The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-09

any differences, real or imaginary,
that before may have kept tie farmer
AID the city man Of this great asri-
cultural district apart. II there IL not
q better understanding and . stronger
bond Of fellowship between the far
mers of Steele county and the msr-
and business mon of Hope and
other towns Of the county than there
was before Rev. Walters delivered bic
address, then words ofmouth, earnest,
eloquent words are of no avail. Rev.
Walters is both eloquent and witty,
and his address was much punetursA
with anecdoss which always came In
pat" and added force to the point
they wers intended to illustrate. His
talk was by eli odds the most attrsc-
tive feature of the day full OF sttrae-
tive features.
It was Q source Of qualification to
note the cordially which seemed to
exist between al classes snd the to.
cility with which one could form the
acquaintance Of another without tho
formality of an Introduction.
1t was not considered prssnptous or
ill-manered to address anyone you
met, and many, many pleasant &C.
q%uaintanoss and friendships were
made which will last with the lives Of
those who made them. And many Of
these acquaintaness never would have
been made but for this Gathering. So
that, in addition to providing . short
of respite from the stern duties
OF life, the day returned big profit IN
the better fesliag it has sagendsrsd by
this coming together. 1t was like one
great big, happy family out for .
sport and each vtsing with she
other to make the day - joyful %
possible.
The Sherbrooks and Blabon bands,
under the tutslags Of Prof. Bildsn Of
this place. have reached Q das state OF
efficiency, and ere deserving; much
credit for the e%xssllsncs of their per-
formancss. Both infant organizations,
yet they rendered some music whish
would have done credit to an old
band. They are the pride Of their re-
spective towns, and justly 80, for the
enterprise of . town 10 rated largely
by the excsllencs of It's musical organ
izations-probably on the theory that
men Of musical tendencies are usually
men Of enterprise and push. lThis
last observation 10 in nelwiss meant
as q dab" at our own tewa, though
possibly some may 50 interpret it,
II anyone left the grove hungry II
was not because there was not "a
abundant Of food en- the ground to DO
had for the price, and in no instance
did the writer hear of tho supply.
booths seeking to make unfair profit
bv putting the prise OF thsis wares up
to an unreasonable figure. There were
something like seven places whore sv-
srything from . glass Of lemonade to
a ham, hamburger or wisnswurst sand.
wioh was kept on sale, besides many
kinds Of fruit, pastries, pop, ice cream,
etc. OF eourse. the great majority Of
those present brought their ioed with
them and either spread II out on the
benches or tables which had been pro-
vidsd, two Or more more families jsta-
Ing together and having a jolly scots.
BILE and neighborly time, or they hisd
themselves OF under the shade Of
soms tree and ats ell BY their lone
some. The grove north Of the house
at the dinner hour presented by fsr
the most animated scene Of any part OF
the grounds, and IL 10 estimated that
fully two thousand persons ate their
dinner Ut this point. Dinner time va
a lively occasion wherever one looked.
Two games of ball were played dug.
ing the day, the drst a ssven.1nninS
game, In the forenoon between Clifford
and Blabon teams, . hot game, which
was won by Clifford. In the afternoon
| Clifford was called upon to defend her
honors won In the morning by 1 stiR
sst-to with . husky bunch from Fin
10y, Clifford winning On . MARCIA Of
two points, In . score which We believe
was Is and IS. The morning game was
umpired by Trammel and the after
noon game by Dr.. Alexander, both Of
Hope, and both Of whom received ths
hearty and unanimous Communication
of the crowd for thvir fair and Impair
tial rulings. The games were played
in . fenced enclosure Just west Of the