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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ The following news items and articles are all transcribed from the Hansboro Pioneer newspaper. The items included in this file were published between January 1, 1908 and March 31, 1908. North Dakota State Historical Society microfilm numbers 09491 Transcribed May, 2000 by: Mary Lindbo, mjlindbo@msn.com Note: when searching for names in this text, I recommend using various spellings of a surname. I noticed during the transcription that some names were not spelled the same throughout. Since many of the names were not familiar to me, I typed them exactly as they were published. (c) 2000 mary Lindbo January 2, 1908 ICE! An excellent quality of ice can be secured at Sweetwater Lake on the Farmers' Grain Shipping Company's Railroad north of Devils Lake. Orders will now be accepted to be filled during the ice season. Orders should be sent to Mr. P.A. DuChene, Devils Lake, North Dakota or if sent to the undersigned, will be forwarded to him. Cost of ice will be 50 cents per ton F.O.B. car Sweetwater, freight rate to Devils Lake 40 cents per ton. You local agent will quote your rate from Devils Lake. This is the very best ice obtainable in this part of the state. Farmers' Grain & Shipping Co., A.M. Mikkelson, Asst. Manager LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Neal McKay is reported to be on the sick list this week. The Yeomen will hold their regular meeting Monday evening, January 6. LaMoure County is to have a new $75,000 court house and they surely need it. Quite a number of our young folks attended the dance at Sarles Wednesday evening and report having enjoyed a pleasant time. Miss Derrig of Lakota came up Monday to spend New Years with her brother, F.H. Derrig, assistant cashier of the Bank of Hansboro. Willie Schubert of Cando, came up the first of the week to attend the masquerade ball and to visit with Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Thomas for a few days. Miss Edna Murdick, who for some time past has been holding a position in a store in Starkweather, has resigned her position and will spend the winter with her parents in this city. The town of Bowbells has an epidemic of black diphtheria. C.E. Blackorby, cashier of the Hansboro State Bank, left Thursday for Missouri for a short visit with friends and relatives and to visit the old home. At Bismarck a case is reported where the husband of a woman is dying of cancer and he being unable to work, his wife is supporting the family by running a blind pig. Rather a curious combination. The Hotel Murdick has been completed and F.H. reports that it has been opened for business and that the trade is excellent. Peter Nelson of the Hansboro Mercantile Co. is in Fargo for a visit with his family and will probably remain for some weeks. "Frenchy" has severed his connection with VanOrder & Sande but will not open up his store at once as he proposed doing or said he did. F.H. Derrig reports that he has recovered the possession of the valuable muffler which he advertised as lost in the last issue of the Pioneer. Mrs. A.O. Johnson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Anderson, left Monday for her home near Williston, North Dakota. A series of special meetings is to be held in this city commencing in a short time and Rev. F. Burling, former pastor at this place, will assist the local pastor in the work. Patrick and Fred Azure of Belcourt, North Dakota and Charles Demarius of Dunseith were arrested Monday by Deputy United States Marshall Quist and brought to Fargo, Tuesday. The Azure brothers were indicted by the federal grand jury on a charge of smuggling whiskey across the border and Demarius is accused of selling liquor to Indians. The three men are half-breeds. They were arraigned before Judge Amidon at noon Tuesday and all pleaded not guilty. They were committed to the county jail to await trial. Attorneys will be appointed for them. Fargo Forum. January 9, 1908 THE BAND CONCERT The Hansboro Concert Band, after hard work for the past two months, have completed preparations for a concert to be given on Friday evening January 24th. The music given will be of a high order and while a program could have been arranged long before this of an inferior order, it is the purpose of the new organization to give the best or none at all. Hard and careful practice has enabled the boys to put up an excellent program of first-class music, something that every band cannot handle, and which any band need not be ashamed to present to the public. After the concert is finished a box social will be held and a couple of hours in social session will be enjoyed, and a good time may be looked forward to by all, as no effort will be spared to entertain the most fastidious. LOCAL NEWS Art Hooser and family of Egeland are visiting with W.A. and family this week. At the reorganization of the Board of County Commissioners of Cando Monday, Andrew Gerard was re-elected Chairman of the board for the ensuing year. Lost - a buggy lamp between Hansboro and Armourdale. Return to Pioneer office and receive suitable reward. Hugh Lymburn and Joe Walgamot accompanied Fred Ninke to Devils Lake yesterday to act as witnesses for him at the land office where the latter is making final proof on his claim today. Miss Edna Derrig left last week for her home in Lakota. Miss Jeffcott left last week for her home in Pembina. She has been visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Weeden for some time past. Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Browne made a trip to Devils Lake and Cando for a short visit with friends the first of the week. They returned yesterday. John Wilson suffered another attack of heart failure Sunday, but is so far recovered at this writing as to be able to be about the streets. The wind was so strong Monday that a car standing on the siding was blown down past the south switch and the section crew was kept busy for several hours getting it back on the track in time for the north bound passenger train to get past. It is reported that James Blackorby, the "mayor of Ellsberry" is confined to the house with a case of small-pox. Now where in the name of all that is mysterious did Jim Blackorby get the small-pox? His cheery laughter will be missed in Hansboro during his enforced absence. A checker tournament is being arranged to take place in this city Monday or Tuesday evening of next week. The captains of the teams to compete are Neal McKay and F.H. Murdick and an interesting contest is looked forward to by those interested in the game. Miss Marguerite Sande returned to her studies at the State University Saturday, after having spent the holidays with her parents in this city. Miss Sorenson returned Saturday and has resumed her position as principal of the city schools, after spending the holidays with friends in the Valley. T.J. Moore returned today from a visit of several weeks to the old home in Virginia. He told a Pioneer representative that he was glad to get back to "God's Country" again as the weather is the finest here that could be imagined, while that in Virginia is rain - cold rain and snow and mud everywhere. O.B. Kessler and bride arrived from Fort Madison, Iowa today and will make their home here until spring, when they will go out to the farm near Tioga in the western part of the state. The Pioneer extends congratulations to the happy couple. Miss Katie Haas returned Monday from a visit with relatives in the southern part of the state and is again in charge of her room at the school house, much refreshed after the vacation. About seven o'clock Wednesday evening the dwelling of Jack O'Rourke on his farm west of town was burned to the ground together with the contents. He was in town at the time of the fire and knew nothing of it until a neighbor came in and informed him of the destruction of his home. Fortunately the fire was confined to the house; his barn, granary and stock being saved. The blow is a heavy one to Mr. O'Rourke but he will rebuild at once. Bro. Gilmore, who for the past few months has had charge of the St. John Tribune, has resigned his position and has accepted his former position on the Cando Herald. Hugh Reynolds has taken charge of the Tribune and will occupy the editorial chair in the future. Rev. Edwin Burling will arrive the first of the week to take charge of a series of special meetings to be held in the M.E. Church for the next few weeks. Mr. Burling, it will be remembered, was the former pastor at this place and his many friends will be pleased to see him. A number of parties who drove in from the west this morning reported having seen a large flock of geese about two miles out of town. The birds were feeding in a stubble field, but when a party of local nimrods attempted to get a shot at them they flew away to the north. The editor wishes in this manner to thank the Board of County Commissioners for the appointment of The Pioneer as one of the official papers for the coming year. During the past year we have tried to do the county work in a satisfactory manner and during the coming year we shall continue the work in the best manner we know how. A report gained circulation in this vicinity last week the W.H. Cauthers