The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-28
- LOCAL ITEMS.

May we all have good crop,
Handsome Jack Mcintosh went to the
Lake Thursday.
Supt. G. H. jerks came up Thursday on
that dam business.
Be-dad Yeomans is once more about lc Ok
ing serenely happy.
John White i, also an attendant at the
Grand Gorks te .chers ins titute.
The Editor went to Devils Lake this
and will return on Tuesday.
The account Of the Asker-Tonnessen nup.
tials aud other loc lis unavoidsbly left out
Don't forget the big dance at the new
armory New Year eve. The Dunseith band
will furni ,h the music.
Oliver Seymour returned on Tuesday
from Minneapolis where he had been spend.
ing few weeks with his brother.
Fomer Welton dropped in on Wednesday
last to wish us merry Christmas. He was
rur ming tbs Dunseith stage that day
Among tfe thousand and over fat offices
re:ently distributed by the administration,
we notice that Samuel Csthro, Esq; has got
the Sanshaville post-ofice.
Louis Schrebeno, brother Of Joseph, and
a MIR. George B. Gregory, both Of Lake City
Col, have been spending their Christmas up
in the mountain, and the Scherbrno family
are merry.
DR.. Greig went to Grand Forks Thursday
to attend the institute there of teachers and
county superintendents, presumably te
make himself acquainted with the Office or
which he is said to have a lien-the sue
cessor Of F. W. Cathro.
Unpleasant rumors come to us concerning
the procuring Of supplies by the Amity
school district people and their distribution
names of respectable citizens being uset
without their knowledge, and the supplies
distributed without their coneent.
Co. Supt. F. w. Cathro left on Tuesda,
for Grand Forks to be present at the Insti
tute there this week. Mr.. G.. is to read 9
pape, on "the duty of the first State legis
lature to the schools of the State" upor
which subject we hope he will prove him
self to be liberal, broad-gauged and progress
sive.
Christmas eve at the Baptist church ~a'
hif hly enjoyei ty tie little ores to whom
visit from Sante Claus is always delight
Recitation and singing filed up the even
ings enjoyment, saving and excepting th|
candies and nnts that filled up the chIldr1
Little Hin Conlthard disiinguishsd heI u
on the ssasiea.
In our account of the recent visiI ofA n. o
inspector 10 Bottinsau, referring q th,
gross negligence that had characterixedN Ii,
Bottineau post office, we unintentionall
and inadvertently included the Dunsehl
P. O, C. I. F. Wagner Esq, p, NJ. We neve
do wrong intentionally, and when W. do, w
hasten to make the amende honorable. II
this case not kne wing that C, 1. F. w. wa
P. NJ, it can not possibly be said that Their
was anything personal intended, We con
gratulate c. /. F. W. that his official skirt
are clear.
The advice cf our contemporary, clippst
from trade journal last week is very re
freshing in these day Of peace on earth. etc
considering that the supposed to be respon
sible editor is the champion mud-slinger o
the Northwest ar an accomplished assassin
of private character and reputation-surely
while giving such advice he a. not practic
ing what he preached AID he must hav,
forgotten all about the epithets applied By
him to the T-S. gang and especially th'
very much beloved and highly respected
ex.pastor of the Baptist church and min .ster
ial money lender.
Archie Nnlayson, formerly of Ontario
resident Of Bottineau Co. few years ago
has struck it rich down in Arkansas at Z
place called Piggctt, as the following from
the Clay Co. Courier shows:
Finlsyson Bros. who have been absent in
the Province Of Ontario, have returne d K
Piggott, and are busily engaged in getting
out and shipping square oak timber. They
have four gangs Of men at work in tn,
woods, and it Is theit irtention to con,inn,
cutting and shipping all winter. This tim
ber is t be used in ship building and run,
from 80 to so feet in length, and from Il t
"a inches 50, are. As they have been il
our midst for some time, they have gainet
the confidence Of our people and ade 9
number Of warm frier ds here They are
straight forward business meI and worth,
Of success.
Subcommittee for relief Of dsstitution in
tho different precincts Of Bottineau County
Dist. l. Preot 1'-Frank Lord, Nepo
leon Russell, Murteu Elcessor.
Prect. 2.-Frank Sims, VIM. MoCann
Chas. Taylor,
Dist. 2. Prect. l,-Jas. Bacon Murray
Moore. Robt. Nichol.
Prect. Nv. H. Gorrel, E. J. Colthorp
Alfred Hail.
Dist. 3. Prcct. 1.-'C,ptain' Thorn pson
Mark Peel, P r. Ferguson.
Prect. 2.--Ole Horneman, Sivsr Vinje,
Michael Hettenger. H.
Dist. 4. Prect. 1.-W. 8, Morden, Albert
Marshall. VIM. Thompson.
Prect. 2-Thos. Steele. Jno. Cudhie, Jno
Bake.
Dist. s. Prect. John Cameron. james
Cameron, James McVicar.
Persons sending in applications for ait
will please give the age, sex, and measure
ment Of their children and their own also
when they wal lothing, also the size o
Very respectfully
IT, W.T.. Gibson
Omcial Notice:
Notice is hereby given that speci.l meet
ss 49, L. e -f..s