The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-19

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Keep on pulling the weeds.
{ Don't fail to read the special locals.
The fighting editor is now in charge.
Commissioners proceedings next week.
Republican convention to day at Willow
City.
Crops are looking splendid, ,-or 20 bus.
average.
The hail insurance Lord hos been rustling
around town lately. l...s..
Mr.. Payne, Of the Walter A. Wood Co.
was in town Wednesday.
Miss Hettie McBain returned to her dear
old home in Botsineau on Saturday last.
The editor left for Devils Lake on Thurs
day, to attend the meeting Of the N. D.
editorial association. ..... 70 -.
Alex. Mcintosh went to Deloraine Thure-
day to meet his wife who had come from
Ontario by the c. P. R., and returned with
her Friday.
The sessions of the county commissioners
have been Of the kind Of which Milton
wrote, replete- 49,. ,>--
with many winding bout
OF linked sweetness long drawn out.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. A. Denney drove to Col.
Fly's after the train came in on Thursday
to take in the dance, whilst the "kids" Orin
and Frank, rode the ponies.
A soiourner recently In Bottineau ex.
pressed an opinion that there was in Bottin.
eau more politics TO the square foot than Ia
any place Of its site in North Dakota.
stxA2Sssries; that most di,iceous Of all
fruit. the wild strawberry has been very
abundent this season; thousands OF acres Id
The mountains being literally red with the
berries.
The Sunday school convention for Bottin-
eau county will be held next Thursday the
oath. inst. At the Baptist church, commenc-
ing at 8 q. m Exercises will be very inter-
esting.
Mr. M. A Denney informs US that he has
purchased 2. r. Ferguson's interest In the
Plano binder agency in Bottineau. Mr.. D.
is an expert at machinery. The firm name
is now styled Denney y Coulthard.
The grain between Bottineau and the
river, TO the south, is much better than has
generally been supposed; whilst there are .
few light pieces. there are great many
really fine fields Of wheat. The gardens
o,.d v,nto tna Dntrhoo l0nk un1l
Net Meighen brought Mr.. T. r. Woods
In Friday from Deloraine. Mr.. Woods has
made quite an extended trip through North
Dakota and Manitoba; he reports the crops
as poor in tho eastern part Of Manitoba
but good near the Turtle mountains.
Complaints continue to come in from
various quarters Of the wild mustard
brought into our country in the oats, fax
and millet bought of tho seed wheat COM
mission, elevators and other companies. One
gentleman from Willow City says he pulled
one stalk Of the mustard which contained
% pods, each averaging 10 seeds. II is his
opinion, that It will take or 8 years before
this noxious weed can be thoroughly de- |
stroyod. u not this an outragef
! Mr.. A. A. White, Of the North West Land
Co.. came inon Tuesday for the purpose Of
aging before the board Of equalization Of
axes, their claim to reduction Of the |
upon their lots in Willow City |
md Bottinean He satisfied the board that
he assessment was unjust and excessive,
ind reduction Of 15 TO 10 per cent respec-
lively WAS made. We had several pleasant
,alls from Mr.. WI who assured us that II the
'eaiiness and willingness Of his company TO
10 al In their power FOR the material de-
Of Bottinean and that they will
ndeayor to procure ! portion ofany sppro-
'riation that may bs made by Congress IN
lie matter Of artesian well tests for irriga-
ion and other purposes.