The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-12
By the Pioneer Publishing Co.
The Bottineau Pioneer.
Official Paper Of Bottineau County.
JNO. Y. BENNETT, Manager and Editor.
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY

F. D. Lord, Lordsburg: This is my
fifth crop in Dakota, and my grain
never looked better than at the pres.
ent time. ~ ..
W. II. Gorrill, of T. 1862, r. ~:
/ bought Mccormick binder and
ran it last season, and am we'll sat
isfed that there is none can do better
work.
Frank Morrissey: I've got the sinch
on the hot weather all right enough.
When it gets too hot for me in town
! go up to the cupola Of one of the
elevators and cool of.
R. B. Scott, T. 1852, r. 7S: Every
where everybody speaks about Month
! golfers fine. stock. was offered $3.50
for my sucking colt. Several offers
Of 500 have been made other parties.
Clerk of the Court There will
probably be term Of the District
Court held at Bottineau this fall, and
? it behooves all who desire to take out
their final citizen papers to make ap-
plication. Send in your names.
Thos. s. Lowrie, formerly of Min.
nesota: am a republican from way
back. I admire the past aggressive
and progressive history Of the party,
and have firm faith in its future. I
deprecate the tendency of the modern
parson to preach politics, and con-
demn it as unchristlan, un.American
and indecent.
George Niche, formerly of Scot.
land, lately Of Walsh county, Dako.
Ia: Though I have been republican
office holder in Walsh county, I am
convinced that the true policy of this
government and the prosperity Of the
people are to be found in the con.
tinuatlon of the democratic party in
power. / therefore advocate Cleve.
lands reelection, and think that on
the tariff reform platform there is nc
doubt of it.
II. G. Greene, of South Dakota:
Surveying in the mountains is slow
work in consequence of the large
number Of lakes that have to be mean.
dered. Can't tell yet how soon the
land I surveyed last year will come in
the market. Expect. however, to
hear oft every day. As to the poll.
]. teal situation, I feel confident of
Cleveland's reelection. The republi-
cans are everywhere apologizing be-
cause their idol, Blaine, was not nom-
mated and observe that the republi-
can United States senators are propos-
ing to hedge OH the tariff question.
The G. o. p. is evidently on the run.
The Pioneer Press in its editorial of
July 9Th, throws the Chicago platform
Of the e. o. p. to the dogs. That it
is above and beyond any platform of
principles. Being sanctifed, they
cannot do wrong. Trust us, dear
people, and we will give you free
land in = the west and protection and
free whiskey in the east.
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: Is it in
the interest Of decent politics for the
editor of the Bottineau PIONEER to re-
fer to that grand American statesman,
james @. Blaine, as a ''black beast?"
It is not altogether pleasant to apol-
ogize for or in any way call attention
to the paucity Of knowledge in q
brother editor, but if the /. 0. will
take the trouble to consult q French
dictionary, he will there discover that
the expression "bete-noire" or "black
beast" as the words are literally trans
lated, is one commonly used to indi.
cate an aversion, and certainly, while
4 to some in Chicago during convention
4 week the excitement over that grand
American statesman" may have been
diversion, il cannot be denied that
to q very great many, it was 9 most
horrible aversion, resembling that
y beast sometimes called nightmare.
Ed. PIONEER.