The pioneer express. [volume], August 01, 1902, Image 1

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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
0.8.lUprMenUtlve, Thoj.F.Mfcrthall.
8cMtoralH.O.Huu)b(onglt,P. McCumber
Qoventor, Frank White.
Lieut florernor, David Bartlatt.
Becrttary of State, E. F. Sorter.
State Treasurer. D. B. McMillan.
State Auditor, A. N. Carlblom.
Attoroey Oeneral, O CJonutock.
,t Railroad CommUrioners.F, Shea, C.
J.
,, Lord, J. J, Tonngblood.
Superintendent ot Public Instruction, J.
•.Define.
Commifldoner of InBunnoi, FerdlnMid
Leatx.
CommiMioner of Agriculture *nd Labor,
E. J. Tomer.'
J. J. Tonngblood C. J. Lord.
Judgei Supreme Court, N.,C. Young, Al
lied Wauln, D. E. Morgan.
•BKATOM,
First Oiatriot, Jud«on LaMou
re, Pembina.
Second Diatrlot, June* Fuller, StThomas
•initHTAIlTli.
First District, W. J. Watt, Hyde Park,
Chevalier, Bathgate.
Second District, & H. Restemayer, Cava
lier, John Thordarson, Hensei.
Judge of the District Court, Seventh Ju
dicial District, W. I. Kneeshaw, Pern-
MB|,
Clerk of District Court, A. L. Airth.
COUNTY OMOUU.
8tatea Attorney, W. J. Burke.
Sheriff. F. J. Farrow.
Auditor, Paul Williams
Treasurer, Robert McBriae.
Register of Deeds, J,
M.
Chlsholm.
County Judge, J. D. Wallace.
Superintendent of Sohools, J. W. Alex
ander.
Surveyor, F. E. Hejbert
Soroner, Dr.«. F. Krsklne.
CODHTT COMMMBIONIM.
First District, F. C. Myriok, Pembina.
Second District, 8. Sigurdson, Oardar.
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate.
Fourth District, J. Morin, Neche.
Fifth Dist., H. C. Thomson,
St. Thomas.
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
TEBM3, $2.00 FSB 3"OH
A. Ward well., Q. G. Thompson.
WABDWELL THOMPSON.
Entered tit the postoflice at Pembina as second
Class mail matter.
The PIONEER EXPRESS IS sent omy on the dl
"rect order of subscribers, and is continued until
ordered stopped and all arrearages paid.
The rate of subscription is alike to all, 12.00
per year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice of several premium papers in addi
tion.
"Sample" or "marked copies" are sent as com
plimentary only, and while we desire them to be
considered as invitations to subscribe, they will
noi be continued except upon request.
The PIONEER EXFKESS IS the best advertising
medium In the county, having a more general
circulation than any other paper. Card of rates
sent on application.
The Pioneer Express.
Pepubltcan State Ticket.
Tor Members of Congress,
X. F. MARSHALL,
of Dickey County.
For Governor,
B. F. SPALDING,
of Cass County,
FRANK WHITE,
of Barnes County.
iFor Lieutenant Governor,
AVID BARTLETT,
.of Griggs County,
Judge of 8upreme Court,
JOHN M. COCHRANE,
of Grand Forks County,
For Secretary of State.
E. t. PORTER.
of Foster County.
H. L. HOLMES,
of Pembina County.
D. H.
MCMILLAN,
of Cavalier County,
for Commissioner of Insurance,
FERDINAND LEUTZ,
of Morton County.
iFor Attorney General,
C. N. FRICK,
of Nelson County.
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
W. L. STOCKWELL,
of Walsh Countv.
'i jFor Commissioner of Agriculture and tabor,
R. J. TURNER.
7,% of Stark County.
iFor Railroad Commissioners,
C. J. LORD, J. F. SHEA, ANDREW SCHATZ
-"ACCURATE" PROHIBITION FIGURES.
Grafton News and Times.—"Aside
from the moral aspect of the question,
the law is a burden on the tax-payers,
\A without accomplishing any end. Accur
"ate figures drawn from the expense ac
/Count or the county of Walsh, place the
^yearly expense of prosecuting offenders
at 920,000. This burden is borne by the
^farmer, the mechanic, men of brawn and
.sinew, while the sanctified prohibitionist
howls in most unearthly: tones about the
moral eminence of North Dakota. A
I ,s .state control of the liquor traffic on the
South Carolina dispensary plan seems
to solve the harassing problem more ef
fectually, than any statute, thus far de
lf* vised. The popular clamor is not in
I ^ifavor of open saloon, but it does demand
prohibition that does prohibit*
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Twenty Thousand Dollars! How the
poor taxpayers must groan!—unless, like
us, they have die curiosity to turn to the
|next page of the same issue of the News
•and Times, and read the official esti
mate ol the cpunty auditor for the annual
•county expenses, which estimate was ac
cepted by the county board and oh
which they have made the tax levy for
the ensuing.year, andlrom which we ex
^ct the following items, which include
all and everything in the nature of court
{expenses paid by 'the county:
^alary sUte's attorney qnd ex»
psnses.. ,4
SjUaiysheri! an4 deputies....
