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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31
A Fascinating Fad.

One of the latest fads is the collection
of portraits of noted people; and very
fascinating fad it is. also profitable one.
providing. of course. it does not cost too
much. A new feature in Demorest's Fam
lily Magazine, commenced in the April
number. is especially timely. and offers
an excellent opportunity for forming a
superb collection at minimum expense
Two pages are devoted to exquisite half
tone portraits of celebrities, quite equal in
effect to fine photos, and about cabinet
size, which are printed so they may be
removed without mutilating the magazine
and arranged in an album especially de-
signed for the purpose. This is to be a
permanent feature: and those interested
in making portrait collection should
avail themselves Of this exceptional oppor.
tunity, as the portraits furnished during
the year would cost quite $1oo in photo
form. r@ + r.. r.
1t is impossible to specify all the bril-.
liant attractions of the April number
The Santa Barbara Floral Festival, is
exquisitely illustrated; THE Story Of .
Lost Letter" is also illustrated and gives
lots of information about the United
States Postal Service: many noted people
tell in Helps in Many Careers" what
aided them most toward success, and
their portraits are given with their opin.
ions; Society Fads" will interest every.
body:sin Home Art" there is a goodly
showing Of Easter gifts that can be easily
made at home: there are some excellent
stories: and the children are not forgotten.
Tho rontispiecesis hscharming half-tone.
The Angel OF the Resurrection. after /
painting by Carl. Gutherx, andsthere il an
oil anel-pictnres siiies and FIeiiotrope.'
both of then, beautifnl Eapter souvenirs.
There ere. beside over 500 lllnstrations.
pemorest' IA i,iesI family Mae-
axinel Iished for only ez \ year,
y s1nin1s fest, East tstbs
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31
Move Your Family West.

; Some years ago song with the above
words for refrain was very popular in
this corntry. 1t was companion to Hor-
ace Gresley's "Go west. young man"
N NV. however, that exhortation has lost
its foHe, because, taking West" as a
Ayavnym for wild and unsettled country.
*4Asrefis no West. Still, the American is
,asrestless creature not yet rid of the no.
Inadic instinct inherited from his pioneer
ancestors. and about this time of year
'inany are considering change of loca-
sicn. Though there is no longer much
government land. nor any extensive reg
Ton without cities and towns, there is as
much room as ever for newcomers. Min
hesota has millions of acres of forest and
prairie' yet unoccupied: Nebraska. where
teorn is king, offers splendid openings to
the industrious farmer and the hustling
Business man: Wisconsin has many a
good chance for the man who is wide
awake: Missouri has wealth of soil, tim
ber and mine, al for the persistent seeker:
Colorado has treasures of silver and gold
not YET. discovered: Wyoming has room
for flocksf and herds innnmerable: north
1ern Kansas has an unsurpassed climate
and a wide expanse Of fertile lands; the
Black Hills Of South Dakota TEEN with
mineral wealth; while the older states OF
illinois and Iowa have golden opportuni-
!. ties for both farmer and business man.
though & little more capital is needed than
sin newer regions. # you think Of moving
!. .yoa wal certainly find what you. want in
& Some one Of these ten states. and to all
.portions of them the Burlington route Is
sts 6Ssk road for the immigrant. from
4 = sser direction he may come. with
q ainsIs at Chicago. Peoria. ST. Louis.
ansas| s|:itys sst. Joseph Omaha. Dsnver.
4 Cheysnne. Dead WOOD 6inneapolis u and
ST. Paul, Il Offers tho. ravsiler, startine
rrfsom aither east. vest. norm ~ soutb.
q jjrssct epssdy, s.fe m cent fostabls ronte
y bls dssfination "A Any stale sol sl.ss,
r2auS or ticless. lisl, ;n nj 81
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31
Secretary Hoke Smith seems deter

