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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Iowa harms and Debts.

Washington. Nov. ,16.--A bulletin issued
to-day by the census bureau gives statistics
OF farm and land ownership and debt in
Iowa. There were in the census year 1880
sSS.517 families in the state. Of which 205,.
4S5 are OF: farms. OF these 144y60S own the
farms and 60. 7a7 rent. OF the owning farm.
ers Till have membranes and 6O,5S7
nave none. OF the s ,062 families other
than those on farms, 100, 1853 are: owners and
$3.50 renters: Owners free Of incumbrances
plumber 1882; incumbered, 28,061. City
homes are hired n incumbered in q great.
er degree than Is found outside of cities.
Liens on the Till farms aggregate SOL.
145,924;. on the 26,061 homes. $I7. 786 .87n.
The value OF incumbered farms is SEQ.
and. OF incumbered homes sS53. 559..
5o4 The debt on 8,731 incumbered hones In
the twelve largest cities OF the state Is 33.7
per cent OF their value; debt on incumbered
homes outside these cities, a2..71 Of their
value. The average value OF owned and Ia.
farms is 1904; ayerase debt. Si..
BIB; average rate OF interest, 7.3B ner cant.
leverage annual interest charge; 81 to each
!ensss9am a homes Is ;$l,os7; average debt.
SoaS; average annual interest charge Ia
eacn family. $51. In the cities. the average
value - VITO; average debt, 1913: ayerare
annual interest charge, $6S. Real estafe
purchase ana improvements, when NOT ~.
sociated with other objects, caused 1915 NOR
cent OF the farm families to imam "a. ID n ner
cent o1 the farm debt and 6O.58 per Cent ~
the ho.a ianmiiies to incur 77.56 per cent 81
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
North Dakota.


Postofice at VaIhall, Wells county, has
been disc ,ntinued.
The house of H. A LOOMS, q farmer
residing near Henry, was consumed by fire.
No insurance.
Gov. Burke, will, at the end of his term
Of office, associate himself with the o.
borne Grocery Company recently formed,
and remove to Superior, Wis.
In the district court at Mandan, Henry
Nelson was found guilty of shooting Aug.
katske. and sentenced to the pe%nitentiary
for four years.
The North western elevator, at Glaston,
containing $4,000 bushels ofgrafn, has been
destroyed by fire. 1t is expected that
about rs, 00O bushels will be saved.
The body Of a farmer named Siverson,
residing some fifteen miles northwest of
Steele, was found frozen stiff about three
miles from his home. Siyerson leaves a
wife and two children.
Gov. Burke has pardoned Rob Roberts,
the desperate who was serving a tour years
term in the penitentiary at Bismarck for an
attempt to murder. Roberts is a chum Of
Alex Mckenzie and it is generally believed
he owes his release to McKenzie's inter-
cession.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
ARun Away Train Wrecked.

Sioux City, Iowa, Special, Nov. 22.-The
conductor Of a Milwaukee train left a ca
boose md fifteen loaded cars standing. on
the top Of q heavy grade near Hartley,
f fS@a en tS,uay w fo So ta sern 6eai sw ffsM wen IN w 1be
caboose were FIVE members Of q bridge gang
sleeping. None of the brakes on the de-
tached cars were set, and the wine blew
them back over the grade. They attained
terrible speed on the hill, and when near
EVERY the cars crashed into a rapidly
moving freight train. The engineer and
Of the train jumped and escaped in
over the engine, completely burying II T." the
jury. Tn caboose and all the cars piled up
wreck In which two cars Of coal took tr".
The men in the caboose were unable to es-
cape, aud Daley Stephenson was dead when
taken from the wreck; ]: Stephenson was
burned and crushed and vii die: The other
badly hurt. although it is thought they will
recover. The wreck Is still burning and viii
be a total loss. The tracks are blocked and
ann be cleared until the fire burns out.
Railroad officials refuse to give the names
or extent of injuries of the other men. The
Stephensons lived at Sheldon.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

To decide a bet two young men at
Labanon, Pa, put q wasp and q black
hornet under q glass tumbler to de-
termine which would whip the other.
No sooner had the vicious little beasts
been imprisoned than the wasp was
attacked by the hornet. They fought
quietly but valiant]y, each using its
stinger to the fullest extent. In less
than ten minutes the wasp was q
corpse, and two minutes later the
hornet expired. The bodies of both
were swollen to three times their nor.
NAL size.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Street.C n COURTESY,

