The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-05-17
Wahpeton. Richand Co.. Dakota, Thursday May H. 1885,
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM H. Gillitt have
a little boy who is just a little finer
than silk.
The Clair Patee company is one
of the best dramatic companies that
has appeared I; the work was we'll
applauded.-lOmaha Bee.
A. Schreiber, formerly in the EN-.
ploy of Houghton & Muggley has
started a repair shop in the store of
Armstrong, the tailor. Broken Jew
elry and watches will be fixed with
neatness and dispatch.
The performances of the Clair
Patee company are in every way
worthy Of liberal patronage Des
Moins State Register.
Iowa and southern Minnesota
have been flooded with rains this
spring. It seems to have rained
every day for a month down there,
and farmers are fearful that their
crops will be drowned out. Dakota
is in splendid shape so far.
1t is rare that a more evenly bal
anced company has appeared here
[Lincoln (Neb.) Daily Democrat.
THE TINES learns that Chas. II.
Smith and Miss Annie Jacobs were
married at Grand Forks, Tuesday of
last week. The home of the young
people will, it is presumed, be at
Red Lake Falls, where Mr.. Smith is
in business. TIE TIMES and the
many Wahpeton friends of the
h4pPy young couple, wish them long
l1e and Il world of happiness.
Further investigation reveals the
fact that Mr.. House. with his tool
S. Moulton, practiced their little de-
ception with the circulars on promi-
nent citizens of this county, as we'll
as the teachers. If Mr.. House should
publish some of the remarks indited
on the back of some that were re-
turned it would prove edifying
reading to the public, and others
who signed did so unaware of the
scheme, and may take suitable
measures to retract, since they learn
the facts.
Manager Seely has fine lot of
entertainments booked for the next
few months. Maggie Fielding's
picnic party will he here
the Goth inst. This is an especially
lively and entertaining thing.
Bishops Comedy company in Mugs
Landing will he here the latter part
Of June. Newton Beers Lost in
London Co., will be here in August,
in one of the finest spectacular per-
fOrmances on the road. Gus Will.
Jams will also be here in August.
And Saulisbury's Troubadours in the
fall.
The Republican convention at
Jamestown yesterday made new
departure in that it sends ten dele
gates to Chicago instead OF two, as
follows : Bailey of Minnehaha, Bo-
zart of onHomme, Moody of Law
renee, Sullivan of Aurora, a,-of
Brookings. Foster of Sphinx, Plum
rner Of Brown, Hubbard of Cass,
Hansbrough of Ramsey, Richardson
of Grand Forks. Seven from the
south and three from the north. And
yet Col. Plummer is of Cass county.
1t seems also to have been converted
into division meeting.
Hon. w. E. Purcell returned
from Yankton Saturday. He went
down there on United States busi-
ness,-some South Dakota script
cases. but owing to disqualification
Of two of the judges, viz: Bartlett
Tripp having heard the trial in
the first place, and Judge Garland
having been the prosecuting at
torney, barred them from sitting
the bench without quo
rum, and the matter was put over.
And Judge Lauder returned Mon
day. after having argued before the
supreme court the Pike VS.. the C.
NJ. & st. p. Ry and Ottcrson VS.
Manitoba Ry. cases.
A number of ladies and getlemen,
pursuant to arrangements, met at
Turner hall Saturday evening last
with a view to give Mayor anu Mrs.
Swaine a surprise and compliment
tary entertainment in honor of the
latter's birthday. When eighty or
one hundred couples had collec-
ted. the party formed in couples
and, marching to the residence.
quickly formed in a double column
upon the sidewalk extending back
flom the gate, sent in the chief of
police and an assistant who soon
secured the doctor and Mrs. Swaine
and returning marched through the
column, which Immediately turned
and all repaired to the hall where,
in the course of the proceedings the
Hon. w. E. Purcell presented the
lady with two elegant easy
chairs on behalf of the many friends
present, and was responded to by
the mayor in a happy little speech,
after which there was. 4xi abun-
dance of sandwiches andaSefresh-
ments passed about the hall; Alder
man Albrecht in the meantime en-
tertaining the company by conduct
ing turner's exercises, in which it
was shown that a number of the
boys have become very efficient
turner's. And while some one was
out hurrying up the music, Leo
Miksche read humorous essay in
Soandina vim hropro fo tho o,x,