The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-08

February 18th 1909.
The "Martyr" presidents birthday.
Next Friday is lovers day.-St Valen-
tine.
Judge Morgan 10 absent at his old home
in Wisconsin and will return about the Goth
inst. He holds court in Devils Lake the
oath February.
Sanford O. Hart and Ed. Waterman were
up from the Mouse river last week. Sandy
Hart says stock is doing we'll, rustling for
living but there is plenty of grass.
Mr.. Fred. W, Cathro the popular deputy
superintendent Of public instruction. has
good cause for rejoicing. having become the
father of daughter Oh the 3rd inst. Mr..
and Mrs. Cathro have the congratulate MS Of
their friends.-Bismarck Tribune.
Dr.. g. B, Davenport, dentist, from Devils
Lake, announces that he will visit Bottinesu
next Tuesday, IL inst, and will re main
four days. All wi o have any trouble with
their teeth may rest assured that DR.. Daven-
port will do good work.
What the PIONEER kicks about iu the vote
on it's bill for stationery il not that Rev.
Turner VI tes sgainst it, as he has . right to
do, but that he dos it in spirit of malice,
and revengful spite unbe coming q public
official and unworthy Of holy man Of God.
Those farmers who have seed for this
year wo1ld do well to keep IL and not sell
it as we understand some are doing, for
while the bill introduced may be satisfact-
ory to some, it would seem from letter
written to Mr.. Greiner, the agent Of the NJ.
& N. elevator company at Bottineau, that
that company expects to sell its wheat for
cash only.
The clerk Of the court gets no salary and
cut Of bill for stationery recently paid he
got less than $40 for a whole year, while
the ex Co. Supt OF schools. Co, Treasurer
and Co. Clerk have their little bills allowed
without rurmur-these include postage
which the clerk Of court has never made q
charg for. Out upon such rank hypocrisy
and douh le ealing.
We are panied to hear of the double bere
avement that has fallen to Walter H. Thorn
as,of Willow City. While away at their
old home in Minnesota where he had gone
to lay the remains Of his wife, his little six
months old baby took sick and died. IL
"Little Phyllis now is resting,
In her mothers loving arms;
Happy, free from pain and sickness.
Safe and free from earthly HARM"
Jno. ]. Hunt, of T. 100 r. "a, now tenn
porarily stopping in the mountains and G..
r. Scranton Of Benson Co made US pleasant
call ON Monday last. Hunt says the boy,
are having jolly good times up in the hills,
en- the north shore Of illow lake where
they haze built hall and where on Monday
evenin next, they will have big dance.
With ths hospitality and good fellowship for
which the boys are famous, every body
can depend on having . first rate tine.
Every body 10 invited.
Old Noah Webster says, the 18th Febru-
ary Is ; day sacred 70 st. Valentinel It
was very odd notion, alluded TO by Shake
speare, that on this day birds begin to cou-
pie; hence. perhaps, arose the custom of
sen ling on this day letters containing pro.
fessions of love and affection.
We guess Old Billy Shakespeare could Mt
have lived in cold climate and he certain
y could't have had North Dakota in his
mind. II 10 . little too cool for our birds
to do any coupling business now.
Tho Free Lance INDUCES in its usual
Characteristic howl about bill for station.
cry presented By clerk Of court allowed by
the board Of commissioners at its last M ct.
ing. The facts are, that out Of that bill, SAC
the PIONEER made less than ten dollars
with discount on -the warrant Of rs pc,
cent, The bill Of the FREQ Lance for printing
, part Of II, being eleven dollars paid in
cash and material costing over twelve doll
ars cash. We recommend the 9th verse; 7th
chapter Of St. Mathew to the sanctimo nious
scrivener, by courtesy called eI editor, and