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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-11-08
NOBLE, & MACARTHUR
Elected BY Handsome Majorities
-Aleck Sinclair Gets Away
with that Other
Person and Aleck Maclay Comes
up Smiling and says,
" Vie ssht's bel Ihnon, Schroeder !? /"

Election day in Bottineau passed
Of very quietly; hardly cat stirred
or mouse stirred, not even : goose
stirred, but the people were themselves
stirred to their profoundest depths
over the general results. The pres.
ence Of over three hundred persons
in our town was Of course an extraor-
dinary event. The results were some
what mixed in the county a. the fol-
lowing figures amply attest. While
no bitterness Of feeling exists, it can
not be denied that there il great dis-
appointment among the faithful when
il il considered the splendid vic.
tory in the vote cast for James w.
Harden and that cast for our leeislat.
i've candidates !; also when it il ob.
served that our most worthy candi.
dates for Register Of Desds, Sheriff.
Treasurer and Assessor have been
relegatcd back again 70 private life !;
but then there j. some oompen satlon
in the fact that ws have elected our
County Attorney, Probate Judge,
Surveyor and Coroner.
The following Is the result of Tuss.
day's work in Bottinsau county
TIN voTs
For Dslsgats il Congrsss,
James w. Harden. 416
Geo. a. Matthews, 814
Hardens majority. 101
Fer ths Council,
Peter Cameron, S6o
John .. Wallace, 8B0
Wallacs's majority {
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spINT.

4 The mortal remains Of Mr. Rander,
father of John and Robert BrsnaSb were
brought over from Manitoba onse Wednesday
and interred II Oak Creek cernetery. lFun-
sral services were held ~ the Prssbytsrian
church. Rev. M. Burr officiating.
IN, daughter " mn. and Mrs Napoleon
Russell. ~ buried II OAK Cll1 hESsstsry
ion Mondsy last.
Az ths French setttl hent iast week, ths
wife of prien Ruell1 buried II ths came.
M, 8 Isrsus:
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tThe Indian Summer Time.

New music. A beautiful song and chorus,
BY viii =. Thompson, author of "Gathering
Shells on the Ssa. Shore, aCome whore the
Lllies Blooom," etc. It issone Of the pref
tisst songs ever published; any music
dealsr will mail it for 40 cts. Pnblished BY
W. I. THOMPSON 4 Co.,
n East Liverpool, Ohio.
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ADVERTISE | ADVERTISE /

The following sre the rates for advertising
in the PIONEER:
Displayed, $l.OO per inch per month; 7t
when over two inches.
Locals, 10 cents a line each insertion.
Legal advertisements at legal pstes. At
torneys ordering legal advertisements pnb-s
lished, will be held responsible for the pay-
mcnt Of the publication fees.
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The Pioneer Is the Best AdYertisll(
Medium West Of Devils klLe.

lu0 IIVuOOl 10 tuV DOOt huIVAASAh
Medium West OF DoYilS klLe.
For the Assembly.
George Niche, 335
John Bidlake. 1856
p. McHugh, 368
E. II. Bergman, 37I
Average Rep. majority, 46
For Register Of Deeds,
w. II. Mcintosh, 227
M. O. Tibbits. 253
G. j. Coulthard, lib
j. j. Eugene Guertin 141
Tibbits plu. over Mclntosh 26
{" Coulthard 1873
Guertin 112
g less than q majority, 116
For Treasurer,
D. Dinwoodie 228
P. r. Ferguson, Duo
Ferguson's majority, 277
For Sheriff,
P. J. Ferguson. 311
David Hoover. 431
Hoovers majority, 100
For Assessor,
George Curie. 29b
A. Svensrud AZ
Svensrud's majority 147
For District Attorney,
v. B. Noble, 337
About 100 votes were cast Tor
Rev. Lyman. Billy Patton,
! and Joe McKinnon.
|4s.yudgs Of Probate.
A. Macarthur, 400
L. ID. Dana, 326
McArthur's majority SO
For Surveyor,
A. L. Sinclair, 385
j. B. Sinclair, 349
Alexis majority, ,36
For Coroner,
A. Maclay, 3H
/ j. Schroeder, 361
Maelay's majority 36
No majority for any place
precinct No. Q not reported
forcounty seat.
FoR THE SALE. u.s. 38l
AGAINST THE SALH. Z64
Majority for license 81
For the County Seat,
At Bottineau, 344
Garrison's, 173
Willow City 1873
The vote on Justices and constables
Is very much mixed il 10 believed.
however, that Latrace and Morden5
Democrats, and Miller and Thonsa,
Republicans, are elected j. p. IL
this be so, it only shows the necessity
ofa change in the elective system, be-
cause two Of them are from Lords
burg and two from Willow City and
Bottineau is left without justice.
The canvass which will take place on
Saturday Of this week will tell the
story. Niche is elected commissioner
from the 9th, Cudhie from the 4th,
and LeMay from the 1st district.
We regret to hear Of the defeat Of
Louis Brunette in the LIST district
as it comes to us pretty straight that
it was accomplished through perfdy.
The vote en- the liquor traffic evident
" shows that the people have had
enough OF local option, and are viii.
ling to try license for couple Of
years. On the county seat question,
tho vote amounted to nothing, a even
conceding what was claimed By soma
that q majority vote would determine.
no place getting it, it remains where
it is up at Turner'S shack on section
-, unless the commissioners take the
bull BY the horns and move Il down
on the town site. There certainly
ought to be no further monkeyine h
with the county seat business. 4
decided and emphatic may was TIE r.
sponse to the question whether Har-
rison and Kalbaeisch should not have M
the privilege Of paying taxes on their
mill property. Thus. endeth the
election Of November, 1883.
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Bottineau County Redeemed!l

