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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
Tho Ananias story.

Go to church and hear the pastor, in
his pulpit large and wide, tell about
the dread disaster that o'erwhelmed
the man who lied. It was Colonel
Ananias, who in days long dead and
gone, shocked his neighbors (who were
pious) when he put the truth in pawn.
Alb, he took the truth and hauled it
through the cinders and the slack, and
he slugged it, and he mauled 1t, and he
split it up the back; SO some bears
came up and ate him, at the prophets
stern command, and the generations
hate him as they march adown the
land. He was cast into a furnace that
was full of coal and wood, and he NUT
tered, "This will learn us" (for his
grammar wasn't good.) In the Red
seas depths he wallowed, with his
chariots and men, till a whale came up
and swallowed him, and he felt seedy
then. Let us therefore shun the fable
and the foolish, futile lie; do the best
that we are able, camp in heaven by
and ~by.-Emporia Gazette.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
Tho Glory of Now York.

What other city is there of like size
which matches New York in position?
It is a seaside city; the salt water
laves its feet. AS the traveller ap-
proaches it he thinks Of Venice rising
from the sea or is perhaps reminded Of
ancient Tyre, which stood out in the
sea as a hand from a wrist and Of
which the houses were impressively
tall. Impressive" is not too indulgent
a word for the skyscrapers Of New
York-clean faced, simple. original and
audacious, they are characteristic Of
the land and Of the people. They are
not ugly concessions to utility, but a
rather grand adaptation Of architec-
ture to circumstances. The ancients,
harassed with dread Of piracy, would
not have dared to build a city like New
York on the edge of a great harbor
open to the sci 1t is something which
the modern world alone could have
given ns.-London Spectator.
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Sly Old Commodore.

when Commodore Vanderbilt was
alive" says a New York Central Off.
cial, 1.-THE board Of directors of the
New York Central used to find their
work all cut out for them when they
met All they had to do was to ratify
his plans and adjourn. Yet they had
their uses. Occasionally a man would
come to him with some scheme which
he did not care to refuse outright.
my directors n a difficult body
Of men to handle he would say. I'll
submit 1t to 'em, but I warn o that
they are hard to manage
1.-The matter would be submitted to
the board when It assembled and
promptly rejected
There the commodore would say
when his visitor came to learn the re-
suit. I did the best I could, but I
told you in advance that my directors
were an obstinate lot"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
SPECIAL TAX RECEIPT.

Notice is hereby given that U. s..
special tax receipt No. 2O829, issued
to the Finley Drug Store, liver Stor-
dahl, proprietor, dated July 2, 1908,
is posted on the prescription case
in the building on lot Is, block "a,
First Addition to the Village of Fin
ley, N. D.;that said building is owned
by liver Stordahl.
Dated July 20, 1908.
IvER STORDAHL.
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SPECIAL TAX RECEIPT

Notice is given by the undersigned
that q. S. stamp for special tax on the
business OF retail dealer in malt liqu-
ors No. 1909 "a issued to the UNDER
signed July n, 1908, to do business in
the building on lot 6, block Is, Viii
lage OF Finley, N. D., where said re-
ceipt is posted, said building is occu-
pied by the undersigned as tenant, and
J.E Qualey as owner thereof.
Dated July Goth 1908
JOHN GROVER COLLINS.
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DR.. Charest has a long and success
full experience in the treatment of all
durable medical and surgical diseases.
His equipment is u%nexcelled by any In
stitute o Hospital west of Chicago,
and the most scientific methods of Eu-
rope AND the east. These inclnde the
X-Ray, Radium Ray, Vibrators, Mas
sage, Finsen light, Lmph and the
most carefully prepared medicines.
In Fargo Sundays, Office ll23-5th
Ave. South.
DR.. CHAREsT,
Fargo, N. D.
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G TAX RECEIPT.

Notice is hereby given that U. S.
special tax receipt No. 2O929, issued
to j. w. Needham, dated July 3, 1908,
is posted on the prescription case in the
building on lot IL, block 20, First
Addition to the Village OF Finley, N.
D.; that said building is owned by j.
w. Needham.
Dated July 20, 1908.
J. w. NEEDHAM.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
CARD OF THANKS.

