The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-03-18

Another scribe is born into your midst
hailing from the snow bound region of
Riverside, with it's broad and fertile
prairies, it's thrifty husbandman. and
genial hospitality. TO the public l will
say no mercenary aim provokes my hum
BILE effort, but an Unborn love for well
earned commcndation. If daily COM
munion with the beauties of nature in
her frozen state at least, is conducive to
success, your servant is assured of the
same, at start. | am no orator as is
"BeeswaX,' but a plain, blunt man who
loves his friends, but wereI "Beeswax,'
| would a description write of each and
every snow bank that surrounds us,
which would make the very tropics
shake with fridged ague. Weird tales
arc told of our fellow creatures in chains
of winter bound, their mode Of entrance
and egress to and from their homes via
tunnels, roof and chimney. And were J.
SO disposed ] too could tale unfold,
etc.. etc. But [ refrain. Enough said
that we have some snow even at River
side, blessed as we arc with the goods
that God provide. but are content in our
homes. comfortable and not at all likely
to expire from Nov pabulum suflicit"
Miss Northrupc is teaching very sat
isfactory school in the Willow Lake dis
trict.
John Palfrcy returned recently from a
visit at Waukan, Wis, his boyhood home,
bringing with him a car of eastern
horses. John reports an ENJOYABLE visit
with old friends and relatives, but ex-
presses himself content with North
Dakota.
Charles Palfrey will leave for Mime
apolis this week on a business trip.
Palfrey Bros. are handling horses
| again this spring.
Geo. Slingsby announces that ice
| cream can be supplied those desiring it
at very reasonable rates through the
months Of July and August, as his faci-
lties for freezing the same. will be e*-
cellent. He proposes to utilize the snow
drifts on either side of the house for this
| purpose. Well, Geo. you have got your
share of snow to be sure. but although
your home presents cold exterior, the
warmth and hospitality inside. are alike
proportional I state this from personal
| experience.
Wolves made themselves quite con-
spicuous around the carcass of dead
horse at Porter Kimballs last month
and Mr.. Kimball determined to exter.
inmate the pests. He purchased rifle
not long since, but not wolf has since
been seen. They undoubtedly got wind
of Mr.. KS unerring aim, or were actual
ed by an interest in the preservation Of
his stock. We do not criticise Mr. KS
Workmanship, but these rifles are SC
unreliable.
F. T. Lincoln, the Wisconsin school,
master, teaching in district No. l, says
North Dakota is all right. He has gain
ed II pounds since leaying Wisconsin
and declares his appetite to be enormous
Mr. i. is fast becoming an expert in rid
ing Dakota brOnchos under Ctlas. Pal
frey's iDstrucsions. Fred had ;n idea
that said bronchos was an animal simu
lar to the Legendary horse of tho
ancents-with blood in it's eye, ant
ejecting fire and birthstone from it's nos
trils. but is happily disappointed in find
ing them very much like other horses. :
Considerable wheat has been hauled
from this neighborhood the past week.
One of the children put the following
question into the question box at schoo
the other day. will the water in tn,
spring, food tho valley and carry ava,
bridges, etc? Inc teacher was puzzled
how to answer.
Mrs. Henry Palfrcy is expecting o yisi
h from her inothcr and sister this spring