The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-11
issued EVERY FRIDAY MORNING..
FRIDAY JANUARY II, 1850.
THE NEW DEAL,

Inc new county 0HlcerS nave Qll3Iltl.
ed, filed their bonds and taken posses.
sion Of their respective offices.
While the new officers probably
have feeling of pleasure at the reali.
cation Of their hopes and tho fruit of
their hard fought battle on the politi.
cal arena, yet the retiring officials ex.
press nothing but pleasure at being re-.
lieved from their onerous and respon.
sible duties. and perhaps tho moro so
as the perquisites are so much less
that no county Office, within the gift
Of the people, is q very great bonanza
under the salary system. Most of the
offices, so far, show no change in EN-.
ployees, except the addition of the
new officers and their deputies. as the
old officials and employees arc finish.
ing up work left over, or are busy en-
gagged in new work. As announced
last week Mr.. j. d. Winlaw appears as
best man for Mr.. Anderson. tho new
register, and Mr.. Herman Schaefer rs
deputy treasurer for Mr.. Thompson
Mr.. John Kabernagle has not yet an
nounced his choice for deputy and II
is rumored that lie expects to do mosl
Of the work alone.
We do not anticipate that the chang
es will make any material differences
to the taxpayers who have business al
the court house. The new officials al
have the reputation of being honest
capable and obliging.
Under the new system of salaries of
$4,000 year each. to the treasurer
and register of deeds. all fees go to
the county. All persons having re'
cording to do, will have to remit the
fees with their documents. as the reg.
lister has to deposit the money with
the treasurer to the credit Of the
county.
OF the retiring officers universal re,
greet is expressed at the loss of Mr.
Quackenbush from our social circle
Mr.. @. is now visiting in Canada and
will probably so into business Il,
Neche on his return.
Mr.. c. A. IIolbrook, who has beer
employed in the register of deeds office
since his fathers term commenced, i.
a good boy" and has gained the re
spect of our citizens by his manly anl
business bearing and social qualities
since his sojourn among us. Arthur
will take a rest from his hard labor
of the last few months and will thel
probably 60 into the store with his
father, at st. Thomas.
Mr.. T. j. Lemon came us Il stranger
but in his quiet way has paid that
strict attention to business that has
given increasing confidence that the
county cash was in safe and careful
hands. He has no desire for further
political conquest but possesses enough
Of the needful to lay out his future
lines of life OH a more peaceful and
less onerous basis. lie has the good
wishes of Our citizens on his retire.
ment to private life.
Mr.. j. II. Bird, the retiring auditor,
has been out Of health for some time
and has had many discouragements
for the past two years. We hope that
in the quiet life of private citizen
he may recover his health and equani.
nifty and prosper.
Last Of retirers is the late district
attorney. We have no bad wishes for
him, lie would, perhaps. not thank us
for good wishes. 1t is a wide world
and, except in politics, there is room
enough in it both for him and the Pho.
NEER EXPRESS. Let us 30 abide.
Thus we welcome the coming and
speed the parting guest"
To those that go Pembina bids n
hearty good bye. to those that come
4 cordial welcome.