To the kind friends and neigh
boris who so willingly assisted US
during the sickness and death of
our father, we wish to express
our heartfe t thanks. The many
acts of kindness and words Of
sympathy willnever be forgotten.
RUBEN MCLEAN,
BROTHERS & SISTERS.
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"psra,an Mlrsbeau" Slain.

Tsheraa. July 30.-sayyid Muham-
med, the Nationalist leader and the
foremost orator Of the recen parlia,
ment. called tho "Persian Mirabeau,"
has been e~ssassinated at Hamadan,
which 10 ahoat 165 miles from Tehe-
ran. It 10 supposed that the deed was
committed b. agents q the shah
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
Something to Fight For,

oo'''et'1H18 20 right FOF.
surely, II a young man would make
the most OF life 1t must be by identi-
Tying himself with a cause, and the
more sacrifice demanded the more the
unfolding of his own soul.-New Ire
land Review.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
THRESHERS ATTENTION..

IHRESHERS ATIENIION.
Call on us and let us place some
insurance on your threshing rig.
Don't wait see us at once.
Blabon State Bank,
Blabon, N. Oak.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
Lyncher Killed; Negro Hanged.

6yncHoF F<1t1oui NeUEU r1aH9eo'
Pensacola, Fla. July 30.-At the
cost Of one nan killed and many
wounded. some Of whom will die, a
mob at IL o'clock Wednesday night
succeeded In taking IL Shaw. q negro.
from the Pensacola jail and lynching
him In the public square Of the city.
The lynching followed q battle at the
Jail. the building being desperately de-
Tended by the sheriff and his deputies.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

Apes Advantage in MuscuIarIty.
An ape weighing 60 pounds is far
more than a match. single-handed, for
an unarmed man of three times his
weight.
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TO EXPLORE THE EARTH's INTERIOR

The William Reed Hollow Earth Exploring club has just been Incorporate
cd at New York. The purpose of this strange organization is to prove by
experiment. that the earth is hollow and that UGH a thing a q north or a
south pole does not exist.
1t Is the theory of the men planning the trip to the inside of the earth
that there's a hole where the north pole ought to be. By means Of balloons.
submarine boats, horoscopes and high explosives they expect to slip yer the
continents and kingdoms yet unseen
"Our equipment is to be nothing but the BEST" said w. S. Rookey, the
business manager. "We shall use Holland boats, drigble balloons, wireless
telephone and telegraph and the gyroscope-in fact anything that will be Of
vAlue" #
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

Hurst pays highest prices for
butter and eggs.
Try Moccasin Coffee, rs cts. a
pound at Hurst's.
Don't fail to read Wamberg's
Midsummer Clearance Sale.
The Palace handles nothing n
the fruit line but ~irstclass goods.
Will Kotts returned home yes
terday from Fargo where he was
recently operated on for appen-
dicitis.
Ice cream special favors for
Sunday: vanilla, caramel, nut,
crushed Strawberries, at the
Palace.
Call at the Palace when you
are ready for canning fruit of
any kind. Quality and price guar
anteed.
Twenty-Five cases of red and
black raspberries will arrive to-
morrow (Friday) morning from
.t .L- -#l.y. 49,
the west for the Palace
Remember the Palace when
you want any kind Of fruit. This
is our line and we handle the
best goods at all times.
Mrs. Martin Sornson, of Max
bass, N D., is visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL.
Williams, south of this city.
E. H. Stiles has accepted the
position as buyer for the Imper-
ial Elevate. Co., in this city and
has entered uI on his new duties.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Witherill,
of ST. Paul, who have been here
for some time visiting with their
mother, Mrs. Mccoy, returned
to their home yesterday.
Mrs. Gray and daughter,
Georgia, of Sharon and Mrs.
Robt. Gray, of Driscoll, N. D.,
came down from the north Tues
day. Mrs. Robt. Gray departed
yesterday for her home.
Miss Esther McAllister Hand,
of Oquawka, ILL.,, arrived last Fri
day and is visiting at the Nc
Laughlin home. Miss Hand is a
niece of Mrs. Mclaughlin
The Hope base ball team has
quit for the season. Out of the
twenty-four games played Hope
has won sixteen. Not IA bad re-
cord considering the fact that we
have been playing with nothing
but the best in the state.
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He Couldn't.

