The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-09-27
Vol. 10.
LOCAL NEWS.

The post office block is now very
much improved since the new side
wald is laid.
Hunt, the shoe man, has laid in a
large and fine stock of shoes for the
fall and winter trade.
And Eugene Riscllard. the cloth
Ter, has. caught on to the scheme
and has put down a new sidewalk.
John Reeder has returned from
the eastern markets where he pur-
chased large stock of fall and win
ter goods.
1t is said that prairie fires around
Glendale have entailed losses aggre-
eating $4,000.
Col. and Mrs. Geo. A. Hawkes. are
visiting their daughter. Mrs. Pal.
frey. at Hope, expecting to be alb
sent two weeks.
John Formaneck had the misfor-
tune to lose four large stacks of
wheat. north of town on the McGof-
fin land, Tuesday of this week, the
fire having been set by passing
engine on the Milwaukee road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowl. of Mime
tonka beach. were in Willmar the
first of the week on their way to
Granite Falls. where Mr.. Crowl
will take charge of the Sioux Falls
and Willmar depot at that place.
Mrs. Crowl is we'll known in this
county, having spent her childhood
days on the banks of Green Lake
and before her marriage was
widely known as Hattie Aspinwall.
--[Willmar Argus.
In another place in to-day's paper
will be- seen the call for 4 Demo
cratic convention to be held the 10th
of October at the court house in
WahpetOn. So let the democrats of
the county hold their primaries,
respectively, and send in full dele
cations. placing the organization
upon it's feet-or at least as much
so as passible this year. There
will he important questions for
the convention to decide, and the
best judgment possible should pre-
vail. Let there be Il full attend
ance.
When in Minor the other day we
found the Moore Brothers of The
Teller busy getting out heiralways
spicy and neat paper. The boys had
just finished up one Of those salts.
factory wrestles with a tax list, so
much appreciated by all well regu-
lated print shops, and had occasion
to feel well pleased with their large
and increasing business the
boys deserve all the good fortune
which may fall their way. In fact
Editor Moore carries not only u we'll
loaded Faber, but he handles I,
loaded gun with accuracy, himself.
We paid Milnor our first visit
Saturday last. and must say that
this IS "a right pretty little town,
composed of wide awake and genial
people. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Runkel's
hotel holds the same relation to
Minor that the Headquarters has
so long held to Wahpeton-perfec.
tion in every department. Fred
knows how to entertain his guests
and what Mrs. Runkel does not
know about managing spacious
and neat dining room and the Gull.
nary department generally, we
would not undertake to tell her.
We visited two of the famous duck
pastures and the herds focked about
in great shape.-and the crack OF
the hunters gun was heard O.,
every hand. OF the Wahpeton boys
out on this occasion were Chas. E.
Wolfe. John H. Armstrong, Albert
Schrieher, Frank Gray, Geo. Hawkes.
and Thos. Fitzsimmons, and {
goodly showing Of game was brought
home.
Word comes from Aberdeen
Brown county, this territory, 25th
instant, that in the village o.
Rudolph, near there, Sarah Hutch
ins, formerly of McCauleyville, had,
the Tuesday before committed
suicide in a well on the farm o.
Herman Schwagler, where she wa.
staying temporarily, under tn
name of Sadie Stewart, she having
given birth to boy week priol
thereto, saying that some time since
she had married man named Stew
art, near Wahpeton, who had a wife
and child unknown to her, latter
having appeared on the scene sool
> after the marriage, and chat she al
once left, The Schwagler famil,