The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-08-12
Mrs. John G. Pyatt has returned
from her Red Wing visit.

from her Red Wing visit.
Rev. H. ". Troy will open his
school early in October next.
The farmers will soon want rain
to dampen the ground for the plow.
Louis Darbellay. Sr. is putting
up barn, Geo. johnson doing the
work.
The social and ice cream festival
at the NJ. E. Church Wednesday
evening was big success.
The Wahpeton base ball club will
play Fergus on latter's grounds
Saturday of this week.
VIM. F. Carroll, a st. Paul attor-
ney, was in the city on business this
morning, and Immediately went to
Minor and Lisbon.
John N. Deans, Esq, of the North
western insurance company has re-
moved his family from De Villo into
this city, near Brooks Bros. store.
Morris G. Descent, son of A. G..
Descent, Esq. has again returned
from Minneapolis and is quite i'll.
The young mans many friends hope
for his early improvement.
The gun club is making arrange
ments for little sweepstake shoot
on It's grounds near the N. p. depot
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. The
Breckenridge club has been invited
to join in the sport.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Deily. father and
mother-in-law of w. j. Van Derveer
of this city have arrived, accom-
panied by latter's three children,
and are domiciled in the residence
of B. B. Fisher on Sixth street.
Fred Herman, who the past sew
eral months las been in the employ
of M. T. Stevens, this city, has con-
concluded to make change and is
now in the country. Joseph IIarff,
now with Schuler & Bernard will
soon fill the vacancy.
Emmett Mott of Ohio, an expert
for the Mccormick binder and
brother of DR.. Mott of this city has
passed some two weeks in this Sec
tion, making his headquarters with
the doctor. Mr.. Mott says the old
is the "old .reliable''-
and downs them all everywhere.
He started east Wednesday evening.
Mrs. II. Broncoe, who in former
years resided at Lake City, Mime
sofa, but now ut La NIoure, this
territory, having been down at her
old home visiting, and now on her
way back home is passing pleasant
season with her former friend Mrs.
j. N. Jurgensen OF this city. Mrs.
B.: will proceed OIL her homeward
journey tomorrow.
Peter Kloeppel, an enterprising
farmer in town Of Park, this county,
and chairman of the supervisors of
his town and postmaster for his Sec
tion of country, paid Us a pleasant
call this week and had an account
book: gotten up for him in which he
proposes to keep track of his thresh-
ing accounts this fall, he as usual,
to run steam thrcsher,-|
and the book is of his own plan.
Peter is one Of the best men in the
county, and is. making splendid
success Of his farming operations.
He will do to tie-to in anything he
undertakes.
There is no mistaking tho fact
that the impression is abroad that
the crops in the Red River valley are
! failure, whereas, in this county at |
least, they are superb, never better,
and it occurs to us that could Rich
land county send samples of her fine
productions to the Minnesota state
Fair this year, it would be frst-rate
Advertising measure, since, especi-
lilly this is considered an off year by
outside people. The county should
pay some competent and live man
TO do this gathering Of samples and
then to see that they were properly
The last session of the
legislature appropriated
100000 to aid in fixing up the fair
grounds which it is proposed to
make most elegant. with tho pre-
that tho exhibit will he
the grandest thing the northwest has
ever seen. Who will move in this mat !
ter and represent Ricl,land county?I
And the same would do in the Min
exposition.
THE MARK ETS.