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1 «t ^V5 "4" VOL. XXX. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. RTi.TB OMCIU. (J. S. Representative, B. F. Spalding. t- Senators,H.O.Haiubrongh,P. McCumber Governor, B. F.Fanchler. Lieut Governor, J. M. Derine. Secretary of State, Fred Falley. State Treasurer, D. W. Drlocoll. State Auditor, A. N. Oarlblom. Attorney General, John Oowan. Judges Supreme Court, N. C. Young, Al fred Walltn, J. M. Bartholomew. Railroad Commissioners. John Simons, Henry Erlckson, L. L. Walton. Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. G. Hollmiii. Commissioner of Insurance, G. W. Harri Commlgsioner oi Agriculture and Labor, H. U. Thomas. BBMA.TOBS. First District, Judeon LaMoure, Pembina. Second District, James Fuller, StThomas RIPBUKNTATIVM. First District, W. J. Watt, Hyde Park, J. D. Wallace, Drayton. Second District, B. H. Restemayer, Cava lier. Sohn Thordarson, Hen eel. Judue of the District Court, Seventh Ju dicial District, O. B. tsauter. Grafton. Cleric of District Court, A. L. Airth. COUNTY OFFICERS. States Attorney, W. J. Bnrke. Sheriff. F. J. Farrow. Auditor, Paul Williams Treasurer, Robert McBride. Register of Deeds. J. M. Chisholm. County Judge, V. Qnackcnbush Superintendent of Schools, C. B.Jackson. Surveyor. S. O. McUuln. Coroner, Dr. u, F. Ersklne. COUNTY COMM18SIONSRS. First District, F. C. Myrick, Pembina, Second Istrlct, S.J. SigfusBon,-Mountain Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate. Fourth District, J. P. Hicks, Neche. Fifth District, H. P.Ottem.St. Thomas. COUNTY JUSTICM. C. Murphy. Keche. J. R. Joy. Glasston. E. H. ltergman. Gardar. E. L. Buck, Crystal. COUNTY CONSTABLES. Thos. McFadden, Neche. C.B. Flora, Walhalia. Marshall Jackeou. Keche. A. B. Follins, Crystal.- OFFICIAL CITY PAPER. •sssea.cs, «2.oo jpjbr AHOTM A. Wardwell. G. G. Thompson. WAB.DWELL ft THOMPSON. The PIONEER EXPRESS IS sent only on the di rect order of subscribers, andua continued until ordered stopped and all arrearages paid. The rate of subscription is alike to all, 12.00 Sle eryear. Subscribers paying in advance have choice of several premium papers in addi tion. "Sample" or "marked "opies" are sent as com plimentary only, and while we desire them to be considered as invitutlons to subscribe, they will noi be continued except upon request. The PIONEER EXPRESS is the best advertising medium in the county, having a more general circulation than any other paper. Card of rates eent on application. Entered at the postofflce at Pembina aa second «lass mall matter. The Pioneer Express. TIME. As the war goes on in Africa two things become apparent, that the British forces grow stronger and that the Boers must have put nearly their whole force to the front at the very beginning. It is also apparent that England is very far from being at the end of her resources, while from the nature of things it is easy to see that the Boers must grow weaker in men and munitions ot war. One of the surprises to the whole world, except possibly to the German government, was to find what was supposed to be a little and poor republic turn out to beaperiect arsenal of modern means ot warfare, both ol small arms and rifle cannon with complete stores of amunition and other accessories. And nobody appears to be more sujprised than the English. govern ment, who, it seems ought to have known if anybody did. But bombardments, battles and other incidents of war use up war material very rapidly, and the time must come in the near future, that the Boers who have but little facilities for manufacture and almost no opportunities lor importation from foreign countries, must run short, and the bravest man must fight a losing bat tle if he runs out of powder. The time forthe Boer to win has pass ed. Ii he had taken Mafeking, Kimberly and Ladysmith in the beginning, these losses with the other checks given the British might have made the English government hesitate, as did the battle ol Majuba Hill in the former struggle, but England believes that in all tiie present fighting, disastrous as it has been inci dentally to the British, yet the result as a whole has been, while without especial advantage to either British or Boer, is clearly that England is far stronger in Africa then it was two months ago, and that the Boers have, at least, made no progress, if not aciuaUy.weaker. And Under such circumstances nobody in .. England believes in backing down. On the other hand the Boer always hopes if he does not expect, that if he can hold England at bay, that time and circumstance' will almost surely bring •about European interference or compli cation. For without this hope the Boer knows that time can' only bring certain defeat