? Bottlneau County Redeemed:k
JAMEsW. HARDEN
Gets More than q Hun
dred Majority Over
Matthews.
The Republican Majority Of
4S Two Years ago
Wiped Out.
The Successful Legislative Ticket
Cameron, Bidlake and
Niche.
MAGNIFICENT VICTORY
THE DEMOCRATS GATHER IN
Coroner, Surveyor, Probate
Judge and County
Attorney,
While the Republicans only get
the Register of Deeds, Sheriff,
Treasurer and Assessor.
NOBLE. & MACARTHUR
Elected BY Handsome Majorities
-Aleck Sinclair Gets Away
with that Other
Person and Aleck Maclay Comes
up Smiling and says,
!" Vie ssht's bel Ihnon, Schroeder /? !"
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~>S SAA WV Va j J>~oSASS w AsAA &SAASAAO
who has been so much maligned, We
give place to the following letter to
his most virulent traducer. AS far
as we are concerned we can afford to
overlook his little bit of calumny and
promise. our readers never again to
notice him, j. e. J. B. .
An Open Letter. ~
J. D. SINCLAIR, Editor Of Lance, ,-.-ay
SIR,-Of all the mean and contemptible
demagogues and wreckers Of honest mems
characters have ever had the misfortune
to come in contact with, you certainly are
the most contemplate an apostate from
the faith Of your fathers.
Through the pages Of your blaekmailing
sheet last week you seek to drag down my
principles to level with you, and by
methods that would bring blush to the
cheek of an honest man, you wish to destroy
the confidence that the people have placed
AA NV 30 = PuUAC VhiSVA 8uN Olobt uly Xcpu~
tation, that | beg leave to say you can
never approach in integrity +; and for what
reason-simply because / would not give
money to close your lying mouth during the
compaign, and when told you would
never give you dollar for any such pur-
rose, you told me your party would pay you
well to abuse me possibly it was for the
came reasen you endeavored TO bring the
good name Of Mr.. Coulthard to infsmy and
disgrace and many more good names in this
county which no one but srsckless partisan
like you would dare assail. &a
Yeu talk about Office sssksrs-!ook at
your own recored; you Travelled up and
down Manitoba abusing the people and the
government because they were protection
lists and would not give you an Office where
you could live on the fat Of the land, and
when they threatened to put you in luna
tic ayslum whore you could BE- cared for,
you made tracks for this side and inflicted
one Of the greatest salamities which mer-
ciful providence allowed to visit Bottineau.
You wanted to pre-smpt and hold eoun-
try side Of land and deprived many an hon.
sst settler Of his right. Under the squattsr
law you thought you could buldozsthe gov
ernment out Of an Office as you buidozed the
people out of the lsnd;you had the gall to de-
nand Of Judge Francis 70 appoint you clerk
Of court while in your heart you are On
alien to this government; You claimed TO be
! democrat for revenue only and shouted
yourself hoarss for post Office and because
they showed you the back door, like the
serpent you ars, blinded with your own
venom, and strike your poisonous fangs It
svery yirtnous citizen who will not become
! partner ID your villainous sins.
Your whole history is : standing proof
hat neither The public nor privats rsputa-
lion Of any virtuous reputable person is ssfs
70 ls,ng as = lssoh like you is allowed 70 live
within the borders Of the county.
with supreme contsmpt,
subscribe myself,
v GIoRGE MIcHE1.
( - : ~
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Thomas Sloman, our popular conductor,
left Tuesday to take charge Of train rum
ming between Crookston and Devils Lake.
Conductor Denny takes his place. Sorry
to have to part with Sloman he sndeared
himself to US al BY his genuine affability.
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0HuzoH D1R1oToRx.