and wife were sick in Devils Lake and in need of assistance. While in the Lake this week we took occasion to look them up. There is absolutely no truth in the report as circulated. Mrs. Cauthers is visiting with her parents at Grandin, while "Billy" is working every day at the Chautauqua grounds cutting wood. We are glad to be able to contradict the report circulated and to state that all are enjoying good health. The appointment of the official papers for Towner County was made Monday. Following is the list of papers who will be entitled to publish the official proceedings for the coming year: The Hansboro Pioneer, The Bisbee Gazette, The Cando Herald The appointments were made with a view to giving the widest publicity to county matters by reaching the largest number of homes in the county. Dr. McNaughton came up today from Devils Lake to investigate the alleged poisoning of two of J.E. Miller's horses which died the first of the week. After due investigation he found that the horses had eaten some poisonous weed from the straw stacks and had not been poisoned by any person from malice. Excitement was at fever heat when the matter first came up and a strong feeling of resentment was expressed against any person who would perpetrate such a deed. The Pioneer is glad to chronicle that no such crime was committed and the horses were lost purely through accident. ELLSBERRY ECHOES J.B. Blackorby is on the sick list and the doctor has put him under quarantine he claims it is a case of small-pox. We hope he is mistaken. H.T. Corhell went to Rolla Friday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Shoemaker January 2, a nine and a half pound girl. C.E. says that means an extra row of potatoes. R.T. Elsberry went to Hansboro Friday. Mrs. Lee Arnold of Rock Lake has been visiting with her mother Mrs. C.E. Shoemaker the past few days. C.E. Shoemaker went to Rock Lake Saturday. Butchering was ripe with Chas. Tribble, Monday and Chas. Can blow his horn louder than ever now. School is closed until the small-pox scare blows over. M.E. VanOrder and D.A. Blackburn of Hansboro was in this vicinity Tuesday trying to collect some bad bills. Of course there is lots of bad ones this winter it is a pity that every day isn't Sunday. Lewis Shoemaker and Charles and Joe King returned from the Turtle Mountains Saturday where they had been hunting and that was all there was to it for they had to hire one of the natives to show them a rabbit. Joe says if they could have hired someone to do the shooting the result might have been different. As it was they got no game because they couldn't get close enough to put salt on the rabbit's tail. ELLISON JOTTINGS Let us again commend the weatherman for the continuation fine weather. Yesterday the mercury registered 35 above zero in the shade just 75 degrees warmer than we had a year ago. Think of the contrast and it will make you shiver. The light flurry of snow we had has nearly all disappeared and people are again obliged to use wagons instead of sleighs. Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Lungren from Poverty Slide attended divine services at Ellison Church Sunday morning. Chas. Wells who was laid up for a week with tonsillitis is again able to be up and around. Mrs. Mary Evans is visiting her son Will and family since Christmas. C.L. Moore has altered his facial appearance by the removing of his moustache. Rev. and Mrs. J.H. (??-unable to read microfilm) were greatly surprised on New Years Day to meet about 65 of their neighbors and friends at the A.B. Miller residence and after partaking of a bounteous basket dinner. They were most surprised by being presented with about $20.00 worth of groceries such as flour, corn meal, buckwheat flour, sugar, canned goods, prunes, tea, coffee, meat and many other useful articles to numerous to mention. The day was spent in a very sociable manner by singing, etc. Jos. Burkholder recently bought 100 bushels of oats, purchase price 45 cents per bushel. Master Willie Fike was somewhat surprised last Saturday when he shot and killed a full grown fox with a 22 caliber rifle. Wm. Deardorff and family are spending a week visiting friends at Zion. Messrs. Jones and Scott of Calvin were business transactors in the Ellison community last Saturday. Roy Miller is spending the week in Cando having his car treated which has been annoying him for some time already. January 16, 1908 LOCAL NEWS Art Hooser and wife returned to Egeland the last of the week. Mrs. Maud Gray has been on the sick list for the past week but is better at this writing. Martin Borgerson of Egeland visited with friends in this locality several days the past week. We are well satisfied with the 1907 business. We thank our patrons and ask a continuance of your valued trade. The Peanut Man. Quite a number of our young folks attended a dance at the Barley home west of town Monday evening and all report a pleasant time. The Hon. Abe Ruef was a long time finding out that he had a conscience. Pity he did not discover it sooner. Robert Long is spending the winter in Missouri. About the only industry in Russia that is not more or less paralyzed is the manufacture of high explosives. As fast as one rich man gets married, another begins to figure on the amount of alimony he will have to pay. Rev. Edwin Burling, former pastor of the M.E. Church in this city, now stationed at Russell, is here this week holding revival meetings and renewing acquaintances. The bachelors in Hansboro are in strict training both physically and mentally to provide against any possible proposals which may be offered during the leap year. Frank Hodgins, of Sarles was a Hansboro business visitor the last of the week and dropped into the Pioneer office for a chat, and to order the Pioneer sent to him in order that he might keep posted on the Towner County news. A.H. Kellogg and wife, father and mother of F.A. Kellogg of this city are visiting with the latter this week. The old gentleman and his estimable wife have been residents of the state for twenty-seven years and thinks there is no place like North Dakota. He is very favorable impressed with our little town, but of course thinks that his hometown of Medford is just about right. The Pioneer acknowledges a pleasant call. F.H. Dick went to Colorado last week with the intention of looking up a location with a view to changing his residence. The change is necessitated by the condition of his wife's health. Their many friends hope to hear of her rapid recovery and they will be missed in this locality. In the checker tournament held in the opera house the first of the week, the side captained by Neal McKay had no trouble in winning over the Murdick side. The final score was 31 to 15. Following is the score by players: McKAY - 3 Grimes - 0 Diggens - 4 Rasmussen - 5 Paetow - 6 Browne - 6 Haas - 4 Lawrence - 3 MURDICK - 2 Leftwich - 6 McCauley - 1 Hamilton - 1 Lakeman - 0 Weeden - 0 VanOrder - 3 Wynn - 3 January 23, 1908 A deputy for the M.W. of A. is in town endeavoring to organize a camp here. The condition of George Davlin of Crocus, who has been suffering for some time at Mercy Hospital with kidney trouble is said to be much improved. Choice Sierra brand California Figs, 10 oz package; and Royal Excelsior brand finest selected dates, 1 lb. Package; a nickel a package. The Peanut Merchant George N. Brown, the bonanza farmer from Bryan Township was in town Saturday. He reports that gophers are numerous out his way and meadow larks are not uncommon. While at play Saturday afternoon, little Maurice Browne captured a butterfly on the Opera House steps and came into the office and proudly exhibited his captive. Who said "Cold arid North Dakota"? This is a fact and the butterfly still lives. Sheriff James Taylor was transacting business in the north end of the county last week and was in Hansboro, Friday and Saturday. Editor Treadwell of the Rock Lake Ripples, is in town today. Mr. Treadwell says business at Rock Lake is picking up since the new year set in and that many improvements at Rock Lake are contemplated for next spring and summer. The revival meetings close this evening. Court is in session in Ramsey County this week. Hon. J.J. McCanna of Cando transacted business in the city yesterday. Charles E. Blackorby returned from a visit to Missouri the last of the week and says he is glad to get back to the best state in the Union. Nothing but mud everywhere in Missouri. Just to show his wife that he wasn't intoxicated a man we all know well sneaked home the other night, took his accustomed chair, opened a book and began to read. He felt rather sheepish the next morning when his wife proved to him that it was not a book he had opened, but her hand satchel, which was lying in easy reach on the center table. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Leap Year parties and balls are popular throughout the state. The schools at Devils Lake are said to be crowded and provisions are being made for the erection of a larger building. A man, a kerosene can and a low fire caused considerable excitement in Crary last week when the former poured the oil on the latter. January 30, 1908 A GRAND SUCCESS The Band Concert and Basket Social Attracts Good Crowd The concert and basket social given by the Hansboro Concert Band last Friday evening at the opera house was a marked success in every way. Early in the evening the crowd began to assemble and when the curtain was rung up for the first number of the program and the house was crowded to its full capacity. Every member of the band was in his place promptly and each one seemed determined to do his best this being the first appearance of the organization in public since re-organization less than two months ago. All did themselves proud and that various selections were rendered with a precision and attention that would have been noteworthy in a much order band. The vocal numbers by Miss Olson, of Cando and Rev. Palmer were much enjoyed and the humorous reading by the latter brought forth shouts of laughter. Prof. Jules Beaudoin formerly of Rolla, was in the city and assisted the boys during the concert and proved to be a great help. Miss Roberta Long gave a piano solo and also accompanied the various vocal and instrumental solos, rendering a service to the band which cannot be well repaid, and tending much to the success of the entertainment. At the conclusion of the concert the baskets were sold and everyone enjoyed the lunch for a time when someone suggested that a short dance be given. The orchestra, composed entirely of members of the band consented and proceeded to furnish some excellent music, responding to encore after encore. The music furnished by this orchestra was acknowledged to be the best ever given by any orchestra of a like number in the city. In the wee small hours the crowd reluctantly left for their several homes with kind thoughts and best wishes for the Hansboro Concert Band and Orchestra. ELLISON JOTTINGS Elmer Cocanower, wife and family from Clyde spent Sunday at the J. B. Rizner home. The la grippe is quite prevalent in this community and is a visitor in nearly every family. Mrs. W.A. Deardorff's sister and little boy from Zion are visiting with the former this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Landis from near Hansboro were Sunday guests at the W.T. Noakes home. North Dakota in 1905 had a population of 437,070 of which 244,907 were males and 192,073 females. Dr. Durocher from Rolla who handles Koch's remedies canvassed this section of the country last week. Evangelist Luther Byer from Egeland attended prayer meeting at the J.T. Miller residence Sunday night. Miss Iva Hinke who has been teaching the Lansing School leaves today for Austin, Minnesota to attend college. Thos. And Ross Noakes are taking a week or two furlough at home after spending several months in the Turtle Mountains cutting saw logs. Summit, of Billings County has the highest altitude of anywhere in the state, 2,830 feet, compared with the altitude of Winnipeg, Manitoba which is only 750 feet. Roy Santman's have a new youngster at their home, arrived last Saturday and he is a boy. The mother and son are going nicely and with the fair treatment it is hoped that the father will pull through also. The four month old infant girl baby of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Horner passed away last night of convulsions. Interment will take place Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Ellison cemetery. The bereft family have the sympathy of the whole community. ELLSBERRY ECHOES Boyd Sampson is able to be out again. Charles Brown visited at Shoemaker's Sunday. J.B. Blackorby will soon be turned loose and gee whiz, what a time! Oscar Carter was telling us Sunday he was going to commence harvesting his oranges in a few days. Isadore Henley is improving slowly and as soon as he can stand the trip he will go to New Ulm, Minnesota for an operation. George Lang was in town Tuesday. Marion King took the train for Roosevelt, Minnesota to try to get some more land or get out lumber for a new house. J.R. and Chas. Blackorby were in this vicinity Sunday. Jack says he is to be married in about tow weeks, but we don't think he will go to the bad quite so soon. C.E. Shoemaker and H.M. Butler went to Hansboro Sunday. This was the first time C.E. had been in town for two or three months and it kept Butler busy to look after him and keep him straight. J.R. Crum of Hansboro, was in town Sunday telling our merchant how to sell flour. The next time J.R. comes down to our town we will meet him on the suburbs and make him promise to keep mum. J.R. Crum, our merchant has sold his interest in the F.G. & S. Co. R.R. to the Soo and it will be taken to Armourdale and hooked on to the Soo line at that place. Of course we don't know how far it will extend out of town. LOCAL NEWS B.L. Thomas and wife are visiting in Cando this week. J.J. McCanna was a Cando business caller in the city today. Disastrous fires continue throughout the sate. The latest are at Bowdon and Tolley. Mark Nelson, the Minot boxer is said to have worsted easily by Bennett of Fargo in the former town last evening. A prairie fire of considerable magnitude was visible to the north last week, an eloquent testimonial of the kind of weather we are having. The insurance rates in Hansboro are in many cases exorbitant. The town should be re-platted and re-rated. The present plat and ratings would be a laugh producer even among the inmates of the "foolish house" at Jamestown. The Acme elevator at Sarles was totally destroyed by fire last night entailing a loss of about $20,000 as there was about 8,000 bushels of grain in the elevator at the time. The Great Northern side tracks were also damages considerably. M.E. Thomas of Rock Lake was a Pioneer visitor today. J.R. Crum, the Ellsberry merchant was in town between trains yesterday. A light fall of snow this week and a trifle colder than usual as a consequence. Mrs. J.H. Schmidt and baby of Langdon are visiting friends in the city this week. Station agent Raether and wife have fitted up some cosy apartments at the depot and are now living there, making it much handier for everyone concerned. Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Anderson are enjoying a visit from a sister of the latter, who arrived from Nebraska yesterday. A.C. Anderson and Frank Graybill went to Devils Lake Tuesday. The former to make final proof on his homestead and the latter as a witness. A number of fatal accidents are reported from different parts of the state from persons being too careless in handling ice. The latest of record is the death of Ed Powers, a young man residing near Russell. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burley was claimed by the death angel Monday morning at 2 o'clock. Pneumonia was the cause of death and the bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their affliction. February 6, 1908 'Tis said that John Wills will not go after ice again without taking a life preserver along. 'Tis said while getting ice at the coulee near George Dale's place, he slipped and fell into about eight feet of water. To make things pleasant, the day was a cold one and he had to drive to town in a rather sloppy condition. Mrs. C.D. Carmichael of Cando visited with relatives and friends in this vicinity last week. Mrs. F.E. Ihlmrn of Glasgow, Montana arrived the first of the week for a visit with her sister Mrs. Elmer Barker. They have not met before for over 12 years. County Superintendent Gang visited our city schools recently and expressed himself as highly pleased with them and the work they are doing. That is one institution at least that Hansboro can be proud to claim. A good school means much to a community. The insurance rates of our town have been a matter of considerable discussion of late - in fact, have been cussed and discussed more than any other one subject. The Commercial Club took the matter up with the Board of Underwriters and Secretary Haas received word from them last week that a man would be sent up in a few days to re-plat and re-rate the town. This will be good news to many who have been paying exorbitant insurance rates for the old list is certainly a thing fearfully and wonderfully made. Neal McKay has sold his blacksmithing business together with the shop and tools to George Walker, of Blumfield, Manitoba. Mr. McKay is one of the pioneer residents of our city and has built up an excellent trade but Mrs. McKay's health is not the best and they will go west in the hope that a change of climate will benefit her. Neal wishes to thank his patrons for their business in the past and for their good will and hopes that all will extend to Mr. Walker the same liberal patronage with which he has been accorded. Mr. Walker will take charge in a few days and intends to put in some more machinery and to make the shop first-class in every respect. The Pioneer joins with out residents in bidding him welcome. NOTICE FOR BIDS For Furnishing Rigs, Teams and Drives For Five School Routes in Picton School District No. 6 Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the School Board of Picton School District No. 6 up to the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 9th day of March 1908 for the furnishing teams, drivers and comfortable rigs for. Five School Routes To be known and described as follows and to supply the following patrons: Route No. 1 - W.B. Underwood, H. Halone, J.O. Fernyhough, George Dale and Herman Lentz. Route No. 2 - L. Turcotte, Tom Jalbert, August Jalbert and F. Jodoin. Route No. 3 - H. Gilbert, O. Piotro, J. Jarvis, Wm. Maxwell and A. Miller. Route No. 4 - W. Gailfus, James O'Donnell and A. Savaloja. Route No. 5 - J. Hill, Matt Karvanan, Matt Johnson, Joe Agarand, Gustave Agarand and Roland Kessler. Said above routes are subject to change at any time by the School Board as occasion may require. Contract will be made to take and deliver the school children of the above named patrons and residents to and from the Picton School situated on the northeast quarter of Section 16, Township 163-164, Range 68 for and during each day of the school year of 1908. Bids will be opened at 2 o'clock p.m. on Monday the 9th day of March 1908 and the Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated January 30, 1908. By order of the School Board of Picton School District No. 6. A.Durocher, President Attest: Walter Gailfus, Clerk LOCAL NEWS Miss Roberta Long left today for a visit with relatives in Missouri. The Bank of Hansboro has installed a new gasoline lighting plant. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Barker were visiting with friends in the city several days the past week. Word comes from Louis Bierinckx that he is located at Williston, Alberta and likes his new location and is doing well. Mrs. J.H. Schmidt returned to her home in Langdon Tuesday after visiting friends in this neighborhood for the past week. Wm. Krisher came down from Hansboro on Monday and visited until Wednesday morning with his sister Mrs. M.O. Long and his father. Egeland Enterprise. Mrs. D.A. Blackburn has been on the sick list the past few days. Mrs. Geo. Wilson has been ill for a few days but is much improved at this writing. Mrs. Arthur Wynn and baby left Tuesday for a visit under the parental roof at Antler, North Dakota. S.P. Atkins returned home on Tuesday from Fargo where he went about two weeks ago to physicians with his little boy who had swallowed a coffee berry some time ago that had lodged in his throat and was giving him considerable trouble. He brought the little fellow back to Cando last week where he now remains in the doctor's care. Egeland Enterprise. Sometime Monday night bold bad burglars broke into the depot at Olmstead, blew the door off the safe with nitroglycerine and took about $30.00, the contents of the safe. The officers have been working on the case but owing to lack of any tangible evidence, have made very little headway up to this time. The work is reported to have been that of experienced men as shown by the manner in which the door was blown off. A short time ago A.S. Gibbens of Cando made the discovery that someone had been stealing grain from his farm east of this place. By various means the guilt party was tracked across the line. The party finding that "things were warning up" got busy, we are informed, and had friends intervene and return the oats and some of the other things taken and then skipped. Good riddance to bad rubbish for this section of the United States and Canada. A large crowd attended the Poverty dance given in the hall last Friday evening. The dancers kept it up until 4:30 a.m., seeming determined to get all the dance they needed, for a time at least. Everyone reports a good time and plenty of dancing. The management are well satisfied with the receipts, there being about fifty tickets sold. February 13, 1908 Several of our residents are preparing to attend the ball at Sarles this evening. Johnny Harrington of Egeland is visiting with W.A. Hooser and family this week. W.A. Hooser installed one of his lighting plants in the VanOrder & Sande store the first of the week and has also put one in the Opera House. J. Pierpont Morgan called on the President the other day, but it is not believed that he urged him to accept a third term. The farmers are busy getting their seed cleaned and ready for the spring's work. Every indication points to an early spring, and the "early bird catches the worm". South Dakota's new divorce law will not go into effect until two years from now. Go early for your divorce and avoid the rush. A party of young people went to Rock Lake Tuesday evening to attend a club dance and reported an excellent time. Everything was done by the people of our sister town to make the occasion a pleasant one for the party and they hope in the near future to be able to have an opportunity to return the compliment. The sleigh load of young people who went to Rock Lake Tuesday evening had to come home on the train Wednesday as the storm prevented their driving home. The weather for the past few days has been the most like winter of any so far experienced so far this season. Today the sky is clear and the air is warm and what little snow was left after the rain Tuesday is rapidly disappearing. A few short weeks now and nature will have put on her spring garb and the prairie will blossom as the rose. Who wouldn't live in North Dakota? ELLISON JOTTINGS The sick so far as we have learned are on the mend. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Steel were over Sunday guests at the home of Lew Dreasler's. The Ellison school closed last Friday. Miss Stewart, the ex-school marm leaves this week for Mandan where she will hold down a claim for the next fourteen months. There will be no services at the Ellison Church Sunday the 16th owing to the large program that will be rendered at the Snyder Lake Church on that date and a great many of the Ellisonites will attend the latter services. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday of this week with Mrs. Leroy Brotherton. Wolves are getting quite numerous in this locality lately. Mending harness and cleaning seed grain is quiet general among farmers in this locality at the present time. The family of C.E. Wells were Sunday visitors at the W.A. Deardorff home. W.D. Mohler is hauling lumber from the Turtle Mountains preparatory to building a large bank barn. February 20, 1908 LOCAL NEWS J.R. Crum of Ellsberry was in Hansboro between trains Tuesday. Don't forget the supper given by the L.A.S. at the Opera House next Wednesday evening. Hugh Lymburn and wife are enjoying a visit from their nephew George Brown of Winnipeg this week. Rev. A.S. Gibbens was in town between trains today and the Pioneer acknowledges a pleasant call. Albert Crum returned last week from Fargo where he passed the examination for a registered assistant pharmacist. He will visit for a time with his parents in this city. The Pioneer has a new correspondent from Antwerp this issue and the articles sent in are bright and newsy and we hope that our correspondent will continue to send them in every week and the more the merrier. Send along the news and we will do the rest. The L.A.S. of the M.E. Church will give a supper at the Opera House next Wednesday evening. Everything that the most fastidious could desire will be served from 6 to 8 o'clock p.m. and a short entertainment will be given. Price for supper is 35 cents. Everybody come. A team from Rolla Homestead B.A.Y. came over from that place Monday evening to demonstrate the work on a number of candidates in the local homestead. After the ceremony of initiation had been completed the lodge went into social session and games were played until the midnight supper hour, when an excellent lunch was served and then those who wished tripped the light fantastic until about 3 o'clock in the morning. All expressed themselves as having passed an enjoyable evening and while here the Rolla Yeomen extended an invitation to the Hansboro Homestead to attend their ball and banquet to be given in Rolla Friday evening. They are a jolly good bunch of fellows and will ever be welcome in Hansboro Homestead No. 914. Mrs. Arthur Wynn is expected home this week from her visit with relatives at Antler. No wonder the ground hog went back to sleep. There is one consolation at least it can't last long. Frank Graybill, Mrs. A. Messer and Miss White were initiated into the mysteries of Yeomanry last Monday night. A horse race was run in St. John last Saturday, helped to enliven things up. Think of that, you people in the east, who are wallowing through the mud. Mrs. Mary Applebee, a sister of Mrs. A.C. Anderson, had a finger amputated today. A cancer had made its appearance on the finger and it was thought best to amputate the finger as that would be the surest and safest way to treat it. The lady is doing well under the care of D. J.S. Hamilton. The Leap Year Ball held at the Opera House in this city last Friday evening was a very enjoyable affair. A good crowd was in attendance the music was of the best and everyone appeared to enjoy themselves. The lunch served by Caterer J.B. Smith was first class. Quite a number of young people from Rock Lake were in attendance. Among them we notices Misses Balfour, Brightbill and Conway and Messrs. Lean, Janeke and Balfour. The band is still practicing hard and adding new members at nearly every meeting. The roster is now composed of twenty-two names and by the time warm weather comes the boys will be able to discourse music to suit the most fastidious. There are very few towns of the size of Hansboro that can boast of so good an organization. It's a dandy, good thing. Help it along. At least give the boys your support. With the coming of spring