to him. So far, the Boer has act ed almost purely on the defensive. Even in the investment of the three besieged cities, he has contented himself with -firing from the surrounding bills. But his line of defense is now many hundred A ntiles in extent. Before it are 200,000 ^soldiers. The break will certainly come the near future. •1%' f|1r I among the upper classes, nearly uni versal. Years ago, before the civil war, duelling was the common way of satis fying a man's honor. Later the practice of duelling was made a crime under the law, so now when two men quarrel, it is understood .in most cases, that the next time they meet, both shall be ready to shoot. The survivop, if taken before the court, pleads self-defense and is acquit ted. Mr. Goebel himself only a few years ago went through this performance after killing his opponent. At the time he was shot last week he reached for his hip pocket. A man who was arrested for shooting him had three revolvers on his person, but fortunately for him all chambers were loaded and showed no signs of recent use, and as he stated, "If your arrest every man in Frankfort that carries a revolver, you will have half the town in jail." It was largely because northern men did not go armed, were opposed to duelling and did not shoot down the people with whom they quarreled, that most southern people really thought that northern men could not and would not fight, even if it came to war, though that opinion changed during the rebellion and a review of the history of those times amply proves that the revolver is by no means a guage to the personal bravery of any class or any individual. Revolvers have their place and are sometimes almost a necessity, but the average citizen of this country has no good reason for carrying a shooting-iron round in his hip pocket. We believe, if all the facts could be known, revolvers have done more harm than good, made trouble more times than they have pre served the peace, done more to deprive men of rights and property than to pre serve them, and killed more innocent people than they have rogues. A strictly enforced law in the southern states against carrying concealed weap ons would do much to prevent the shoot ing affairs which are an outgrowth of the false idea that a man's enemies must be shot, or that the man must be a coward who lets them live. "They that take the sword shall perish with the sword." KILL THEMSELVES. "Westward the star of prohibition,etc, —as we have remarked previously. Some of the boosyites of some western towns were pretty nearly scared to death a week ago, on a false report that spot ters had been around and gathered evi dence. Time was when spotters would not have scared them, because they knew that officers would not prosecute, or if they did jurors would not convict. But the man who does not .hesitate to break the law by selling booze is usually a man who does not hesitate to break other laws, and almost invariably is will ing to add gambling and other repre hensible acts to his saloon business. And thus he kills himself. There area large number of people who care little if a saloon or blind-pig is kept quietly and does not obtrude itself into the public eye but when the whiskey people take charge of local politics, when they keep gambling and wors6 resorts, very few people are in their favor, and public sentiment is against them, and when public sentiment favors the enforcement of the law, the law is (enforced. Mandan has just passed through the experience, and it is freely prophesied that inside of two years Bismarck will also be a dry town. And there is one more thing, no town that we have yet heard ot in this state, after once experiencing a dry spell, has desired to go back to the blind pigs again. Devils Lake Inter-Ocean is advertis ing "Chautauqua" just like it expected warm weather and sich next summer. Well, the editor fellers are calculating, with the assistance of Providence and Jim Hill (the two biggest folks in the U. S.)to be there—for a little wh'le anyhow, —But while "we are fond of water"—we don't expect to drink any—of Devils Lake—and from what we observed of most of the other fraternal fellows—they won't drink—Devils Lake water either— So, Bros. Small and McGahan should make arrangements accordingly. Many of our editorial friends as well as correspondents from North Dakota to Twin City papers are busy these days .in "playing" they are autocrats of the state conventions, the real thing ot which js several months in the future. One of the peculiar things about real state conven tions is that little heed is paid to these amateur and premature politicians when the time comes to nominate. -k 7 3 Vi. .5--' *v REVOLVER PRAOTIOE. Some ol