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Hope, N. Dak.

VOLUME 38. No. 26 HOPE, STEELE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913 Price 5 Cts.

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tion to serve you on the square. nr 1 — '— 1 — " ' ' "" " " " our dealings. We are going to carry

tion to serve you on the square. We want you to know us and place your confidence in us, and let us mutually profit by y a complete line of Men*s Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings, Boys' Suits and Ladies' Coats.

SUITS well worth $25.00 4 4 4 4 $20.00 4 l 4 4 $15.00

SHOES $ 0.00 4 4 4 4 $ 5.50 4 4 4 4 $ 5.00 4 4 4 4 $ 4.50

HATS $ 5.00 We have bought our goods right

we sell at $18.50 $15.00 $10.00 $ 4.50 S 4.00 S 3.75 $ 3.50 $ 3.00

HATS well worth $ 2.50 we sell at $ 1.50 CAPS 4 4 $ 2.50 4 4 $ 1.50

4 4 4 4 $ 2.00 4 4 $ 1.25 4 4 4 4 $ 1.00 « 4 $ .50

SHIRTS 4 4 $ 2.00 4 4 $ 1.50 4 4 • 4 $ 1.50 4 4 $ 1.00 4 4 - J .75 $ 1.00 4 4 $ .50

BOYS' SUITS, from four to sixteen years, $2.50 to $5.75; LADIES' NEW STYLES COATS, regular wholesale price from $18 to $35, will be sold for $8.75 to $16.75 These are sample coats, no two alike. Come early and get your choice. NECKTIES worth 25c, 50c and 75c, your choice at only 17c each.

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just what you are getting tor your money. We will undersell any catalogue house, and give you better values. Come in at any time; we will be pleased to serve you honestly and faithfully. Yours very truly.

Store, Hope, North Dakota. SHERBROOKE.

Sheriff Long was over from Finley on foreclosure business Friday.

M. B. Cassell was up from Hope on business Friday.

Alex, Stewart, of Blabon, autoed tip on business Monday.

Judge and Mrs. Moote, accompan­ied by Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Rugg and Edna Moote, autoed to Hatton, May-ville and Portland Sunday.

John Vadnie left for Fargo last Fri­day wbere he will attend the A. C. this winter.

Vincent Anderson left Monday for Montana to take a chance on registra­tion for land. He will be gone sever­al days.

Judge Moote autoed to the Rugg farm Sunday evening where he went to take Mr. and Mrs. Rugg home. He was accompanied by Leonard French.

Miss Florence Verwest departed for Fargo Saturday where she will attend the A. C. Mrs. Verwest accompanied her there, returning home Tuesday.

Mrs. Jas. Develin, who has been in very poor health the past summer, wfis taken to the St. John's hospital in Fargo, Monday where she will re­ceive special treatment. She was ac­

companied by her husband and his sister, Laura.

Mrs. Louise Trottershaw and child­ren departed Monday for Campbell, Minn., where they will reside the com­ing winter. " Miss Edna Cooper visited with home folks over Sunday.

Miss Anna Gilbertson spent the week with relatives in Primrose twp.

Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilbertson spent. Sunday at Finley. They were guests at the Emil Gilbertson home.

Wm. Barclay and Mrs. Young and daughter were callers in East Slier-brooke Monday evening.

O. H. Olson and family autoed down from Sharon Sunday and were callers in this vicinity.

Arthur and George Cooper were among the many who went to Montana Thursday for the purpose of register­ing for land at the Peck reservation.

Norman Olson left for his home in Sharon Sunday after assisting E. Erickson on the farm the past two months.

Alvin Boe spent Sunday at May-vine and with home folks.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Brainard died Sunday after being ill only a few days. Sympathy is exten­ded to the bereaved parants.

Leslie Still made a Hying trip to Montana Thursday for registration on the new lands.

F. A. Steiner is preparing to open a hotel in Sherbrooke arid expects to be equipped by next Monday. This will certainly be appreciated by the people.

Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Nelson, the better farming expert, autoed through Sherbrooke Tuesday visiting at the Anderson and other farms.

Leo Smith, of Hope, was in East Sherbrooke the first of the week look­ing after farming interests.

Geo. Luce and Winifred Moores, of Hope, were up Tuesday evening on business at the Clerk of Court's of­fice.

Miss Bertha Johnson will fill the position of housekeeper for F. A. Sti-ner's new hotel the coming winter.

J. O. Collins was a caller in town Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith and fami­ly were doing shopping in town Fri­day evening.

Miss Laura Devlin returned to the farm Friday evening after a few day» stay in town. |

Miss Weeden, of Mayville, is the teacher in the John Oxton school for J the winter term.

