The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-10-25

MythadtasA ID Dakota.
Yoet to the North Dakota Methodist confer
eice In session ut jamestown, showed the
following facts In relation tt the years
| work:
Number OF probationers 674, increase So;
number of full members {, 300, Increase 319;
number of children baptized al; increase
80; number of adults baptized 80, decrease
Of church property $99,SOO, increase $14,.
TOO; number Of p~arsonages IL, increase 2;
number of Sunday schools 05, increase 2;
number of officers n teachers, go; number
of scholars, apps.
Messrs. Bible, Palmetto md Mitchell were
made the committee to prepare and submit
to the legislature o new marriage law. The
conference adjourned after the reading of the
following appointments.
Fargo distriet-D. G.. Palmetto, presiding
elder; Bismarck. ]. M. Van Every: Casselton,
s. N. Griffith; Cooperstown and Sanborn,
Stephen Whitford; Elliot. Z. 8. Preston; Far
go, George 9. White; Gladstone, Thomas
to be supplied; jamestown circuit, John
Deets; La Moure, Whitman and Lisbon, C.
O.. Roehr; Mandan, G.. s. Lane; Minor, E. p.
Lacells; Ripon, William NJ. Spoor; Monango,
J. 8. Munroe: Cakes, to be supplied; Sheldon,
to be supplied; Sterling, to be supplied; Tow
e e. City. P. 8 Cock; Valley City, to b%esuppliedi;
Garry; York Colony, to be supplied.
Grand Forks District-A. b.. Foster. pre-
siding elder; Acton, c. J.. Berker; Ardcck, r.
Hamer; Bathgate. w. r. Morrison; Drayton,
Fl. P. Cooper; Eldorado, to be supplied;
Grafton. D. M. Parker; Grand Forks, II. G..
Bible; Grand,n, c. A; MacNamara; Hamil
nehay; Hunter. H.: c. Jephcott; Mayville and
Portland, D. G: Irwin; Mimic, J.. R. Yost;
Pembina. c. H. Treglawny, st. Thomas,
Jesse Carr; Walhalla, J. B.. Parsons; West
Point, 4. II. Sheckler.
Northwest District. A: Hovis, presiding
elder; condo =: W; Hines; church's
ard bookings; Devils Lake, +. P. Hail; Bot
%tineau, F. A. Hanke; Edinburg, G. w. Xiv
er; Hope, F.. A. Swankey; Hanna, G. Il.
Fairbanks; lnkster, s. F.. Beer; Lnngdon,
d. E. Baldwin; Lakota. s. NJ. Gordon; La-
INQUIRE, J. II. Van Wien; Michigan City, J..
Abone; Milton, C. NJ. Rees and D. G. Sarvis;
Hudson; Park River, W. E. Loomis; Rugby
Junction, James Draper: St. John, J.. C.
~Struthers; Towner, j. A. Martin.
1t will be seen by the above list that O new
district, the Northwest, has been formed. 1t
is said that some one of the ministers wished
the district named after Devils Lake, but the
bishop emphatically remarked that he did
NV "oho w JOG UAioU SbLlC appearing II
where in the records of the Methodist con-
ference. .s~r
SOUTH DAKOTA CONFERENCE.
YANKToN, Special Telegram. Oct. 18.-The
Methodist conference closed it's session at 3
o'clock this morning and the bishop and dele
gates left on early trains. Appointments ofthe
pastors for the ensuing year was the closing
order of business, the following being the ap-
poiEtments:
Aberdeen District-Winiam Fielden, pre-
siding elder; Aberdeen, w. Fl. Selleck; An
dover, t be supplied; Ashton, o. A. Philips;
Athol, W. w: Brown; Bangor, s. F. Brown;
Button, David Gostellow; Campbell county,
W. l.. Lee; Clairmont and Devoe, w. H.
erwin; Columbia and Ordway, Thomas Sim
mons; Carol, George F. Beebee; Doland and
Frankfort, A.. F. Thompson; Glendale, G.. D.
eleventh, Frederick F: Nichols; Groton, $. S.
