The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-02-23
Mouse River Notes.

Freeman's wild Jersey heifer is dead. As
he led her to water, she charged him, and to
save himself he took hitch on tree,
which halted her suddenly, breaking her
neck.
Fred. Paulson has come home from Lari-
more. 1t is limited that Valentines were
plentiful where he came from.
Peter Morris, the rustler, has also returned
to his home and family on the flowing
Mouse. Tiaes;,were good where he was,
and snow scarce; the balmy chinook made it
vanish.
The charter for "The Mou Sc River Stock
Growers Protective Association" has arrived
A special meeting Of all members and in
tending members will be held at Towner on
the 1st of March to frame q constitution and
bylaws, open a stock book, and transact
other important business.
In reporting the proceedings of the organ
izatlon meeting of the Association, the fact
that all initiation and other fees paid up
during the existence Of the old organization
will be credited to each member on his pur-
chase of stock in the Association, was
omitted, hence this mention.
At the special meeting of the board of
commissioners. held ut Towner on the 10Th
inst, two important measures were trans
acted, viz: the raising of the treasurer s
bonds from $4,000 to $4,000, and the ap-
pointment of a committee, composed of the
chairman of the board, Col. J. A. Ely and
CON- Benjamin Reed, to visit Bottineau to-
wards the end of the present month (Febru-
ary) to confer with Attorney Noble con-
cerning the debt due Bottineau county from
McHenry county. Let Noble be watching
for them and get the business done this
IARe.
In the case, United States vs. Shredder,
court opened at 2 o'clock p. m, on
Fday, the l7th inst, with crowded court
room, much interest being shown in the
case, it being as it were test case. Almost
the first difficulty to be encountered was the
want of an interpreter, some of the German
witnesses not being able to speak the Eng
lish language, or understand it either for
that matter. One was secured but his high
Dutch was unintelligible to low Dutchmen,
ht therefore lost his office. The lawyer for
the defense, W. W. Wishart, having been
unable to get out on time, at this stage of
the proceedings the defense laid telegram
from him before His Honor, the commission
er, and asked TN adjournment until even
ing, when their lawyer would be up on the
train. The prosecution making no objec-
tion, court was therefore adjourned until 8
o'clock P. m. In the interval Judge Tallant,
lawyer for the prosecution, was called to
Rugby Junction on business, intending to
return on the evening train, but circum-
stances detained him, and when at o'clock
the court was reopened, Deputy United
States Marshal Sewell conducted the prose-
cution, but unwilling witnesses and cool,
shrewd, provoking lawyer was too much for
him, and being utterly unable to produce
any evidence to convict his prisoner, he con-
cluded his case. Mr.. Wishart arose and
asked that as no evidence Of guilt was pro-
duced, the case be dismissed, which His
Honor the commissioner, accordingly did; ];
I'D the tension was over. Cheer upon cheer
/ relieved the defense Of their e1ultation, and
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all adjourned to Fox & Germans saloon,
where the sheckels we're gathered in until
morning. !.