The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-12-06
Vol. 10.
LOCAL NEWS.

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Fancy boxes for Christmas trees
very cheap at "The Magnet"
Two thousand pounds of candy
on hand at "Thc Magnet" for
Christmae trade.
Leave orders before December 90,
for nursery grown Christmas trees,
at ''The Magnet.
W: 1. Crafts is fixing up an en-
tensive machinery house, just west
of the Headquarters hotel.
Go to the ladies' fair at Darbellay's
store building, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week, for Christmas
presents.
Sunday schools intending to have
Christmas trees get prices at "The
Magnet before purchasing your
candies. etc.
"A. II. Hazen who is to follow
White & Kellogg in the loaning
business. says he is greatly pleased
| with the out look.
Anton Sitar. nephew Of A. Miks-
che, Esq. goes to Millerville, Min
nesota, this (Thusday) evening to
! attend the German school at that
place.
One solid car New York State
Apples, one solid car Missouri Ap-
plcs-l25 barrels lBaldwins and
other choice varieties in store for
the winter at The Magnet. 3ow4
The married ladies now propose
to give q leap year party at Seely's
opera house. Friday evening of next
week. They are making elaborate
preparations and promise their gem
tlcmen friends a good time.
1t looks a good deal like the
weather prophet has been knocked
out Of time. The predicted cold
wave has not yet matcra'iZcd. and
there are now no indication of its
showing up before Christmas.
Remember the fair and supper to
be given by the ladies of the Con-
gregational church, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. in the
Darbellay store building. The ladies
are making every effort to enter
tain their friends in royal manner.
The Indies of the Episcopal church
gavea supper, and fair followed by a
dance at the Opera house Tuesday
evening last, the various featurees
having been well patronized; and
the society laid by goodly showing
of ''shekels.'
The Good Templars of Abercrom-
bic arc to have grand rally this
(Th4rsday) evening. 1t is thought
there will be $50 delegates there from
the surrounding country. The Rev.
J. NJ. LaBach of this city has been
engaged to deliver lecture on the
occasion.
The school teachers complain that
parents do not take the time and
trouble to visit them more often.
They work away and having every,
thing in such good order and pro-
gresslon, feel that they would be
pleased to show just what they are
doing. The parents should get out
occasionally, and visit the schools.
John c. Pyatt and II. NJ. Voor-
hees have for some time been loca-
ted over Peirce's hardware store,
having one of the finest law Offices
in the country. These gentlemen
practice before the courts of Dakota
and Minnesota, and anyone having
matters requiring legal adjustment
may apply to these gentlemen with
an assurance that their business will
be carefully looked after.
The Congregational Sunday school
is preparing to give very interest
ing cantata in connection with it's
Christmas tree festivities, the en-
tertainmcnt to be under the direc-
tion of Mrs. i. +. Lounsbury. Mrs.
Lounsbury is an accomplished
musician, and it is confidently said
that the present entertainment is to
he Of an interesting order. The
young folks choir of the congrega-
tion constitutes an important fea-
ture in the affair.
Saturdays Pioneer Press is mis-
taken in charging U. S. District
Attorney Purcell with violating
President Cleveland's idea of civil
service, by heading a delegation to
Watertown last spring. Mr.. Purcell
did no such thing. The attorney
will surrender bis Office with great
pleasure whenever it is wanted, but