The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-25
Church DirfActOIu.

every Thursday evening at 80 n. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday. $40 p. IN.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
james Achcson was in from the Mouse n
few days ago, and reports good crops IN that
s~erti"n.
F. IL; St'ltzc Is ia town taking Ia the
chickens and looking oyer n.s lumber yard
or looking @ it-with 4 microscope.
LOST.-A pair of gold-bowed specta-
eles were lost in or near Bottineau. Find
er will place the loser under obligation by
leaving said article at this Office.
Buy your machine oil at Judd & Woods, -
cheapest .auA best.
LOST.-An Irish setter pup was lost
some miles northwest of Bottineau a few
days ago. About nine months old, red il,
color. Leave word at the custom Office
Buy your m"ch;nc oil at Judd & Woohs,-
cheapest and best.
W. IL. Mcintosh has Begin to Indulge in
chicken shooting, and it ic is half as sue
cessful in this rs in business, the rest of rs
might as we'll sci! Guy guns and shoot our
dogs.
sutor Reid, with his big and handsome
mast1ff, visited us one day this week. Mr..
Reid reports a thin yield of wheat-b.t the
dog looks as If there was plenty to cat at
home.
Chickens were ripe on Monday last, at
midnight, but we didn't see any of the boys
out until after daylight. The game is not
so Plentiful this year as last, and no wonder
when we consider the thousands which have
been killed and shipped out Of the state
contrary to law and gospel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Greig met with a seri-
Gus accident Wednesday of this week. While
out driving, something frightened the horse
which ran away, throwing them both out.
Mrs. Grcig sustained serious injuries, having
a broken arm and being badly cut and bruised
about the head and face. Mr.. Grrig escaped
at1aIia
\Alex. G. Burr is fitting up an Office in the
syndicate block and his shingle will soon
/ swing in the breeze. Ii there is any legal
work to be done, Alec will doubtless get his
share, as all VINO know him have tho fullest
confidence IN his ability and integrity. May
his professional course be ever upward until
he dons the judicial ermine.
Rev. Collinge left on Mondays train fo,
Devils Lake where he and Hugh Cork, Sun
day School missionary, will hold revival ser
vices. Mr.. Collinge will be absent nearly
three weeks. MR.. G. will visit her parents
in Manitoba during her husbands absence.
We sincerely hope Messrs. Collinge ant
Cork will have uubounded success.
in another column can be seen the an.
.pouncement of Thomas Whites candidacy
for the Office of sheriff. We have but it'll,
to say ig the matter as we are not actively il
politics, but we believe Tom would make
faithful and diligsnt official, one who woult
discharge the duties with Intelligence an,
fidelity. And if we did not think SO, W,
should not say it.
jim White returned Monday last from Iii
trip to the Rainy River country, and bring
a somewhat different report from that writ
ten by John Morrison. Different men Sc,
the same things in a different light, an,
both are doubtless honest in their opinions
Mr.. White will return as soon as he can ar
range his business here, unless some othe
opening shows itself.
sI;ss Rachel Mcintosh has heen engage
IL teach the Willow City school during tn
fall and winter term, beginning about Sept
LIST. We congratulate the directors of tina
school on securing the services of one so en-
inently fitted for the work, and also add tha
Willow City social and church circles are in
dcbted to the school officers for bringin.
Miss McIntosh to their town.
John Mckay and Jno. Russell left OF
Wednesday of this week for the Valley
where they will probably spend the fall ant
do work with it, while Russell has a positio,
secured at harness making in st. Thomas
We are more than sorry to see these youns
men 60 as they are among the best We have
MaSt1mnUUo of fortune be theirs.
There is no Disgusting the fact that tn
wheat crop is well nigh a failure in this part
There may he bread and seed, but it is Ger
4 tain there will be but little more. 1t is
! fearfully discouraging state of affairs, bu
things are sure to mend If we only ''thaul
God aid tslke courage" Other places ar
almost as bad as this, in fact many of then
are worse and there is but little use leaving
for other parts unless one has something els
definite in view and knows where he 10 going
Ifpossible to hold ON, dom sacrifice you
property this year but wait for better times
An interesting case was up before Judge
Kirk z few days age, ~ which Thomas ky'e
was the defendant in a suit brought against
him On i note given some years ago to one
Nicholas Monsoon. The defense set up wcs
that the note was obtained on false repres-
eHtations and that no value had really been
received. The case was prosecuted BY AttOr.