The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-06-25


CO., D. T., FRIDAY
LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat IS cents.
ia. White has some wheat that is heading
out.
The thermometer was 92 in the shade yes
terday forenoon.
Don't forget the Odd Fellows ball on the
evening Of the 9Th.
H. L. Smith expects to spend the fourth of
July in Dixon, I'll.
Oh! how hot was the general exclamation
on the streets yesterday.
Mr.. E. D. Wallace attended the farmers in
stitute at Mayville on Wednesday.
Sheriff Walden returned from Fargo yester-
day, wther he had been on official business.
J. w. Gray is hauling lumber for the erec-
ton OF a large barn on his farm near Colgate.
Mr.. G. G. Huntley has been employed by
County Clerk Seymour to assist him in the
work in his office.
Rev. A. B. Bassett preached in the school
house near Goose Lake last Sunday afternoon
to good congregation.
Attorney MacLaren and wife, accompanied
by the young Miss MacLaren, drove over from
Cooperstown yesterday.
The erection of the new elevator at Colgate.
to supply the place Of the one burned last fall,
was commenced last week.
The spring term of the Hope public school
closes next Friday, when the usual summer
vacation of two months takes place.
| A school will be opened in Melrose town
ship Monday. Temporarily the school will be
held in one Of Mr.. J. A. Whites buildings.
Frank Thurston, who went to Hatton some
weeks since to supply the place OF the operator
at that point during vacation, got back yes
terday.
"Deacon" Smith, Of Portland, for whom a
number Of the Hope boys have very kindly
feeling, drove in from his farm on the Goose
yesterday.
We have had fine growing week and crops
are booming along. Never have we seen crops
at this season looking better than they do at the
present time.
Mrs. Wallace and daughter, mother aud ss-
ter of Mr.. T. D. Wallace, and Miss Fanny,
daughter Of that gentleman, arrived Tuesday
from Michigan.
Miss George White, daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. J. A. White, arrived last week from Des
Moines, Iowa, where she has been engaged in
teaching school.
Commissioners Wilcox and Goplerud were
at Portland Monday selecting lumber for tile
new bridges about to DO erected over the
Goose river in townships LAG and 14S.
Captain William Faulkner ran up from St.
Paul in the early part Of tho week to visit hit
family and look over his fine growing crop o.
wheat. He returned to St. Paul yesterday.
Assessor Washburne has completed the as
sessment for Hope township, and the figurel
show a total valuation Of $1G6, ,S32. so, of whicl
$l34, $4,000 is real estate and $3l S47. so is per
sonal property.
Tho Hope base ball club goes to Portland
on the Sd Of July to play the Portland club
and the latter club will play at Hope on the
9Th. The clubs are pretty well matched ani
interesting games are looked for.
The election for school director in Melrost
township resulted in the choice of George A
Luce. The town will vote on the 18th of Jul,
on the question Of issuing bonds to the amour
Of $500 for the purpose of erecting schoo
house..
In our report of the legislative district com
mittee meeting last week the types made u
say that in the convention Trail county woul
be entitled to II delegates. This is an errol
Trail county will be entitled to 16 delegates
Steele and Griggs s.
There was quite a lively scrimmage at til
west end Of town Tuesday, in which youn
man from the country returned to his domes
tic hearth sadder If not wiser, bearing phi
that testified Of hits of sledge- hammer calibel
By request we withhold names.
R. D. Stewart picked up Oh his farm re
Gently relic Of the days when the Indian he'll
undisputcd sway. 1t is knife that was use
for skinning large game, one side Of
only being beveled. The knife is at D
where the curious are invited to examih
A great many people came to town lastII II
urday to witness the game of base ball whic
was expected to take place between the Towe
City and Hope clubs, but for come unexplaine
reason the Tower City club failed to come
time, thereby causing much disappointment
All parties who desire to enter horses for an
Of the races on tho fifth of July. must nav tll