The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers of the Pioneer Elk.
press, by Special Reporters.

CAVALIER.
Mr.. Hughes. or our miller, is also start.
inR 10 build. The excavation for the GEL
lar is now in progress.
Mine host, Mr.. Mclean, has, for time
at least, concluded to confine his atter.
ton to his excellent wife and children
They certainly deserve it.
DR.. Haldimand is rustler in his cl,os-
ell profession, as well as III making a
home with it's surroundings attractive.
Mr.. Moore's residence, dramatically
situated OIL IN peninsula elevation, near
the river, and beneath the beautiful ma
tural shade trees, is almost finished.
l have not seen it reported that Mr..
Alexander las made an addition to our
town by putting up new blacksmith
shop. He and Mr.. McHolland are ear.
nestly, but manfully, vying with each
other as to who cs.n beat out u plow share
the fartlest.
Mr.. johnson is well located in town
with his new store and is offering all pos
sible inducements to customers. new and
old. He believes that the quick Fix
pence is better than the slow shilling. 1t
will be well for all to heed that motto.
"Uncle, or Father Bechtel," us we all
call him, has greatly beautified his resi-.
dcncc by building 3 nice picket fence
about his premises. His and Mr.. Pratt's
residences. both of which were built
bran new last season, make quite an i'm.
proving appearance; SO does the new
town hall.
On Tuesday, June 18th, tho school
election at Cavalier was an interesting
and unique affair. At the caucus or coil.
vention. Messrs. Hughes. Truemncr and
Williams were nominated. There was
quite little opposition to Mr.. Arnold
Encouragement, SO Mr.. Williams. upon
request expressed hinIselfin favor of a
change. Mr.. Trucmncr, seeing the sen.
timent divided, resigned, and the Ar
mold faction quietly dropped the regular
nominees, Messrs Williams and Trucm-
her. and put up Mr.. Heyrock and MIR.
Staples. The anti.Arnuld faction tried
to put up a ticket just short time be-
fore the opening of the polls Oh hearing
what had transpred, but without any
show of success. The following is about
the outcome: For supt., G. l.. jackson,
81 votes; for director, year, J. Heyrock,
"a votes; for director, years, d. Hughes,
10 votes; for director, 3 years, II. Staples,
A votes; for treasurer. ID. j. Mor,len, Sc
votes; III. Williams, II votes; Il. McKcn.
zie, II votes. The entire number OF
votes cast was 56, IL higher number Of
votes tl,a9p was ever cast ut any previous
school election. This fact WIS however,
brought about in the following amusing
and interesting manner which will, no
doubt lie of good result in the future.
About III hour before the clos,n: of tile
polls, Mrs. Rev. l.. s. Koch, a lady who
takes deep interest in all moral, cluca.
tional and eIevating affairs, came quiet.
ly and made use of her privilege ut the
polls. Her example worked like magic
Some young men aud especially the pro.
lessor hustled about, and quite number
of ladies' came in OH the home run. Now
then. do not make any more fun of III
that we could not pool grand vote fol
Gabriel If he was a candidate. This is
going To make IL rev epocl, in the sci
cnce of government in the central me
tropolis of our county, and our future
county historian had better paste this
in his scrap book.
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| JOLlETTE.