The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-06-16
Great heat and dry weather prevails.


AS women have the school ballot place,
In their hands, it is now their duty to use i
use 1t for home and children.
"Gopher gas'' seems to be a pronounce,
success, and Is for sale by j. j. Linton
Call on him for particulars and prices.
A good supply Of grass seed--Hupgarian
millet, seed flax, seed potatoes, seed oats
&c.,--at the NJ. & N. Elevator.
Mrs. Geo. Fletcher introduced to us YES.
terday, a Mr.. Noble from Manitoba, a frient
OF the family who is visiting them. A most
genial gentleman and a good Odd Fellow
which doesn't hurt him any.
MARRIED-Torger Torgeson and Miss
Emma Thorson. at the homo of the groom's
father, Knute Torgcson. Rev. C. d. Eike-
mes performed the ceremony. May their
lives be long and happy.
Levi Mellon tells proudly of a young Odd
Fellow who came to his house on the l4th
inst, and applied for food and shelter. The
stranger gave the usual sign of distress, and
like the good brother he is, Levi took him
in and fed and clothed him. And doubtless
the little one In future years will bring sun
shine to the home.
"A Woman gave US quite a scoring in
last weeks PIONEER, for opposing woman
suffrage. Now, we oppose it on fair grounds
and in a fair way, and when we ST oke of
those New York ladies as we did, it was
done advisedly. To our mind, they usurp
the male prerogative in asking the ballot,
hence our designation was not one of con-
tempt, but of description.
There will be a grand picnic at Lake Met
tigoshe on July 4th at Kinks Hotel and
negotiations are now being made for a big
game OF base ball to be played there for a
good prize between a Canadian and Ameri-
can club. Boats and Fishing tackle can be
had at the Hotel and dinner and supper
will be served there also. There will be
more about this later.
w. ii. Mcintosh is having a stone wall
built along one side of his business lot. be-
tween himself and Lowrie on the north.
The immediate object of the wall which is
TO be sixteen feet in hight, is protection
against fire. The ultimate object being
a stone block to take the place of his present
wooden buildings. 1t is a good idea, and
one which can be put in execution more
.cheaply this year than ever before.
Ye editor and lady acknowledge receipt of
an invitation to be present at a "Golden
Wedding'' at McCregor, Iowa, celebrated
on the 10th inst, by Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Noble. Both Mr.. and Mrs Noble arc
known to many of our readers, having
visited their son, V. B. Noble, a number of
times at this place. We can but express
our thanks for the invitation and sincere
regrets at being unable to attend. May
their last days be their best days, and may
they long continue a blessing to the COM
Noble left Bottineau yesterday in order to
be present at the celebration.
The next meeting of the BottineauC County
Teachers Association will be held in the
school house Bottinrau on Friday and Sat-
urday June 22nd and 23rd, commencing at
10 a. m. The following is the program.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Reading reports and election of officers.
AFTERNOON.
The Ideal Teacher, A. j. Anderson.
How to secure punctuality, Miss Steiger.
attendance, Miss +. Cudhie.
/" and retain Attention, Miss L..
Time tables, general discussion.
SATURDAY FORENOON.
How to teach history.
Primary class, Mr.. W. Darlington.
70 intermediate classes, Miss Z. Grsgg.
To advanced classes Mr.. A. Mcintosh.
Rewards and Punishments, Miss l.. Paul.
How to secure order, Miss NJ. Marien.
AFTERNOON.
Questioning, Miss A. Mclean.
Reading to beginners, Miss Doherty.
Faults in reading and how to correct them
Miss +. NJ. Thompson.
An entertainment will be given in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Friday evening. Every
teacher in the county is expected to be pre-
sent.