The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1885-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NE WIS.
Fred Braun, who has been in
Wisconsin the past few weeks has
returned.
Joseph Harff is the gentlemanly
head salesman at NJ. Bernard s. Co.'S
new store.
Mrs. G. Harff has been quite ill
the past several days, but is now
improving. we are glad to say.
Peter Schieber, in the employ of
Martin Schott, has been ill the past
several days with pleuro-pneumonia.
Walpeton now has three banks,
the First National, the Bank of
Wahpeton and the North Western.
A. J. Goodhue and II. A. Work.
man were out stirring up the chick
ems, Tuesday, and brought in a good
]y number.
Mrs. Faber of Fergus Falls, whose
husband is in the employ of Anton
Miksche Of this city, visited her
husband this week.
Human & Marsh are the first
sample room proprietors to get the
water supply pipes into their place.
Pettitt & Glow did the work.
A. Hodel's residence has been
commenced, Thco. Doerr and Jacob
Eckes, contractors. Mr.. II. proposes
to put up neat, substantial and
convenient dwelling, including a
fine cellar and cistern.
DR.. G. Wiensma says to The TIMES
that he will this fall pay visit to
Europe, expecting to return in Feb
ruary OF thereabouts. Those in
debted to the doctor would confer a
favor on him by making settlement
at once.
Col. Hawkes. says there will be no
more excursion trains from Wahpe-
ton to Battle Lake till September 6.
We presume there will be big turn
out on that date. However, parties
may now go Saturday evenings and
return Monday mornings.
Id. Carlton did not go to St. Paul
toahave the operation performed on
his eye, as he thought he would do,
but after seeing DR.. Swaine, con-
cluded to allow him to perform the
operation, and this will be done as
soon as the inflammation goes down.
Peter Kloeppel, one of Richland
county's enterprising farmers, and a
man with new town and postoffice
named after himself, was in town
Wednesday on business. He says a
few farmers have unfortunately lost
heavily from the late storms, but in
the aggregate the loss won't be much.
The Methodist society people are
growing little restless under the
slow motion of the house from whom
theypurchased the supplies in the
erection of their new church edi-
flee. And as they have been delayed
three months have q right to demand
attention, which they are now
doing.
William Riddell has purchased a
new machine for moulding brick,
at Evansville, near Fergus Falls,
and says it works splendidly, he
feels almost rich already. We hope
that Mr.. Riddell will be able to
realize on his ventures at making g
brick. He is an upright young man,
splendid mechanic, and deserves
success.
For choice teas and cofiees go to
Purdon's. 2
Fred Herman and M. O. Bickford
have each collected u number of
names of young men, signifying a
willingness to go into hose compan-
les, and all met at the city hall
Wednesday evening to organize two
hose companies, enough was done to
guarantee German and American
company. The organizations will
be perfected this week, it is thought.
The mayor seems to have the mat
ter in hand.
New goods arriving almost daily
at Purdon's. 2
Chas. Benesh is at work making
the connections between the water
works mains and the machinery at
the engine pump house. As he was
humping away at one Of the large
boilers, we asked if it was made of
good material, and he answered very
earnestly, "tip-top." This is i'm
portant work, and Wahpeton is for
tunate to have such a skilled me-
chanic on hand, saving the trouble
Of sending away, sc. Charley is a
whole team on boiler work.
Choice selection of spring goods
at Purdon's. 2
A. Miksche is doing a most i'm
portant work about his residence,
having drawn into the yard hun
dreds of wagon loads of ashes and
cinders from the round house, raised
the dwelling high off the ground and
placed under it a substantial brick
foundation. He has purchased lots
back Of him extending to the rail-
road track and will remove the barn
further back, which taken with