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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
One Of the first things our et, |


One Of tho first things our sste
legislature should doafter it coEytr et,
SHOULD be to make provision TO tslY
Those who have suffered the less q
thar crop for two successive years and
sis unable to provide for their FAM.
ikI- Smashing must be done. Ill
throagh the drouth-stricken districts
of North Dakota ure men who ttltrll
nofault Of their own, are ureth K
p-oslrs provision for the sulsistsle {.
~ chair families and through TIE q
..s7agalcs and corruption Ct eerrtJ
oR;iais bat few Of the counties Wild
ha7, 5i1srel this worst are G rati. G!
making provision for the dsstitrtt,
aad a1lsas the State lends q LelIiIe
had, Hundreds must ;deperd e. lie
chA,iass of people from ctttr ststts
o. psrss.-Benson Co. News.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31

FREDERICK DE PEYsTER. minutes q turbid
torrent some ten feet deep, and in two OF
three hours rises nearlyto the top Of a thirty
Ave foot wharf. @
Standing N the lower wharf, Just before
the Bore comes In, one Is led to conclude
that water is somewhat necessary to make q
river-that Is, In every part Of the country
except Nevada-for although this is called
the P~etitcodiac river there is very little water.
You look across a mud fat, acr oss the green
point beyond it and across the river again
below that, for the stream bends there like a
u. and alLat once the cry is heard, "Here
she comest" s.
You see across the point the white crest OF
the "Bore," and the next minute It comes
sweeping around the bend, q nearly upright
column of water, perhaps six feet high, dash
ing madly up stream, and soon covering the
mud fat with a turbid torrent. The phileso,
ply Of 1t is that the high tide In the Bay Of
Fundy naturally concentrates its force as the
bay narrows, and 50 the water is shot" into
the inlets as il from the nozzle Of q hydraulic
engine - 4
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
Share the Burden.

We publish the following letter Of SGci.e
Slswart. originally printed in the Free
Lance. because tbs underlying sentirsnt
aad fundamental principle therein enrn:
slated are what we have publicly as we'll az
privately advocated as the proper ones 70
be observed and followed in the Admirie.
tration Of county affairs.
II is to be hoped that the legislature seer
to meet, willin the laws that it may pass, re
ceeaize this principle and appreciate the &c.
es'sity Of doing something practical to re.
lisve the people Of their pressing presert
burdens and impose them on posteirity as
urged in tho Squire's letter, and if tLls
cannot be done rs suggested theron. in TIE
matter Of school lands, let the land Of tt.
whole county Lc pledged for the purpose.
Sirs-Although inclined to look ON tt.
bright side of every subject. l havc teer
forced for some time past to look With
alsrm At the financial standing Of this
,olnty. Our debt has accumulated the rsst
two years to n fearful extent, amounting Of
present to the large sum Of about swerty
thousand dollars, and all this to pay rrr.
ning expenses; no permanent improvements.
What the actual expenses will be uheI
public improvements are made, l leave &
he Imagination. Add to county Debt ttt
l mount Of our school Indebtedness, ard |
think that every man whose intention We.
like my own, to make this county his rer.
nancnt home will be somewhat undecida
What course to pursue in the future. True,
oar county taxes are not high at preseri
Bat the debt is piling up and pay will Ger
taialy come in the hear future and taxes
will be very high, equal. l am afraid, &c
paying rent. Many Of our people are lesv.
ing and Immigration is greatly retarded CT
account of the high rate Of interest charged
BY . hcartless set Of mony %loaners. The few
Who will be left will have to bear the bur.
den. Judging from the past few years tie
prospect is rather gloomy. At present Il,
school tax is the highest paid, but in q fe>
years the county tax will he the highest
Tae sale Of school lands will create u fund fc,
school purposes and those living in tie
:>lnty then will have the benefit of til.
fIai. Are We, tho pioneers o: this county
- be ground down by taxation and TIE,
hand over to our posterity. free Of encuu
srsnce, al hat we may possess? Would il
aot DO better to share the burden with
them? Would it not be wiser to appeal (
The state to advance money on the ~securit.
81 our school lands to assist such c%ouutie.
Az may, from: time to time, suffer the loss G.
their crops, to pay and support ttsi,
schools? With our Legislators, this may h
l question Of Jurisdiction, but every MEAS
should he employed, no stone left unturnst
- tighten the burden that very soon will II
laid on the shoulders Of every man VIZ
remains in this county. wv. SrEwA41.
BoTTiNEAu, Got. 22nd., 1889.
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Take Out Your Papers.

