The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-05-20

This is great weather for growing
grain.
The fire department is getting
ready to parade Decoration day.
Paint your buggy for one dollar
Paint for sale by D. v. Crafts.
Jacob Schenborn has his new no.
tel well under way of construction
Rev. Mr.. Troy is in Iowa. Will
be back the latter part of next week
MI Stevens has the right kind
of an approach in front of his store
Henry A. Workman's soda foun.
tain is just the thing these warm
days.
There is nothing new, that we
know of in Wahpeton's banking
circle.
D. Oliver has a sample Mccormick
binder on the corner of Dakota-ave.
and Sixth street.
Geo. A. Lacy, the jeweler, has
just put in another new show case.
It is fine one.
Judge Lauder was in St. Paul on
business Wednesday, having re-
turned this morning.
The new bell, weighing 1740 lbs,
has arrived for the Bohemian church
and is being placed in position.
Fergus Journal, 18: Anton Mix
sche of Wahpeton, came over last
night and is visiting friends here.
supt. Davenport is putting in
service pipes very fast these days.
He put in four services Tuesday of
this week.
Henry Miller has great variety
of house plants for sale. They may
be seen in front of his store. We
presume he sells them reasonably.
Henry Jsntges has opened an en-
ployment office. Anyone wanting
help or others wanting employment
may do we'll to call and see him.
Justice Waterston and Attorney
Newman of Milnor, were in the
city Monday and Tuesday on busi-
ness. They report business good at
Minor.
w. H. H. Peirce has made a good
improvem ent in the construction of
new sidewalks about his store build
img, corner Dakota-ave. and Fifth
street.
The foundation for the new brick
block has been commenced, and from
depth the of the foundation ditch we
should say, commenced from the
button.
Mrs. DR.. Nuckolls paid her friends
at Tintah a visit this week, taking
(:down large number of strawberry
plants from BENZ. Taylor's large bed
of plants.
George Medwed has leased Clark
Comstock's building, opposite A.
Mikshe's store, and will open a gen.
eral stock of merchandise therein,
June first.
Eugene Rischard has in front of
his store on a stand an all wool
worsted suit of clothes including
hat, fine pair Of shoes and fancy
shirt, for $18. 4.
j.. IF. NARROW has purchased D. E.
Rice's butcherlng business of this
city and Will conduct the same in
the good old way in the future. We
wish Mr.. Marlow success. =.
The man they call "Ted,' &c.,
otherwise Major Dunlap, will spoil
a glass ball about every /" clatter "
but the tin pigeon is safe enough
when "Ted " walks up to the front.
Michael Schmitt's new residence
looks up in fine style since the
painters have been putting on the
final colors. It will he among the
finest appearing residences in the
city.
Martin Schott is putting window
blinds on the windows of his place
of business and residence. This
will greatly improve the appearance
of the building and is good thing
otherwise.
/ w. II. Willardt, the butcher i.
making pretty improvements about
his residence property, raising the
yard, &C., by hauling in sand. Ill
has also. put u very pretty porch or
the front of his dwelling.
w. E. Howry has extended tn,
plank approach on the street th'
full width Of his store and adjolnin,
property. This Of course is goot
/ thing, the only fault to be fount
being that the whole approach wa
lpot put up 4 little higher.