The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-07-22
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Wheat 81 cents.
This is a big week with the farm
machinery dealers.
j. w. Hayward has returned
from Cleveland, Ohio.
Bee Hive Grocery sells 16 bars o
Kinks or White Lilly soap for 81 90
Samuel Ellsworth, the enterpris
ing farmer near Fairmount, pal,
The TIMES a pleasant call thiI
week.
Breckenridge is to have the new
railroad shops, the turn table having
already arrived. 1t is of solid iron
put together something after til,
style Of boiler iron.
Two prisoners held for burglar,
escaped from the county Jail yester
day afternoon by digging through
the outside wall of the Jail. NJ
clue to them as yet.
Beatty of the Magnet has, beer
obliged to build additional store
room for the accommodation of his
large and increasing business
Beatty gets to the front.
J.. j. Clark of the Northwestern
Insurance company is putting up a
pretty residence for himself and
family on Third street south. Nc,
Kenzie 4 Ladd are doing the work
The publishers of North Dakota
are invited to meet at Detroit Lake
Minnesota, Thursday, July 29tt
inst. to enjoy days recreation and
organize press association fol
North Dakota. The boys should all
turn out.
From present indications it ;, is
frequently reported that Richland
county will produce the best crop OF
wheat this reason ever seen here.
The heads are filled out better than
ever before. Let us hope there may
be no draw backs in the ripening of
the grain and that the price will be
fair.
B. G. Berg has opened restau-
rant opposite the N. P. depot, this
city, and having very nicely ar
ranged place, assures his friends
and the travelling public that he is
able to furnish meals, luncheons,
&c. at all times at moderate charges.
He employs first rate cook. Give
Mr.. Berg trial.
The base ball and trap shooting
grounds IN Island Park with a
little more improvement will be "a
vast improvement. on the former
grounds. Spectators may now rest
there and witness the sports with
out being driven mad by the heat.
The park is pronounced by all to be
u blessing to Wahpeton and Breck-
enridge.
We notice that Postmaster Cook
Of breckenridge and editor and pro-
pYietor of the Gazette of that place.
has put into the post-office sixty
new Yale lock boxes, and lie says
the citizens are rewarding the en-
terprise very satisfactorily. We no.
tice too that Mr.. Cook is making /,
good paper of the Gazette. lie de-
serves success.
There were some sixty of Mr..
Ulsaker's bondsmen in the city last
week, and it was noticeable fact
that they composed fine body of
men. The treasurer was found
short some $4,000 and the bonds
men were given until October to
raise the money before action would
be taken against them. They will
without doubt have the money by
'that time.
Banker Van Derveer has leased
half the new brick block for ten
years, upon the first floor of which
he will put his bank. And Messrs.
A. & M. Stern have leased the other
half Of the new store.for five years
into which they will remove their
clothing business, sub-letting to
Hunt & Co. their present place to
July Of next year. Thus the pru-
dent and thrifty business men move
up higher.
The locomotives on the Manitoba
road are dressed in mourning in
memory of Chas. Keen, an engineer
who resided at Larimore, this terri
tory. Mr.. Keen died of Bright's
disease, and although he had laid
off at times died on his engine, in
the harness, as it were. And we
think this the most fitting place for
any man to,die-in the harness. He
was much respected by all the boys
on the road.
. j. T. Webber, proprietor of the
Sherman house, this city, says the
house is Openinp un in yerv satis.