The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-05-07

lamp burning to read by, which was his
custom. and in some accidental way up.
set the lamp and wal burned in his
sleep. The only other person in the
house had o narrow escape after he dis
covered the fire and could not get into
MI. Simpsons room, where the fire ap-
peared to have started.
SARGENT COUNTY.
Forman: Anderson Beaver, 8 young
man in Dickey:: county, last week lost
his life by q peculiar accident. He had
cleaned his gun and then while out
door,, his brother, who was going hunt
ing with him, loaded the gun. When
Anderson returned in the presence of
his mother and other members Of the
family, cooked the gun and placed his
mouth over the muzzle. Net knowing
it was loaded. was careless and acciden.
tally snapped the hammer with his foot.
The whole charge went into his mouth
and through his head, killing him in.
stantly. go. Simeon Mills has been mus.
tered in as deputy county trt asurer Of
Sargent county.
KIDDER COUNTY.
Dawson Times: A 10 year-old
daughter of Mr.. John Cress, met with
what might have been Q very serious 40
cident. on Tuesday afternoon of this
week. Miss Oress had been sewing, and
left her work with needle in her mouth
to get q pail of water for cooking pur-
poses, and in come unknown manner it
slipped down her throat, lodging in the
windpipe, and remained there from z
in the afternoon till / o'clock Wednes
day morniI e. Dr.. Stout was summoned
and after some tedious examination,
found it impossible to remove it and
pushed it down her throat. At last 40.
count she was doing nicely. This will
be q warning to our lady friends not to
use their mouths for ''pin cushions for
they were not made for that purpose.
MORTON COUNTY.
Mandan Times: District court con.
vened Tuesday and adjourned Wednes-
day evening, after q session Of only two
daye. None of the liquor cases were
tried, though the attorney general was
here with his Wal paint on. The de-
PENDANTS asked for q jury trial. and ills
sec mtd to a2itate Mr. Spencer very
greatly. He resisted the motion as best
he could, but Judge Winchester decided
in fay or If o trial by jury. The prohi-
bitionists then suddenly lost all their
zeal, and on Wednesday the attorney
general came before the court and with
his whiskers wildly waving in the breeze
and q voice of the general quality of
bony-clabber announced that two of the
material witnesses for the state he'd been
spirited away" and he therefore de.
manded q continuance of the cases. The
Judge required some reason for his o
ton and he thereupon drew up an af6-
davit to that effect and q continuance
was granted. The defendants were on
the ground ready for trial and the two
witnesses who Mr.. Spencer said were
not to be found were both in town and
could have been in court il the state
had been really wanting them. The
whole deal was q conspiracy on behalf
of the state to get the cases continued
We will present the evidence to sustain
this charge in our next issue snd try
and show who wal at the bottom of ii.
At any rate the cases are continued on
ney General Spencer and consequently
more costs will be piled up for our tax.
pay ers to shoulder.
GRAND FORKS COUNTY.
Larimore: Threshing is we'll under
way on the higher land, but the low
lands rend.r it almost impossible to
move the machines. owing to the high
water.
Northwood: Ralph Peterson will re
move his family to Valley City, where
he has recently purchased dry goods
store. Andrew Simpson, q farmer
near Reynolds, was burned to death in
his own house Friday night. /. Mrs. I.
d. Van Fleet died Thursday morning
of larngitis.
Manvel: Died, Peter. the 7~.year-old
son OF p. p. Hamre. ...A skillful Oper-
alton was performed on the person OF
William Nagle by Drs. Herman and
Nagle OF Grand Forks. Mr.. Magic
some time ago took . severe cold, which
finally terminate in an abscees in the
vicinity Of the heart. It is said he is
now in . fair way to recover.
Grand Forks: President Wineman is
working mp inancialinterest in the DOM.
ingfremen's tournament, previous to the
meeting OF the executive committee
there on Saturday. ~. The Alsopsbarges
have Is, 600 bushels Of wheat in their
holds waiting to be unloaded at the
transfer elevator 80. Plaindealer: w.
j. Footner, general mansger. Of the re-
Gently organized Great Northern Elk.
press company, and +. d. Adams,
superintendent of the American Elk
press company, were in the city looking
over the personal property Of the Amer
loan company here. July /, when the
contract OF the American express COM