The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-08-19
Vol. 8.

Oxs % .as a5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conat have
two very sick children.
Joseph B. Hanley has resigned
his position with Henry Miller the
druggist.
Nick Marsh's saloon was broken
into via the back door, one nigh,
this week and between $500 ant
$500 were stolen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bass's youns
child is quite i'll. The many friend.
of the family hope for the little
ones speedy recovery.
Col. Geo. A. Hawkes., has &C
cepted a clerkship in tile N. p. de-
pot, which will last anywhere from
six weeks to two months, it is
thought.
The city council should see to il
that the hose tower be painted at
orce. It looks badly standing away
above everything else in its present
condition.
Fred Beck has secured a position
in, The Argus office. Fargo. Fred is
a good boy and we wish him we'll.
cad" Dunlap goes into an express
Office in that city. He is another OF
Wahpeton's lively boys.
Hon. John d. Benton was in
Wheatland Wednesday attending to
his extensive property interests here
abouts. He is the sort of a man the
Eagle would like to see here about
always Wheatland Eagle.
Joseph Harff went to the twin
cities Saturday evening, returning
Tuesday, and has taken his place at
NJ. T. Stevens hardware store. A
young man named Zeegal is with
Schuler & Bernard.
Geo. A. Hawkes., Jr., will very
soon 60 to work in the N. p. eIeva.
tor, taking Mr.. Beeclam's place. lat.
ter succeeding Mr.. Dunlap, who has
gone to work for Dun & Thomson,
lessees of the mill s. elevator.
Rev. H. w. Troy has purchased
the finest sort of a horse and car
riage for driving purposes. We had
a little ride behind the roadster,
Saturday, and must say that we
think the animal one of very best in
the city, and are pleased to see Mr..
Troy thus progressing in the way of
comforts.
Contractor Robert B. Powrie says
that w. A. Seely, Esq, is finishing
up the finest residence in the city.
1t is not as large as some, but the
style. workmanship, painting and
granting are of a very superior
order. And when Mr.. Powrie talks
thus, we conclude that such must
be the case.
Argus, 18: Will Holland came
in from Christene Richland county |
last evening and reports no damage
at that point only heavy rain.
Hay and wheat stacks We're some-
what demoralized. Mr.. Holland had
eighty acres in wheat and report 8
$500 bushels of grain from that
patch, or an average of 3l4 bushels
per acre.
A fatal accident befell VIM Gede-
john in the German settlement last
week. 1t seems the gentleman took
out his musket to shoot at hawk,
and going out by one Of the children
turned to ask the child to 60 into
the house, or something of that sort,
when he unfortunately touched the
trigger with the -breech of the gun
resting on his stomach, and, dis
the gun was severely
kicked. Dr.. Swaine was at once
sent for but the man had been in
great pain for four or five hours be-
fore the doctor got there. The doc
tor left Mr.. Gedejohn feeling better
but the unfortunate man died three
or four days after the accident of
peritonitis. The gun had been
loaded for three months, and the
charge, it is thought had rusted in,
hence the fearful recoil..
Bridge Contractor r. II. Mclean,
who has done $20,00 of bridge busi-
ness in this county and who is now
nearly through the construction of
the McCauleyyille bridge over the
Red River, was in town this week
and says he is doing a splendid
piece of work on this bridge, de.
claring that it is a $4,000 job in
stead of a $4,000 job as he has con
tracted for, but be that as it is, he
is doing his work in the very best
of order. He allows nothing to pass
that would at any time reflect dis.
credit on the contracting firm. in