The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
Church Directory.

prayer meetlng every Wednesday. SUI p. m.
il ALL ARE
We invite our readers to call on US at our
new quarters in the annex to the City Drug
Store.
FoUND-A wooden lap-robe was found
last Sunday near the village cemetery. Owner
can have same by calling at this Office.
The Democratic convention met at
Willow City yesterday and elected delegates
10 the state convention at Grand Forks.
BoRN-On Monday, the 10th inst, a
baby girl was born at the home of ]. T.
Thompson. And Ivar smiles aud smiles
again.
The delegates to the Republican state
convention at Grand Forks, returned home
yesterday. They were accompanied by Prof.
Clemmer, who has charge of the teachers
Institute.
Miss Annie Burr is at home on her annual
visit. AS our readers know, Miss Burr is
teacher In one of the Indian training schools
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cupied, save on these vacations, which are
limited in number and length.
Isaiah McBain says a couple of fellows
claiming to bail from Minneapolis, came to
his fathers house a day or two since, and
wanted some thing to eat. They were look
ing for work, and were utterly destitute.
Who Is responsible for the hundreds Of
Thousands such as theys
Walter Cairns received a message from
Devils Lake 4 few evenings ago, stating thai
his brother Andrew was dead. No caus
was given, aud it was greatly wondered
as deceased was supposed to be in goA
health. Later, however, it was learned that
Mr.. Cairns had dropped dead from heart
disease, the immediate cause being over
exertion. Walter left at once for the Lake.
Some Of the enterprising young men of the
community have pulled up stakes and left
for other parts, where there seems a better
prospect for work. John Morrison, James
White, and Ed. and Ezra Turner went to-
gether, driving across lots. They will let
us know where they stop aud what it's like.
Till then, adieu!
James Cromar sends us a magnificent
specimen Of native grass, of the red-top
variety, which stands almost four feet high,
and has a most beautiful appearance. Mr..
Cromar has about fifty acres of meadow from
which he will cut an im:nen'e quantity of this
hay. Surely the mountain is the spot, and
yet a great part of it is closed to settlement
on account of the timber reserve. Let us
move at once to have it re-opened.
The boys who attended the ''time'' at
Tom O'Neal's, on the 18th, report a good
time. Everything that could delight the
heart was there, and-they played base ball,
too. Some are particularly enthusiastic
over the condition of the water in the lake,
which they pronounce as perfect for bathing.
They rowed across to the island near Kinks
hotel, disrobed, and proceeded to disport
themselves among the fishes. Their good
SWIMMING and manly grace were much adj
mired by some ladies from the Queens
Doninions who were camped on the shore
and viewed the scene through a field glass
a joke ou-somebody.
The Sunday School picnic held on Tuesday
of this week, was in Dana's grove, and was
participated in by The Bottineau Baptist
Sunday School, the Ferguson Sunday School
and the Dinwoodie Sunday school. The
day was perfect and the arrangements ex-
eellent. aud people showed their appreciat-
ion of the event by focking to the grove
fro n all over the country. A great crowd
assembled, but provision bad been made for
just such an event, and there was nothing
lacking. Thirtysix rigs were counted on
the gro md, and many walked from short
distances away. The evenings entertain
mcnt in the church was we'll attended, and
passed oil well, save where the chairman
took advantage of his position to indulge in
some funny work. However, there's a here
after-aud we'n be thcre-and so will he.
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