The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-02-12

Merriell Brothers & Luce now pay wheat
checks for the Cargill elevator.
County Treasurer jacobson and family are
expected home the coming week.
Attorney E. ]. McMahon returned from q
trip to Bismarck OH Tuesdays train.
J. S. Squires, Minneapolis was among those
who registered at the Hope House during the
week.
w. c. Whisnand, who has been confined to
the house with a severe cold, is again able to
be out.
The club dance al the Hope House last eve.
ming was well attended and was very pleas.
ant affair.
James F. Cargill has leased H. L. Smiths
coal sheds and hereafter Arthur Roberts will
handle coal as well as wheat.
Harry Baker has been butchering some fine
native cattle lately. A young steer killed this
week dressed over 1,200 pounds.
Petitions are being circulated asking the
county commissioners to create the civil town.
ship Of Hope and the civil .ownship Of Col
gate.
There was large and pleasant gathering
at school-houso No. l, Lake township, las
Wednesday evening. The contributions were
something over $1l.
Mr.. James P. Brown, Of LaSalle, ILL.,, ar
rived Oh Tuesdays train and has entered til,
law Office of Messrs. McMallon & MacLaren fo
the purpose of reading law.
Mrs. Arabella Jennings, mother of Mrs. J
NJ. Whisnan', died at the homo of hor son
Mr.. Columbus Jennings, near Piper City, Jan
uary 81, in the list year Of her age.
Frank Carpenter dropped in the other da,
to say that his sheep have wintered splendidly
and up to the present time some twenty lamb
have been dropped and are thriving nicely.
Tho county commissioners will meet II
special session at Sherbrooke on Tuesday next
for the purpose Of taking into consideration
the formation of the civil township of Col
gate.
G. P. Kenyon, collecting agent for the St
Paul Harvester company, and w. B. Frederick
collecting agent for the Champion Harvester
company, spent several days in town during
the week.
The skating rink still continues the chief ut
traction, aud whenever the weather permits
large numbers fruul the country come in TO at
teud. Saturday night last probably saw th'
largest crowd of the season.
Agent Turney has tourists' tickets to al
points of interest in the South and Southeast
by any route you wish to go, and return, a
greatly reduced rates. Now is the time to &c
south if you want to travel cheaply.
Quite large crowd gathered in front of thu
Hope House Wednesday afternoon to attend
a sale Of personal property by Sheriff Valdez
in the case Of DR.. q. L. Virgo Vs. J. A. Grey
The matter was settled by the defendant pay
ing the judgment and costs.
There 10 some talk among farmers in this
neighborhood Of forming mutual hail insur
ance company, but as yet no definite step
have been taken. We should like to see ou
farmers come together and talk the matter up
Now is the time to take the initiatory steps
while farmers have plenty of leisure.
Last Sunday was like day in May. Not +:
cloud was in the sky, and the sun shone through
the translucent atmosphere with brightness
unknown save in Dakota, while gentle chi
nook breeze played upon the snow and caused
it to melt rapidly away. The mercury during
the day was as high as 80 above zere.
The regular social of the Ladies' Aid society
of Colgate was held Thursday night. The
attendance was fair. The great features Of the
social were select readings by Mrs. B. T. Will
laIns, Miss Libbie Curry, Mr.. Charles Boice
and Mr.. B. T. Williams, and the speeches by
Mr.. Laor King and Mr.. Seth Curry. The nex'
social will be March IL.
We learn that Messrs. McMahon & Mac.
Laren, attorneys for James Brown, have noti.
fed Attorney Thomas, Of Fargo, that they can.
not recognize INN as attorney for Steele county;
service having already been made upon the
district attorney, and acknowledged by him.
So there is another skein added to our already
entangled legal muddle.
Brother Adams of the Cooperstown Courier
in his political Pointers" says 'Budd Reeve
of Buxton, and MacLaren, Of Hope, it is sus
piciened, have their eyes on the Heuse" While
we cannot answer for the ''stalwart democrat
of Buxton" MacLaren the soft Impeachment
denies. But we will say that the district nigh
look further and fare worse than it would BY
electing either or both Of the gentlemen named
to the next Assembly.
Postmaster Rice has received letter from
the treasurer of the finance committee of thu
Postmaster's National convention, which meet
at Chicago on Monday, acknowledging the re
ceipt Of his contribution and forwarding hin
one Of the handsome badges that are to b.
worn by the delegates. Postmasters who hav
not already contributed to the expense fuut
are requested to send 81 to Perry Russell, No
260 Clark street, Room 81.
Do not forget that on the twenty-second o
February (WashiDgton's birthday the ball o
the season takes place at the Hope House
It was the intention at first to have mad
this masquerade and fancy dress ball, but /
las been thought best to change it to pIai
dress ball. The music will be good. Mrs. Wilco
will give her personal supervision to preparin
the supper, which means that it will he firs
class.
A large audience gathered at the church Fir
day evening last to listen to Rev. o. P. Miller
lecture on can Ancient IDEAL" The lectur