The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-22
Bring out your little hatchet.


To-day is George Washinston's birthday
David Clark has the Gold--M Medal See
ad.
Irrigation meeting today at Dunseith
Don't forget il. Il Y &.
Hon. M. O. Tibbits left by Thursdays
train for SHIRT visit to Fargo aud the
sunny South--Dakota.
P. E. and NJ. o. have got through with
their little lawsuit for the present; Nat and
Dave got the .rake-of." ts
Slettebak Ertresvag report trade pretty
good considering the times. Their motto is:
"Small profits and quick returns. T.
Rev. j. r. Crumm, of Dunseith, will
preach in the Preskptei ian church next
Sabbath. Services morning and evening
A car load Of co, n came up Tuesday for a
syndicate Of Bottineau farm srs; also 1Ol
sacks Of -four far the County Commission.
ers.
Extraor linary inducements are offered by
the st. Paul Pioneer Press for subscriptions
II is live paper-the oldest in the North
west--well worth the price.
The youth and beauty of our village went
out to q party at Mr. James Whites on
Thursday night: our reporter was not invi-
ted, but we epresume they had o good time
We hope Bot inean will send good, deli,
n,,,o ~ sv,.i
cation convention. This NAV prove the
|t,tering wedge viii solve forever the drouth
problem I.
The Lord from Lprdsbnrg, was in town
soy Mo lday. Frank is always genial and
hopeful He says that all lie needs to make
hun perfectly happy is . few bushe Is Of
horse feed. ss
We called on the tow n pump Tuesday for
. little water and found it frozen. At the
same time one ct the city .sDa isa passed by
and laughed at our perplexi,y Is that what
we pay them for? 5 81
Mr. and Mrs. T. r. Woodward and Miss
Lucinda arrived Saturday last, to stsy !.
They are stopping temporarily with MIR.
John Hofacker, Mr.. W g father-in law, on
the mountain side.
Y Mrs, Watson returned by Tuesdays train
from Winnipeg. Man, where she hae been
on 9 visit She was accompanied by q Mr..
Wheeler and family who will make North
Dakota their future home.
Road Master Downing and Carter came
up w Wednesday with the big snow plow and
cleaned out the cut. oniuctor Denny
thinks he will not have to boss the shovel
brigade again this winter.
The meeting called by Alex. Burr, Presi.
dent of the Turtle Mountain Protective
Union Tor Feb. 20, nm account OF the weather
10 postponed until afternoon Of March lst.,
at 2:30, at school house, Bottineau. s.
Pretty cold Just now, but the ia grippe"
has gone. the health Of the community is
good. there are few rations left yet in the
county shack, and every hody 10 hopeful.
We hope for seed wheat. for horse feed, and
: good crop.
Judgs Bennett did not get rood etart
last week on his trip 10 bismarck So he
stopped ~ Devils LAX ke, came back on Satur.
day and tried il sgatn Tuesday Hope he
will have bettsr success this time aud get As
far ~ Grand Forks or Lakota 81 least.
# Our genial friend, Mants Of Mantle ba,
made ns pleasant call Thursday. Mr.
Msntz says the Manitoba Government will
furnish allstle seed wheat needed in that
province. Il isagreat pity that Ctngress
cannot appropriate q million or two FOR seed
grain in u . Dakotas.
Rsy. Gibson writes from West Liberty, Ia
that il IL "a muddy there ~ 20 make the
roads nearly inpassable What : contrast
% Bottinesui Here va have thu best of
slsiehlDg and ~ enjoyinf ~ The faImerss
are hauling hay. wood ete. and tho young
folks taking pleasure ridss.
publish elsewhers this week call for
q creamery meeting Every body should
CON ~ this meeting for this II i subject of
vital importance l0 this country. " must
diyersllJ our faFmine IL wegwaat TO make
living; , 4 OH not cell on tho wheat bin for,
from self binder tu I pair 81
bsby shoes for BIN ~ Alasl 10 oftsn
snpey
inpchls Il Jndes Dsnass Wsdnesdays
eysnine The Jndoe and ths PionHE1s
.sFjak ting 9ot done np 6y TIE village
BlSx Gmttk md 1osn. no JUDGE
Iaysl hst ~ shutnl ~ play when he hss
Dne htsRdre and tftY trump one hAlf 0fa
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