The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-26
not convenient place. Meeting Of
township board was at Buchanans Of

township board WIS at BuchanHnS Of
fee. Been On township board two
years. Always held beard meetings
at Buchanan's Office. Never ut shed.
All members Of hoard wanted cleo
tion In city. ID
John Lee, lived in ST. Thomas
township since 1881. Was at elect
ion in city all afternoon. Did not
see anyone drunk. Learned election
was to be In city few days before.
Saw Buchanan election day
Did not drink with him. The city
is most convenient for election.
Peter Lind, lived In St. Thomas
township II years. Voted at st.
Thomas In 1895. Saw no one drunk.
Albert NORM, lives IN Neclle. Don't
know when born. Was baptised ut
Pembina. Did not tell contestant
that / was born In Manitoba
Pat O'Neil, now lives at Bathgate.
Lived at Neche three weeks before
election OF 1895. Before that worked
on machine at Tyner. Lived in
Neche four years ago. two or three
months then. Worked for Geo. Road
house. Had been away over six
months before went back the last
time. Born in Ireland, tive years old
when came to the o. S. 1t is my i'm
preston that father became citizen
before I was 21 years old. voted at
Neche. Am laborer. Always made
Neche my headquarters, get my mail
there.
Pat O'Hara. Talked with Wick
Gorsen "a voter at Neche) on election
day, as to his qualifications. He said,
II got no vote; ii any person gives me
a pair Of boots I will vote anyway -
He worked at witness place last
spring, then went to Gretna. Bills
(the. band-master. voter) came to Ne.
che In the spring.
B. Eyford, Immigrant inspector Of
q. S. customs, knew Wm. Uglow; met
him first, winter of 1895 On train com.
ing from Winnipeg. Told me he was
u life insurance agent and. lived at
Winnipeg. Have no records relating
to VIM. Uglow; just had this converse.
tion with him.
John Strinich, lived in Nechc since
April, 1896; ca1ne from Manitoba; vut-
ed at Neche; worked for Bob Askew
In November, 1895. Crhls nlan's name
ia not on poll book, but is supposed to
be the "JOhn Trenbeath' there regis.
tered.)
VIM. Wilson, lived two years in Ne
che, shoemaker; born in Canada, took
first papers In 1881, no secund papers.
Voted ut Neche In 1896; father Irish.
Neil McKinnon,, lived in Neche
since fall OF 1891; lived there three
years steady; b'rn ia Canada. De-
clarcd intentions at Detroit in 1891 to
a customs officer. Don't think it was
to get goods in, paid fee Of $l.50 for
it. Lost my copy at Neche fire.
voted ut Neche. I understood these
to be citizen papers. They told me I
would have to take out these papers
to become citizen.
Chas. Mayo, born in Vermont and
lived at Neche since 1893.
Chas. Fanset. lives ut Neche; joined
Foresters in March. 1894. Father
thought was only twenty; my grand
father keeps family records which
made me twenty-one and father said
record must be right. I saw the
family record of my grandfather.
N. Sedore, lived In Neche since JAN
uary. 1895; came from near Cavalier;
born in Canada, have not declared In
tentions. Ivoted at Neche; (this wit
ness is supposed to be the "N. Lee
Doux" on the poll book.)
Henry Ebbighausen, deputy collect
or ut Neche. Archie Clendening
brought in his property on Nov. l1th,
1895. He is q son Of Alex. Clendening
who lives near Edinburg, N. D.
Adjourned.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Rebt. Morrison of the Customs Of
flee, brought IN A. Clendening's GER
tificate Of entry. 1t was dated No.
vember 11th, 1895. Witness testified
that no paper was given to immi-
grants unless money was paid.
CONTESTANT RESTED.
N. @. Young, attorney for Miller
moved to dismiss the case on various
grounds technical aud otherwise,
most Of which have been argued and
ruled on at previous slttings of the
court. Among the newer points were:
That ofiicial canvas shows q majority
Of fifty-two and not enough illegal
votes had been proven to change the
results. The undlsputed evidence
shows one hundred and eighty.five
voters at Neche Of whom one hundred
and sixty-three voted for attorney,