The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-04-30

HOPE, STEELE I
LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat 81 cents.
The sun is shining this morning and farmers
will be out this afternoon.
M. G. Hampton arrived on Saturdays train
from the East and is looking after his interests
in Steele county.
Mrs. Healy, wife of Rev. J. C. Healy, arrived
Saturday from Hamilton, Pembina county, to
join her husband.
6E. ]. Mcmahon has contracted with J. F.
Bistline for the erection of large barn on his
place just west of the track.
Mr. Perley Thompson spent several days in
Hope during the week looking after tree
claim he has in this neighberhood.
Messrs. Mcmahon & MacLaren, attorneys for
the Manitoba railroad company. have been in
structed to take an appeal in the case Of A.
Gilman vs.. the St. p, NJ. & M.
We devote considerable space this week to a
paper on the cultivation Of wheat from the
pen of d. w. Sprague, a careful perusM of
which will amply repay our readers.
George w. Earl, Of Tower City, has sold his
hotel to Cornick & Marshall, of St. Paul, and
the hotel will hereafter be known as the Cor
nick house. The price paid was $7,5OO.
Attorney MacLaren drove over from Coopers
town Saturday to spend Sunday with his
family, returning to Cooperstown Monday
morning in company with Mr.. McMahon.
The country was visited with fine soaking
rain during the early part Of the week, which
has done great deal Of good, being the first
good rain we have had since early last fall
The Dakota & Western Railroad company
was organized at Tower City last week. The
company proposes to build an extension of the
Dakota & Great Southern north and west from
Tower City.
There has been quite a good demand for
flax the past week, and the price has been ad-
yanced to $1.10 per bushel. Many farmers
will SOW from ten to one hundred acres, be-
lieving it will pay better than wheat at present
prices.
Assessor Ole j. Coltom, in recent letter
from Golden Lake, informs US that the tenn
perance society of that place will give picnic
on the 18th of May. We know our friends in
that neighborhood will have a good time on
the occasion, as they always do.
Townships assessors should remember that
they are invited to meet for conference in the
office of the county clerk at Sherbrooke on the
4th Of May to confer together in regard to
equalizing assessments throughout the county.
See the notice of.Clerk Seymour in another
column.
We inadvertently omitted to mention last
week the receipt among our exchanges of the
Buxton Bee, published by Isaac W. Gill, al
Buxton, Traill county. The Bee gives evidence
OF an ability to sting as well as hum, and we
venture the prediction that the politicians oi
Trail had better pull straight or they will heal
from the Bee.
Frank Gilmore last week received very
| fine photograph of the handsome Col. w. H
Robinson, the genial secretary and treasurer OF
the Beidler g. Robinson Lumber company. The
| Colonel seems to grow younger and hand.
| soner each succeeding year, and the wonder
is that some designing one of the fair sex has
not long since entangled him in her meshes.
Very little farm work has been accomplished
the present week, the rain which commenced
Sunday and continued up to Thursday evening
at intervals, with several light flutters Of snow
put an effectual stop to seeding. But farmer,
are not complaining. The bulk of the seeding
has been completed, many farmers being en-
tirely through, and the soaking rains we hav,
had We're just what was needed to give til,
grain good start On the whole this ha
been exceptionally fine spring,
The election in Willow Lake township las
Saturday resulted as follows:
Supervisors Gilmore, chairman
Knute Olson and Ole J. Skein.
Clerk-H. Thomas.
Treasurer--Ole A. Sanden.
Assessor-Tbomas Bean.
Justices of the peace-M. Larson and An
drew Anderson.
Constables-Chris Jensan and VIM. Johns.
The Hope PIONEER s~the neatest and mos
ably conducted OF any country paper In Da
kota. Bro Simpson knows how to get out
good paper, and it Is pleasing to notice that Ii
is well patronized.
Such broad -gaugcd compliment from
journalistic veteran Of such high repute a
Col. Plummer Of the Traill County Times al
most took the breath from US on reading ii
Colonel, we owe you one, and the first time W
meet you shall smile at our expense.
The second annual territorial fair will b
held under the auspices of the Dakota Boar
Of Agriculture, at Huron, September 9Th t
10th, 1856. Fifteen thousand dollars in pre-
miu!ns will be offered. Three hundred an
fifty in cash for the best county exhibits. Al
rangements have been made for reduced rate
on all railroads. Free transportation for stoc
and exhibits. Premium lists will be read
June l. w. F. F. Bushnell, secretary Of til
board, Huron, will furnish all informatio
that may he desired.
At the election held in Melrose township O
Saturday the following officers Of the civ
township were chosen:
Supervisors-J. A. White, chairman; J. Z
Jos]yn, Charles Mitchell.
CIerk-Cyrus Skinner.
Treasurer--James T. Masters.