28 Dec 1889
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Newspaper
The Bottineau Pioneer
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1889
Page
1
A fragmented Bottineau County update covers New Year greetings, dance plans at the new armory, travel notes from Lake City and Grand Forks, and local church and school matters. It notes district relief subcommittees, seed wheat legislation moves, and Bottineau petitions plus officials changing offices and community concerns.
Notice states a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners to transact matters. Dated December 24 1889. The notice references location and time for the meeting and mentions the purpose of business to be handled.
Bottineau County Bank invites full good loan applications for farms in Turtle Mountain Protective Union. To organize the committee, please send the president name and address from each township. Also notes a teacher examination on January 7 at Bottineau school, with an institute fee of $1. Two jobs listed at Leland Hotel and travel offers from The Burlington with Night and Day services from St Paul to Chicago.
A true copy from Bottineau North Dakota dated December 28 1889 denounces a Pioneer Press attack on Comm Michie. The letter asserts the charges are false and aim to ruin his usefulness, noting destitute citizens rely on relief and urging Contributions to be sent to George Misille and McVicar.
The notice promotes round trip rail travel to the South from Jackson Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana with pamphlets from the Illinois Central Railroad. It advertises reduced winter tourist fares via the Manitoba Road and Wisconsin Central routes, with through trains from Minneapolis and St Paul to Chicago and onward. It lists agents and contact points for fare and schedule details.
A fragmentary public notice offers assorted maxims on safety during storms and travel tips. It highlights the Wisconsin Central line as a major Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee Chicago route with daily 6 26 departure from Minneapolis and 7 16 from St Paul, plus through Pullman sleepers and dining car service. It also urges travelers to seek reliable ticket information at City Ticket Offices in Minneapolis and St Paul, listing several agents and offices.
In Bottineau on Saturday January 4 1890 at 2 p m the Bottineau subordinate alliance will hold its annual meeting to elect officers and conduct business. The text shifts to a quiz on British free trade contrasting revenue tariffs and protection, noting wealth changes since 1840 and implications for American farmers and middle classes under various trade policies.
Dining cars are now to be found on select European railways and differ in features that suit leading American routes. The dining cars serve as guest equipment on noted Western lines, including the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, marking a shift in onboard service.
Harvard audience hears William Lloyd Garrison recount a London tailor story about exchange and invoices. He argues tariff boosts house costs via imported marble and lumber taxes, glazing the poor with high duties. He cites Tiffany & Co court cases, protective myths, and odd examples like castor oil and attar of rose to illustrate how tariffs hit the common man.
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