I ,r Salaryclerkofcourt anddepu{y
£*pensesdistrict co»rt....i... 5,
Expenses justice court. ".. ..
'c^fu Total.... .• i. ,^111)220,00
"The sa'Utfies "df the supreme and dis
jtrict judf^es are paid by the state, but of
course, Walsh county pays a share, of
which IBjOOO would be.a libeial estimate
Urind if we addthat to the $14,
VD,
3ourt
We
will have |17,S90, or the abtoandipg
sult-*tbat ^e grand total of all possible
)^xpfbM^ i|iritbmt credit for feet
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and fines, as estimated by the auditor
and accepted by the county board—falls
nearly 93,000 short of the "estimate
drawn from the official expense account"
by the News and Times as "the yearly
expense of prosecuting offenders" against
the prohibition law alone.
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The fact is that at least a portion of
the Democratic party, and some Repub
licans for that matter, have started out
on anew deal in the whisky -business.
They have given up high license as a
lost cause they know that North Dakota
will never again favor open saloons. But
by arguing the presence of blind pigs
and the immense cost of. prosecution of
the offenders on the one hand and the
big revenue to be deiived by the state
going into the whisky business on its
own account on the other hand, to there
by switch off and break up the progress
of prohibition.
Now, we have not the figures at haud,
but judging from the experience of this
county, which is in all respects similar to
that of Walsh, the expenses of liquor
prosecutions, when balanced by fees and
costs paid by the defendants, the cost to
the taxpayers in either county has been
practically nothing, if, indeed, the cash
balance hs»s not been in favor of the
county. Anyway, there has been some
thousands of dollars paid in fines and
costs in Walsh county which the "accur
ate figurer" of the News and Times has
not included in its $20,000 estimate. In
Pembina county, by the forthcoming
auditor's statement the yearly expenses
for the last year, for cleik of court,
state's attorney, sheriff and deputies,
district and justice courts, is about $5,
200—against which there is a credit of
81,000 transferred from "liquor fund,"
$217.75 fines and focfeitures collected.
$1,107.67 clerk of court fees, $382.66
from druggists' permits, or- a total of
$2,708.08, making the net cost of all
court expenses paid by Pembina county
for the last year about $2,500—while the
News and Times claims that in Walsh
county it costs $20,000 per year to prose
cute its liquor cases alone!
Taxes! Does any sensible taxpayer
believe that with from one to a half-doz
en licensed saloons at every post-office
and village in the county, that $2,500
would pay the court expenses? -n
The difference is, that under' license
law the state prosecutes the customers
under prohibition it prosecutes the sell
ers. The cost to the taxpayers is ap
proximate to the numbers in each class.
A saloon that don't furnish at least a
half-dozen court cases per year, grading
in all degrees of crime, don't sell much
whisky.
IT'S GOOD BREAD.
There is an old story of a famished
widow praying aloud for bread for her
self and hungry children. A rather wild
villager returning home from an evening
at the inn overheard the woman's inter*
cessidns. He had with him a couple of
loaves that he was taking home, and,
being kind-hearted, scrambled up the
iow,' thatched roof, and dropped a1 loaf
down the chimney, and it rolled -out
from the fire-place in front of the 'kneel
jng woman. Without a moment's hesi
tation, she changed her pnyer'from sup
plication to one of thanks to God for the
seeming miracle. Th& man, Kstetiiug at
the chimney, thought the Lord was get
ting more credit than He deserved, so
shouted down: "'Twas na' the Lord, but
the de'il?" "Na, Na," said the widow
"the Lord sent it, but the de'il may ha'
brought it"
There's perhaps a half dozen state pa
pers take the same view of the ticket
nominated at Fargo last week—but they
all at least acknowledge the excellence
of the loaf.
The death of Mrs. E. C. Carruth, wife
of the former publisher of The Grand
Forks Plaindealer, in that city last week,
brings sadness to die hearts of many
friends, among whom are numhered a
large proportion of the state newspaper
fraternity, Mrs. Carruth was possessed
of that, charming, ladylike* character,
which, even in a brief acquaintance, im
pressed one with pleasant memories and
a desire to meet her again. The be
reaved husband has been one of the
most popular of the fraternity, and in his
§ad hour of affliction will receive all the:
consolation that sincere and hearty sym
pathy can give hitn.
