The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-12-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

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LOCAL ITEMS.
The price of No. hard wheat in Hope i
so cents.
d. P. Baldwin returned from Minneapoli
yesterday.
c. J. Paul arrived home from Fargo on yes
terday's train.
Sheriff Ward is off on visit to friends il
Illinois, and will return about the first o
January.
l.. H. Clough, of our neighboring town o
Page, spent several days during the week will
friends in Hope.
Mrs. Hogue, the very efficient teacher in oul
public school. is enjoying the Christmas hol
days with friends in Casselton,
Commissioner Thomas Ward and Mr., NJ
Cavanagh were among those who departed or
Saturdays train to spend the winter in the
East.
Don't forget that there will he q grand ball
and supper at the Hope House on New Years
night. pf course, everybody and their neigh
h"rs will be present OH the occasion.
The weather during the past week has been
bright and beautiful, though excessively cold
even for this LATITUDE, tie mercury on several
mornings registering as low as forty degrees
below zero.
Charley Barlow was the recipient s1 q ysyl
handsome ChTgist!mhas Iss.ent from his parents
IN Minnesota, being an elegantly framed
crayon portrait of himself and also one of his
two children. And Charley smiled smols,
Rabbit shoottiRRg oItiiRg il ,.etlg Mdalged In quite
extensively over OH the Sheyenne. A letter
from Mr.. S. j. Pound informs us that one day
recently he shot twelve white rabbits, and on
the following day yeAn g!I| PEa!ss aelshher ahat
fopEs!eeh |
'iWing 10 the cold weather, and in order that
persons from the country may have all opno1.
tunlty OF attending, church seyyiees will here
after Ee held e1eyl Sunday afternoon at 2
o'p'acs IN tho parlor Of the Hope House, the
Rev. O. p. Miller officiating.
The rattle for the Winchester rifle that was
to have taken place on Christmas day at Pep
per's has been postponed till New Years eva
ming, at the same place, T.,ass a.s opiy few
more ciian 4s' ,e;,sp anu as tile giNl is a good
one y0nD!'s' "! should t?l!L. hurry VIZ ana getopp
Tile Hope F3EIb!l!is ssaaoi VIII open on Mon
dlsai '.'o.,'ing, january 5, 1856, under tho d.
rection of Mrs. l.. D. f. Hogue, whose services
have been secured by the school board TOR the
next term. In this connection pp,,iiocH va ara re-
HneS2 II ;!sk parantsto see that their children
afe Az promptly Oh hand el The opening day, as
it will greatly facilitate the teacher in her du-
ties.
The bail to be given at the Hepe Iso,lse on
New Years night 2,IT;2....ises to be grand af-
tal:s !. large number of invitations have been
sent out to parties in our neighboring toVpa
aud should the weather permit a la.as attend
ance may be losoe,ktea; losoe,te; Soa, h.r. and Mrs. Myers
asR ssIahl!shmg quite reputation for the on
joyableness Of their parties and it is considered
quite treat to attend them
We have raaaasisea from James Wick, Roshes-
W., r'c" LciAs - topy vi lCk IIOIAl JulNe
for 1855, an elegant volume Of 1d0 pages, con-
tanning a handsome colered plate Of flowers
and more than a thousand illustrations of
tho choicest flowers, plants, aud vegetables
and directions for growing them. Copies OF
the book may be prosured by addressing the
publisher, inclosing ten cents.
Gnits LITTLE melee occurred iii tho postoffics
Wednesday evening, being caused by one Of
cur young men indulging too freely in phrist-
mas pog and beeqming 4 little too, too, aud
declaring Ae could lick all creation and max
ing himself generally aissgreeable. A gentle
tap ar two had the effect Of drawing the clare.
and effectually qnietng the abstrepsrous ind-
vidua1, and making him sadder If not a wiser
man.
Death Of Dr. +. r.. McCutchins.
1t is with very deep regret that we announce
the death Of DR.. Fra%@A :. McCutchins, which