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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

There was quite severe hail storm Monday
afternoon in the central portion of Steele
county, lasting about half an hour. The storm
Travelled from west to east, along the southern
edge Of town LAT and extended south into town
14A The most damage as far as we can learn
was at the farm Of Mr.. H. B. Randall who, we
understand, is damaged to the extent of about
one and one-half bushels per acre OH forty
acre field, while Mr. N. A. Carpenter, living
in the same neigborhood, estimates the dam
age 10 his crop at less than one bushel per acre.
R. W. berry reports that while the storm was
quite severe at his farm, still little Or no dam
age WAS done.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
BE on Your Guard.

eve are informed that the political csuldron
is beginning to boil in Steele county, and there
promises to be some sharp fighting done before
the campaign is over. The factions will be-
known as the Hope and anti Hope parties
The former are going back to the people ask
ing them TO indorse ex-Gov. Ordway's ap-
pontees by electing them to be their own sue
cessors, and the latter propose to fight for a
new official ticket altogether. r."-PortIand.I .In-
ter Ocean.
AS our neighbor received notice of tho COLI
vention before the same was known in Hope
outside Of the 'clique," we presume thar
Brother Thompson is well informed, and VIC
rise to inquire what this ''anti-Hopc" move
ment means. Does it mean that Hope is to be
sacrificed as the county seat in order that these
ANTELOPE" gentlemen may be elected to the
positions to which they aspire? The friends OF
Hope need be on their guard,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

The railroad boys have a good joke on a
couple Of mighty hunters belonging to the
Hope train who whiIed away the time on u
recent trip by indulging in cunning expedi-
ton on tho prairie near town, returning with
good supply OF game in the shape Of ducks,
OF which they were not a little proud. But
when Station Master Barlow came to look for
his flock Of domestic ducks 10 and behold, they
were missing, the mighty hunters aforesaid
having bagged the lot. And now it isn't safe
to say ducks to the aforesaid hunters
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
More Elevator aeon Neede.t.

Farmers and merchants are considerably OK
ercised at the present time in regard to- the
sufficiency OF elevator room for the incoming
crop. Many farmers recall the fact that they
were obliged to waste much valuable time last
fall in awaiting chance to unload their wheat,
aud many Of them say that rather than put up
with the same Inconvenience this year they
will haul their grain to other points, Mey-
chants in Hope of course desire all the farmers
to bring their grain here and do their trading
at this point. Unless means are at once adopt
ed looking to remedy, we fear that much of
the grain raised west OF Hope will cross the
river and 60 to Cooperstown. Cannot our
railroad officials remedy this evil?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
Storm in Dakota.

GRAFTON Special, July ga terrific storm,
accompanied by rain and hail, passed through
this section Of the country yesterday afternoon
between the hours Of 8 and o'clock, doing
considerable damage to the crops, but only in
small spots. The storm started from the north
west, and when it reached Grafton it suddenly
turned right around to the southeast carrying
the rain along, and then spread. No damage
was done to city property. It was the most
severe storm ever known to the oldest resident,
and much fear was felt as to the result, but
upon investigation we learn that it is limited
to only few who lost their whole crops or
some part of it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
q" Rochester Items.
L. G. BUTLER, Secretary.

'---''' Rochester Items.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knowles returned from
their visit in Tower City.
A basket picnic will be held in the school
house at Rochester, on Saturday, August 9th.
A cordial invitation is extended to one and all.
All who enjoy the fantastic tread can avail
themselves OF the same Friday night, August
lat, at the Rochester school house. So get a
girl and come.
Rochester, thy sun is but rising, while
others are setting. Though their "booming"
DER thy anticipati0ns like q slavery cloud hath
hung, full noon Of thriving shall shine around
thee yet
Poor Jimmie! We are at loss to know
what caused your noble countenance to change
to that ashen hue. Was it the danger your
girl was in when the buggy split its contents,
or All elopenlent with the dude?
Tie contest between the Tower City and
Piper City base ball mines at Tower City on
Saturday last, resultued in favor of the former.
The Piper City boys speak highly Of the gen.
tlemanly manner in which they were enter
tanned while there.
Mr.. Howard Mct;ovney, Of Lake township,
last Sunday. invited his bachelor brothers to
dine at his home, where he is chief cook and
dish washer. Those who partook of the boun-
tiful repast say that chicken pie was immense.
Three cheers for Howard.
Tho young folks Of this place who 90 to
Lake township on pretense Of attending Sun
day service, and then, in company with the
young people there go to the lake, are, in our
estimation, as much in need of a missionary
laborer as the boys who 60 to Colgate and in
dulge in ball and bat practice on the Sabbath.
Rosy AND DAISY.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

