Hope

In early years of automobiles, they had to intermingle with pedestrians, horses, and bicycles. The rules of the road were few, and evolving from town-to-town. On this date in 1910, the Hope Pioneer newspaper reported on a recently-passed ordinance that sought to address the regulatory challenge.

Fires were a constant threat on the Great Plains. It was a particular threat to towns, with wooden buildings located close to each other. On this date in…

On this date in 1919, a barnstorming pilot was leaving Hope, North Dakota, but not by air as he had planned. Lieutenant Omlee was one of the many…

The first “proximity alarm” was patented in 1853 by a Boston inventor named Augustus Russell Pope. The alarm was connected to doors and windows, and would…

In 1881, a 21-year-old bachelor named Irving Gardner headed to Hope, North Dakota, to homestead. As he later wrote, he was unprepared for what lay ahead…

On this date in 1906, the Hope Pioneer announced a spectacular opportunity. The Woman’s Club had arranged for the Leonora Jackson Company of Chicago to…