The electric car was very full; so was
the fellow who just got on. HI caught
a strap in front OF a very pretty girl;
the other strap infront of the girl was
occupied by a young man. He seemed
to belong to the girl; they seemed to be-
long to each other; they were on their
wedding trip. : -'" .[
A disjointed. umbrella happened to
poke the drunkard, who began to let
out a string of oaths. .
The young man caught the fellow by
the shoulder ami shook him:. .
"How dare-you swear-before-be-
fore my wife,"
"How how di-did--I know
your wife wanted to - ker-swear
frst?" he said. -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
An Extraordinary Letter Read.

New York, Nov. 16.---A matter out OF the
ordinary routine had to be considered by the
New York presbytery at it's regular session
yesterday. Immediately after the devotional
exercises Clerk Alexander read this some
b remarkable letter:
Highlands, n. J., Sept. -, 1992.-Rav. s.
D. Alexander, D. D.-Brother: Through you
I again respectfully request the Presbytery
OF New York. to remove my name from the
roll for the following reasons: While hum
bly, receiving the Scripture OF the Old and
New Testaments as containing the WORD. Of
God, | decline to subscribe to a merely hui
mar dictation, be it SO able and 80 venerable
as the Westminster standard. I further de-
much ike being called rabbi against
which our Lord expressly enjoined his dis
ciples. Again / decidedly prefer not to be
i ths fnssa, with any party Or nominate ao q
the the a spislt Which,, Oh G ihey ep sasa nap seem aq TO
me not scriptural and baneful, rather than
beneficial. It Is sufficient for me to say
companion OF all them that fear God
visible church are somewhat surfeited with
preaching, at least Of the prevailing type.
As this letter distinctly .withdraws my. sub
scription to the Westminster standards, 1t
Of my name upon the roll Of Presbyterians.
While thus terminating my special con-
nection with the Presbyterian denomination,
I earnestly pray that the divine head Of the
denominations Of his people, and remain
~ r.. II. PRouDFw.
F. 81 erase titles in your address simply
The postscript is explained by the fact that
In addressing DR.. Alexander the writer
crossed his pen through the REV" and ID.
D." after writing them. DR.. Proudtt il o
resides on q fine estate called Highlands, be.
tween SANDY Hook and S~eabright.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
NORTH DAKOTA RETURNS.
INCOMPLETE RETURNS lNDI-
CATE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
Republicans Concede the Election
Of the Democratic State Ticket
with the Exception OF Sec
rotary Of State Which
L. Held to Be In
Doubt.

The election returns are not all In yet
although the official count has been made
in some counties, the returns from the
outlying districts are very meagre and in
complete. Enough, however have been
received to show that Sbortridge has been
elected governor by a small majority, the
Republicans claim the election Of the candi-
date for Secretary otState.
The legislature on joint ballot will be
republican by about. I've or six majority.
1t Is also claimed that Congressman
johnson has been elected by a small ma
jority. r. =.
The following table gives the majorities
in The different counties as far as received,
further returns may change it somewhat.
but the general result will probably remain
the same:
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Overaowing it's Banks.

Dublin, Nov. 22.-The Blackwater river in
County Cork has overlooked it's banks and
adjacent stretches of country are inundated
for miles. In the town of Fermoy, which is
on the banks of the river, there is almost
utter darkness owing to the fact that the
gas works Of the town are submerged. Many
of the inhabitants of the folded region are
removing their household goods to higher
ground. There AVE been heavy, prolonged
rains in the country and extensive tracts In
the lowlands are flooded. A number Of
mountain water courses are swollen into YER
table torrents, and one of these rushing
streams has worked fatal havoc. A house Mt
the base Of Cacdough mountain has been
swept way and most of its occupants were
drowned. Numbers of other houses are in
undated and humorous sheep have been
drowned,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Leave London.

