The Bottineau Courant (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.)

• 1895–1922
• Newspaper

Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.

1,442 issues from 1895 to 1922, published in Bottineau, North Dakota, digitised for Chronicling America.

Bottineau County lies in the middle and northernmost region of North Dakota. To the north, it shares borders with both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and its history is strongly connected to its northern neighbor. The county, as well as its county seat, is named for Pierre Bottineau. Born in Manitoba in 1817, Bottineau was a renowned buffalo hunter, diplomat, translator, and trusted regional guide. He was of French-Canadian, Sioux, and Chippewa descent, reflecting the heritage and history of Souris River valley. From the early 1700s, the region drew French and British colonists, coming to make a living as fur traders and trappers.

Bottineau County was constituted on January 4, 1883, six years before North Dakota’s statehood. In 1884, the nearest railroad to Bottineau was 120 miles away in Creel City (later Devils Lake). A stage coach, running every Monday and Thursday, was the only means of travel to the city until 1887, when the Great Northern Railroad arrived. The county’s foremost industries were wheat farming and sheep and cattle ranching, which remain important today. Bottineau County also boasts the beautiful Turtle Mountains and Lake Metigoshe, which are important tourist attraction during the summer and winter months.

The county’s first newspaper, the Bottineau Pioneer, appeared in the fall of 1885, with William Bickman as editor. With quick turnover in the burgeoning pioneer town of Bottineau, John W. Bennett replaced Bickman a year later. In 1894, Charles S.…

Genres

News

Published in

Bottineau, North Dakota, United States

Language

English

Collection

Chronicling America

Licence or status

None stated by the archive

Rights

The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

Credit

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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