Don't Ftll To Try This
Whenever ati honest trial is given, to
Electric .Bitters for troublei it is recbm*
mended fbr a jpermanent cure will .surely
be effected. It never, fails 'to tone the
jtofiach, regul^te.the kidneysaocl bpwels
stimulate the Uvec, invigorate, thenerues
and purify the blood. ItV a wonderful
tonic for ruhdown systems. Electric
Bittern pottUvieiy cures Kidney fetid laver
Troubles, Stotnitch Diso
rders,
aw! expels^Milaria Satis&ctkra
guaranteed. byT. fU Shaw On!y SOcents?
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He had no desire to live longer, He
felt and often expressed himself that he
could be of no farther use in the world,
though he was willing to wait until he
he was called. He died as he would
have wished without that long confine­
ment on abed of suffering Which would
have been so irksome to one of his ac
tive outdoor habits.
A complete history of Mr. Cavileer's
life would be a history not only of North
Dakota, but would include the whole of
this now great northwest for- when he
started westward, Illinois was the front
ier state and Chicago had a population of
only 5,000.
The following short sketch is intended
mostlvasa matter of dates, and the
reader will be able to realize from these
how large apart this modest kindfy old
pioneer has taken in laying the foundation
of the greiat states of Minneisota and
the Dakotas:
SKETCH OF HIS LI^E,
Mr, Cavileer was born in Springfield,
Ohio, March 6th, 1818, and was the son
of Charles and.Rachel (Trease) Cavileer,
natives of Maine and Pennsylvania. He
attended public schools until he was 17
and then removed to Mount Carmel, 111.,
and learned the saddler's trade. He
Came
west, down the Ohio, via St. Loyis,
then a city of 18,000, by steamboat, and
thence up the Mississippi to St. Paul,
landing there in May, 1841, The suo
ceeding year he went through the Minne
sota wilderness to Fond du Lac, near the
present site of Duluth. St Paul at that
time was a village with a church and a
few French people. At Minneapolis a
government saw mill was operated by
soldiers front Fort Snelhng.. Mr. Cavi
leer opened the first harness shop in St
Piul, A few years later he sold out and
in company'with Dr. Dewey established
the first drug store.
Nov. 6th, 1849, Gov. Ramsey appointed
Mr. Cavileer territo.ial librarian, which
position he held until October, 1850,
when he was appointed by President
Millard Fillmore as collector of customs!
for the district of Minnesota and inspector
jof revenue for the port of Pembina. In
persuance of this appointment he came
to Pembina and crossed the Red River
on August 16th, 1851, so that at the time
Of his death he had been here nearly. 51
years, and over 61 years since he landed
at St. Paul.
While the duties of collecting revenue
at'that early period were not in
selyes very exacting, yet Mr. C.'s position
was really far more than a simple col
lector of revenue. He was in fact a sort
of general government agent among a
large population- of 9cmi«nomadk
breeds and wandering Indian tribesi
The feuds ofiHerlvd fiiir companies and
private traders, the Sioux massacre and
the political organizationandtheopening
Hip of this yaiiey to setttatnent and com
jneflx wereall incidentsof MnCavileer's
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PBMBINAfN. D„ FRIDAY, AUG. 1, J.903
Charles Cavileer, The Pioneer Resident of thegState
Dies at the Ripe Age of Eighty^Pour
Years.—His Biography.
Charles Turney Cavalier died at his
home in Pembina, midnight, on Sunday,
July 27th, aged 84 years, 4 months and 22
days, and thus passed to the great be
yond, the earliest white resident of North
Dakota, and also one of the earliest and
oldest of the settlers ot Minnesota.
Though naturally suffering to some ex
tent from the infirmities of advancing age
yet his mind was bright and he was phy
sically active to the very last. His last
illness was ouly 12 hours, and a few min
utes before his death he was up on his
feet He ate his usual breakfast on Sun
day morning and on Saturday was walk
ing about totfn, though not feeling very
well.
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leading position as government official
and early settler.
Mr. Cavileer occupied the position of
collector four years, and then turned his
attention to trade. He hacPa store for a
time at Walhalla, and also at Fort Garry,
returning to Pembina in 1864, where he
has since resided. In that year the first
postoffice was started and Mr. Cavileer
was appointed postmaster which office
he held until 1885, when he was succed
ed by his son, E. K. Cavileer, who is the
present postm ister.
In addition to his official duties Mr.