BAPTIGT.
Services every Sund ~ at 2p. ID. REV. HUI
bsrt, pastor. sabbath school iunlnsdiatsly
after prsaching.
.8 PR1eRYTKRIAg.
No prsaching. Sabbath school every gun
day - "A :. n. Young Peoples Christian
EncsAvor 81 TO y. u. sS
CATH0xIc.
Church o. ST. Paul, at Tarsus. Rev. Z. u.
Brunelle, pAstor. SERVICES At ths: usual hour
syeFy Sundy. 1s
II. Rev: III. A.NAwko, PASTOR. Service ha1d II
fh4 school hOuee eveTy SUNDAY ovenin1 ~
J:sQp. "A. Subject next Sunday y-ssThe N2sit.
ana the Aleeetn8. Prayer mootin9 ey0rx
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The indications are that Coyism and Sullivan
ism will get a very black eye in Marion county.
TIE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.

Republicans in this city and county have
been urged to scratch some of their candi-
dates for the Legislature. This advice comes
from those who constantly repel the imputa-
ton of being Republicans, and whose only
claim to speak for the party is that they are
not of it. We think a little reflection will
convince any Republican that scratching
Republican candidate who is pledged to i'm
portant reforms, and voting for Democrat
who is pledged against them and to the main
tenance of existing abuses. is a mighty poor
way of asserting ones political 'fndepend-
ence" If any of the Republican candidates
for the Legislature fail to come up to an ideal
standard of greatness or goodness, we are not
aware that any of the Democratic candidates
do, and we do know that the latter are thick
and-thin supporters of all the abuses which
the Republican party and its candidates are
pledged to reform. The Republican platform
declares among other things, for local option
and for reforming the management of the
State institutions. The Democratic candi-
dates for the Legislature. if elected, will fight
these measures to the bitter end. Any Re-
publican who votes for them stultifes him.
self. Again. a Republican majority in the
Legislature is necessary to repeal the gerry
mander, and the bold-over Senators will help
elect United States Senator. A vote for q
Democratic State Senator might be the means
of sending Democrat to the United States
Senate to oppose President Harrison's ad-
ministration. The thing to do is to elect q
Republican Legislature.
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A STILL HUNT FOR TIE CIRCUIT COURT.

STILL HUNT POR THE CIRCUIT COURT.
John E. Sullivan. of tally-sheet fame, as
sisted by score of other Democratic states
men, are making door-by- door can vass among
Republicans for votes for their candidates for
circuit judge and county commissioners.
1t is not the earnest friendship of these
men for Thomas l.. Sullivan aud the Demo-
cratic nominees for commissioners that move
them to such activity, but their desire to
control the election machinery of the county.
Republicans will not be deceived by their
bland arguments, as they were once before.
Republicans now understand that the election
of Thomas l.. Sullivan as Judge Of the Circuit
Court, and Democratic commissioner means
Democratic control Of the formation Of iuries
in ali contested elections.
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INTIMIDATION AND FRAUD.

The Democratic managers of Indiana have
showed their hand shamelessly and defantly.
They recognize the hopelessness of their
cause if left to fair and honest verdict of
the people, and have resorted TO the most law
less and disreputable means of preventing the
free expression of this decision. Intimidation
and fraud are to be their chief reliance in the
contest to-day. Every method short of act
ual murder by which a Republican can be
kept from the polls is to be resorted to, and
there is no reason to doubt that the shotgun
method would be adopted if Indiana Repub-
iicans were OF the sort to submit 20, the Mis-
sissippi system of carrying elections. There
is ample proof that this is not false alarm.
Everything goes to show that bulldozing and
swindling are to be their main dependence.
Their campaign in this State has
been conducted on basis Of SANDER
and forgery. Jswstt has declined
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PERSONAL ENTHUSIASM.