our North Dakota newspapers The assassination of Goebel in Ken-! seem to assume that they know all about tucky is a legitimate result of methods the Kentucky election muddle. We and habits prevailing in Kentucky and .tsuggest that perhaps it might puzzle the some, if not all, southern states. The use and carrying of arms is, particularly 1 mm courts of that state to get at the rights of it. All we know, positively here, is that Taylor had quite a majority on the face of the returns, and these returns were certified to by the same election boards that certified to the returns that elected the Kentucky legislature which legisla ture has therefore in effect said, that while we were elected legitimately the vote for Taylor is illegal. The bill for Giving the Fort Pembina reservation to the State of North Dakota for the school fund, has been favorably reported by the senate committee. For the benefit of Bro. Hassing we will again state "what this means." It means, if it passes both houses of congress, a gift ol three sections of fine land one mile from Pembina, worth §25,000 or more to the general school fund of North Dakota and to Pembina in particular and to Pem bina county in general, the addition of eight to twelve good farms, with farmers and their belongings, trade, taxes, etc. One of the interesting articles that is going the rounds of the press at this time, intimates that State Treasurer Driscol has an eye on the Governor's chair. It may be that this is true, but thre is a grave danger that certain dissatisfied peo ple would strenuously object—that they would be even more strenuous with their objections than they would be to his re-nomination for the office of state treasurer.—Mandan Pioneer. The Larimore Pioneer runs its editorial page like this and it looks like "Milton's Paradise Lost" or some other kind of blankety blank verse. Brave Men Fall. Victims to stomach, liver and kidney troubles as well as women, and all feel the results in loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, backache, nervousness, head ache and tired, listless, run-down feeling, But there's no need to feel like that. Listen to J. W. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says: "Electric Bitters are just the thing for a man when he is all run down, and don't care whether he lives or dies. It did more to give me new strength and good appetite than anything I could take. I can now eat anything and have a new lease on life." Only 50 cents, at T. R. Shaw's drug store. Guaranteed. Commissioners Proceedings. Pembina, N. D., February 9, 1900. Jury list was filled and requisition made on corporate towns as follows: Avon 2, Beaulieu 1, Bathgate 1, Dray ton 1, Gardar 2, Joliette 2, Lincoln 2, Midlaud 1, Neche 1, St. Thomas 2, Thingvalla 5, Crystal city 2, Drayton city 1, Neche village 1, Hamilton village 2, Bathgate village 3, Cavalier village 3, Walhaila village 3. Board discussed bridge matters. Frank Lawonn petitioned }o have fine refunded imposed by G. S. Hager, on ground of having paid Justice Thompson his fine for same offense. Board did not think they had jurisdiction, it beiug in their opiniou a case for the courts. Board audited register of deeds' books. February 10th, 1900. Taxes against certain lots in Drayton belonging to W. J. Anderson rebated in excess amount of 99.18. Report of Justice Halcrow returned for case report. February 12th, legal holiday, board adjourned. Febrnary 13th. Checking register of deeds. Tax deed ordered to Elizabeth Genevey lots 1, 2, 3, block 21, Pembina, on payment original sales and 1899 tax. Error in assessment of Rev. Richmond, Bathgate, corrected and same reduced to $120. Tax to be paid this month with out penalty. February 14th. Checking county offi cers' books continued. Tax sale certificate 355, 1897, cancel led, same having been paid. Amount ot tax sales on lot 5, block 21, Pembina, to be accepted less value of building erroneously assess ed thereon. Also tax deed be issued to F. C. Myrick for lot 4, block 21, Pem bina, for original tax. Treasurer to accept original sales of 1899 on lots 19 and 20, block 1, Crystal. The commissioners after some delib eration resolved to take Up the matter of the defective records of final citizenship in the clerk of courts' office, embracing parts of the years 1881 and 1886, and directly affecting the status of about 140 persons, as well as a large number of others, who through heirship or transfer of title hold under or through them, and J1" V) 1/ i. 1,l"""s J? ^t u* PEMBDJA, N. P., FRIDAY, FEBHP"ABY 16, 1900. NUMBER 32. present the same officially as a board,' stating circumstances, to Hon. O. E. Sauter, district judge, for the purpose of discovering any ways or means possible to correct said errors and omissions, and to maKe the apparent bona fide acts of the principals complete and legal from the dates shown by the records. The above completes the proceedings up to Wednesday night. The board is likely to remain in sesson the rest ol the week as they are engaged in checking up county officers' books. MISCELLANEOUS BILLS. Middleton, poor, Annie Burke..