Fowler; Ipswich, s. c. Leavell; Langford, to
be supplied; Leola. G.. W. Hickman; Ludden,
=. Vaughan; Midland, J. s. Ackers; Newark,
Thomas Trevillick; Worthwhile and Mellette,
A. B.. Burrows: Putney, p. S. Smith; Roanoke
and Devoe, E. 0. Bullock; Roscoe and Bow
die, L. F. Beach; Warner, C. B. Warren.
Huron District-Lewis Bradford, presiding
F. Davis; Burkmere, to be supplied; Cavour,
A. NJ. Virden; Faulkton, W.. j. Hyde; Forest
City, to be supplied; Gettysburg, A. E. Tur.
ner; Hand circuit, E. S. Chapelle; Highmore,
J. G. Palmer; Highmore circuit, J.R. Gowdy;
Hitchcock, R. G. Opie; Huron, P. II. Dresser;
1roquois, W. 3. Matson; Oneida, J. D. ALI
son; Pierre, 1. C. Phifer; Redfeld, o. H.
Sprout; St. Laurence, L. Craven; Waterbury,
J. @. Nichols; Washington and Miller, L. G.
Furnier; Washington Springs, CharlesV essey;
Winthrop, A. D. Smith: Wolsey, A. Matson.
Mitchell District-C. B. Clark, presiding ell
der; Alexandria, II. ~Youngman; Armour,
William H: WEIGH; Bridgewater, William Pa
c.a,>l Dss~, 1IsI. A. VI 49, - q.
J. A. Sparks; belmont, s. FL. Hendricks; Ar
tesian, W. E. Clifford; Carthage, O.. II. Della
gardie; Edgerton, Abel Cotton; Ethan and
Parkston, to be supplied; Fulton, E. W.
Sage; Howard, A. r. Beggs; Mitchell, E. H.
Wycof: Mount Vernon, W. F. Mintz; Plank
inton, S. Washburn; Scotland, L. W. Miller;,
Springfield, Charles Arthur; Tyndall, J. G..
socket, J. G. Hale: Mitchell circuit, H. T..
Curl, William Brush, D. D., president Dakota
"P sioux Falls District-l. Hartsoueh, pre-
siding elder; Alcester, $. D. McUmber; Beres-
ford, O.. A. Harpell; Centerville, s. A.
French; Canton, A Jameson; Dell Rapids,
Point, D.. R~ifenbard; Elk Point circuit, S,
Keister; Flandreau, A. D. Dexter; Gayville,
L. H. Huckins; Hartford. T. Carson;
Hurley, to be supplied; Lennox, M. E.
Erickson; Lodi, j: f. Noryell; Montrose.
". j. Wilson; Parker, L. E. Walker;
Prospect, W. o. Isedfeld; Richland, to be
supplied; Sioux Falls. F. NJ. Robertson;
Sioux Falls circuit, G.. s. Moors; Sherman,
e.. S. Fox; Vermilion, J. g. Shetland; Yank-
ton, F. A. Burdick.
.Watertown District-A. D. Treyeler, pre-
siding elder; Arlington, W. e. Sage; Big
Stone City, s.. D. Kobinson; Bristol, s. P.
Brokaw; Bradley, A.. G: Beavers; %Brookings,
James Rowe; Clear Lake, C. East; Clark,
Thomas Hambly; Clark circuit, James
Trewartha; Gary, F. H. Wheeler; Henry,
Robert St. Clair; Madison, C.. E. Hager; viii
low Lake, Joseph Mattarshead; Milbank,
William II. Jordan; Twin Brooks, James M.
Kemp; Watertown, e. E. Clough; Waverly,
Donald Mclean; Webster, Charles B.. Gilbert;
Wilmot, Thomas A. Jones; Kampeska, H. M.
Springer; Elkton, Fred E.. Leazer; Estelline,
A. M~cClintock; Lake Preston, to be supplied;
Midland, James Dibble.
The Chicago Car Strike.
Notwithstanding the talk of the men who
failed to be reinstated or who were placed on
the "extra list, !" it is not likely that there will
be another strike on the North side. This