1t may not be generally known that
blythe Constitution Of the State OF
North Dakota, q large number Of our
foreign born citizens who have beel
accustomed to enjoy the benefits OF
citizenship as to voting, arc practical
" disqualified. Under the article on
elective franchise, it will be observed
That all those who have declared their
intentions to become citizens more
than 6 years prior to any election, are
deemed disqualified.
Section 121 reads as follows:
Every male person Of the age OF
twenty.one years or upwards, belong.
ing to either one Of the following
classes, who shall have resided in the
state one year, in the county six
months and in the precinct ninety
days next preceding any election,
shall be deemed a qualified elector at
such election:
First. Citizens of the United
States.
Second. Persons of foreign birth
who shall have declared their inten-
ton to become citizens, n year and
not more than six years prior to such
election, conformably to the natural
ization laws Of the United States.
Third. Civilized persons of Indian
Descent who shall have served their
tribal relations two years next proceed.
ing such election.
To meet the demand Of such as
live in Bottineau county and vicinity
and need to take out their second
papers, whether for proving up on
five year homesteads or to preserve
their right of franchise, Judge Nor.
gan has kindly consented to come at
suclr time as may be convenient and
hold court for that purpose. Some.
time within the next four or five
weeks will doubtless be made conven.
tent; This will be a great saving of
expense to those whom the taking out
Of their final papers is Il necessity, and
If such Us desire to take advantage of
this opportunity will send their names
to the clerk Of the district court for
Bottineau county, he will inform them
personally Of the time that may be
agreed upon for holding such court.
Elsewhere will be found the require
ments Of proof on getting out second
papers.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31

Why "Bores" l could get no explanation.
One man said because it SHORES out the chan.
nel;'' another thought it was SO called be.
cause it was a 'bore" to the captain whose
vessel is caught by it. The Last strikes me as
correct for vessels OF 1900 tons burthen
come up to Moncton on high tide, while mud
scows are grounded at low. Coming in, the
captains are at ease; going out they watch
every motion, for If they got aground they
must remain there till the next high, tide.
And then it Is q chance, for they may ''stick
m the mud" tslie down. and get in q bad
mess generally. Not long ago q small schoon.
er was caught away from the wharf, and by
the incoming food carried up against the
railroad bridge and knocked to pieces. So
they are quite correct in calling it the
"Bore."
From Moncton to st. John the country I'M
proved every mile, and the latter city was a
lively revelation to me. Il may almost claim
to be the Liverpool Of North America. Its
~capacious harbor lopen all the year, presents
q fine array of vessels, and the published fig
ures as to its commerce and the shipping
owned by it's citizens are quite startling.
"St. John owns more shipping than any other
city Of its size in the world" 80 say ito citi-
ssns, 50 says the gazetteer, and 90 we shall
have to believe till the contrary Is proved.
In the city proper are perhaps 28,000 PEG
pie; in Portland, the big suburb, 1900 more,
and the river st. John, which runs between,
il distinguished by a .'double cascade" "A
rocky reef crosses the river there; when the
tide Is in there is q cascade up stream; when
the tide is out there are t'falls'' down stream.
At high tide twenty-three feet high, there IL
smooth water and large vessels pass safely
over the reef. And all the rest Of this sort
Of thing You can find in any Canadian hand
book.
New York. j. n. BEADLE.
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plete liberation. "No intoxicating liquors
are sold on the island" So commands the
law and 80 the people report. But OF course
the law Is sometimes evaded on Prince Ed
wards Island as elsewhere.
It Is incidentally interesting to learn that
there are still 281 Indians on the island and
that they are dying out very leisurely. Per-
haps their inability to get liquor may aid in
their preservation, for / cannot hear Of any
other reason for their survival. The Mic
macs Of the islands and coast regian were,
and are, somewhat inferior to the Malicetes
farther inland, n both are far inferior to
the Hurons, Iroquois, etc. Indeed, it seems
to be q world wide fact that the fish eating
savages are inferior to the inland meat eat
ers. The word 'acadie," or "cadie," mean
ing abundance" In the Micmac tongue, is
the same as the word ''quoddy" Of the Mali
cetes and others-a word terminating Pas
samaquoddy and other New England names.
Though Canadian dealings with the Indians
nave certainly been far better than Anleri-
can as the situation was far more favorable,
the result has been the same. The Indian is
at the bottom of the social scale-about four
teen strata below bed rock-and does not
own much of anything hat white men really
want.
The fish figures of the island are f~ascinat-
ing. "Seven kinds of fish set before me in
one week, and all go%od-baked, stuffed or
broiled on the Goals" was the testimony Of
an American who has been boarding at a
farm house this suaamer. or the four quar-
tiers of the island, SO to speak, four kinds Of
fish predominate-cod, herring and mackerel
leading. And this small population in n
year captured over ls,OOO,O 600 pounds of fish
food, though they reckon themselves as EEK
clusively agricultural" and count fishing as
a mere interlude in their lives. OF this
amount nearly 100000 pounds is classed as
HOLSTERS preserved in cans" and worth at
the place of shipment nearly $500, 900. There
were also 700, O00 cans of mackerel, A, 800 bar
rels Of herring, 1850 cwt. of plain cod n
IS, 100 pounds Of boneAss, about 4,000,0O 0
oysters and 10000 pounds of TROUT and
other small fish taken from the streams" !
always sympathized with those emigrants
who told King Charles II that they wanted
to go to New England to worship God and
catch fish, ''Fore Cad" said the king, lit
is the apostles own calling" And I found
the fish SO delicious that I left the island with
regret.
Charlottetown, with some $4,000 inhabi-
tants, lies in the arms of the bay, as it were
that is, between she two '~rivers' which put
in there and which sweep around SO as to give
tho place a long selni-circular water front.
The city has the features Of u New England
town aud a provincial capital. The people
have the English taste for flowers and grass
plots, and, as the climate is favorable, all the
public grounds are very beautiful, especially
around the government buildings. These last
are, of course, very solid, a. in all British
colonies. And. in conclusion, l may add be-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
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CHIEF JUSTICE ALIENS AUTOGRAPH.

