The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31

department. at emerson last week were
admitted, and it is said there are 5000 Of
their neighbors in Oklahoma who stand
ready to join them in their new colony
in the Edmonton district if they can be
admitted.
The Merchants Hotel, owned by Ellis
Thorwaldson, was sold this week to
w. s. johnson, of Cavalier, who in turn
disposed of it on contract to Fred
Pretchert, of Hensel. The new pro-
prietor is an experienced hotel man and
will take personal charge sometime
next NOTWITHSTANDING Tribune.
st. Vincent holds what promises To
be very exciting election on Tuesday
next. The question is license or no
license for sale of intoxicating liquor.
The contending parties are each claim.
ing majority of votes, there are about
sixty altogether and the outcome will
be watched with much interest on this
side of the river.
The night Waterman at Neche dis.
covered smoke in the Chronotype
office in time to put out the fire before
much damage was done. We have not
learned the origin-but it may have
been spontaneous combustion as the
Chronotype is warm newspaper.
LArER:-We learn with regret that
with fire, water and smoke the office of
the Chronotype was badly damaged.
Judge Kneeshaw and his son Jam, S,
returned from month visit in Texas on
Wednesday evening. They covered
good part of the unsettled part of the
state and saw lots Of land that could be
had at reasonable prices but they did not
make investment. The greatest draw
back Was the scarcity of water in most
parts of the localities visited. Reg rd-
ing the insurrection in Mexico they
found the sentiment of the people along
the border practically unanimously in
favor of the insurrectos.
At a meeting held in the fire hall Tues
day evening to elect representatives 10
the anti reciprocity convention held at
Hamilton to-day, the city and township
were represented,and the reciprocity is
sue thoroughly discussed from state as
we'll as national standpoints The follow
ing were elected delegates from the
township: Geo. Corbett Amos DeFce,
w. B. Hancock, H. p. Often and Eli
kochendorfer; from the city: +. C. Nor
is, E. r. Langton, G. G. Thompson and
F. M. King.
The Anglo-Amercan hotel at Elmer
son las been sold to Winnipeg parties,
Messrs. G. w. Wright and Thos. Gate,
for S22,O00, and the new management
takes possession next Monday. Land
lord Bailey, who retires has had a sue
cessful business during the four years
be has owned that ancient landmark
md he retires to farm life in comforta-
BILE circumstances. If the prohibition
wave which swept over Manitoba last
year should strike the Gateway City,
there will be no s22.OU0 hotel properties
there. ....
City election occurs next Monday.
The caucus for the selection of candi-
dates will be held at the council room
1T $40 Gust after mail time) on Satur-
day evening. The retiring officers are
The Mayor, M. H. Miller, Treasurer
g. K. Cavalier, police justice R. Aylen,
City justice Jas. Wilkins, Aldermen
Peterson, of ward one, Felson of ward
two and G G. Thompson of ward three
The financial statement of the city
which will be published next week will
'how the city in exc, llent shape, with
nearly Sufficient cash assets on hand to
pay off even the $1,000 bonded debt if
it were due.
John Thordarson, formerly of Carlisle
and later of Hensel and six years ago
going on claim near Es,nond, died a
short time ago at II Fargo hospital of
cancer. MIR. Thordarson was for one
term member of the Legislature. Per-
sonally he was a genial intelligent and
upright CIT zen. Many old friends in
this locality will sorrow at his death.
Mr.. Thordarson's wife and two daught.
ers are in Portland, Ore, another
daughter Mrs. Swengel lives in Lakota,
while Prof Franklin Thordarson one. Of
his two sons is, superintendent Of the
Mayville high school and the Other, John
Thordarson i agent for On elevator frmi
nt Saskatoon.