One noticeable feature of this campaign is
the absence of any personal enthusiasm for
the Democratic ticket. Manifestations of in
terest in the candidates themselves are almost
entirely lacking, and the mass of Democrats
evince an almost complete indifference to
them. The ticket is supported for party
reasons only; voters who do not understand
the issues, but blindly follow their leaders;
voters who are Democrats by inheritance,
voters who are Democrats because they are
Democrats" and who hate and fear progress
all these will vote for Cleveland and Thur
man. But they neither admire nor respect
the chief standard bearer and have no pride
in his associate on the ticket. At all events,
the names excite no display of feeling. Only
the leaders are deeply concerned in the sue
cess of the ticket; the rank and file obey
orders, but they do it without heart. The
leaders, the office-holders, the would-be office
holders, have the burden OF the campaign
entirely upon their own shoulders With
tremendous effort they have succeeded in
accusing degree of the usual partisan feel
ing among their followers. but it is for the
party alone, and net for the ticket. All the en-.
thusiasm is monopolized by the candidates Of
the other party. The people are proud of
Harrison and Morton. They honor and re-
spect them for themselves, and rejoice that
men of such noble character have been chosen
to represent the party. With such enthusiasm
as an element in the campaign, can it be
doubted on which side is success?
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the election no matter what may be the result,
there will be honest men enough to stay with
the election criminals and bulldozers to Ithe
bitter end. Persons arrested BY deputy United
States marshals, anywhere 10 the State. are re-
quested to send in a full statement Of the facts
to the chairman of the State central committee,
who will investigate them. aud wherever the
facts warrant. suits for damage will be pressed
upon the bond of Marshal Hawkins. No matter
if il takes years, these suits will be pushed to
the end. Justice seemed to be long and hating
when i: started after Coy and Bernhamer; but
it got there ali the same, aud Coy and Bern
hsmer are in the penitentiary.
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ELECTION METHODS.

If the election to-day were q contest of
fraud or Of "good schemes" Republicans
would have no chance and no hope. In this
regard they freely concede the superiority of
the other side. From the opening of the can
vass there has been this remarkable difference
between the methods and the plans of cam
paign: The Republican party has appealed to
the reason, the intelligence. the patriotism
and the best sentiments of the people; the
Democracy have appealed to their passions,
their prejudice and to every mean and low
motive. Here in Indiana Republicans have
made strong point of General Harrisons
great ability, his high personal character. his
military service, bis spotless record in public
and private life, his typical embodiment of all
that goes to make American citizenship and
craftsmanship. To all these suggestions the
Democracy have replied with sneers and
taunts with lies and libels. with defamation
and abuse Right here in Indiana they have
dared to attack Gen. Benjamin Harrison, and
try TO pull him down from the place in public
esteem which he has won by a lifetime Of
manly walk and Christian conduct.
g Having failed to ipjure General Harrison by
defamation, they will try to defeat him by
fraud. The number and variety of the "good
: schemes" they are attempting to work shows
their absolute hopelessness of succeeding by
a fair election. If their various frauds can be
even partly prevented, the Republicans will
carry the State by decided plurality.
1t remains to be seen what answer the hon.
est citizens of Indiana will make to the at
Harrison by such methods as those used
against him in this campaign.
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THE ELECTION RETURNS.

The Journal will display all the election
returns it receives tonight, by means Of a
stereopticon. upon a sheet displayed against
the west side of Circle street.
The business and editorial rooms of the
Journal will be closed to the public after z
o'clock P. NJ. Our friends will see the abso-
Lutte necessity of this. Both in business and
editorial departments the work will be phe-
nomenally heavy, and cannot suffer Interrupt
received through the door to the publishers
private Office on Circle street.
All the news we receive will be given to the
public; and we believe it will be good news.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8, 1888