CHIEF JUSTICE ALIENS AUTOGRAPH.
fore taking the train, that Prince Edwards
Island was discovered by Sebastian Cabot on
the 9th of June, 1897, and therefore named
by him the Island Of st. John; that it con-
tinued to be so called until islands Of st. John
became confusingly numerous in her British
majesty's dominions, and therefore, In 1899,
as O compliment to Edward, duke of Kent,
father Of her present majesty, it was re-
christened; that it was first a mere fishing
station, then a military depot, and then q
crow colony, according to the advancing
grades Of provincial dignity in the British
system; that 1t reached the stage Of separate
government in l760, and was officially organ
lied on the 7th Of July, IT'S, when Walter
Patterson took his seat as first governor; that
it acquired Irresponsible government" in 1851,
when the popular branch tas we say In the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31

that there isn't
room for agnosti-
cis1n enough to
worry Governor
Macdonald. Near
ly all ar natives,
but the census Is
taken by blood and
race, showing 49,
@ Scotch, @,415
Irish, 2l,4N Eng
fish and l0,75l
French - quite an
Intellectual MKT
ure and n which,
Ivy American expe-
~{o~~n soe,,wo0 nC,r-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31

Lady readers Of the PIONEER will doubt
less be glad to know that our Constitution
members deemed them good enough to exer.
else the right Of suffrage in school matters
The concentrated wisdom of the Constitu
ton thinkers is exhibited in the following:
Sac. l2S. Any woman having qualities
tions enumerated in Sec. 12l of this article
as to age, residence and citizenship, and in
Guiding those now qualified by the laws o.
the territory may vote for all school officers
and upon all questions pertaining solely t,
school matters and be eligible to any school
Office. y
Sec. III above referred to, may be founc
on 18th page.
FINAL CITIZEN PAPERS,
Homestead claimants must get their final
citizen papers before they can make proof
All persons born in foreign countries VIII.
are qualified cnn be naturalized, viz:
All persons who have resided in the Unit.
ell States five years and one year in thi,
territory, who have declared their intention;
to become citizens at least two years ago
They must bring o copy of their declaration
Of Intention to become citizens.
All who came to the United States before
they were Is years Of age and who have re
sided in the United States five years and one
year in this territory. These do not need o
copy Of declaration Of intention.
All honorably discharged soldiers who
have resided in the United States one yeaa
can be naturalized without having declared
their intention to become citizens.
All applicants must bring two witnesses
to prove residence.
These papers can only be had in open
court; it is therefore a favor on the part OF
Judge Morgan to come and accommodate the
people in this way. 1t is also . matter in
Saving expense Of taking two witnesses to
prove what might b. done right at home, i,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
North Dakota Vote

