The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.

| W. A. Seely was in st. Louis on
business last week.
| Henry Miller will sell toys and
fancy goods at cost for. the next two
weeks. 80
| Special Christmas services were
preached in the various churches
Sunday last, and the Christmas tree
festivities, Monday evening, were
voluminous and largely attended.
Henry Miller will sell toys and
fancy goods at cost for the next
two weeks. 80
The quarterly meeting and re.
opening services of the Methodist
church are hereby postponed until
January 9th, at which time Rev. D.
G. Plannette of Fargo, expects to
be present. J.. W. M.
Paul LaBach and Miss Maud
Howry returned last week from
Carlton College, while True and
Harley Morrill, returned from Ham.
line University about the same time
all to spend the holidays with their
parents.
Henry Miller will sell toys and
fancy goods at cost for the next two
weeks. 80
Richard R. Purcell departed Tues
day of last week for Flemington,
New Jersey, for few weeks visit
at his old home. "Dick" has no,
been back for six or eight years and
will undo ubtedly enjoy the trip i'm.
mensely.
Col. Hawkes. returns from his ser.
vices as U. s. petit juror, Fargo
with compliments for Wahpeton's
attorneys, Messrs. Purcell and Lau-
der. The Col. says Wahpeton has
occasion to feel proud of her law.
yers as compared with others before
the United States court.
Mi. and Mrs. E. S. Owen. Of
Jamestown, this territory, relatives
of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. and Mr..
and Mrs. II. N. Ink of this city, on
their way to Ohio to spend the win.
ter, passed through Wahpeton last
week, spending few days with the
latter mentioned friends.
The Rev. Father Albrecht has
very large audiences. Christmas
morning at five o'clock every inch
of standing room was taken, and
again at half-past ten that morning
people could scarcely get chance
to stand in the church. And Father
Albrecht called our attention to the
fact that the Bohemian church was
crowded full.
Like all the towns in the north
west, the past year has been one of
trials to Wahpeton, and we wonder
what the new year will develop.
Wahpeton seems to be in a rather
bad row of stumps just now, but
with patience and strict integrity
there will be good men left to tell
the story. and Wahpeton, one of
these days will be we'll along to the
front.
The cantata at the Congregational
church was a tremendous success. It
was predicted by some that the ad.
nilsson fee of Csc would work a
little in the order Of damper, but
it seems that it created enthusiasm,
and standing room was at pre-
MUM. The entertainment was good
and everybody got a present, and
Lady Lounsbury is a success as a
musical director.
There was one lesson taught by
Rev. Mr.. LaBach in his lecture to
the school last Wednesday, which
should sink deep into the minds of
the scholars. He said the south
ernors we're very chivalrous; that
from early boyhood they were taught
never to speak lightly of women.
Womanhood is sacred, and the
tongue of man should never speak
an unklnd or slanderous word
against her.-[[Ec4!e;s [!s:e b. .pau,aru was
ass,sted by the evil one, and that he
had q gun that could shoot forever
without reloading. They did not
sven come back to gather up and
bury their dead, leaving this duty to
the two white men. ~
1t is believed that had it not been
Tor the craftsmanship and nerve dis
played in this case the natives in the
peighboring provinces would have
((isen and massacred the Europeans
wing there.
Deafness Caused by Electric Light.
N. D'Arsonval related not long,
3go since, before the French Academy