The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-03-01

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!, MARCH /, 1889.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Wheat, 90 cents for No. l hard.
James Loney expects to start for home next
week.
The weather is very mild this morning, mer-
curry 40 above.
D. P. Baldwin and Sheriff Linn drove down
from Sherbrooke Tuesday.
Attorney Paul aud Arthur Mclaughlin were
at the county seat Wednesday.
Mr.. L. E. Marsh, Of Page, was in town Tues
day and made US pleasant call.
H. H. Wasem aud son Charley went to Cas-
selton yesterday to visit dentist.
MOI communications accepted unless the name
OF the writer accompanies the same.
Seth D. lCurry returned to St. Paul Tuesday,
where he has a large contract for putting up
ice.
The annual township election occurs next
Tuesday in all the organized townships through
out the county.
Notwithstanding the weather was very cold
Saturday, there was good turn out to attend
the alliance meeting.
Merriell Brothers & Luce are disposing Of
Beeman grain separators like hot cakes. II
you want one call early.
Mr.. N. P. Rasmussen informs US that several
cases OF glanders are reported in the neigh
borhood Of Goose Lake.
7. W. OVENS team broks loose yesterday
morning and ran away with the cutter. For
tunately no damage was done.
The weather during the week has been very
mild, and yesterday the snow was thawing
rapidly, the water standing in puddles in the
streets.
Osborne Russell brought in five young live
shoats that netted him over $685. These were
last summers pigs, and in short crop year
help out amazingly.
Mr.. V. LindQuist agent OF the Mutual Life
Insurance company Of New York, spent sew
eral days in town during the week in the in
terest of his company.
Occidental Lodge No. 90, A. F. and A. NJ.
hold special communication this evening at
their hall in the school building, which all the
members are requested to attend.
Miss Singleton is now prepared to accomlno-
date the ladies Of Hope and vicinity in the
dress,naking line. She will either 70 out by
the day, or take sewing at her home.
Mr.. Conrad Auble and Miss Nellie Lane were
to be married at Portland, Oregon, on the 9th
OF February. The happy couple are expected
to return 10 Dakota early in the spring.
Mr.. James Douglass has disposed Of bis in
terest in the New Idea billiard saloon to VIII
liam Milligan. Jim will farm it the coming
summer with brother from York State down
in Miner county, South Dakota.
While Charley Brown aud J. Frank LOSING
were on their way home from Sherbrooke on
Tuesday they encountered a badger out OF his
hole summing himself? Does this prognostlcate
an early spring? Who knows?
The many friends and acquantances Of the
venerable Louis Pepin will be glad to learn
that his application for a pension has been
granted. Mr.. Pepin was member of Com.
pany G, 10th New York volunteers.
The Ladies' Aid society iu connection with
the Congregational church will give supper
at the Hope House on Wednesday evening,
March 13th one week from next Wednesday,
for the purpose Of adding to the bell fund.
We publish to-day lengthy synopsis Of Pat
tens iron.clad prohibition bill, which has al
ready passed the council and is expected t
pass the house. It is thought the governor viii
veto the bill, should it pass and that it cannot
pass over the veto.
Our merchants report that business was tip
top Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and very
fair since. In fact, never before has there beer
such good cash trade as there has been tll,
present season. What's the matter with Steele
county? She's XII
For some reason the train did not come uK
Saturday, but was run up Sunday, arrivin:
about O'Clock. The mail got In few hour