London, Nov. 22.-The American delegates
to the international monetary conference,
which opens tomorrow In Brussels, left Vic
toria station to-day in a special saloon car
riage. Mr.. White, secretary Of the Ameri.
can legation, and a number of others were
at the station to bid them farewell. Henry
w. Cannon, president Of the Chase National
bank, who is one of the delegates, told the
he had been greatly pleased by his stay in
London. He added: "Whatever views the
Gladstonians may have regarding silver,
nothing could exceed the courtesy they have
shown us here. Mr.. Leach N I went all
over the Bank of England Saturday, and
took luncheon with the governor n other
officials. i find on all sides the greatest In
terest in the conference and Am hopeful that
1t will have good results"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Iowa.

James Harlik, ayoung boy, was knitted
by a drunken man named Kirz on the pub
lie street at Sioux City. He bled almost to
death.
VIM. BENIN has been indicted by the
grand jury at Council Bluffs. for attempt
ing to muir Ter Officer L. Lench, who at
tempted to arrest him while drunk.
1t is understood at Dubuque. that Arch
bishop Sa, OH will provide that Bishop
Hennes>y oil Dubuque shall become coad-
jutor to Archbishop Kenrick OF St. Louis,
with the right of succession.
One of the biggest land deals ever con-
sumated in Mona county was made recent
ly. The land is near Blencoe and COM
pr:ses 200 acres or which the owner, J.
]. Yeonans. got 50 ZOO E. NJ. Donaldson
purchasing property.
The employees of The upper Hershey saw
mill. at Muscatine, numbering loo. are out
on a strike and will not allow the mill to
un. The hour: were reduced from II to 10
per day and wages accordingly, which
caused the strike.
Mine Inspec' or Thomas, who has charge
OF the central Iowa coal district, has made
his regular annual report which shows
that seven Counties employ $40 men and
ply them $l,129, Tvs annually. They pro-
duce coal valued at 81. 519. O55.
Christopher Ehlers, o Front and Warren
streets, Davenport, attempted to cut his
throat the other morning. He was caught
before he could make a second gas !, but is
seriously injured. Domestic troubles was
the cause.
Mag lie Johnson and VIM. O'Brien were
parties to a sensational marriage in the
magistrates Office at Davenport. recently.
The girl had l.ollowel O'irien all over the
country and at last located him here, where
she forced him to right her wrongs.
DR.. Henry A.. Slade. the spiritualist,
whose career in London and subsequent
trial for fraud created a sensation fourteen
years ago, and who in late years has been
the leading medium OF Paris was taken to
the Samarita" hospital in Sioux City, re
Gently, suffering from nervous prostration,-
b rdering Oh insanity. He is without
money and utterly %friendless.
Keokuk is threatened with a coal famine,
Owing to trouble in the Illinois mines,
and a professed scarcity of railway cars.
dealers have trouble in supplying the de-
mands for soft GOAL. Tie keokuk Brick
and Tile Company had to shut down for an
indefinite period on account of a lack of
fuel.
The unknown lady who was among the
four victims burned to death in the rail-
road accident at Highland Center, has been
identified as Mrs. Finney, of Blakesburg,
and is an aunt of Ed. Weir, Of this city.
The lady lett Winfield and had a ticket to
Hendrick. She did not arrive at her home
in Blake bur, and nc word from her was
received. which led to all investigation,
and the ultimate Identification.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
COrbett In AmhitiOun.

New York, Nov. 22.-Jim Corbett to-day
purchased six lots on Jerome avenue, near
High Bridge, for $4,000. The property u
located on the famous drive leading to the
Norris Park race track. It Is the intention
o. the famous champion pugilist to erect an
make It the headquarters for turf men and
road drivers. The remaining lots he will
not build ON for several years. Corbett ex.
poets the property. will be worth double the
price he paid for 1t by that time. He saya
It Is his ambition to be the wealthiest tighter
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

KING GEORGE of Greece, who cole
brated the twenty-ffth anniversary
of his marriage a few days ago, is ono
of the most democratic monarchs in
Europe. He loves to walk about the
streets of Athens unattended and to
mingle with his subjects. He is a tall,
handsome man, with a high fore
head and a long, dropping NOUS
tache.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Nettleton's Good by,

Washington, Nov. :2--Gcn. Nettloton
took official leave Of his associates In the
treasury department this afternoon End will
start tomorrow for Chicago, where he ex.
poets to remain several days before finally
ton as assistant secretary Of the treasury
takes effect Dec. !. and he had been grant.
ed leave of absence until that date. He
had a pleasant interview this afternoon
with the president, who took occasion to
thank him for his services and to express
his regret at his retirement from public
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Murder and Suicide.

