The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-07-30

Tuesday.
Frank NJ. Ward drove down from the county
seat to-day.
Mrs. VIM. B. Jones arrived from Chicago on
Tuesdays train.
D. P. Baldwin returned on Saturday from a
trip to Devils Lake.
Our band, too, has it collapsed since the
great fourth of July jubilee?
The county commissioners meet again to-
morrow to adjudicate bridge contract.
Mr.. Louis B. Hanna and Charles D. Gray, Of
Page, were in Hope on Monday.
Look out for the pony rafle to be held at the
New Idea.
A. K. Cocl,rane had several cows so badly
cut by hail that the blood flowed freely.
]. F. Bistline will build a house for NJ. G.
Ferguson on his claim northwest Of Hope.
Why don't the Tower City club show up and
play that return game with the Hope club?
We are glad to learn that Mrs. J. F. Bistline
has recovered from q recent severe attack Of
erysipelas.
Attorney Mcmahon went to Fargo on Tues
days train, in response to telegram calling
him there on business.
A party of four young gentlemen from Hope
went out-well, never the day-and succeeded
in bagging forty ducks.
Bobby Humiston, John Tomlinson and Mar
shall Cooper have returned from trip to Devils
Lake Of several weeks duration.
Isaac Golden, of Golden Lake, in the north
east part Of the county, had horse killed by
the hail OH Friday of last week.
We understand that c. H. Ward has turned
granger and will for while swing the hickory
behind the finest yoke of cattle in Steele county.
DR.. Baldwin succeeded yesterday in remov-
| ing piece Of steel which had become lodged
| in Mrs. Elliotts eye, causing her considerable
pain.
DR.. Baldwin complains that tho country is
frightfully healthy. Most of his practice con-
sists in pulling teeth and dressing broken
scalps.
H. L. Smith returned OH Saturday from a
Visit to Dixon, III. He reports that the weather
was very hot and dry during the entire time he
was in Illinois,
Our thanks are due Mr. II. L. Smith for a
cake of delicious clover honey, part OF small
quantity which he brought with him on his
return from Illinois.
We learn that the contemplated excursion
of the Tower City band to Detroit lake to-
morrow has missed fire through failure to sell
the requisite number Of round trip tickets.
Many farmers have already commenced har
vesting, and by next week harvesting will be
general throughout this section. This is prob
ably the earliest harvest Oh record for North
Dakota.
J. F. Bstline has just finished erecting a
house for Mrs. Elliott on her claim near Sher-
brooke. Her son, Mr.. VIM. Elliott, has the
finest crops Of wheat and oats in that neigh
borhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. Simpson left on Tues
days train for trip east. Mrs. Simpson will
visit friends in Fargo, while Mr.. Simpson goes
on to Detroit lake to participate in the editors
excursion.
Mr.. H. O. 0. Hawkins, a Chicago journalist,
connected with the American, and brother of
Mr.. H. 0. Hawkins, Of Page, is spending his
summer vacation in Dakota, and is the guest
Of County Treasurer jacobson.
What has become of our base ball nine?
Since their great walk-away with the Port
lands on the 9th inst. nothing has been heard
Of them. Get to the front boys, and let US see
you tackle something worthy OF your steel
William Milligan and H. H. Wasem drove
down to Tower City to witness the match game
of base ball between the Tower City and Valley
City clubs on Wednesday. Milligan played
first base for the Tower City boys. The score
stood IS to % in favor Of Valley City.
j. M. Elsbury desires US to state that having
sold out his blacksnithing establishment, good
will and fixtures, to A. S. Meote, he has made
contract to work for Mr. Moote, and his
former friends and patrons will still find him
at his old post ready to attend to their wants.
Ye editor took bis departure for Detroit lake
last Tuesday, whittier he Journeys to attend
a gathering Of Dakota editors, and while ex-
changing notes with his brethren, will have a
fling at the finny tribe and also lay in store of
phosphate food preparatory to doing battle
during the fall campaign.
Mrs. Henry Merriell and Mrs. Beach, mother
and sister Of MIR. c. e. Merriell, came over
from Cooperstown Friday evening, and after
visiting in Hope with Mr.. Merrielps family,
will return to their home in Chicago, stopping
at Buffalo to visit with another son who is in
the hardware business at that place.
The Portland boys are anxious to have the
Hope nine play the Larimores on the Portland
field. Our boys are ready for the fun, but the
game must come of either on the Larimore or
Hopa grounds, and tho stakes must be large
enough to make it an object to play, for our
boys generally unite business with pleasure.
The time Of the Portland and Sherbrooke
mail has been changed so as to arrive in Hope
at II a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
returning to 6herbrooke the same days after
the arrival Of the train. The mail will leave
!; Sherbrooke for Portland Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at 8 a. m. and return the same
days tsp. III.
While Charles Boise was hitchng team of
bronchos to plow, last Wednesday, one of the
bronchos became frightened and performed
the "bucking- act" gracefully knocking Charlie