Secretary Hoke Smith seems deter
mined to uproot all pension frauds
of which there are doubtless many
but there are scores and hundreds of
case in which this determination has
deprived deserving men of all the sup
port they had. There is also another
point on which the secretary seems
equally determined and that is to
economic in the pension business.
How he is succeeding may be judged
by his own boast that he has turned
back into the treasury $15,OOO,000
yearly from disallowed pensions. Now,
to our mind, the question of economy
should have no place in the secretarys
mind. He is there to-. EXECUTE law,
not to MAKE law, and if that s 5,000,-
900 is all saved through frauds un-
earthed, it is not economy but simple
execution of laws enacted long since.
If, however, some or all of this amount
is from the revoked pensions'of worthy
subjects, then the secretary is not on
ly transcending his power, but is rob-
bing the worthiest men in the Union
Of their little all. It seems like big
thing to the secretary to see that great
stream Of gold pouring into the treas
ury, but we doubt if the entire sum
looks any larger 70 him than does the
paltry eight Of twelve dollars per.
month 10 the needy veteran from
whose pocket il has been forced. The.
people Of this nation would rather see;
ga isw udsssrying eet pensions than
Athat - oos nesd should be dsDied-
mn q
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31
THE BOTTINEAU PIONEER,
$1.oo PER ANNUM

Entered at the Postofice In Bottineau, N.
Dak., as Second-class Matter
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

There IS an attempt being made to
run Carver, of the Benson County
News, out of Leeds by putting in
another paper. The proprietor of the
new sheet will find that the men who
encouraged him to start will be as
modest and shy as maiden of sweet
sixteen when it comes to cash patron
age.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

When woman will blindly believe
that a man is the victim of black
mailing scheme, as Mrs. Breckenridge
is said to believe it is the case with
her husband, why-why-who would,
Mt have snch a wife?
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

The twin cities seem to have awak-
ened to the fact that their trade large
ly comes from North Dakota, and that
reciprocity is good thing, hence the
leading papers are advocating the use
of North Dakota coal which can be
had in exchange for their goods.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

State of North Dakota,
Office of Commissioner of Insurance.
I, James Cudhie, Commissioner of Insur-
ance of the State Of North Dakota, do here
by certify that the foregoing is a true abb
stract of the original statement now on file
in this office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the sea! of this Office st
Bismarck, this first day of March, A. D, 1894
JAMES CUDHIE,
[SEAL.] Commissioner of Insurance.
State of North Dakota
Office of Commissioner Of Insurance. {
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, the Springfield Fire and Marine
Insurance Company Of Springfield, Mass, q
corporation organized under the laws of the
State Of Massachusetts, has fled in this office
sworn statement exhibiting it's condition
and business for the year ending Decem ber
| 81. 1898, con- nfOrmable to the requirements of
the laws Of this state regulating the busi-
ness of insurance; and,
Whereas, the said company has fled in
this Office a duly certified copy of its charter
! with certificate Of Organization, in cOmpli-
| laws aforesaid;
| Now, therefore, I. James Cudhie, Commits
siOner of Insurance Of the State of North
| Dakota pursuant to the provisions of said
| laws, do hereby certify that the above named
company is fully empowered through its
authorized agents, to transact Its appropri-
ate business of fire insurance in this State
of December A. D. 1884,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sci
my hand and seal at Bismarck, this 26th day
! of February, A. ID. 1884,
JAMES CUDHIE.
tSEAL.1 Commissioner of Insurance
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

RECEIPTS.
Received from premium notes
memberships 9,78 18
Received from all other sources as
follows:
Money advanced for expenses 947 42
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

The state papers are trotting out
candidates for every Office in the gift
of the people, but the PIONEER will
wait until they kill each other off and
then proceed to nominate complete
ticket.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

The bottom seems to have fallen
out of the Rainy Lake boom. When
Devils Lake goes the same way, then
the Turtle Mountains will come to the
front to stay-for if there is gold in
the state it is right here.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

And now comes an enthusiastic
Traill county Republican who express
es his belief that Grover Cleveland
will be the next Republican candidate
for president.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

The Pioneer Press of late date has
an excellent picture Of the next presi1
dent of the United States-William
Mckinley.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-31

ton apply to any agent of the Burlington
route or connecting lines, or write to w.
]. c. Kenyon. Gen. Pass. Agent. St. Paul
Mimi
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
N. M. Erickson Laid to Rest

