The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-09-30
Wahpeton Richand Co, Dakota Thursday September

For fine and new style of dress
flannels call at Reeder & Murnik's
You can get you a Barrel of Salt
for $1.50 at the Bee Hive Grocery.
The Northwestern Mutual insur-
ance company of this city is doing
a big business and no mistake.
Frank Schneider, the hotel man,
is crowded to overfowing with bust
ness and has leased rooms over the
bottling works for the accommoda-
tion of his large and growing busi-
ness.
Johnnie Daniels, son of VIM.
Daniels of the German settlement.
started for Chicago Wednesday
evening. The young man has
friends and position there. The
TIMES wishes Johnnie success.
James Gardner, the carpenter,
has gone with his family. to st. Paul
and will follow his trade there, shak-
ing the Wahpeton dust from his
: feet. Mr.. Gardner was valued cit
izen and Wahpeton is sorry to lose
such men.
Frauk Tree, from Southern Wis
consin, nephew of Delos Baker and
relative III the family Of John Gill
more, is visiting here for few days,
more or less. This is Mr.. Trees
first visit to Dakota and he likes the
grand old territory.
The game supper, given by the
ladies of the Congregational church
this Thursday evening was grand
success. The supper was served in
the rooms recently vacated by the
Bank fWahpeton, and was crowded
from to 8 o'clock.
There was a horse race between
Van Sykes Billy and a strange
horse Tuesday, on the road west of
the city for 1925, in which Billy took
the lead and came out ahead in good
shape. This is the Fisher horse
Van having bought him.
o. L. Sheppard who opened the
first pop manufactory and bottling
works in this city, but subsequently
sold out and went away, is now at
tending bar at the Headquarters.
Shep. is popular with the boys and
will undoubtedly do we'll for the
house.
Geo: II. Hinman, from Green
Bush, sheboygan county, Wisconsin,
and brother OF Chas. E. Hinman, ar
rived in the city this Thursday even
ing, to look over the country and
possibly make: this his home. Mr..
Hinman had. better make up his
mind to stay.
Rev. w. w. Anderson, of Okoboio
Sully county, d. T., will visit this
county early in October, in interest
of the Good Templar's work. Any
one knowing where such work is
desired, and where G.. T. Lodge
can be organized, will please send
their address at once to Mrs. j. B.
WILCOX, Wyndmere, D. T.
We made the blunder last week
of publishing Sheriff Inks card an
nouncing his candidacy for sheriff
without attaching his name to the
same. We here apologize to the
sheriff for the blunder. By-the-way,
Sheriff Ink has made Il splendid
officer the past Two years. His
books are in fine shape and we be-
lieve he has more than enough
friends to give him second term.
John Tribka waited mosS of the
summer for Michael Dohm to get
time to dig his (Tribka's) well
deeper, and firing of waiting, went
at it one day recently and by sink :.
ing the same three or four feet
struck bed of sand when water
flowed into the we'll in the greatest
abundance. This is an instance
showing that men should persevere
right along in a straight line, not
depending too much on the action of
others and not become discouraged
too quickly, for the reward comes
very often when scarcely expected.
John Kotschevar, farming near
Moreton, was in this city Wednes-
day and said that a prairie fire des-
troyed four stacks of wheat and
fifty tons of hay owned by Adolph
Kafner Tuesday afternoon. No one
can tell where the fire originated.
There is a law against starting Il
prairie fire, and although these are
often started under circum stances
assuring the offenders escape from
detection, it is none the less a very
reprehensible act and men should
have more regard for the property