Milwaukee, Nov. 22.-William r. Binder,
bookkeeper for the B. Leidersdorf Tobacco
company. this morning shot and killed his
wife, his ~five-year-old daughter and himself.
The affair occurred at the home of the FAM
lily, S76 Cambridge avenue. The victims
were found by the hired girl and when
hind the left ear. The sight was a horrible
one, as the brains Of the victims had been
blown OUT
Binder, who was a steady and respectable
Tobacco company, the tobacconists whose
works were destroyed during the recent big
fire. A consolidation with the Merchants
and it is thought fear that he would have to
accept a subordinate position in the Office,
affected Binders mind. Binder was thirty
eight years Of age.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
knights Begin Work.

st. Louis, Nov. 18.---After losing acouple
Of hours this morning in searching for Q
the Knights Of Labor secured desirable
quarters In .Walhall'.s hall, and about noon
the sixteenth annual meeting. of their gen.
eral assembly went into session. The con.
~vention was called to order by Grand Mas
ter 7. Y. Powderly, and the commi tee o.
credentials Immediately presented Its report.
The consideration Of this report consumed
all the morning session.
At the afternoon session committees were
annointed on ~distrtbution. appeals and
and secret woFk.-.A letter Of congratuladon
was read from Eugene. ". Debb9, late esc.
rotary Of the tlntnmen's brothsr HOOD. -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Wisconsin.

The summcr hotel at Idlewilde, near
Sturgeon Bay, was destroyed by fire.
Peter hand was arrested at Ashland on q
sent to Jail to await trial.
Mrs. J. P. Davis, Jr aged 80 years, and
residing at Menasha, fell off a sidewalk
and broke erleg.
Joseph Rollo, a homesteader residing
near R~hinelauder, was found frozen to
death IN the woods.
The Eau Claire Mill supply Company,
OF Eau Claire has increased its capital to
$25.0 900.
A Racine tailor named Johnson claims to
have been held up by h~ighwaymen and
robbed of 81 and . silver watch.
Mrs. NJ. Jensen, of Racine. cut off part of
her hand while %chopping some wood with
q new K
d. w. Britton's steam dye house at
Green Bay was damaged to the extent Of
$500 by fire.
E. Schradenbach, of North Dakota, has
about completed arrangements to put up q
barrel factory at Superior with q capacity
OF 6, 600 barrels per day.
Gottlieb Lehman, q pioneer of Fond du
Lac County died at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Warlebeu, in Fond du
Lac, age II years.
The body of the unknown man found in
the dry-dock at Manitowoc. has bren iden-
tilted as Wenzel Pilz, q shoemaker of that
city. r.
Mrs. August Pfeifer, of Racine, had
several ribs broken and received serious in
juries in q runaway accident.
Edward Frier, a Western Union Junction
boy, Tell upon the blade OF a n OPEN knife.
It went through his wrist and broke oil.
The Diamond Match Company's works
at Oshkosh were damaged to the extent OF
$500 by fire.
Part OF the goods which were recently
stolen from Hauest & Hagen's store, at
Appleton. has been recovered at Manito-
woo, where the thieves had hidden t..
William John. on, an electric light re-
pairer at West Superior, was severely
shocked while fixing . wire. He was UNI
conscious for an hour.
B. D.. Smith. who was sent W FOR SIX
months, from Oshkosh. for larceny, was re-
arrested on his release from jail on = chalSa
of forgery. T.
The Blair Patent Wheel and Axle Corn
pany. o Superior, has been organized nth
. capital stock i 500. 00O; incorporstors
Joseph Leniieux, Gelix Bernard and J. G.
A~rchanibeanlt.
The new NJ. r Church ediflce which was
completed . few days ago at Florence at q
cost Of $1,000 WAS dedicated in the presence
Of large number Of people from neighbor.
Ing towns.
w. 8. Russell, postmaster ut 0ak6eld fol-
the past sixtesn years died at the age Of 81
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

