The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-07-29

VOL. q.
Wheat, SIC and bSc. Ss
The farmers are in the mid u harv st.
James Ross Of N1ilnor is infths city to-day.
F. G. Giddings is again upon the streets hav-
ing returned from his eastern trip.
lis said that Fairmount, this county, is put.
ting In newspaper to be called the Paramount
Citizen.
Argus, "a: W. s. Lauder. P. ]. McCumber and
H. E. Rice Of Wahpetop, arrived in the city last
evening".
A section hand named Michael Flynn was
killed on the N. P. truck at Fargo the other
morning. He had been drinking the night
before.
W. o. Burdick. general agent for Esterly
binder and w. H. Harker of Wyndmere, were
in the city this week. The latter represents the
machine ut his place.
Rev. H. W. Troy has a telegram from Rev.
Mr. Phillips stating that the latter is i'll at Penn
bina and will be unable to meet his present mp.
pointment to lecture here.
It's thought that the tin pigeon is all right to
practice on, but the clay pigeon should be used
In q match or tournament, which would show
for certainty when the bird was hit.
We understand that Frank Kalma, Brecken-
ridge, had the misfortune to shoot himself with
revolver, in the knee Monday evening of last
week. DR.. Swaine was called and dressed the
wound.
In Belford, the German settlement, Friday of
last week, DR.. swaine operated on lip of Mrs.
Chas. Herman for cancer. The doctor thinks
the lady will have no further trouble with the
cancer.
The Aberdeen News has started daily issue
of its newspaper, republican In politics. Aber-
deem has six railroads and more going into the
place, and, being good town should support a
daily without much difficulty.
We notice that farmers along the lines Of the
two roads from Fairmount west are re Gping q
little harvest in the way of furnishing teams for
the New Era Graders at work thereon. The far
mers agreeing that their horses stand the work
nicely.
MIR and Mrs, G. G. Owen, parents of Mrs. r..
N. and ]. s. Ink, arrived at Wahpeton from
Ohio the other day and are enjoying Dakota life.
Sheriff Ink and MIR. owen paid a flying business
trip to Jamestown this week, in which trip MIR.
Owen is moro than ever pleased with Dakota.
H. Z. Rice has purchased the city meat mar
ket OF ]. F. NARROW and will manage the same
IN the future, Mr.. NARROW retaining the market
on eastern Dakota-ave. Mr.. Rice is first.class
business man and butcher nd we feel sure will
be successful in the business. No one better
deserves success.
J. Burn Doig OF Duluth, we believe, has been
appointed receiver of the mill and elevator of
this city, pending the decision of the court as to
the banks rights in Its attachment. No one
seems to know whether the property can be put
in operation the pl esent fall or not, the newly
appointed receiver not yet being on the ground
The Wahpeton Gun Club has just received
new trap and 100 more Macomber targets or
pigeons, the one trap not having furnished sufi-
cient accommodation for the club. The boys
are determined. to learn to shoot if they don't
10y up accent. We think Wahpeton will make
lirst-rate showing at the shooting tournament
proposed for this place in the future.
We are sorry to have 1t to state that Solomon
Price who has the past several weeks so faith.
fully and satisfactorily attended the Island Park
grounds and ferry, is quite i'll with typhoid
fever. Mr.. Price's many friends hope for his
speedy improvement and ultimate recovery. In
the mean time the boys Will not shoot on the
Island.
The New Era Grader people will soon have
forty head of horses from Chicago to put upon
their graders, they having been ordered some
days ago. These gentlemen have been depend.
Ing upon farmers horses, but the harvest season
will employ all the stock in the country, hence
tho company's purchase. 1t is said that horse
soon pays for himself ON one OF these machines
j. Banker Van Deryeer went to st. Paul Sunday
evening and retu rned yesterday morning, having
4tA9Skspgements for the vault materials and
Furniture BIT his new banking house. We pre-.
,Same that I'M. Van 1eryeer wirisdo something
hn nhdao mo III thiR line. As we have said, he has
the neM hEidk haildteg leased for ten years and
win 81 hp the same to suit him.
sells Ito, put up another brick
blsek 81 building stands, II prop
Is So With him and do likewise
1 bsilsye the gentlemen having In charge
the project Of creamery for. this sSction. have
nothing new to report on the subject this meek.
1t is hoped that men enough can be foulk kto push
this enterprise to completion. In fsH& there is
no reason why there should not bseHfee Or four
creameries in the county, oneS6r two in'Sthe
north. one in the German settlement. one in 1.-THE
Michigan settlement and one near Wahpeton
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way Of using up the milk Of given community
Who will be the first to get started7
Robinson & Bowden, wagon makers and
general blacksmiths are thinking seriously of
turning their establishment into car manufac-
tory, they just now completing the first coach,
which is for the New Era Grader company. This
company is doing = big business in the way of
grading for the Manitoba, west Of Fairmount
and this car is to serve the grader company
as an Office, &C. If any man wants anything
built to run on two wheels or four wheels, or
two runners or four runners, or to float upon
water-or u horse shod in the right way, let him
go to Robinson & Bowden and have 1t done In
w0rkmanlike manner. The boys can do most
anything that comes along.
A special from Washington, Goth inst, says:
Charles NJ. Thomas was nominated to-day for
associate Justice Of the supreme court OF Dakota
in place of william E. Church, resigned. Mr..
Thomas is q native Kentuckian, whose home is
at Bowling Green. He is an able lawyer and
was for seve raj years county Judge of Warren
county. He is forty-two years of age, and the
Kentucky delegation speaks very highly Of his
ability and services. Ex-Congressman Thomp-
son OF Kentucky, says that he docs not believe
better selection could have been made for the