The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-02-21
Sec the quarterly statement ct the
Steele County Bank in this issue.

Steele County Bank in this issue.
Speaking about business changes here
did you ever stop tothink OF the changes
that have taken place during the past
four or i've yearsi The Editor Of the
Pioneer dropped into this country Ave
years ago last November. His acquain.
tanceship in Hope began during the next
spring. OF all the business places in
Hope today only the following are run
under the same management 40 they
wore five years ago. viz: Wamberg &
Jacobson's drug store. Steele County
Bank, @. 8. Shippy law Office. NJ. c.
Pressly's barber shop, H. H. Bakers
meat market. Fred Riggs machinery
and coal and wood business, Jake Full.
mer's and w. L. Aldrich's blacksmith
shops. Hope Roller Mile, Tomlineon's
billiard room and P. P. Rice's grocery
store. w. ]. Milligan is the only elevs.
tor man who was at that business five
years ago and F. N. Gilmore still deals
out lumber for tho Beidler & Robinson
Lumber Co.. and DR.. Philip is still prsc.
ticing medicine and surgery, Mrs. Chap
man was also doing laundry business at
that time. but every other place here
either undergone q change in the firm.
or else q complete change Of ownership,
and many have changed hands several
times during the past five years.
County Seat Cuttings.
WI. Warrey vas a Finley visitor on
Monday.
Miss Cora Williams came over from
Portland with tine stage Saturday for a
few days visit at home. She returned
to school Monday.
G. q. Boise returned Thursday from
Bismarck. having Been hurried homo by
tho fear of being qusrantined. should he
stay longer, 40 n Of the senate messen-
gers is down with smallpox.
w. R. Williams was a Sherbrooke Wis.,
itor over Sunday, a guest at the homo
OF T. s. Hunt.
Tho Frances Willard Memorial service
which was to have taken place last Sun
day evening was postponed, Oh account
OF the ~inclemency OF. the weather, until
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
Misses Niva Barrett, Anna Dahl and
Valdine Williams were hoslssses at a
Valentine party given in the court room
last Thursday evening. About Is OF
the young people were in attendance
and all report q very enjoyable time.
T. O. Schjeldahl was down from Euger
on Monday, to attend a meeting Of tho
Steele County Mutual Insurance Co,
which met to adjust the tire loss Of N.
McCrae. Mr.. McCrae not being present,
the loss was not adjusted. .
Fla. Bailey, the Tribune heavyweight
returned last Thursday from a ten days
visit at Fargo, Morris. MINI. and other
eastern points.
At the meeting of the commissioners
on Monday the time was mostly taken
up with consideration of bridge business.
1t was decided to construd a new 100 #.
bridge on line between sections % and27
Enger township, a 40 it. bridge on line
between sections 36 Easton and 81 Sher-
brooke, and two bridges each 24'ft. long
on line between sections - and IS High.
land township. Besides these bridges
the board will buy steel piling and use
the material from old bridge in Enger
and construct a l6 #. bridge across cou-
lie between sections II and IL Enger.
1t is estimated that these bridges will
cost about $4,000, which with a little
assistance in grading which the county
will give to townships will exhaust the
bridge fund for this year.
T. j. Baldwin and W. Fl. Farris were
up from the south end Monday looking
after an appropriation for assistance in
constructing grade sites in Hope town
ship. A. O. T.