The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-07
Bottineau Wheat Market
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
"Mock Legislature" tomorrow night.
Taxes this year become delinquent June /.
Geo. E. Sutton took run down to Rugby
IN Tuesday.
See that your ohimneys are clean, We may
expect high winds now at any time.
Geo. Weed drove up from Willow City on
Wednesday. He is smiling and happy.
Do you know that Batssen, Woods l. Co..
are selling -four at $l.75 per sack
Rev. W. W. Rees left for Langdon, Park
River and eastern pointson Tuesdays train.
Mr.. J. N. Greiner, at the NJ. & N. Ele-
vator Co. is buying all the oak wood
offered at So to $3.50 per cord.
The -four question is at last solved. Bate
sen, Woods & Co. received another carload
on Tuesday, but the demand is such that
another car will be ordered this week.
IT,. Kelly, Of St. Paul, the blank book
and stationery solicitor for the Pioneer
Press, arrived on Saturday evenings train.
He was formerly on the staff Of the Grand
Forks Plaindealer.
We are sorry to notice by an exchange
that Hon. John Bidlake has been forced to
return to the St. Joseph hospital at St.Paul.
He caught cold in the leg which was lately
operated on at that institution, and is at
present suffering greatly.
On Saturday last part Of Company B.
went out for target practice. The shooting
was very fair, Messrs. Woods and Johnston
making some excellent shots. Chaplain
McCandless says he can shoot better at q
goose-shoot harder, than he can a board.
ssla,Hgg general shaking y
on Sunday night, and piled up the snow
where it was hardly needed. On Monday
night the thermometer took sliding scale,
bit few ears and caught our printers nose;
but the sun has again come out bright and
warm-the singing Of birds will soon be
heard in our land.
Andrew Birk has written. Washington
Territory is great country. He has not
found it \, region where it rained all the
time. They have had some beautiful
weather and everything looks green-(he
wasn't looking in the glass; In closing hi
is very expressive: "Give my love to the
people"
Remember if you want loan on chattel
or real estate, go to Geo. Z. Sutton at Bate.
sen & Woods store. Loans closed at once
and money paid when abstract is furnished
and mortgage signed. You get just what
We represent to you when application il
signed. We do not have to send our appli-
cations away to be accepted; we accept
them ourselves.
The letter in our last Issue signed "A
Parent" has created considerable comment.
Perhaps the letter was little hard on the
society, from all that we can gather on the
subject, but it goes to prove that there has
been some looseness in carrying on business
v hich they in future will watch more care
fully. The resolutions Of the society re.
garding the letter will be found in this edi.
ton signed by the secretary.
Joseph Cook, the orator, and Boston Mon.
day Noon lecturer, thus condenses his
thought ON book that is at present Great.
ing great sensation. "Robert Elsmere is
an echo Of an echo" 1t would be we'll TO,
our citizens who are reading this work te
keep this criticism in mind for it comes from
q man who knows we'll what he is talking
about. Joseph Cook is probably the best in
formed man and the best book critic in the
United States. =
& It is said that the present legislative
is composed Of the greatest num-
Der Of total abstainers that has ever con.
vened in the territory. This speaks we'll
for Dakota, but lis awfully hard on those
saloon keepers who expected big things at
Our councilman, Peter Cameron
has always been great worker in the tenn
perance cause. Dakota, when admitted
will make . state thai we may we'll be
proud Of. D..
Rev. WV Rees, of Binbrook, Ont arrived
IN Thursdays train. On Sunday he
preached two good sermons in the Presby-
terian church. His morning subject was.
.Sons Of God" Observation-Disclosures is
profitable unto all things" Owing to the
stormy weather the congregations were not
as large as they should have been. Mr..
Rees is much pleased with Dakota, and
think We have nice location and an en-.
,ouraging prospect. 4.
D. Hoover has heard from James Wiley.
His first letter was full Of cheer, but IN the
second few clouds have arisen to hide the
,un. He likes Seattle very we'll, but thinks
business will fatten by another fall. He
returns to town near Spokane Falls named
Oakes Dale, where Messrs. Ayres and Kirk
Hoover are located, which he regards ~ q
good substantial business place. All report
ind weather, but we don't know as there 10
much the matter with Dakota this year.
We understand that Mr.. Bjorneby has de-
;ermined TO leave Bottineau and return
% Grafton, where his partner resides.
Many have found Mr.. Bjorneby IN accom-
nodating merchant, and by his energetic
sdorts he built us good business in hard
ware. Il Is TO be regretted that Mr.. Bjor-
neby does not see At Id rebuild in our town.
,ut doubtless he knows his own business
best. They have sold part Of their furniture
q Nj. McBrsyen, and Intend 70 depart1n :
'sw days.
10 Rnx7: Four rooms suitable for two