Now, just tell lie story in your
own words" said the lawyer to the
witness. But I'm under oath, amt
II" replied the frank witness.-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

Little Study Overworked Him.
Dispatches say a noted football
players mind has been affected by
ever-study. Sounds a good deal like
an automobile suffering from spawn
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Nexer sean hi stat.d

N0VcT 0e0n IL stated.
we have never seen 1t stated, but
We are firmly Of the opinion that the
vacation habit is an excellent proven
tive of those habits of metabolism
which result in Observation-Disclosures
cal Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

In the Kongo natives there has been
discovered by France a peril several
shades darker than yellow.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

In the battle of the naval experts
now going on in Washington great
care should be taken to use smokeless
words.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

tvative banking methods are a.
mong the substantial advantages
offered to present and prospec-
tive patrons. TO maintin and
increase these advantages is the
policy Of the management.
The equipment in every de-
partment is thorough, modern
and efficient.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF HOPE
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

Any foreign nation that takes q no
ton to go to war with us might find
that the critics of our navy are great
jokers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

Wage War on Wood Pigeons.
Englishmen Of Nid-Deyen have or.
ganized to wage Q war en- wood
pigeons.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

The fresh consider themselves the
salt of the earth.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

After thinking It over China has de-
cided not to be Japan's little faithful
Ffdo.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

That stork club formed by Detroit
women should put a quietus on the
Teddy bear craze.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

Take care Of the pennies and some
body else will take care of the dollars.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06
Patience.

Patience is not much of a virtue
when 1t ia utilized for the purpose Of
teaching q dog to hop on three feet.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

An iron will needs analyzing. 1
may be pig iron.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-08-06

No man was over truly wise. Even
Solomon took more than one wife.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF STEELE COUNTY, NORTH
DAKOTA, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE BOTH 1908.
Balance on hand June Both 1907,

Balance on hand June Both 1907, 8
4@S #a.E@# & @e RECEIPTS. a #H8#&&s
State General Fund, $4 846 48
State Bond Interest, Il 2O983
State Wolf Bounty, g ~ 78l OF
State Apportionment, School Fund z POI 20
Land Lease Fees & a 1l8 so @
State Bond Sinking Fund G2 O3
State Educational Institutions, sos 81
Fines and forfeitures 90 10
Leasing of School Land and Hay Permits 3 Nl SIS t
Principal Payments (Sale Of School Land SOS 90
Interest on School Land Sales, OFT IL
Hunting Permits (State's Portion) 80 10
Payment on Farm Loans, 289 80
County General, 20 OS7 rs
County Bridge, IL 800 At
Penalty and Interest, r 400 81
Special Salary Fund (Register of Deeds Fees) 21l1 IS
Redemptions. 3 1886 81
Institute, I ITO 90
County Tuition, 8 OBS 80
Gopher Destruction, 4 10 III
Care OF the Insane, [&-g#s 962 10
School Districts, "a $50 SO
Civil Townships, General, IA COB 81
Civil Townships, Delinquent Road and Bridge, 3 1856 OF
City and Village Funds z 228 80 S
Total Receipts #& - 81
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of Deeds Fees)
PAYMENTS.
State General Fund,
State Bond Interest,
State Wolf Bounty.


State General Fund,
State Bond Interest,
State Wolf Bounty,
State Apportionment, School Fund, as
Land Lease Fees
State Bond Sinking,
State Educational Institutions
Fines and Forfeitures
Leasing of School Land and Hay Permits
Principal Payments (Sale of School Land)
Interest on School Land Sales
Hunting Permits Estates Portion)
Payment on Farm Loans,
County General Fund
County Bridge
Penalty and Interest,
Special Salary (Register of Deeds Fees)
Private Redemptions,
Teachers Institute,
County Tuition,
Liquor Prosecution,
Care of the Insane,
School Districts,
Civil Townships, General,
CIVIL Townships, Delinquent Road and Bridge
City and Village Funds,
Total Payments
Balance on Hand
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Notice for Bids for Groceries, Cloth
ing, Hardware and sundry
Supplies