Cavileer was also asociated with Com
modore Kittson and W.H. Forbes atone
time and with Messrs, Kittson, Culver
Farrington and Sargent in the fur trade
Tor Matty years. These years were
doubtless the most exciting Ones in a life
replete with adventurous incident. It
was during this time that he made reg
ular trips to St. Paul, with trains of from
80 to 100 carts. These trips were long
and wearisome and often dangerous from
bands of roving Indians and stamped
ing herds of buffalo.
In his earlier days Mr. Cavileer was
a regular correspondent of the Smith
sonian Institute of Washington, D. C.
His sketches of pioneer days and graphic
descriptions of scenes and characters were
the delight of his friends and neighbors,
aud the old settlers generally. These
sketches, which have been mostly for
local papers and pioneer society meet
ings, are in the plain, blunt, straight
forward and to the point style of the west
ern plainsman but have a deep under
current of humor wholly his own.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
The services were held in Grace, Epis
copal, chbrch and the edifice was filled
to overflowing and many who would
have otherwise attended remained away
knowing that the place would be crowd
ed:
A select choir rendered the beautiful
chants and hymns. Rev. W. Watson, of
the church, and Rev. Mr. Stoddard of
Emerson, rendered the ritualistic ssrvice,
Mr. Watson preaching an impressive
and appropriate sermon on the theme:
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the
leeast of these, ye have done it untojme.
Numerous beautiful floral emblems were
on and about the coffin. Calm and peace
ful, like a tired child sleeping until the
brightness of the celestial tomorrow
should wake him, lay the one whom we
have'greeted day in and day out for so
many years. The services ended, the
congregation took their farewell look
and the pall bearers—Messrs. H. Garnett
of St. Thomas Budge and Nash, of
Grand Forks Knfeeshaw, Myrick and
Wardwell, of Pembina—took up the re
mains of the old friend they had loved so
long and so well and turned towards the
cemetery and there laid him to rest in
the limits of the city and valley in which
he had made his home so many years,
and with whose settlement and progress
he had so much to do.
He came to the wilderness in the
morning aud when evening was come
he. made his bed between two great
states, the one at his head and the other
at his feet. No man hath nath nobler
monuments to mark his grave—there Ut
him rest.
St Paul, Minn., July 29, 1902.
Editor* Pioneer Express
Allow tqe please to drop a tear with
the family of my old friend, Charles Cav
ileer, in sincere condolence, whose de
mise I have just learned through our
morning paper. Thus, one by one, tie
founders of this great empire are passing
away. Another link broken—another
vacant seat, We were boys together—
acted as bqys—may God forgive us! He
left me for new fields to conquer, and in
1851 located on the extreme frontier.
Today wh« can tell us where the fron
tier is? It ^xists no more, and with the
buffalo and the Indjan, has its place in
history, aqd no where else. Charley,
you have |0ne your part You have paid
the debt dqMt:to. our humanity an^ are
waiting for. 'tit across the border. To
wife and children extend my sincere
sympathy pi this thelr hour of affliction,
your husband and father ia not dead,
but sleepinft ohlyjfone a little whfle be
foreus, an£l ^j^iwith the full confi
llenwin t|is Imqaortality qf the soul.
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for which you can get no repairs.
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Make Hay While
the Sun Shines![
iff! tie Besl Miner? Ton Gi Buy.!
I Deering or Piano. I
Two Piano Mowers but little used,
at reduced prices.
Full line of repairs for these machines always
on (land. Sections for all S
makes of mowers.
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You make a big error*
when you buy a machine*
Dealers in HARDWARE
HARNESS AND MACHINERY.
THE REAL
THING.
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks,
j! Sterling Silverware, Spectacles, l!
Silver Novelties, Eye Glasses.
FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
M. H. MILLER, Jeweler, Pembina, N. D.
CRM
PEMBINA TONSORIAL PARLORS.
THE
Bathgate Roller Mills
Are now Running Night and Day,]
BRING IN YOUR GRIST.
We Guarantee Every Sack of Flour. II the Flour Does
Not Suit You We Give You Back Your Money.
FEED GRINDING A SPECIALTY.
0. PERRATLT, P. 6ARRIPY, R. DEMURS,
Proprietors.
,, PERRAULT,
The art of imitation in
Jewelry has been brought
to such a degree of perfec
tion that the cheap ''gilt"
stuff found in general stores,
or so-called wholsale jewelers, can with difficulty be
told from fine roll plate or solid gold. Wear will dem
onstrate the difference—appearance will not. The only
safe course in buying Jewelry of any sort is to rely up
on the experience and honesty of the honest dealer,
who cannot AFFORD to misrepresent goods.
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