The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1888-10-19

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LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat, 80 cents for No. hard.
Flax is worth S1.20 per bushel in this mar
ket.
Register OF Deeds Seymour was in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. Latta, Of Battle Greek, Michigan, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. ]. Paul.
Archie Milligan has been appointed justice
OF the peace for Hope township.
Lang & Ferguson are still running their ma
chine, but expect to finish up in a few days.
Mrs. DR.. McCutchins has rented her farm
and will 60 to Minneapolis shortly to join her
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Renslow, Of Faribault
Minn.. visited several days this week with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Laramore.
Why do not some Of our home merchants
carry line OF furniture? Because Hanna, at
Page, carries such full line.
Mrs. R. ". Berry and Miss Berry start East
next week to spend the winter. Rufus will
remain in sherbrooke and go 1t ''alone."
Tommy Smith received a, car load Of apples
Tuesday direct from Ohio, and nearly every
family in town is supplied with one or more
barrels.
Harry Baker has erected couple of sub
stantial hitching posts in front of his shop
which will prove convenience to his Gus
toners.
Frank Hill has threshed out his oats and
stored them in his granary. He says he did
not miss the notch at which be had set bis pins
very much.
Rev. F. A. Shawkey returned from James
town Tuesday. Mr.. Shawkey was appointed
by the conference to the Hope charge for
another year.
w. E. Snowden, Jr., left for New York last
Friday by way Of Clifford, where he was called
by telegram announcing the serious illness
Of his father.
Mr.. J. NJ. Roberts, formerly Of Sherbrooke,
but now one of Portland's wide-awake busi-
ness men, was in Hope Tuesday shaking hands
with bis many friends.
The wheat market has been weak and lower
this week, in sympathy with Minneapolis and
Duluth. From $l.06 last Friday the market
has fallen to 90 cents.
Mrs. H. A. Northrop, who has been absent
for couple Of months visiting with friends
and relatives in New York and Vermont, re-
turned home Saturday.
Captain and Mrs. Wilcox returned from a
visit to Cooperstown Monday afternoon. The
Captain says the convention on Saturday pro-
duced hardly ripple Of excitement.
W. T. McColloch, Of Griggs county, nomi-
nee Of the Farmers alliance for delegate to
the legislature, is announced to speak in Hope
next Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet, Of Chicago, visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart, Of Sherbrooke last week
and Tuesday the party drove to Buffalo, from
which place Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet return to
Chicago.
Would it not be good scheme to have a
box at each polling place In which to take a
consensus of opinion in regard to levying a
tax for gopher bounty should it prove nec-
essary next summer?
At a Presbytery held at Buffalo on the 9th
instant, w. G. Wbisnand was ordained min
lister Of the Presbyterian church. Rev. Mr..
Whisnand will preach during the present year
at Colgate and Pickert.
Agent Elwell on Monday received orders not
to furnish cars for the shipment OF any low
grade wheat. The order, 1t is said. was caused
by the accumulation Of large quantities Of this
| kind Of wheat at Minneapolis.
Walter Lee, who has been in the employ oi
the Beidler & Robinson Lumber company fol-
several years, has resigned his position for the
purpose Of going to Duluth, where his fathe,
has procured situation for him.
There was light shower Of raia yesterday
morning, but hardly enough to help plowiDg'
A good rain is much needed. This morning
there was little futter Of snow with a high
wind from the northwest prevailing.
L. B. Hanna, Page, crrrles full asso rtment
Of furniture, spring mattresses, pillows, etc.,
and will be pleased to supply the wants Of all
Hopeites with anything in this line. Give him
call or drop him line by mail and get bis
prices.
Mr.. Thomas J. Foster started for home Tues
day, after having threshed and marketed a
magnificent wheat crop, which yielded him a
| royal profit Mr.. Foster Is pleasant, genial
gentleman, and bis friends and neighbors re-
joice at bis good fortune.
Last Saturday was very busy day in Hope.
Our streets were filled with wagons loaded
with wheat, many Of them having come long
distances, drawn here by the better market Of
fered for their product. Our merchants did a
large trade and were kept busy till late in the
evening.
Col. Hawkes. and wife, who had been visit
ing with their daughter, Mrs. Henry Palfrey,
for some weeks, left last Saturday on their re-
turn home to Wahpeton, taking with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Palfrey's Oldest son, who will
attend school in Wahpeton this winter. Mr..
and Mrs. Hawkes. enjoyed theiE visit yery much
and regretted that It couid; ( :. Be prolonged.
We have received circular from M. Arthur
E. Valois, IS Boulevard des gapucinea. Paria
France, announcing that be has been appointed
by the governor as commissioner for Dakota 1t
the Paris worlds exhibition Of 1885, MI.
Valois is ready to give all information and as
sistance in his power to intending exhibitors
and visiters from Dakota.
An unprincipled knava, not having the fear
Of the law before his eyes, removed and car
ried of the log chain belonging to moving
macbiue standing in the rear and little to the
east Of the Wood Brothers store. II he will