The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-12-02

Sheriff Ink has been quite ill the
past few days with a severe cold.
Plus Henger is having an elegant
sign made, calling attention to his
cigar factory.
The proprietors of the Globe have
returned from their home Thanks
giving and visit.
Wheatland needs a barber and
needs one bad. Who will be the
lucky man FL Eagle, 26.
The lawyers are all looking up
and preparing their cases for court
which convenes the 8t1, instant.
The boys did not commence their
turkey shoot in time Thanksgiving
day. And then it strikes us the
birds were placed too far away.
The Second annual party given
by the Reliance Hose Company,
Thanksgiving evening, wasa great
success, from every point of view.
Dr.. Swaine has resigned the APP
pointment of physician and surgeon
for the Manitoba road here, and DR..
Truax, OF Breckenridge, has been ap-
pointed in his stead.
DR.. George M. Hanly and his
brother Joseph have two families of
the finest puppies in the territory.
They are pure bloods. Now is the
time to secure your choice.
NJ. T. Stevens, the boss hardware
man, has put in Il very pretty pair
of Fairbanks counter scales. They
are bauty. Go in and buy some.
thing just to see them work.
The Baptist fair will be in opera
tion Friday and Saturday of this
week including the evenings, when
there will be vocal and instrumental
music, readings and plays all calcu-
lated to we'll entertain the audiences,
respectively.
Rev. E. E. Tysen, of New Rock
ford, north Of jamestown, spent
Thanksgiving with his parents in
this county and on his way back to
his field spent few hours in Wah-
peton, to-day (rhursday), shaking
hands with his many friends.
Thanksgiving day was very gen
orally observed inWahpeton, most of
the business houses being closed
and the denizens generally turned
out to hear Reverand Messrs. Van
Every at the Baptist Church or
Pinkham at the Episcopal Church.
1t is found that the Nor thwestern
Insurance Company rides Dakota
blow and snow storm jtst like an old
hand in the business. The North
western is one of the natural pro-
ducts of this great and vigorous
west.
Geo. A. Hawkes., Jr., is now at
Campbell, assistant train dispatcher,
etc. for the Manitoba company which
of course finds new duties on the
new line west from that station.
While the company have first rate
men at this point. we would like to
see George located at Wahpeton--
as would everybody else in town.
Mr.. J. G. Colby, an old school,
mate of Judge LADDERS, but now
teaching school in West End, this
county. spent Thanksgiving here
with the judge, when we made his
acquaintance. Mr.. Colby is a posted
and wide awake young man and we
should like to see him remain in the
county.
Last Monday evening an ex-sec-
tion foreman of the Manitoba road,
named Michael Welsh. while trying
to crawl under freight train, at
Campbell, was run over. He was
brought to Breckenridge and taken
to the Central Hotel, where he was
attended by Drs. Falley, Truax and
Nuckowls. His left leg was ampu-
tated little above the ankle and
part of his right foot, which was
badly bruised had to be taken off
Just above the toes. From last ac-
counts the poor fellow was better.
~ Breckenridge Gazette.
A. F. Carey, one of the foremost
farmers in the country near Wynd-
mere, was in this city Tuesday, on
/ his wav 7eer.huntin0 The nartv