The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1885-05-21
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The ditch on Pembina avenue
has been opened up in fine shape.
.Chas. E. Wolfe was admitted to
the bar at the late term of court,
and now has more law business than
anybody.
Rev. Mr.. Flack has located at
Wahpeton and conducts regular SER
vice at the new Episcopal church.
Morning service at l0:45, evening
at 7:45.
G. F. Kindred, vice-president of
the Fargo & Southern road, was in
the city yesterday og usiness. Mr..
K. says the F. & Sis doing a fine
business.
The bridge over the Wild Rice
about which there has been a good
deal of speculation, is at last located
between sections 19 and 80, town
134, range 4S.
VIM. White who some time since
purchased John Benesh's house,
near the river, is now building a
valuable addition thereto, and ere
long, we believe, will occupy the
same.
The Methodist society is hauling
material onto the ground for its
new church building, Fifth street,
just west of the court house. VIM.
Riddel has the contract to lay the
foundation.
Mr.. J. r. Purcell, recently from
Carbin county, Pa, and BROTHER of
Attorney VIM. E. Purcell of this
city, arrived at Wahpeton last week,
to make: this his permanent home.
The TINES is pleased to note this
fact.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson from
Ottertail county, Minnesota, was in
town Tuesday looking for witnesses
in a criminal case now before the
district court Of that county. We
believe he found the witnesses on
Mr.. Judd's farm.
Pyatt & Purcell, the old and re-
liable law firm of this city, have
added the latest and mcst improved
type writer to the accommodations
in their Office, to facilitate them in
etheir large and increasing business.
f"Ad" Dunlap is learning to manip-
ulate the keys.
The building from near the bridge
is to be placed on the city's lot
where now stands the Jail, corner
Fourth street and Pembina avenue,
and be used as fire department head
quarters and city hall. The build
ing was bought from NJ. T. Rich for
$500, he to pay the cost of moving
same.
"a ELI Vachon purchased a pair Of
handsome peacocks from an immi-
grant, Monday of this week. The
birds, we take it, are as beautiful as
possible, "the head Of the family"
having the most beautiful plumage.
Mr.. Vachon will place the proud
birds on his farm. He paid but ten
doINs Is for them.
huler & Mackie are putting up
al Office and warehouse back Of
FYank Tuttle's on Fifth street to be
used together, but have formed no
copartnership, notwithstanding the
fact that they have also secured the
contract to put up the engine house
for the water company. These are
good men and we like to see them
prosper.
The other day VIM. Oestrich of
Walcott, made little fun Of Chas.
Damerel's seed popcorn, saying he
could show better corn produced on
his farm at Walcott. In a few days
the corn came down and it is, in
deed, much superior to the corn Mr..
ID. had secured from the east. 1t is
the pure rice pop corn, and is really
splendid.
The other day F. S. Kinney closed
his butcher shop at Dwight and, as
sociating with himself Con Barrett
went to Fairmount and opened a
sample room, where the boys do a
good business in the right kind Of a
manner. But this week a young
man stepped into their place and
bought a bottle Of beer, and soon
thereafter the proprietors were un-
der arrest for.selfing the ardent to a
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