The funeral OF n. NJ. Erickson took
place on Sunday, April 18th, at one
o'clock p. M, and n held from the
residence of his elder brother, 112
Stave street, Chicago.
All near relatives of his name ex
cept his children yer present and
also many of his early friends and as
sociates. Among II latter Were
David C.. Cook, the well known pub
Usher, and his wife. Mrs. Cook was
tor several years the teacher OF the
Sunday-school class to which MIR
Erickson belonged at Grace (Metho.
Dist church, Chicago. Members o
this class, which for over twenty years
have lupg together in friendship and o.
which Nicholas Erick son is the first to
die, constituted the principal bearers
The music was furnished 10y several O
the old choir, from the same church.
with which the deceased, as n boy,
alto used to sing. 1t may be OF some
interest to add in this connection that
at this time, before mis- association
with the great Moody, Ira ID. Sankey
used to sing in this church. The Rev
Shepherd, another instructor in tn,
same Sunday-school and an old
acquaintance of MIR. Erickson, con
Quoted the funeral services.
The firm of II. C.. Power & Bro. was
represented by John Power, Marshal
Field of Chicago, and a considerable
delegation from the wholesale house
The interment was III Graceland
cemetery, where his mother and Others
OF his family lie buried.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
The Concert.

The following is the program for the
of the Musical Assembly on Tuesday
evening, May 8, at the Presbyterian
church:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03

coaches direct from Philbrook to
TIBET. making the latter the distrib-
uting point. This arrangement woul
have had the effect of deprivine Lewis
town hotel keepers and merchants oi
considerable patronage, beside placing
Lewistown at n great disadvantage as
regards mail service. This plan, how
ever, was rejected 10y the department
and the coaches will run "a heretofore.
1t is announced that Mr.. Davis inten-
ton is to continue the line in opera
ton as at present, running i'll compe-
tition with the new contractor. I'm
less Mr.. Davis maniiests ~ spirit
which we hardly believe he possesses,
the proposition is simply lndicrous
We doubt much il this plan of sub-let-
ting the line by piece meal will result
in "A satisfactory service. Stage lines,
like any other business, require capt
tai, experience and good management.
Whether "A half dozen.ranchmen, witt
out experience, can operate "a line III
unison is decidedly open to question.
Do not forget that nominations for
the stake races this fall closeJune LIST.
II your colt is not named by that
time he cannot enter the race.
A band of Cree Indians pitched their
tents near Lewistown last week. They
80 - So Il~ 49,,
very light and we're Obliged to sell at
low figures in order to dispose of their
stock.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
How's This!

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of tatarrh that cannot br cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY X co, Toledo, q.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last IL years and believe
him perfectly honorable III all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out u obligations made by their firm.
WEST Il TRuAN, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, Ohio.
WALmNG. kINNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesalr
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls tiatarrh Cnre is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces nf the system. Testimonials sent
free Price zoe. per bottle. Sold by all
DRUGGISTS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
Card Of Thanks.

The Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. E.
church of Lewistown desire to thank
the people for their liberal donations
and patronage OF their ice cream social
held in behalf of the Gilt Edge sufferers,
the proceeds amounting to about one
hundred dollars. The committee in
charge found their need not exagger-
ated and those IN want very grateful
for help. The ladies also wish to
thank the gentlemen who so kindly
escorted them to the Gilt Edge.
Mrs. G.. W. ANDERSON, Sec.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
Notice.

All accounts due the Elkhorn Livery sta
bile have been placed in our hands for cob
hction and all persons knowing themselves
indebted to the same are requested to call
at our office and settle either by cash or
secured note before the 9th day Of May
and save further expense.
Corr 4 WoRDES.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
rKE,aYrERIAN cHrRcH.

PREsBNTEKIAN CHURCH.
LEwIsrowS Regular services are held every
Sunday morning and evening except the hrst sun
day of each month. sabbath school every euh'
day AT $500 q. M.
Christian Endcavor Society meets every Thurs
day evening at 1:Jo.
Administrative morning and evening first
SUNDAY Of each month nj Christian Wiedman's.
GEo. EDWARDS Pastor.
CHURCH.
LEWISTON every sunday morning al
O'Clock, and evening at $50. sunday School he
Z ore morning service Prayer meeting every
"Wednesday evening. L. r. HAWK. PASTOR
PuuLBRooK--MoDthly ppointmehts-lst sun
day. bet. Al II a M. and : =. m-i Beaver trrek
sunday. ii n. m. and T.. ~; Willow creek, 18th
sunday, II ~ H.
~Is,tOrs residence. lhilbrOok.
K. 81. CRAVEN. Pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
Comrades, G.. A. r. !

