The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-05-06

Open Wednesdays and Saturdays. Band
music evenings of latter day..
The Abercrombie Scout man was
in the city Monday.
Supt. Davenport, is again at work
laying water service pipe.
Wahpeton should secure the rail.
road shops and the oat meal mill:
Paint your buggy for one dollar.
Paint for sale by D. V. Crafts. 2
Rev. G. B. Barnes pleased his en-
tire audience Sunday evening last.
Nrs. Joseph Harff returned from
her St. Paul visit Sunday morning
last.
Joe Wirth has got back from In
diana with two Car loads or fine
horses.
Mrs: Mary NJ. Keating, mother of
the Heating brothers, is very i'll at
the home of Richard.
Work has been commenced on the
foundation for the proposed<new ho-
tel west of the Headquarters.
The authorities are preparing to
grade Fourth street, Engineer
Blanding being out setting out the
stakes to-day.
Henry Miller is building very
pretty and desirable addition to his
residence. The bay window is to
be mething fine.
Franks Restaurant supports the
neatest little dining room in seven
territories, and Frank is doing a
good business, as he deserves.
A. j. Goodhue, who went east
few days ago in the interest Of the
wafer company, has returned, and
says the trip was successful one.
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 SlS. 4.
The new shoe store, opposite the
Headquarters, this city, is open and
ready for business. These young
men have Il good display of goods
and are selling at reasonable prices.
A. G. Andrews, in the interest Of
S. NJ. Hewett, bridge builder, Min
neapolis, has been in the city this
week closing up the bargain for the
construction of the McCauleyville
bridge.
Ed. Nlilburne will remove his
fruit and confectionery store onto
the vacant lot, by the side Of Mr..
Aspinwall's loaning Office, as will
also Mr.. Hyatt remove onto an ad-
joining vacant lot. There will be
two money loaners close together
then.
The latter part of last week DR..
G. Wiensma was taken suddenly Ill
with Il heart difficulty and was quite
low for two or three days, when he
took turn for the better ard was
soon up again, looking pale, and was
weak. But we are glad to say that
the doctor is now about his duties
as usual.
James Ross, the former citizen of
Wahpeton, but now proprietor of a
general store at Lake Tewaukon,
and deputy register of deeds and
deputy auditor Of Sargent county
was in the city on business this
week, and while here paid THE
TIMES pleasant call. We are glad
to say Mr.. Ross is getting on nicely
and laying up money for a rainy
day.
Geo. "A. Lord took his wife to
.Swaine's Medical institute this
week, she having been taken sud
denly ill with a spinal affection and
one side paralyzed. Mr.. Lord is a
carpenter and works at His trade,
and the past few weeks has lived in
Breckinridge. Prior to this he has
been clerk at the Merchants Hotel.
Mrs. Lord is in critical condition,
and the two young people have the
sympathy Of their many friends.
It is our opinion that since nearly
all the property owners on Dakota
ave, were willing to stand the ex-
pense of putting in an oak plank
ditch on either side Of same, the
council should have granted them
the privilege of doing SO. Was
there something of that sort put in,
every man on the. street would un-
deubtedly take pride in trying to
keep it free Of rubbish; and then
the water company would, we un-
derstand, take pleasure in flooding
1.-The same and in that way avoid all