The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-21
Where are YOU at.

One Fred Frisby-whose frizzles seem
to bother him somewhat-writes in a most
violent strain to the Towner paper, COM
menting on an article in the PIONEER. in
which we said some things about the hunt
ing party which was here from Chicago.
1t seems that Fritz was their Jehu on that
occasion-whacked the mules and groomed
their dogs and picked up their game.
lust what pay he got-including necessary
tangle-leg we cannot say but it must have
been pretty good enable him to evolve the
following from the vacuum where other
folks keep their brains. Here it is in full.
1t seems to me that this man McCandless
ought to nave a chrome or a badge, or some
thing to distinguish him from the common
ordinary, every day liar; for in my opinion
he takes rank as the biggest liar in he
state. I was with the party of hunters
complained of, and know where l am at.
| These hunters didn't violate the lava IS re-
CARDS the limit placed upon a days shoot.
They didn't bury 800 fowls-"chickens,
ducks and geese; they didn't kill a goose
in Bottineau county. What they did do
was to furnish free game to the people of
the town of Bottineau and vicinity. On
their way home every evening they would
peddle the game out to the settlers along
the road, and the last day we were there
they hired boys to take what game they
had and distribute it among the people of
B~ottineau, What do you suppose will be-
come of a liar like McCandless2
As to the truth of our assertion that alb
out 900 head of fowl were buried, we
had the statement of the boys who did the
job and who said they had ALREADY buried
900 and there were more to be buried"
This was partially ~corroborated by a
number of gentleman who saw a huge pile
of chickens, ducks etc, being planted.
The dining car porters also made the same
statement, but as those gentlemen of col
or would not associate with Friz, we pre-
sumo he learned nothing from them. Tell
you what we'll do Frizzy. You come over
to Bottineau, and if we can't dig up and
and show you 900 fowl, buried by that
party, you may eat what there are. 1t is
a diet you are probably accustomed to.
He says"they peddled out game to the peo-
pie of Bottineau,." even going so far to
hire boys to distribute the game among
the hungry and destitute of the town.
Magnanimity! How we should worhip the
lordly men who. after shooting our game,
actually gave some of it to the rightful
owners. Oh thar we had the toadying lick
spittle' spirit of u friend Friz, who
seems willing to accept the crumbs which
fall from his masters table, along with the
rest of the pointers. But he actually con.
cludes his communication with a most
sensible question, and one We have often
asked ourselves. what do you suppose
will become of a liar like McCandless?'
It is hard to tell. Often in the still watch
es OF the night, when none but the festive
flea was near, we have tried to solve that
problem. Sometimes we have thought Of
the possibility of being SAINT to the legislat'
lure: again we thought Of studying law
still again visions Of the ..penitentary havs
floated before us-the g~allows. even-but
now a new and more awful possibility il
open to as, Might We even descend to the
loathsome depth Of SHINING mules. feed
ing dogs ~and-doing general Jack
in-the-box act for LOT Of hunters
Heaven forbid. 3
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