Notice is hereby given that the
board of county commissioners Of
Ward county, North Dakota, will
receive UP to the hour Of two o'clock
p. m. Jan. 26th, 1909, sealed pro
posals for the furnishing OF grocer
les, clothing, hardware and sundry
supplies to the county of Ward.
Each bid to be accompanied by a
certified check Of $4,000.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Given by order Of the board of
county commissioners and under
my hand and seal this oath day Of
December A. D. 1908.
]. w Fabrick,
1921 Ia County Auditor.
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HOW TO WRITE AN AID

Some merchants and some bust
ness men in all lines are not at
all sure that they know how to
write An ad.
So much nonsense is written on
the subject Of advertising so much
mist is thrown AROUND it-that a
plain business man may be excused
for coming to think that he must
necessarily be bungler as an ad
writer.
Now it happens that some of the
best ads in the world are written
by business men who would lay no
, claim whatever to literary talent,
or to the ability to write" These
successful merchants can write
although few people stop to con-
slider 1t. Through their ability TO
write they lift up their business
ventures to the plane OF material
success They know the trade OF
authorship well enough to lift their
stores upon the point Of their pen.
This literary ability comes from
the simple fact that such men are
tremeAdously, intimately, absorbed
w interested in the things they
write about And in writing about
their stores they say things that
interest themselvesthey write ex-
actly as they had your personal at
tention and were trying to make 81
You new friend for the store.
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CONSTITUTES 4 GOOD
FARM
MA

Persons who are considering the
lea Of turning to the soil as a
means Of livelihood must first Of ali
let rid OF any preconceived notion
hat anybody. no matter what may
have been his previous experience,
|can succeed as q farmer, at least
as farm hand. It is generally con-
|ceeded that farming today Is a
profession; and II 1t is a profession,
hi IS equally true that the business
|ot farm hand Is a trade. It is no.
kshnple matter to be a good farm
Inland. We have known men born
and raised ON a farm who were
haeyer able to perform some Of the,
lkbst common daily routine duties
of the farm except in the most in
different manner. We have also.
known men OF farming antecelents
and environment who thought them
selves good farmers but who could
not turn a furrow properly nor
handle any of the various tools and
implements of the farm with any
degree OF skill And a knowledge,
Of tools and ability to handle them
is one Of the chief requisites of a
good farm hand. To be a good
farm hand requires above all, intel
ligence, especially on subjects relat-
ing to the farm. It demands a
knowledge OF the principles involved
in the various operations ON the
farm and how to carry them out.
1t also requires discrimination SO
that one may know what is good
work and what is not good. The
good farm hand must have a famn-
iarity and ability to manage teams
and moreover must be endowed with
physical strength and endurance.
It is possible that many city men,
with natural aptitude, might become
.capabie farm hands in time. But
our experience and observation have
been that the skill for doing good
Narm work is never attained except
by long continued actual practice.
by persons quick to learn small de-
tails. With the present scarcity
Of farm laborers we believe there.
are good opportunities for those who
are willing and able to come up to
the above requirements. The writer
knows a score of msn who began
life as farm laborers and who now
in middle age are owners OF farms
and forehanied in every way. Sue
cess on the farm as elsewhere
comes only as a result Of hard work
and attention to details, but it is
certain and sure to those willing
to pay the price. American Farm
Review
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Liquor License or Tax Notice

q
Notice IS hereby given that a
government tax receipt on the bust
ness OF Retail Liquor Dealer was
issued to Des Laos Drug Co, of Des
Laos, North Dakota, on the 9th day
OF December, A. D. 1908, which said
tax receipt is posted in the Store
Building located on lot No. l, block
5, Of Sheppard & Lees plat, city Of
Des Laos, North Dakota Of Main
street, which said building is owned
BY J. T. Rush and Des Laos Drug
Co. is the lessor Of said property,
where said tax receipt is posted.
Dated the 18th day Of December.
a p. 1908.
Des Laos Drug Co.
Holder Of said Government Tax
Receipt. 1924 ~ chg
FOR SALE-About a dozen fine
COWS to farrow Within two weeks
70 March 20. A. B. shattuck. Glen
burn, N. D. 1881 Il
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-31