WV" " AOSs
To the Public:
The Republican State cen.
trail committee of Indiana will
pay a reward Of one hundred
dollars for the apprehension
and conviction of every one who,
at the coming election, votes
more than one ballot, or at
tempts to do SO, or circulates
false and spurious Republican
tickets, or who alters, forges or
mutilates tally-sheets, or who
delays the election returns, or
who changes ballot boxes; and
this committee calls upon every
good citizen to see that the laws
are strictly enforced and a free
ballot and fair count secured.
JAMES N. HUsToN,~
Chairman.
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to join with the Republicans in any effort to
secure fair election. Jewett's refusal to aid
in preventing the deposit Of double ballots lie
a confession that the double-ballot plan is one
of his good schemes" His refusal to assist
the Committee of One Hundred is an &C
knowledgement that he does not desire inter
ference with these schemes" and does not
want fair election. The arrest of reputable
Republicans on trumped-up charges is an.
other scheme devised and encouraged by these
managers. The threatening Of timid voters,
the printing of fraudulent tickets, the sys-
tematic. challenging of Republicans whose
names have been purposely omitted from
Democratic poll-books, are all Fart of their
plans; and there Is evidence that the count
ing-out process would be practiced extensive
ly were not the awful example made of Coy
and Bernhamer warning to them. All these
indications of purpose to interfere with
free ballot have aroused law-abiding citizens
as they never have been aroused before. The
tariff and industrial issue Is important but TO
Indiana and, therefore, to the whole country,
the supreme issue has come to be the purity
of the ballot The danger to our free institu-
tions from Democratic lawlessness is recog-
nized, and the determination to treat bull
dozers and ballot-box suffers as they deserve
is go grim that these gentry will do well to be
warned in advance. The rascals will be
watched, and no guilty man will escape.
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the Republican party is q necessity. The best
interests Of all parts of the country demand
it. II is needed to protect labor and make
education universal. 1t is needed to make
the civil-service reform, to which the pres
emit administration has given empty profess
sion and active hostility, a practical and i'm
partial reality.
1.-THE really vital question at issue is not
merely one of political economy and tariff ad-
justment important as that may be, but
whether, in the exercise of the constitutional
right of citizenship a free ballot and fair count
shall be had in all the States of the Union,
South as well as North"
Mr.. Whittier has evidently been consider
ing Democratic tactics in Indiana. There is
certainly no doubt that tho issue of free
ballot and fair count is leading one here.
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THE PENSION FRAUD.

The pension swindle continues to be worked
vigorously all over the State, and probably
will be till the polls close this evening. It is
the most shameless fraud ever attempted. and
should damn to everlasting infamy the admin
istration that permits it.
The latest form of the fraud Is to give ap-
plicants for pensions few dollars as an ad.
vance on the amount to be ultimately allowed,
the applicant at the same time obligating him.
self to vote the Democratic ticket This il
simply money bribery, and in most cases is
the last the applicant ever hears of his pen
sion. It is intended as bride.
Another form of the fraud is to send let
ter, purporting to be by authority, informing
the applicant that his claim will be allowed
soon. One of these letters reads as follows:
"ocT. Is, 1888.
Dear SRI have received word that your
claim would be allowed as soon as the commit
tee reaches il. The claim will be allowed this
week, think, but We will not hear from il, pos
sibly, before the middle OF next week.
Yours, etc, NJ. S REppIcK."
VI. .. heoClcK Is Democratic attorney al
Knightstown. The letter Enclosed the fol-
lowing:
DEPARTMENT OF THE LNrERIoR
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct %, '8s. (
I'm claim for invalid pension No. ST., GO,
Henry Perry, Of Co L, 8 Regt. Ind. Cav, will
say We think the evidence sufficient aud the claim
will be speedily adjusted. ]. Q. BLACK
''Per McLAIS"
This letter, purporting to be from the Com
missioner of Pensions, is undoubtedly .
forgery. 1t is dated Washington, Oct. 90,
add Reddick's letter inclosing it was written
at Knightstown, Oct. 80. This proves the
forgery, as does also the misspelling Of
Deputy Commissioner McLean's name. How
ever, as Commissioners Black is probably
party to this "good scheme" the writer of the
letter is in no danger. Turn the rascals out.
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After the campaign is fully concluded by the
result of to-day's election. We trust Mr.. Charles
simile of that receipt for go 900, the amount Of
fee received by an impecun:aps and inex-
psrienced young attorney in . case pending be-
fore q court of which q near relative Of the
young lawyer happened to be presiding judge
We call this matter TO the attention Of Mr..
Jewett, lest in the hustle of getting out OF town
after the avalanche falls on him. he should for
cat IL,