The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-08-20


O., D. T., FRIDAY,
LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat 81 cents.
County Clerk Seymour is again able to at
tend to business.
L. D. Paige is back in his old position in the
Cargill elevator.
It's girl-Monday night, and Ben Hench
set up the cigars.
Owing to the drouth potatoes are very scarce
and high, selling at $l.2O per bushel.
o. E. Bendix and wife, Of Chicargo, are Wis
iting County Treasurer jacobson and family,
CIV. Knapp has been awarded the contract
for building three school houses in Sherbrooke
township.
Miss Hattie Bailey came up on yesterdays
train from Fargo, to look after the harvesting
of her wheat crop.
F. E. Lindahl, from Minneapolis. has sue
ceeded Mr.. L. A. jacobson as wheat buyer for
the Cargill elevator.
Dr.. G. L. Opsal, the dentist arrived on Tues
days train, coming from sanborn, where he
spent several weeks.
Attorney Mcmahon left yesterday afternoon
for Mandan to attend to case before Judge
Francis in chambers.
Attention is called to the announcement in
another column of Mr.. j. M. Roberts, who is
candidate for sheriff.
Mr.. P. H. Smith was in from the Broadlawn
yesterday. He informed us that they would
finish harvesting there to-day.
Mr.. R. L. Kenney is the gentleman who is
filling Frank Gimore's place, and not ]. J.
kenna, as was stated last week.
Mr. J. P. Brown returned from Minneapolis
Saturday, having made all the necessary ar
rangements for conducting the bank.
Geo. w. Warner, from Argyle, Minn., arrived
on Saturday 10 take charge of the Red River
Valley Elevator company's house in Hope.
E. H. Steele, OF Minneapolis, ran up on yes
terday train to visit his sister, Mrs. H. D. Car
penter, and returned by the afternoon train.
DR.. Baldwin was called Tuesday to visit the
little daughter Of James Newell, who is suf-
fering with chronic inflammation of the bow
els.
J.F. Bistline is putting up a large granary
for Frank Hill fronting Oh Hubbard avenue.
Mr.. Hill is threshing and hauling his grain to
town.
Four cents for wheat and two cents for oats
will be the going price for threshing this fall,
and eleven cents where the machine furnishes
everything.
Rev. Mr.. Bassett DR.. Baldwin and Will
Wheeler were out shooting Monday afternoon
and returned in few hours with seventeen
plump chickens.
The first threshing in this neighborhood was
done Tuesday on the farm of James Ellsbury,
adjoining the townsite. jim reports that his
wheat averaged better than he expected.
The election in Hope school township will
be held on Monday, and there is no doubt but
that the proposition to bond the tow. fol-
$2,5O0 to erect a school house will be carried
by large majority.
William Spelane, travelling agent for the
Cargill Brothers, spent several days in town
during the week hurrying up the improve.
ments to the elevator and getting things ready
for the fall business.
Tuesday afternoon large swarlns Of flying
ants filled the air a few miles west Of town
At some places they were 50 bad that worl
had to be suspended, smudgcs built and tn
horses placed in the smoke.
During the storm Thursday night of las
week the lightning struck the house Of Clar
ence Carpenter, few miles from Hope, til
, bolt descending through The sleeping apart
ment Of the family killing pet dog, but fol
. tunately injuring none of the family.
We have received complimentary pass
the North Dakota Agricultural exposition
lie held in Grand Forks September 18th to 18tl
Tho directors offer $1,000 IN premiums an
$4,000 in purses in trials Of speed. It is til
intention to make this exposition the best eve
held in North Dakota and equal to any eve
held in the Northwest.
Agent Turney has received instructions t
sell round trip tickets to the Minneapolis expo
sition for $11 .25. These tickets will be sol
| on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the expos
| ton, good to return till the following Monday
During the State fair round trip tickets will b
| sold to Minneapolis and st. Paul for one fare
/ good from August 20 to September 9th.
Remember that the stay of DR.. Opsal, til
!: dentist, will be limited, and if you desire I
1 avail yourself Of his services call early. Th
& will probably be the last opportunity that 70
A will have before next spring to get your teet
\ attended to, and you should not neglect tn
golden opportunity. DR.. Opsaps Office is 0
the first floor of the Hope House, where 70
can consult him.