The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1888-07-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat 68 cents.
w. I. Warrey was up from Page on Tuesday
last.
Mrs. Plunkett returned homo on Tuesdays
train.
Register Of Deeds Seymour was in town on
Tuesday.
Wamberg l. jacobson have just purchased
new horse.
Cashier Brown will probably return home
next week.
w. B. Hench is painting and renovating his
billiard saloon.
A number of farmers report potato bugs
quite plentiful.
Rev. T. w. Thurston IS expected home to-
morrow from Mandan.
Haying is under full headway, aud the crop
will be unusually heavy.
The Steele County Farmsrs' alliance received
Car load of binding twine yesterday.
VHoOpIuS SOuBu 10 pAcVaLHu6 w COupluoA-
able extent among the children IN town.
A good many people are asking why the
fourth of July committee don't make a report
Charley Ward surprised his many friends in
Hope by suddenly dropping In on them last
Tuesday.
Found-On the 4th of July, child's gold
pin, which the owner can obtain by calling at
this office.
John Lahart made flying trip to Hope on
Tuesday, returning to Casselton on the after
noon train.
Mr.. Weyant contelnpIates the erection Of a
building on Third street near the corner of
Hubbard avenue.
Mrs. Wakeman was thrown from buggy
one day during the week and had one Of her
wrists dislocated. ....
Mrs. J. P. Brown and daughter Elsie and
baby arrived Saturday and will probably re-
main till cold weather.
Mrs. John Hoskins, Of LAGRANGE, ILL.,, is ex-
pected in Hope shortly on visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. G. Merriell.
The gophers, Jacob Lang says, have CON-
menced cutting the wheat that is headed out
and are doing considerable damage.
Berrying IN the Sheyenne has been INDUCED
in quite extensively the past week, many Of
the parties returning laden with June berries.
L. N. Wood e. Co. commenced work yester-
Aox, t1,o;r h,,S1I
be 24x50 feet. G. w. Knapp has the contract
Wamberg Il jacobson have purchased the
old Spear building on Second street and will
convert it into warehouse for grain and feed.
We understand that call has been made
for convention to be held at Mayville for the
purpose Of placing in nomination farmers
ticket for the legislature.
Anumber Of farmers report late sown wheat,
especially on spring plowing, as suffering
from rust, but it is not thought that 1t will af-
feet the yield very materially.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. jacobson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob jacobson, Miss Matte johnson, DR..
Philip and Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. ElwelI picnicked
on the Sheyenne river last Sunday.
Married-At the residence of the BRIDES pa
rents, in Hope, Tuesday mornting at 10 o clock,
by Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, C. G. Huntley, Of Sher.
brooke, to Mary J. Simpson, Of Hope.
Special Agent Esterly, Of the United States
land Office, has been In Hope since Tuesday,
looking up some crookedness in regard to lands
proved up on in the early days Of the settle.
ment of this section.
Mr.. II. L. Hall, representing the United
States Literary and Scientific association, 10
Gated at Chicago, made US call on Tuesday
The object Of the association is to furnish sub
scribers with books at reduced rates.
More improvements are under way at th,
present time than have taken place at any on'
time since the first year the town was founded
and other improvements are in contemplation
In fact we are enjoying quite little boom O
our own.
Frank J. Thompson came up from Fargo OF
Saturdays train for the purpose of constituting
Occidental Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A. NJ, whicl
ceremony was performed in the evening, Mr.
Thompson starting on his return to Fargo b.
way Of Buffalo Sunday afternoon.
Harry Baker began excavating Monda
morning for the cellar of his new building an
is pushing the work right along. Tho building
will be twenty-four feet front on Steele avenu
by sixty feet in depth and front Oh SecoD
street. one story high.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace and family, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Bair, drove over t
Mayville Tuesday, retaining Wednesday. The
were all highly delighted with the trip and on
joyed the scenery along the Goose immensely
Mr.. Wallace reports Mayville presenting th
appearance Of live bustling town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bair, Of Kalamazoo
county, Michigan, are visiting with Mr.. an
Mrs. e. D. Wallace. Mr.. Bair is one Of ID
old pioneer settlers Of Michigan. having gon
there from Ohio sixty years ago, when 1t W,
the home Of the red man and the beasts of ii
forest. Mr.. Bair Is much pleased with b
visit to Dakota.
The political outlook grows more interestIn
as the day for the primaries approaches. CaI