The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
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Macbeth said "We have scotch'd the
snake not, killed it" but Dinwoodie will dc
both, next Tuesday, D. v. - "s.~ :
The affair at Butte St. Paul was by all
accounts a great success, and the church
has in the neighborhood Of $3.50 more to
add to its fund.
The Democracy of Bottireau county will
take Apolionic delight in decapitating his
Pythonic majesty on Tuesday next. and
will institute a grand puw-wow Immediately
thereafter. t...-
For several consecutive weeks the "Times'
and "Herald,"' Dunseith, have not reached
Bottineau until Tuesday, nearly a week af.
ter their publication. 1t is very annoying
Whose fault Is it? ~,
According to heather mythology, the Ply.
thoa was a huge serpent produced from
the mud Of the deluge Of Deuca ion and was
killed by Apollo, who in the memory thereof
instituted the. Pythian games. :.
They say that Charley Mclean has gone
to Dunseith and there nuptialized. a Miss
Bigham is said to be the better half. We
congratulate, if it be TRUE, but he should
bring his bride to Bottineau.
Citizens, respect your minister, but when
he runs for a political office consign him to
a back seat; he is no longer fit to be a
teacher Of men. Keep him i'll his sphere Of
usefulness by your votes next Tuesday.
At the show that Is to take place next
Tuesday, in Bottineau, a great wrestling
match between Apollo Dinwoodie and the
Reverend Anua-conda is to take p ace
Squeeze'er hard, Jack, and Turner once
more.
Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre formerly q preacher
from Elgin county, Ontario, now a teacher
in Walsh county, Dakota, was among the
numerous visitors to Bottineau last week,
He is a Baptist and hopes for, it he doesn't
expect, q call. =. "
Candidates and members Of the Democra.
tic Central Committee of Bottineau county
are requested TO meet at the Office of Mr.
J. W. G.. Simrall, court ;house) Monday
next, day befofe election, at 4 CLOCK p. m
Important business. =!
Look out for the spurious ticket headed
Democratic, on. which the name Of Phil
Lemay appears instead of Peter Ferguson
and the trickster from Clark county, M. D
ribbitts has the audacity to supplant Col
Ely. Don't be deceived by it.
A discussion of the. political issues o.
the day is to come off at the school house OF
saturday evening, October Both inst. in
which Mr.. M. 0. Tibbits will deliver q po'
litical address, Other prominent speakers
will address the audience. :r.
The Rev. Turner says q county commits
sioner should not receive but So q day
lid our readers ever figure up: how much
the Rev. gent gets for Ills Sundays work
Just thirteen dollars and forty-six cents
and yet he is not happy. !
The Office Of the American Consul, for.
merly at. Wakopa, has been removed te
Killarney, on the s. W. branch Of the Can.
ada Pacific! Those who proposeto ente,
breeding stock; at the Custom House, which
is permitted TO be entered free. will make
note .ofthe change.
The U: s.. Commissioner at Bottineau was
Kept busy, Saturday night last, in the ex-
animation Of severa parties btonght before
aim for violation Of the law relative to the
payment Of the special tax for selling Ii
luor at retail. Two were from Mimic, Ward
county, and one from Willow City.
The Presbyterians connected with Oak
Creek Station will give a supper on the
evening of November 10th 1t 75to'clock a,
the residence of MIR. Hugh Nichol. Proceeds
in aid Of the Sunday School Library. BE
sure and attend as the exercises will be
very interesting -"
Judge j. b. Welcome IF Moorhead, MINI.
was in town, during the week sinvestiga-
ting the prospects ,..}for. business IN the
spring. He predicts a. big immigration
and the introduction Of q SO id element
into our midst when the gentle Anna season
comes. OF course he was more than de-
lighted Withf Everything he saw aid SUBJ
scribed for the PIONEER, to cap the climax
Of his. JOY. "a"
At the ,mvetlng called by the "Holier than
thou party Tor Saturday next, let Mr. lib
bits explain, it lie can, the despicable trick
by which he hopes to deceitee voters in hay
ing his name placed on the Democratic
ticket in the place Of Dol. Ely; Our people
are . fair,np and down, square, honest COM
munity; Ind the methods. adopted to palm
himself of on a Democratic ticket. will re-
q just rebuke. Stamp out the fraud.
Rev. Nj: Draper, who visited US lately,
has been appointed to preach fol. us, BY the
receut Metliodist Conferences. His circuit
extends frann Newport OH the Mouse q
Rugby JUNCTION. thence to Willow City;
Dunseith and B%ottineau- st ps will shortly
be taken towards the organization OF. q
Methodist; Church, We welcome the reyer;
end gentleman, as we have every REASON t.
bellsve. that he will give US fsligiods triitha
and doctrine on y.
Within the past week large numbers d
men and teams, that ha We finished grading
on the canada Pacific railway and III
branches I'M Manitoba, have passed the Gus,
toms house at Bottineau, On their way Il
the main line Of. the st. PAUL, and Man.
itobaj having bean promised work on the
road all 6fi1ter il Montana. The latest rb.
ports from The field are that over 900 teams
are still Grading, but the work, Of tracklaY.
ing has ceased; having comic to q stand
still at the,big g assman Coulee;; four miles
west 9f:. tie secol ID crossing Of the Mouse
er,atgssvhich point . bridge is now in
course .tft iona trriction, which Ii to ii
twelve hundred feet long and seventy fee,
high.