The originator Of the Il cory that
earth was probably Thales, OF Miletus
about GAO B. C. He not only taught
that the earth was globular in form,
but OF the five zones. some of the
principal circles of tie sphere, the
capacity of the moon and the true
course OF the lunar eclipse.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

The first high hat yer worn was
carried upon the head of a nobleman
whose portrait appears among Albert
Durer's marginal illustrations of the
celebrated prayer book of the EN-
peror Macmillan. In Jost Ammanu's
"Book OF Escutcheons," published in
1889, a high hat forms the crest of a
nobleman.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

Lake City, MINI, Special, Nov. x2,-The
November term Of the district court for this
county will probably adjourn Wednesday
with q few continued cases. Dana Busch,
indicted for murder by the grand Jury, Inc
arraigned before the court on Saturday in an
inquisition as to his sanity, and a verdict
was rendered to the effect that he was not
in a condition to be tried on the Indictment.
He was committed to the insane asylum to
await the demands of the court.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

Ar the opening OF the Jaha-Jerusa-
lem railway a curious Moslem rite
was observed. Three sheep were
slaughtered and their blood bss-
Iprinkled on the rails before the first
train was allowed to proceed upon ito
journey. Interpretations ceremony
had for it's object the soaring away
Of evil genii. who would otherw,seha v
exerted q baneful influence upon pas.
sengers using tho line.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

THE London Daily Telegraph is the
most valuable newspaper property in
London, and is said to net it's pro-
prietors a profit OF over a halt million
dollars a year. And yet when it was
first srarted every other paper said it
would be a dismal failure.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

Mrs. PRISCILLA ScRoaa1Ns OF Hall
county, Ca, is vouched for as being
115 years old, and she has been q
consistent member of the Methodist
church for over 100 years. She il
taken care OF by her eldest daughter,
Mrs. Mabry, who is 81 years OF age.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Making Two state. Of K.n....

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 22.-It was announced
to-day that a number OF leading Republican
ICED for the purpose Of dividing. Kansas in.
to two states. The matter VIII be urged
upon the Kansas legislature at the comTnS
yor the change. A committee will 70 ID
Washington during the season and lobby
for the scheme. The object sought ie I'd.
make q Republican state out OF the westerns
counties end leave the Populists the eastern
part.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

The irst double-deck twin screw fer
ry boat in use in the United States 10
the Cincinnati, which runs over the
Pennsylvania Railroad ferry from
Jersey City to New York. She is 200
feet long, 46 feet wide and makes IL
miles an hour.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
storm In New York.

Buffalo, Nov. 21.-Thes wind and snow
storm that struck Buffalo yesterday after.
played havoc with telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light wires. all over.
Western New York. The Western Union
wires are in a frightful shapessGst OF here.
Between Rochester and Syracuse Oh the
New. York Central there are more than3 100
breaks In the commercial and railroad wires.
West Of Buffalo business 10 moving without
delay. At midnight the wind reached q Ne.
locity OF fifty niles an hour.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

The death rate OF English soldiers
stationed in India in 1859 was SO per
1000. Since that time certain
changes in housing, food, water, cloth
ing, etc., have been adopted, with the
result that in 1886 the rate was15.1o
per 1000 and in 1888 it was 14.8A
per 1000.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26
Skaters Coming to Minne.ota.

st. John, N. D.. Nov. 22.-Harold Hagen.
champion speed skater Of the world, ar.
rived here yesterday from Norway, and
Will 60 to Minneapolis with EXCLAMATION
Mccormack. He il willing to skate Fred.
Breen, al. present. champion OF Ameriea,
wblle At MINNEAPOLIS. Hagen says he wrote
rector OF the Manhattan Athletic Cub of
New fork. in answer to a letter saying that
was willing to compete with joseph s.
He will write again and try ID
arrange a2match at Minneapolis,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

Rev. WILLIAM j. Potter, for thirty
three years pastor of the Unitarian
church at New Bedford, Mass, has
resigned and his congregation has
voted to pay him $4,000 a year for
five years.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-11-26

ACCORDING to g. study of the climate
Of Egypt, made by DR.. J. Ham, it
appears that for three or four days in
March or April Carlo 10 visited by a
hot, dusty wind that destroys the
foliage of many of the trees.