§10 90 1' Shaw stationery, telephone etc 22 00 Waiters money adv Clark.... 5 00 E Nixon lumber 7 02 Grambois, poor, rent 6 00 Price supplies 8 75 Fairchild printing 1,000 tax notices 4 00 A Airth postage and express... 14 02 Gunderson labor 6 00 Harris birth registry ... 15 60 Switzer, poor, wood to Rein hoit and Bouvette 12 50 Grand Forks Herald, blanks 10 U0 VVm Crawiord, poor, Mis Tourand 18 30 E Hood D, poor, Tnos Aloe. 25 00 Haildorsson AI D, poor, Miss Freeman 25 00 Haildorsson & Guisenheyer, jjoor Miss Freeman 7 50 A Ulm, poor, Moe 15 75 Weeks, attorney fee, Gould... 15 1)0 VVm Russell, light 18 00 A DeLisie, sundry 1 5U TS Houston, woi bounty 1 00 Mrs VV Dinuusson, poor, Moe... 10 00 Herald, tax receipts 95 00 Einarson, poor, Simundson. .. 36 00 M,M Welch, automatic cabinet. 17 60 E Thorwaldson, poor 10 00 Stephansoii, guard, insane 12 00 Johnson, labor 9 14 Felt & Torrant, comptometer... .125 00 McBride, postage advanced.... 70 35 do co poor, Woodhouse.. 20 00 do express and freight.... 10 82 do bailiff, January court... 98 00 do court stenographer... .229 70 do state witnesses 204 60 do jurors $1,273 70 do transportation pauper Lee 45 00 Merchants Bank, rent 9 16 S Cheney, poor and court house supplies 31 31 An Editor's Life Saved by Ohaxn berlain's Cough Deputy State Treasurer Cook furnishes The Globe with the following statement which shows the amounts that were in the state depositories at the time of their suspension, and the amounts that are due: Citizens National Bank, Fargo, 848, 024.80, balance due, 922,016.16. Grand Forks National Bank, $10,791.44, balance due, $7,554.02. First National Bank, Pembina, $10,508.24, balance due, $3, 677.90. Second National Bank, Grand Forks, $3,124.95, balance due, $1,562.51. First National Bank, Minot, $2,866.64, balance due. $2,121.31. Total $76,216.64, balance due, $36,931.90. When the bank pays out the limit then it will be time enough for the state to commence action on the bonds to re cover the amounts still unpaid. To Oure LaQrippe in 24 Housr. No remedy equals WARNER'S WHITE WINE OF TAR SYRUP for this terrible and fatal disease. If taken thoroughly and in time, it will cure a case^ in 24 hours, and for the cough that follows LaGrippe it never fails to give relief. 'Price, 25c and 50c. At T. R. Shaw's. Consumption Oure—WARER'S WHITE WINE OF TAR SYKUP, the best cough remedy on earth, cures a cold in one day if taken in time. '25and50cts., at the drugstore. •S 4 Remedy. During the early part of October 1896, I contracted a bad cold which settled on my lungs and wds neglected until I fear ed that consumption had appeared in an incipient state. I was constantly cough ing and trying to expel something which I could not. I became alarmed and af ter giveing the local doctor a trial bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and the result was immediate improvement, and after I used three bot tles my lungs were restored to their healthy state.—B. S. EDWARDS, Publish er of The Review, Wyant, 111. For sale by T. R. Shaw, druggiest. 31-33 State Money. Speaking oi the state, funds in insolvent banks The Wahpeton Globe says: It is quite likely that the Citizens National of Fargo and the First National of Pembina will pay out entirely, while the Grand Forks National may pay 50 percent. The Second National of Grand Forks has already paid more than 50 per cent, and will pay more. The Minot bank is a case where little will be paid by the re ceiver and nothing can be collected from the bondsmen. IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A* AAAAAAAAAAI Don't pay freight on dirt! Don't sow foul weed when at a small cost you can get rid of them. The Ovens Improved Cleaner ani Separator, Is superior to all other mills in separating mustard, wild and tame oatst from wheat. It separates mustard and ail foul seed from flax, and has greatest capacity of any farm mill made. It is built of the very best material and is easily operated, .satisfaction guaranteed. The general opinion of the I public is that we keep the KING & CO.. Dealers in Farm Machinery, Pembina, N. D. I BEST STOCK OF FURNITURE IN THIS VICINITY. Come and inspect our stock and you will buy your furniture from us. We also carry a full line of Big Double Store at St. Vincent, GREEN & RUSSELL. 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