there are to be several fine dwelling houses erected in our city and work for the contractors will be on the boom for a time at least. Among the houses which will be built are those of Dr. J.S. Hamilton, a neat six-room cottage; one for James Brown of eight rooms and F.H. Murdick will probably add to his already commodious dwelling a wing 28x32 in size, two stories high to contain ten additional rooms. Other extensive improvements are being planned and the season promises to be a busy one. Mrs. B.L. Thomas is visiting in Cando. The pulpit at the M.E. Church will be filled Sunday by Dr. J.S. Hamilton. Services at the usual hour, both morning and evening. Everyone is cordially invited to attend any or all of the services. Rev. E.B. Palmer left the first of the week for a visit with friends and relatives in the southern part of the state. He will return some time the latter part of next week in time to fill the pulpit on Sunday, March 1. Miss Edna Murdick returned Monday from Starkweather, where she has been clerking in a store for the past few months. She will take a much needed rest and will probably remain at home for some little time, at least her many friends here hope this is the case. The M.W.A. are to organize this evening and it is reported that there are over thirty candidates to "ride the goat". The team from Cando is in town to do the work with James Mahood at the head. You all know what that means. ELLSBERRY ECHOES J.R. Crum went Hansboro Saturday. Our banana weather has gone off on an excursion or some other place. Wm. Hagenbook is carrying the Armourdale mail in Joe Henley's absence. J.B. Blackorby has been clipping his horses the past few days. Rather chilly, we should think. Isadore Henley will come home this week from New Ulm, Minnesota where he had gone some time ago to undergo an operation for appendicitis. There is talk of putting a cooperative store in this place and they will handle lumber and put in a full line of machinery. Let her come. We believe it is a good move. H.M. Butler and C.E. Shoemaker started for Cando last Friday, but did not get very far until they had all kinds of accidents, got homesick and came back home. H.T. Cornell, Lewis Shoemaker, Mrs. H.M. Butler, Mary Shoemaker and Lettie Butler attended the Literary at Rock Lake Saturday evening and report a fine time. Marion King who returned home from Roosevelt, Minnesota Saturday and says Minnesota has one advantage over North Dakota that is they have stumps to shoot at and we have none. A.L. Tennis expects to move to some point south on some other line the last of this month or the first of the next. We hate to loose a good citizen but what is our loss is the other town's gain. We wish him all kinds of success. ANTWERP ANECDOTES Wm. Gentler transacted business in Sarles Monday. Cleaning seed is the order at Antwerp most of the farmers predict an early spring. Mrs. Alice Van Dunes left for Devils Lake Saturday to attend the wedding of Miss Ruth Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Barker returned home Monday after spending a couple of weeks visiting Hansboro friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Barker attended the Leap Year Ball at Sarles February 13 and report an excellent time. Music from Grand Forks. Mrs. Geo. Doan and Mrs. Hill left the first of the week for Gull Lake, Canada where their husbands are located on new farms they recently filed on. There was a meeting held this week in Bryan school house no. 2 to vote on who this district should run for commissioner next election. Wm. Cunningham receiving all the votes and if elected we think will be the right man in the right place. ELLISON JOTTINGS Joe Burkholder lost one of his best work horses last week. J.W. Steel has postponed his land seeking expedition for another month. Mrs. Sally Halsinger from Sarles is calling on Ellison friends this week. Messrs. H.W. Heller, Geo. Heller and J.S. Fike attended the school directors meeting at the county capital last week. Commissioner Miller called on several destitute families at Rock Lake recently and relieved them of their suffering condition for the time being. Jack Rigner was a business caller at Calvin last Friday. Mr. Rigner has a bunch of fine horses he will offer to the public for sale any time now. The Bisbee Gazette says in a late issue: H.H. Horner from Ellison would make an able representative. A general exodus from Ellison to the Brumbaugh church yesterday to hear the long program rendered, possibly packed the snow and will aid the sleighing. Today the neighbors of J.H. Brubaker turned in and hauled 8 or 10 loads of hay to the Geo. Henderson farm that Mr. Brubaker will occupy in the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Ester Miller who spent several weeks visiting the formers parents and other relatives and friends at Zion returned last Thursday. The Hansboro Amusement Club expect to go to Cartwright tomorrow evening to play with a club a tournament of checkers and pool with a team from that town. The result will be awaited with interest. Advertisement - HOTEL "COMFORT", F.H. Murdick, Proprietor Rates $2.00 per day Finest Meals in the City Warm, Well Ventilated Rooms Transient Trade Solicited A Please Customer is Our Best Advertisement Hansboro, North Dakota February 27, 1908 LOCAL NEWS General Manager Mikkelson was in Hansboro between trains Monday. Organizer Robert Ballew who instituted a M.W.A. camp here last week, left Monday for Devils Lake. A.Tennis of Ellsberry left Monday for Webster where he will take charge of an elevator for a time. He may decide to locate there for the coming year. R.J. Moore left Wednesday for Kalispell, Montana where he expects to locate. The Imperial Elevator of which he has had charge will be closed until fall. A large amount of freight is being brought in daily to the towns along the Farmers line and from the amount of it one would not think that the times are hard or money scarce. W.A. Hooser is spending a few days with his brother, Arthur at Egeland. Mrs. John Laybourne and sister of Ellsberry were Hansboro visitors Monday. Sheriff James Taylor was in Hansboro on business Friday and Saturday of last week. The Thomas auction sale, at Rock Lake was well attended and everything sold at good prices. Roy Lean, the enterprising young hardware man of Rock Lake was in town between trains the first of the week. C.J. Partridge who has been confined to his home by illness for the past two or three weeks, was in his office one day this week, but has since had a relapse and is again confined to his home. Rolla Herald. C.R. Gailfus was taken suddenly ill last Thursday evening with an attach of bowel complaint and for a short time he was very sick. He has so far recovered as to be able to attend to business. Rolla Herald. As we passed through Olmstead on our way to Devils Lake, Monday, the home of James Williams was burning to the ground. The fire was discovered about 5:30 in the morning and was supposed to have originated from a defective flue. The fire was supposed to have been extinguished in the morning but broke out again about noon and the building was totally destroyed. Messrs. E.M. Jacobson, James Lewis, William Jolliffe, Robert Jolliffe, Arthur Gallows and yea editor drove over to Hansboro Monday upon invitation of the Yeoman of Hansboro to assist them in initiating some new members. The homestead at Hansboro is in a flourishing condition and with the work which they are now in a condition to do can be made one of the best homesteads in the state. About twenty members were present and after the lodge work was completed a very enjoyable social time was held. Those who went from here report a good time, and they were well pleased with the treatment they received. Rolla Herald ELLSBERRY ECHOES Sleighing is about played out and wheeling no good so we will have to stay home. H.T. Cornell says if any of the girls want to take a whirl in his auto just be around. Mr. S. Stone started for Rolla Saturday but got stranded in a snowbank. C.E. Shoemaker and family visited with H.M. Butler Sunday. S. Stone has sold his farm to Robert Madeford and will have a sale soon, but does not know what he will do in the future. We hope he is not going to leave the country. Joe Walgamot the Hansboro herder, was in our burg Monday. Chas. Tribble and family visited with Fred Gray and family Sunday. A.Tennis has accepted a job with the Farmers Grain Co. at Webster. He is there at present and will move his family soon. It is understood that John Laybourne will handle the coal and wood for the Farmers Grain company in the absence of an agent at this place. Mrs. Frank Rutherford and daughter Marie visited with Mrs. Joe Henley Tuesday afternoon. The school board of Armourdale township held a special meeting for the purpose of determining the length of term of school and the grade of teachers and wages for same Tuesday. ELLISON JOTTINGS This year we are having our last years April weather on Washington's birthday and the consequences are our sleighing is nearly over. Miss Ida Mohler is having a severe siege of erysipelas in her face. Mr. G.R. Pettie of Dunseith who represents the A.S. of E. had a very small turnout at the Ellison school house last Wednesday and it was suggested that the Ellison people who