior Of the NJ e.
church.
c. w. johnson is employed as as
sistant cashier at the First State
Bank.
Thomas Baskin left by car for
Meraka, S. D. last week where he
will teach school during the coming
term.
Local sportsmen are cleaning guns
and getting ready in general for the
coming hunting season, which promi-
ses to be quite fruitful.
Harold T. Hart who has been en-
ployed by the N. P. at Wadena and
Staples during the past three months
arrived home Monday evening.
Miss Fitzgerald of Bowesmonr 1s
spending the week with Lottie Hurst,
our local Ernest Pariseau, Sr. ana
son A. Jr. were Pembina business
callers Monday.
Mrr. M. D. Asselstine returned on
Monday morning after a brief visit
at the home of relatives near Penn
bina.
Murphy's meat market is making
apid progress and enjoying a. good
trade. The only way to build up
your town, is to boost for and pat
ronize your home enterprises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krause of Park Ra-
ids. Mirn. are visiting at the A. A.
Krause home this week.
Mrs. H. Gense and son and daugh-
ter, and Miss lola Newland motored
to Crystal last Friday for a brief
visit with friends.
o. M. Thomson of Marvel spent
Sunday with his wife here, who is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pariseau. =
Mrs. link and daughter Elizabeth
srrived Sunday from New York CITY
for a brief visit at the J. L.. Pari-
seau home.
M. D. Asselstine arrived home 1asr
week from his trip through the west.
He reports a very enjoyable and in
teresting trip but says that North
Dakota is the best place to live.
Phil Lohmer of New Hampton, Ia.
arrived last Thursday to attend to
the threshing of his crop.
James Law left for Iowa points
last Sunday mornig.
Mae Pariseau and L. J. Bache mo-
tored to Langdon last Sunday where
they visited Nurse Parmelia Upham
who has case at that place.
i Mesdames Guese and Newland and
the Guese young folks drove to
Drayton for brief visit with friends
Saturday.
Jack Nagle arrived in town Mon
day. Greeting old acquaintance and
visiting friends is occupying Jacks
time at present.
Tom Baskin took that weekly trip
to Grafton Sunday.
Mr.. A. Short of Cavalier is here
this week looking after the thresh-
ing of his grain.
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GASOLINE 24-e AND 2e.e

The City Service Filling Station at
st. Vincent fills your car with gaso-
line at 26.6 cents at the filling sta
ton and in barrel and tank lots sells
it at PA cents per gallon. It pays
you to come to St. Vincent to buy
your gasoline.
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Horses have increased in the past
ten years.
Ten years ago, in 1912, there were
listed in Pembina county approx
mately IL thousand head of horses
of all ages, rs per cent of this num-
ber, horses three years old and over.
Five years later the number was ap-
proximately the same. During the
past three years, 1920, 1921 and 1922
the average horses listed per year
was 1880 or about 13 per cent more
than the average for the three year
period preceding 1912, furthermore,
the average for horses three years
old and over for the years 1920, 1921
and 1922 had been "a per cent of the
whole number as against rs per cent
ten years previous. i During the three
year period preceding 1922 the aver
age horse three years old and over
within cities or villages had been cut
to less than 3 of each 100.
Tractors on the increase.
In 1912 there were 22O steam o.
gas tractors in the county, in 1911 :
the number had reached 288. In
100 to 578 and to 665 for the year
1922.
Farm Land Values
The state board of equalization has
placed an average value of $35..1z
per acre on Pembina county's farm
lands for the year 1922.
Last year state board placed a
value Of $42.47 per acre. 1922 value
Of farm land acreage being $7.35 per
acre less than previous year or bet
ter than II per cent. The 1929
value is an increase from $4,000 to
$35.12 as fixed by county board.
A few comparisons in farm land
values, counties ranking better than
$50 an acre for year 1922:
Co. and Rank State Board Average
Per Acre. value
1901 1000
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We want any amount Of clean rags
free from buttons or metal. No
pieces smaller than 12x12 in. Pay
e per III cash
S7tf Pembina Light and Power Co
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The balance of the 81 counties av-
erage values are less than $50 per
acre.
2 counties less than $50 and more
than $25.
less than s25 and more than $50.
less than $50 and more than SIS.
IA less than $15 and more than
$40.
less than SO, Mckenzie being
lowest at 1871.
n""T 'Vor'E EN, cAIT
Ny residence cheap. r. Lindsay. 2
Evening star., 1922-12-14
FORMER CAPITAL
WOMAN IN CELL
"Mrs. Emily Armstrong"
Formerly Mrs. Harvey Jes-
ter, Accused of Robberies.
ARRESTED IN BIG STORE
Detective Grew Suspicious as She
Sought $25 for 5000 Lorgnette,
Police Declare.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| NEW YORK, December l4.-Mrs.
Emily Armstrong, who according to
the police is a former Washingtonian
and ex-wife of Harvey f. Jester, late
newspaper man of Washington. was
locked up here yesterday charged
with a series of neatly executed rob-
berries in railroad stations and hotels
New York today is calling her
THE Woman Raffles" because OF the
clever manner in which she is alleged
to have conducted her operations.
She is in the jefferson Market prisoit
awaiting examination Monday, as
the result of her inability thus far to
raise $500 bail.
Fingcrprints Tally.
Although entered on the record books
as Mrs. Emily Armstrong. her hnger-
prints tailed with those OF Mrs. Lu-
cile Jester. and when she was ques-
toned az to her name her only reply
was: my name is now Armstrong.
She did not deny, however. that her
name had been Jester. the police said
Detectives are authority for the
statement that she has confessed to
operations carried on in the Vanderbilt
the Waldorf-Astoria and the Biltmore
hotels, she declared. the story here
goes, that she went to a railroad sta
ton and picked up the most attractive
bags ON the platform while porters
were bustling around with baggage.
She Is said to have admitted walking
calmly upstairs in hotels as if guest.
and sending inquisitive employees on
errands until she saw a chance to en-
ter d room.
Arrested on February s.
She was arrested on February S
under the name Lucille Jester on a
charge of grand larceny. but was re-
leased by Magistrate Sweetser two
! days later when the charge was not
pressed.
After the arrest yesterday police de-
clare that a travelling bag marked
IL. s.. of expensive make. two other
bags, a large number of dresses.
shoes. silk underclothing and pearl
necklace were found. A stack of
| pawn tickets also was taken.
Detective Grew Suspicious.
According to the police. she was
trailed yesterday in a large store at
5th avenue and 34th street. where she
, pair of SIS satin slippers into the
| folds of her wrap. as well as silk
valued at $50. and Il cheap jade brace
let. This was after a detective is al
ileged to have accide ntally come across
| her in a pawn shop when his atten-
tion was attracted to her when she
asked the pawnbroker for $25 for a
lorgnette worth easily $500.
She represented herself as a public
| stenographer with an Office in Ho-
1 boken. .
| In Washington Mr. and Mrs. Har-
vey f. Jester were classed as most de-
| sirable residents. Mr.. Jester was en-
ployed here for a number of years
| in the local newspaper field. Four
! years ago. approximately, the couple
were divorced. About six months lat
| er Mr.. Jester died.
Evening star., 1922-12-14
BETTER SCHOOL, PLEA.
Civic Organizations Asked to Sup
port Legislation Program.

Civic organizations were appealed
dent of the District Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions. in an address before the John
son-Powell Mothers Club yesterday
afternoon, to support the school-bet-
terment legislation now pending In
Congress.
Mrs. Hugh Hanna. chairman of the
Weighing and measuring committee
Of the club. reported that beneficial
results already had been noted from
the milk luncheons being served to
pupils Of the school.