The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-01-22

sion wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Worth left on Tuesday for a
trip up in Grand Forks county.
DR.. opsal, the Dentist will pay his next visit
to Hope about the 10th Of March.
There was meeting of the Steele county
board Of health held at Sherbrooke Wednes-
day.
w. F. Warner left for Boston yesterday,
which place he expects to make his future
home.
Agent Turney returned from visit to friends
in Iowa yesterday, looking as bright as a new
dollar.
J. B. Honeyman, the ''village blacksmith"
OF Sherbrooke, visited his brother at Casselton
during the week.
Mr.. j. NJ. Moore left Tuesday for short
visit to Fargo and st. Paul, and will probably
return Saturday.
c. II. MacLaren, T. X. Hulme, and @. H.
Newton, delegates to the Fargo convention,
returned home Saturday.
G. H. Brown and brother, Ed L. Brewn, of
Armenia, have been In Hepe during the week
on business and pleasure.
A. Gilman left on Tuesdays train with a
number Of horses for the woods, where he
will put in the winter logging.
D. P. Baldwin came down from the county
seat Tuesday and remained over till Wednes-
day taking in the sights Of the metropolis.
Peter McKenna, Of Fargo, agent of the Nc
Cormmick Harvester company, came up on yes
terday's train on business connected with his
company.
The water tank of the st. p, NJ. & NJ. at
Ripon burst yesterday and flooded the track,
tho water quickly congealing to ice. The train
went through alright.
Silas H. Taylor reports ten-pound boy,
born OIL the It'll instant, over near Clifford. All
parties doing well. Score one more for the
east side of Steele county.
Frank Gilmore has sufficiently recovered te
be able to he about the house and take his
meals down stairs. His many friends will be
glad to see him out again.
E. P. Wright, formerly of Hope is hyber-
mating down in the Indian Territory for the
benefit of his health. He expresses himsel!
much pleased with the country.
Mrs. ]. Montgomery returned tel Hope on
Saturday, and has been spending the week
with her numerous friends in town. Mrs. NJ
expects to start for California shortly.
Notwithstanding tho inclenency of the
weather Thursday night, quite merry party
gathered at the Hope House and tripped the
light fantastic till about O'Clock in the morn.
ing.
A letter from Jeln Croxford informs us that
he is logging on Thorn Apple creek, seventy.
five miles from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
The many friends Of John will he glad to learn
that he is in the enjoyment of good healtl
and whacking it to an OK team.
Messrs. Day & Williams are prepared tt
| grind graham flour and Aaxseed, as well as al
kinds Of feed for stock. Their new Scientific
mill is doing excellent work, and as thei
charges are very moderate, farmers shsuld OK
| Lcuu W LHCul u OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
At the annual meeting of tho Hope Congre
gational society held last week, Jonathan Bist
line and H. H. Wasem were elected trustee
for two and three years respectively, and Mrs
L. G, Day was elected secretary and treasurer
The affairs Of the church are reported in
healthy condition.
Wasem is still at the front, and in anotlie
column is presented an interior view Of h
establishment, from which it will be observed
that he has on hand an immense stock Of dr.
goods, boots, shoes, groceries, etc. If yol
want anything good to eat don't forget tina
Wasem is tho man to supply you.
John Real, who recently went to Independ
ence, Kansas writing to one Of his neighbor
at Colgate, says that never during his thre
years. residence here did lie behold ything il
the way Of blizzard to equal what lie has wit
messed in Kansas. He expresses his determine
ton to sell out there as soon as possible an
return to his farm in Dakota. Johns friend
at Colgate will welcome him back.
Yesterday was decidedly unpleasant, takel
as whole. The mercury stood about 20 beloy
in the morning, and there was quite fur
of snow. As the day wore on the wind in
creased to gale, drifting the snow to a con
siderable extent. AS night came on the win
began to abate, but the mercury fell rapidly
at 10 p. IN. indicating s6 below. During til
night it is reported that spirit thermometer
showed As below. Early this morning it wa
40 below. This morning is bright and beaut
full, with light but keen breeze.
can Ancient Ideal" is to be the subject of
lecture which Rev. O. P. Miller will deliver O
Thursday evening next, January rs, at hall
past seven o'clock, in the Hope church. Tb
proceeds of the lecture will be for tho benef
Of the church fund. As Mr.. Miller ia an em
nent scholar, and well versed in ancient hit
tory, his lecture can scarcely fail to prove yer
entertaining and instructive. Let our peopl
turn out and give Mr.. Miller such an audienc
as will lend him inspiration on the occasio
and at the same time fill the Golfers of th
church,
There is nothing very encouraging to hold
ers Of wheat in the present condition of th
market. General weakness and lower price
has characterized all the leading markets {
the country. Notwithstanding a decrease
100000 bushels, according to the Chicago est
nate and $4,000 according to the New Yol
estimate in the visible supply, prices at Chicag
we've lever OH Tuesday than they have bee
at any time since last March, cash wheat th
day closing at 1871 cents. In the local ma