The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-01
Get your fruit from Kirk for the 4th.

Methodist service in the school house on
Sunday, July 2nd, at 7.30 p. m. All are
cordially invited.
Hon. John A. Davis spent the greater part
of the week In town looking after his extern
sive business interests.
Miss Brainerd will lecture on Sunday ev-
"ening In the Baptist church, at ZOO p. m,
on EMISSION Work Among the Negroes"
A Demorest Medal Contest is announced
for July 7th, at 80 p. M. to take place in
THE Presbyterian Church. Don't forget 1t.
Charley Marsh wants us to say that he
would like some contracts for we'll digging.
He is a good worker and will guarantee sat
isfaction. He can be found at the hotel.
Fred Geduhn met with a loss the other
day in the burning of a shed and the buggy
contained therein. 1t caught from a smudge
and hard work was needed to save the stable.
Much other matter is crowded out Of this
issue by the description Of the North Dakota
exhibit at the Worlds Fair. These things
cost some money, but our readers are EMIT
led to the best.
Ben Abbott fired his ovens this week and
is turning out bread, pies and cake, ad libi-
stum, ad infinitum. Mr.. Abbott has the best
outfit west of Grand Forks and should be
well patronized.
The Scandinavian people will celebrate
July Fourth at the Turtle Mountain church,
northwest of Bottineau. Music, speaking
and refreshments will be had and a good
time is looked for.
Edward Hyde, the Omemee lumber mer-
chant, has an ad. in the PIONEER. Look it
up and when you have read it, 60 and buy
your lumber, &C., where you can get a good
article at a fair price.
Let no one forget that the different COM
,mittees have decided to call the sports sharp
at the hours announced on the Fourth, and
anyone not ready will surely be left. It is
just as easy to be ready on time as after time.
One of the hardest rains we ever saw fell
Wednesday last. 1t was pretty general over
the greater part of the county, but west of
sBottineau it was much lighter than else
where, and in some localities none whatever.
Miss Mary Carey left on Mondays train
Efsr Devils Lake, where she will stay during
the "Chautauqua'' session. Before coming
back, she will probably visit her sisters Min
ME aud Laura, at Petersburg and St. Paul
respectively.
The McBrayen's hustling proprietor-W.
B. Rea-announces that dinner will be ready
at II a. m. on July 4th, that he has made
arrangements to accommodate almost double
the usual number at one time, and that he
will set up a meal amply worth the price.
Get Inner at the McBrayen Hotel.
The school election resulted in the choice
of Fred Gcduhn in Oak Creek District, for
director. Fred is a well educated, honest
young man and will make a model director.
In Bottineau District, A. 8. Nero succeeds
himself--a fitting tribute to a faithful work
er. We wrote this up last week but In some
way the copy was mislaid.
The Alliance Hail Association is inquest
ionably the safest and cheapest Hail In
surance Co. doing business In the state.
Commissioner Cudhie, over his official sigma
ture says: "Certainly it merits the con-
ndence and support of the farmers of the
state" j. M. Watson Of Willow City, repre-
sents it In Bottineau Co. and will soon call
on you.
North Dakota Eagle: Billy Atkinson who
-hAn l@~4 kho osI --1 ~
here for the past two years is minus the town
and a few creditors are now singing "Win
he ever Come Back?" with a doubtful afr to
the tune of over $500. The circumstances
under which he left are disgraceful and only
for the feelings Of other parties the Eagle
would not, hesitate to speak the truth.
Are we to infer from the last sentence that
the above is a-well not truei
nj VIM. Bell is one of our best farmers-one
who makes money and knows how to save
and invest it, and who is proud of his farm.
Talking with him the other day, we drew
forth a little of his experience in tree plant
ing and cultivation in this country. He be-
lieyes the culture of trees will pay and has
devoted considerable time and gone to some
expense to prove it. He. has now growing
and in fine condition over two thousand
trees, most of them more than a dozen feet
in height. Their green tops may be seen
from town, full two miles distant, and pres
ent a beautiful sight. He has but two kinds
box-elder and cottonwood, the latter raised
from shoots, the former from seed.
It is an inspiring sight to see some men
ttbreak'' a broncho. There was one under
went the process in this town a few days ago.
a casual look left the impression That the
ssbronc'' was the better man Of the two. The
object of the man seemed to be to induce the
animal to "eome here" As the poor brute
had never learned the English language, it
was at q loss to know what was meant. SO
the command was explained by pounding it
over the head and nose with q knotted rope.
OF course the animal at once went quietly
and lovingly up to the source Of the blows
and profanity. Nothing else could be IL
pected. II you swear at any one and pound
Ssln lm on the head, It Is to gain his confidence
11a6a8ood will and soon he will love you, and
lbreneho fsnnd this ont at once-or was
: saasfo. Il was q beautiful illustration
Nsfpsrinxaty Of man. And then It IL
such . cheap method. Two days time-
418,964 suears--279, 528 vulgar names-and
yon have 4 horse whose fear Of you Is eqnaled
by nothing hut his hatred and which Is Of no