The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-01-21

Hans o. Ness, an enterprisin,
young farmer near Christene, paid
THE TIMES a pleasant call this week
Joe Wirth is preparing to opsr
his wholesale liquor store in the
building formerly occupied BY
Frank Tuttle.
Theo. Jurgens has just received
100 pounds Of Milwaukee sausage,
so pounds of fine Limberger cheese
and some appetizing spicy spratts.
Sample some and be convinced.
The kids at the Catholic school
house, this city, have caught onto
the idea of an ice palace in fine
style. They now have two attrac-
tive palaces built, made of frozen
chunks of snow.
"Our Boys" will be presented by
amateurs at Seely's opera house,
Thursday and Friday evenings of
next week. The first night for the
benefit Of the Dorcas Society, sec.
ond, the Episcopal church.
Henry Jentges has a fine stock of
notions, candies, fruits, pop, ginger
ale, cider, newspapers, &C., which
he sells at bargains and is always
pleased to see his friends. His
stand is opposite the post-ofiice.
George Stocks, one of Albrecht's
harness makers, will soon depart
for his home in Iowa for a vacation
of few weeks. We presume George
will have good time at his old
home. He will take in the ice pal
ace at st Paul on his way back.
We understand that Prof. Braun s.
friends have been overly enthusias-
tic in having him married. Al
though his and Miss McCann's names
have been announced in church, the
wedding may not come off for a
month yet,-unless "Steve" is try
ing to "fool" the boys.
There was a surprise party or the
celebration Of st. Anthony's Day at
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Miksche's, Sat-
urday evening, and "dot leetle Ger.
man band' furnished music for the
occasion. Prof. Pospisil who is a
leader iD the band, made two very
long and attractive cigars for Mr.,
Miksche in honor of the occasion.
D. Z. Rice says that he wants to
sell his butchering business on easy
terms if need be. He is doing a
good business, but wants to manage
his livery stable himself and deal in
stock. Mr.. Rice can sell his market
building any day, but does not care
to be left with his butchers imple
ments on hand. He now has horses
for sale.
Joseph G. Henvis and U. \. Grif.
fin are in law suit over a pair Of
bob sleds--and other matters. Mr.
1Lenvis employs Messrs. Pyatt &
Purcell, Mr.. Griffin, McCumber &
Bogart. The case was first taken
before Justice Gray. A change Of
venue was taken from here to Jus
tice Dow and then a second change
was taken from here to Justice L.
H. johnson, DeVillo: and we be-
lieve no time has been fixed for a
continuation of the case. Those
knowing the particulars do not care
to have them published before the
trial comes off.
Mayer & Pospisil's cigar factor!
caught fire Sunday afternoon, thai
called out the fire department ir
good shape, but by the time water
was thrown into the buildins
through the hose, the fire had beer
subdued by water from pals. Th'
liremen and hose companies did ex
ceedingly well in getting onto th'
ground with their accoutrements o1
war, but owing to the limited extent
of the fire, theyhad no chance to show
their skill in using the same. The
fire seems to have caught from thu
outside in the banking, latter being
of manure and straw.
S. G. Fritz, the ice man, is doing
a rushing business in the way ot
putting up ice. He has filled tn
large ice house on Fourth Street
near the Manitoba track, for the Ii
Crosse beer company, picture o
which was taken in the busy season
by Photographer Hingtgen, tina
looks attractive. lie has put up tn
Headquarters ice, and has filled til
railroad company's ice house il
Breckenridge. and will soon assis
G. X. Farnsworth in filling his ic
house. Besides this extra work h
lacks only two layers of having hi
own mammoth ice house filled to tn
top with pure sparkling ice. An
still after handling all this ice he