The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-03-24

| Loney! Roberts don't sell skating
rinks, nor Nortk>Dakota land on crop
payments; and Lonny has no other bust
ness.
Then here, look a. this little man Nor.
colt. Last fall dusing the Minnesota
State Fair he went to the Twin Cities
on cheap car fare-and bought all of
HIS FURNITURE
while F. T. Rice was trying to make an
boncst living in Hope conducting fur
niture establishment. Norcott may
have made this purchase Of 7. NJ, Rob
erts for all We know probably did. One
thing We do know, 70 slipped over to
the depot very quietly when they arriv-
ed and pulled the Tags off, when he
thought no one was. looking-but there
was. He pulled those tags undoubted-
ly, so that people around tho depot
would not know N.ho it was for, or
whence it came. H5 shipped in dres.
ser, commode, chats, couch and Other
articles; perhaps 1.;rO to 1000 pounds,
and told around. that he saved
several dollars thereby. Not content
with this, he went t9 a young married
man and endeavored to persuade him
to buy his furniture :here, and with per
mission Of this man veil print his name.
Some time after thi; Norcott wont to
Rice for another chair or two and asked
for credit, claiming he had no money to
pay cash. And noM.,h;s little man talks
about buying at home. This is just a
part of Norcott's history.
james Loney goes below once a year
or more, long with q ear OF Harry Baker
or Albert Wards stock. in order to save
car fare. We venture to say that while
in the Twin Cities b. buys dollars and
dollars worth Of goods that could be had
in Hope. No question but what L. A.
jacobson. j. j. Wamperg, J. H. McCol-
lom, G. K. Norcott :;.ad others, send cast
for whatever they want.
How many women in Hope buy their
winter coats, their dresses, and things
at home? A few may; but many don't
Speaking about b. ,lding up tho town
We just want to call your attention tc
Wamberg e. Jacobsen last summer when
States Attorney Mpesay would not al
low them whiskcy permit. go the,
could run place ncaoetter than a blind
pig-under the wioga,of our state lazy
Wnat did they cay Fshen this whiske,
permit was refused? Why they cursed
tho town. tore their hair and went al
most wild. John Wamberg told US pcr
sonaly, that if he could not got a permit
to sell whisky he would leave tho town
and moyo TO Moorhead, where he has al
interest in drug store. That is til.
way they taiked--just because they
couldn't run the town and sell whskey
They don't need the whiskey trade, be
cause two expensive families arc livint
off this drug store now. But wait
minute, Hope will soon have
TWO DRUG STORES
Gentlemen, self appointed committee
we want to tell you right here, there Il
no excuse for all this com
motion. 1t is move on your veal
part to floor, ''starve OUT" Tho Pionce
but you can
NEVER DO IT.
! If you have the cash-.and enough O
it-you can buy it. But "etarve US out
never
l.. \. jacobson and Norcott went S,
far as to tell one or two that if they dit
not pull their patronage from Tho Pon
eer they would boycott their business.
How ridiculous. Think OF it. jacobson
and Norcott "boycotting" somebody
1t would be The best ad the other fellow
ever had Let it be known that Jacob
son is "agin" you and it will bring yo,
trade. jacobson has run things lonl
cnough-guess we had better shut dow
him little.
Old timers will remember back in 81
when the gang attempted to starvc ou
Editor Simpson of this paper. Jacob
son led the forces into that battle toe
but was forced to retreat; with the los
of his entire army; leaving The Pionee
in command Your humble servan
was here at tho tine.
jacobson attempted to tell US how t
run tho The Pioneer just oncc-and on
ly once. Tho result is h.
has been our bitter enemy over since.
and we are glad Of it. Now that W.
havo him on record, we can show VI
his dirty work.
In the past two years we have pait