The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.

Mioo AHHt 1etIS. Hefe Visiting
her relatives. the family of Col
Hawkes., departs for Chicago, lie,
home this evening.
Mrs. Anton Miksche and son Lee
arrived home this morning from
Minneapolis, and report that Mrs
Kraker is improving rapidly, which
her friends here will he pleased to
learn.
Miss Mary Boyd of indianapolis,
Indiana, sister of Will Boyd and !,
cousin of r. w. Beatty of this city,
is here visiting for a few weeks,
and took in the Battle Lake excur.
sion with the Congregational ladies
yesterday.
The Rev. G.. B. Barnes has accep.
ted call to the Congregational
pulpit at Grand Forks, and will oc-
cupy the pulpit there for the first
time September first. The best
wishes of THE TIMES attends the
reverend gentlemen and family ut
their new home.
Col. Brush, farming near Camp
bell, Wilkin county, Minnesota, is
often mentioned as possible can
didate on the republican ticket for
the legislature. If a republican is
to be sent from the Fourth district,
we know of no man in the district
that would answer better than the
colonel.
The North Dakota Firemen's AS
sociation has delivered the elegant
gold headed cane purchased for JUS
tice Gray some little time since,
and the same has been on exhibition
at Houghton & Muggley's place the
past few days. 1t is a beauty. The
association makes the presentation
in recognition Of Mr.. Gray's Ser
vices as secretary last year.
Robert IIaney of DeVillo had the
misfortune to be kicked in the
stomach by horse, Monday, and has
been very ill since that time. DR..
Swaine returned from the patient
yesterday and says he is improving.
We hope that Mr.. Haney will soon
be about looking after his harvest
ing interests, as this is very busy
time with farmers.
Alex Moore who some months
since held down chair in Phil's
barber shop, this city, has been ad.
judged insane at Fargo, and been
sent to the asylum at jamestown.
The difficulty is a religious frenzy
Mr.. Moore has occupied the Baptist
pulpit in times past. He made
many friends here who will hope fol
his speedy recovery.
A card has been handed us that
reads thus: "John Slippam. Land
Office Business Speciality. Real
Estate. Notary Public. Indepen.
dent candidate for Judge of Probate,
November, 1883 election Thus
we have friend Johns prospective
in nut shell, and would respect
fully commend Mr.. Shippam to the
voters of Richland as conscien entious
and honest man. Teller, Is.
The crack Fargo club went down
to Wahpeton, Tuesday, to play a
game with the country nine of that
place. The crack nine were unmer.
cifully walloped to the tune Of
twenty-six to one. And the colo
and demoralizing wind of defeat
blew through their whiskers will
solemn an glastly effect; and the
funny kid of the Argus was no
half so funny cas- he used to was
III Lisbon Star.
NJ. L. Stevens is loaded for th'
sportsmen this season. He has jus
built powder magazine west of tn
city and few days ago stored 3OO'
pounds of powder in the same TO-
safety, not only to the powder bu
to the city. So you had bette
see Mr.. Stevens, the enterprisin!
and accommodating hardware man
if you are in the habit of blow
ing up members of the feather'
tribe, and desire to replenish you
stock of ammunition.
j. e. Milton & Son have agail
become proprietors of the Merchant
hotel, corner of Dakota avenue ant
Fifth street, Wahpeton. 1t ha
been entirely reftted and reful
nished with antique oak sets of tn
latest styles, and on August l wa
} thrown open to the public. Th'
Merchants has telephone connec
tions, water works, electric lights
and first-class sample rooms. Th
rates are only two dollars per day