The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-08-14

T.H DAKOTA, FRI
LOCAL ITEAS.
Wheat q cents.
Whiz-bang-chicken!
DIP. Baldwin returned from Fargo Tues
day.
W. E. snowden, Jr, went to Page City on
Thursdays train.
D. P. Baldwin has commenced removing his
stock to Sherbrooke.
County Treasurer jacobson went to the
county seat this morning.
H. H. Hosford and Ben Whitney made trip
to Buffalo during the week.
R. w. Berry is authorized to act as agent for
the PIONEER at Sherbrooke.
R. F. Pickert accompanied by his youngest
daughter, arrived on Saturdays train.
Frank Hill arrived from Kilbourn City, Wis,
yesterday, bringing with him car load of
stock.
Nearly all the young men about town are
WEARING tony silk skull caps procured of
Wasem.
Robert Pope and w. l. Wary have tie con-
tract for erecting three sehool-houses in Lake
township.
Ben Walden brought in some wild geese the
latter part OF last week. They were served up
by mine host Pepper.
District Attorney Hullne has purchased a
handsome mare from Mr.. r. Humiston, and
Kirk is himself again.
R. F. Pickert left OIL Tuesdays train for the
purpose Of procuring a car load of horses for
the farm Of Pickert Bros.
Capt. William Faulkner returned home last
week to give his personal supervision to the
harvesting Of his fine crop Of 400 acres.
I. J. Foster arrived from La Porte, Ind,
bringing with him a number Of hands to as
slst i'll harvesting his large crop of wheat.
Charley Allen left on Monday afternoon fo,
CooPerstown, 10 accopta position in the rail
road office at that place as assistant agent.
The storm of last Friday afternoon was very
severe in the northern part Of Steele county,
and much damage was done to the crops by
| hail.
The work of cnIarging and otherwise i'm
proving the Cargill elevator is under way, ant
ii is expected to be completed by the time new
wheat begins TO come in.
C.G. Van Ness, general agent of tho Plano
Manufacturing company at Plano, ILL.,, arrivst
here Saturday to look after the Interests OF hi
company in this neighborhood.
Mr.. A. II. Holden, Of Chicago, Whose wife
has been spending some time with her sister
Mrs. w. j. Skinner, arrived on yesterday
train to join Mrs. and Miss Holden.
The preparations are all complete and to
morrow the pralries will swarm with might.
hunters in search of the toollsonle prairi
chicken. The crop is large and much sport i
anticipated.
We learn from a private letter that Harr
Mackay has joined his father and mother a
Minneapolis. Harry will probably occupy
position with his father in the office OF tn
motor line.
Machine experts are becoming as plentfl
hereabouts as blackbcrries in June, and Woo
Bros. apd P. P. Rice haye been put to the
trumps to fill the orders for the machines the
APE handling:
The members Of The Ladies' Aid society
Colgate will give social at the residence
Mr.. John Thurber, two mics southwest (
Colgate, OH the evening Of Saturday, Augu
10Th. All are invited.
TAe flag Of The Hope House, araped
mourning, was displayed at lalf-mNst la
Saturday, the day Of the obscqles Of Gen.
S. Grant. The postofIice was also appropriate
draped in mourning in honor Of the llustrio,
dead.
Al the election held in Riverside school towl
ship last Saturday, to vote upon the anesto
OF issuing bonds III lieu of orders for the pa.
ment of sclool-house No. 2, the measure ";
defeated by vote Of for and IL again
bonds
w. II. Fleming, of St. Paul, arrived Ia
Saturday and remained till Tuesday, in Il
meanwhile he rode around the country exal
lining the lands will, a view 10 purchasing ar
settling. Dir. Fleming returned very mut
pleased with his trip.
Cuthhert Charlton was released from Il
county Jail on Saturday last, but was alMo
Immediately rearrested, but owing to an il
| formalty iu the papers was discharged
! Justice Lee. He at once took the train al
started for LaSale, Illinois.