In announcing that the present board Of
county commissioners have all positively de-
election to the positions which they hold, the
PIONEER desires to say that it believes these
gentlemen have done the best they could under
the circumstances and with the means at their
coMlaand. That mistakes would be made was
to have been expected, entering upon duties
that We're entirely new to them, surrounded by
difficulties, and beseiged by enemies on all
sides. In some instances these men had to
lend their individul Endorsement to the paper
OF ile county in order to secure articles OF alb
solute necessity, yet in return they have re-
ceiyed little but denunciation and curses be-
cause they hava not performed impossible
things.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

The secresy which shroudsd the meeting Of
The gentlemen who have called the county
convention, coupled with The fact that private
store was designated as the place in Hope
where the caucus was to be held, have been
sufficient to give color to the rumor that this
was to be another one Of the "cut-and-dried'
schemes which the ''clique' have been so
successful Of late in carrying out. We
give these gentlemen warning that the public
has ''caught Oh" to their methods, and that
nothing less than q fair and square primary
will be tolerated. It would seem that some
such intmation has already reached these gen.
tlemen, since one Of their number has assumed
the liberty of changing the place which the
advertisement designated as selected by the
committee. From this it would seem that it is
kind of -you-please arrangement after
all.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Call for steele County Republican,
to Meet August 9th.

to Meet August 9th.
The Republicans of Steele County will meet
in convention in the hall over D. P. Baldwin's
store, in the town of Hope, in said county,
on Saturday, the 9th day of August, A. D..
1854, at 2 o'clock p. H., for the following pur-
poses:
To elect two delegates to the Territorial con-
vention at Pierre, to be held September H.,
1854.
To nominate county ticket, to be supported
at the coming general election.
To select delegates to the Eleventh Council
and Representative District Convention, yet to
be called.
To transact such other business as may prop
erly come before the convention.
Each school township shall constitute eau
Gus precinct, and the caucuses shall be held OH
the 7th day of August, at 3 o'clock p. H., in
each precinct.
The place of holding such caucuses and the
number of delegates which each precinct shall
be entitled to send to the county convention, is
as follows:
School Township No. Caucus to be held
at Newburgh; number of delegates, S.
School Township No. 2-Caucus to be held
at the house Of August Cultom section "a, l4S
IS; number of delegates, 4.
School Township No. S-Caucus to he held
at the house of Hans Gilbertson, section 2, 147
81; number of delegates, 3.
School Township No. 4-Caucus to be held
at the house Of Andrew A. Brekke, section IA,
147, 81; number Of delegates, 3.
| School Township No. Caucus to be helt
at the house of +. c. Butler; number of dele
gates, 3.
School Township No. 6-Caucus to be helt
at Pckerton; number of delegates 8.
School Township No. caucus to be hell
at the house of Henry P. Patton, section 4
145, 55; number of delegates, 4.
School Township No. S-Caucus to he hell
at the house Of Tay lor Bros, section 8, 145, 81
| number of delegates, 4.
| School Township No. 9-Caucus to be helt
at school house No. 1, in said township; NUN
ber of delegates, 4.
School Township No. 10-Caucus to be hell
in the hall over D. P. Baldwin's store in Hope
number of delegates, s.
School Township No. 11-Caucus to he hell
at the house Of Henry Palfrey, section 4, 144
81; number of delegates, 3.
H. L. SMITH, Chairman.
L. c. BUTLER, Secretary.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

We are glad to be able to report on the au-
thority OF persons coming from Tower City that
the hail storm Of Friday afternoon last in that
neighborhood was not so bad as at first report
ed. Mr.. George Ellsbury, whose farm is al
most in Tower City, and whose crop was at
first reported as entirely destroyed, will get a
fair Weld
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
Hurried Hnne

N. P. Rasmussen hurried up from Minnesota
whean he heard of the hail storm at Tower
City, but fortunately found his wheat both at
Valley City and Steele county all o. K. He
proposes, however, to relieve himself Of fear in
the future in regard to hail storms, and 60 into
stock raising.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Crop reports continue good from all portions
Of Steele county, and without accident from
this Oh there will all enormous yield. We have
recently seen crops in the northern end Of the
county that an old experienced conservative
farmer says will certainly go from 35 to 40
bushels to the acre.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Che fund Of $4,000, collected in the Ceur
d'Alene mining region for the first baby born
within the territory, was awarded to the wife
of freight hand on the Northern Pacific, who
walked twenty-five miles that her child might
first see the light Of day in accordance with
the terms Of the prize, and received the money.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
More Hopeful.

