The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-08-16
Vol. 10.
LOCAL NEWS.
Wheat is worth ~ cents.

Wheat is worth ~ cents.
The ladies of the M. E. church
gave a picnic supper at Island Park
Wednesday evening, which was
largely attended.
Miss Annie E. Peates, Il teacher
in the public schools of Chicago, is
visiting her relatives here, the
family of Col. and Mrs. Hawkes..
A. T. Whitehouse of Chicago,
Prof. Crocker and David Purdon of
this city have gone on an outing to
Battle Lake. Mr.. and Mrs. White
house arrived from Chicago this
week and will remain for some
little time, visiting among their
many friends here.
Prof. Muggley has been employed
to conduct the Breckenridge schools
for the ensuing year, and The TIMES
predicts that that city will be we'll
pleased with the selection, notwith-
standing there were a host of appli-
cants. The system consists of two
subordinate teachers, it not being
fully settled yet rs to whether a
third teacher will be added to the
force.
The Fargo base ball team will
play at Wahpeton, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week, the 2lst
and 22d. These will undoubtedly
he interesting games. Fargo has
a good team, and it is hoped that
the citizens will turn out giving the
boys good patronage and encourage
ment. The games with Hunter
deserved better patronage than they
got, but since there is no doubt
about Fargo coming with a strone
team, all may attend feeling assured
that they will be entertained.
George NJ. Hanly and Charles
Babe are probably at the head of the
list in the matter of captured birds,
Wednesday, they bringing in just
50; Geo. A. Lacy and Geo. Gillit got
in with %, and Archie McCulloch
bagged Is. And there were others
but who were not quite so success
full, nor made so many miles. The
boys should try hard to hold off on
the Dakota side till Sep. lst, and
since our sportsmen shoot on the
Minnesota side now, the Brecken-
ridse boys should be made welcome
this side, Sep. 1st.
Fargo Republican: The an
nouncement is out for the territor-
ial examination of teachers by the
territorial board Of education, to he
held simultaneously at Fargo, HUI
ron and Spearlish, August 29th to
31st inclusive. The announcement
says: "Applicants may present
themselves during the first day, pre-
pared with pen and ink. Each ap-
plicant must have attained the age
of 20 years; must pay a fee of 81
before beginning the examination,
which will not be returned in case
of failure, and will be required to
forward 81 additional before the is
suance of the certificate.
The Peoples Theatre Company
opened at Seely's opera house
Wednesday evening with "Uncle
Dan'l or Messenger from Jarvis
Section," for four entertainments,
and gave very good satisfaction.
This is comedy-drama full of ex-
citing scenes, and w. w. Bittner as
Uncle Dan'l and Katie Pearson as
Clip, pretty and rollicking young
girl, are especially good. And Geo.
Rose as Skinny Smith, a miser, took
the cake. He was stinginess per-
sonified, sure enough! The COM
pany presents "Divorse" this even
ing and it promises to be good
entertainment.
The Minneapolis Industrial Ex-
position people made quite II blunder
in the title page of their pamphlet
this year, in saying that the state
fair would he held from August 10
to the 18th, when it should have
been from Sep. 10th to the 18th.
VIM. Northey, the butcher, shipped
a large lot of goods down to st. Paul
with view to follow down and sell
them. leaving here about the 10th
instant, and while there improve
the opportunity to look over the
stock yards for business purposes,
basing his calculations for transpor-
tation for himself and members of
his family, who were going along to
visit friends, on the little page of
this pamphlet, and was not fortu-
nate enough to learn of the error
till his goods had been shipped and
application made for the transpor-