The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
WHO THEY ARE.


WHO THEY ARE.
SINE Facts About Our Kew County
Officers.
Before introducing to our readers the
men who will serve them as public officers
during the coming two years, we desire tc
pay a tribute to the retired officers. W.
hrlie,e they were, one aud all, men whC
official duty to the best of their ability, and
that ability was Of no mean order. Possibly
no county in the state was any better equip.
! ell whic:i Is saying a good deal. We have
u" reason to believe, however, that We will
suffer by the change. The county records
will be peri ectly safe In the hands of,
F. A. THOMAS,
who succeeds Archie Macarthur as register
OF deeds. Mr.. Thomas was born In Min
nesota, and came to Dakota in the eighties
IN company with his brother w. II. Thomas.
The brothers first locatedl~in Dunseith.
Isolette county, afterward vent to Willow
City, where w. II. is ut present engaged in
selling hardware. Fred was the choice OF
the southern part of the county for the i'm.
pprtant office be hyids, and was elected bv q
handsome majority. He is a hard worker, a
bright learner, well educated, and is y credit
to the party which elected him.
GEO. J. CoULrHAKD,
who will succeed Capt. Thompson as Co.
Auditor, was born IN Middlesrx Co. Ont. ,
where he lived till manhood. He learned
the milling business while young, and has
worked ut his trade a good part Of his life.
to Bottineau Co. when It was In it's
as a county, he was early recognized
~ a 'stalwart" whenever and wherever
issues were involved. In 1887 he was
Register of Deeds which Office he
filed to the satisfaction of all save some
enemies. Since retiring from that
Office he has been engaged in farming until
asst fall, when he was c|amorously called to
help the Republican hosts to a splendid
That his help was great is evil
fenced by his majority-the largest on the
icket.
ANGUS W. McKINNoN,
Clerk of the District Court, was born in
Ontario, came to Michigan in 1892, and a
mouths later, to Bottincau County. He
VAS with Judd & Woods as clerk for some
months, but has been farming most of the
line since coming here. Mr.. McKinnon is
/ Young man Of fine education, and is
peculiarly well fitted to succeed Mr.. Hawk
n, who was one Of the best officials this
eyer possessed. MIR. McKinnon has
he confidence of every one who knows him,
being the soul OF honesty and uprightncss.
AUGUST soUcIE
vas born in Rice Co., MIMI, of French
PARENTS. lie spent his early life in Fari-
,ault, MIMI, here be was educated, and
where also, he was engaged in business.
to Dakota in sc, he has pioneered
on a farm through the hardest Years we
have seen, but his merit received recognition
fall, and he was elected to that most
responsible position-the treasurership of
County. Mr.. Soucie is young,
veil educated and the Adonis of the official
THOMAS WHITE,
oul energetic sheriff is a Canadian by birth.
He came to Manitoba In 81 where lie worked
the c. +. X. For four years, he held a
Of trust, but finally came to this
in SO. His popularity aud efficiency
are best evidenced by the fact that he was
five times to the office of Village
rcsigning the fifth term to qualify
as sheriff.
o. ROLAND,
Judge Of the County Court, is a tall, hand
some Scandinavian American, who first saw
the light of day in Scott County, Mimi, of
which county, a former PIONEER editor,
Jno. w Bennett, was the first clerk of the
court. Mr.. Roland's father came to Min
neapolis when but a balf dozen houses
the site of that most prosperous
city. and the whole have been bought for
$500. Mr.. Roland came to this county in
81, before the railroad was built. He.
Is now one of the most prospe rous
In the mountain, having fine farm,
good buildings, lots of stock and everything
to material comfort.
ALEX. J.. BURR.
our present states attorney. was born in
Perthshire, Scotland. in the year 1871.
and when two years of age, came to Can
ada in company with his parents. In
'83. the family came to Dakota. where the
boy Alex received his education in the
public schools. In 'o2, he went to Ann
Arbor. Mich. where he attended the
University of Michigan for two years..
taking the full Law Course and coming
out with the title of L. L. B. He was
admitted to the Michigan bar in ga. and
later in the same year, to the bar of North
Dakota. being the same fall elected to the
Office OF States Attorney. He is one of
the youngest-if not the VERY Youngest
man in this state occupying that position.
and as his present standing is due to his
own nnaided efforts, he may we'll be
proud Of it. May he live to wear the
judicial ermine. is our worst wish for him.
To Rent.
$40 acres. consisting of two farms with