The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-03-31
s BcezWaxzes:

l have just returned from an annual
visit which mako about three times
year to Tower City and vicinity. I
found the people down there suffering
from that same "wayo of prosperity"
that the rest of us are enjoying. visit
ed Editor Tousley of the Topics, and
found him to be very courteous young
man and hope the malicious people of
his district will retract their threat of
sending him to the legislature next fall.
Ho don't deserve such fate as that I
would have remains longer than I did at
Mr.. Tousley's but he told me that an
editor who was dependent on the public
for his support couldn't be too careful
of his reputation, 50 after cautioning me
to say nothing about my visit, he held
the back door open and soon after that
l came away. 1 then pastured around
among friends and relatives in Wymer
township in eastern Barnes county. Wy
mer township is ten miles from the rail
road, and the people there pay little at
tention to the outside world. The fact
is, the only way they have of communi-
eating with the outside world is by
means of a wagon road that runs in
there twice a week, excepting Sundays
l met an old acquaintance in Wymer
whom had not seen for years, and he
had been a juryman during tho last
term of court at Valley City. l went to
his place to interview him. The first
thing I asked was, if he knew me? He
stared at mo for moment, and then as
a bright light seemed to break in on his
recollection, he exclaimed in raptures
remember you? Why of course do.
How could forget those hair, and them
nose, and those large exaggerated
mouth?' He then threw his maroon
colored, Valley City breath over my left
shoulder and squeezed mo to his palfitat
ing bosom. He was on the jury during
the trial Of Clinschmidth, who murder
cd his only child last fall, near Sanborn:
and who only got IS months in the pen,
for the job. 1 asked this juryman how
it happened that they let this murderer
off 30 easy? "Well," said he, "there
were extenuating circumstances con.
nected with the case, for it must be rem
embered that he was entitled to great
deal OF mercy on account of his being a
poor childlcss old man. This is view
of tho matter that no one but Wymer-
ite would have taken. l was told that
when the last eclipse of the sun occur
red, visible in North Dakota, large
delegation of Wymerites happened to DO
in Valley City at the time, and naugh
ty, unscrupulous man set up an open top
tent in front of the Kindred Hotel, and
just before tho sun cntored penumbra,
he induced every Wymerite on the
grounds to pay him 25 cents admission
to 60 in and view tho eclipse.
S S S
\ geat many farmers around Tower arc
burning Ignite coal with more or less
| success. believe Ignite is the most
lasting and durable coal in the world. l
gave this coal scientific test while
down there and find that it has good
| stuff in it. I kept roaring wood fire
going around half bushel of it for
| about twelve hours, and at the end of
that time the Ignite was as good as ever
and didn't show the least sign of the
high pressure of heat it had been sub.
jected to. A coal that can stand such a
test as this surely has future which
lies mostly in front Of it. l have been
wondering lately if asbestos isn't made
from Ignite COAL During dry spells in
the summer seasons every farmer should
keep a few barrels of Ignite standing
around the house to be used in case Of
fire.