wish to hear that topic discussed attend the Rock Lake meeting the day following where we understand he made a rousing speech. Several sleigh loads of Snyder Lake young people attended church at Ellison Sunday morning and were afterward entertained at the W.A. Deardorff home. W.E. Rimel of Rock Lake and Jackson McCune of Cando were all through the Ellison country last Friday, telling farmers that they should sell their horses at, but nit. Elmer Coconower and family from Clyde were over Sunday, guests at the A.B. Miller home. Rev. J.H. Brubaker is spending the week at his former home hear Surrey calling on his many old time friends, prior to their leaving for British Columbia. Hon. A.S. Gibbens was through our country recently talking up the seed wheat proposition which we should all very carefully consider and be sure we're sowing wheat that will stand the test and if Hansborough is to be our next senator he cannot assure us a bumper crop, but he may possibly aid us in obtaining good prices. Well! Pop goes the weasel! ANTWERP ANECDOTES Harold Johnson and mother are Sarles visitors today. Wm. Ginther and family were Sunday visitors of Ernest Chubb and family. Wm. Barnes, the Advance Threshing Machine collector is in this neighborhood today on business. Geo. Wilson, Hansboro popular liveryman, passed through this vicinity Saturday on his way to Sarles. Mr. and Mrs. Barker returned home from Hansboro Sunday where they have been visiting for a few days. Elmer says the roads are pretty bare now for a sleigh. Elmer Barker joined the Woodman lodge over at Sarles last Thursday evening. Theresa Petit is over helping Mrs. Blackorby with her household duties the past two weeks, Mrs. Blackorby being in poor health. Quite a number from Antwerp went over to Hansboro Thursday evening to help organize a M.W.A. lodge. They say they had a terrible time and from all reports guess they must have had. March 5, 1908 LOCAL NEWS The people of Devils Lake are making a hustle for a Carnegie Library. The M.W.A. will give a ball at the Opera House Tuesday evening, March 17. The wheels of justice are in motion in Cando this week with Hon. John F. Cowan on the bench. Oliver Nelson of Fargo came up this week and has taken up his old position with the Mercantile Company. E.E. McDougall spent Sunday with friends down the line. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson on Wednesday of this week, a boy. All doing well. Peter Nelson of the Hansboro Mercantile Co. came up from Fargo the first of the week. He is attending court at Cando. John E. Knight, Geo. Dale and Hugh Leslie left Monday for Cando to serve as jurymen in the adjourned term of court being held this week. Farmers who find themselves short of good seed grain might find it to their interest to speak with the local agent of the F.G. & S. Co. It is a well known fact that the quality of grain deteriorates if cropped on the same ground year after year and a change of seed would probably be found beneficial. The cash price will be governed by the market but the seed can also be procured on time. Dr. Poole, the veteran doctor-druggist of Perth died at that place on Wednesday of last week of acute kidney trouble. His health ahs been failing for some time past and he was finally compelled to take to his bed. His brother was with him at the time of his death and the remains were taken to the doctor's old home in Ontario. A.H. Brown of Valley City arrived here Saturday evening to act as band leader of the Rolla Military band. Mr. Brown comes very highly recommended and will no doubt be a valuable addition to the band. He was formerly a member of the Amidon Orchestra which played here in December. Mr. Brown is also an excellent barber and is in charge of a chair in G.H. Hick's shop. He is a brother of C.H. Brown, publisher of the Hansboro Pioneer. Rolla Star Archie Moore, the versatile dancing master-aeronaut-cigar maker-hypnotist-farmer-hotel keeper-bigamist who was formerly a resident of this county was sentenced last week at Ada, Minnesota to serve two years and three months in the Stillwater penitentiary. He plead guilty to having two wives, one at Williston, North Dakota and the other at Ada, Minnesota. J.W. Pound, A.B. Miller and Andrew Gerrard are attending the meeting of the county commissioners of the state held in Fargo this week. The meeting was called in the interest of the taxpayers of the state to discuss and consider the question of the ratio of taxes which every county should pay and also several other subjects which air directly at the pocketbook of every property owner of the state. It is to the credit of the gentlemen above-mentioned that they take the interests of the people into consideration to the extent that they attend this meeting with the avowed intention of seeing that the people of Towner County are given a fair deal. The pupils of the Intermediate department of the Hansboro school, who have been neither absent nor tardy during the month ending February 28 are as follows: Roy Lymburn, Reuel Sande, Bennie Diggins, Johnny Lawler, Dallos Moore, Claire Wills, Aletha Weeden, Clarence Wilson and Irma Johnson. Farmers are all invited to attend the Farmers Institute at Cando, Tuesday, March 10. There is morning, afternoon and evening programs. The institute will be under the direction of Mr. Hoverstadt, the state superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, and able speakers will be present, among them Prof. Thomas Shaw of the Minnesota State Agricultural college. The institute is free to all. ELLISON JOTTINGS The announcement of J.W. Pound in the last week's Ripples as a candidate for representative meeting with the approval of his many Rock Lake and Ellison friends and it is generally expressed that Mr. Pound will be a winner. The Brumbaugh, Rock Lake joint debate which took place at Lichty Hall last Wednesday night was quite well represented by Ellisonites. Will Deardorff and family were Sunday guests at the C.E. Wells home. Thos. Noakes and W.D. Mohler are still making their weekly trips to the Turtle Mountains the latter last week hauled in six-horse load of lumber from that place. Ross Noakes and his mother spent several days last week visiting friends at Sarles. Mrs. J.W. Steel has been on the sick list the past week. Dr. Balfour was in attendance. A new boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Evans last Thursday. Mother and babe are getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Crowl also have a new boy at their home. Lizzie and Pearl Fike who spent several months near Mandan have each filed on land and returned back to Ellison to seek shelter under their parental roof. Wm. Vader, the fish man passed through Ellison recently with a sleigh-load of fish. March 12, 1908 WHY NOT OWN A HOME? A Few Reasons Why Homeseekers Can Better Their Condition by Coming to the Famous "Big Coulee" Country in Ramsey and Towner Counties. The great state of North Dakota is attracting much attention at this time to the homeseeker and the man with a limited capital who wishes to get a start in life. This state which has more than doubled its population in the last decade has yet incomparable opportunities to offer to those who wish to secure homes and become independent. The central states are filled with a class of farmers who are known as "renters", who do not own the land they operate from year to year, but who spend their energies and good hard labor farming the land as tenants, dividing the crop after it is harvested and threshed and in this way ekeing out an existence, but are not able to lay anything aside for the proverbial "rainy day". These men work hard. They toil from morning til night, for the benefit of the landlord and receive no direct benefit themselves. All the improvements they make go directly to benefit the landowner and the property increased in value by their labor but they are not benefited in the least. Their energy is wasted and their labors are in vain. How much more sane it would be for these people to come to the grandest state in the Union and take up a claim or buy a farm and make their homes here. The government land is about exhausted but there is plenty of excellent land, in fact, the cream of the good lands which are owned by the State, School and Institutions which are put on sale from year to year at a very nominal figure, a mere fraction of its actual value. Besides there are thousands of acres owned by private parties which can be bought cheap. The advantages of buying land and making the home are obviously manifest over those of filing on a claim. In the former case, you have your pick of any number of farms, either native sod or improved, to select from. These lands are invariably close to hustling, enterprising towns, with good school and church facilities and affording an excellent market, close at hand for the crops produced. There is no state in the Union whose climate is more maligned and misrepresented than that of North Dakota. There is no more healthful, grander, nor more pleasant climate, all tings considered, in any state in the Union, than that of North Dakota. In summer the days are warm and pleasant and the nights are delightfully cool; the air is dry, invigorating and bracing and taken all in all, in spring, summer