The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1892-09-16
Beautiful weather!

-oa to Wasl,irgtcn--to the national G. A.
r. cncampment.
Republican rally Tuesday evening in the
Arcade CT tho Hope Hous,.
Quite number Of travelling men register
cd at the Hope HouseyesterdaY.
The Ladies Aid Society Of tho Congrrga
tioDal chulch will meet next Thursday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. L. A. jacobson.
-ITamberg & jacobson ask you this week
10 watch their advertising space next week.
We repeat their request and will say in addi-
tion that it will reDay you so to do.
Miss Elizabeth Preston, State Organizer
OF the W. G. t. u, will occupy tho NJ. e.
pulpit Of this place. sabbath evening, Sept.
18th. All are cordially i1vited to come out
and hear her.
Mrs. j. R. White and Mrs. /. H. Hand,
who have been visiting with their relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Mclaughlin, for couple
OF weeks, departed yesterday for their home
at Oquawka, Ills.
w. B. Hcuch and little daughter Pearl dc.
parted Thursday for Pennsylvania where he
goes for visit OF about three weeks at the
old home and with the friends and acQuaiu-
tances Of his youth.
-W.I. Warrey, the Contractor and Build
cr, has an advertisement in this issue aud will
continue the same from week to week. Part
les wishing anything done in his line will do
well to call Oh him and receive estimates.
-Halscy Curry informs Us that lis poorest
wheat which has been threshed has averaged
10 and 70 bushels per acre. He thinks his Gu
tire crop will average from IS to 20 bushels
per acre. This is not.a calamity year, either.
Railroad Commissioner George II. Walsh
Beginning Sept. 1st there will he reduction
OF one cent in the grain rates from all points
In North Dakota. Now we will ship 3o,00O,-
COO bushels Of grain tiis year and this one
cent cut will just saye us $500, 900, which will
pay few OF the mortgages and help the farm
ers out a little.
-Alessrs. Wambnrg & jacobson have sccur.
ed a new AID thoroughly experienced clerk in
the person of Mr.. Duncan Fraiser, who arrived
from the Province of Qacbec, Canada, last
Saturday. He is pleasant aud genial gentle
| man aud patrons Of the above firm will find
in him pleasant and accommodating waiter
upon their wants.
Agent Pepper, OF the Carsill elevator, re-
ports that wheat has already begun to come
in quite rapidly. The greater part Of the
wheat now being marketed Ia being graded
No. Northern, and Mr.. Pepper saye, were it
in better shape for market, VIZ: dryer-that
the grade woz..,i ye li.atr. The color CT this
years. crop is fno.
II 0. Hawkins, travelling agent for the
Carg'l II Elevator Co., was in town tho first Of
the week. The lines llavo been divided up
over which L. n. Paige had supervision and
Mr.. Hawkins takes charge OF the Hope and
Cooperstown lines while Mr.. Paige has clsge
Of the line from Portland to Wahpeton. Mr..
Hawkins will be remembered hy many rs a
former agent Of the Cargll Elevator Co., al
Page.
-Wambcrg 4 jacobson have begun the
work of extending the north 81 !a Of their large
double store room fcrty feet further out in
order 10 give them more room to display thcil
immense stock Of dry goods, notions, clothing,
etc. They will also remodel the inside OF THEFT
store rocms will, the vie :, to rendering it more
pleasant and convenient. The business OF
this popular firm is increasing rapidly, and
they well deserve the immense patronage they
arc receiving. They alo wdeawake aid
progressive and appreciate the "rts Of print
cl's ink.
Il. J. Mann, deputy boiler inspector, mad,
this Office a pleasant call Thursday morning
Mr.. Mann has lHen ip this vicinity siree las
Monday and has been busiIy employed during
that time in looking after engineers who hav,
failed to take out License and in testing boil
ers. Mr.. Mann thoroughly understands his
business, and nothing out OF the way either
with engineers or their engines escapes his
eagle eye. He departed yesterday morning fol
the northwestern part of the county on toul
Of inspection, but will return to Hope either
this or tomorrow evening, and will remain
until Wednesday. Any ono wisbing to sec
him will find him upon bis return at the Hope
| House.
The Threshcrs' Lament, in Baayer Cor.
respondpnce of Jamestown Alert: The day Of
the grayback is at hand; shall not rest. He
makctl me TO roll and groan the whole night
through. Hc torturcs me by day. Would
might die. II Iayeth my linen on the grass,
it walketh off; my blankets doeth likewise
Yea, though boileth my clothes, am not rid
this evil, for it is with mo. Their bite and
crawl discomForteth me. My wife, sne pre-.
pareth bed for HE in the pig pen; she
sprinklcth my chair with power. and auolnt
eth my hair with oil. My blood boiieth over.
Surely greybacks shall eat and destroy me al
the days OF my life, and I shall dwell in the
porkhouse forever and ever.
-''The persoL" contributes the following
brief allegory to the San Francisco Wasp. Il
seems so elninently true to life and SO easily
possible as scrap of history that it is repro
duced The devil once bargaincd for tho sou
OF young man. The devil agreed to furnisl
all the money that the young man could spend
and if he did no. spend il as fast as Ii eama
his soul was 10 be tho forfeit. Eor severa
years the ycung man managed TO keep ahrat
of the game by the aid Of wine, women ant
fast horses, but fiually the heEd sent him
tremendous sum, which it seemed uttcrl!
impossible 10 gst yta ni wlsn tls young ms'
AS a last resort started newspaper. At thu
end OF three months the devil began to grow
I ~
end OF nine months liz was sad, and at the en-
of II year he owned up dead broke. Tho papc
went up. but q Goul wRs saved.
Hope Wheat Market.