The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-12-08
Hope wheat Market.
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Rev. Mr.. James will begin his series of
addresses on ''Immortalits" on Sunday eve
ming. The subject for that evening will be
1.-THE Universal Question: All are invited TO
come out and hear the address.
Fargo Republican: From the fact that the
most of the lnuskrats are putting base burner
hard coal stoves in their houses. many of the
old inhabitants go on record as saying that the
coming winter will be a hard one.
1t is reported that Mi. Morgan will build
two story building OH the lot formerly oc-
cupied by Atty. Paups Office, the lower story
to be occupied as restaurant, and the upper
floor to DO fitted up as living apartments.
There is talk Of organizing a literary and
debating society in town, and why not do so?
We now have good place in which to hold
such meetings, and it would be an interesting
and instructive way in witch to pass au eye-
ming each week.
Hunter Cor Casselton Republican: Lin-
coin Bros. raised 320 acres Of fax this year
which went Is bushels per acre. They sold
the crop at Sl.03 per bushel. How does this
compare with the same yield of wheat per
acre at 45 cents per bushel?
That enterprising fra,, Wamberg E Jacob
son, occupy double column on the local page
OF this issue with their Holiday announcement,
They have goods galore TO please men, women
and children, and you want to drop into their
store and sae their display
We furnish paid up Subscribers with any
newspaper Oh mag a.s ,!adi y published lii the
United States or Canada at greatly reduced
rates. We are enabled to secure for you any
newspaper or periodical published rs per cent
cheaper than you can get them.
Almost the whole of the business portion
of Wheatland was burned on Monday morn-
ing carly. The loss will foot up between $40
600 and $50,00O. only about one third Of which
was covered by insurance. The Eagle, with
commerdable enterprise, issued an extra the
day of the fire containing the news.
All parties who still owe for the services
of the stallion "Rough and Ready" please call
at the office Of David Lockton. in tho town of
Hope, and settle. All having bills for black
smlthing, medicine, feed etc. furnished the
said horse, please leave them at the same
place. JOHN c. FOSTER.
The annual report Of the Great Northern
Railway for the year ending June 80, 1898. is
now out. Gross earnings were S 13 522, ,5S1 AZ
as against sl2, GO4, 1928. for tho previous year.
The operating expenses were $7,2S5, Is
against s7,1s3, 29S.09 in 1892. Wish Jim
would spend couple Of dollars of his earnings
on the Hope branch.
Exchanges: Who weeps with you when
you are sad. and laughs with you when you
are glad, and swcars With you when you are
mad? The editor. Who has to be both kind
and wise and never (hardly ever) lies, and
when he does. creates surprise? The editor.
Who owns heart as we'll as cheek, is possess.
cd Of spirit proud yet meek, and lives on
forty cents week? The editor.
-Rev. j. R. McConneheY, Of Fargo super
| intendent of the Children's Home at that plact
preached in the Congregational church relative
to his mission 10 good congregation on Sun
| day evening. It had been announced that th'
union temperance meeting was to be hold OF
that evening, but Mr.. McConneheY arrived un
expectedly, and the temperance meeting wa
deferred to make place for him.
Hunter Cor. Casselton Republican: A. D
AthertoE, one of Hunters prosperous farmers
had eighty acres in corn this last season tina
yielded 1890 bushels of good sound grain
This figured at the present price of about 8
cent?, is worth Sl,120, making the land re
turn him s14 per acre. The fields OF whea
in the state that paid as well as this crop Q
corn are few and far between this year-ar
other proof that farmers must diversity.
youngstown Alert: North Dakota stock
men generally admit that in no portion of til
country can cattle be raised at as slight cost q
in Dakota and Montana. The margin of prof
in these times of low prices, arises from chea
lands and free grass. The stockman raisln
beef on high priced land is at disadvantage
Notwithstanding high transportation rates I'll
North Dakota stock raiser 10 ll better pQst!0
to MAKE pfoht lhan hls competitors in IL
eastern states.
: State Senator McGilliyray of Dickinson
who IL largely interested in Stock says Til
has been Il hard season on stOCkmen; they ca
get no money for sales. lsold Q lalga numb
', OF horSes IN tho Red River valley and hayo OF
ly been able to got $50 IL cnsh. Every sale
on time. The farmers Of that part Of the sta
are. in NY Judgment, 10 worse FIX financial
than the farmers IN tho western gRIt OF Il
= state ESceHsyq wheat .AislDg there has abo
j goaDei tho DesL Of them out, Many mo MOI
, nngnl lwo and hraa llmas over eyarytAlu
10 many cDsog, uDtor eNaltal mortgage, H.
4 ,aya 10 borrow money 10 pay losses aud Nv
b hgya boon IookIDs matters VI lhs k,pJ |
. and tOuui " lAg gsaNt s,,ripiss that bo fan,
d ~ who lslsps aud snlIa y isw bead 0l ea,IIo
gsl.gy III llaD No l,sa river wheat groger,