TOWER CITY, July 26.-Things looked a little
blue here this morning, but come to look the
field over it was not as bad as it was painted.
1t is probable that from 5000 to 5000 acres are
devasted in this Immediate vicinity George
Ellsbury has ane field cut down, and his i'm.
inense garden is all in ruins. General Wilson's
wheat is about one-fifth destroyed. The hail
would strike and destroy one section and then
skip three or four miles, not touching single
acre of grain. Farmers are feeling better to-
night
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Was it part Of the programme that tile in
sane commission should hurry Sheriff Ward off
to Yankton with poor patient for the asylum
80 that he might be out of the way when the
call for tho convention appeared, in hopes that
he would he detained till after The convention
should meet?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Grain il ripening fast, and some farmers ilE
Steele county have already harvested rye and
barley. In about two weeks more the wbirr
of the binder will be heard in every direction.
Grain now promises to ripen as it was sown.
thus giving farmers plenty Of time in which to
do their work
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
Dakota PoHtO fiices.

The salaries Of all postoffices are adjusted on
~the first Of July, to continne two years, except
in special cases. All those which have salaries
of 81 900 and over are called presidential Off
ces, as the appointments are made by the pres
dent. There are only about two thousands of
these in the United States, and Dakota has
forty-one Of them by the adjustment just made.
OF these North Dakota has: Bismark, $2, 200;
Casselton, $1,50O; Fargo, $2,70O; Grafton,
$1,000; Grand Forks, $1,000; Jamestown,
$4,000; Larimore. $l,4OO; Lisbon, $1,5O0;
Mandan, $4,000; Hayville, $1,1OO; Pembina,
Sl,10o; Tower City, $1,000; Valley City, 81, 400;
Wahpeton, $1,000. Fargo comes first with
Grand Forks and Bismarck next in order.
The South has but two offices that reach S.
600. These are Huron, $4,000 and Sioux
Falls, $4,000. In the case Of the larger offices
the salaries are not increased in proportion to
the business. There are larger allowances for
clerks. 1t is probable that Fargo has double
the number Of clerks of any other office in the
territory, while the salary of the postmaster is
less than twenty per cent greater than one or
two others.-FargO Argus.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

1t is generally believed that the parties who
have invested so much the past year in trying
to discover gold in Ransom county have yir-
tually abandoned tue effort.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
Takine the Oath OF Onice

YANKToN, July 25.-Gov. Pierce took the
oath Of office this morning before ex-Goy.
Faulk, Justice of the Peace. He will leave in
the morning for Chicago and be absent from
the territory three weeks, during which time
Secretary Teller will be acting Governor, n
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

The spring term of the Hope public school
closed last Friday. The attendance during the
term though not quite so large as was at first
expected, has been fair, and the children have
made reasonably mood progress.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

S. NJ. Ranney, secretary of the c. N. Nelson
Lumber company, was in Hope Wednesday in
company with w. H. Robinson, of Portland.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Candidates bob-up serenely on every side,
''and the boys want me to run," is getting to
be rather stereotyped way of expressing it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Hans Gilbertson and Hans E. Haughveit
paid the PIONEER office a call Monday, the
latter being in town to prove up on his claim
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

4. A. Maglon, Of tho Fargo Argus, was in
Hope Wednesday OH business connected with
that paper, and paid the PIONEER pleasant
vic
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

Vermilliom claims to 10 the largest and best
butter market in the territory.
Hillsboro has 81, 900 bushels of wheat in its
elevators held over from the last crop.
Five townships are being surveyed in Town
er county and will soon be ready for settlers.
1t Is reported that the prairie chicken crop
will be immense this year, aud furnish any
amount Of sport for hunters.
At the recent meeting Of the Kidder county
commissioners, the sum Of $181.Ss was paid
out for the killing of 1927 gophsrs.
The daughter Of George Nesmith is the first
child ever born in Tiffany township in Foster
county, and the family are the envy Of all tho
people.
Wahpeton Mercury: Hugh Moore, of the
Antelope farm, was offered by Duluth firm
Is cents per bushel for 10000 bushels of his
wheat, which he will have after harvest, and
he wouldn't accept the offer. Mr.. Moore evil
IDENTITY imagines the price of wheat will be
high this fall.
The price of No. hard wheat OH the same
day was u cents at Hillsboro and IS cents at
Grand Forks. Grand Forks has flour mill
| and Hillsboro has not, and the Hillsboro Ban
| ner figures it that the farmers and people Of
that neighborhood are $4,000 poorer each
| year for lack Of It,
The bean crop of Buffalo county, South Da-
kota is estimated at l4,OOO bushels Several
eastern parties are turning their attention to
| that county with the intention of starting call
| ming factories. The Dakota bean, owing to
the fine climate in which 1t IL raised, excels in
many respects the famous nn1Est9GG n1ss9sGG brand. sg.d
| Bismarck Journal: Fifteen thousand acres
of desert lands lying In the bad lands were
entered at the Bismarck land Office q few days
ago. A fee of twenty-five cents per acre Is
paid on tie entry Of the lands, and if they are
reclaimed further sum Of 81 per acre may
be paid, when patent will issue. This is tho
first entry under the desert act at this Office,
and is the forerunner Of many others.
Tower City Herald: President Elsbury
opened tho barley harvest here OIL Friday last
His crop is extra fine and will yield Is bushels
per acre. He also left at this office Tuesday
morning sample Of the blue stem wheat now
| growing OH his homestead near the village
1t is the fifth consecutive crop, is very thick OH
the ground, and stands four feet four inches
in height, with heads five inches long.
Deadwood dispatch, July 2Sd: A terrific
wind and hail storm passed over the valleys
outside the Hills yesterday afternoon, intlicting
an incalculable amount of damage to crops
At Spearfsl, Sturgs, Fort Meade and all in
termediate localities every pane Of glass facing
west and north was broken. Ford's house on
Bear Butte, just completed at cost of 81 900,
was demolished. William Gleine, while driv-
ing down False Bottom, was thrown by run.
away team into fence and injured internally
and it is thought fatally. The storm traversed
the section despOiled by the storm of July 3d.,
and also devastated garden spots in the Hills
and the Spearfsh and Bear Butte valleys. The
telephone lines are down, and it Is impossible
to obtain other particulars.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Haying still continues, and large quantities
are being put up, though the work has been
somewhat interfered with by frequent showers
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

