The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-04-25

What is being done to exterminate the 60
pher?
1t is the spring time that causes the hand
boys to scatter.
The New Idea saloon sports the neatest sign
in town so far.
Read notice headed ''for sale cheap" in the
Business Brevities.
The small boy is out with his pop popping
over the festive gopher.
r. H. Steele was in Hope Friday, and re-
rurned to Minneapolis on the same day.
F. E. Pease, who had been spending the
winner in Fargo, has returned to his place near
P. O.
L. A. jacobson has received several thousand
willow cuttings from Wisconsin, and will set
them out on his tree claim west of town.
S. W. Sea will bring from Chicago anumber
of fine horses and carriages and will open a
livery in connection with the Hope House.
DR.. Philip reports that girl of the usual
weight came into the family of one Larsen, 12
miles southwest of Hope last Saturday after
noon.
The first annual department encanpment Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic of Dakota
will be held in Sioux Falls next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Norris will move into the new par
sonage in week or two. w. P. Miller will
probably 60 to housekeeping in the cottage
now occupied by Mr.. Norris.
Would it not be good move for our county
commissioners to offer a small bounty for the
scalps of gophers? Now Is a good time to rid
the country Of these 'pesky'' little creatures.
new time card for the Manitoba road went
into effect last Sunday, but as yet trains are
run on the Hope branch with old-time regulari
ty, excepting special train nearly every other
day.
A handsome and substantial piazza is being
erected at the front of Wamberg & Jacobson's
store and the Commercial hotel, and both build
ings are being painted and much improved in
appearance.
The Portland Inter-O Ocean man las another
attack of the jim-jams, and virtually says that
he will sign the pledge if neighboring editors
will organize temperance society. He had
better not wait.
The sonorous voice of the frog watts to and
fro with the warm spring zephyrs, and the
million twinkling stars wink serenely at happy
lovers as they perambulate the broad walks of
Hopes fine avenues.
D. H. Hinman, of Gilman, Itoquos county,
ILL.,, has been prospecting in Hope and vicinity
for several days, with view to purchasing
land in Steele county. Mr.. Hinman is an old
acquaintance of DR.. Philip.
Thomas Baldwin's family arrived from Min
neapolis Monday. Mr.. B. expects to remove to
his farm in about two weeks, by which time
he will have finished seeding H. L. Smiths
farm, west of the railroad track.
The Hope brass band serenaded Mr.. S. w.
Sea in the Hope House arcade last Friday even
ing, in response to which that gentleman
thanked the boys, and mine host H. O. Neiman
passed around box of Havanas.
j. X. Musselmau, cashier of the Steele county
bank, of Hope, left for Pembina, D. T., Monday,
where he is interested in another bank. 1t is
understood that he wishes to dispose of the
Hope bank on account of other business en-
gagements at Pembina.
The Hope PIONEER claims to have discovered
an omission "a typographical error) in the
Courier and jealousy whines like stuck
calf.-C0u1ier.
AS the editor Of the Courier has been 'stuck"
OIL several occasions, will he please inform his
dear readers how calf whines.
Merriel Bros. & Luce will handle the "Deer-
ing'' binder this year, Wamberg & jacobson
the "McCormic," L. N. Wood & Co. the
Champion" and Hulme & Worth the
'Plano." Handsome Autographs of the above
agricultural works may be seen posted con-
spicuously in all parts of the town and country.
No. hard wheat is the only variety or grade
being sown in this section this spring. This is
40 ~ oHouiA pOs loi 1iiO 1cpuIaIiOu VI NOIIu
Dakota is based on No. hard, and the high
characther the country has established should
not be deteriorated by the raising of mixed
wheat thereby lowering the grade. The diff
ference in price is also worthy Of note.
Traill COunty-Seat Contest Case.
The Traill county-seat contest case, which
had occupied much Of the time in court for the
past two weeks at Fargo, has been again post
poned, this time to May u. Thus far it looks
as though Caledonia has a walk-away, the two
west-end papers to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Extension Of the Manitoba.
Rumors Of the extension of the Hope branch
of the St. P, NJ. & M. R. R. are becoming
more numerous as the days glide by, and the
latest is that Manager Marvel has informed a
prominent citizen Of Steele county that the
road will be extended this summer and that
the engineers will be in Hope in May.
Mr.. S. W. Sea, in company with E. H. Steele,
came up to Hope last Friday. After looking
over his purchase and getting acquainted with
the people Of Hope Mr.. Sea left for Chicago
Monday, and will return the LIST of May with
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