The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-15
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During tie past week a representative Of the
Argus visited Hope and other points in StaeIo
county, and found crops looking in excellent
condition and everybody feeling good over the
prospect.
Hope, the county seat OF Steele, is a thriving
little city OF about five hundred Inhabitants,
mostly eastern people, and about as intelligent
and enterprising az can be met anywhere.
Hope is situated on a branch Of the Manitoba
road, hut at present labors under the disal-
vantage of having but three trains week, but
it is hoped that in due course of time this will
be remeded. The buildings in Hope are much
better than those of the ordinary town, and re-
fleet the good taste and enterprise of her bust
ness men.
The Hope House is a three-story structure,
handsomely designed and substantially built
1t is fitted up with all the modern Improvements
and lavishly Furnished; in fact, it is house
that would do credit to any city in The Terri
tory. This house is HOW owned and operated
| by SAV. Sea, one OF Chicago's well-known
business men, who also has vast body of val
liable farm lands and other valuable Steele
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also spendin. the summer at Hope, and seen
to be enjoying themselves, though it must be
quite q change to come directly from place
| like Chicago to Hope. Mrs. Sea says the
health of herself and children has been much
improved by their sojourn in Dakota. Mr.. Sea
| has become q Dakota boomer, and is much
pleased with his possessions in the great Ter.
ritory.
Mr.. Sea is a genial gentlemen, and his wife
an estimable lady, and they are valuable acqui-
stions to the business and social circles of
Hope and North Dakotr
Hope is constantly and steadily increasing,
and has an extensive and fertile farming coun-
try 10 sustain it. Two years ago Steele county
was almost uninhabtGd; now it is one vast
garden OF golden grain, and the music of hun
drcds Of harvesting machines, garneling the
bountiful crop, is heard everywhere. There
are many fine buildings in the vicinity Of Hope
and others are being erected all tho while.
Henry Carpenterhas farm just mile from
town, and has been experimenting for couple
Of years in the stock and dairy business which
lie has made successful. His buildings are
we'll adapted for the purpose, and lie has on
lis farm some very iino stock. Mrs. Carpenter
is 4 sister OF .. II. Steele, the great clothing
man Of Minneapolis.
Among The prosperous and bonanza farmers
Of Steele county is Capt. William Faulkner,
the popular and well known representative of
Fairbanks, Morse & CO., st. Paul. Tho Gap
tain's plantation il just five miles southeast of
Hope, at Colgate on the l!na Of tho Manitoba
road. His farm consists 0f oY:r section of
excellent land, and his buildings are ample
and substantial. Captain FaGlknel's many
friends will be reioiced to learn that l.a is IS
successful in farming as he is at making and
retaining friends and selling lots Of gooGz, for
he has four hundred acres of wheat, Tie yield
Of which the most conservative place at thirty
bushels to the acre. He is taking much pride
in beautfying the grounds around his resi-
dence, and already las number of trees grow
ing on his lawn. The Captain Is as popular
in Steele county as among those with whom
he has been transacting business for years.
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