The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1892-05-13
FLAX, u cents per bushel.
Potatoes, 40 cents per bushel.

FLAX, u cents per bushel.
Potatoes, 40 cents per buslel.
Wheat 66 cents for No. l hard.
DIR. Featherston, the painless nt'st, will
be here Tomorrow.
Lowering, glowering, rainy, stormy,
muddy weather. Good for the wheat-if its
in.
Register Cassell, Of Sherbrooke, while in
town Wednesday, made this Office pleasant
call.
j. W. Shaw returned Tuesday last from
an extended stay with relatives in Redwood,
MINI.
L. II. Paige, wife and baby, of Casselton,
came up Thursday. Mrs. Paige and baby will
visit home folks short time.
The Colgate correspondence. "a day at
the postofiice," is necessarily crowded out
this week, but will appear next
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Congrega-
tional church will meet next Thursday after
noon, May 19h, at the residence of Mrs. Thos.
Baker.
Miss Leona McCaudIess, after visit OF
several months with her sister, hIrs. Ernest
Luce, departed last Saturday for ker home in
Chicago, Ills.
Mr.. Snowman, Of Kellogg, Minnesota, ar
rived last Saturday for visit with his son
Charley, at this place. and with his daughter,
Mrs. John Hagen, of Riverside.
Fargo Republican: Hope, Steele county,
rcjoices in the possession Of a weather prophet.
He has scaled the turn'' on most of the
storms this spring. Lucky man.
Mrs. E. n. Thurlow is expected from
Fort Fairfield, Maine, tomorrow, for visit OF
several months with her parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
James Elsbury, and other relatives.
Parties having books belonging to the cir
culating library will please return them to tho
postoffice, AZ MIR. Rice wishes to send the old
ones away to exchange for new volumes.
The Republican State Convention for the
nomination of state officers, congressman to
succeed johnson and also state electors, will
be held at Fargo on Tuesday, August 2.,d.
Fargo Argus: c. E. Marsh: I have Just
returned for Hope. 1t showed hard there all
day and the ground was covered. I was told
that seeding is pretty we'll finished up that
way.
Frank Raymond made final proof on his
homestead before Clerk OF Court Winslow, at
Sherbrooke, last Tuesday. ]. Z. Joslyn and
L. A. jacobson accompanied him rs wit
nesses.
An excellent and interesting communica-
ticn, treating on tho matters CT the Alliance
Hail Association, has been received from the
pen of ''G''. but owing to lack Of space it is
Of necessity laid over until next week.
According to late instructions received at
the United States land Office, it Will be necess-
ary, hereafter. In making communication proof
on tinl.er culture entries to give notice by
publication as is now required in homestead
cases.
The ditch which drains tho large pond
back Of the meat shop was completed to the
pond yesterday and was opened into it with
great ceremony by Mr.. Nelson. Almost tho
entire town turned out at the opening cere-
mony.
-Wo publish in another column letter
written for the especial edfication Of Bro.
Hunt from the pen of one his brother dea. ocrats.
1t gives him good advice which he would do
we'll to follow. Hide not your light under a
busle Bro. Hunt; come out where you be-
long.
Tile executive committee OF the Steele
county Sunday School Association will meet
at the residence Of DR. w. H. NJ. Philip, at
O'Clock, Oil Saturday afternoon, May 21st, to
make arrangements for the annual convention
in June. G. G. BOISE, Chairman,
Executive Committee.
The North Dakota State Sunday School
Association will hold it's third annual conven-
tion at Fargo, June 2-5, 1892 Each Sunday
School in the state is invited to send delegates,
and all Sunday school workers arc cordially
invited to be present. If 100 delegates are in
attendance, reduced rates can be obtained on
the railroads. 3w.
II. E. Norgord has resigned his position
in tile store OF Fl. Fl. Wasem, and is making
preparations to remove his family in short
time 10 some point in Minnesota, where he
will embark in business. Our townspeople
will very much regret their departure, but
will wish them abundance OF prosperity in
their new home.
H. D. Carpenter, sheep inspector for Steele
county, went to Sherbrooke last Monday to in
spect the flock Delo nging to Geo. A. St. John,
and reported them to the state veterinarian as
being slightly affected with scab. MIR. st.
john is eeping the flock apart from other
sheep, and is doing all possible to prevent the
spread Of the disease.
The Hope House will be closed as a hotel
after tomorrow until some definite arrange
ments are lEade Of the difficulties existing be-
tween the owners, Wamberg & Jacobson. and
the county, holding tax title Of the property.
The case comes up at the present term OF
court and it is 10 he hoped that the trouble
will be satisfactorily settled,
-Gov. Burke has called an extra session OF
the Legislature for June LIST. 1t seemed to be
almost the unanimous sentiment Of the people
of the state so to do, and we are OF the opinion
that the Governor was right in calling the
session. Now, let it be understood that the
session is to be as short as possible to transact
the business for which it is called.
Station Agent Thurston informs US that
for the occasion OF the National Republican
Convention at Minneapolis OIL June 7tl, the
Great Northern railway will make rate OF
one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale
June 3, 4, s. 6 and Z. good for return up to
June 25th. Positively no extension OF time on
such tickets and no stop. over on the route in
either direction.
Geo. A. Luce wishes to in form all those