The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1892-05-20

FLAX, u cents per bushel.
Potatoes, 40 cents per bushel.
! Wheat. 66 cents for No. hard.
Did you get one Of those campaign hats.
The County Commissioners meet mex
Tuesday at Sherbrooke.
Another big rain started in last Tuesday
morning and continued all day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Archer, OF
Greenwich, May End, daughter.
Atty. G. J. Paul and j. P. McMabon re-
| turned Thursday from business trip to Fargo
DIR. Fetberston, the dentist will visit this
burg again June 25th to 2Sth. Remember the
dates.
II. E. Norgord is clcrking in Wamherg &
Jacobson's store during Jim McCollotu's ab-
| scnce.
Mrs. II. II. Wasem returned last Satur-
| day, alter two weeks visit with relatives at
| Winona, Niinu.
The schools at Valley CiIy have closed for
4 months vacation. The scarlet fever seems
| to be the cause.
The Hope Cornet Band will march under
the HARRISON hat in the coming campaign.
No flies on tle boys.
Catholic services at the G. A. R. Hail. by
Rev. Father Majnrus, Of Casselton, on Sunday,
May 22nd, at 10 o'clock.
Jos. Noiske, prop. of the Nelson House,
has rented the Hope House and will move in
to same in the near future.
Mrs. NJ. J. Iseminger, who has been spend
ing The winter in Illinois visiting with rela-
tves, arrived home Thursday.
The Coopcrstown ball team is cnining to
Hope Tie Both to play ball. OF course they
will play ball as they always do, so viii Hope.
The Valley City Tir:cs- Record has cnlarg-
ed to seven column folio. The Times. Re-
cord is among the brightest weekly in the
state.
Editor Hunt. OF the Tlibanc. and Mr..
Cart'elge, one of Steele countys ost prosper
ous school ma'ams, were in the CITY last Sat-
urday.
j. T. Treat, OF Fargo, special agent Equit-
able Life Assurance Society, was in the city
last week on business in the interest of the
company.
Base ball and lawn tennis are now the pre-
vailing amusements among our yourg people
during the long evenings. when the weather
will permit.
The G. A. r. encampment t., be held in
Fargo. on June 14tl, 18th and 1G'h, will be a
grand affair, as the Fargo people are great
entertainers.
Mr.. Wilson, the employee in the harness
shop of G. W. Hawdy, spent the latter part Of
last week and the FIRST part Of this week at
his home in Gran1in.
Arthur Wales. the piano tuner, of Fargo,
arrived last Tuesday, and has heen spon!ibg
the past few days WORKING at bis profession In
this burg and vicinity.
There is said to be moro mud throughout
the Red River valley than ever before since
white man came here to settle. Who says
North Dakota is desert.
The North Dakota Independent, official
organ OF The state alliance is said to be in hard
straits financially. The paper is heavily in
debt ard without income.
20. S. Roberts and family, OF Carmel, Ind. :.
arrived last Saturday and will make Steele
county their future home. We understand he
has Fought the Cbristanron farm.
Fargo Republican: This is the time of
year when woman can 60 into the back yard
with rake, a broom and a mat.h and drive
the neighbors all away from home.
District court opens next Tuesday at
She, brooke. Tie term will no doubt be made
short, as oil farmers arc very luay and it
would be great Inconvenience for them to
attend.
Mrs. E. H. Thurlow, who was expected
to arrive laat Saturday from Ft. Fairfield,
by the Illness Of Eer child She is expected
soon, however.
-Wo understand there is talk of new
newspaper in Cooperstown, sore heads of
course. They would Eave mighty rough
row to hoe as long as Persy Trubsliaw is editor
CT the Courier.
Mrs. W. Il. n. Philip, MIR. G. G. Roise
and 7. W. Haven attended the district con-
ference of the Congregational church which
convened in Amenia Wednesday, returning
homo Thursday.
p D. Mertz returned last Tuesday from
an all winters visit, in Minneapolis. Mr..
Mertz will probable remain In this vicinity for
few months and look after his farming in
tercsts hereabCut.
james McCollom was called back 10 his
old home at Piper City, Ills, last Monday
morning, by telegram. We have not learned
the cause of his sudden flight but wo are in
hopes it is nothing serious.
"A SNOW storm and usual accompaniments
is holding sway to-day. Will spring never
cease flirting with that old buffer wiuter?
Does not she know that it is not in good taste
to keep up such a Irritation?
-~WB neglected to men tion through our
columns last week that James Warner, of
Page City, was quite sick but lie is now able to
be about. His many friends in this vicinity
ara glad to hear OF his recovery.
In another column will be found the new
"ad" Of ]. G. Foster. Ho tells US all about
"Rough and Ready", that horse Of his you
have hear so much about. Read it, then go
and see the horse. He is beauty.
If Dictum de dicto, U. N. O. and Wild
West, our Colgate and Riverside correspond
ences don't watch out there ", II be some hair
pulling. We will have the fun of watching
tho performance as tho circus has just COM
| menced.