The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1892-06-10

K. is exten led. Also other lots in Hope and
house and lot in Sherbrooke, all of which, I
wish to sell at once expect to be in Hope
about June 10th and if you want bargains in
property give me call.
E.S. SEYMOUR.
Our fourth of July celebration has taken a
lar ge dose of innocu0us dcsuetude. In fact it
died bornin'.
Jacob Full;rer moved last week from the
house on H. A. Jacohson's farm to the K. D,
Stewart property in the northern suburbs
Willie Sturlivant, lately employed on the
force Of the Portland Press, was in town a
short time yesterday. and called on tho PIo
NEER
Il have nearly 5000 bushels of oats for sale,
2113 miles S. e. of Colgate, at 50 cents per
bushel. Also ground feed, Oh time OF for cash.
GEO. W. FOSTER.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. P. Brown and family are
expected to arrive from Minneapolis tomorrow
and to take up their residence in Hope They
will occupy suite of rooms in tho Hone
Honsa.
-4he citizens had great sport on Wedncs.
day evening witnessing the chase Of several
greyhounds after jack rabbit. Tho dogs
were successful in the chase, securing the rab-
bit after a long run.
w. A. Martin arrived yesterday from la
Porte, Ind, for visit of several days with his
friend 7, j. Foster. and to make communication
proof on his tree claim which lies just north
Of the farm Of J. A. White.
Tho following trausfer was recorded in
the Registers Office, Of Steele county, this
week: Beider Il Robinson Lumber Company
to Mary +. Standard, Lot "a, Block II, Sher-
brooke. Consideration, S1,5oO 90.
We now have our car complete, and will
be in Hope July 1st. to take all kinds of pho
tographs. Any one having work in that line
will do well to wait fol- us, we guarantee sat-
isfaction.
CURRIER l. PARKINSON.
Great excitement prevailed the first of tho
week over The resignation Of Secretary Blaine
from the Cabinet. Opinions differ very much
az to the cause, some claiming that it was done
In order to enter the presidential race, while
Others say still thatbe is not candidate, and
that there is no sisniGcance in the ect
--Geo. Gray took the writer out for drive
tho other evening, and we haven't hardly
caught our breath rightly since. George has
trotter 'what is a trotter'', and the way he
let her spin was 4 caution, and 1t Kept us busy
holding our hat on our head and turning
to gasp for breath. Georges trotting
animal is blind, "but she gets there just tho
same"
The great county mass convention of in
dependents is in session to-day at She;brooEa.
We suppose that great tlE!e will be had
that tears Of Joy will be wept over the CONVEX
sion Of Bro. Hunt and that the fatted calf will
be kille in celebration of the event; tho Hope
Cornet Band will play "Annie Laurie" and
Farmer Laucks will tell the assembled multi
tude of the National Cordage Trust and treat
on kindred subjects,
In collision on the Bumperty Bump G.
Pounding Junction Air line brakeman was
thrown 50 feet over telegraph wire into
stone quarry where charge Of Ego pounds OF
dynamite had just been touched off, BY this
he was lifted into the next field where he was
kicked by a government mule owned by
farmer who asked, "Did 1t hurt yous" so.
no." replied the brakeman. IL am used to
jars. I was formerly conduc' or on the Hope
branch Of the Great Nortfern.n
Bismarck Tribune: One defect in the laws
Of our state has recently come to notice, and
this is that boiler inspectors under the present
statute, are not allowed TO appoint deputies.
Take the First district. for instance. Last
year there were over 600 boilers reported for
examination. Let the inspector take "a hours
day, s65 days in the year, and at the end Of
the time he would be minus some of them.
This is serious matter and will receive ,he
attention Of tho legislature next winter. I'm
til that time the matter must stand as at pres
ent.
The report Of Secretary Purcell. Of the
North Dakota GraDd Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
furnishes the following interesting statistics
regarding this great society in oar state: to=
tai membership, Dec. 81, 1891, 1,G00; number
Of lodges, 33; number Of brothers relieved, 70;
number of brothers buried, 8; brothers wives
buried, 5; widowed families relieved, 2; total
relief paid, $l,a0299; total receipts Of the
lodges. S22,G6S.74, Gan average Of over 1886
to each lodge); cash in treasury, $1,1a9. 10.
SINCE Dec: 81, 1891, eight new lodges have
been instituted with an aggregate member
ship Of 200. MayvilIe Lodge has added eight
new members in the past three months.
The problem OF getting domestic help is
becoming a very serious one with a number of
the ladies Of Hope, so much 80 that some of
them are quite agitated over it. One Of the
good housewives of Hope had been worrying
over the problem for several long weary weeks,
and it SO preyed upon her mind that it was
ever with her, both waking and sleeping.
One night not long since she had dream 10
the effect that she was attending a reception
given by Mrs. President Harrison, and during
the course Of the evening the lady while en-
gagged III conversation with Mrs. Harrison,
broacled tho subject, telling her sympathetic
listener her hardships in securing help. M,a.
Harrison said that help was also very scarce
with her, and that she had had dreadful time
In securing enough help to be enabled to sue
cassfully givo her reception, and the two
afll lCied ladies condoled with each other and
discussed the knotty problem for some time,
but without arriving ats solution OF It. Verify
II Is very serious problem in Hope, and tho
foregoing shows how 1t works upon the minds
Of the good housewives.