The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1885-11-26

Arthur. eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. DR.. Rockwell is i'll with fever.
Theo. Reiter has gone to Sioux
Falls to visit his parents. His
father being quite i'll.
A new side walk has been laid
east of the post office to the Farm
ers' Home, and it was very much
need ed.
Sheriff Ink and wife have gone
to Ohio visiting. The sheriff ex-
poets to be back in time for court
the 30th inst.
Return thanks. No people on
earth have greater occasion to re-
turn thanks for favors to-day than
the people Of Dakota.
We presume that no country in
the world can better boast of it's
autumn weather than can Dakota.
1t is just simply superb.
To-day union Thanksgiving SER
vices are conducted in the NJ. E.
church of this city, Rev. G.. B.
Barnes delivering the sermon.
John Myhra, brother of II. C. N.
starts for Europe Saturday of this
week, to be gone till spring. We
wish Johnny pleasant trip, happy
visit and safe return.
We are glad to see John r. Mears
out upon the streets again, after his
severe attack rheumatism. Johns
left hand and wrist is in very bad
shape yet, which his friends hope
will soon be better. He says his
wife will accompany Mrs. Jacobs,
her mother, to Casselton where lat
ter will take charge of hotel, and
that he has an engagement to take
charge of a camp in the woods the
present winter, at good pay. We
wish John good health and success.
The Mutual Benefit Life Associa
tion of America, headquarters in
New York, has been ably represen.
ted in this city this week by Mr.. e.
B. Winship of Fargo. This seems
to be the most equitable life insur-
ance company in the world, as the
insurance is done on the purely equit-
able plan, now including many of
the leading men Of Minnesta and
Dakota among its members, men
we'll known, beside the thousands in
other states. John Johnston has
been appointed agent for this city
and will take pleasure in further
introducing the same. The COM
pany has an cad" in another place
in to-day's paper. Several of Wah-
peton's people have gone into it.
Mr.. A. H. Williams of the Michi-
gan Settlement, father of Frank
and Theodore, died at his home, yes
terday morning, 25th instant, of
Inflammation of the bladder, aged
81. Mr.. Williams had been feeling
ill for soome months, and was taken
suddenly worse Sunday and DR..
Swaine was summoned who at once
relieved the patient of all pain, but
thought he could not save the old
gentleman's life, and he passed
peacefully to his rest as above stat
ed. The old gentleman came to Da-
kota four or five years ago and be-
ing one of those interesting, thor
ough going upright farmers of the
old school who take such pride in
their work, having everything about
the farm in its place including the
finest blooded stock that can he had
he at once attained the esteem of
of every one making his acquaint-
ance, and it was always a pleasure
for his neighbors to meet and con-
verse with him. There is the moth
er, Frank, Theodore, and Misses
Jennie and Dora left to mourn this
great loss, to them. George Weth-
erbee, neighbor took away a coffin
yesterday and said the funeral
would occur to-day (Thursday) at
the residence, and that the remains
would be laid away in the new cem-
etery on Henry Taylor's farm.
Tuesday evening we dropped into
Engineer Blanding's Office and
found two strangers Ito us) in the
personages Of John ]}. Taylor and
NJ. T. Andrews and Mr.. Blandlng
all talking interestedly abont old
times at Lancaster, Wisconsin. Mr..
Taylor is a brother of Samuel and
Benjamin Taylor, successful farm
ers near town, and came out here a
few weeks ago. He is greatly
pleased with Dakota's superb sun
shine and pure exhilerating atmos-
phere-.not to mention Dakota's
great land privileges. Mr.. Bland
ing turned to us and said {: " You
may say that had not John Taylor
been one of those strong minded
Johnny Bulls and instead of having
settled down among rocks. grubs
and stumps of Wisconsin had come
to Dakota and put in the same
amount of hard work the past dozen
or fifteen years he has cheerfully
put in, he would now easily have
BEEN worth $1,OO0,OOO, instead of
working all this time to clear 160
acres of land that will scarcely pro-
duce a peck of white beans to the
acre." and Mr.. Taylor interposed no
objection. Mr.. Blanding went on
then and showed that Dakota the
past five or ten years had captured
many of the best men in Wisconsin
and other states, naming various
towns and counties that to-day have
not as much population as at former
dates. Mr.. Andrews of the party
has a farm north of Dwight, and is
getting to the front in great shape,
resembling one of Dakota's capital
ist farmers.