The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-08-30

Post-oflice, Wahpeton, D. T.
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The Northern Pacific has put in a
side track on Mr.. Stevens farm,
near the Rice, to accommodate the
farmers thereabouts in loading
grain. all of which is appreciated in
that community.
The Dwight Farm people have
threshed 100 acres of barley which
averaged 55 bushels to the acre.
And d. Z. Rice of this city has
threshed IA acres which averaged
62aa bushels, and it is submitted that
these are good yields.
The wide awake business men of
Lidgerwood, this county, are pre-
pairing for their fair, beginning the
first week in October and lasting
three days. 1t is proposed to have a
race track in good order at that
time and put on some of the fast
est flyers in the country.
Fred Runkel is fast closing out
the Brooks Bros. stock of goods,
but has not fully decided whether
he will put in more goods here or
not. Wahpeton would be pleased
to have Fred locate here permanent
ly. He, however, is doing good
business in tine hotel at Milnor, and
may not remain here.
Reports are numerous from the
north, even as close us Cass county,
that grain has very materially suf-
fered from wet weather followed by
frost, but close inquiry does not in
dcate that Richland county has suf-
fered iE this respect. The Dwight
farm people are threshing from IL
to twenty bushels per acre, No. 1,
about what has been expected all
along. Mr.. Adams of the Fairview
farm thinks the frost barely touched
his grain, but not enough to do any
damage. And we have been unable
to learn from others of damage
from frost. though it is thought the
rain did some damage in low spots.
The Building and Loan Associa-
tion of Minneapolis has organized a
local board here, with a membership
of twenty-five or thirty representa-
tive business men. The business is
conducted on such plan that as an
investment the money pays twenty
or thirty per cent, while the borrow
er gets his money considerably
cheaper than it can be obtained any
other way. We believe it to be a
good thing, and think the city should
have secured the enterprise long ago.
Payments are made in monthly in
stallmements at six per cent, with
enough of the principal included to
pay up stock taken and loan Sc.
cured lin case loan is wanted) in
about seven years. In short it
seems to bea good investment as a
business enterprise,-and a good
plan on which the borrower may be
accommodated.
Col. Geo. A. Hawkes. hosts OF
friends which included nearly every
body in the city, gave him a royal
surprise, Tuesday evening at his
residence, in the shape of a Gaming
it being the anniversary of his 69th
birthday. At an early hour the
spacious parlors were crowded witt
laeies and gentlemen, but the host
was not to be found, after repeated
calls, delegation was sent to look
him up and finally found the old
gentleman in his room among his
newspapers, beautiful house plant:
and world of pictures and paint
ings, and escorting him down,intro
duced him to company of ladies
and gentlemen of whom a president
might have felt proud of the honor
conferred. In its proper order the
colonel was presented with beau
tiful gold headed cane by Judge
Lauder on behalf of the friends as
sembled, and the colonel responded
in a very feeling and beautiful
speech of acceptance. Soon re-
freshments were served and dane
ing followed. 1t was a very enjoy.
able occasion and the large party
dispersed with good wishes to the
host and hostess, and the hope that
there might be many of these occa
sions to follow.