The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-09-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

.OCAL ITEMS.
Wheat is 80 cents to-day.
Dr.. Loranger is holding down his claim
these days. s
%I Caucuses and conventions make matter.
lively in town. .s..
CT. Williams, . ST. Paul 9. I, is regis.
tered at the McBrayen.
He Payne, Of Minneapolis, Walter
Woods agent, is in town.
Miss Margaret Mcvicar arrived last
week and is making arrangements to oc.
cupy her house in town.
Mrs. g, E, sutton and her two bright lit
le children, arrived last Thursday, and
George Is Of course happy.
r. 3. sandli, Of Willow City, known "a,
and wide came up with Dano last Satur.
day, Pete is always. : welcome visitor.
J. w. Gordon, Of Rugby, the quiet and
complacent cashier Of the bank the1e, came
up Monday. He Was simply looking
around. IS. z4s
w h Babington, Of 1873, r 7s, smiled in
on us Monday. Heis from Morden, Mani
toba, and came over to look after his crop
which he reports good. &.
The Rev. Mr.. Burr will hold services on
Sabbath at North Peabody School House al
IL o'clock a. m. and at the house of Mr..
Watson, Sen. at o'clock p. m. Sabbath
school and Bible class Immediately after
service at Peabody.
Miss Mamie Winters, the favored guest at
the Parsonage" is still with us, havinl
concluded to stay until her father comes
for her. We hope he will no come at all.
however much we would like TO greet the
old democratic veteran.
A. II. Yancy, travelling agent Of the fam
GUS Burlington road, and w. Z. Eldred.
Of the Kansas City, st. 10 8 Council Bluffs
road, spent several days in town this week,
making friends everywhere they went foi
their respective roads.
C. a. Dano, representing John Swenson
Of Candy, Mimi, has been spending several
days in BottineAu, interviewing the farm.
ers. Though to some his visits may be un-
pleasant, yet behind it al he wears smil-
ing face. His grip especially is most prsc-
ious.
The population Of Bottineau isincreasing
at rapid rate, Mrs. J.. N. Greiner being
the latest to contribute her quota. This
last, and the best Of course, is built to be q
smoker, if he follows in the footsteps of his
illustrious paternal We In common with
others smoke to his health,
\ The popularity Of Sheriff Hoover. was
beautifully illustrated yesterday morning,
as fourteen men, each armed with long
pole, made . rush for Dayid's stable upon
which q roof was built in less time than il
will take to knock out Hansbrough for con.
gress, if the people only get chance to
learn some Of the principles he represents.
A curious case Of kidnapping In which
DR.. Greig conspicuously figures is the latest
sensation. AS the doctor contemplates q
trip to Washington Territory soon, we wish
him no harm; but we sincerely hope that he
may be successfully kidnapped by that
time out Of mind kidnapper- Cupid, and
then OF cource his Washington trip will
have to be abandoned.
w. L. Richards, Of Aberdeen. drove up
from Dunseith last Sunday with unterrifed
Pat Forrest, and took whirl across the
line to Deloraine, Manitoba. Mr.. Rich
ards is locating engineer for the Northern
Pacific railroad, He says the line is locat-
ed to Dunseith and it is fair to assume that
his visit to Deloraine BY the way Of Bottin-
eau 10 with i view TO thel extension Of the
railroad via Bottindau to the boundary line,
Look out for the N. P. next year into the
graminecus garden Of the Northwest,
The Sunday school concert 81 the Presby-
terian church, last Sunday evening, was
success, as We felt assured it would be.
After . short dissertation upon "The Book
of books By the pastor, Rev. Gibson, in
which he produced the figures showing tho
enormous circulation Of the Bible through
out the world and Of its influence on ma
tions. Superintendent Harmon announced
the program, which consisted Of scriptural
recitations ano songs BY the Sunday school
children. Miss Mary Russell and May
Fleming carrying Of the honors, The
church Was crowded and everybody was
pieAsed. Miss Carrie Greigs rendering Of
the song 'God be with you till We meet
again was, as ID verything in which our
Bottineau songster displays her musical tai
emit, appropriate aud excellent, ii iact Miss
q. fairly excelled herself On the occasion, il
that be possible.