The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-09-06
LOCAL NEWS.

That new sidewalk in front of the
postofice is a good Improvement.
The ladies of the Congregational
society meet with Mrs. MCCULLOUGH
next Wednesday.
What is worth 83 cents, with
difference of five cents for lower
grades.
j. NJ. Muggley has opened a con.
fectionery and fruit store, in the
quarters recently vacated by Hough-
ton & Muggley.
Fred E. Beck of The TIMES force,
together with Mrs. Beck, departed
Thusday evening for weeks visit
with friends at the twin cities.
Hans Galchutt last week took
out a new Russell engine and sep
arator and has the same at work
knocking out the goden- grain.
John G. Pyatt and M. H. Voor-
hees have removed their Office from
over the post-office. to rooms over
Mr.. Pierce's hardware store. A
good change.
We notice that Prof. Harden, the
democratic candidate for congress,
is now speaking in North Dakota,
and The TIMES suggests that he he
invited to include Wahpeton in a
circuit at an early day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Northey are
enjoying a visit from their son
Hival of Tacoma, Washington
Territory. Mr.. Northey is a bright
young man and leaves his imprint,
which is of the right sort, wherever
his lot is cast.
We are sorry to learn that Mr..
and Mrs. Clark Comstock's little
daughter is very ill. Her life has
been all but despaired of a time or
two this week. However, all that
medical skill and good care can do
is being done, with the hope that
the little sufferer may be brought
back to good health.
A GREAT PowER.-More than
thirty-two thousand public schools of
the United States have each been
supplied with copy of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary. Think
what that means. If there is an av-
ersge of so scholars to each school, it
means that constantly million and
a half of American youth have the
privilege of consulting and studying
this great W ork in the course of their
education. Who can estimate the
power for intellectual stimulation
and development which is thus ac-
lively at work all the time? The
pre-eminence of the American people
for general accuracy and facility in
the use of the English language is
not likely to be lost. Well and
truly has Noah Webster been called
The Schoolmaster Of the Republic.
The Congregational Sunday
school desires to thank the en-
ployes of the Northern Pacific road
who aided so materially in making
last weeks excursion to Battle Lake
a very pleasant one. And especially
Agents Fitzsimmons of Wahpeton
and Smith Of Battle Lake, and Con-
ductors Ernest and Young of trains
IS and 36, whose courtesy and atten-
tion is highly appreciated and will
be always kindly remembered. The
school takes this opportunity to
thank also those who made the ex.
cursion financial success by their
liberality in the purchase of tickets.
The amount realized from the sale
OF tickets was $500 and the expen.
ses were $4,000 leaving a net gain
of 300, which amount with $1,000
appropriated from other monies on
hand making $4,000 in all was
handed over to the treasurer of the
church repair fund, as u part pay
ment of 800 subscribed by the
school to that fund.
In obedience to circular letters
sent out by Mr.. Seely of the Wahpe-
ton water company, intimating that
unless something was done to in.
crease the revenue in support of the
same, lie would be obliged to drop
it, a large meeting occurred at
Seely's office, Wednesday evening,
when the question was quite thor.
oughly discussed, Mr.. Seely showing
that the annual expense of running
the works amounts to some $1,000
and that the receipts based on the
past six months, would only amount
to $4,000. leaving a deficiency Of
$1,000, annually. And it was finally
decided to petition the city council
to amend the ordinance touching