The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-11-10

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AT the regular meeting of the Rebekah
lodge, Nov. End, 1898, the lodge voted their
thanks to those outside of the order, who so
kindly assisted them with their entertainment.
MRS. C. LARAMoRE,.
Secretary.
Tribune: In letter to Mr.. NJ. B. Cassell,
Mr.. E. S. Seymour, who now resides at
Seattle, Washington, states that his wife died
at their home in that city on September 21st,
after very brief illness. leaving little baby
boy. Mr.. Seymour has the sympathy Of his
friends in Steele County in his sad afllction.
Two men were in Devils Lake. last week.
from Antelope valley, with two wagon loads
OF onions, which they raised this year, says
about 600 bushels of onions, which they are
selling for 81 busllel. These men cultivat-
ed their onions by hand, putting in thirty hve
days h0eing and wedding Can any farmer
figure how they could lose money on the deal,
when wheat IL worth 46 cents a bushel and
yields from eight to twelve bushels per acre,
while the onions yield 200 to 300 bushels and
are W orth 81 per bushelP
--Edgeley Mail: The more our farmers ex-
pertinent with raising corn the better success
they have, and the more evident it becomes
that corn is as safe crop as any we have.
for it can stand greater heat and drouth than
wheat. L. A. LELAND put in about eight acres
OF corn on breaking, and paid no attention to
1t after seeding, and set get \ yield OF between
Is to 80 bushels to the acre. Andrew Houf-
stetter had single acre that lie cultivated,
and 1t matured 80 bushels Of splendid corn. 1t
is very evident that corn is becoming one Of
the crops that it is safe to diversity with.
F. j. Thompson in Fargo Forum: see
that they are trying to knock out my "Fllcker>
tails" and substitute Jack Rabtit'' as a
name for the frisky North Dakotans. or
course, every one to his taste, and II one pre-
fers long cared, long-legged leDus cunicu-
lus. which shows his ghastly. coprolitic post
erior end to every attenuated hound and hobo
who happens to bo within half mile of his
rendezvous. to tho sleek, brighteyed, gentle
spormophius Richaldsoni that flickers his
tail in the sunshino or tho rain, and who stays
with the farmer during plenty or famine,
that is his own business.
-MARRIED-At the home Of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Henry, in Broad
lawn township, on Monday. Nov. 9Th, by Rev.
VIM Gillespie, Mr., w. D. Henry to Miss
Elizabeth S. Walker, both Of SherbrOoke
Mr.. Henry is our popular county superintend.
ent of schools, and an estimable and popular
gentleman wihal. Miss Walker. though moi
resident. has been teaching school in the
county for some time past, and numbers
among her friends all with whom she hat
come in contact in social way. Their man.
friends will all unite with the PIONEER ir
wishing them many pleasant terms in tbt
school OF life.
-HllsbOro Herald: E. NJ. Upson, the bo-
nanza farmer Of Cummings. made our Office
pleasant call last Saturday. In speaking o
the low price Of wheat he said he woult
to 80 cents a bushel inside Of II months II
1885 the wheat was as low as 40 cents bush
el and many aald then just what people nov
say, that the wheat prices will never rais'
again on account of overprcduction. Sine
'S5 wheat has been worth $1.10 bushel
The trouble is people canuot hold their wheat
In regard to stock raising be said 1t did no
pay very well in the Red River valley, because
the winter is too long. But diversified farm.
ing ought to bs advocated, because it is sure
and low prices are lesson in that direction
-Langdon Democrat: While shelp, as
specially, pay better and are easier to handl
than almost any other kind Of stock, some o
the best paying hocks in the west are ownet
| by what arc known as wheat men. Th
moment the shocks are out OF the field, th
sheep are on them. and not only are the field
cleaned of every weed, seed and head of grain
but wild mustard and nearly every Othe
troublesome weed or plant aro eagerly de-
voured. In addition to this the whole flock, i
the field is sufficiently extensive, are mutto
experienced sheep man knows tho adyantag
such flock has over one which comes in lat
from short. frost-bitten pastures. They ar
fully one third wlntered, and the wethers an,
old ewes can no prepared for the block witt
very little or no expense. The wheat farm
without one or two hundred ewes on II Is no
being run rish,.