The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-03-26
SherbroOkc Suburbs.

Perhaps a few items from this part Of the
world wouldn't come alniss for we, who live
In the country, can't see how the people in
these small towns manage to survive when the
weather doesn't permit the country folks to
cone to town to buy their supplies so as to
keep you moving, more or less as the case may
he. shall not dare ntmate that winter still
fingers in the lap of spring, but will say that
we have an abundance of snow in Steele
county, of which we arc getting rather tired,
as shOveling ton or Two Of sneW every morn
ing before we can reach the barn door, is
rather mOnOtonous, il not wearisome. We
have, in our minds eye, model stable which
we hope to build when we get a sufiiciency of
the filthy lucre to head off our creditors. The
winter has seemed OF short duration to US
country folks, who have not had time to make
half the visits we had intended making, and
as for taking that course of reading which we
promised ourselves all last summer and fall,
we have been obliged to put that off till some
day in the distant future-tlll we getrich-and,
like many other things, fear it will always
be too far distant for us poor mortals to reach.
This neighborhOod is and has been remark
ably healthy, excepting the sickness and
death of Mr.. and Mrs Wallen's little two-year-
old daughter, which occurred last week. The
parents have the sympathy of all their friends.
The Millers and Andersens seem determined
to keep themselves and neighbors alive and
merry, notwithstanding the much talked Of
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stOrming party at the residence OF Mrs. NJ. A.
WinsloW last Friday night. There were fif-
teen, all told; Just enough for sleigh load.
They took well filled baskets along, and on
their arrival Mrs. Winslow was asked to sit
down and rest while supper was being pre-
pared. They soon had the table set and
bOuntiful supper ready, to which one and all did
ample justice We will have to acknowledge
that 1t was a noisy crowd, and all were bent
on having a good time, noise or no noise. Mrs.
Winsl0w remarked that she thought it was
forty instead Of fifteen, but Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Anderson said they didn't mind such talk
at all, and told the children to give them an
ether war-hoep, so that they'd be sure TO re-
member how they gave surprise parties. All
voted the evening complete success financial
ly (because they had plenty to eat) and socially,
and about 10 o'clock took their departure.
There have been quite good many dancing
parties in the neighborhood southeast from
here about five miles, and we hear they enjoy
them very much. We would like to strip the
light fantastic" but the fact is, we are getting
80 old, we feel that our toes are turning In. and
we forbear, for we family recall the time when
we used to laugh at pigeen-toed person try
ing to dance.
Roy Miller met with quite a misfortune in
the loss Of pup which Inadvertently (that
sounds good) fell into the well last Thursday
and yielded up its young life before they could
find the ladder to rescue it. He and Willie
Anderson claim ''twas fine dog, and would
have been great runner" and we, being
older, do not doubt the truth thereof,
The farmers are talking about how very
busy they soon will be- and from our expert
ence we do not gainsay them. O.. F.