The vote of North shows Il hand.
some republican majority. The vote
was very light but Notwithstanding
gives the republicans 10 per cent Of
the whole vote cast The maiorities
by counties for Hon. H. G. Hans.
brough, member Of congress elect,
and /. W. Miller, governor elect. are
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
Total. 14,417
1854

There appears to be two Democratic
countiss-Oliver and rrowner. In
Oliver the majority il 90 and in
Towner SO on Maratta and 80 on
Roach. In five counties there was
mt q single vote against the constitu-
ton. and IN three counties there was
only one against it. In Walsh,
Grind F0rks and Nelson there were
maiorities against the constitution.
III Grand Forks the majority agains:
yyas / ,2945, Ill Walsh 1912, md IN
Nelson $50. The Democ. ats IN the
lleSislature number IS and the Re-
unhlicans 10. "A majority OF the Re-
pkblicaps, thereof, Is 40.-Dunseith
HerNlds
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31

United States, first required full control ofths
finances, and that 60 continued TIL July !.
1872, when II slrrendsred IT. nominal inde-
pendence and It's ..sovereignty'' was merged
IN that OF the Dominion Of Canada.
might very appropriately add that tbs ideas
81 this smallest OF the Canadian provinces
bsar 4 curious family likeness q those Of
Rhode Island, the smallest Of the United
ststsss which wasthe most strsnuous " the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
Excursions.

!, For several years. past, the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway has
,iven q favorable opportunity to visit the
.eries OF low rate excursions.
The following announcement 10 made
Tor the present season: From stations on
it's lines north Of and including Winnipeg,
Grand Forks and Crookston and west to
Minot, tickets will be sold at excursion
rates on the following days: Nov. II, 10,
md %; Dec. 10, Is, II, Is, Is, 20, n,
~ and %, 1859, and Jsnuary6.7 and 8,
1880. Stop-oyer privileges and 80 days
time will be granted on these tickets, with
Is additional days time on payment Of
$5 90, or 80 days IN paymen Of $1,000
extra. Tickets will be issned 70 points in
Ontario and Quebec west OF and includ-
ing Montreal.
A choice OF routes will be given through
.ae principal cities Of the continent. The
.Manitoba" train service 10 .unexcelled,
and with palace dining cara and Free
Tourist Sleeping Cars the journey back to
the scenes Of early days will be made ov.
er this favorite line with comfort and luA.
ury. Call upon or address any agent Of
the Manitoba Railway tor full particulars
regarding rates, baggage, sleeping berths
src., or write F. l.. Whitney, G.P. ~ Z.
A., st. Paul, Mimi.
A Winter Vacation.
Do you think that sounds strange2 Probs-
bly, because you are a city dweller and take
your vacation In the dog days, The farmer.
however, and there are more Of him than Of
You, Is too busy 10 the summer, and II he has
q play spell Of any length, must take II when
the seasons work Is over and the crop housed
az sold. The farmers Of Northern Minneso-
tt and Dakota ind this the practicable time
to visit the old home In New England OF Can
ada, and that winter is, after ~, the best
time Tor social pleasures. There are the long
evenings when the sleighride, the apple-par-
ing, the country ball, are In their glory, and
have charms that completely oyershadow al
that can be had by chasing pleasure at heat
ed summer resorts. When getting your tick
ct for your winter yisit east, ask the AGENT to
send you over THE Burlington 81 write TO
nv M. q. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent CT, b.
~. n. r., ST. Psul, Mimi.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31

briefly as a high
tide rushing in sud-
denly over an out
going low tide, and
the change Is so
rapid that the
river, which at one
moment is three
fourths q mud fat
and the t 9 n
fourth q shallow
ripping streamlet,
becomes in hvo
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
EASTERN CANADA
Yankee in the Canadian Mar
thine Provinces.
CHARL0TTETowN TO ST. JOHNS.