The Scandinavians are among the
most prosperous people in America
and many are returning to the old
country this winter to visit. Six
hundred Scandinavian Americans
gathered in Chicago, and went in
two special trains to New York city
last week, from which place they
sailed for their old home to visit.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-31

A petition is being circulated in
this city asking the city council to
discontinue all street grading, ex-
cavating ana filing in, for q period
Of two years, unless urgently need
ed. The petitien has been liberal.
iy signed.
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4 "a Z Il
A sort time ago the Bryan club at
Fargo tried to read Ed. Cole out Of
the Democratic party because he
had shown some friendship for a
few of the Re ,1blican candidates,
and now comes the report that
Frank Wilson will lose his job as oil
inspector because he too had been
on friendly terms with Republicans;
all Of which is really amusing when
it is remembered how the Demo
Gratis chased around getting Repub-
lican votes by preaching that poll
tics cut no figure and praising the
spirit Of political independence. 1t
seems, however, that when this
political independence affects a
Democrat it. Immediately becomes
crime to be punished, but that
when Republican is involved it is
a virtue to be commended. 1t would
seem as though it was pretty poor
logic to condemn one man and
praise another for doing the same
thing, but this may be Democratic
logic.-Langdon Republican.
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NotIes u Mortgage sale

Noejce ct Mortgage Sale
Whereas default has been made
In the conditions Of the hereinafter
described mortgage, which detault
consists in the failure to pay the
principal and certain interest cou-
pons due On the note secured by
said mortgage, and also in failure
to pay the taxes assessed against
the land covered by said mortgage:
and whereas by reason OF said
default the power Of sale contained
in said mortgage has become oper.
atiye, and no action or proceeding
has been instituted at law to re-
cover the debt secured by said
mortgage, or any part thereof:
Now, Therefore. notice is hereby
given that that certain mortgage ex-
ecuted and delivered by Peter a
PETERSON, single man, mortgaeor
% the Iowa Land Company Limited
g corporation), mortgage, dated
tne 18th day of September Al 3
lSo2. AMI filed for record in tha
once OF the Register Of DEEDS ~
the county of Ward and state -
NORM 2 kota, on the day Of Sept
:. =. 1902, at 10 O'Clock and 5
minutes a. m. and recorder in hook
OF mortgages. at page IT'S, viii be
iofeciosed 10y a sale of the premises
IN such mortgage ana hereinafter
described, at the front door ~ 4be
court house, in the city Of Minot. IN
ward county and state Of North
'aKota, at the hour OF two O'Clock
2. NJ on Saturday the soth Of Jan.
uary a. D. 1909, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on
the day of sale.
Inc premises described in -nch
mortgage and which will be sold r.
satisfy the same are described as
follows:
The north half Of the northeast
quarter IN II Of NE 1-4); the
northeast quarter of the northwes
quarter one IA of NV i.4): and
lot one %, of section eighteen
(lS) in township one hundred and
tlfty-one (151), north Of range eighty.
one lSl) west Of the Fifth Prin.
clpai Meridian, and containing, ac-
ccrding to United States Govern
ment survey, one hundred ffty-fiye
and nine hun lredths 155.O9) acres
be the same more or less; said
premises being situated in Ward
county, North Dakota
There will be due on said mort
gage at the date of sale the sum
OF nine hundred twenty-nine dol
lars eand seventy-five cents, (s92975l
including taxes for the ears 1905.
1906 and 1907 on the above de-
scribed real estate which were '2aid
BY the said mortgage and the in
terest thereon in accordance with
the terms Of the mortgage; and IN
addition thereto the statutory at
torneey's fee as provided by law, and
the costs AMI disbursements Of sale
Dated this 18th day OF December
"A. D. 1908.
The Iowa Land Company, Limited.
Mortgage.
Z. w. Gammons, Attorney for
Mortgage, Minot, North Dakota
1917 LII
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Michael Flanagan, who is master
mechanic of the Montana division of
the Great Northern, spent the hol
days in this cityy with his family.
Mike is always welcomed by his
many friends in Ainot. He states
that business is pretty dull in Mon
tana and says that this part of
North Dakota is to be congratulated
on the way conditions are. The
grain shipments haN helped outfits
part Of the state wonderfully.