and fall, the weather is ideal. In winter there are periods of cold weather, tis true, but owing to the dry atmosphere, even a temperature of 40 below zero (to which extreme it very seldom goes) is not so keenly felt as zero weather in the east. The temperature is generally moderate and much the same as an eastern winter, with the damp air and fogs eliminated. The above statements are facts, and can be proven to the entire satisfaction of anyone who doubts them. In regards to productiveness the soil is unsurpassed. Immense yields of small grains are made, even under adverse conditions. The crops most raised are Fife, Blue Stem and Durum wheat, flax, oats, speltz, corn, potatoes and vegetables and all feeder grasses, while other products which add to the wealth of the state are its fire clays, cement and coal mines. The quality of any or all of the above mentioned will be fully understood when it is remembered that prizes were awarded the North Dakota Agricultural Exhibit over their home products in every state where the exhibit has been shown. All are of superior quality: "No. 1 Hard". With the homeseeker who files on land, however, the conditions are somewhat different. It is generally the case, especially at this time, that the land is a considerable distance from any market and the settler must wait until the country develops and becomes well settled before the advantages of school and church are available. Towner County possesses the distinction of having the only railroad in the United States owned and operated entirely by farmers. This railroad runs from Devils Lake, in Ramsey County, to Hansboro, Towner County, through one of the most fertile sections of the state and is known as the Farmers Grain & Shipping Co. Hon. Joseph M. Kelly is the president and the road has plenty of rolling stock and equipment and handles all the business for towns along its line promptly and efficiently. Along this line of railroad there lies thousands of acres of the most fertile lands in these counties. These lands are known as the state, school and institution lands of the state and will be put on sale next fall. They will be bought at prices ranging from $15 to $20 per acre, which is a small percentage of its real value. These lands are as good or better than the lands which in the eastern and central states sell for from $50 to $150 per acre. The terms of sale are most liberal, viz: the state allowing the purchaser twenty years in which to make full payment. It is often the case and many instances can be cited, where the first crop has netted the farmer the entire purchase price of the land. To the homeseeker and the man with a limited capital who wishes to become independent and own his own home we wish to say that he cannot do better than to investigate this matter. Come up and look these lands over along the Farmers Grain & Shipping Co.s' railroad in Towner and Ramsey Counties. There are plenty of excellent lands owned by private parties which can be bought at once at the price mentioned, $15 to $20 per acre, improved lands and to those who prefer to buy next fall, numerous opportunities are offered to rent for the season. Not one cent of cash is necessary in many cases to purchase the privately owned lands, the purchaser paying for them on the crop payment plan, i.e., a portion of the crop each year being applied on the purchase price. A number of thriving, busy towns offer openings for almost every line of business to those who wish to enter any line or trade. Carpenters and mechanics are in demand in every town and all tradesmen can secure plenty of work at good wages, carpenters receive $4.00 to $4.50 per day, helpers, $2.50 to $3.00 per day, masons from $6 to $8 per day other trades in proportion. Hansboro, the end of the line and the town which has the greatest territory from which to draw trade, has a large supply of this land which will be sold, close to the town and has openings there for a good hotel, a meat market, a drug store, general store, lawyers, dentist, furniture store, restaurant and several other lines of business and those who desire a good location will do well to look the matter up. At Rock Lake which is nicely situated on the shores of that beautiful body of the same name, there are openings for meat market, dentist, lawyer, drug store, furniture store, etc. . Ellsberry needs a good general store, a bank, meat market and numerous other lines. This is also the case with Crocus, Garske and Sweetwater. In conclusion we wish to again renew our invitation to the eastern and southern homeseeker to come to our state and "own your own home". If you are interested and want further particulars, either in regard to the purchase of land or the location for a business, of any kind, you cannot do better than to write to Joseph M. Kelly at Devils Lake, North Dakota or better still come yourself and look over situation over. You will never regret it. LOCAL NEWS Moe Melvile of Cando is expected to be very ill with diphtheria. The M.W.A. will give a ball at the Opera House, Tuesday evening, March 17. Mr. Neal McKay and wife are attending the Winter Carnival being held at Brandon, Manitoba this week. John W. Pound, our next representative for this county returned Wednesday from Fargo where he attended the Commissioners Convention. Peanuts will make you fat. We have peanuts, candied peanuts, salted peanuts and peanuts and cold spring water to wash them down with. The Peanut Merchant. Miss Isabelle Main is reported to be very ill at the home of her parents in Cando from complications following a severe attack of scarlet fever. The many friends of the family in this vicinity hope to hear of her speedy recovery. The M.W.A. Lodge of Devils Lake adopted a class of sixty candidates Tuesday evening and has over twenty applicants for initiation at their next meeting. That man, Ballew, is certainly a hustler when it comes to getting members. Cando Lodge A.F. & A.M. have received an invitation from the Rolla Lodge to attend a meeting at the latter place on March 31. A delegation from Brandon will also be present and confer some of the degree. An enjoyable time is anticipated and the capacity of the hall will probably be taxed to its utmost. The Eagles of Devils Lake are to attend the meeting of the Cando lodge next Monday evening. A special train will leave Devils Lake for Cando at 5:00 p.m. immediately after the arrival of the Farmers train and will return at 7:00 a.m. in time for those who live on this branch to get the morning train north. The Eagle Band of Devils Lake will accompany the party and an excellent time is looked forward to by all. F.H. Derrig, assistant cashier of the Bank of Hansboro spent Sunday with relatives at Lakota. C.E. Blackorby was in the county seat the first of the week on business. M.E. Thomas, the popular Rock Lake machinist, was in Hansboro between trains Wednesday. The Pioneer acknowledges a pleasant visit. A.Durocher of Rolla was a pleasant caller at the Pioneer office this week and informs us that business is very good in his line. Prof. C.E. Blackorby of Hansboro was in Rock Lake for a few hours. He informed The Ripples that it was not his intention to be a candidate this year for any office whatever, as his banking business requires his undivided attention. Rock Lake Ripples. The Pioneer is pained to announce the death of Mrs. Main, of Cando, mother of R.W. Main. Had she lived another month she would have passed the ninetieth milestone of her age. The funeral was held from the residence of her son in Cando, yesterday, and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. March 19, 1908 ANTWERP ANECDOTES Manly Campbell of Gull Lake, Canada sold his farm here this week to a party from Hannah and departed Monday for his claim at Gull Lake. It is reported that A.C. Murphy has rented his farm and will move to a warmer climate. Elisha Elsberry and family of Rock Lake are visitors at the Wm. Martin home. Wm. Ginither is busy these days hauling seed to his farm. Mrs. Barker spent a few days in Sarles the first of the week getting some dentist work done. Mrs. Van Dusen is home again after spending three weeks visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. G.H.B. Johnson is spending a few days visiting her daughter, Mrs. Potter. Iva Barker is home again after spending the winter with her grandmother and attending the Hansboro School. Wm. Cunningham attended the C. Elsberry sale and reports things having sold well. ELLSBERRY ECHOES A.L. Tennis returned from Webster Friday and is making preparations to move his family Thursday. One of Ninkey's school rigs is making its headquarters at Marion King's at present. John Laybourne went to Rolla Friday. H.T. Cornell expects to start for the southwest part of the state of last of this month to settle on his homestead which he filed on this winter. Omer Wampler visited with Lewis Shoemaker Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. David Wampler have been visiting their son and daughter at Newville for the past week. C.E. Brown has been on the sick list for the past month but is able to be out again. J.R. Crum, our genial merchant did some shopping in Hansboro, Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. C.E. Shoemaker has had a small tussel with the neuralgia for a few days but is better at present. Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Shoemaker and family and Mrs. Lee Arnold visited with Mr. C. Lawrence and family of Hansboro Wednesday. LOCAL NEWS C.E. Shoemaker was up from Ellsberry Monday. Mrs. J.E. Brown entertained a party at cards last Thursday evening. Oliver Nelson expects to return to his home in Fargo the first of the week. George Walker, the new blacksmith is putting in a new forge and has installed a trip hammer in his shop. W.A. Hooser, S.M. Brown and several others attended the meeting of the Eagles at Cando Monday. Miss Ida May McCune of Cando has been visiting with the Misses Murdick this week. She returned to Cando Wednesday. The Pioneer is informed that Miss Vinnie Jarvis, a sister of James Jarvis of Picton, died Monday at her home in Churdan, Iowa of tuberculosis. Miss Jarvis was until recently a resident of this community, having come here about a year ago for a visit with relatives and returned to her home in Iowa about the last of January. She was apparently in good health while here and the news of her death comes as a shock to her friends in this neighborhood. Joseph Bassanella, who was serving a life sentence for murder, escaped from the penitentiary at Bismarck last week by digging a tunnel over forty feet long under the walls. A man named Wollen also serving time for manslaughter escaped with him. Bassanella was apprehended near Washburn and in a sensational pistol duel with the sheriff and posse, was shot and killed. Wollen was captured and returned to the pen. He also put up a strong fight and had to be shot before he would submit to capture. Harry Lichty and Miss Brightbill came up from Rock Lake Tuesday evening to attend the Woodman dance. Robt. Long and Bernt Lawrence returned yesterday from Missouri where they spent the winter visiting friends and renewing acquaintances. They report very disagreeable weather there especially since January 1, since which time it has been nothing but snow, rain and mud. W.A.. Hooser has sold his Opera House and Pool Room business in this city to Mr. H.D. Stark and will leave in a few days to look up another location. Mr. Stark assumed charge of the business today. It is reported that Miss Florence Gimby, formerly of this place, but now of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada suffered a stroke of paralysis a short time ago. And is now in the hospital in Winnipeg. The doctors give but little encouragement to anxious friends and relatives as to her recovery. D.A. Blackburn & Co. and the Pioneer have installed new lighting plants in the past few days and their places of business can be said to be "as light as day" at all times when the plant is in operation. March 26, 1908 LOCAL NEWS Hon. Jno. F. Cowan is reported to be quite ill at his home in Devils Lake. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown has been quite ill for the past week but is somewhat better at this writing. Quite a number of Masons from this locality expect to attend the meeting to be held at Rolla next Tuesday evening. The Brandon and Cando lodges are to be present and an excellent time is anticipated. John E. Nelson our next county treasurer was in town a few days last week meeting old acquaintances and making new ones. The Pioneer is indebted to him for a pleasant call. The machinery dealers are busy getting their new machinery set up and placed on their exhibit platforms ready for the spring's business. Mrs. O.H. Raether has been on the sick list the past week. Frank Murdick is building an addition to the Hotel Comfort this week. Contractor Maughan is in charge of the job. Blacksmith Walker is busy these days putting in his new machinery and getting everything in working order for the spring rush of business. Mrs. B.L. Thomas went to Cando the last of the week to attend the funeral of the late L.A. Kugel. She returned Wednesday evening. The young folks have been enjoying the skating on the ponds caused by the recent thaw. It will only be a matter of a few days now until this will be a thing of the past for another year. Brown Brothers, the enterprising machinery and hardware dealers were busy today unloading a carload of machinery. That doesn't look like hard times to us. They certainly have confidence in the country and the people of the north end of Towner County. J.J. McCanna of Cando was in Hansboro a couple of days this week. "Jim" has just returned from a sojourn at West Baden where he enjoyed the baths and is looking ten years younger than when we saw him last. The Pioneer acknowledges a pleasant call. The basket social held at the opera house Friday evening was a great success in every way, the receipts of the evening being over $60.00 which was turned over to Rev. Palmer with the compliments and best wishes of the community. Everybody and the kids were in attendance. The L.A.S. are to give an entertainment at the M.E. Church next Wednesday evening. An excellent vocal instrumental and literary program will be given, after which "The Japanese Wedding" will be put on by local talent and tea and other Japanese delicacies served by the ladies. The price of admission will be 25 cents. Everybody come. W.A. Hooser expects to leave in a few days for the west, where he will probably engage in business. He has disposed of his interests here to H.D. Stark who will conduct the business at the old stand. Mr. and Mrs. Hooser have made a number of warm friends here during their residence in our city who will be pained to learn of their determination to leave us, but will wish them success in their new home. Banker C.E. Blackorby of Hansboro spent Saturday and Sunday in the city with relatives and incidentally figuring with local parties upon the construction of a new residence which he is contemplating building this summer. The many friends of Mr. Blackorby can surmise the rest, although it is given out that as soon as the new residence is completed it is his intention to have his parents reside with him. Cando Herald. ELLSBERRY ECHOES Plenty of ice on the roads. Wm. Disher and Chas. Tribble have been cleaning seed for the past two weeks. Lee Arnold and family and the Misses Mary Shoemaker and Lettie Butler attended the Literary at Rock Lake, Saturday evening. J.R. Crum, Sr. has returned from Dunseith and he reports business there as very dull and some of the business men leaving town. H.T. Cornell left here in a hurry Saturday morning and he went so fast that John Laybourne let him get away with about $6.00 to the good. Jim Blackorby says it was a good thing that he had a send-me-home-sober tag fastened on his coat when he went to the convention at Egeland. Bob Ellsberry has been moving back to town the past few days. That is the way they all do - can't stay away from a good town. J.R. Crum is on a deal with parties to sell out and if he does the stock will be enlarged and we will have an up-to-date general store. Ellsberrites hope the deal will go through. Rev. Cool moved his household effects to the Mohler farm Monday. James Keegan had the misfortune to lose his line house by fire Monday. It is supposed the fire was caused by a defective flue. His loss will be several hundred dollars above the insurance. ELLISON JOTTINGS The snow has nearly all disappeared again and the coulees are filling up with water. Get your shotguns ready as the geese and ducks are liable to come along now any old time. Teddy Township voted the grader question out for this year, while Lansing voting in favor. The electing of officers in Teddy Township resulted as follows: Clerk, W.C. Evans; Treasurer, H.W. Heller; Assessor, J.E. Brown; Pound Master, H.J. Weller. The sewing circle met at C.E. Wells last Thursday to sew for Mrs. Oscar Brown and family of seven children, who were recently bereft of a father and husband. The family were left in a very destitute condition. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Santman and family will occupy the Wm. Spidel residence during the season. J.W. Steel and family left last Saturday for Waterloo, Iowa where Mrs. Steel will visit among friends and acquaintances while Joe will look up a location for their future residing. The first of April is fast approaching us and the annual township election time is right on our heels this very day and it is hoped that every voter will turn out to the polls and vote their sentiment on good roads and road machinery, which we must have the latter in order to ever see the farmer prosper. J.W. Steel is spending a couple of days at the county metropolis this week. Chas. DeVries from Calvin in company with a representative of the New Eral Elevating Grader Company from St. Paul were endeavoring to sell road graders to the various township boards in the fourth commissioner district for the past several days. Wm. Deardorff and family were Sunday guests at the J.B. Rizner home. Estey Miller who worked for G.G. Smerer through the winter, recently moved his family to Zion where he will work during the summer. Master Gerald Miller, son of J.F. Miller who has spent the past two years near Williston, surprised his parents one day last week by coming home unawares to the latter. J.L. Darsen has hired out to H.W. Heller for the coming season at thirty dollars per month.