The Hope pioneer., 1897-03-11

nights OF meeting from Mondays to Sat.
urdays.
Our first mail for nearly week came
in by stage Tuesday night, and it was a
big one.
just step into R. A. McLean's shop
and see how he has it fixed for oiling
harness.
Mrs. Grace Carpenter was reported
sick first of the week but is much i'm.
proved today.
A. NJ. Mclaughlin is complaining of
lame back. Rheumatism seems to be
the trouble.
Owing to the low price of wheat, DR..
Featherstone will make you the best
set of teeth for $40.
Our thanks are extended to Mrs. E.
Elliott and w. E. Boise for another
years subscription each.
DIR. H. 3. Foster, who has been in
town the past week repairing molars,
left overland, for Page yesterday.
Two papers ono year for s1.75. The
Pioneer and the Dakota Farmer. A snap.
This is the best farm paper published.
8 DR.. Featherston's next visit to
Nu11n Hope will be all day Wednesday,
March 10 II. -, 10, IA and 15 Office at
Hope House
DIR Featherstone, the painless dentist
who never fails to fulfill all engagements
regardless Of the weather, came in on
the stage Tuesday night.
The Laundry Basket will go first and
third Mondays of each month.
Agency at the barber shop.
NJ. q. PREss1Y.
Proprietor Loney, of the ice rink, in
handsome prize is offered for the best
disguise, at the masquerade shake,
March 20.
E. H. Stevens, our right hand man, is
confined to his room with chicken pox,
and he is pretty sick boy. However,
with careful nursing he will be about
in few days again.
H. H. Wasem and A. T. Ward drove
to Casselton Monday to catch the N. P.
train for the east. Mr.. Wasem went to
Fargo and Mr.. Ward to Chicago and the
Twin Cities.
Do you read the almanac? If you are
not in habit of it, kindly do so this
weok, as our local columns are shy. Toe
much sickness, too much snow, no trains
no news.
The treasurer's report of Riverside
school district No. II, appears elsewhere
and the showing is good one. We
i havsp't yet received the report from oul
towhsschool, Wonder why?
Mrs. A. w. Graham's class in express
sion will give an entertainment in the
town hall, Wednesday evening, March
d. Bear it in mind and be present. II
will be worthy Of your attendance
Tickets 25 cents.
The Northwestern Farnfer of st. Paul
| is lust the kind of paper that ought tc
be taken by every farmer, in addition tc
his home paper. 1t is up-to date, and
chuck is full Of good points. We send
| it, one year, with The Pioneer, to all now
subscribers, or renewals, FREE.
! Most everybody supposed of course
that McKinlv was successfully inaugur
ated at Washington, Thursday last, but
up here on Jim Hills road, We didn't
know it for sure, until the mail came ir
Tuesday night. We were at loss t.
know whether we were doing business
under Grover-or prosperity.
This weeks issue of The Pioneer is
printed on old scraps, left over frou
time to time. We were obliged t.
squeeze in some ready print-printec
only on one sidc-but then we are tickl
cd to death that we had 'em. We al
ways keep a couple Of extra editions on
hand, but they have all been used.
There has been no train in Hope since
Wednesday of last week, and Agent Nc
Pherson tells us he can't say when there
will be one, but he thinks last of this
week. The rotary plow is engaged else
whore and the road will have to be open
ed with common wedge plow, which
will be no easy task.
Mrs. Ida Hamlin, Deputy Head Orica
of the Royal Neighbors the ladies' de
partment Of the M. w. A. lodge, came il
yesterday, by team from Grand Forks
and will organize lodge here tonight
We understand there are about IS can
didates in readiness. Later: Postpon
ed one week on account of the sever
weather.
Two dogs, one town dog and tn
other from the country, got into q dis
pute near the glass front at the post
Office the other day, and the result wa
q row, and another broken glass. Post
master Milligan is looking for the owne
of the dogs with sharp stick. Thos
large glass cost 61.50 each.
The Colgate Township election result
ed as follows: Supervisors 8. F. Pope
chairman, 8. L. Ipgason and G. w. Kin,
clerk, VIM. Orser; treasurer, ]. E. Jeffel
son; assessor. Gordon Jefferson; cons
. tables, j. G. Foster and Thos. Dorrance
Justices ofsthe peace, c. H. Williams an,
s. F. Pope; road supervisors, G. H. VII
liams and Thos. Dorrance.
At the election Tuesday of last weel
in Hope Township. the following officer
we're elected: Supervisors, John Chris
tie, Willis Gray and John McCollouah
D. Washburn; clerk, Thos. Smith; con
stable. Leo Lang; justic. H. w. Barrett
road supervisors. James Meadcr, Fran
Stantield, Frank Mcdonald and AL vii
liams.
Every party in Hope this winter seem
to have been more enjoyable than an
previous, but none exclelled the maj
querade ball at the opera house Monda
: night, the last club dance. As early a
! s O'clock the CROWD began to gathe
some masked and others not, and by
there was scarcely standing room,