Comrades of the James A. Shields Post
| No. -, q. A. r., are requested to meet ut
headquarters Saturday, May 18th, for the
purpose of installing officers elect and max
ing ARA ngcmeuts for Memorial day. by
order of AMI REED,
Commander Elect.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03

"a wolf in sleeps clothing"-the substi-
tute offered by the cutter" as being just
as good as Ayers Sarsaparilln. II you
don't want to Toe bitten, insist upon having
Ayers Sarsaparilla, even if it is IA little
dearer. Depend on it, it will be cheaper
for you in the end.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
Notice to Patrons.

Having moved all my stock of Jew
ing into my new building | am better
prepared to attend to the wants oi
customers than ever. ] have IL well
| offer mt prices to suit the times.
Call and inspect. Satisfaction guar
anteed.
W. G.. NORMAN.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
Notice to Creditors.

All of our accounts must he settled by
note by June lst to save cost. Call ar
send in Your note.
Csc. I. CHAMBERS * Co
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-03
Ladies' Nurse.
Assignee Notice.

All parties KNOWN g themselves to be in
rlcite4l to the estate of W. W. Dewitt are
requested tn call aud settle the same at
once aud avoid any further expense for
themselves. u. w. POOLE,
ASsignee.
The Washington times., 1894-04-14

also the plate for a 81 600 5-2O coupon bond.
none of which had yet been printed.
We released BrOckway.
Little was heard OF him until the second
trial of Doyle in Chicago in 1882, when the
king OF counterieiters had the audacity to
take the witness stand in defense OF Doyle
In open court he examined all the counterfeit
ing paraphernalia we had dug up in the ia
maica woods. He swore that be had made it
all with the assistance of Charles Ii. Smith
the oncraver, and also that he had given the
counterfeit. per cent. bonds to Doyle as gen.
uine bonds. and that the latter had no knowi-
edge OF their fraudulent character. This hard
swearing did not, however impress the jury,
and Brockway saw his partner go to Chester
penitentiary for twelve years.
1t was known that Brockway committed
deliberate perjury, and | swore out war
rant foEs his arrest. The countcrieiter fed
before he could be taken into custody. But
he returned to New York in 1888. ana hardly
had he landed when we learned of n new and
gigantic piece. of counterieiting he was
engaged in.
In the month OF March. 1888. one of nv
friends in this city informed me that person
had been visiting a printing establishment
down town and acting in a manner that
excited the suspicious of the printer. 1 at
once learned from the printer that a stranger
to him had left ''bed piece" to have proof
made from it. and that he was expected to
call for it in day or two.
procured a proof of the 'bed piece" and
laid it away. 1t was 81 900 die of u govern
ment security / knew. of course that this
proof would be valuable piece of evidence if
the security ever appeared on the market.
We discovered that the man who had called
for the proof was Martin B. Foster, who was a
noted counterfeiter of Bradford, Ill. He was
doing his work at No. 761 Greenwich street
under the name of E. ". Spencer, his well
known alias of other days. He was finally
tracked to No. 90 Lexington avenue. Here
he lived. He proved to be a brother-in-law of
the James B. Doyle who had been sent to
Chester penitentiary.
At about the same date that Fosters
identity was established Brockway was
traced to the st. James hotel. at Broadway
and Twenty-sixth street. Here he met tall,
distinguished-looking man with iron gray
hair and beard. The companion of Brock
way was a guest at the hotel Brockway and
he chatted and drank together for couple of
hours. SO Officer Francis B. Reilly. Of the se-
cret service, took room at the hotel. He To-
The Washington times., 1894-04-14