Mrs. Chas. Mellouich, of Primrose, transacted business in probate court Saturday afternoon.

Geo. Murray, Carl Mellen and wife, and Eu. Mellem, of Wyndemere. N. Dak., attended business in probate court Saturday in the case of E. G. Mellen, deceased.

G. J. Mustad autoed out to the Hen­ry Devlin farm Monday afternoon to take James Devlin and wife to Pickert where they took the train for Fargo. He was accompanied by Mfg. Matthew Larkin.

Carl Erickson drove over to Pick-ert Monday afternoon.

Treasurer Erickson and children autoed out to the farm Tuesday even­ing. . .

Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Anderson were

in town the latter part of last week on business.

Sheriff Long, G. N. Grimson and H. H. Cummings, of Finley, made Sherbrooke a short visit on their way to Hope Friday.

H. E. Martinsen and H. H. Cum-mings, of Finley, were evening call­ers at the county seat Saturday.

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Mrs. Jones was a visitor at her farm Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Smith and children, ford, were Sunday visitors derson's.

The Haugan boys called rom's Sunday.

Mrs. George Pope visited at S. F. Pope's on Monday.

The Misses Manding, from Illinois, are here looking after farming inter­ests.

Mrs. Jones and Edna Paulson vis­ited at Mrs. Elliott's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Plaine and family vis­ited at Henderson's Sunday.

Mrs. C. H. Carpenter, Miss Cullifer, Mrs. Adam Major and L. W. Fuller were Sunday callers at Fred Pole's.

Miss Annie Haugan has been out of school on account of sickness.

Mr. Jean Badger waa a Sunday evening visitor at the Wright home

all dairy products. Mr. Dorman sta­ted that he found that the dairying in­dustry is rapidly growing here, not only because it is a money-making proposition, but because it is becom­ing necessary to keep more live stock in this state on account of the condi­tions of farmtng. He says that wheat and other grains have been grown on North Dakota lands so long that it is fast losing its richness. The keeping of live stock will build up the fertility of the soil, he claims.

The government experts said that while the industry is still in its in­fancy, there is no reason why it should not grow to become the leading busi­ness among the farmers in North Da­kota. The climate and soil in this state is similar to that in Wisconsin. Dairying in the main business in that state, and last year the value of the products from this source amounted to $75,000,000. According to the gov­ernment official the eastern and cen­tral parts of North Dakota are espec­ially adapted to the raising of live stock. He believes that every person, interested in the future welfare o f North Dakota, should boost the prop­osition. This new business needs the co-operation of all, he claims.

Harvest Festival.

Government Dairy Ex­perts Visit N. Dakota. With a view to looking over live

stock conditions in this state and pro moting the interests of dairying, P, H. Rawl, chief of the dairy division at Washington, D. C., and J. S. Dor man, director of the western office of the federal department at Salt Lake City, were in Grand Forks for several days recently. They made several fly­ing trips into different parts of the state, and reported that the dairying industry is growing rapidly in this section. They were accompanied on their trips by R. F. Flipt, North Da­kota Dairy Commissioner.

The work of the government officials consists in instructing the farmers so that they will see the advantage in improving the dairy stock by better business methods. They advocate sanitary barns and are trying to cre­ate more interest in the improving of

As has been done in the past, Hope will hold a harvest festival this fall, with the exception that two days will be devoted to the event Instead o f one. This will give the oommlttee an opportunity . t o get t he exhibitions in shape and give every one an oppor tunlty to view them.

The Commercial Club has taken charge of the affair and a committee has been appointed to arrange the de­tails The committee is now at work arranging the 1 i s t of premiums to be offered and securing the donations from the business men of the city. A detailed announcement will appear in the next issue of The Pioneer, giving the full particulars. Watch for it.

As well as the features offered by the Festival management, many in­ducements for your presence here will be offered by the business men of the city in the line of bargains at their stores. By reading the advertise­ments you will undoubtedly find many money-saving features that will make your trip to Hope profitable as well as pleasant.

We are unable to state, as yet, for what the premiums will be awarded, but -we expect that they will be in the same line as heretofore, for the best farm products of various kinds, with the addition of some premiums for live stock.

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We have a full line of nifty School Suits at very low prices, in the best styles and cloths. Come in and make your selections now while

the assortment is complete

$4.50 to $12.00

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on hand during the two days, and also prepare your best produce for exhibition. It will not only help to­ward the success of the Festival, but

the winning ofapeixewill carry with it a distinct honor that more than pays for the slightjaffort. If you have nothing to exhibit, oome anyway anft see what the other fallow has,

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