Brunswick Moncton and tho '"Bore."
st. Johns Wealth Of s~hipping-The Dou-
BILE Cascade-Queer Effects OF the Tides.
OF the 1903, so1 people on Prince Edwards
Island lin 1881 E,1l5 are Catholics, 1855
Presbyterians, l3,4s5 Methodists, Z, 1892 Church
Of England and 6,2s6 Baptists, 80 it is plain
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
p. E. SANDIII,
ADVICE TO

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for chill
uren teething, Is the prescription Of one OF
sbe best female nurses and physicians in the
United States, n has been used for forty
years with neyer-failing success by millions
process Of teething its value Is incaicniable
It relieves tho child from pain, cures dyson
terry and diarrh0n, griping OF the bowels, n
wind-cOlic. BY giving health to the clildit
rests the mother. Price csc n bottle.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
READ,

1 will furnish money to thosein the town
surveyed west Of Bottinean, that arc not is
the market on their claims. Call aId ms
me at Fargo Store. GEO. E. SurToN
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-31
CATTLE

Taken to winter from Nov. 1st. to April lst
at Mouse river, in Township 1851. Range Is.
FERNS reasonable. XII g
James Waddle.
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THE FARMERS COLUMN.
Edited by the Pioneers Agriculture
Correspondent.

The Bottincau County Alliance will hold
n special meeting November 9th at I p. n.
at the Bottineau school, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to the State Convention
ut Aberdeen, and such other business as the
Of the Alliance demand.
by order, JAMES FLEMMINa.
President.
The farmers out west arc up and at EN-,
and have formed q protective union, after
the manner of the one formed at Willow
City recently. Let the good work go ON.
Organize, organize, agi,ate and agitate. A
meeting to perfect the organization will be
held ut the Peabody school house next Tues
day after noon at 2 o'clock. Every farmer
is expected to be present. Win. Hearon-
emus, president. - -
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Farmers Mass Meeting.

! mass meeting OF farmers held a. tueI
Jity, Ost. 23rd., 1889, was CALLED to order d
! o'clock p. M. with Cap. c. B. csrrerhI.
II Island Lake, Rolstte Co., ~ chairE ~,
,ai g. B. Batho, of Dunseith, Roletts c..
~ secretary. Parties were pressrt her
pi,r:s. Bottineau, Rolstte counties.
Tbs meeting was addressed by Jr6se
Nn. II. Becker, of Rolla, Rolette Co., vic
,..ts1 the law in cases of illegal tcrrssr
All the collection Of usury contracts. -
slygested a plan Of organization fer Tic
protsction Of the business and farnlrg il.
tsrssts of the Turtle Mountain regicp, ard
Aivised the settlement and payment OF lessl
is5ts. i
A vote was taken to organize a CIier,
AL unanimously carried. - !
The name il the Turtle Mountain TnisI,
IA the following are the names Of tie eRe.
arr elected:
Pres. John McLeaneu, Rolettc Co.
Wise Pres, Geo. Spann, Pierce &c.
Treas, w. ii. Thomas, Bottineau Co.
Ss,'y., Geo. B. Batho, Rolette Go. "
Viss Pres, Pierce Co., G. Everson.
" Bottineau Co., p. SkotiaEd. 81
" " Rolette Co., c.. b. Carpenters.
Wm. H. Becker, Of Rolla, Rolstte c.,
3,nsral Solicitor.
E,eh precinct OF each county is TO crgsr.
In ) local Union, the president Of shiei
Hill 81 ! member of the Board Of DiIeeto:l
3fths general Union.
Funds will be raised by subscription X
rstain and pay the General Solicitor ard
l,,ll lsgal talent, and other expenses, sId
, ) rail- fee collected Of individual ciisrts g
~ D lion in eysry case-North Eaktta
Eagle.
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Stock Raising Country
B0TIINEAU

IsH.,e County Seat Of Bottneau County and the terminus Of the Bot.
'neau branch Of the St. P. N. 4 N. R. R., only "a hours. ride from St.
Paul. - @ UNDERGRADUATES
information abouth town ant adjacent country, Address the hvnste ovaars
Northwest Land Co,
Moorhead, MINI.