The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-07-12
Vol. 10.
LOCAL NEWS.
Wheat is worth G6 cents.

| Wheat IS worth 66 cents.
Services ut Episcopal church at
lO:45 a. m. and GAS p. NJ, Rev. MIR.
Morrow, rector.
Geo. F. Hinman is selling farm
machinery for w. I. Crafts at Chris.
tene. and is doing a big business.
Mrs. Geo. F. Hinman and Miss
Sarah Murphy will continue the
dressmaking business in the rooms
recently vacated by Mrs. James
Cahill, upstairs first door west OF
Miller's drug store.
For the convention ut Huron
Dakota, the Milwaukee road will
sell excursion tickets to Wolsey at
one and one.fifth fare. Tickets
good July 9th to 18th. inclusive,
Good to return July 18th.
Our esteemed friend, J. w.
Blanding, Esq, is a great Harrison
man. Mr.. Blanding is a "dyed in
the wool' republican right through,
but the fact that his first vote was
cast for Grandpa Harrison in 1910
adds sauce to the present candidacy
with MI. Blanding.
This is great growing weather
and the best sort of reports come in
from the country. But of course
there is no telling what all may
not happen before the grain is har.
vested. 1t may get hotter than
blazes and do immense damage when
the grain is in the dough.
The Fargo Republican has donned
a new suit and looks first rate. Mr..
Jordan has gotten the Republican
well along to the front in its various
departments, and TIE TIMES is
pleased to see that his efforts in
giving Fargo good straight-for-
ward newspaper are appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Smith of Pine
Island, Minnesota, parents of Mrs.
p. II. Stenerson of this city have
been visiting ut Wahpcton the past
two or three weeks. Mr.. Smith
accompanied Mr.. Stenerson to Fargo
the other day, and says that the Red
River valley can at least boast of
two good little cities.
The Rev. Mr.. Hall of Larimore,
occupied the M. +. Church pulpit OF
this city, Sunday, and this congre.
cation was not only well pleased
with itself and the various appoint.
ments going to make up a service
of this sort, but was likewise
pleasedsit is said with Mr.. Hall
This was the first service since the
break up.
Though it is rather late, it is moi
too late, to start base ball club
in breckenridge. Wahpeton is
anxious to play, but cannot get Il
chance. Suppose we go to work
and organize. 1t is our humble
opinion, that a nine could be picked
out of the breckenridge l'oys, that
could make it quite interesting fol
our friends in West Breckenridge,
we should say Wahpeton.-[ Breck.
enridge Echo.
Yes, we think that Breckenridge
should organize a club, with Bill,
Pannon on that side in local con
tests. Breckenridge ought to be
able to play good ball.
Chas. E. Hinman says that Brit
ton, Marshall county, is very nearly
as large as Wahpeton, containing
about 1000 inhabitants, and that
the town comprises many surpris
ingly fine buildings, the hotel
Arlington House-containing til,
public hall Of the place, and tina
fourteen sets very confortabl.
danced on the floor at one time, ant
that the hall on this occasion accom-
modated 180 couples. Mr.. IIinmaI
furnished the music and gave uni
versai satisfaction, with the under
standing that he hold himself il
readiness to help out the boys agail
when they called for him.
h Great was the rejoicing last nigh
among lovers of the national gam
! when the subtle fluid which con
n meets Aberdeen with the four qual
" ters of the globe flashed IN the intel
ligence that Aberdeen had var
quished Wahpeton by a score of t
3. Everyone expected it, but its
comfortable sensation to realize tia
ones expectations are realized
Aberdeen Daily News.
The boys didn't have the courae
;. to telegraph the truth to their az
miring friends-nine to six in fave
of Wahpeton. 1t was perfectly al
H. parent from the start that Aberdee
\ came up here to "wipe the diamond
J with Wahpeton; and it was haI