The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-03-26
LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat 69 cents.

Mrs. G. H. Frick and children have returned
from the East.
Attorney McAIahon returned from Bismarck
and Fargo Tuesday.
The last dance of the season occurred at Col
gate Tuesday evening.
Sheriff Walden returned from Jamestown
and st. Paul Saturday.
The Cargill elevator shipped out eleven car
loads of wheat yesterday.
Attorney Mcmahon and j. L. Wilcox drove
TO CoopersteWn yesterday.
Owing to a strong headwind tho train was
several hours late yesterday.
Conductor Tom Casey came in to-day with
an extra with three ears of stock.
Several farmers who moved into town for
the winter have returned to their farms.
A large stock of wall paper will be in in a
few days at Wasem's for the spring trade.
Charley Merriell and George Luce went to
Fargo on Saturday and returned home on
Tuesday.
Nose Westcott arrived on Tuesday with car
load OF horses household goods, etc., from
Iowa City.
The first meeting of the school board of the
new school township OF Colgate will be held
tomorrow.
Wild geese and ducks have made their ap-
pearance in considerable numbers, a pretty
sure indication that the winter is over.
Tho winter term of the Hope public school
ends to-day, and there will he a short vacation
before the commencement of the spring term.
A large audience gathered at the church
Friday evening to listen to the musical enter
tainment which passed off very pleasantly,
netting the church quite nice little sum.
L. N. Wood returned home Tuesday after an
absence OF several weeks spent in visiting rela-
tives and friends in Massachusetts. Contrary
to general expectation, Louis returned alone.
DR.. Thompson, of the Portland Inter- Ocean,
gives notice tnat he will discontinue the prac-
tice of medicine and is Offering his personal
property for sale. Is the doctor going to leave
Portland?
Mr.. Thomas Baker, Jr., of Fargo, and fam
lily, spent several days in Hope during the
early part of the week visiting with the pa
rents of MIR. Baker, and departed for Fargo on
Tuesday.
H. II. Wasem returned from Winona. Mimi,
where he has been for several weeks under
reatinent for rhnmatism. Mr.. Wasem returns
improved in health and ready to meet his
many friends and customers.
A number Of yeung bachelor farmers who
went off last fall to spend the winter will re-
turn as Benedicts, bringing their brides with
them. Among tho number we may mention
Charley Palfrey, Charley Connors and Andrew
Morgan.
Owing to tho failure OF several of the town.
ship officers to qualify, the following appoint
ments have been made TO fill vacancies: G. j.
Paul, chairman board of supervisors; NJ. A..
Westcott, supervisor; H. D. Carpenter, justice
of the peace.
Charley Ward arrived Oil Tuesday last, hav-
ing driven from NlilnOr, in Sargent county, to
Hope. Charley IS looking hale and hearty, and
''marks that II he can only lay his hand on
the man that informed the PIONEER that he
was married-well, he'll smile.
A sudden jump from winter to spring &C.
| Cured during the week. Tho snow Went off
| with rush, and numerous lakelets dot the
| prairie. Tuesday night was the first night
this season that it did not freeze. 1t looks now
as if active farming operations would begin
next week.
| Jacob Lang writes us that he expects to ar.
rive in Hope tomorrow with number OF
| good horses, some for his own Use and q few
! for sale. These horses have been selected with
| great care by Mr.. Lang, around his old home
in Iowa, and are especially adapted for farm
work. Those who want horses should see them.
The many friends of Ed ThurIow will be
| glad to learn that he has formed business en-
gageLnent with II. H. Wasem. Ed is noted for
his politencss and attention to customers, and his
smiling piiZ will always be found behind the
counter ready to weigh sugar, measure tape,
or perform any other service for Wasem's Gus
| toners.
The local wheat market has been badly de-
moralized during the week, drop Of cents
| taking place between Saturday and Tuesday,
brought about by the decline in Eastern mar
| kets. Margins were called on number of
| farmers who had drawn advances and con-
siderable stuff was closed out by the Cargill
| elevator.
J. H. Shaw was arrested on Wednesday On a
| complaint sworn out by Clarence Carpenter,
charging him with assault and battery, and
taken before Justice Lee. The prisoner took a
change of venue, and the case was sent to
Judge II. L. Smith, Who Immediately pro-
caeded with the examination. The court, af-
ter listening to argument by Attorney Mac
| Laren, who appeared for the defense, dis
charged the accused, on the ground that the
complaint was improperly drawn.
Oscar Cummings had a narrow escape from
aspbyxation last Friday. His wife being alb
sent at her fathers, on retiring he shook down
the stove and turned off tho damper. Not
making his appearance Saturday, his friends
| fnalIy became alarmed and Mr.. Will OXton
drove to his place to see what was the matter.
Arriving at MIR. Cummings late in the after
noon, he found him lying gu the bed in an
insensible condition, and foaming and bleed
ing at the mouth. Assistance was procur-
ed from SberbrOoke and DR.. Baldwin sent
| for. DR.. Baldwin remained all night with him
and finally succeeded in bringing him to con-
seriousness. At the present writing Mr.. Cum
mings is much better, and will probably soon
entirely recover.