The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-15

DAY, AUGUST Is
THE LOCAL BUDGET.
Items Picked Up Around Town and
in the Country.
The convention is over and peace reigns
again.
A number Of our farmers have green corn
fit for table use.
L. E. Tolman was among the arrivals on
Wednesdays train.
c. H. Browllis painting his building, which
will improve its appearance.
p. Wright left OH Wednesday to join his
family at Bloomington, Illinois.
The result of the convention was genuine
surprise to good many in this neighborhood
Charley Barlow informs us that he has been
enjoying nice ripe tomatoes grown in his gar
den.
J. e. Basset returned on Wednesday from
visit to relatives and friends in Illinois and
Indiana.
Dr.. Thompson, editor of the Portland Inter-
Ocean, took in Hope and the convention last
Saturday.
Sheriff Ward returned from Fargo Wednes-
day, bringing with him sufficient twine to Sc
cure his crop.
6. H. Frick brought in nice white head Of
cabbage that weighed five pounds few days
ago from his garden.
Our thanks are due Mr.. w. H. Williams f0l
some fine samples Of wheat and potatoes from
his farm near Colgate.
The Bismarck Tribune says Gov Pierce and
Territorial Treasurer McNay We're expected to
arrive there Monday, and would be cordially
received.
Mr.. J, W. Spraguc won universal commenda,
ton from all for the able and impartial man.
Her in which IL presided over the deliberations
of the convention.
| In accordance with instructions from the de.
partment at Washington our mail will here
after close at 1915 a. III. and arrive at 4:15 p
Ill.,, daily, Sundays excepted.
John Tominson was among the arrivals Oh
Wednesday, train. He will remain durin.
the tlreshing season, and will run one OF the
steam engines Of jim Douglas outfit.
Our friend Robert J. Pope, Of section IS, 144
81, in addition to the other blessings of the
bountifu harvest season, has a bouncing tel
pound girl that came to him OH the 9th inst.
to make glad his home.
The sentiments Of the people Of Hope wert
not voiced when a whining and piteous pie,
was made that Hope should have place OF
the ticket, though it WAS but the 'broker
meats," as 4 by-stander expressed it.
The weather during tho week has been quit,
warm, and grain is riponing rapidly. Man!
farmers have already commenced cutting ant
many others will begin Monday. The bsrr,
is very large and plump, and everything a
present indicates not only a heavy yield, hut
very fine quality.
The st. P. M. g. M. will transport all articles
or stock intended for exhibition at the North
western Industrial Fair and Exposition to b,
held at Minneapolis from September to &, in
elusive, and the Minnesota State Fair, to b.
held at OWatonna, from September to 13, in
elusive, free Of charge both ways.
We were altogether mistaken In the state
ment made in the last issue of the PIoNEEI
that Bon Whitney had purchased The billiard
saloon OF G. H. Brown. Ben will still continue
to accommodate his friends with anything
they may desire in the way Of lumber at tht
G. N. Nelson Lumber company's yard.
0. P. Miller returned Oh Tuesday from tril
by team to Fargo having driven down for tn,
purpose Of personally inspecting the whea
crop along tile road and in the valley and h,
returns home better than ever satisfied tina
the lands of Steele county cannot bo surpassed
by any in the Territory fol- wheat growing.
There can be nothing more cowardly, mean
or contemplate than al individual taking ad
vantage of position in which he is placed b,
accident to vent his personal spleen and ami
mostly, knowing that the party assailed is de-
barred the privilege of reply, as was done il
the convention last Saturday by one of thu
delegates from Hope.
We have heard but one expression OF opin
ion in regard to tho gentlemanly and decorou
department of the delegates to tho county con
yention, with but one exception, in thepersol
Of an individual from Hope who csrayet Tn.
role OF the buIldosar, and whose conduct ha
been universally condemned even by those who
were politically friendly to him.
Arrangements have been made by the Fargo
Argus management whereby that enterprisin.
| naWap2ECr now reaches its Hope subscriber
on the same day that it is published, thus Civ
ing it an advantage Of twenty-four hour
over the other Fargo dailies. This supplies
want that has long been felt by our people
and in return they should lberally patroniz,
the newspaper that has had the liberaity ant
enterprise to inaugurate this reform.
We call the attention of our farmers ant
others who may have grain to ship to the care
OF Messrs. Oliver Dalrymple & Co., grain ant
commission merchants, OF Duluth. These gen
tlemen are prepared to make liberal cash ad
vances on all grain shipped to them, thus en
abling those who may desire to carry the
grain in anticipation OF higher markets to dt
so. This firm has i wclI-established reputa
ton Tor promptness and fair dealing, and W,
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