The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-05-27

Paint your buggy for one dollar.
Paint for sale by d. V. Crafts. 2
Tho uniforms for the Reliance
Hose Co. have arrived and are very
neat, indeed.
Street commissioner Doerr is do
ing some good work in grading up
Second street south.
Prof. Peiffer's business directory
of Wahpeton will be placed in the
post Office in a very short time now.
Engineer Blanding went to Aber-
crombie via Monday evenings train
to lay out some roads and survey
farm lands.
j. P. Webber who has purchased
the Continental hotel of D. E. Rice,
expects to open the same about
June 5th, next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Schmitt
were at Fergus Falls, the latter
part of last week, purchasing furni-
ture for their new residence.
Mckenzie & Ladd are putting up
Hanly & Milburn's bowery hall at
Island Park, and the same is to he a
very desirable place for dancing
purposes.
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 SIS. 4.
We understand that Tyler's sta
tion, located some eight miles south
of town on the Milwaukee rood, is
to be removed a mile south on to
higher ground.
District court for Wilkin county,
Minnesota convened at Brecken-
ridge, Tuesday morning last, ex-
pecting to close up all matters COM
ing before it to-day.
Messrs. Schuler & Mackie, the
boss contractors. who have the con-
tract to put up Rich & Peirce's fine
brick building, have large force at
work on the foundation.
Theo. Jurgens has purchased Joe
Benesh's bowling alley and is hav-
ing the same put up in the rear of
his sample room. We think Shorty
is making a good strike in this.
Argus, 26: Hon. J. G. Pyatt of
Wahpeton, accompanied by Mrs.
Pyatt, is at the Headquarters. Mr..
Pyatt is one of the leading attor-
neys of Wahpeton and was men,
ber of the territorial council of
1S82-83.
Will B. Troy of the Fargo Argus,
was in the city Monday in the in
terest of that excellent Dakota
daily. MI. Troy is always made
welcome. All good Wahpeton citi-
zens like to pay an Argus subscrip-
tion.
The hook and ladder company is
making excellent time in their prac-
tice, evenings. One Of the boys re-
marked that they were going to
jamestown with the intention of
doing their best toward taking the
prize.
Valley City, May 2l: The Terri
torial Congregational conference,
which began here Wednesday, closed
to-day. Thirty ministers and dele
gates were present. Four new
churches and three ministers were
admitted, also five students as hon
orary members. The finances and
progress Of each church was report
ed. The conference sermon was
preached by Rev. G.. B. Barnes of
Wahpeton, Wednesday evening.
Editorially, the Fargo Argus
says: "The farmers report that the
Northwestern Mutual Insurance
company of Wahpeton, is Offering
the most favorable terms on hail
|'policies of any company now in
that business. The Northwestern
Mutual is certainly monument of
enterprise, and its success in COM
mercial business seems almost phe-
nomenal. The energy of it's origin
ators and managers promises to
make it one Of the most influential
business corporations in Dakota"
Early this week S. A. French had
a very sick horse with fever, and
had just about given him up for a
loss, when Doctor SINNERS was
called and decided that unless a
sweat saved him there was no show
for the animal, and the two men
went to work on old Dave and after
! IL hours of faithful work he began
4 to improve, and is'now fast recov-
ering. Mr.. French says that the
doctor worked wonderful cure in
the present instance, and no mis-.
take.