Brockway and the gang he ruled, but of
course the true story OF an affair is always OF
interest Brockway and his co-laborers con-
stituted the Four Hundred of the counter
feiter's society. They had made thousands
and lived like princes at the best hotels. No
sneaking. rolling eyed. fashily dressed crimi-
mails were they, for they passed as most dig
niiied and exquisiteiy dressed men of leisure
and education.
At the time | was enGeavoring to secure
evidence against Brockway he had as part
ners in crime Lewis II. Martin, Martin b.
Foster. James B. Doyle, and Charles H.
Smith.
They were the '1Iystic Five
For many years these five men had success
fully foated thousands of dollars in bogus
government and high class securities, rail-
road bonds. and the like. They were well
known to the secret service oflf7fals. but their
skillful work had stood them i'm good stead,
and in 1880 they were all out of prison and at
work on schemes that would have netted
them millions il carried to a successful end
ing.
James B. Doyle was arrested in Chicago on
October q. 1880 as he alighted from the New
York express. Officers Scanlon and Hail Of,
the secret service, took him in custody and
found 200 $1,000 per cent. United States
government coupon bonds in his valise. He
had been shadowed from New York by Officers
of the secret service.
On the following day. October %, accom-
panied by my assistant. made raid upon
the house of William L. Brockway and
Charles II. Smith, in Brooklyn. where bonds
found on Doyle had been manufactured by
Smith and Brockway.
Smith turned states evidence.
He was admitted to bail in $1,000, and
Brockway at once proposed, through his
counsel. to surrender all the counterfeit
plates used in making the 6 per cent. coupon
bonds. as well as plates he had made for a
500 national bank note. He agreed to do
this provided he would be set at liberty on a
suspended sentence.
This was agreed to.
On Thanksgiving day. 1880, 1 went down to
Broekway's hiding place in the woods near
Jamaica, l.. 1. was accompanied by Officers
James J. Scanlon and Daniel McSweeney.
We dug up twenty-five steel and copper plates,
about $50. 900 in counterfeit 800 national bank
notes. and several hundred sheets of fiber pa
per. Among the plates were those used in print
ing the per cent bonds found on Doyle, an d
The Washington times., 1894-04-14
L. E. COLE,
in the stores of Philadelphia He would enter

in the stores of Philadelphia. He would enter
a store and make good sized purchase at
one counter. say packages of stationery. He
would take the stationery TO another counter,
where pretty young woman was selling
candy, and give it to her. buying boxes of
bonbons for the girl he purchased the station
cry from.
He spent thousands in this way
Horses. carriages, gold watches. bracelets,
trinkets, boxes of gloves. and anything and
everything suitable for present to Il pretty
young woman he gave away. found 200
letters from different young women acknowl-
edging the receipt of gifts and telling him
how much they thanked him. questioned
many of these young women all of them emf
nently respectable. and found that Cochran
never made even the suggestion of improper
attention. He never endeavored to meet
them outside their places of business and he
played no favorites.' as the 200 letters
proved. He would bring his protetees bas-
kets of fruit from small farm he owned just
outside of Philadelphia. Even after many of
the young women he used to make presents
to were married he would correspond with
both husband and wife and keep on sending
presents just the same.
Now. what did you think OF this man?
Didn't you believe him to be crazy old fel-
low?'' l asked one of the young dry goods
clerks at whose counter he used to call and
make her presents.
well. that was just what we girls used to
think of him. she said. '.He was SO kind
and generous, and never said or did anything
we could take ofTense at we saw no harm in
taking presents from him.
He was a fat old man, weighing 260 pounds.
and over 60 years of age. He never dressed
stylishly to captivate any of the young women
of his acquaintance, for, on the contrary. his
big form was generally covered by ill-ftting
clothes that hung loosely about him, and a
slouch hat covered his gray head and shaded
his fat. smooth-shaven face.
For forty-three years he had been In the
employ OF the Philadelphia mint He made
his greatest haul of about S134. 900 in gold
bars. but for years the old fellow had been
stealing from the government in various
ways.
1 found previous to his full confession to
me that he had worked many systems to
cheat the government. For example. there
are many wealthy people In the world Of fash
ion with more money than good sense.
They would possess very handsome gold
or silver service, magnifcently engraved and