The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-10-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Wheat is back to 81. .O9 to-day.
Vote for the Hon, s. E. Stebbins

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Mrs. J. N. Jurgensen has gone to
Columbie. Wis.,, visiting.
DR.. Swaine and Newman Rice are
each recovering from their late sc.
we're illness.
The mother, brother and wife OF
Geo. Flett who reside at Minneapoli.
are here visiting.
The Hon S. E. Stebbins has sensi.
ble views on the liquor question,
while it is urged that Mr.. Miller is a
prohibitionist.
The young peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor will give a
social at the residence of Rev. and
Mrs. LaBach, Wednesday evening
of next week.
The G.. tmanias will dance ut
Turner hall Tuesday evening of next
week, and the boys invite their
friends to turn out and help them
to enjoy the occasion.
Judge Nelson who delivered an
address on the question of prohibi-
tion and license, Tuesday evening,
was unexpectedly called back to his
home in st. Paul, yesterday.
One reason urged why Capt. Gregg
should be made Judge of probate is.
that if defeated he will at once leave
the country. Does not the other
man better deserve the vote.
Daniel Taylor. one of the solid
farmers Of the southern part of the
county, has removed his family into
the city, and will at least send his
children to school here in the flu
ture. This is right.
Let the voters of Wahpeton bear
in mind that Capt. A. J.. Roberts of
this city, is in nomination for
county justice for Wahpeton. The
captain is we'll qualified for the po-
sition and should he elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Rice have a
little daughter seven months old
lying between life and death, where
in fact she has been the past week
or ten days. The many friends of
the parents hope for speedy turn
for the better.
The ladies of the Congregational
church gave very successful social
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Taylor Wednesday evening
of this week. There were some 60
people present and everything
passed off very pleasantly.
S. ID. Cone, agent of the Manitoba
road at Lidgerwood, is one of the
most gentlemanly and accommodate
ing agents we have ever seen. 1t
does Il man good to occasionally see
an agent with sense enough to know
how to properly treat the general
public.
w. G. Boughton of this city has
formed partnership with Richard
Wyvel of Breckenridge and opened
a restaurant and eating house at
that place. 1t is called the Syndi.
cate Restaurant and the new firm
starts out with the most flatterinq
prospects. Success to them.
VIM. Northey has very pretty
live brant. In our recent shooting
expedition John Visgar shot the
bird through the tleshy part Of the
wing, and after lively chase caught
him, and Mr.. Northey has under
taken the task of civilizing the
beautiful bird. lie is as white as /;
swan except the tips of the wings
which are black.
We were panied the other day t.
learn of the death of II. s. Buchanan
at De Pere, Wisconsin. Mr.. Blu
chanan was for several months ;
book-keeper in the Northwestern
Bank of this city, and was not only
a most efficient man but most ex
e mplary young man. making
friend of every one with whom he
came in contact. Mr.. Buchanan
died of consumption and was q
years of age.
One Of Fargo's foremost citizens
and pioneer hotel men, G. j. Kiss
ner, was accidentally killed on the
elevator in the new hotel at tina
city last week. 1t SENS the elevate
machinery being new did not worl
smoothly, and on this occasion
caught. when Mr.. Kiss ner stenpe
from the floor to the same which
seemed to start it and he was caugh
in the top OF the door and crushe
to death. This is a severe loss t.
Fargo.
The township of De Villo, this
county, now has postollice, located
on the Manitoba road at the poinI
formerly known as Berlin, ant
which in the future is to be known
as De Villo. with Jacob Keller, post
moster. Mr.. Keller was a shor
time since in business at Wahpeton
and he will not only serve accepta