The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
LOCAL ITEMS.
',ing forth your little hatchet.
Tomorrow is Washington's birth day.
A good cure for colds. aconite.

',ing forth your little hatchet.
Tomorrow is Washingtou's birth day.
A good cure for colds aconite.
Good Lutter wantel at Batesen, Woods &
Company.
. The fAvorlte beverage-acenite. It far
surpasses "cold-tea."
Lots Of good -four on Land now at Bate
sen, Woods & Co.-at same old price-$1.75.
The nuptia' flag is flying over tho Din
wondie headquarters. Long may she wave.
David, your turn next.
Mr.. J. N. Greiner, st the N. & N. Ele.
vator Co. is buying oil the oak wood
offered At 81 to 81. so per cord.
Remember the wooden wedding at Speaker
Hawkes. tonight. We understand it will be
sought to be shown that after fve years ex-
perience-marriage is NOT failure.
1t really does one good to see Messrs.
Dana and Thompson engaged in some useful
employment. They are At present. making
a cross-cut 90 to aud fro over q poplar log.
We are tod that Mr.. George Heighes has
something Of the nature Of quinsy in addi-
tion to his broken leg. This is q sad case
and should have the practical sympathy Of
all.
NJ. O. Tibbits and J. B. Sinclair departed
this morning for Bismarck; it is understood
10 repair the damages caused by brainy
Jake's too muchly muchness, politically
speaking.
Mrs. James Wiley is about to join her
husband in Washington Territory. Mr.
Wiley is much taken with the country and
has resolved to cast his fortune in that west
ern land. Snccess to them.
We are sorry to announce the death Of a
tour-year-old child Of Mr. John McManus OH
Sunday last. Belle Was a bright little girl,
and the parents feel their loss .keenly. She
was buried in Oak Greek cemetery Oh Tues.
day. ~.
The News and stockman of Towner, Nc.
Henry Co., Is for ssls 1t !. bargain. Mr.
McComb, its proprietor, has caught the con.
tagion of the atmosphere of that county and
desires to be ranked among its cattle kings
and princes. More money in butter and
cheese than printers ink, he says.
The ladies Of Bott,neau have resolved to
utilize their leisure hours iu a very prac.
tical manner. They met Mt 1.-THE Parsonage
on Tuesday afternoon to make clothing
for some families who are in needy circum-
stances. sewing society was formed, to
meet next Tuesday at Mrs. Harmon's.
It behooves the farmers to hustle and gel
in their petitions for the bonding of the
county to procure seed wheat. They may
be found at the postotice. county clerks Of
fee, Judge Dasa's, P. X. Ferguson in Bot
tineau; Philip LeMay's, Lorisburg, and
James Cudhie and John Sandli's at Willow
City. The Board meets on the 1ss OF
March; there is therefore no time to be lost.
In the Legislative hall in the session OF,
Monday, Hon. Thbits insulted the member
from Dist. IA. Hon. Thompson by referring
to the body as holding "Mock Legislature y
MIR. Thompson asked the gentleman to apo'-
ogize for the bare insinuation Of such II
thing, but Mr.. Tihbits informed the house
that be Was prepared to defend his position
with revolvers. Already there is music il,
the sir.
Remember if you want loan on chattcl
or real estate, 60 to Geo. E. Sutton ut bate
sen & Woods store. Loans closed ut once,
and money paid when abstract is furnished,
and mortgage signed. You get just what
We represent to you when application is
signed. We do not have to send our appii-
cations away 70 be accepted; we accept
them ourselves. f.
c. A. Duano, Of Canby, Mimi. who has
been in our town off and on for the past
three weeks, visited Dunselth last week. lie
reports lively time over the half-breed tax
collections At that place. Major Makec
called out the militia, and wired Governor
Church what he had done, but in reply the
Governor said that they had no authority
to call out the company and advised the
officer that he and his men
would be held responsible for any unlawful
act. The war department has been informed
Of the situation and has been requested to
instruct tho military to take such action A.
will prevent an >outbreak Poor, unfortu-
nate Rolctte county, always in hot water!
The B. L. Society held another Of its inter.
esting meetings on Friday evening, Feb Is.
J.
tive audience. After the transaction of
business the program was opened by a
chorus The Ocean Spray which met with
q hearty reception. The debate. resolved
that poverty does more to produce crimes
than ignorance--brough out some good
points, and fine q, guments from both sides.
Miss Thompson struck FIRST for the afhrma-
tive and on long stroke to right field
made home run. Miss Hawker made
fine strike, which was missed by the short.
stop, so SHE took second base. Hugh Nichol
famed air twice, made an uncertain hit to-
wards fret base, which was muffed. He
tried for second, but was put our, Miss
Hawker making . tally amid applause.
One out. all out; SO the negative took their,
innings. First 70 bat was Miss Annie Nichol.
She batted fouls freely, one foul ball strik-
ing the umpire and fracturng his skull, hut
It last she got away by an awful stroke and
amid wild applause, she too made home
run. The excitement was now intense.
One member for. their side was absent 50
here were but two TO strike. The question
was would Geo. Turner make : score. Bets
we're freely offered and freely taken. Max
ng three base hit to right field, he tried
d make home; but, alas, the bAll was there
Defore him, and the umpire from his band
ICED head called |. no tally '' The referees
ook the tslly sheet, and announced that the
DfEirmative had II BY one run.
4 The Sest Of the evening was spent in sing
ng, both solos and choruses BY the society,
With tho NATIONAL anthem.