The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
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V. B. Noble spent a few days Of this weel
at Willow City, attending 20 his business
Interests there.
Aessrs. Marshall and Davis, who drove ur
from Willow City, sent their team back and
went themselves on the train, prcferring Jim
Hih's OK cart to the rapid motion OF the
horses.
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Alex. McPhail met with a serious accident
a few days ago, getting his hand cut on the
circular saw used by Robert Brandcr for cut
ting wood. The saw struck the hand be.
tween the thumb and frst finger and made
an ugly cut.
Ed. Bfgnell returned a few days ago from
a trip into Manitoba and reports a worse
financial condition there than here. He says
mortgages are being foreclosed and property
sold for little or nothing more than will pay
sherif's fees. Truly this is II harvest for the
multi-tnillionaires of these countries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Macarthur are agair
bereavcd, the death Of the remaining twin
having followed closely on that OF the first.
From the day the other died, this one re-
fused to cat and wasted away, to finally
breathe Its last on Wednesday of this week.
Our %sympathics are with the bereaved par
ents.
We see BY the list Of awards given at the
Worlds Fair and published in the North
west News, that Bottinesu got a prize for
wheat. It was awarded to Robt. johnson
who raised the wheat on y mountain claim.
We expected nothing else. Bottin.au
County can beat the world raising anything
in her line.
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Two OF our young men went to the
mountain for wood . few days ago, and after
loading tho r sleishs, started for home.
Coming to the main trail, they turned north
instead Of south and pushed v~aliantly TO,
that - yet undiscovered location--the north
pole. When almost to tho boundary line,
they halted for supper, kindled a Are and
y made themselves comfortable. Here the,
were found by q couple of friends who pilot
ed them safely out.
We have been having a very peculiar streal
OF weather lately, whether owing to Rev
Hicks predictions or not, we shall not pre-
tend to say. 1t is Il fact nevertheless, tina,
he has succeeded In foretelling it with grea'
accuracy. Tuesday, the 10th, witnessed
heavy rain, something almost unknown ir
this country In winter. But the whole win
ter has been a very mild one-only exceptin.
a very few days. May it continue thus til
spring-not rain and slush, we had tina
where we came from-but just clear, calm
mild weather such as Is known nowhere else
Complaint comes to us, that the schoo
children have no drinking water except wha'
is obtained from one OF the wells In town
water which everyone knows is barely fit fo1
stock and which children shoud not be com
PEELED to drink. This is a serious matter
and should be attended to now. 1t woulG
be 4 comparatively small matter to have ice
water on hand somewhere 50 that it coulc
be carried to the school as needed. Now
that there Is so much sickness in differen,
parts OF the country, the drinking waite,
should be the best possible. Let the schoo
authorities SEQ to this without delay.
The Willow City paper this week contain,
= long article or the cursed Russian thistle
which has gained = foothold in this and Nc
Henry counties and unless something b.
uenc 20 cneck IL, Will oVerTun the Wno1t
country aud chase us from our homes. I
occurs to rs that it would be peculiarly dis
sastrous to this county where is SO much un
occupied land, and we urge the necessity o
sa.nmediate action. We called attention t.
this last week and now insist that steps
should be taken AT ONCE. Let some on
-anyone-suggest something and We will
present 1t to our readers. We give the fol
lowing from the Eagle:-
The farmers until this winter have sup
posed the thistle to be the common tumble
weed, but since they have learned what /
really II, Investigations prove it to be much
worse than wal at first thought, and the far
mers have become greatly alarmed. Not 6
tree claim .r any obstruction exists but what
~ completely covered with the prickly bran
ehes 1T the Russian thistle. Wire fences
hold tts branches and 1t can be seen here
and there and ali over the country.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
Thursday,, 4 committee of farmers called
aupon the Eagle and requested that we call d
meeting for Saturday, January Goth, to b.
held at Davis s. Svensrud's, hall, at which
time pdplsce it Is hoped every farmer and
lusiaesss man from far and near will be prss-
.xsht.Anfl take an active part.