B. V. Wilder lost quite a fine horse early in
the week. He was driven from Tower City to
Hope Sunday, and it is supposed that lie be-
came overheated, the day being quite warm.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

VIM. Venable returned from the encamp-
ment' Of the Grand Army at Minneapolis on
Monday, and reports having had glorious
time
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Our thanks are due Delegate John B. Ray
mond for copy of tho Tariff Compilation of
1884
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

D. c. Chipman Battle Creek, Michigan, was
among tho arrivals Wednesday.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

D. P. Baldwin will occupy c. A. Renwicks
building this winter
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. jacobson returned home We'd
nesday from Wisconsin,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

A. P. Folsom, Greensboro, Vermont, was
registered at the Hope House during the wnek.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
FOOD FOR FLAMES.
The Business Portion OF Devils Lake
in Ashes.

The Business Portion Of Devils Lake
in Ashes.
DEVILS LAKE, d. T., July 28.-At 12:15 this
morning fire broke out in Graham's jewelry
store Oh Fourth street and spread rapidly each
way, burning one and half blocks of the bus
mess portion of the town. The loss Ia at least
one hundred thousand dollars on which there
is sixty thousand insurance. The principal loss
is the Lake View Hotel, which cost nearly six
teen thouand dollars, on which there was only
six thousand dollars insurance. The proprie-
tors say they vii! rebuild with brick. The
next largest loss is the Inter Ocean office and
post office, which will reach seven Thousand
dollars with an insurance Of thirty-one hun
drcd. A brick building will be put up in place
of tho one destroyed, at once. The Inter-
Ocean will appear as usual, next Saturday.
The post office was opened at noon to-day in
the United States land Office buildings. Mr..
Marvel telegraph the Manitoba road TO freight
brick from Grand Forks for five cents q hun
dred. Most Of the losses by fire will be rebuilt
with brick. There is mystery about the
origin Of tho fire, and it is limited that it was
the work of All incendary for the purpose OF
pillage. Fargo Republican.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
Ordway's Farewell Address

~ -
BISMARCK, June 24.-GoY. Ordway returned
this morning from al two months tour in South
Dakota, with the representatives Of the de-
partment Of justice, obtaining evidence against
the grand jury that indicted him through the
instrumentality Of the United States District
Attorney. Campbell, Of Yankton. Heexpresses
himself satisfied with the result and believes
his prosecutors will come to grief. The two
military companies here turned out with
brass band this evening to greet the governor,
and gave him reception. In two hours
speech the governor reviewed his administra-
ton, showing how the territory had prospered
and how it now possessed an elegant capitol
building at Bismarck, built without a cents
cost to the people Of the territory. He could
not speak for his successor, but lie believed he
would prove faithful officer, and asked for
him the hearty support Of the people of Bis
marck and the whole territory.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

The work Of painting the Hope House is
about completed, and it now presents very
neat and attractive appearance.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

Harvest hands are scarce, and command
good wages. From $50 to $S5 are about the
going rates.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01

F. T. Caughey, Union City, Michigan, was
among those who visited Hope during the
week.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-01
LOCAL NlELANGE.

GOssip Gathered ON the Street Cor
n2FS.
Tie price Of wheat is still 70 cents.